Judge Imposes $1,000 Sanction Over Asbestos Expert Retention Timing Error

Mealey's (April 7, 2022, 8:35 AM EDT) -- HARRISON, Ark. — An attorney mischaracterizes the nature of a sanction, which the court imposed for twice improperly stating when she retained an expert and then failing to correct the error when given the chance, a federal judge in Arkansas said March 30 in holding her and her firm jointly liable for $1,000 in sanctions....