Sentences with phrase «including frivolous cases»
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.
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Act 2, including: changes to Wisconsin's product liability laws; adding Daubert standards for cases tried in Wisconsin involving expert opinion and evidence; eliminating the controversial «risk contribution» theory created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the 2005 Thomas v. Mallett decision; placing caps on punitive damages; and reducing frivolous lawsuits by holding parties liable for costs and fees for filing frivolous claims.
The report summarizes much of what has already been stated above and the findings of the Commission are surprisingly consistent with those made 50 years earlier by the Clement Report in Alberta, including a recommendation that there should generally be no requirement for a prospective appellant to obtain leave from the court to exercise a right of appeal except in cases where there is a genuine concern for frivolous appeals.
The result it imposes in that case does not follow from the application of legal rules to the parties» account of the facts or law (which could include the conclusion that the account is frivolous, untrue or unmerited).