C. Substantial wealth and resources
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to pronunciationLegal definition - A person or entity with substantial wealth and resources against which a claim may be made or a judgment taken. Black's Law Dictionary® Eighth Edition © 2004
Recent Usage - "Herbert S. Washer, a partner at Shearman & Sterling in New York who represents Merrill Lynch in the Enron class action securities litigation and other Enron-related cases, agreed with Keller, Wycoff and other securities lawyers who noted 'a tendency in the big cases to apply scheme theory to capture law firms and their insurance companies because plaintiffs are always looking for a deep pocket.' " Creative Litigation Ensnares Outside Counsel in Shareholder Suits, Peter Geier
The National Law Journal
January 24, 2006