Understanding and Avoiding Sanctions in Litigation

“Sanctions are a greater risk, at the trial level and the appellate level, than any kind of malpractice claim is,” according to Douglas R. Richmond, managing director of Aon Risk Solutions’ Professional Services practice in Chicago.

And he wasn’t talking about disciplinary sanctions, but rather the array of sanctions courts have at their disposal to respond to misbehavior at every stage of litigation and appeal.

In “Understanding and Avoiding Sanctions in Litigation,” his solo presentation Nov. 17 at the 2016 Aon Law Firm Symposium in Chicago, Richmond delved into many of these sanction authorities: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 11, ...