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Legal Ethics - February, 2020
327 articles
- Female Prosecutors Sue Calif. DA Alleging 'Systemic' Bias
- Battery Co. Facing Possible Sanctions In $100M IP Fight
- Tension Dominates Document Fight In Atty Suicide Case
- Accountant In Panama Papers Case Pleads Out
- Fired Atty Waited Too Long To Get Cut Of $575K Settlement
- 9th Circ. Hit With 4th Bid To Rethink Nike Antitrust Win
- Ex-Kirkland Judge Should Stay On 737 Max Suit, Boeing Says
- Firms Can Do More To Help Attys Who Feel 'Always On Call'
- Gibson Dunn Helped Craft Arbitration Provider's Rules
- Citing Client 'Falsity,' Atty Exits Fraud Suit Over Worker Camp
- Dallas Judge Reprimanded For Repeatedly Late Bar Dues
- Mallinckrodt, Express Scripts Can't Get Ill. City's Atty Fee Info
- Disney Heir Sues Calif. Judge Over Guardianship Appointment
- Casino Exec Says 'Varsity Blues' Call Could Clear His Name
- DAC Beachcroft Calls Deceit, Intimidation Claim 'Hopeless'
- Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
- Judge Says Attys Didn't 'Get The Message,' Can't Drop Clients
- Prosecutor Says He 'Messed Up' At Start Of Arkema Trial
- NY Judge Faces Removal For Sex Harassment, Dodging Taxes
- Wyndham Wins Suit Against Attys And Timeshare Exit Biz
- Opioid Cos. Slam Atty Fee Proposal That Could Reach $3.3B
- Recused Judge Wrongly Issued Ruling, Veteran Tells 7th Circ.
- 3 Firms See $15M Chopped From State Street Fees
- Accountant To Admit To Tax Evasion In Panama Papers Case
- Retired NJ Atty Not Liable For Firm's Malpractice Judgment
- Atty Pans Sullivan & Cromwell Bid To Nix Double-Dealing Suit
- Howrey Has No Dibs On Ex-Partners' Profits, 9th Circ. Says
- 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Ariz. County Atty's Sex Bias Suit
- Firm Ducks Malpractice Bid Over Garbage Truck Accident
- Calif. To Review Ethics Opinion That OKs Advising Pot Clients
- Developer Says Feds Used Privileged Docs In EB-5 Fraud Suit
- Law360's The Week In Discipline
- Pension Fund Made Class Rep Despite Being 'Cozy' With Attys
- How Attys Skirt The Rules To Get In The Cannabis Game
- Trial Strategy Isn't Malpractice, Brown Rudnick Tells NY Court
- Law Prof Blasts UT's 'Sexist' Motion To Dodge Bias Suit
- Tucker Arensberg Must Turn Over Texts, Bills In Deal Dispute
- Ex-White And Williams Atty Gets 5 Years In Claim Fraud Case
- Lori Loughlin 'Varsity Blues' Trial Set For Late September
- Fla. Law Firm Wants Unpaid Fees From Litigious Porn Studio
- Ill. Patent Atty Beats RealWheels' Legal Malpractice Suit
- NY Bar Ref Says Chevron Foe's Disbarment 'Too Extreme'
- SEC Wins Sanctions Against Brokers For Skipping Mediation
- NY Courts To Drop Bar Applicant Questions On Mental Health
- 5th Circ. Says Insurer Must Rep McCathern In Malpractice Row
- Pa. Panel Revives $3M Trust Suit Against Rhoads & Sinon
- Law Firm Can't Avoid Rabbi's Tax Suit Over Retirement Plan
- Swanson Martin Nabs Legal Mal Partner From Donohue Brown
- Oasis Founder Drops Bid To Revive Kirkland, Littler Suit
- Opioid Judge Rips Pharmacies' 'Ironic' Push To Halt Discovery
- Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
- Ex-Deutsche, Merrill Traders Claim DOJ Misconduct
- Huawei Judge Details Why DOJ Work Led To Sidley Atty's DQ
- Kyrgyzstan Hit With Sanctions In $11.6M Arbitral Award Fight
- Pa. Bar Groups Decry Court Attacks After Trump Recusal Call
- Cellino & Barnes Feud Sparks Bias Suit From Girlfriend
- Cuneo Gilbert Escapes Atty's Partnership Suit At 2nd Circ.
