$14,636.50 in sanctions for filing motion with misquotes.

In an appeal in an employment discrimination suit, the employee’s lawyer filed a motion that contained misquotes. This was not the lawyer’s first misconduct incident.

The 3rd Circuit ordered him to reimburse the employer “for the attorney’s fees that it paid to respond to his antics: $14,636.50.” He may not recoup those costs from his client, but must pay them himself.

Hileman v. West Penn (3d Circuit 07/20/2026) [PDF].