The 10, 500 longshoremen who control the west coast ports, furious about the Taft-Hartley decision, are now all the more determined to hold out for union control over jobs created by new technology at the ports (a key issue in the dispute).

ECONOMIST: The president and the dockers

An issue of dispute is whether the dunes sagebrush lizard in question is truly a separate species, or rather, a common sagebrush lizard subspecies.

FORBES: Stop The Drilling! A Lizard Is Imperiled

Italy and India disagree over where they should stand trial, an issue that has triggered a diplomatic dispute and polarized public opinion in both countries.

WSJ: India Court Orders Italian Envoy to Stay Put

Stanley did not testify in order to dispute of the settlement of the innocent spouse issue that Tomi had reached with the Secretary.

FORBES: IRS Veteran On Innocent Spouse Cases

Strangely absent from the list of issues being hashed out by NFL Owners and Players in this long-running labor dispute is perhaps the most important issue of all: revenue sharing among Owners.

FORBES: In NFL Negotiations, Strange Silence On Revenue Sharing

This can become an issue if a dispute arises, because the U.S. courts only deal with contracts written in English.

FORBES: Seven Dos And Don'ts For Chinese Investors In The U.S.

The issue of who should have day-to-day control of human resources and finance functions had been in dispute.

BBC: Deal struck to end impasse over police force's functions

The new service will go live in April, but the issue of who should have day-to-day control of human resources and finance functions had been in dispute.

BBC: Move to monitor new Scottish police force

If you have a reimbursement dispute with the Medicare administration, and the government takes issue with your position, you could wind up in jail.

FORBES: First, indict all the lawyers