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FRIVOLOUS CONDUCT WARRANTED AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES, CRITERIA EXPLAINED.

The Second Department determined plaintiff’s frivolous conduct (delaying discontinuance) warranted the award of attorney”s fees to the respondent. The court explained the criteria for finding frivolous conduct:

“The court rule set forth in 22 NYCRR 130-1.1, which is intended to limit frivolous and harassing behavior, authorizes a court, in its discretion, to award a party in a civil action reasonable attorney’s fees resulting from frivolous conduct” … . Conduct is frivolous if, inter alia, it is “completely without merit in law” or “undertaken primarily to delay or prolong the resolution of the litigation, or to harass or maliciously injure another” (22 NYCRR 130-1.1[c][1], [2]…). “In determining whether the conduct undertaken was frivolous, the court shall consider, among other issues the circumstances under which the conduct took place, including the time available for investigating the legal or factual basis of the conduct, and whether or not the conduct was continued when its lack of legal or factual basis was apparent, should have been apparent, or was brought to the attention of counsel or the party” (22 NYCRR 130-1.1[c]). Hutter v Citibank, N.A., 2016 NY Slip Op 06062, 2nd Dept 9-21-16

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