Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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In the lawsuit, Valencia resident Parker Seitz alleged that off-duty deputies Randy Austin and Nicholas Hernandez, along with a third man attacked him outside a bar called the Break Room in late November 2024.
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Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The two state licensing boards have yet to file a response to the lawsuit.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 28 Feb. 2026
The federal court lawsuits brought against delivery company FedEx and French eyewear company EssilorLuxottica, which makes Ray-Ban sunglasses, seek to ensure that consumers get a share of any refunds the businesses get.
—Mae Anderson, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
According to the lawsuit, she was not told to fast and had eaten a sugar-heavy breakfast of pancakes with syrup, jelly and orange juice, along with several cookies and Kool-Aid before being tested.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The two state licensing boards have yet to file a response to the lawsuit.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 28 Feb. 2026
The federal court lawsuits brought against delivery company FedEx and French eyewear company EssilorLuxottica, which makes Ray-Ban sunglasses, seek to ensure that consumers get a share of any refunds the businesses get.
—Mae Anderson, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
According to the lawsuit, she was not told to fast and had eaten a sugar-heavy breakfast of pancakes with syrup, jelly and orange juice, along with several cookies and Kool-Aid before being tested.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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