Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Moore Business Forms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1987No. 85-2176PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Ida Hudson filed suit against her former employer, Moore Business Forms, Inc. (“Moore”), alleging wrongful discharge and sex discrimination. Moore retained the law firm of Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff & Tichy (“Littler”) to represent it. Littler filed an answer and a counterclaim that alleged tortious conduct by Hudson in connection with her discharge, and requested $200,000 in compensatory damages, $4 million in punitive damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees. The district court dismissed the counterclaim, conducted a hearing to determine if Rule 11 sanctions were…
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