It can't be considered a crime, because the party concerned has not threatened your personal and property. On the contrary, they just expressed the idea of protecting their rights and interests through legal channels.
In addition, by the way, if you can't reach an agreement on the amount of compensation, you might as well wait for the other party to sue you in court, so that you can wait for the other party to prove the specific loss. Moreover, if the evidence is tried by the court, I think it is still convincing.