Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 1, 2023
Plaintiff wins sanctions duel over motion to compel
“The judge sanctioned us for not giving a detailed enough explanation as to why we disputed whether the plaintiff was injured,” said defense attorney Lance D. Orloff of Grant Genovese & Baratta LLP.
Dueling sanctions motions came to a head on Thursday as a Los Angeles County judge sanctioned the defense for not having sufficient justification to oppose a motion to compel discovery.
The judge denied the defense’s own request for sanctions on the plaintiff.,
The ruling approved sanctions of over $2,000 against the defendant and granted the personal injury plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery responses agai...
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