file/bring (a) suit
idiom
: to start legal proceedings to settle a disagreement or problem between people or organizations
He filed/brought (a) suit against her.
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The third-year law student at UC Irvine also previously interned at the Orange County district attorney’s office for three months while officials were preparing to bring a suit against Viet America Society.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The fines and agreement from the county haven’t ended the pollution, prompting the notice of intent to file suit, Le Gardeur said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Aizenman noted that the developer had offered a settlement as a way to negotiate and avoid litigation, and threatened to file suit if the appeal was not approved.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Uvalde shooting victims’ families file suit against gunmaker, Meta, and Microsoft
Live Nation slapped with class-action suit after DOJ investigation
Jenny Goldsberry - May 24, 2024 4:01 pm
Fetterman helps free American detained in Turks and Caicos over ammunition...
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The fines and agreement from the county haven’t ended the pollution, prompting the notice of intent to file suit, Le Gardeur said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Aizenman noted that the developer had offered a settlement as a way to negotiate and avoid litigation, and threatened to file suit if the appeal was not approved.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Uvalde shooting victims’ families file suit against gunmaker, Meta, and Microsoft
Live Nation slapped with class-action suit after DOJ investigation
Jenny Goldsberry - May 24, 2024 4:01 pm
Fetterman helps free American detained in Turks and Caicos over ammunition...
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2024
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