MARY ANN PENSIERO, INC. v. LINGLE

No. 87-5588.

847 F.2d 90 (1988)

MARY ANN PENSIERO, INC. d/b/a Bargain Beer and Soda v. Robert L. LINGLE and Betty M. Lingle t/a Lingle Distributing. Appeal of LITMAN, LITMAN, HARRIS, BROWN & WATZMAN, P.C.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Manion (argued), Manion, McDonough & Lucas, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Stephen L. Grose (argued), Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Harrisburg, Pa., for appellees.

Before GIBBONS, Chief Judge, WEIS and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.*

Counsel for plaintiffs appeal the imposition of sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 for failure to reasonably investigate the facts and research the law before filing the complaint in this antitrust suit. We conclude that the record reveals adequate compliance with the pre-filing requirements of Rule 11, and we will therefore vacate the award of sanctions. Moreover, to...

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