Civil Litigation
Feb. 3, 2023
Rule 11 and the art of deterring frivolous lawsuits
To be clear, Rule 11 is not intended to foreclose zealous legal arguments for the extension, modifications, or reversal of existing law, or the establishment of new law.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
Both former president Donald J. Trump and Arizona gubernatorial-candidate Kari Lake have been sanctioned for pursuing baseless litigation. Their lawsuits have been called “political grievances masquerading as legal claims.”
In 2016, former president Donald J. Trump defeated Hilary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States. Unsatisfied with the victory, Trump filed a $70 million lawsuit against Clinton and numerous other def...
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