Civil Litigation
Sep. 26, 2022
Gibson Dunn should pay sanctions from own pocket, opponents say
Derek W. Loeser of Keller Rohrback LLP and Lesley E. Weaver of Bleichmar, Fonti & Auld say forcing Gibson Dunn to pay as opposed to using fees from a common fund that will be set up to compensate the plaintiffs in the pending settlement is equitable and in line with “the very purpose of the sanctions.”
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorneys should pay sanctions out of their own pocket because of alleged misconduct during discovery representing Facebook in a case headed to settlement, attorneys for a class of plaintiffs wrote in a brief in federal court. Gibson Dunn denied misconduct and argued that the requested order would transform the sanctions from compensatory to punitive.
Gibson Dunn offered to not contest the sanctions if U.S. ...
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