G&T Terminal Packaging Co. v. Western Growers Ass'n

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Patricia Anne Williams, J.), entered on or about July 15, 2008, awarding defendants $32,306.50 in attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with their defense of this matter, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The IAS court did not abuse its discretion by determining that plaintiffs’ conduct was frivolous within the meaning of 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 (c) (2) (see Pickens v Castro, 55 AD3d 443, 444 [2008]). Contrary to plaintiffs’ claim, courts take into consideration the entire dispute between the parties, not just the lawsuit in which sanctions are imposed (see…