Bloomberg Law
Sept. 12, 2016, 3:12 PM UTC

Lawyers Warned They May Pay For Filing Frivolous Suits

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By Paul Barrett, Bloomberg Businessweek

Lawyers who defend companies in product liability cases are celebrating an unusual order by a federal judge in Columbus, Georgia. In it, he told attorneys for the other side — the ones who represent injured consumers — that he was going to crack down on frivolous claims, and that the penalty could come from their wallet.

The five-page order appeared last week from Chief U.S. District Judge Clay Land of the Middle District of Georgia. He issued it in connection with hundreds of consolidated cases he oversees concerning a “vaginal mesh” device made by Johnson & ...

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