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Legal Ethics - March, 2017
311 articles
- La. Magistrate Judge Seeks Court Intervention For Colleague
- Cohen Milstein Says It Should Share In Deal In $360M Suit
- Geico Counsel DQ'd For Using Privileged Docs In Payout Row
- Gov't, Trader Spar Over Alleged Giuliani, Mukasey Conflicts
- Fla. Firm's Fee Fight With Producer Returns To Trial Court
- Dewey Staffer Says CFO Knew Of Fraud With Chairman's Pay
- NJ Justices Disbar Atty With 'Lengthy' Ethics History
- A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
- Foreign Patent Co.'s 'Uncooperative' Counsel Gets Served
- Indicted Philly DA Agrees To Law License Suspension
- Texas High Court Nixes $12M Akin Gump Malpractice Suit
- Atty. Slams Discovery Bid In Testimony Defamation Dispute
- Attys Seek 9th Circ. Ax Of Sanctions, Fee Orders
- Winston & Strawn Malpractice Suit Transferred To Florida
- Pa. Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over Bail Procedures
- Nagel Rice Drops Coverage Suit Against Allied World
- Susman Godfrey Fined Over Formatting In Amazon TM Suit
- Cybersecurity Steps Every Lawyer Should Consider
- Late Claims Against Texas Firm Doom Silica Malpractice Suit
- Giuliani Won't Touch Turkish Trader Sanctions Case, Atty Says
- Dewey Staffer Says She Feared For Job, Lied To Auditors
- NJ Atty Convicted For Part In $873K Fake Mortgage Scheme
- Ex-Mintz Levin Atty Arrested Over Judge Spit Report
- Atty's Ties To Businessman Not Enough For DQ, Judge Says
- Disbarred NJ Atty Charged With Stealing From Clients
- 7th Circ. Wary Of Expanding Atty Liability In Mayer Brown Suit
- Feldesman Tucker Failed To Deliver On HMO, Med Center Says
- Suspension Recommended Over La. Atty's Bogus Billables
- Rakoff Doesn't Look Ready To Clear Ex-Herrick Tax Partner
- Texas AG's Securities Fraud Trial Delayed, Will Be Moved
- Burt Barr Can't Dodge Ex-Client's Texas Malpractice Suit
- 3 Decisions You Need To Read About Bills And Privilege
- Attys Are Schooled In Ruling Over 'Frivolous' U-Haul Claims
- Wash. Tribes Escape Sanctions In Cigarette Sales Row
- Atty Fights 5,000-Word Essay Sanction At 11th Circ.
- Sklar Kirsh Sued Over $7.5M Loss On LA Condo Project
- Insurer Accuses NJ Firm Of Hiding Estate Mismanagement
- Ruling Will Come Soon On Paxton Trial Delay, Venue Change
- Texas Court Upholds Atty Sanction Over Client's Racist Claim
- Texas Judge Affirms $175K Sanction For ADA Atty's Conduct
- 13 Escape Claims They Defrauded An Elderly Man
- Rosen Law Firm Evades Sanctions For Quick Cellceutix Suit
- Contractor Can't Halt Fraud Row In Tribal Court During Appeal
- Spectrum-Surfing NY Judge Bails Out Of AG's Net Speed Suit
- Apple Accessories Distributor Wants 2nd Shot At Ore. Firm
- NYC Says Legal Defense Fund Contributions Are Gifts
- Disbarred Atty's Fee Tiff Already Litigated, NJ Panel Says
- Talking 'Bull': Episode 17, Name Game
- Coach Ducks Defamation Suit Over Counterfeiting Claims
- Dewey Cooperator Says He Never Told CFO Of Fraud
- Social Media CEO Pleads With Judge Over Absent Counsel
- Pa. Justices Bar Suspended Attys From Unemployment Cases
- Paxton Prosecutors Say AG Ally's Suits Reason To Move Trial
- Giuliani, Mukasey Add Firepower To Iran Sanction Defense
- Judge Chides Philly DA's Atty For Making Limited Appearance
- Griffin Williams Sanctioned For Conflict In Trademark Suit
- Ex-Katten Atty Says Indictment In Shkreli Case Is 'Careless'
- Calif. Borrower Says Judge's Pro-Bank Bias Merits Recusal
