Legal Opinion
Plaintiffs' Baycol Steering Committee v. Bayer Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2005No. 04-2097, 04-2187PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth B. Moll, and his firm Kenneth B. Moll & Associates Ltd. (KBM), and K. Amy Lemon, appeal the district court’s order imposing sanctions against them for their conduct in the Baycol Multi-District Litigation (MDL). Pursuant to its inherent power, the district court removed Moll and KBM from the plaintiffs’ steering committee (PSC) and imposed a $50,000 sanction against Moll after finding Moll committed perjury, violated two pretrial orders, and violated multiple provisions of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct. Additionally, the district court sua sponte…
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