Free ground shipping is available on every in-stock West order shipped within the United States. If you choose this option, your order will generally ship from West within 1-2 business days and arrive within 7-10 days via the carrier that West selects. Past-due accounts and other credit issues may delay your order.
February 2009
ABA-SANCT: A nonfrivolous look at Rule 11
Some have compared law practice under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to "negotiating a minefield" or "playing a game of Russian roulette." Cary J. Coglianese, Insuring Rule 11 Sanctions, 88 MICH. L. REV. 344, 347 (1989). Metaphors aside, a solid understanding of Rule 11—including related procedures and controlling jurisprudence—is a matter of survival for those practicing in federal court.
Enter the Rule 11 Sanctions database (ABA-SANCT), recently released on Westlaw. ABA-SANCT contains the full text of Rule 11 Sanctions, an American Bar Association publication written by Rule 11 expert Georgine M. Vairo. This exhaustive publication covers all aspects of Rule 11, including court interpretations of reasonable inquiry, the history of and amendments to Rule 11, district court and appellate procedures, and types of sanctions available. It also features a circuit-by-circuit comparison of Rule 11 approaches. Sections contain many footnotes, with links to the full text of cited sources.
An easy way to browse the contents of ABA-SANCT is to use the Table of Contents service. You can also search ABA-SANCT using the Terms and Connectors or Natural Language search method.
See all articles in current issue