file/bring (a) suit

idiom

: to start legal proceedings to settle a disagreement or problem between people or organizations
He filed/brought (a) suit against her.

Examples of file/bring (a) suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Uvalde shooting victims’ families file suit against gunmaker, Meta, and Microsoft Live Nation slapped with class-action suit after DOJ investigation Jenny Goldsberry - May 24, 2024 4:01 pm Fetterman helps free American detained in Turks and Caicos over ammunition... Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2024 Harvey went on to file a suit against the streamer for defamation, negligence, and privacy violations in June. Aja Romano, Vox, 7 June 2024 While the law was updated in 2019, extending the cut-off age to 51, that change only applies prospectively – meaning that, if the abuse occured after 2019, the survivor will have an additional three years to file suit. Kelly E. Reardon, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2024 Attorneys also intend to file suit against Texas gun manufacturer Radical Firearms. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for file/bring (a) suit 

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