Court case verdicts do not constitute binding precedents. However, they are used for the purposes of judicial reference and guidance.

法院判例不具先例约束力，但具有司法参照及指导作用。

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Most of the lawsuits against big companies, however, have been settled out of court, setting no clear precedents.

但是，大多数对这些大公司的控诉，到最后都是庭外和解，从来也没有过确切的判决。

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The suit filed by Boies and Olson cites heavyweight Supreme Court precedents such as Brown v.

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So McCain-Feingold, and two Supreme Court precedents, had to be mostly overruled.

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Most closely contested cases have been over relatively narrow differences of opinion about how to apply earlier court precedents to new situations.

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