Weiss v. Rachlin & Cohen

Jeffrey J. Weiss appeals the trial court’s order awarding attorneys’ fees against him as a discovery sanction in this accounting malpractice action. We conclude that the record before us fully supports the trial judge’s determination that sanctions were appropriate and commend the judge for taking decisive action to punish Weiss’ dilatory discovery tactics. We affirm the trial judge’s order in as much as it finds that sanctions were warranted. We must, however, reverse the award of attorneys’ fees.

At a hearing on the last of many motions for sanctions, Rachlin and Cohen (R&C) claimed that it…