Court Error – Sanctions

By: Derek Hawkins//April 14, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Wendy B. Dolin v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC,

Case No.: 19-2547

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and SYKES and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Court Error – Sanctions

This appeal presents two questions: first, whether we should reopen our court’s prior judgment in this case, see Dolin v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, 901 F.3d 803 (7th Cir. 2018) (“Dolin I”), and second, whether we should impose sanctions against appellant Wendy Dolin or her counsel for pursuing this appeal. Our decisions are not to reopen the judgment and not to impose sanctions on Mrs. Dolin or her counsel. The district court’s denial of relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) is AFFIRMED. Appellee GlaxoSmithKline’s motion for fees and costs under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38 is DENIED.

Affirmed in part. Denied in part.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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