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Appellate Practice

Jan. 10, 2012

Trifling with appellate courts: You reap what you sow

For a laundry list of appellate practice "don'ts," look no further. By James C. Martin and Wendy S. Albers of Reed Smith LLP


By James C. Martin and Wendy S. Albers


Cases sanctioning appellant's counsel are uncommon, most of them arising from the pursuit of frivolous appeals. Cases sanctioning a respondent's counsel on appeal, however, are downright rare. Yet one such case recently emerged from the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division Three - Kim v. Westmoore Partners Inc., 2011 DJDAR 17112 (Nov. 20, 2011) - in the context of a default judgment. The case is noteworthy n...

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