77 Cited authorities

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 239,579 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.
501 U.S. 32 (1991) Cited 9,383 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts "may bar from the courtroom a criminal defendant who disrupts a trial" may "assess attorney fees when a party has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons," and "may act sua sponte to dismiss a suit for failure to prosecute"
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
447 U.S. 752 (1980) Cited 2,895 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may impose attorney's fee sanction against opposing counsel for “abusive litigation practices” only in “narrowly defined circumstances,” including where the court makes a finding that “counsel's conduct ... constituted or was tantamount to bad faith”
Mandarin v. Wildenstein
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 741 (N.Y. 2011) Cited 1,642 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff must allege a misrepresentation or a material omission of fact which was "false and known to be false"
Hall v. Cole
412 U.S. 1 (1973) Cited 961 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs acted on behalf of all union members, and reimbursing the attorneys' fees from the union treasury, such that all union members in effect equally contributed to the costs of litigation
Howell v. New York Post Co.
81 N.Y.2d 115 (N.Y. 1993) Cited 1,460 times
Holding that the elements of intentional infliction of emotional distress are: " extreme and outrageous conduct; intent to cause, or disregard of a substantial probability of causing, severe emotional distress; a causal connection between the conduct and injury; and severe emotional distress."
In re Ruffalo
390 U.S. 544 (1968) Cited 785 times
Holding that a lawyer involved in disbarment proceedings is, like a criminal defendant, entitled to "fair notice of the charge," but never explaining how such notice can be provided
Residential Funding Corp. v. Degeorge Financial
306 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2002) Cited 892 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding evidence of bad faith or gross negligence that satisfies the culpable-state-of-mind requirement is also usually sufficient to satisfy the relevance requirement
Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners
353 U.S. 232 (1957) Cited 975 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state cannot exclude a person from the practice of law based on failure to satisfy its standards of qualification "when there is no basis for their finding that he fails to meet these standards"
Eastway Const. Corp. v. City of New York
762 F.2d 243 (2d Cir. 1985) Cited 1,193 times
Holding Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 requires sanctions against "an attorney and/or his client when it appears that a pleading has been interposed for any improper purpose, or where, after reasonable inquiry, a competent attorney could not form a reasonable belief that the pleading is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law."
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 36,716 times 146 Legal Analyses
Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs
28 U.S.C. § 1927 Cited 8,942 times 81 Legal Analyses
Granting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct
Section 51 - Action for injunction and for damages
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 51 Cited 568 times 13 Legal Analyses
Affording cause of action for commercial use of name or picture without prior written consent

Lohan v. Perez et al

77 Cited authorities

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Holding that courts "may bar from the courtroom a criminal defendant who disrupts a trial" may "assess attorney fees when a party has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons," and "may act sua sponte to dismiss a suit for failure to prosecute"

Holding that a court may impose attorney's fee sanction against opposing counsel for “abusive litigation practices” only in “narrowly defined circumstances,” including where the court makes a finding that “counsel's conduct ... constituted or was tantamount to bad faith”

Holding that plaintiff must allege a misrepresentation or a material omission of fact which was "false and known to be false"

Holding that the plaintiffs acted on behalf of all union members, and reimbursing the attorneys' fees from the union treasury, such that all union members in effect equally contributed to the costs of litigation

Holding that the elements of intentional infliction of emotional distress are: " extreme and outrageous conduct; intent to cause, or disregard of a substantial probability of causing, severe emotional distress; a causal connection between the conduct and injury; and severe emotional distress."

Holding that a lawyer involved in disbarment proceedings is, like a criminal defendant, entitled to "fair notice of the charge," but never explaining how such notice can be provided

Holding evidence of bad faith or gross negligence that satisfies the culpable-state-of-mind requirement is also usually sufficient to satisfy the relevance requirement

Holding that a state cannot exclude a person from the practice of law based on failure to satisfy its standards of qualification "when there is no basis for their finding that he fails to meet these standards"

Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

Granting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct

Affording cause of action for commercial use of name or picture without prior written consent