Federal Circuit Affirms Discovery Sanctions Against Attorneys In Patent Case

Mealey's (July 21, 2015, 4:41 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After hearing arguments regarding an award of sanctions against the attorneys in a patent litigation that has spanned more than 13 years and four appeals, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 15 affirmed a district court’s assessment of almost $200,000 in sanctions against the attorneys related to discovery abuses surrounding their client’s false deposition testimony (Alexander S. Orenshteyn, et al. v. Citrix Systems Inc., No. 15-1056, Fed. Cir.)....