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the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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The group filed an appeal to the high court last month and has received support in its bid to again revive the lawsuit, just over a year after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled the NRA had shown plausible allegations.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
Fifteen minutes later and one floor of the courthouse below, Judge Melissa Logan Bellows agreed to allow the victim's attorneys a hearing in the first civil lawsuit against the police and 911 dispatcher.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
That lawsuit is pending in federal court, and challenges the waivers as an unconstitutional delegation of congressional authority.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit filed Monday in Bristol Superior Court names eight defendants, starting with lead investigator Michael Proctor, who was fired from the Massachusetts State Police over his conduct in the case, and his former supervisors, Sgt.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
Fifteen minutes later and one floor of the courthouse below, Judge Melissa Logan Bellows agreed to allow the victim's attorneys a hearing in the first civil lawsuit against the police and 911 dispatcher.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
That lawsuit is pending in federal court, and challenges the waivers as an unconstitutional delegation of congressional authority.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit filed Monday in Bristol Superior Court names eight defendants, starting with lead investigator Michael Proctor, who was fired from the Massachusetts State Police over his conduct in the case, and his former supervisors, Sgt.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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