The Philadelphia-area lawyer hit with nearly $1 million in sanctions—that were later reversed—has alleged that the attorneys who pursued those sanctions only did so to inflate their fees in the underlying medical malpractice case.

Medical malpractice defense attorney Nancy Raynor recently filed a complaint in the civil suit she had begun in January against attorneys who pursued contempt proceedings against her. The complaint, filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, alleges three causes of action, including abuse of process and wrongful use of civil proceedings under both common law and the Dragonetti Act.

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