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
Qualcomm also argued that the Qualcomm CPU designs are covered by the Qualcomm ALA, which is the basis of the counterclaim.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Doe's attorneys said the counterclaim is the first U.S. lawsuit against the brothers.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
However, when Jabbar again filed for divorce a year later, his then-wife responded with a counterclaim that sparked a lengthy battle of briefs indicating apparent bad blood between them that may have at least in part stemmed from financial difficulties.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The emergency has triggered claims and counterclaims from Trump and Newsom, who have sparred for years over the state's water policies.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Doe's attorneys said the counterclaim is the first U.S. lawsuit against the brothers.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
However, when Jabbar again filed for divorce a year later, his then-wife responded with a counterclaim that sparked a lengthy battle of briefs indicating apparent bad blood between them that may have at least in part stemmed from financial difficulties.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The emergency has triggered claims and counterclaims from Trump and Newsom, who have sparred for years over the state's water policies.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterclaim
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Additionally, Daughtry drew scrutiny after his elevation to become deputy commissioner, a civilian position, resulted in the Civilian Complaint Review Board dropping three complaints of misconduct against him last year on the basis that the panel only has oversight of uniformed officers.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Myers told The Ranch Podcast that the decision to remove the poster wasn’t in response to any complaint.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Mar. 2025
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Its efforts to secure a major TV/streaming distributor led to a lawsuit against the biggest wrestling player, WWE, for interference, which was settled.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Perkins Coie filed an emergency lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, asking the court to declare the president's order unconstitutional and grant relief to the law group as the court deems fit.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The arrangement morphed into a cottage industry for a small number of law firms that solicited plaintiffs door to door and bombarded insurers with litigation, insurers have long contended.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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Difficulties lead to litigation The frustrations have led hundreds of plaintiffs to sue in numerous cases in both state and federal court .—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Jane Doe’s countersuit came after the Tate brothers sued her for defamation in 2023, accusing her and another woman of giving Romanian authorities fabricated evidence and conspiring to defraud and falsely imprison them.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pair responded by filing a $100M countersuit against ITV alleging intimidation and extortion.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Counterclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterclaim. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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