as in complaint
a court case brought against the plaintiff of another court case by the defendant
The defendant filed a counterclaim for his own injuries, claiming that he only rear-ended the plaintiff because she had stopped too fast.
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Recent Examples of counterclaim
Cheekwood, in its counterclaim against the Swan Ball Initiative filed July 30, claims the gala is inseparable from Cheekwood itself.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2024
Lawyers for Hutton on Monday informed the court of the deal, which resolves claims from the actor and counterclaims from Electric.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
That counterclaim had not been filed as of press time.
—Thomas Gounley, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
The Aquaman actress, who won one of her three defamation counterclaims, paid Depp $1 million in a settlement reached in December 2022.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2024
Lawyers for Hutton on Monday informed the court of the deal, which resolves claims from the actor and counterclaims from Electric.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
That counterclaim had not been filed as of press time.
—Thomas Gounley, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
The Aquaman actress, who won one of her three defamation counterclaims, paid Depp $1 million in a settlement reached in December 2022.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterclaim
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For its part, Walgreens has not filed a legal answer to the complaint yet, but did issue a short response denying any wrongdoing.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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At first, the school board reacted to the complaints by saying parents could have their children excused from the class when the new textbooks were being used or discussed.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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This comedy/romance/drama follows the true story of Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in an Oscar-winning performance), a struggling single mother who, despite knowing little about legalese, fronts a lawsuit that would become groundbreaking on the environmental front.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court in June dismissed a lawsuit by survivors, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the city would make financial amends for the attack.—
Sean Murphy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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The wrong decision could seriously compromise their respective position in a subsequent government investigation, prosecution and/or sentencing - or in civil litigation.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Citing the ongoing investigation and pending litigation, Kirkpatrick said police won't yet disclose how many shots Jabbar fired.—
JACK BROOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Block and Schaefer then responded with a July countersuit.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2024
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Two years ago, Jolie filed a countersuit over a dispute about the sale of her half of the pair’s winery that detailed an altercation in 2016 including Pitt being physically aggressive to both Jolie and their children.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Counterclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterclaim. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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