Adams vs United Services Automobile Association
Dozen Lawyers File Appeal in Holmes Sanction
The 12 plaintiffs’ attorneys who were found to have abused the court system in their manipulation of a controversial class-action case maintain they didn’t do anything wrong in the handling of the case, according to a brief filed last week. read more >
Update: Judge Reprimands John Goodson, Others in Class-Action Case
Chief U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III on Wednesday reprimanded five attorneys, including the husband of a state Supreme Court justice, after finding bad faith and abuse of the court system in their manipulation of a controversial class-action case. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Update: No Action on Lawyer Sanctions; Holmes Rethinking Finding of ‘Bad Faith’
Judge P.K. Holmes III did not issue sanctions to 16 attorneys in a controversial class-action case, and said that briefs and affidavits submitted by the attorneys called into question his previous finding of bad faith. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Class-Action Sanctions Against Lawyers Threaten Other Cases
When Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III sanctions 16 attorneys in a controversial insurance class-action case next week, it could make life harder for the plaintiffs’ lawyers who have other cases pending in federal courts in Arkansas. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
State Supreme Court Keeps Eye on Attorney Sanctions
The 16 attorneys facing sanctions for abusing the federal court system in a controversial class-action case aren’t the only ones interested in what U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III will do on June 24. read more >