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countersuits

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counterclaims

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As is the case with most election cycles, the claims and counterclaims about the ballot measures being voted on in California this time around are largely based on caricatures of the measures themselves.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Depp won that case in 2022, though the jury also ruled in favor of one of Heard’s counterclaims.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026

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