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Klestadt & Winters LLP v. Cangelosi

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Appeal of a district court's order imposing sanctions is dismissed, where: 1) the district court was sitting in bankruptcy, so 28 USC section 1291...

Baker v. St. Paul Travelers Insurance Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
In a case seeking to recover under the underinsured motorist (UIM) provision of an employer's automobile insurance policy: 1) the district court's...

Marriage of Falcone

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Sanctions
In five appeals brought in propria persona in dissolution of marriage proceedings, the court finds that the appellant is a vexatious litigant and...

T-Peg, Inc. v. Vermont Timber Works, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
On cross-appeals of a fee award made after a copyright infringement dispute between architectural firms, the First Circuit affirmed the amount of the...

Wachovia Securities, LLC v. Brand

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
On a motion to confirm an arbitration award in favor of former employees who asserted that their former employer's claims against them were frivolous,...

Mettler-Toledo, Inc. v. B-Tek Scales, LLC

Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a patent infringement suit involving patents relating to technology for weighing objects, such as large commercial trucks: 1) the district court's...

Biller v. Toyota Motor Corp.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In a dispute over the violation of an employment severance agreement, the district court's confirmation of an arbitration award is affirmed, where: 1)...

Marriage of Wahl

Sanctions, Attorney's Fees, Family Law
On appeal from an order requiring an ex-wife to pay to her former husband $552,153.28 in attorney's fees and costs as a sanction because of her...

Gallop v. Cheney

Government Law, Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions
On an order to show cause why an attorney should not be separately sanctioned for his self-proclaimed lead role in drafting a frivolous and vexatious...

TIFD III-E, Inc. v. US

Banking Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions, Tax Law
In a suit by a taxpayer partner challenging IRS notices of adjustment reallocating a large percentage of the partnership's income for the years 1993...