Rule 11 Sanctions Fundamentals (Federal)

Summary

This practice note discusses the bases for seeking and avoiding sanctions under Rule 11 and covers topics such as the three grounds for sanctions, reasonable inquiry standard, the duty of candor, contentions made on information and belief, expert opinions, partially unsupported material, legal arguments, non-frivolous standard, examples of sanctionable and non-sanctionable conduct, and improper purposes for making filings.