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'''Tactical litigation''' is a type of [[Lawsuit|litigation]] which is not used for the normal purposes of victory on the merits, but instead, to give expression to a tactical goal.<ref name=friedman>Lawrence M. Friedman, "Litigation and Its Discontents", in ''40 Mercer L. Rev. 973 (1988-1989)'', 981.</ref> One of the most well known uses of tactical litigation, is the use of [[lawsuit]]s for manufacturing delay, for example as an environmental authority to prevent a decision being taken to remove a wilderness area.<ref name=friedman />
'''Tactical litigation''' is a type of [[Lawsuit|litigation]] which is not used for the normal purposes of victory on the merits, but instead, to give expression to a tactical goal.<ref name=friedman>Lawrence M. Friedman, "Litigation and Its Discontents", in ''40 Mercer L. Rev. 973 (1988-1989)'', 981.</ref> One of the most well known uses of tactical litigation, is the use of [[lawsuit]]s for manufacturing delay, for example as an environmental authority to prevent a decision being taken to remove a wilderness area.<ref name=friedman />



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Tactical litigation is a type of litigation which is not used for the normal purposes of victory on the merits, but instead, to give expression to a tactical goal.[1] One of the most well known uses of tactical litigation, is the use of lawsuits for manufacturing delay, for example as an environmental authority to prevent a decision being taken to remove a wilderness area.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Lawrence M. Friedman, "Litigation and Its Discontents", in 40 Mercer L. Rev. 973 (1988-1989), 981.