file/initiate a lawsuit

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: to start a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations

When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher.

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This month, three states asked a judge for permission to file a lawsuit aimed at rolling back federal decisions that allowed easier access to the pill — including through telehealth. —

Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024 For a while, Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice seemed like a potential tough sell, perhaps because Donald Trump’s team threatened to file a lawsuit over the film. —

Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024 Both airlines cleared regulatory scrutiny from the Justice Department last month, after Alaska Airlines said antitrust regulators failed to file a lawsuit to block the deal in time. —

Ty Roush, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 Trump's campaign will file a lawsuit against the filmmakers, Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, told Variety and Deadline. —

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for file/initiate a lawsuit

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