Maxwell collides with julian’s car while driving on the highway. julian sues maxwell for damages. however, maxwell, the defendant in the lawsuit, argues that julian was also driving negligently when the accident happened. maxwell’s assertion could be the basis of

The answer to this question is counterclaim
In legal context, counterclaim refers to a claim that is made to rebut a previus claim that made aginst ourselves.
Counterclaims usually made if the defendant feel that he/she has a strong reason that the actions that he/she made is the result of actions by the suer.

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