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Recent Examples of countersuit
Baldoni denied all of Lively’s allegations in a $400 million defamation countersuit that has since been tossed.
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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
Gottwald denied those claims and filed a countersuit for defamation and breach of contract against Kesha.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
This sparked a $400 million countersuit from the director, who claimed that Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, orchestrated a campaign to smear him.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
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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
Gottwald denied those claims and filed a countersuit for defamation and breach of contract against Kesha.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
This sparked a $400 million countersuit from the director, who claimed that Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, orchestrated a campaign to smear him.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersuit
Noun
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Earlier this month, a judge allowed OpenAI to move forward with counterclaims against Musk.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The judge has denied Musk’s request to block OpenAI’s restructuring plans, tossed out some of Musk’s claims and permitted OpenAI’s counterclaim to proceed.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Resolution work involves collections (helping individuals and businesses that owe the IRS or state but can’t pay in full) and controversy (audits, appeals and litigation).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Despite that litigation, WB claimed that Midjourney has recently removed copyright protections in its supposedly shameful ongoing bid for profits.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersuit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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