· 6/22/1988
Stephanie Hays and Gail MacDonald v. Sony Corporation of America
Citations
- 847 F.2d 412
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “A college or university does not supervise its faculty in the preparation of academic books and articles, and it is poorly equipped to exploit their writings, whether through publication or otherwise.” (emphasis added)
- “Rule 11 defines a new form of legal malpractice.”
- Rule 11 establishes negligence standard
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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Easterbrook
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