State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 23, 2021
Attorneys blame client for discovery misconduct that led to $200K sanctions
The client blamed the lawyers, and the junior attorney on the case said she is not responsible for any actions by the lead attorney.
Two attorneys ordered to pay part of a $202,035 sanction, have argued it was their client, not them, who engaged in discovery misconduct and violated court orders.
The client blamed the lawyers, and the junior attorney on the case said she is not responsible for any actions by the lead attorney.
Earlier this month, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson of the Northern District of California order...
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