Dunlap Codding Director Jordan Sigale Quoted in Article on “Benchslaps”
Bill Donahue authored an article on copyright beatdowns and benchslaps in Law360 on November 20. “No matter the area of law, frustration appears to be the common factor behind the phenomenon that has come to be known as the “benchslap.”” Donahue added: “Judges see a lot nonsensical behavior from the attorneys and clients who enter their courtrooms, and the vast majority of the time, they respond in the measured, equitable fashion that their position of power demands. But every once and a while, things bubble over.”
“Judges see a lot of questionable lawsuits,” said Jordan Sigale, an intellectual property litigator with the firm Dunlap Codding. “Their dockets are getting larger, and what we expect of these people involves a heck of a lot of work for not so much pay.”
Commenting on judges using colorful language in the face of apparently bogus lawsuits, Sigale also said, “It could have been one frivolous complaint too many that week, and she saw an opportunity to have some fun with it,” Sigale said. “It seems like a good way to not melt down.”