A plaintiff’s attorney in a failed lawsuit seeking a fee for introducing potential business partners has been sanctioned $6,400 for conducting wasteful depositions.

Attorney Michael Q. Carey was put on notice more than once by Southern District Judge Paul Crotty to keep depositions to a minimum or sanctions would be in the offing, but the judge said the attorney kept on going.

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