Unifund CCR Partners v. Villa

*387OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

In light of the standard of review applicable to our review of the amount of sanctions awarded by a trial court, a majority of the court grants appellee’s motion for rehearing en banc. The panel’s opinions and judgment dated May 21, 2008 are withdrawn, and this opinion and judgment are substituted.

Unifund CCR Partners appeals the trial court’s final judgment and order imposing sanctions against it, asserting the trial court: (1) lacked jurisdiction to award the sanctions; and (2) abused its discretion in imposing sanctions and in determining the…