Civil Procedure Counterclaims Law and Legal Definition
A counterclaim is a retaliatory claim by a defendant against a plaintiff in a lawsuit included in the defendant's answer and intending to reduce the amount of the plaintiff's original claim against the defendant. Some states require the defendant to file a cross-complaint, which is a separate complaint that is part of the same lawsuit, rather than asserting a counterclaim in the answer. Federal courts require the defendant to state any asserted counterclaim to reduce damages in their answer or else it is barred from being considered.
Legal Definition list
- Civil Procedure Costs
- Civil Procedure Contempt
- Civil Procedure Complaints
- Civil Procedure Case Management
- Civil Procedure Appearance
- Civil Procedure Counterclaims
- Civil Procedure Cover Sheets
- Civil Procedure Declaratory Judgment
- Civil Procedure Default
- Civil Procedure Direct Evidence
- Civil Procedure Directed Verdicts
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- Administrative Procedure
- Administrative Procedure Act
- Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (Family Law)
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Civil Rights Movement
- Antitrust Civil Process Act
- Approval Procedure
- Arduous of Hazardous Positions [Civil Service Regulations]
- Average Monthly Civilian Income
