106 N.C. App. 586 - Brooks v. Giesey’s Empirical Analysis

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43 state decisions

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1. “noted that under Rule 11, “a represented party may rely on his attorney’s advice as to the legal sufficiency of his claims” and only “will be held responsible if his evident purpose is to harass, persecute, otherwise vex his opponents, or cause them unnecessary cost or delay.” Bryson [v. Sullivan], 330 N.C. [644,] 663, 412 S.E.2d [326,] 337 [1992]. In our opinion, it is unfortunate that under section 6-21.5, which does not contain the same limitations, clients who presumably know nothing about the law can be sanctioned for factual and legal deficiencies.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brooks v. Giesey

2. “must then determine that the plaintiff should reasonably have been aware, at the time the complaint was filed, that the pleading contained no justiciable issue of law or fact or that the plaintiff persisted in litigating the case “after the point where [he] should reasonably have become aware that the pleading [he] filed no longer contained a justiciable issue.’ ” Bryson, 330 N.C. at 665, 412 S.E.2d at 338 [(quoting Sunamerica Financial Corp. v. Bonham, 328 N.C. 254, 258 , 400 S.E.2d 435, 438 (1991))].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brooks v. Giesey