( August 1, 2025, 7:26 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed $2.52 million in sanctions and attorney fees assessed against an attorney who represented two plaintiffs who sought a court declaration that a painting was created by a famous artist, who disclaimed the work as having been done by someone with a similar name, finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by awarding sanctions after earlier denying the artist’s motion for summary judgment....