Legal Opinion
Nyer v. Winterthur International
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 16, 2002No. 01-1411PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Attorney Paul Nyer (“Nyer”) appeals from an order sanctioning him under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 for his attempt to bring an unfair trade practices claim against Winterthur International Insurance Company (“Winterthur”) in connection with Winterthur’s defense of a personal injury suit against its insured. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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