- Tenn. Judge Charged With Impeding FBI Sex-For-Favors Probe
- Judge Lops $6M From Ex-Carrillo Huettel Partners' SEC Tab
- Sterling Can't Nix Claims He Stiffed Attys In Clippers Row
- Tri-Med Investors Seek Class Cert. For Law Firm Claims
- Attys Shed Claims In SEC Fraud Suit Against 'Stalker' CEO
- Doc's Immunity Bid In $600M Social Security Fraud Denied
- Justices Set To Hear Immigrant's Case On Bad Atty Advice
- Fla. Gov. Orders Legal Contracts Review, With Nod To Speaker
- Pa. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit Over Failed Med Mal Case
- Stinson Staves Off DQ In 2 ResCap MDL Cases
- Dewey Finance Head OK'd Phony Accounting, Controller Says
- Indicted Philly DA's Atty Wants Out Of Bribery Case
- Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
- Ex-Prosecutor In Plea Talks Over Alleged Illegal Wiretap
- Texas IP Firm Gets Restraining Order Against Ex-Atty
- Sidley, Deloitte Likely Still On Hook For $350M Ponzi Row
- Atty At Center Of $550M Social Security Fraud Pleads Guilty
- JPMorgan Says Jokes Can't DQ Judge In Whistleblower's Suit
- 6th Circ. Says Award Can Stand In Law Firm Partnership Row
- ABA President Balks At Rep's Call For More Lawyer Ad Regs
- Judge Will Allow Class To Object To $75M State Street Fees
- Dewey Staffer Says She Didn't Think She Committed Crimes
- 'Housewives' Star's Ex-Atty Urges Stay Of Malpractice Action
- Jacoby Loses 2nd Circ. Bid Over NY Outside Investor Ban
- NJ Atty Reprimanded Over Client's Default Judgment
- Guilty Pleas Kick Off Calif. Court Clerk Bribery Ring Case
- Liberty Mutual Looks To Fight Off Judge Recusal Bid
- Baker Urges 7th Circ. To End Ex-Employee's Retaliation Suit
- Ex-Monsanto Lawyer Must Hand Over Docs In Syngenta MDL
- Campaign Lies Show Need To End Judge Elections, Prof Says
- NJ Transit Employees Get Suit Against Law Firm Reinstated
- Asbestos Firms Shed Racketeering Suits For Lack Of Ill. Ties
- Alston & Bird Advice Caused $7.6M Tax Bill, PE Firm Says
- Fla. Judge Seeks To Retain Seat Despite Campaign 'Mistakes'
- Loop, Attys Face $3.5M Fee Bid In 'Nightmare' IP Suit
- Nephew's Google Job Prompts Recusal In Confidentiality Row
- Pa. Atty Accuses Rival Of Perjury In Frivolous Suit Trial
- Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
- Feds Could Skirt McDonnell In Charges Against Philly DA
- Ohio Court Backs Embezzlement Finding In Fee Fight
- Chadbourne Pressed Women Attys To Pan Bias Suit, Vet Says
- NJ Atty Accused Of Concealing Case Dismissal For Years
- Texas High Court Told To Nix New Trial In $42M Atty Fee Row
- Dewey Finance Staffer Says She Cooked The Books
- Atty, Not Client, Must Prove Award Is Collectible, Judges Say
- Ex-Atty Gets 15 Months For Client Asylum Conspiracy
- Atty's Scanty Records Preclude Client Repayment, Court Says
- 2nd Circ. Looks Ready To Close Book On Newkirk And Maxim
- 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
- Law Prof Bilked Diamond Co. Investors Of Millions, Feds Say
- Detroit Suit Threat Draws Heated Words From Jones Day Head
- Ex-Intern Didn't Ask Judge For Custody Help, NJ Panel Told
- Employment Lawyer Fined $7K For 'Female Energy' Remarks
- Ex-Client Sues, Says Houston Firm Admitted Flub
- Smigel Anderson Must Face Property-Sale Suit, Court Says
- Quarles & Brady Shakes Tire Investor Fraud Suit
- Philly DA Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery, Fraud Charges
- NY Firm Says Luv N' Care Admitted To Fees Obligation
- Gray Matters: Decision Error
- Ex-Dewey Atty Tells Jury Of $6.9M Fee Error On Firm's Books
