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Recent Examples of countersuit
In response, Carter filed a countersuit in Feb. 2023, naming Ruth, Schuman and Schuman’s father as defendants.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Baldoni denies the allegations and has responded with a $400M countersuit, accusing Lively of defamation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
OpenAI filed a countersuit earlier this month accusing Musk of unfair competition.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In that case, Baldoni has also filed a countersuit alleging defamation and civil extortion.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Baldoni denies the allegations and has responded with a $400M countersuit, accusing Lively of defamation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
OpenAI filed a countersuit earlier this month accusing Musk of unfair competition.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In that case, Baldoni has also filed a countersuit alleging defamation and civil extortion.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersuit
Noun
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In addition to the counterclaim, Robinson’s legal team filed a motion to strike the accusers’ initial lawsuit, finding issue with their decision to remain anonymous.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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In May 2022, Teichert Construction filed a counterclaim alleging the city owed the company more than $2 million.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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The payout was approved on June 3, in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Jose Rivas Barillas, who was 16 when the fight occurred, according to a settlement of litigation document obtained by PEOPLE.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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After extensive litigation in multiple states, FedEx paid nearly half a billion dollars in settlement payments for misclassification.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersuit. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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