Magistrate Judge Imposes $1M Sanction For Asbestos Fee Case Conduct

Mealey's (May 24, 2023, 1:58 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — Defendants’ knowing failure to produce evidence and comply with court orders and a “lame attempt” to have a state court enjoin a federal court, all of which extended litigation over asbestos referral fees and wasted the court’s time, warrants more than $1 million as a sanction, a federal magistrate judge in Maryland said....