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
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When Herbel will file suit is up to her attorneys, who are waiting to get additional records.
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Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Former City Attorney Mike Aguirre threatened to file suit if the board approved the more aggressive proposal.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Tom Fitton, who heads the group, questioned how Bost as a political candidate lacked the standing to file suit.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
The decision to file suit came after the Johnson County prosecutor’s office opted to not file charges against the school employees, WISH reported in July.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
The pharmaceutical industry’s major lobbying organization, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, which has sued over previous importation efforts, is expected to file suit to prevent the Florida plan from going into effect.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Their executive director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, noted that anyone who wants to block the tunnel at least temporarily has until late January to file suit under the California Environmental Quality Act.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Under California law, the prior owner has six years to file suit, and the Cassirer family did so five years after learning that the Spanish museum possessed its property, per the paper’s editorial board.
—Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Drivers need only bring a suit and helmet (and a copilot to navigate).
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Former City Attorney Mike Aguirre threatened to file suit if the board approved the more aggressive proposal.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Tom Fitton, who heads the group, questioned how Bost as a political candidate lacked the standing to file suit.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
The decision to file suit came after the Johnson County prosecutor’s office opted to not file charges against the school employees, WISH reported in July.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
The pharmaceutical industry’s major lobbying organization, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, which has sued over previous importation efforts, is expected to file suit to prevent the Florida plan from going into effect.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Their executive director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, noted that anyone who wants to block the tunnel at least temporarily has until late January to file suit under the California Environmental Quality Act.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Under California law, the prior owner has six years to file suit, and the Cassirer family did so five years after learning that the Spanish museum possessed its property, per the paper’s editorial board.
—Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Drivers need only bring a suit and helmet (and a copilot to navigate).
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
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