https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/11/senate-hearing-litigation-reform/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/11/senate-hearing-litigation-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-347281 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:45:17 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=67247#comment-347281 “It would make sanctions mandatory against attorneys who file frivolous lawsuits. Currently, judges have discretion on whether to impose sanctions.” Doesn’t that just shift the “judge’s discretion” point from whether to impose sanctions, to whether to determine that a suit is frivolous? Or is there an objective, applicable standard that a judge won’t be able to escape?

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