file/initiate a lawsuit

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: to start a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations

When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher.

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Trump's campaign will file a lawsuit against the filmmakers, Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, told Variety and Deadline. —

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 Under federal tax law, a taxpayer may file a lawsuit against the government for unpaid refunds, including the ERC. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 Delta has yet to file a lawsuit against either CrowdStrike or Microsoft, but sources say the airline has hired lawyers to pursue compensation from the two companies. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024 The document said the attorney general may file a lawsuit to correct the problems in 49 days, and could also intervene in any related, existing private suits in 15 days. —

Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for file/initiate a lawsuit

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