Motions Not Covered By Atty Liability Law, Pa. Justices Say
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Motions Not Covered By Atty Liability Law, Pa. Justices Say Law360 (December 22, 2020, 9:17 PM EST) -- Post-trial motions for contempt and sanctions — even involving $1 million in penalties that temporarily froze a Philadelphia defense attorney's bank accounts — are not a basis for suing for wrongful use of civil proceedings under Pennsylvania law, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court ruled 5-2 that post-trial motions, such as the ultimately dismissed sanctions against attorney Nancy Raynor, are not covered by Pennsylvania's Dragonetti Act, which...
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