Court Opinion

ID: 9791904
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:20:19.397698+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:37:39.323305
License: Public Domain

COMPTON, Justice,
concurring.
I concur in the court’s analysis, but would expand upon the result. I would remand the case to the superior court to determine whether liability for attorney’s fees should also extend to Childs’ counsel as well, or whether Childs’ counsel should be held primarily liable for attorney’s fees. On the record before us, it appears highly unlikely that Childs had anything to do with the determination to proceed against Tulin, and while Childs is responsible for the conduct of his agent, Childs should not have to go through a cumbersome process of filing a separate suit against his counsel to recover damages he incurs as a result of his counsel’s conduct. I believe Civil Rule 11 provides ample authority for a sanction against Childs’ counsel.