11th Circuit Upholds More Than $400,000 Sanctions Award In Wage, Bias Suit

Mealey's (March 22, 2019, 2:45 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The law firm and two of its attorneys that brought two employment-related lawsuits on behalf of their client and later withdrew as her counsel after being accused of pursuing “frivolous claims” and covering up evidence were properly sanctioned for their conduct, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 19, upholding sanctions totaling $422,433.30 (Amlong & Amlong, P.A., et al. v. EDCare Management, Inc., et al., No. 17-14821, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 8076)....