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cross actions

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as in cross-claims

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The New York Times has filed counterclaims against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is pursuing a lawsuit against the news organization for allegedly discriminating against a white male employee by passing him over for a promotion.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
Judge Biggs largely agreed with Williamson that Ford should have known her counterclaims were without merit, reasoning that outlook became clear after the court held the five-year contract was void as a matter of law.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026

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The reliance on emergency actions, like diesel backup generators, incurs significant costs for ratepayers and increases air pollution.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
His actions and words have always reflected a player who believes in his teammates and what the Blackhawks are building.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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The EuroMOMO mortality monitoring hub, which receives data from two dozen countries, gave an estimate of 14,260 for excess mortality from all causes in the week ending June 28, more than 12,000 of those deaths being among people age 65 and older.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
The restaurant regularly gives back to the Wrightsville Beach and greater Wilmington communities by supporting educational and environmental causes.

— Katie Riley, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

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Customers were irate and expressed outrage by filing complaints with the Federal Communications Commission and a class action lawsuit.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Those records showed that several current and former Saint Alphonsus healthcare professionals who worked alongside Shapiro raised concerns and filed complaints about the surgeon’s abilities and his impacts on patient safety over the course of years.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

Definition of complaints

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The Athletic reported at the time that sources with knowledge of proceedings, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, said these were particularly damaging to Southampton’s case.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Preliminary hearings like this one serve a similar function to that of grand jury proceedings.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

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