How to Use cause of action in a Sentence

cause of action

noun phrase

• Baldwin, 68, did prevail on one cause of action when the court dismissed the gaffer’s claim of assault.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
• Wilson’s emotional distress claim is the only cause of action that survived the judge’s gutting of the lawsuit.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
• The bill would go further than banning recreational use and actually create a civil cause of action for damages from chatbot use.
  — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
• That process takes time, legal standing and — perhaps most critically — a valid cause of action under your state's statute of limitations.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
• Similarly, Rule 11 sanctions will be warranted if the cause of action was filed without it being warranted in law and fact.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
• The third and final cause of action asserted by RCA sought injunctive relief against the Hus to basically stop them from continuing to complain about the warehouses.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• By contrast, to invoke Rule 11 the asserted cause of action has to be frivolous, meaning that there is literally no credible evidence and/or no legal authority to assert the cause of action.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
• This meant that the Hus' complaints were justified and ― since an element of a tortious interference claim is that the defendants' conduct was unjustified ― this cause of action by RCA failed as well.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Releasees' liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the Releasees be liable for attorney's fees.
  — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• Thus, the fact that a UPEPA special motion is granted should not ipso facto mean that party or attorney bringing that cause of action should be sanctioned under Rule 11.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
• The plaintiffs claimed the state unconstitutionally spent taxpayer money to fund the account program, but also cited the Arkansas Declaratory Judgment Act as a separate cause of action, according to the opinion.
  — Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 2025
• On the other hand, the defendant might want the UPEPA special motion to be heard first since, if granted, the court's ruling that the plaintiff's cause of action was not viable might be useful for a later hearing on a Rule 11 motion.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026