Abstract
Unjustified resistance to discovery and abusive over-use of discovery techniques increase the costs of legal services, delay resolution of disputes and place an undue burden on an overworked judiciary. In Litton Systems, Inc. v. AT&T Co., the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York retaliated against discovery abuse by ordering a victorious antitrust plaintiff to forfeit statutory attorney's fees "well into the eight figure range" as a sanction for its lawyers' misconduct during discovery.
Recommended Citation
Russell, Ronald G.
(1982)
"Denial of Millions in Costs and Attorney's Fees as
a Discovery Sanction- Litton Systems, Inc. v.
AT&T Co.,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1982:
No.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1982/iss2/8