4th Circ. Backs Sanctioning Firm $1M For 'Defiance' Of Court <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2251403?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5f-b7aa-0651cdd34b32&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=legalethics&utm_content=2024-10-25&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0> By Lauren Berg The Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld a roughly $1 million sanction against the law firm of New York plaintiffs attorney Paul J. Napoli for its purportedly frivolous filings in a battle with another firm over asbestos litigation client referrals, saying the firm's misconduct was in "direct defiance" of a Maryland federal court's authority. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2251403?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5f-b7aa-0651cdd34b32&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=legalethics&utm_content=2024-10-25&read_more=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2251403?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5f-b7aa-0651cdd34b32&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=legalethics&utm_content=2024-10-25&read_later=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0>