(DOWNLOAD) "Brandt v. Schal Associates" by United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Brandt v. Schal Associates
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 01, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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MANION, Circuit Judge. A contract dispute between a commercial construction management firm, Schal Associates (Schal), and a hired contractor specializing in the design and installation of window-wall systems, Crescent Corporation, whose successor in interest is now William A. Brandt (Crescent), resulted in extensive litigation in both state and federal court. Crescent apparently met with some success with its state claims in state court but decided to press on in federal court charging that Schal violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §Â§ 1960-1968 ("RICO"). After several years of protracted attempts at filing and justifying the RICO lawsuit against Schal, Brandt finally accepted a voluntary dismissal of its second amended complaint. Schal then filed a motion for Rule 11 sanctions against Brandts attorney, David Campbell. The district court concluded that Campbell concocted the RICO fraud theory with no evidentiary basis. After an extensive hearing the court awarded Rule 11 sanctions that amounted to the attorneys fees and expenses the Schal defendants had incurred. Campbell appeals those sanctions. We affirm.