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Criminal defense lawyer sanction in defamation action over his comments to press

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

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A Long Island criminal defense lawyer representing a person accused of embezzling from a law firm made certain allegations in the press about the victim which led to a defamation suit. He impleaded the lawyer for the plaintiff as a defendant, and was sanctioned $14,000 for doing it. See NYLJ: Attorney in Defamation Case Sanctioned $14,000 for 'Frivolous' Action: A Long Island, N.Y., attorney who was sued for defamation by a Garden City law firm has been sanctioned $14,000 for a "frivolous" legal maneuver -- impleading his adversary's attorney as a third-party defendant.

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on November 14, 2008 (boomark / email).

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