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REED v. GREAT LAKES COS., INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Plaintiff failed to establish intentional employment discrimination on the basis of religion, or a failure to accommodate religious beliefs, but a...

DAWSON v. TOLEDANO

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice, Sanctions
When a client is sanctioned for the filing of a frivolous appeal, it does not mean that his or her attorney has committed malpractice as a matter of...

LEASEHOLD EXPENSE RECOVERY, INC. v. MOTHERS WORK, INC.

Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Sanctions
District court erred in 1) granting defendant's summary judgment regarding plaintiff's claim that defendant breached an implied duty to cooperate, and...

WHITEHEAD v. FOOD MAX OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The district court acted within its considerable discretion under FRCP 11, in sanctioning an attorney for obtaining a writ to execute judgment for...

SIMMS v.NPCK ENTERS., INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Sanctions
Although plaintiffs filed suit for damages and sought a preliminary injunction, substantial evidence does not support a finding of waiver of...

WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. JOHNSON

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Defendant in a personal injury action arising from falling merchandise had no duty to preserve certain missing evidence, and the trial court abused...

US v. CRAWFORD

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies, Sanctions
Where a temporary restraining order was granted after notice and a hearing, and was unambiguous as to its terms, it continued in effect as a...

INS. CO. OF THE WEST v. COUNTY OF McHENRY

Contracts, Insurance Law, Sanctions
Substantive duty-to-defend issues raised on appeal were rendered moot by a settlement agreement between the insurer and plaintiff in the underlying...

US EX REL GARST v. LOCKHEED-MARTIN CORP.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Sanctions
Dismissal with prejudice of a former Veterans Affairs worker's action, alleging that a government contractor violated the False Claims Act, is...

US v. $49,000 CURRENCY

Sanctions
The district court was well within its discretion in awarding default judgment as a sanction, where defendants failed to comply with discovery orders.