as in complainant
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it
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The couple were two of nearly two dozen plaintiffs in the suit, filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday and obtained by Rolling Stone.
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
In both of those cases, the courts declined to issue a preliminary injunction on behalf of plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the CTA.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The plaintiffs allege that evidence suggests that the Eaton fire was started by SCE’s electrical equipment.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Newsweek contacted Roger Behle, one of the plaintiffs' attorneys, and LADWP for comment via email outside regular business hours.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
In both of those cases, the courts declined to issue a preliminary injunction on behalf of plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the CTA.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The plaintiffs allege that evidence suggests that the Eaton fire was started by SCE’s electrical equipment.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Newsweek contacted Roger Behle, one of the plaintiffs' attorneys, and LADWP for comment via email outside regular business hours.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Plaintiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiff. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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