countersuit
noun
coun·ter·suit
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌsüt 
variants
or less commonly counter-suit
plural countersuits also counter-suits
: an opposing lawsuit
especially
: a claim asserted by an opposing party in a lawsuit (such as a defendant) against the party bringing the original lawsuit (such as a plaintiff) : counterclaim
decided to file a countersuit against her accuser
The current appeal results from a patent infringement suit and countersuit between Apple Inc. ("Apple") and Samsung Electronics Co … —
Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 816 F. 3d 788 (2016)
Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 816 F. 3d 788 (2016) Examples of countersuit in a Sentence
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Baldoni, meanwhile, filed a countersuit of $400 million in January against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane's PR firm Vision PR, Inc. claiming that Lively took measures to control the film, accusing them of defamation and extortion.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Though Zaslav and Redstone may not be bringing it up around the fireplace at Sun Valley this year over roasted marshmallows, there is also the matter of Paramount’s more than $50 million countersuit too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Keough took her role as trustee of the estate seriously, with her lawyer Bradley Russell who filed a countersuit.
—Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Block and Schaefer then responded with a July countersuit.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Though Zaslav and Redstone may not be bringing it up around the fireplace at Sun Valley this year over roasted marshmallows, there is also the matter of Paramount’s more than $50 million countersuit too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Keough took her role as trustee of the estate seriously, with her lawyer Bradley Russell who filed a countersuit.
—Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Block and Schaefer then responded with a July countersuit.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countersuit. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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