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Sanctions
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Chicago IP Litigation
Court Compels Discovery and Withholds Judgment on Sanctions
Square D Co. v. Elec. Soln's, Inc., No. 07 C 6294, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill., Jul. 22, 2008) (Moran, Sen. J.). Judge Moran granted plaintiffs' motion to reopen discovery and…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Two cases on sanctions
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Two recent Seventh Circuit cases involving sanctions deserve a read: In de Manez v. Bridgeston, in the context of forum non conveniens, the parties fought about whether Mexican courts were…
Chicago IP Litigation
Trading Technologies: Rule 37 Sanctions Based Upon Fault
Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC v. Trading Techs. Int'l, Inc., No. 05 C 4088, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jul. 17, 2008) (Moran, Sen. J.). Judge Moran denied declaratory judgment plaintiff Rosenthal…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
5th Circuit Reverses District Court for Failing to Comply with Rule 11
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
TheFederalCivil Practice Bulletin recently brought attention to Marlin v. Moody Nat.Bank from the 5th Circuit. In this case, the district court awardedsummary judgment to the Defendants and imposed sua sponte…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
5th Circuit Vacates Order of Monetary Sanctions
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
In Marlin v. Moody Nat. Bank, 2008 WL 2568823 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit held that a district court abused its discretion in ordering the plaintiffs to pay $640,000…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Sanctions and Frivolous Behavior in Legal Malpractice
Here, we have Section 130 and Rule 11. In South Carolina, there are frivolous law suit penalties and sanctions too. Ex Parte Gregory v. Malloy. is the rather unflattering story…
Legal Profession Blog
Fifth Circuit Allows Some Sanctions Even Though Parties’ Settlement ‘Precluded’ Them (And The Court Now Publicly Releases Oral Arguments)
Posted by Alan ChildressHere is a useful summary from yesterday's Fifth Circuit Civil News Daily Update, written by its editor Bob McKnight who allowed me to quote it in full:…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Legal Writing as a Disciplinary Sanction
By legalwriting
Our friends at the Legal Profession Blog have found an order from a federal district court judge who ordered an attorney to write an article on civility for the Oklahoma…
Legal Profession Blog
“A Rather Preposterous Story”
The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned sanctions imposed on a defendant in a civil case who had failed to appear at his scheduled deposition. The court below had imposed…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News and Blogsphere
By Ellen Podgor
FBI Press Release - Two owners and corporate officers of Engineering Dynamics, Inc. ("EDI") plea to a one-count information of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and…