Take legal action - gerichtlich vorgehen

The company took legal action against the copyright violators.

Das Unternehmen ging gerichtlich gegen die Urheberrechtsverletzer vor.

Litigate - einen Prozess führen (судиться), prozessieren

Obtain compensation - Schadensersatz erlangen
Lawsuit - gerichtliche Anklage; Gerichtsverfahren legal action between two parties in a civil
court, having to do with money or property
Plaintiff – Kläger

the complainant in a civil case ("Plaintiff" is the term used in civil cases in most English-speaking
jurisdictions, the notable exception being England and Wales, where a plaintiff has, since the
introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules in 1999, been known as a "claimant", but that term
also has other meanings. In criminal cases, the prosecutor brings the case against the
defendant, but the key complaining party is often called the "complainant"

prosecutor - Staatsanwalt

Litigant - Prozessführer
Defendant - Beklagter
To sue - jdn verklagen
Respect the obligations
Claim - Rechtsanspruch
To claim
Liability - (something that works to one's disadvantage) Haftung
To justify - begründen; einstellen
Asbestos litigation - Asbeststreitigkeiten
Vast sums
Antitrust - Kartellrecht