The federal appeals court affirmed the majority of a Delaware district court's ruling, determining that the court hadn't abused its discretion in finding the plaintiffs had violated Rule 11 by filing ...

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (Rule 11) is a powerful tool designed to deter frivolous claims, improper legal arguments, and bad-faith litigation conduct. When properly invoked, Rule 11 can help ...

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Last week we discussed how useful Rule 11 can be used to recoup reasonable expenses drawn from frivolous litigation in the context of a recent decision in Imprenta Services, Inc. et al. v. Karll et al ...