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Ninth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Copyright Lawyer<br>Attorney Fees Awarded To Prevailing Defendants in Memorabilia Case<br>Manatt Petitions CA Supreme Court over Ruling Against Firm

32 minute read June 30, 2010 at 09:49 AM
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Stan Soocher and Brian Baxter
Counsel Concerns

Ninth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Copyright Lawyer

By Stan Soocher

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld sanctions against veteran copyright litigator Anthony Kornarens under 28 U.S.C. '1927 for “his five-year bad faith pursuit of a frivolous copyright infringement claim.”

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