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Recent Examples of countersuit
In July 2023, Allen filed a countersuit and his lawyers claimed that the singer had gotten her permission to record the encounter beforehand.
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Baldoni denied all of Lively’s allegations in a $400 million defamation countersuit that has since been tossed.
—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
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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Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Baldoni denied all of Lively’s allegations in a $400 million defamation countersuit that has since been tossed.
—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
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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The only period in modern times that carbon storage increased there was during a decade-long moratorium following protests and litigation.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new location will allow Wiggam Law to support clients outside of downtown Atlanta and directly in Gwinnett County, offering legal services including audit defense, tax litigation, penalty abatement, innocent spouse relief and IRS collections representation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersuit. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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