Both Uses of
litigate
in
Fast Food Nation
- After a year of litigation, a majority of the McDonald's workers still supported the Teamsters.†
p. 77.3 *litigation = the process of a engaging in a lawsuit
- But when injuries are less visible (such as those stemming from cumulative trauma) the meatpackers often prolong the whole workers' comp process through litigation, insisting upon hearings and filing seemingly endless appeals.†
p. 185.2
Definition:
use a court to settle a disagreement with force of law