The Jolly Group, Ltd., and Michael J. Rovell, Cross-Appellee v. Medline Industries, Inc.

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• outlining the Seventh Circuit's test for attorney fees under § 1927 and reviewing for abuse of discretion
• affirming sanctions under § 1927 for motions filed after district court had entered judgment
• 28 U.S.C. § 1927 imposes a continuing duty upon attorneys to dismiss claims that are no longer viable
• “We have also interpreted § 1927 to impose a continuing duty upon attorneys to dismiss claims that are no longer viable.”
• “We have also interpreted § 1927 to impose a continuing duty upon attorneys to dismiss claims that are no longer viable.”
• “[A] court has discretion to impose § 1927 sanctions when an attorney has . . . a claim that is without a plausible legal or factual basis and lacking in justification.”

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