- Ind. High Court Says Law Firm Not Exempt From State's Suit
- Atty Can't Keep $5M From Alleged Ponzi Client, 9th Circ. Says
- No New Trial For SanDisk Licensee In Audit Malpractice Row
- JPMorgan Whistleblower Pushes For Snarky Judge's Removal
- NC Court Nixes Attorney-Witness Dual Role In Fee Dispute
- Tribal Members Fight Sanctions Bid In Suit Over Cig Sales
- Philly DA Hit With Federal Corruption Charges
- Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
- SEC Judge Finds Atty Liable In Marijuana-Related Co.'s Fraud
- SEC Fights Atty's Bid to Toss $9.6M EB-5 Investor Suit
- Bayer MDL Fee Fight Best Left For Trial, Judge Says
- Deal Ends DQ Bid Against Ex-Worker's Atty In Bias Suit
- D&O Insurance And The Conduct Exclusion
- Calif. Bar Wins Over Exec. Director In Whistleblower Case
- Former SF Deputy Atty Gets $2M Whistleblower Firing Verdict
- Burr & Forman Beats Diversity Sanction at 11th Circuit
- Fla. Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Allied Vets Atty
- Wife Of Fraudster Atty Can't Stop $32M Accounts Seizure
- Dewey Execs Say State's Secrecy Warrants Dismissal
- Judge Finds No IRS Authority Over Suspended Tax Lawyer
- Pa. Justices Urged To Revive Non-Atty's $1.5M Fee Claim
- High Court Won't Take Up Firm Debt Collection Letter Case
- Insurer Seeks Segal McCambridge Bill Audit After Fraud
- Gibson Dunn Narrows Workers' Age Bias Suit, For Now
- Chicago Firm Sued Over Advice On Failed $2M Investment
- Honigman Miller Beats Doctor's Legal Malpractice Suit
- Doral Trustee Seeks $5.3M From Paul Hastings
- Jones Walker Dodges DQ Bid In Contract Row
- Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
- Ohio Judge's Campaign Offenses Lead To 10-Day Jail Stint
- Dewey's DiCarmine Not In On Accounting Fraud, Jury Hears
- Concrete Co. Says Fla. Judge Advised Foe In Indemnity Row
- Ex-Freshfields Lawyer Disbarred For Video Voyeurism
- NY Nonresident Atty Law Not Protectionist, High Court Told
- Ex-Texas Rep. Loses Appeal Of Law License Suspension
- Health Co. FCA Claims Nixed, As Atty Libel Suit Proceeds
- Stock Promoter To Pay $597K In Pump-And-Dump Suit
- 5th Circ. Backs Texas Lawyer In Malpractice Insurance Suit
- Claims Court Chides Gov't Atty For Lack Of Contract Candor
- Texas Justices Say Atty Must Face Church's Breach Claims
- 'Stop With The Games,' Judge Tells Atty In OT Pay Suit
- 'Housewives' Star's Ex-Atty Aims To Sink Bankruptcy Deal
- Privilege May Extend To A New Member Of The Litigation Team
- Dewey Defense Takes Aim At Cooperator's Plea Change
- Ex-Immigration Atty Gets 40 Years For Kidnapping Scheme
- Pa. Judge OKs Assets Plan In $34M ERISA Suit Against Atty
- Sheldon Silver Tells 2nd Circ. McDonnell Changes Everything
- Bankrupt Ski Resort Owner Says Ex-Atty Gets No Immunity
- NC Judge Pleads Guilty Ahead Of FBI Beer Bribery Retrial
- VW Slams German Prosecutors After Jones Day Office Search
- Atty's Ex Can't Dodge Claim He Hacked Firm Accounts
- Jaffe, CoBe Execs Look For Pension Liability Suit Victories
- Ex. Pa. Rep Suspended From Bar Over Bilking Client Funds
- Court Says No Client Fee Refund After Atty Quits For Cause
- Paxton Prosecutors, Defense Trade Barbs Over Trial Delay
- Insurer Seeks To Drop Atty Accused of Anti-Semitic Tirade
- Manatt Phelps Wins $7M Fee Appeal Against ECC Capital
- Calif. Ruling Starts Clock Early On Legal Malpractice Suits
- Bank Failed To Protect Against Check Scam, Law Group Says
- Atty Can't Ditch Client Bilking Conviction At 5th Circ.
