How to Use file/initiate a lawsuit in a Sentence

file/initiate a lawsuit

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  • Crump said that his firm has yet to file a lawsuit in the case.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 19 July 2023
  • So, Democrats might have to file a lawsuit to get Biden on the ballot.
    Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
  • Elon Musk went so far as to file a lawsuit against the business revamp.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 May 2025
  • The only way to get a quicker response is to file a lawsuit.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • When Ailes was at the peak of his power, few workers had the courage to speak out against him or file a lawsuit.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The claim is the first step needed to file a lawsuit against the city, attorney Carl Douglas said.
    Taylor Romine, CNN, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Meyer said the newspaper plans to file a lawsuit over the raid of its offices and his home.
    John Hanna and Jim Salter, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • But the rollout of that test was marked by glitches and chaos that led some test takers to file a lawsuit against the State Bar.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The book was released on Thursday and time will tell whether Prince Harry does file a lawsuit.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Perez’s family plans to file a lawsuit this week, Packard told the Express-News.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • The Fernandezes did not file a lawsuit against the Pinos, according to court records.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Fox News took down the miniseries in late April, one day after Hunter Biden threatened to file a lawsuit.
    Marshall Cohen, CNN, 1 July 2024
  • The Warnocks have until December 2025 to file a lawsuit.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
  • The government now has six months to respond to the claims before the family can file a lawsuit.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The person can then file a lawsuit to gain ownership of the property, which the owner can fight against in court.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The window to file a lawsuit under that law closed in November.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Per the demand letter, the school has 30 days to respond before the family plans to file a lawsuit.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
  • After the notice time period ends, the landlord can file a lawsuit and take the tenant to court.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
  • After the notice time period ends, the landlord can file a lawsuit and take the tenant to court.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
  • If the Marines denies the claim or the two parties don’t reach agreement on a settlement, then the recruit could file a lawsuit.
    Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But not everyone believes that Musk will follow through and file a lawsuit against the ADL.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The changes included reducing the amount of time a homeowner has to file a lawsuit from three years to one.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
  • One Florida man went so far as to file a lawsuit against the streaming giant.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In November 2004, Todor became the first boat passenger to file a lawsuit against the band.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2024
  • At the time, there was also a statute of limitations of seven years from the time the crime was committed to file a lawsuit.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Naka says he was kicked off the team six months before the game’s release and later went on to file a lawsuit against the company.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 7 July 2023
  • In May, an attorney for the family said his clients plan to file a lawsuit over the girls’ deaths and injuries to their father.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
  • Kern, while still cuffed, threatens to file a lawsuit against the police department.
    Staff Reports, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
  • If the government fails to act on claims within six months, victims can choose to file a lawsuit, a process that could take years to resolve.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Democratic groups are likely to file a lawsuit once Texas passes its new map.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025

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