countersue
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of countersue
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She recently attended a court hearing in New York to determine whether he can countersue for defamation after she spoke about her experience last year.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Her lawyer later said she had plans to countersue.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Afroman is unmoved — he intends to countersue and release a new album dissing the officers individually, he told The Washington Post in an interview.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
But they didn’t countersue, and the court-appointed receiver is pursuing the judgment, with interest accruing every day.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
“If this was a civil lawsuit, I’d countersue for triple the amount,” said Jordan, who was fined $50,000 for the delay that resulted from Jordan signaling to Saints coaches that he needed attention from trainers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
Lively initially sued Baldoni, her co-star and director of the 2024 film It Ends With Us for sexual harassment and retaliation, before he countersued for defamation.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Audax swiftly countersued, claiming H.I.G. mismanaged the business after taking over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
In late January, after Mayday countersued in a federal court in New York, that court temporarily blocked South Dakota’s actions.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Fuerza Regida countersued, alleging that Rancho Humilde withheld millions in royalties and attempted to “sabotage” the band’s success, including by neglecting to submit its music for consideration ahead of the 2024 Latin Grammys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
PSG countersued Mbappe, who moved to Real Madrid last year, for 180m euros in Paris' labour court, basing that figure on a botched 300m-euro transfer to Saudi club Al Hilal which the player refused.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Noyola and Carpenter are countersuing Silva for violating their right to privacy and the Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act, which makes it a crime to access a computer without the consent of the owner.
From Salon ● May 4, 2023
The Oscar winner is countersuing for $1 plus legal fees.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
Paltrow, in turn, is countersuing Sanderson for $1 and the cost of her legal fees, claiming it was actually Sanderson who crashed into her.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023
Production company White Lantern Film is countersuing, claiming Green made “excessive creative and financial” demands and undermined the production.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
Ms. Heard is countersuing him for double that amount, also claiming defamation, because his lawyer called her allegations a “hoax.”
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
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