"Lawyers representing MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell were fined $6,000 for submitting a brief containing misquotes and citations to fictional cases."
"The fines included $3,000 for attorney Christopher Kachouroff and the firm McSweeney Cynkar & Kachouroff, and $3,000 for attorney Jennifer DeMaster."
"US District Judge Nina Wang stated that the fines were the least severe sanction adequate to deter and punish defense counsel."
"A jury awarded Eric Coomer over $2.3 million in damages against Lindell after finding he had defamed Coomer."
Lawyers for MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell faced a $6,000 fine after submitting a brief that contained numerous misquotes and references to fictional cases. US District Judge Nina Wang imposed $3,000 fines each on attorneys Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster. A recent jury trial resulted in over $2.3 million awarded to Eric Coomer for defamation. The lawyers claimed the errors were due to a prior, incorrect draft submission, but the corrected brief still had substantive errors.
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