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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Some divisions were protected by a court injunction stemming from earlier firings, though there will be new lawsuits over the latest round of layoffs.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, the organization behind one of the lawsuits, did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
OpenAI is also embroiled in a wrongful death lawsuit from a family who blames ChatGPT for their teenage son’s death by suicide.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The aftermath The aftermath of the tragedy, a prison riot unlike any witnessed in the United States before or since, prompted numerous investigations and lawsuits.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, the organization behind one of the lawsuits, did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
OpenAI is also embroiled in a wrongful death lawsuit from a family who blames ChatGPT for their teenage son’s death by suicide.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The aftermath The aftermath of the tragedy, a prison riot unlike any witnessed in the United States before or since, prompted numerous investigations and lawsuits.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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