In 1993 the U.S. Congress, urged on by organized litigators, gutted Rule 11, which for ten years had provided relatively strong remedies to those targeted by groundless litigation in federal courts. It’s time to look again at the case for a stronger Rule 11, argue Zeke J. Roeser and Karen Harned (National Federation of Independent Business, in a new article for the Federalist Society’s Engage (cross-posted from Point of Law).
“Resurrect Rule 11”
In 1993 the U.S. Congress, urged on by organized litigators, gutted Rule 11, which for ten years had provided relatively strong remedies to those targeted by groundless litigation in federal courts. It’s time to look again at the case for a stronger Rule 11, argue Zeke J. Roeser and Karen Harned (National Federation of Independent […]
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