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Recent Examples of countersuit
In October, the judge entered final judgment in the $400 million countersuit case from Baldoni and his codefendants, effectively terminating their January 2025 legal action against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
That countersuit was dismissed in June.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
In December, Missouri pass rusher Damon Wilson II filed a countersuit claiming the athletic department at Georgia was trying to illegally punish him for entering the portal in January 2025.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Ghost sued Wilson for defamation, leading to a countersuit accusing Ghost, Gregory Cameron, and Vince Holden of breach of contract, false imprisonment, fraudulent inducement, and infliction of emotional distress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
That countersuit was dismissed in June.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
In December, Missouri pass rusher Damon Wilson II filed a countersuit claiming the athletic department at Georgia was trying to illegally punish him for entering the portal in January 2025.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Ghost sued Wilson for defamation, leading to a countersuit accusing Ghost, Gregory Cameron, and Vince Holden of breach of contract, false imprisonment, fraudulent inducement, and infliction of emotional distress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersuit
Noun
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The claims and counterclaims filed in Texas courts since early December read like alternate histories.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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The management firm later filed counterclaims against CAA over its use of noncompetes.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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The rodeos at Petco Park, which is largely owned by the city of San Diego, have been controversial, prompting not just litigation but protests from animal rights groups and calls to ban rodeos within the city limits.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Moreover, organizations that provide data breach notices have reduced the amount of information included in those disclosures due to litigation risk, according to Lee.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersuit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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