Sentences with phrase «frivolous cases»

I'm just wondering how frivolous her case may be and what the housing association may pursue to counter her case.

Also, as an officer of the court, a lawyer has a duty to be honest and to not file frivolous cases or raise frivolous defenses.

clog the courts with frivolous cases brought by animal rights extremists on behalf of dogs, cats and other pets.

Board members noted that with the 2 to 3 million dollars in legal fees including frivolous cases like this brought against them, it is getting difficult to fiscally operate.

Juries don't award compensation for frivolous cases.

The current human rights code allows too many frivolous cases to proceed against citizens, when the Criminal Code already covers hate speech that could generate harm against an individual or group.

He is proud of the dedication of his asbestos law firm to helping only those with legitimate needs for a mesothelioma lawsuit and not accepting frivolous cases.

Unless I'm missing something, this looks like a purely frivolous case, perhaps a situation where sanctions against Tylo are appropriate.

Employer defendants also are dissatisfied with the system, often feeling «held up» by what they see as frivolous cases.

Attorney costs are paid in frivolous cases, and this case didn't rise to the high standard for frivolousness, the court said.

This was a frivolous case.

Managers can still challenge clear - path violations, but the frivolous cases were essentially eliminated with this simple change.

Can the court order the party's attorney who presented the frivolous case to pay the sanctions?

Finally, I'd be remiss not to mention that in general judicial discretion in many aspects of litigation is a desirable and useful occurrence, whether it manifests itself in the dismissal of a frivolous case or appointing counsel to an indigent defendant.

It must not be a frivolous case or one without merit.

In Québec, the authorization motion judge's role is, essentially, to screen out frivolous cases.

First I think the real issue is abusive litigation, rather than frivolous cases, by which I mean cases that may have some merit but which are freighted with abusive discovery and satellite litigation in an effort to make them more valuable then the merits would support.

As a result, oftentimes it is cheaper to settle even a frivolous case than to fight.

Require that a losing party who brings a frivolous case pay the other side's attorney's fees — and make sure the troll can pay.