Counterclaims

Type of language involved:

• legal conclusion required therefore decline to answer
• insufficient information in claim, thus deny
• admit
• deny
• neither admit or deny
• admit/deny in part - specify which parts
• 'no response required' - because it's obvious - doesn't this violate rules of responding?
• 'Defendants are without sufficient information to either admit or deny the

allegations contained in paragraph x, and therefore deny the same.'

Meta

• General denial - throw it out of court on frivolous lawsuit allegation. FRCP Rule 8 [1]