Federal judge sanctions plaintiff counsel for $19K, for disruptive deposition conduct
PITTSBURGH – Subsequent to the securing of a sealed settlement for an Altoona couple, who claimed a device created to assist babies in sleeping instead caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the product’s inherent defects, a federal judge sanctioned a member of plaintiff counsel for nearly $20,000 due to what the judge termed his disruptive conduct.