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Sanctions
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Litigation & Trial
Friends Don’t Let Friends File Pointless Sanctions Motions
I write a lot about lawyers doing dumb things in civil litigation. Sometimes they're coaching witnesses at a depositions, sometimes they're citing dozens of cases for no reason, and sometimes…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Mind Your Own Businesses: UK Court Decision May Signal Pushback On Extraterritorial Enforcement of US Trade Laws
By Thaddeus McBride & Reid Whitten Under a recent court decision, UK government agencies may be able to shield the names of British companies transacting in Iran, and thereby aid these…
Chicago IP Litigation
Court Upholds $1M Sanction for Fabricated Prior Art
Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC v. Trading Techs. Int'l., Inc., No. 05 C 4088, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. June 1, 2011) (Coleman, J.). Judge Coleman denied plaintiff Rosenthal Collins Group's ("RCG")…
Legal Profession Blog
Better Left Unsaid
The Montana Supreme Court affirmed sanctions against pro se litigants for non-compliance with court rules and orders as well as abusive behavior during the discovery process.One of the litigants failed…
Louisiana Law Blog
Federal Judge Sheds Light on Boundaries of Discovery Duties
By Katie Bell
In The Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan, et al. v. Banc of America Securities LLC, et al., 685 F.Supp.2d 456 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), Judge Scheindlin—author of the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit: Dismissal is Inappropriate Remedy for Failure to Pay Sanction
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Seventh Circuit ruled last week in Williams v. Adams that a district court's dismissal of a plaintiff's civil rights suit is a disproportionate remedy for the plaintiff's inability (and…
International Law Prof Blog
Myanmar Says it is Making Progress
Myanmar told the United Nations today that it has launched a series of political, economic and social reforms aimed at improving the welfare of its people, but voiced regret that…
The D&O Diary
OFAC Violations: A New Potential Source of D&O Liability Exposure?
In a lawsuit suggesting a new area of potential liability for corporate directors and officers, a shareholder of J.P. Morgan Chase has filed a derivative lawsuit against the company, as…
Global Trade Law Blog
OFAC Settles Alleged Sanctions Violations for $88.3 million
By: Thaddeus McBride & Mark Jensen On August 25, 2011, a major U.S. financial institution agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) $88.3…
Global Trade Law Blog
Syria Update: Significant New Sanctions Imposed
By sheppard mullin, Sheppard Mullin
By: Thaddeus McBride , Reid Whitten & Corey Phelps On August 18, 2011, based on the “continuing escalation of violence against the people of Syria,” President Barack Obama issued Executive Order…