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Recent Examples of countersuit
That countersuit was later dismissed.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
With the retaliation allegation still standing, and Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit dismissed months ago, Lively had sworn to carry on.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Baldoni filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively, accusing her of defamation, though that was eventually dismissed.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
Added in comment from Justin Sun in response to the countersuit.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
With the retaliation allegation still standing, and Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit dismissed months ago, Lively had sworn to carry on.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Baldoni filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively, accusing her of defamation, though that was eventually dismissed.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
Added in comment from Justin Sun in response to the countersuit.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersuit
Noun
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And in March, van Keulen dismissed one of the Mountain West’s counterclaims against the Pac-12 but ruled two others could proceed to trial, most notably the tortious interference claims.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Nathan, Abel, and Wayfarer filed counterclaims against Jones.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Trump has continued to attack Carroll even since being ordered to pay millions for defaming her, and Carroll’s attorneys have not ruled out bringing further litigation.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Previously, the office has declined to discuss the litigation.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersuit. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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