A Supreme Court workgroup has concluded that better education, including for lawyers and judges, would be the most effective way to reduce “sham and vexatious” litigation — but potential rule and statute revisions, and better E-Filing Portal procedures, might also help.

“The workgroup notes that its foremost recommendation is education,” the panel stressed in its final report.

Former Chief Justice Charles Canady formed the “Workgroup on Sanctions for Sham and Vexatious Litigation” in December 2021 and appointed 17th Circuit Administrative Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips as chair.