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Countersuit
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Countersuit
A civil suit initiated by a defendant to an action against the plaintiff or his attorney asserting that the original action was without reasonable or probable cause—i.e., ‘frivolous’—and motivated by malice—improper motive—or that the lawsuit ended in the favour of a physician who nonetheless suffered damage to his reputation, non-compensatory losses or other


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The butcher sued Lee for causing bodily harm, but despite making efforts, the carpenter could not countersue his unfaithful friend for adultery, because of a five-year statute of limitations.
If they go ahead with this ridiculous plan, I'm going to countersue France for allowing their women to have hairy armpits.
Robert Patrylak, general counsel for Vantage, said Tuesday that the company plans to countersue as early as today.
 
 
 
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