He sent the case back to the trial court for possible Rule 11 sanctions against the plaintiff lawyers for filing a poorly researched and misleading complaint.
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Maybe at first, but as the Washington Legal Foundation noted recently, if the source then says he has no idea what counsel are talking about, Rule 11 sanctions could well be on the way.
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, which in part authorizes the imposition of sanctions on attorneys who sign frivolous pleadings in federal court, is not used nearly as much as it should be.
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At the Deutsche Bank Aviation and Transportation Conference held recently, American Airlines denied seeking bankruptcy liquidation (Chapter 7) but did not rule out the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection (Chapter 11) to reorganize its labor agreements that put it at a marked disadvantage to airline industry peers such as Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, US Airways and United Continental.
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As first mentioned here previously, the issue of the ban came to a head last Fall when the Archdiocese decided to enforce a boys-only rule after an opposing team reported that Caroline Pla, an 11-year old defensive end and offensive guard on Romans football team in Doylestown, PA, was playing in her second season.
They will also debate how to combat stereotypes and negative images of Muslims and Muslim women in the media - especially after the 11 September attacks and the exposure of life for Afghan women under Taleban rule.
On Tuesday , the Commons meets at 11.30am for justice questions and then there's a ten minute rule bill from the Conservative Stephen Mosley on Building Regulations (External Retaining and Load-bearing Walls).
Pulliam may be turning over in his grave, but Weil says he doesn't rule out shuttering the afternoon Indianapolis News, which has lost 70% of its circulation in 11 years.
Col Pohl did not rule on the defence lawyers' request, but said it would be addressed at the next session, scheduled for 11 February.
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