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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But OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, who this week fended off a lawsuit from Musk — threatens to steal the thunder from SpaceX, with a confidential filing potentially coming this week, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and six states across the country are in lawsuits over who has the jurisdiction to develop regulations on event contracts.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The attorneys for former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL subpoenaed 25 teams and requested more than 1,000 documents, according to recent court filings.
—Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
The court concluded that in light of recent legislation passed by Congress last year that codified the regulations, the restrictions cannot be challenged, at least not via the legal route that the lawsuit had relied on.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and six states across the country are in lawsuits over who has the jurisdiction to develop regulations on event contracts.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The attorneys for former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL subpoenaed 25 teams and requested more than 1,000 documents, according to recent court filings.
—Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
The court concluded that in light of recent legislation passed by Congress last year that codified the regulations, the restrictions cannot be challenged, at least not via the legal route that the lawsuit had relied on.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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