legislation: 111-s-603

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111-s-603 111 s 603 Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009 Law 2009-03-16 2009-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 0 Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of a court to impose sanctions for any representations in a pleading, written motion, or other paper that violate the Rule. Revises the requirements for such sanctions. Allows monetary sanctions to be awarded against a party's attorneys. 2023-01-11T13:19:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/603

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