G. W. Paulson Co. v. Grady

Lauren Paulson is an attorney who appeals from a judgment imposing sanctions against him under ORCP 17 C(3). The trial court concluded that Paulson made a false certification when he signed a pleading on behalf of his client. We review the trial court’s imposition of sanctions for errors of law, Nygaard Logging Co., Inc. v. OR-OSHA, 165 Or App 90, 102, 995 P2d 589 (2000), and reverse.

In February 1997, G.W. Paulson Co. 1 filed an action against Craigan Construction Company (Craigan) and Kevin and Michelle Grady (Grady). 2 Paulson represented Craigan in the action and signed all relevant…