Epstein Becker Stuck With Self-Contradicting Statement Sanctions

Epstein Becker & Green PC and one of its attorneys must face almost $90,000 in sanctions for taking self-contradicting positions in various forums, after the Third Circuit ruled Friday that it lacked jurisdiction to consider their appeal.

Epstein Becker and attorney Richard Frey represented an individual named Sunil Patel, who allegedly ran a “rent-a-vet” scheme to fraudulently obtain government benefits by using a disabled veteran as a “front man.” Frey successfully argued for arbitration in federal court, and once the dispute was moved to arbitration he claimed it belonged in court.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ...