"Litigation is not a sport, litigation is not a lottery."
Wife claims abuse by husband, and husband is arrested. Wife recants, and husband sues city for false arrest.
Judge Shira Scheindlin (New York Southern District) dismissed the false arrest case, and after finding that the couple had most likely lied about the whole thing, ordered sanctions against the husband.
See yesterday's New York Times article: Plaintiff and Lawyer Ordered to Reimburse New York in False-Arrest Suit