countersuit

noun

coun·ter·suit ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌsüt

variants or less commonly counter-suit

plural countersuits also counter-suits

: an opposing lawsuit

especially : a claim asserted by an opposing party in a lawsuit (such as a defendant) against the party bringing the original lawsuit (such as a plaintiff) : counterclaim

decided to file a countersuit against her accuser

The current appeal results from a patent infringement suit and countersuit between Apple Inc. ("Apple") and Samsung Electronics Co … —

Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 816 F. 3d 788 (2016)

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Jolie filed a countersuit in September 2022, during which some of the more sordid and detailed allegations about Pitt’s actions during the September 2016 plane ride became public. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024 Two years ago, Jolie filed a countersuit over a dispute about the sale of her half of the pair’s winery that detailed an altercation in 2016 including Pitt being physically aggressive to both Jolie and their children. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024 On Saturday, the Daily Mail reported that Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, planned to file a countersuit as soon as courts reopened on Jan. 2. —

Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Trump also filed a countersuit alleging Carroll defamed him in 2023, though a judge dismissed the suit. —

Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for countersuit