Standing to sue definition
Standing to sue means that party has sufficient stake in an otherwise justiciable controversy to obtain judicial resolution of that controversy.” BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY 1405 (6th ed. 1990).
Standing to sue means that party has sufficient stake in an otherwise justifiable contro- versy to obtain judicial resolution of that controversy” and “focuses on the question of whether the litigant is the proper party to fight the lawsuit, not whether the issue itself is justiciable.” Black’s Law Dictionary 1405 (6th Ed. 1990) (citations omitted).
Standing to sue in the broadest terms means a plaintiff – the individual or entity bringing a lawsuit against another – must have a nexus to the action or stake (harm or potential harm) in its outcome. Otherwise, that individual or entity has no right to advance the lawsuit.
More Definitions of Standing to sue
Standing to sue means that party has sufficient stake in an otherwise justiciable controversy to obtain judicial resolution of that controversy.