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lawsuit

[law-soot] / ˈlɔˌsut /


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The Norton Simon Art Foundation said in a statement to The Times that it was reviewing the new lawsuit, but that various courts, including the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Wednesday's interim ruling issued by a court in Argentina's southernmost province, Tierra del Fuego, follows a lawsuit filed by 1982 war veterans and environmental lawyers earlier this month.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Under Utah law, a plaintiff must notify government defendants of a claim of loss, in order for a lawsuit to be considered.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The blunt family lawyer had been representing Greg Gillespie, an Arizona man Owens had accused in a different lawsuit of trying to coerce her into aborting a twin pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

He knew about Zeitoun’s case because he’d been served papers when the lawsuit was undertaken.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The defendants, including “Quiet on Set” producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, triumphed under California’s anti-SLAPP law, which protects against frivolous lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

In early 2023, another Singaporean man had filed two lawsuits – in claims amounting to over S$3m - against a woman who rejected his romantic advances.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Otherwise, to challenge it, you’d literally need to bring lawsuits in all 96 federal district courts.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

The proposal outlines arguments made in several past lawsuits that the definition of “whole number of persons” to be counted should be more limited than in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

When Walter, who could barely read or write, failed to file the various pleadings, writs, motions, and lawsuits the other prisoners had advised him to file, they blamed him for his predicament.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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