For more information, visit: [ Ссылка ] Once a lawsuit has been filed against a party, any claim made in response by such defendant is considered to be a counterclaim. An independent cause of action asserted by the defendant in the first case against the plaintiff is a counterclaim. Both the plaintiff’s claims and the defendant’s claims are resolved during the same proceeding. Certain counterclaims are compulsory, while others are permissive.

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