49 CFR § 1103.31 - Responsibility for litigation.

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title: "49 CFR § 1103.31 - Responsibility for litigation."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1103.31"
section_name: "Responsibility for litigation."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
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subchapter_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "1103"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 862; 49 U.S.C. 1303(c), 1321."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 49549, Nov. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1103.31 Responsibility for litigation.

The practitioner bears the responsibility for advising as to questionable transactions, bringing questionable proceedings, or urging questionable defenses. Client's instructions cannot be used as an excuse for questionable practices.