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Civil Procedure

Apr. 21, 2026

Quinn Emanuel lawyers challenge sanctions process before federal judge

Quinn Emanuel argued two attorneys were deprived of due process before a special master recommended sanctions in a misleading-the-court dispute, while a federal judge questioned whether any prejudice resulted from the process.

Quinn Emanuel lawyers challenge sanctions process before federal judge
Christopher Tayback of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP argued two of its lawyers were denied due process when a special master recommended they pay part of a $3 million sanction imposed for misleading a federal court.

The firm got in trouble with U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen while representing biotech company Natera Inc. in an unfair competition and false advertising lawsuit. Chen found that the firm's lawyers misled U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim when they said their expert witnes...

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