(CN) - An order declaring a California attorney and her son "vexatious litigants" in a dispute over a family trust is too broad and restrictive, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday. The federal appeals court ...

When plaintiffs file enough cases that courts view as frivolous, the courts can generally declare the plaintiffs to be "vexatious litigants," and thus limit their ability to litigate future cases ...

Before PROST, DYK, and WALLACH. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Summary: The grant or denial of attorney fees requires consideration of a party’s ...

In what seems to be a continuing trend, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is continuing to show increasingly little tolerance for abusive patent litigation tactics. In the ...

The recent decision in Serafine v. Crump by the Supreme Court of Texas primarily revolves around the interpretation of what constitutes “litigation” under Texas law, particularly in the context of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Dayton-area veterans club is a “vexatious litigator,” and cannot file any more lawsuits unless first seeking permission from the Montgomery Common Pleas Court, the Ohio Supreme ...

Vexatious litigation is legal action which is brought, regardless of its merits, solely to harass or subdue an adversary. The extortionists at Maui Tomorrow and Sierra Club used their baseless bully ...

Litigation is, by its very nature, adversarial. Lawyers may bluff, cajole or appear unyielding as tactics to try to achieve a positive result for their clients. But there can be risk if lawyers engage ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter J Reilly is a Forbes contributor who covers taxes. The Ninth Circuit opinion is one of the rare opinions that I can ...

The Recording Industry Association of America is declaring attorney-blogger Ray Beckerman a "vexatious" litigator. The association is seeking unspecified monetary sanctions to punish him in his ...