Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
California Courts of Appeal,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Dec. 23, 2020
Attorney sanctioned for frivolous attack on arbitration award
The gist: “The Court of Appeal is not an appropriate forum to peddle far-fetched conspiracy theories, laced with sexism and homophobia, disguised as a legitimate appeal. Nor is it a forum to launch personal attacks against an arbitrator.”
Michael H. Leb
Neutral
Leb Dispute Resolutions
Labor & Employment
Phone: (310) 284-8224
Fax: (310) 284-8229
Email: michael@lebdr.com
U Michigan Law School
THE NEUTRAL CORNER is a monthly column discussing recent cases or topics of interest from a neutral's perspective.
Malek Media Group LLC v. AXQG Corp., 2020 DJDAR 132387 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. Dec. 16, 2020), shows the lengths to which some attorneys will go in an effort to overturn an unfavorable arbitration award. Perhaps this case, in which the attorney and his client were sanctioned $56,000, will serve to define ...
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