How to Use lawsuit in a Sentence

lawsuit

noun
  • The Dodgers have several lawsuits against them in the courts.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Some Swifties filed class action lawsuits this year over the on-sale.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The case against Mirror Group is the first of the prince’s several lawsuits against the media to go to trial.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 19 June 2023
  • But despite the rise in lawsuits, researchers found the courts were ill-equipped to handle them.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
  • Largent stressed that the lawsuit does not mean that the property owners oppose the trail.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The lawsuit alleges the assault was recorded and video footage was shared with Combs’ friends.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
  • The lawsuits gave those descendants the choice to either sell their stake in the land or bid for it at auction.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
  • That’s what convinced him, finally, to add his name to the lawsuit.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Lizzo is slamming her ex-dancers’ lawsuit — and asking the court to toss it.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Araiza's agent told Fox 5 that NFL teams have been reaching out after the lawsuit was dropped.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • This addition to the statute has added enough gray area that a lawsuit has now come forward.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The Allens had sought to have the lawsuit thrown out on procedural grounds.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The Tribeca team would love to discuss your case, your financial needs, and how lawsuit loans are made and paid.
    Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
  • Secretary of State John Thurston is also named in the lawsuit.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2023
  • The lawsuits were settled, the labels were changed, and this is now a part of whiskey legal history.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • This will help the company raise money to settle the lawsuits.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • That, as well as the Speaks Out Act that makes the nondisclosure act unenforceable, caused Grant to file the lawsuit.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Moskowitz, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, discussed the case in this week’s episode of The Block’s The Scoop podcast.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2023
  • But so are the three decades of nonstop drama and friction that have dogged them, leading up to Pras’ lawsuit.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Adam Cosco on Sunday moved to dismiss the case after reaching a deal to resolve the lawsuit.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Li’s son filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and county of San Diego in federal court in March.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • The future of Google’s app store is at stake in a lawsuit by Fortnite publisher Epic Games.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Netflix is not named in the lawsuit and is not accused of any wrongdoing.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Heller, a Netherlands resident and one of the lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit, wants a refund of the difference.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Castro’s lawsuit in New Hampshire isn’t his first on the topic.
    Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The mother of Migos rapper Takeoff has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the venue where her son was killed.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • The legality of that is still a live question, as lawsuits from the New York Times and others attest.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The deputy returned to his car and determined Thompson’s real name, the lawsuit says.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
  • More lawsuits are also likely to be filed and decided in the 24 hours before polls close.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In 2020, the race was called four days later, then became the subject of numerous lawsuits and a torrent of lies from Trump and his allies, who falsely claimed the election had been stolen.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

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