Monday, September 27, 2004

"Frivolous" law suit legislation

Law.com has an article this morning about the U.S. House of Representatives passing H.R. 4571, reinstating manadatory sanctions against lawyers who file frivolous law suits under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and eliminate the current "safe harbor" provision that gives them 21 days to withdraw a suit after a motion for sanctions has been filed.

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