U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas Fort Smith Division Profile

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas Fort Smith Division

30 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901

Five face sanctions in case that used court as a 'bargaining chip'

By Dawn Geske | Friday, Aug 26, 2016 @ 9:34am

FORT SMITH, Ark. – Five lawyers were handed sanctions under a ruling by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fort Smith Division over moving a class-action suit to a more favorable location so that would impose greater payment to the lawyers.