Legal FAQs

What if I am sued, but I want to sue them too?

Often in lawsuits there are counterclaims or set off. A counterclaim is when the party being sued has a grievance against the party who started the lawsuit. So essentially the parties end up suing each other. Set off is when the defendant states that the plaintiff should not recover some or all of the money they are seeking, because the plaintiff owes money to the defendant for some reason. In this situation, the defendant does not necessarily sue the plaintiff, as is done in a counterclaim.