S. 603 · 111th Congress
Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chuck Grassley
- Introduced
- 2009-03-16
- Latest action
- 2009-03-16 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of a court to impose sanctions for any representations in a pleading, written motion, or other paper that violate the Rule.
Revises the requirements for such sanctions.
Allows monetary sanctions to be awarded against a party's attorneys.