I think this answers your question. It is sufficiently vague enough that it doesn't answer your question *specifically* if you're playing lawyerball, but I think the meaning is clear.
Source: wiktionary
Lawyerball
Synonyms for "lawyerball"
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Swedish
1 entries- paragrafrytteri noun (supposed legal games)
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...Ashcroft/Carnahan is now 50/50, and the bulk of the MO vote is from St. Louis. All hail the dead man! (Should be an interesting court battle, although the Republicans ought to accept the popular will and not play lawyerball).
Source: wiktionary
If your attorney and the city's attorney wrestle control of the negotiating process away from you, they will immediately start playing "lawyerball."
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