Sanctions Against Attorneys For Mis-Stating Facts

Florida attorneys have a duty of candor to the court.  We are required to tell the truth, and to reveal facts which we believe the court may want to know.  This is an important part of our obligation as Florida attorneys to judges, to our opposing parties and their counsel, and to our judicial process. When an attorney mis-states facts, that attorney, and that attorney’s client, may be subject to sanctions by the court.   A recent case where an order from a trial court was mis-stated to an appellate court, and where sanctions were imposed, was before Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeals.  The opinion was handed down on September 11, 2013.