Is It Plaintiff's or Plaintiffs?

If you're referencing the plaintiff in your case, the Blue Book says to use "Plaintiff." If you're referring to a plaintiff, or several plaintiffs, generally, or a plaintiff from a different case (such as one you are citing), the lower case "plaintiff" should be used (unless, of course, it's the first word of a ...

Is there an apostrophe in plaintiffs?

Rather than having to say “the injury of the plaintiff,” English speakers can say “the plaintiff's injury.” Adding 's to the end of a word indicates possession. If a noun already ends in s, maybe because it's plural, show possession by adding the apostrophe after the s. ... But people mix up when to use the apostrophe.

What is the correct plural form of plaintiff?

Example (singular): plaintiff's complaint (one plaintiff) Example (plural): plaintiffs' complaint (several plaintiffs)