counterclaim
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Shell filed a counterclaim, saying the two men met only twice and that Shell owed him nothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Shell filed a counterclaim accusing Cipriani of extortion and defamation, while Paramount called the allegations “frivolous.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Shkreli this week filed a counterclaim in federal court in New York against RZA, also known as Robert Diggs, along with Azzougarh and PleasrDAO, a digital art collective that purchased the album.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
In addition to the counterclaim, Robinson’s legal team filed a motion to strike the accusers’ initial lawsuit, finding issue with their decision to remain anonymous.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
The ridiculous counterclaim with its pettifogging innuendoes vanished before that common sense of the jury to which Mr. Ricochet so dryly appealed.
From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Richard Harris
In a statement on Wednesday, ARN said the settlement "provides for the full and final resolution of all claims and counterclaims between the parties".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
All claims and counterclaims were dismissed, the filing said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
But I don't think that any of us were prepared for the number, and the defamation claims, and the counterclaims to the defamation claims.
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
Disney filed counterclaims and asked the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Again, ten years later, when reciprocity with the United States was finding favor in Canada, imperialists urged the counterclaims of a policy of imperial reciprocity, of special tariff privileges to other parts of the Empire.
From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Oscar Douglas Skelton
Italy counterclaimed that after being found by Italian fishermen, it had been exported illegally from Italy.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Then, American counterclaimed, saying Dad broke the contract by improperly using the companion feature.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2019
N. E. A. counterclaimed that not one of its 500 clients had dropped Hoople for Puffle.
From Time Magazine Archive
PP is counterclaiming £344,000 in ground rent, plus another £286,000 of interest and costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
All that counterclaiming and crossclaiming might be avoided by settling, but the large number of litigants and of lawyers — 15 at last count — still points to a protracted process, legal experts say.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023
Vocabulary lists containing counterclaim
The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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