Opinion
No. 07 C 1784.
December 18, 2007
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Sanctions often provoke a vigorous response, and that has been true here. Perhaps professional pride is at stake, but, for whatever reason, that facet of a litigation seeks to take on a life of its own, with briefing examining every possible implication. We think it is time to move on. Plaintiffs here moved for reconsideration. That motion is denied.
We were not convinced that plaintiffs acted in subjective bad faith. We concluded, and continue to believe, that plaintiffs' choice of forum was dictated more for the convenience of its intellectual property lawyers than by a deliberate strategy to harass the defendant. But, for the reasons previously stated, plaintiffs' conduct was vexatious, and that is objective bad faith. Pacific Dunlop Holdings, Inc v. Barosh, 22 F.3d 113, 120 (7th Cir. 1993) And, given the great expense of modern litigation, well it should be.