Civil Litigation
Aug. 16, 2017
Judge: Plaintiffs’ misconduct imperils whistleblower suit
A federal judge said she was reluctant to use “the nuclear option” and grant terminating sanctions against a whistleblower complaint, but she strongly hinted throughout a hearing on Tuesday that this extreme measure might be warranted given the scale of misconduct by the relators.
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge said she was reluctant to use “the nuclear option” and grant terminating sanctions against a whistleblower complaint, but she strongly hinted throughout a hearing on Tuesday that this extreme measure might be warranted given the scale of misconduct by the relators.
U.S. District Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell repeatedly expressed her displeasure with Steven J. Hartpence and Geraldine Godecke, who sued th...
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