- DQ Sought In Burn Victim Estate's Legal Malpractice Case
- Atty, Firm Seek Quick Win In Miami Land Price-Fix Suit
- Ex-Hunton Patent Atty Convicted Of Insider Trading
- Calif. Court Says PR Co. Talks Not Privileged In Schwab Case
- Gov. Seeks Del. Justices' Take On Bench Political Balance
- Chicago Firm, Attys Still On The Hook In Malpractice Suit
- After Winning Bid To Arbitrate, Redfin Says Judge Was Biased
- DC Circ. Says Firm Faces No Threat From ITAR Broker Rule
- Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Accuses Firm Of Anti-Jewish Bias
- DC Circ. Bats Down Challenge To Local Bar Admission Rule
- Judge Warns That Sausage Suit Stuffed With 'Boilerplate'
- Foley & Lardner Says Fla. Ties Nix Insurance Co.'s Suit
- 9th Circ. Widens Split Over Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers
- How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
- Texas AG Paxton Slams Bid To Pause Securities Trial
- Ex-Hunton Atty's Tip Not Enough To Trade On, Jury Told
- NJ Atty Censured Over Business Dealings With Client
- Lender Says Quarles & Brady Misrepresented Project Clients
- Dewey Witness Says CFO Was In On Accounting Fraud
- Norton Rose, Hilton Strike Back At DQ Bids In Patent Row
- IP Atty Says Ex-Partner Hiding Data In Client Info Row
- Fox Rothschild Dodges Pa. Frivolous Bankruptcy Claim
- LJH Drops Rest Of $24M Oil Field Asset Suit
- 7th Circ. Frees Atty From Sanctions Over PNC Bank Suit
- Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
- Texas Justices Steer Clear Of Spat Among Fen-Phen Lawyers
- Star Dewey Cooperator Tells Of 'Master Plan' To Con Banks
- Calif. Bar Bans Attorney-Client Sex In Ethics Overhaul
- Judge Denies Atty Privilege In FIFA Corruption Case
- Dissolving Firms Must Still Put Clients First, DC Bar Says
- NJ Atty Dodges Disbarment Over Misspent Funds
- Pa. Atty Suspended After Conviction For Aiding Drug Ring
- Greenberg, LeClairRyan Sued Over Trademark Case Missteps
- Ex-Vanguard Atty Says Dodd-Frank Ruling Backs Revival Bid
- In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
- Whistleblower Protections Vs. Confidentiality Obligations
- Paxton Prosecutors Want To Postpone Trial Till They're Paid
- Google's Email Scanning Deal Only Benefits Attys, Judge Says
- Coin.mx Tech Guru, Pastor Had 'Corrupt Intent,' Feds Say
- ComEd Appeal 'Pain In The Ass,' Fed. Circ. Judge Says
- State's Top Dewey Witness Takes Stand, Cops to Crimes
- Ex-Judge Can Serve Dual Roles In Arbitration Row, Court Says
- Ex-Hunton Lawyer In Tears As Judge Refuses To Nix Charges
- Loop Loses IP Suit Over Atty's 'Unprofessional Conduct'
- Galveston Courts Power Struggle Goes Before Texas Justices
- Attys Must Defend Judiciary From Trump Attacks, Judges Say
- Navy Denied Sanctions In $65M Blimp Damage Suit
- Reflections From A Mock Trial
- Atty Convicted In NFLer's Stock Scheme Wins Coverage
- New York Atty Charged In $3.3M Tax Evasion Scheme
- Atty Dropped Ball With Client And Suspension, DC Court Says
- PNC Bank Says $5.3M Suit Against Ill. Atty Is Timely
- Chadbourne Says Stanford Receiver Deal Nixes Investor Suit
- 11th Circ. Affirms Sanctions For Fla. Tribe's Ex-GC
- Ex-Broker Tells Of Cover-Up Over Ex-Hunton Atty's Inside Tip
- Frustrated Alsup Orders 'Shoot Out' In Comcast's Patent Row
- 5th Circ. Dumps Atty's Defamation Suit In Overbilling Fight
- Ex-NJ AG Spared Prison Based On Reputation, Attys Say
- Feds Urge Justices To Uphold 6th Circ. Deportation Ruling
- SEC Nominee Clayton's Ethics Filings Show Possible Conflicts
- Ex-NJ Atty Gets Prison For $40.8M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
- Judge's Stake In Case Warranted Recusal, Pa. Justices Told
- 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Fired County Atty's Free Speech Suit
- 9th Circ. Says Dodd-Frank Protects Non-SEC Whistleblowers
- Sterne Kessler Says Attys In DQ Bid No Risk To Leak Secrets
- Ex-Atty Can't Ditch $70M Liability To Citigroup In 2nd Circ.
