Define: Pending Litigation

The meaning of “Pending Litigation” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

Pending Litigation means an ongoing, but not yet completed, court proceeding. Seen in 21 SEC filings. - Pending Litigation means the specific legal disputes that are outlined under the ""Recent Developments"" section of a confidential memo. Seen in 9 SEC filings. - Pending Litigation means the court cases that are detailed under the ""Recent Developments"" section of a written memorandum. Seen in 6 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of pending litigation' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Pending Litigation means an active, not yet concluded, court case.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • During due diligence before signing a Mergers and Acquisitions Agreement.
  • In a Share Purchase Agreement, to ensure the transparency about any ongoing lgiation regarding the shares.
  • Within a Real Estate Purchase Agreement, to disclose any pending litigation related to the property.
  • In a Partnership Agreement, informing partners of any existing legal disputes.
  • An Employment Agreement to highlight any ongoing litigation that could impact the employer or employee.

Relevant Sectors

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Pending Litigation means an active, not yet concluded, court case

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