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the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it
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Recent Examples of plaintiffs
The plaintiffs include Delaney Reynolds, a 25-year-old student who has seen hurricanes damage her home and hotter temperatures alter her bike commute to school.
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Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.
—Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Also, the plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote that numerous courts have held First Amendment rights exist in libraries.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The plaintiffs seek damages, restitution, and penalties, arguing that the defendants' actions resulted in fraud and unjust enrichment.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The judge explained that the plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction didn’t contemplate 23XI’s purchase of an SHR charter.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
What Happens Next Welch is seeking to avoid any lawsuits by siding with the plaintiffs and has advised people who lost money to contact the plaintiffs' lawyers.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In contrast, the government argued that any harm to the plaintiffs would be minimal.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This viewpoint echoes one raised by the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, in a filing earlier on Monday.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.
—Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Also, the plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote that numerous courts have held First Amendment rights exist in libraries.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The plaintiffs seek damages, restitution, and penalties, arguing that the defendants' actions resulted in fraud and unjust enrichment.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The judge explained that the plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction didn’t contemplate 23XI’s purchase of an SHR charter.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
What Happens Next Welch is seeking to avoid any lawsuits by siding with the plaintiffs and has advised people who lost money to contact the plaintiffs' lawyers.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In contrast, the government argued that any harm to the plaintiffs would be minimal.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This viewpoint echoes one raised by the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, in a filing earlier on Monday.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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