as in lawsuits
a court case brought against the plaintiff of another court case by the defendant
The defendant filed a counterclaim for his own injuries, claiming that he only rear-ended the plaintiff because she had stopped too fast.
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Noun
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Where do the major antitrust lawsuits against the tech giants stand?—
David McCabe,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025 -
At the time, two other lawsuits were pending against Theodat in Suffolk Superior Court, including one that involved some of the same parties and the same Dorchester home as the August 2024 lawsuit and one that alleges Theodat stiffed a woman on a $75,000 mortgage loan.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, Select has received a high level of customer service complaints.—
Ana Staples,
CNBC,
30 Dec. 2024
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Suspension One of our only complaints about the RAV4 has been the ride on rougher dirt roads.—
Bryan Rogala,
Outside Online,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Counterclaims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterclaims. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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