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7th Circuit Affirms $80K Sanction; If Lawyer Can’t Pay, Bankruptcy is Next Step

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories
Known for his sometimes-blistering views on attorney competency issues, Judge Frank Easterbrook of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals takes something of a kindly tone, initially, in an opinion today that upholds an ,000 sanction against an impoverished plaintiff’s lawyer. But, writing on behalf of a three-judge appellate panel, Easterbrook nonetheless finds that a lawyer who pursued litigation over a labor union election based on a number of “fanciful” allegations is responsible for the defendants’ legal costs. An argument by attorney James Gordon Banks that he has only ,000, his clothing, his watch and his wedding band–and no malpractice…
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