sue over [something]
Frequency: 7.814.5 per million words
To start a legal case because of a particular issue or dispute.
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- The company was sued over the faulty product.
- She threatened to sue the landlord over the unsafe living conditions.
- He decided to sue the airline over the lost luggage.
- The neighbors are planning to sue the construction company over the noise pollution.
- They were sued over alleged discrimination in their hiring practices.
- If the issue isn't resolved, we may have to sue over the breach of contract.
- The water authority was successfully sued over his illness.
- The disgruntled customer threatened to sue the restaurant over food poisoning.
- Activists are considering legal action and may sue the government over environmental damage.
- The former employee plans to sue the company over unfair dismissal.