Objection Deemed Frivolous, Sanctions Denied Following MLB Antitrust Settlement

(March 1, 2017, 12:29 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Feb. 27 called an attorney’s behavior during an antirust class proceeding “unprofessional” but declined to impose Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 sanctions against the attorney and a class member for whom he drafted a class settlement objection, opining that it is unclear whether the court has jurisdiction to sanction the attorney (Fernanda Garber, et al. v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al., No. 12-3704, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27394)....

Attached Documents

Related Sections