Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Ben & Jerry's filed another lawsuit in 2024 accusing Unilever of attempting to silence its support for Palestinian refugees.
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Hugh Cameron
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
On the extreme, digital accessibility might be seen as purely a compliance issue – a means of adhering to regulations and avoiding lawsuits and bad publicity.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump’s attorneys on Thursday had submitted an emergency request to pause a lower-court ruling, which barred Cook’s firing from taking effect while her lawsuit against the president’s action continues.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Further, Hermandorfer mentioned that athletes who brought antitrust lawsuits over eligibility rules in pro leagues before collective bargaining tended to win those cases.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Hugh Cameron
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
On the extreme, digital accessibility might be seen as purely a compliance issue – a means of adhering to regulations and avoiding lawsuits and bad publicity.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump’s attorneys on Thursday had submitted an emergency request to pause a lower-court ruling, which barred Cook’s firing from taking effect while her lawsuit against the president’s action continues.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Further, Hermandorfer mentioned that athletes who brought antitrust lawsuits over eligibility rules in pro leagues before collective bargaining tended to win those cases.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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