as in suit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The crux of the lawsuit revolved around Manson’s accusation that Wood and artist Illma Gore had orchestrated a campaign to cast him as a rapist and destroy his career.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
In a statement, Brentwood police Chief Timothy Herbert said the city agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid further litigation and appeal costs.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Williams underwent a health screening for respiratory problems, but was sent back to work, the lawsuit said.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The crux of the lawsuit revolved around Manson’s accusation that Wood and artist Illma Gore had orchestrated a campaign to cast him as a rapist and destroy his career.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
In a statement, Brentwood police Chief Timothy Herbert said the city agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid further litigation and appeal costs.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Williams underwent a health screening for respiratory problems, but was sent back to work, the lawsuit said.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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SpaceX followed suit, announcing the DOGE-1 mission to the Moon, the first space mission funded entirely by Dogecoin.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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That January, Amazon let go of 18,000 employees, and nearly every major company followed suit.Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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West has been the subject of a wave of complaints filed after his antisemitic rants posted on his social media accounts in October 2022 sparked widespread criticism and the end of his lucrative partnerships with Gap and Adidas.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Department of Justice filed a 2017 complaint against UnitedHealth alleging the company used false information to inflate charges to the government.Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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The filing for that proceeding was later placed under seal.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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That’s not to say there wasn’t a very Vegas flavor about proceedings.Luke Smith, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, after years of litigation from the Center for Biological Diversity, the agency declared that the species was deserving of federal protections, but those protections wouldn't be given because of higher priorities.Nathan Rott, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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The decrease in net income is influenced by restructuring and litigation costs.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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