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
Carter denied both women’s claims and filed a counterclaim in February 2023 against Ruth and Schuman.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Fox has since filed a counterclaim in the New York Supreme Court, accusing the company of filing a frivolous lawsuit.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
For both sides, that funding, too, is in part based on claims and counterclaims of fraud, election law professor Derek Muller of University of Notre Dame told the AP.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle, and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Fox has since filed a counterclaim in the New York Supreme Court, accusing the company of filing a frivolous lawsuit.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
For both sides, that funding, too, is in part based on claims and counterclaims of fraud, election law professor Derek Muller of University of Notre Dame told the AP.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle, and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterclaim
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So far this fall, Milwaukee DNS has seen a 35% increase in complaints from last year about landlords providing no heat or insufficient heat, WITI-TV (Channel 6) and WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) reported.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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The lender then canceled her refinance application in response, according to the complaint.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuits were filed by Thomas P. Giuffra, a partner at Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Marshall Project and Los Angeles Times have identified more than 30 lawsuits regarding sleep deprivation behind bars over the last three decades — including one that ended in a settlement requiring changes at a San Francisco jail three years ago.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, ongoing litigation hangs a cloud over their worth.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The most notable example was fighting photo identification for voting, a constitutional amendment voters approved decisively but Cooper essentially blocked via litigation for more than half a decade.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
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The confidential settlement still has to be approved by a Santa Monica Courthouse Judge Jay Ford III on March 3, 2025 to formally end the suit and countersuit.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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Last week, Jones filed a countersuit against Murray, Global Tetrahedron and the Sandy Hook families seeking to nullify the Onion’s bid.Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Counterclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterclaim. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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