Litigation & Investigations partner Jack Yoskowitz and associate Molly Rao have published an article in the New York Law Journal titled, “When a Complaint Is Actually Frivolous: Threatening To Seek Rule 11 Sanctions as an Appropriate and Effective Strategy.”

The article discusses Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (Rule 11) and how it’s a powerful took designed to deter frivolous claims, improper legal arguments, and bad-faith litigation conduct.

This article explores three key areas: (1) what constitutes a Rule 11 violation; (2) best practices for presenting a compelling motion for sanctions; and (3) insights from recent case law, along with their own experience in drafting a Rule 11 sanctions letter.

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