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Recent Examples of countersuit
In July 2023, Allen filed a countersuit and his lawyers claimed that the singer had gotten her permission to record the encounter beforehand.
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Baldoni denied all of Lively’s allegations in a $400 million defamation countersuit that has since been tossed.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
The lawyer has said the allegations will be contested while in the meantime the companies challenged have brought their own countersuits.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh
naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Heard partially won a countersuit, with the jury finding that Depp's lawyer defamed her.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Baldoni denied all of Lively’s allegations in a $400 million defamation countersuit that has since been tossed.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
The lawyer has said the allegations will be contested while in the meantime the companies challenged have brought their own countersuits.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh
naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Heard partially won a countersuit, with the jury finding that Depp's lawyer defamed her.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersuit
Noun
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The maker of Dawgs shoes brought the allegations as a counterclaim after Crocs hit the company with a patent infringement lawsuit.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Jane the Virgin alum’s counterclaims against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, which involved allegations of extortion and defamation, were dismissed by Judge Liman in June.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Pittsburgh’s defense rested on the idea that the taxes equal out when considering the school-district tax—a point, as explained above, that failed to persuade the judges who have presided over this litigation.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The full terms of the settlement will not be released, though private corporations involved in the litigation may need to disclose their payouts to shareholders.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersuit. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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