How to Use lawsuit in a Sentence
lawsuit
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In the months that followed, the two became close, the lawsuit states.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
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The Dodgers have several lawsuits against them in the courts.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
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One of the accused concealed his face, the lawsuit states.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Some Swifties filed class action lawsuits this year over the on-sale.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
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Last month, a state judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit.
—Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
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In the weeks that followed, Jay-Z and his lawyers continued to speak out against the lawsuit.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit named Araiza along with two former Aztec teammates who are no longer with the team.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2022
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The case against Mirror Group is the first of the prince’s several lawsuits against the media to go to trial.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 19 June 2023
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But despite the rise in lawsuits, researchers found the courts were ill-equipped to handle them.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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Largent stressed that the lawsuit does not mean that the property owners oppose the trail.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2023
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The lawsuit alleges the assault was recorded and video footage was shared with Combs’ friends.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
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The lawsuits gave those descendants the choice to either sell their stake in the land or bid for it at auction.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
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That’s what convinced him, finally, to add his name to the lawsuit.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
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Grossberg named Carlson and members of his staff in the lawsuit filed in New York.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
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Lizzo is slamming her ex-dancers’ lawsuit — and asking the court to toss it.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
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Araiza's agent told Fox 5 that NFL teams have been reaching out after the lawsuit was dropped.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
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This addition to the statute has added enough gray area that a lawsuit has now come forward.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
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The Allens had sought to have the lawsuit thrown out on procedural grounds.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
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The Tribeca team would love to discuss your case, your financial needs, and how lawsuit loans are made and paid.
—Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
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Secretary of State John Thurston is also named in the lawsuit.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2023
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Such a filing with the state is often a precursor to a lawsuit.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuits were settled, the labels were changed, and this is now a part of whiskey legal history.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
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This will help the company raise money to settle the lawsuits.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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That, as well as the Speaks Out Act that makes the nondisclosure act unenforceable, caused Grant to file the lawsuit.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
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Moskowitz, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, discussed the case in this week’s episode of The Block’s The Scoop podcast.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2023
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But so are the three decades of nonstop drama and friction that have dogged them, leading up to Pras’ lawsuit.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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Adam Cosco on Sunday moved to dismiss the case after reaching a deal to resolve the lawsuit.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
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Li’s son filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and county of San Diego in federal court in March.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
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Area homeowners have joined a lawsuit against five board members, claiming violations of the Open Meetings Act.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, thousands of pages of records have been released through lawsuits, Epstein’s criminal dockets, public disclosures and Freedom of Information Act requests.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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