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)
Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 816 F. 3d 788 (2016) Examples of countersuit in a Sentence
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Baldoni's $400M extortion lawsuit against Lively, the Times dismissed
Liman previously dismissed Justin Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Lively, Reynolds and the Times on June 9.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 20 June 2025
In February of this year, Baldoni launched a website featuring the full text of his countersuit against Lively.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
However, the countersuit was dismissed on Monday, June 9, along with Baldoni's $250 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 11 June 2025
Combs has also launched his own defamation countersuit in a separate case involving an accuser who linked him to the murder of Tupac Shakur.
—Amanda Castro
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hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 20 June 2025
In February of this year, Baldoni launched a website featuring the full text of his countersuit against Lively.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
However, the countersuit was dismissed on Monday, June 9, along with Baldoni's $250 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 11 June 2025
Combs has also launched his own defamation countersuit in a separate case involving an accuser who linked him to the murder of Tupac Shakur.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countersuit. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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