lawsuitlaw‧suit /ˈlɔːsuːt, -sjuːt $ ˈlɒːsuːt/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
His lawyer filed a lawsuit against the city.COLLOCATIONSverbsfile a lawsuit (=to officially take a lawsuit to a court)· She filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassmentbring a lawsuit against somebody (=to take a lawsuit against someone to a court)· A former employee brought a lawsuit against the company claiming unfair dismissal.settle a lawsuit (=to reach an agreement that stops a lawsuit)· I would prefer to settle the lawsuit out of court.drop a lawsuit (=to stop taking a lawsuit to court)· First Bank agreed to drop its lawsuits against another bank as a result of the decision.win/lose a lawsuit· She won a discrimination lawsuit against her former company.
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- A Pennsylvania state appeals court also has said a state airbag lawsuit can proceed despite federal safety rules.
- And a group of Redford residents is trying to mount a class-action lawsuit against the government.
- B South Pasadena has 30 days to file a lawsuit to block the freeway.
- But the lawsuits have not gone away.
- However, the Blumenfeld lawsuit and supporting documents show possible inconsistencies in some of the reports Mr Goldinger sent to clients.
- Surprise: The cops' evidence is turned against them in the lawsuit.
- The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in state court in Houston, seeks unspecified damages.
- Will employers be tempted to screen potential employees to protect themselves from lawsuits afterwards from workers who contract such diseases?
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs Mr Genoa filed a formal complaint against the department.
a problem or complaint that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be settled SYN suitlawsuit against (=to officially take a lawsuit to a court)· She filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment
(=to take a lawsuit against someone to a court)· A former employee brought a lawsuit against the company claiming unfair dismissal.
(=to reach an agreement that stops a lawsuit)· I would prefer to settle the lawsuit out of court.
(=to stop taking a lawsuit to court)· First Bank agreed to drop its lawsuits against another bank as a result of the decision.
· She won a discrimination lawsuit against her former company.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Mr Genoa filed a formal complaint against the department.· The city will pay $875,000 to settle the lawsuit.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Every wrongful imprisonment could lead to a civil lawsuit against the city.· The Archdiocese of San Francisco filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Greenlaw misappropriated up to $ 250, 000 from the church.· Reimer agreed to pay $ 46 million in the civil lawsuit.· Nearly 90 percent of business leaders in the state rank civil lawsuits as their most serious problem, they say.· In Milwaukee, numerous civil rights lawsuits led to monetary damage awards to victims of police actions.· Harris said the family is considering filing a civil lawsuit against the hospital.· Instead, the question before the justices is whether a sitting president is immune from a civil lawsuit until he leaves office.
· To the tobacco industry he has granted an end to the federal lawsuits on behalf of the victims of smoking.· The protesters have also filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction against certain uses of pepper spray.· The City already is facing two federal lawsuits filed by business interests that want the law overturned.· For a while, there was a federal lawsuit being filed even day... no kidding, one a day.· The federal lawsuit asks a judge to step in and halt the project until the environmental issues are sorted out.
· And if that was not outrageous enough, Carter filed a frivolous lawsuit against his own victim, which was promptly dismissed.
· Meanwhile, sources said Friday that Simpson will begin his deposition in the wrongful death lawsuit Monday.
NOUN· Meanwhile, sources said Friday that Simpson will begin his deposition in the wrongful death lawsuit Monday.
· Then, in 1994, he was approached by a colleague to work on a race discrimination lawsuit against Texaco Inc.· The settlement is the largest ever in a U.S. race discrimination lawsuit, according to the U.S.· He was a key figure in a discrimination lawsuit aimed at integrating the department.
· The 4-4 tie upholds a federal appeals court decision in Lotus's copyright infringement lawsuit.
