Definition of counterclaim
:an opposing claim;
especially
:a claim brought by a defendant against a plaintiff in a legal action
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KNR has denied the allegations and has filed a counterclaim that says a former employee provided Peter Pattakos and Subodh Chandra, the attorneys litigating the Summit County case, with emails that contain proprietary information.
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A messy legal battle followed, leading Kesha to drop one lawsuit in California last year but later filed a counterclaim in New York, accusing Luke of refusing to approve her new songs or set a release date for her third studio album.
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Continuing the legal battle this morning, Gucci amped up its fight against the fast fashion retailer with two counterclaim suits filed within the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
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In a counterclaim filed in February, Woods denied Bell's allegations.
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In a preliminary skirmish Monday in Los Angeles, Depp’s lawyers persuaded a state judge to narrow counterclaims by the Management Group that the actor is to blame for his financial problems.
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Xceligent’s accusations of CoStar’s allegedly monopolistic tactics are contained in a counterclaim filed Wednesday in federal court in Kansas City.
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KNR has filed a counterclaim against Horton and sought to keep Horton from providing other records to Pattakos and Chandra.
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There are numerous similarly complex claims and counterclaims at issue in the debate - which is part of the problem, says David Victor, an energy policy researcher at the University of California-San Diego and one co-author of the new critique.
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First Known Use of counterclaim
1784
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While finding that a number of facts remain in dispute, Bledsoe dismissed Hopkins’ defamation claims and Michael Waltrip Racing’s counterclaims accusing Hopkins of stealing pit crew tools and misappropriating trade secrets about one of the tools.
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The foundation asked for a dismissal of all claims and counterclaimed for payment of $960,000.
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The foundation asked for a dismissal of all claims and counterclaimed for payment of $960,000.
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The foundation asked for a dismissal of all claims and counterclaimed for payment of $960,000.
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First Known Use of counterclaim
1857
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noun
coun·ter·claim
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legal Definition of counterclaim
:a claim for relief that is asserted against an opposing party after an original claim has been made — compare affirmative defense at defense, cross-action, cross-appeal, cross-claim, interpleader, third-party claim
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