Appellate Law

Attorney Sanctions In Seventh Circuit Compared

By Steven R. Merican

For a statistical comparison among the federal appellate courts of sanctions orders against attorneys, take a peek at the Fall 2008 edition of the Seventh Circuit Review. The analysis concludes: ?The Seventh Circuit issued the fourth-most sanctions overall and issued the most serious sanctions. In the end, the data suggests that the Seventh Circuit may be ?nitpicking? to a certain degree, but that there are other circuits that are nearly as critical of attorneys.?

Here?s the whole article by Patrick Austermuehle, ?Just a Bunch of Fusspots and Nitpickers? That Pretty Much Sums It Up,? 4 Seventh Cir. Rev. 34.

Full post as published by Illinois Appellate Lawyer Blog on May 06, 2009 (boomark / email).