Aug 18, 2010
Rule 11 Sanctions Vacated Against Sidley, McKool Smith in Infringement Case Gone Bad
Rule 11 sanctions are always a black mark on a firm’s good name, no matter how trivial the monetary consequences. So when a federal judge in Texas imposed sanctions on McKool Smith and Sidley Austin, finding them liable for pursuing frivolous claims on behalf of a patent holding company, the firms took the matter seriously, even though the judge demanded just $5,000 from McKool and $2,500 from Sidley