The article's title exceeds HN's 80 char limit and so had to be shortened.

"Litigation" can be shortened to "Litig."

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Litig%2e

[fixed typo and HN does not accept trailing dot in URL]

"Litigation" can be shortned to "Litig."

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Litig.

We don't do abbreviations like that in HN titles. I even want to say we never do that, though never is a strong word.