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LAFLEUR v. TEEN HELP

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
District court's dismissal of claims alleging abuse at a residential treatment facility is affirmed based on one plaintiff's failure to obey an order...

US EX REL. DOE v. DOW CHEM. CO.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Dismissal of a reverse false claim under the False Claims Act is affirmed based on failure to plead with particularity under FRCP 9(b), and denial of...

POMALES v. CELULARES TELEF-NICA, INC.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
It was not within the discretion of the district court to dismiss with prejudice for failure to prosecute, sua sponte and without warning, under the...

US v. GOODE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sanctions, Sentencing
Defendant made no showing of changed economic circumstances to warrant adjustment of payment of interest on fines imposed after carjacking...

ELEC. WORKERS PENSION TRUST FUND OF LOCAL UNION #58 v. GARY'S ELEC. SERV. CO.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions
If a corporate officer avoids a court's order to the corporation by failing to take action or attempt compliance, they may be punished for contempt,...

RETAIL FLOORING DEALERS OF AM., INC. v. BEAULIEU OF AM., LLC

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
An award of an FRCP 11 sanction against plaintiff's counsel is reversed where defendant failed to comply with that rule's "safe harbor" provision.

US EX REL. DOE v. DOW CHEM. CO.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Dismissal of a reverse false claim under the False Claims Act is affirmed based on failure to plead with particularity under FRCP 9(b), and denial of...

SCHWARTZ v. MILLON AIR, INC.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Evidence does not show that attorneys acted in bad faith by relying on representations of a foreign lawyer regarding veracity of claims in connection...

LOWRY v. SECS. & EXCH. COMM'N

Sanctions, Securities Law
SEC's decision to bar appellant from associating with an investment advisor, as the penalty for failing to report to the Commission and inform...

TEAFORD v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
An appeal of a district judge's refusal to reconsider his earlier referral of an attorney's conduct to the Oklahoma Bar Association is dismissed for...