· It would make California a mecca for shareholder lawsuits.· Voters rejected measures to ban most lawsuits resulting from car accidents, limit shareholder lawsuits and slash lawyers' contingency fees.· Voters also defeated Proposition 201, a complicated measure aimed at restricting shareholder lawsuits, which have plagued Silicon Valley high-tech companies.· Opponents say the shareholders lawsuits are merely nuisance suits aimed at securing out-of-court settlements.· But Spectrum soon became mired in losses, and when the stock plummeted, it was hit by numerous shareholder lawsuits.· Two Disney shareholder lawsuits were filed against the current and former directors of the company, charging them with wasting corporate assets.· Stevens International Inc. said it agreed in principle to settle a class-action shareholder lawsuit against it.
VERB· Since his resignation, Smith has suffered chronic headaches, depression and insomnia, according to the lawsuit.
· She was held in jail overnight, and she alleges in her lawsuit that guards taunted her with ethnic slurs.
· The original name, Barley Juice, was shortened to Juice to avoid a lawsuit with another beer mag.· Department heads should be better trained to evaluate employees more fairly and accurately to avoid costly lawsuits, he added.
· Such awards are made to discourage plaintiffs from bringing groundless lawsuits which burden the courts.· Cameron the right to bring her own lawsuit and thus requiring her to find an attorney to represent her.· Are students or teachers who bring successful civil rights lawsuits entitled to recover their attorneys' fees?
· The lawsuit claims that Sagan ignored the request and went forward with the production of the movie.· Nevertheless, several individuals who have come in contact with Staff Pro have filed lawsuits claiming mistreatment.· A group of prominent black lawyers is preparing lawsuits for next year claiming reparations for slavery from government and private companies.
· It was also last month that a federal judge refused to dismiss the state lawsuit against Desert Diamond Casino.· Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond to challenge a federal judge's decision last month dismissing her defamation lawsuit against Liddy.
· The quality of the additional research was such that the tobacco manufacturers informed Stivoro that they wanted to drop the lawsuit.
· The foundation still faces several lawsuits over its management of the collection.· But now, Rohr faces a new lawsuit involving some of the same issues.· The company faces a class-action lawsuit filed by two debtors in Massachusetts over the credit-card issues.· The City already is facing two federal lawsuits filed by business interests that want the law overturned.· Philadelphia-based Reading Energy Co. also said Illinois will face bondholder lawsuits if the repeal stands.
· Car-parts maker Federal-Mogul recently secured Dollars 550m in extra credit to avoid bankruptcy and fight its asbestos lawsuits.· The state spent more than $ 80, 000 to fight their lawsuit.
· It has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft stating that it has infringed two Stac patents.· He filed a lawsuit in federal court in Florida in 1978.· It is a far cry from his response when the woman filed the lawsuit.· Those in the anti- barrier camp filed a lawsuit in March 1996 to reopen Shade Road.· They all filed lawsuits, complaining that their civil rights had been violated.· Hennigan filed a lawsuit on behalf of the survivors' families accusing the gun maker, Navegar Inc. of Miami.
· BJohnson-Meszoras said that if the federal government finalizes its approval, settling her clients' lawsuit will become more difficult.· Wright State has settled a lawsuit filed by Ralph Underhill agreeing to pay the former basketball coach about $ 125, 000.· Meanwhile Microsoft settled one anti-trust lawsuit with an estimated payment to the software company Caldera of $ 275m.· Stevens International Inc. said it agreed in principle to settle a class-action shareholder lawsuit against it.
· Meanwhile, attorneys general from across the United States threatened lawsuits for failure to deliver promised services.· Barnett is not threatening lawsuits at this point.· Isetan would not comment on how much the bankruptcy filing might cost it, or on Barneys' threatened lawsuit.· W sports shop in nearby Catonsville, Tim Watson, to threaten a lawsuit.
His lawyer filed a lawsuit against the city.COLLOCATIONSverbsfile a lawsuit (=to officially take a lawsuit to a court)· She filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassmentbring a lawsuit against somebody (=to take a lawsuit against someone to a court)· A former employee brought a lawsuit against the company claiming unfair dismissal.settle a lawsuit (=to reach an agreement that stops a lawsuit)· I would prefer to settle the lawsuit out of court.drop a lawsuit (=to stop taking a lawsuit to court)· First Bank agreed to drop its lawsuits against another bank as a result of the decision.win/lose a lawsuit· She won a discrimination lawsuit against her former company.