plaintiff
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To win, a plaintiff must establish a concrete injury and persuade a judge to intervene.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
Lauren Wright, a young plaintiff from Saskatchewan, recalled the 2015 wildfires in the central Canadian province that displaced thousands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Charles Tobin, a lawyer representing the BBC, said in court that "we still haven't been able to depose the plaintiff" with two months left in the discovery period.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
For starters, the plaintiff will need proof that the Students for Life leaders actually obtained or intended to obtain the pills.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Besides being plaintiff, I’d be visible to the entire school, city, and state as “that kid.”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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TikTok and YouTube were also named as defendants in the case, but both had already reached settlements with the plaintiffs, known by their initials SJ and KDB, their lawyers said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
That limbo, which for some of the named plaintiffs has lasted more than a year, has prevented them from moving forward in other ways in their financial lives, attorneys for the borrowers say.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Bayer said late Thursday that the court jury ruled for Monsanto on the design defect, fraud, and negligence claims that each of the three plaintiffs pursued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Instead, they said the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
At 5:55 the next morning, Dr. King and four other leaders, none of whom were plaintiffs in Browder v.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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