- Roche Wants Russian Co., Counsel Penalized For Drug Suit
- Ex-BigLaw Atty's Pfizer Tip Shared Among Friends, Jury Told
- Dewey Star Cooperator Set To Take Stand At Fraud Retrial
- Special Master To Probe $75M Fee Request In State St. Deal
- NJ Judge Made Clerk Do Son's Homework, Ethics Board Says
- Judge Spared Removal For Same-Sex Marriage Stance
- Shkreli, Ex-Katten Atty Should Not Split Trial, Feds Say
- Tilton, Patriarch Partners Seek To End Zohar Funds' Suit
- Texas Court Upholds Immigration Atty's 2-Year Suspension
- Attys Denied Quick Win In $8M BP Spill Client-Finder Suit
- USPTO Suspends Former Niro Haller IP Atty In Patent Probe
- EEOC, Seyfarth Owe Discovery Fees In Hiring Bias Suit
- Prenda Porn Troll Atty Cops To Copyright Fraud Scheme
- NY Town Justice Pleads Guilty In Sex-For-Leniency Case
- Banker Says Dewey Exec Wasn't In Loop On $150M Bond Deal
- Fla. Judge Faces Conduct Charges For Campaign Statements
- Texas AG's Win Over SEC Raises Doubts About Criminal Case
- Ex-BigLaw Partner Tells Jury He Wouldn't Break Law For $15K
- Fla. Atty Convicted Of Money Laundering Wants No Jail Time
- High Court Gives Nev. Inmate New Shot At Judicial Bias Case
- Judge Says He 'Browbeat' Deal In Barnes & Thornburg TM Suit
- Conservative Watchdog Files FOIA Suit Over Flynn Docs
- Ex-Stanford Exec Says Attys Botched 20-Year Sentence
- Coal Rights Malpractice Dispute Hits Supreme Court
- NJ Construction Settlement Upheld Despite Atty Conflict
- Ex-NJ AG Avoids Prison In Airline Bribery Plot
- Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
- Human Rights, Money Laundering Issues Loom For Law Firms
- Barclays 'Lost Faith' In Dewey Over Scant Info, Jury Hears
- Artificial Intelligence Raises Ethical Concerns For Attys
- 'Housewives' Star Fights Ex-Atty's Appeal Of Bankruptcy Deal
- BofI Loses Bid To Depose Auditor's Atty In Retaliation Suit
- Nooksack Council Looks To Sink RICO Suit By Members
- Waivers Give Clarity To Blurry Lobbyist Conflict Rules
- Atty Can't Recoup Client 'Courtesy Credits,' Mass. Panel Says
- Atty Rips Malpractice Claims Over Domino's Franchise Sale
- Law Firm's Mishaps Cost Coffee Franchisee $11M, Suit Says
- Barring Porn Evidence Didn't Hurt Pa. AG's Defense: Judge
- Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
- Eavesdropping Leads To Atty Sanctions In Photog Estate Fight
- Manatt's $7M Fee Win Can't Stand, ECC Tells Calif. Court
- Chadbourne Attys Press Forward With $100M Pay Bias Suit
- Cravath Wins Stay On Shell Docs Despite 'Specious' Args
- Banks Offered Millions As Dewey Crumbled, Jury Hears
- JPMorgan Whistleblower Wants Snarky Judge To Step Aside
- Atty's Claim For Fees After $242M Win Kept Alive
- Atlanta Immigration Judges' Conduct Merits Probe, DOJ Told
- Writer Claims Fake Atty Tried To Steal His 'Vamprechaun'
- Fla. Judge Banned Six Months For Campaign, Ethics Breaches
- Pa. Judge Gets 90-Day Suspension For Harassing Clerks
- Sessions Exits Probes Into Russian Election Meddling
- Greenberg Sued By 'Biggest Loser' Trainer Over Contracts
- Agent's Leaks Don't Sink Gambler's Insider Trading Charges
- Pa. Atty Accuses Rival Of Retaliating Over Expert Testimony
- Law Firm Securities Chief Can't Ditch SEC's Shell Co. Suit
- Dems Want Pink Slip For Sessions After Russian Revelations
- Texas AG Beats SEC Fraud Claims
- New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
- CORRECTED: Greenberg Traurig Settles Malpractice Suit As Trial Closes
- Covington Pays Out To End 3M 'Side-Switching' Ethics Suit
- Equipment Co. Says Insurer Conflicted In Mining Death Suit
- NY Court Reverses Wilson Elser Fine In Med Mal Case
- NJ Disbars Atty Over Conviction In $24M Tax Evasion Scheme
- Ex-Vegas Judge Gets Life Ban After Handcuffing Defender
- Appeal Nixed In Fee Fight Over $8M Medical Malpractice Suit
- Philly Firm Denied Sanctions, New Shot At Ad Monopoly Suit
- 35-Year Chadbourne Veteran Joins Pay Discrimination Suit