Justices Wary Of Goodyear's 'Direct Cause' Sanction Plea

By Andrew Strickler (January 10, 2017, 8:59 PM EST) -- Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday pressed lawyers to justify their opposing views on the appropriateness of a $2.7 million penalty levied against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and two attorneys over bad-faith discovery misconduct, with at least some voicing concern about shouldering courts with the burden of trying to tie sanctions too closely to unknown litigation costs....

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