Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To respond to a lawsuit against oneself by suing (the plaintiff).
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- verb transitive, intransitive To
sue a person or entity who is suing one.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then, Nokia was the relatively new kid on the mobile block and didn't have sufficient patents of its own to countersue.
Nokia's Patent Battleground Arild Moen 2011
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Dedalus's response to Ms. Banach's lawsuit is to countersue for more than $5 million, claiming "breach of fiduciary duty, self dealing, theft of corporate opportunities, conversion, replevin, and spoliation of computer evidence."
Behind the Veil: Questions About Art Authentication James Panero 2011
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The winner of the auction will have a very important stockpile of weaponry to countersue, said Alexander Poltorak , chief executive officer of General Patent Corp., which isn't advising any of the parties in the Nortel auction.
U.S. Clears Google Bid on Nortel Patents Thomas Catan 2011
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The winner of the auction will have a very important stockpile of weaponry to countersue, said Alexander Poltorak , chief executive officer of General Patent Corp., which isn't advising any of the parties in the Nortel auction.
U.S. Clears Google Bid on Nortel Patents Thomas Catan 2011
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The Nortel patents could provide ammunition to countersue rivals that threaten to sue Google, or be used as bargaining chips in patent-licensing negotiations, legal experts say.
Google Seeks Nortel Patents in Defensive Move Amir Efrati 2011
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The woman could sue him for scaring the piss out of her under false pretenses, but then, he could countersue for grievous bodily dog bites.
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Google, by contrast, expressed defensive motivations; the company, which has relatively few patents on mobile technologies, could theoretically use Motorola Mobility's patents to countersue companies that sue Google or companies that use its Android software.
Google Primes Patent Pump Don Clark 2011
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He also said that Kitson would countersue Winter Kate for breach of contract.
Owner Of Nicole Richie's Clothing Label Suing Well-Known L.A. Boutique Kitson 2010
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The latter pair explained that an unexpected plague of 17-year locust caused decline and retained the other lawyer to countersue.
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I say the WGA should countersue the NBC Universal midget for impersonating a mogul (and the HFPA for impersonating a legitimate news organization).
Rumor: NBC May Sue Writers Guild Over Canceled Golden Globes 2010
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