if index(var1,"With Defendants") > 0 then var2="With Defendants";
else var2="With Other Parties";
index() is a character function where the first argument is the string/column you want to search, and second argument is what you want to search for. If that second argument is found, the function returns a number equal to the starting position. Else, it returns 0. So the above looks to see if it contains defendants, and if not, assumes it contains parties. You could add other if else/else logic if necessary.
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