While Finding Attorney's Claim Not Frivolous, Seventh Circuit Sanctions Attorney under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 for Forum Shopping | Practical Law
In Boyer v. BNSF Railway Company, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit imposed sanctions on plaintiff's counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 for forum shopping but affirmed the district court's denial of sanctions under FRCP 11 because the plaintiff's claim was not frivolous.