BJ'S & SONS CONST. CO., INC. v. Van Sickle
Michigan Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtSaad, J.
Plaintiff BJ’s & Sons Construction Company, Inc.; Robert Harvey, the president and chief executive officer of BJ’s & Sons Construction Company, Inc.; and Stephen Shefman, plaintiffs attorney (hereafter referred to jointly as plaintiffs), appeal the trial court’s order that imposed sanctions because the court ruled that their claim was frivolous. The order imposed attorney fees and costs reduced by the reasonable amount it would have cost plaintiffs to resolve the issue *402appropriately.1 We affirm and award additional sanctions against plaintiffs for bringing a frivolous appeal.
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