Sometimes any dissentient shareholder can invoke the right, but normally a percentage requirement is imposed, a somewhat crude way of filtering out unmeritorious cases. |
It was stated that such a rigorous premise did not account for legitimate work by arbitrators on unmeritorious requests for correction or completion of an award. |
Our proposals will also deter unmeritorious claims, which are expensive and delay vital infrastructure projects. |
In 2004, the Ministry of Justice addressed this problem by amending the bye-law concerning the judicial inspectors to allow prosecutors greater discretion to withdraw unmeritorious cases. |
The whole idea behind the rule is to discourage unmeritorious litigation and compensate the victor for being forced to participate in it. |
Paul Grossman, a lawyer in Los Angeles for the Paul Hastings firm who represents many employers, including Wal-Mart, in employment lawsuits, said employers were seeing many unmeritorious class-action cases. |