John Finton Stevens v. Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company Of North Carolina

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• District court did not abuse its discretion in denying sanctions motion filed in untimely manner and when purpose of belated request was more retaliatory than substantive in nature.
• sanctions appropriate if suit lacks “reasonable basis in fact and law”

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