legal action
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legal actions
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But Bally’s says its 2022 agreement with the city prohibited such a move and has threatened legal action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Consider mediation before taking legal action in inheritance disputes.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Broadcast Management Group said Miss USA “has not met its contractual obligations to BMG” and planned to take legal action, according to emails viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The federal government directive and the resulting legal action come after Lake Powell and Lake Mead, America's two largest reservoirs, and which are fed by the Colorado River, fell to record low levels.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
My first letter, Dear Mrs. O’Brien, Inasmuch as you have not seen fit to pay me what you owe me I may be forced to resort to legal action.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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