Ascent Management, Inc. et al v. Shell Oil Company et al

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), quoting Black's Law Dictionary, 1103 (6 Ed. 1991). ensure that they support the proposition they are representing. 19 It goes without saying that submitting fake or materially misleading citations means that the attorney failed to read and verify the cases. R. C. 2323. 51(A)(2) defines “frivolous conduct” as: Conduct of … other party to a civil action… that satisfies any of the following: (i) It obviously serves merely to harass or maliciously injure another party to the civil action or appeal or is for another improper purpose, including, but not limited to, causing unnecessary delay or a needless increase in the cost of litigation. (ii) It is not warranted under existing law, cannot be supported by a good faith argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, or cannot be supported by a good faith argument for the establishment of new law.

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