A New Jersey lawyer has been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 for pursuing a frivolous lawsuit against two Atlantic City police officers.

According to news reports, attorney Jerry Goldhagen's client claimed he injured his eye socket in 2005 after being hit by stun guns used by Officers Michael Mayer and Owen Ingenito. The problem with the claim, however, comes from the fact that Atlantic City police didn't have stun guns at the time of the alleged injury.

In its ruling in favor of the police officers, the court held that had Goldhagen conducted even a “cursory investigation of the facts and a careful review of the law” before filing the complaint, he would have seen there was no valid claim.

An appellate panel recently upheld the decision to have Goldhagen pay Atlantic City $22,264.25 and the officers $27,680 in the case.

—Source: AtlanticCityNews.net