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Sanctions: The Federal Law of Litigation Abuse, Fourth Edition

Federal courts have issued thousands of fines - many in excess of $1,000,000 ...


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: 1 volume, hardbound , BOOK
ISBN: 9781422422229
2008
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    Federal courts have issued thousands of fines - many in excess of $1,000,000 - against attorneys and parties engaging in litigation abuse. The record: $114,687,675 in attorney's fees and fines imposed for discovery abuse in Bush Ranch, Inc. v. E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co. (11th Cir. 1996)

    Make sure you know the law related to litigation abuse, as well as the latest changes that affect your practice, with the new edition of Sanctions: The Federal Law of Litigation Abuse - a valuable resource for both judges and litigators.

    Gregory Joseph, one of the nation's most effective and experienced commercial litigators, sheds light on these difficult subjects for you by clarifying the issues and conducting a logical, step-by-step survey of sanctions law and its ramifications.

    Sanctions: The Federal Law of Litigation Abuse contains:

    - A current and comprehensive discussion of the law of sanctions, including Rule 11, Section 1927, Appellate Rule 38 and Section 1912, and the inherent powers of the court.

    - Thousands of critical cases that deepen the practioner's appreciation of the relevant on-point law and its interpretation.

    - Frequent comparison of the subjective focus of a sanction to its objective standard

    - Thorough discussion of the scope of each law, its construction and application, as well as procedural issues.

    Chapter 1 Overview of the Laws Governing Litigation Abuse
    Chapter 2 Rule 11: Pleadings and Written Motions
    Chapter 3 Multiplying Litigation Unreasonably & Vexatiously
    Chapter 4 Inherent Power: Bad Faith Litigation Abuse
    Chapter 5 Appellate Rule 38 & Section 1912: Frivolous Appeals
    Chapter 6 Rule 16(f): Pretrial Orders and Conferences
    Chapter 7 Rules 26(g) and 37: Discovery Abuse
    Chapter 8 Local Federal Court Rules
    Chapter 9 Spoliation
    Appendices
    Table of Cases
    Index

     

    Joseph, Gregory P.


    Gregory P. Joseph heads Gregory P. Joseph Law Offices LLC in New York. Mr. Joseph was formerly the Chair of the Litigation Department at New York's Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. An honors graduate of the University of Minnesota and its Law School, he is a member of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence of the United States Judicial Conference; a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; and Chair of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association (1997-98).

    Mr. Joseph is the author of several volumes on evidence, procedure, trial practice, and Civil RICO. He has lectured on numerous occasions for the Federal Judicial Center to federal judges across the United States; has addressed the Judicial Conferences of the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits; and has lectured at the Annual Meetings of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Arbitration Association, and the Federal Bar Association. A former Assistant United States Special Prosecutor, Mr. Joseph served as Chair of the Committee on Professional Responsibility of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York from 1993-1996, and is a member of the American Law Institute.

     

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