file/initiate a lawsuit

idiom

: to start a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations

When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher.

Examples of file/initiate a lawsuit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Voting rights for Indigenous in Arizona When Maricopa County Recorder Roger Laveen refuses to allow Frank Harrison and Harry Austin to register to vote, the two members of the Mohave-Apache Indian tribe file a lawsuit. —

Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024 After the notice time period ends, the landlord can file a lawsuit and take the tenant to court. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024 Fox News removed the miniseries from its platforms in late April after Biden threatened to file a lawsuit. —

Marshall Cohen, CNN, 21 July 2024 An additional survivor of abuse came forward to file a lawsuit. —

Longreads, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for file/initiate a lawsuit

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