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In many states, the use of such mediation is mandatory before parents can litigate custody issues.
在很多州，在夫妇对簿公堂之前，这种调节过程是义务的。
When I litigate in New Jersey or New York, it takes five to ten years to get to trial. Out in Nevada, it only takes a year.
如果是在新泽西或者纽约提起诉讼，需要5到10年时间才能进行审判，而在内华达，却只需要1年时间。
A big problem with failure-to-hire cases, Nelson says, is that "most people who are looking for work don't have the resources to litigate."
尼尔森表示，对于求职落榜的案件，一个很大的问题是“找工作的人大多数都没有提出诉讼的资源。”

More likely, no prior investor had been willing to spend money to litigate the matter.
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You need the resources of a large firm to litigate and try claims of that magnitude.
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to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument