Acting on its own initiative, a New York appeals court has sanctioned a Manhattan litigator and his client for pursuing an "entirely frivolous" appeal. In a dispute over the failed negotiations to purchase a Soho building, Matthew Hearle of Goldberg Weprin & Ustin and his client Yenom Corp. had already been sanctioned nearly $35,000 by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Karen S. Smith. The appellate decision could add additional costs and attorney fees in excess of $70,000.
July 17, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Acting on its own initiative, the Appellate Division, 1st Department, has sanctioned a Manhattan litigator and his client for pursuing an “entirely frivolous” appeal.
In a dispute over the failed negotiations to purchase a Soho building, Matthew Hearle of Goldberg Weprin & Ustin and his client Yenom Corp. had already been sanctioned nearly $35,000 by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Karen S. Smith.
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