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Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington Health Sys. v. Akl (In re Akl)

Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington Health Sys. v. Akl (In re Akl)

Ruling
Sanctions against creditor hospital's counsel denied absent malicious intent in filing motion to strike.
Procedural posture

Defendant debtor filed a motion for sanctions under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011 against plaintiff hospital's counsel (hereafter "counsel") for filing his October 24, 2008, Motion to Strike, Dismiss, and Otherwise Deny Defendant's Motion for Sanctions Under 28 U.S.C.S. § 1927, in the alternative for exercise of the court's inherent power to sanction the hospital and its counsel.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 15, 2011 , LexisNexis #0711-139