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Sanctions
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Virginia Family Law Journal
Sanctions Award Not An Interlocutory Award; Appeal Dismissed
By Rob Hagy
In the case of O’Donoghue v. O’Donoghue, the Virginia Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, dismissed wife's appeal of an award of sanctions against her because the Court of…
Legal Profession Blog
The Need For Proportional Sanctions
The North Dakota Supreme Court rejected its Disciplinary Board's proposed 18 month suspension in a case involving misappropriation of entrusted funds. The Court's majority imposed disbarment. A dissent/concurrence by Chief…
Legal Profession Blog
Sanctions in the 7th Circuit for Improper Jurisdictional Statement
Posted by Alan ChildressThe AELR blog reports on the Seventh Circuit's imposition, openly as a cautionary tale, of appellate sanctions for one Grand against lawyers (and naming them, I guess…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Attorney Sanctioned for “Lying”
Mark Twain coined the phrase, and it remains true today. "An attorney who represents himself..." Anthony Lin in the New York Law Journal tell us: "A Manhattan Housing Court judge…
Chicago IP Litigation
Comply With Discovery Orders or Suffer the Consequences
Ropak Corp. v. Plastican, Inc., No. 04 C 5422, 2006 WL 2385297 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 15, 2006) (Valdez, Mag. J.). Magistrate Judge Valdez’s opinion ruled on plaintiff’s Rule 37 motion…
The Trademark Blog
Possible Sanctions Relating to ENTREPRENEUR Matter
Law.com: "Bankruptcy Judge Threatens $10M in Sanctions for Latham, Client" relating to Entrepreneur Magazine's actions after prevailing against EntrepreneurPR in trademark matter.
ImmigrationProf Blog
More Critique of Long Island Sanctions Proposal
A coalition of immigrant advocates and civil liberties activistsyesterday said a proposed Suffolk County law aimed at contractors whohire undocumented immigrants will inflame racial tensions and isn'tneeded because the federal…
Cam Law
UN Security Council demands that Iran suspend nuclear activities
More developments regarding Iranian nuclear activities occurred in the UN Security Council today. 31 July 2006 - Saying that Iran has not taken required steps to assure the world it…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Attorneys Sanctioned in Dog sees God case
Precursers to legal malpractice may often be found in the underlying case which has had sanctions granted. Here is one potential example of the act-sanctions-legal malpractice script. Here, the attorneys…
Cam Law
North Korean Challenge to UN Security Council
North Korea's nuclear missile tests are challenging the UN Security Council's use of sanctions. According to AFP (July 9, 2006), "Pyongyang, which is pushing for direct talks with Washington, has…