Judge Orders Attorney To Pay Part Of Tribal Defendants Fees For ‘Reckless’ Conduct

Mealey's (November 19, 2019, 9:55 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on Nov. 15 sanctioned an attorney for continuing to prosecute fraud claims against tribal health clinic officials even after discovery turned up no evidence to support the claims, directing him to pay a percentage of the officials’ attorney fees (United States, ex rel. Raju Dahlstrom v. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington, et al., No. 2:16-cv-52, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198624)....