compulsory counterclaim rule

compulsory-counterclaim rule. The rule requiring a defending party to present every counterclaim arising out of the same transaction or occurrence that is the basis of the plaintiff’s claim. Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(a). • Most courts hold that if a party does not timely bring a compulsory counterclaim, the party is estopped from asserting the claim.

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