- 7th Circ. Finds Judge With Link To Attys Can Stay On Case
- $16M Fees OK'd For Greenberg Traurig's Stanford Ponzi Deal
- Justices Eye Scope Of Ban On Promoting Illegal Immigration
- $32M Dentons Verdict Could Put Vereins In The Crosshairs
- Mich. Atty Seeks $60M From Alleged Phantom Hemp Biz
- Texas Atty Can't Get License Back After Evidence Tampering
- Texas PI Firm Says Referral Website Violates Trademarks
- 2nd Circ. Revives Condo Sale Suit Against Dorsey & Whitney
- Atty Sued By Wyndham Agrees To Quit Timeshare Exit Biz
- Firms In Corn MDL Fee Spat Say Fiduciary Claim Can't Stick
- Co-Founder Of Mass. Pot Co. Says He Was Pushed Out
- Judge Rips Trump For Putting Stone Juror's Safety At Risk
- McCusker Anselmi Must Face NJ Suit Over Restaurant War
- Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
- Ex-Freshfields Atty Fights Fine From Sex Misconduct Case
- Recruiter Says Freshfields Can't Toss Suit Over Ex-Cleary Hire
- 37 AGs Assail Plaintiffs' Atty Fee Bid In Opioid MDL
- Calif. Firm Must Face Claim It Used 'Shill Plaintiff' In Label Suit
- Reed Smith Wants LabMD's $150M Suit Over FTC Probe Axed
- Atty Lied To ICE About Brother Bribing Employees, Feds Say
- Leaked Docs Fair Game At Panama Papers Trial
- Law Students Fear Federal Courts Unsafe For Female Attys
- Justices Pass On Law Firm Exec's Challenge To $1.8M Order
- Justices Pass On $550M Self-Dealing Claims In Mesh MDL
- Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
- UK Agency Won't Fight Ex-Freshfields' Atty Keeping License
- Firing Back Over A Bad Review? NC Attys Told To Keep Cool
- Texas Warns Judge Who Threatened Jail Time After Nixed Plea
- Roger Stone Judge Won't Step Aside For Sentencing Remarks
- Trump's Judicial Noms Part Of Bump In Judiciary Budget
- Prosecutor Took Jabs At Roger Stone's Reduced Sentence
- Texas Atty's Vacated Forgery Conviction Makes Suit Timely
- Record Labels Object To Charter's Consultant In Piracy Case
- PSU Ethics Case Brings Conduct Rules' Clarity Into Question
- Clark Hill Can't Duck $50M Malpractice Suit Over Hacked Docs
- Cannabis Bill Roundup: Kentucky House OKs Medical Pot
- Firms In Chinese Drywall MDL Must Arbitrate $6.8M Fee Tussle
- Texas Justices Say Time Ran Out In Gun Range Shooting Suit
- Kroger Seeks 'Severe' Sanctions For Absent Atty In ADA Case
- DOL Judge Kills Ex-Morgan Stanley Atty Whistleblower Case
- Whataburger Fights EEOC Sanctions Bid In Hiring Policy Suit
- Firm Immune In Destroyed Evidence Case, Texas Justices Say
- Greenberg Traurig's $65M Deal In Stanford Ponzi Suit OK'd
- AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
- Ex-AIG Legal Worker Settles SEC's Insider Trading Claim
- ​​​​​​​Morgan Lewis, SoCalGas Sanctioned $525K In Gas Leak Case
- Delaware Bench Balance Rule Is 'Offensive,' High Court Told
- Roger Stone Judge Strikes Blow For Judicial Independence
- Suspension Put On Ice For Atty Who Blasted Judges, Courts
- Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary Replaced
- Volkswagen Slams Drivers Trying To DQ Judge On Eve Of Trial
- 70 Ex-Reinhardt Clerks Urge Courts To Confront Harassment
- Mass. Justices Call ICE Deportation 'An Affront To Justice'
- 3rd Circ. Blasted For Not Booting Judge From Ex-Clerk's Case
- Feds Fight Ponzi Schemer's Claims Of Ineffective Counsel
- 9th Circ. Won't Revive RICO Suit Over Atty Referral Scheme
- Harvard Law Group Argues ICE Court Arrests Unconstitutional
- Jailed Atty Cops To False IRS Return In EY Tax Shelter Case
- Cozen O'Conner Can Get Paid In Fight Over Antitrust Suit Fee
- Levi & Korsinsky Can't Resume As Counsel In Honeywell Suit
- Seeger Weiss Bashed For 'Excessive' Fee In Concussion Deal
- No Sanctions For GSK, But Both Sides Told To 'Dial It Back'
- Dentons Hit With $32.3M Verdict Over Conflict Of Interest
- Chinese Man Seeks Exit From SEC's EB-5 Visa Fraud Suit
- Trump Ally Roger Stone Sentenced To Over 3 Years
- Drivers Move To DQ Judge On Eve Of VW 'Clean Diesel' Trial
- 5th Circ. Nixes Opinion Citing Anti-Gay Bias After Apology
- Quinn Emanuel Owes $6M To Ex-Client's Trustee, Suit Says
- Cognizant Pushes Chancery To Scrutinize Ex-Officer's Fee Bid
- Fla. Law Firm Says Insurer Must Cover Defense Of $14M Suit
- 'Vague' Fee Entries Targeted In Boston Scientific FCA Suit
- DST Wants 401(k) Participants' Attys DQ'd In ERISA Fight
- IQVIA Calls For Sanctions After Docs 'Magically Disappeared'
- 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Sanctions, Nike's Antitrust Win
- Judge Likely To Be Rock Steady At Roger Stone Sentencing
- Md. Judge Offers To Sit Out Light-Rail Transit Case
- Ex-Tax Atty Mishandled NY Real Estate Operation, Suit Says
- Akin Gump Denies Wrongdoing In Answer To Malpractice Suit
- 5th Circ. Revives Investors' Bid For Atty Malpractice Coverage
- Judges Delay Call On Trump Meddling In Roger Stone Case
- 7th Circ. Chief Questions Proof Of Ex-Judge's $1.4M Fraud
- Eckert Seamans Accused Of Dropping Client Like 'Hot Potato'
- Glaxo Says FDA Call About Zofran Suits Not 'Covert Lobbying'
- Perkins Coie Denied Early Win In Secretary's Age Bias Suit
- Prosecutor, PSU Atty To Be Disciplined Over Sandusky Probe
- ABA Says Industry Regs Need A Rethink, But Will It Matter?
- McElroy Deutsch Must Face Legal Aide's Disability Bias Suit
- Gag Order For Weinstein Attys As Jury Begins Deliberations
- Del. Justices Throw Out Richards Layton Malpractice Claims
- Ex-GC Can't Sue Over Cooked Books Claims, Cash Biz Says
- Judges Call Emergency Meeting After Stone Sentencing Swap
- Texas Firm Should Be Named in $7M Suit, Brokerage Says
- Trump Is Right About Stone Sentencing, For Wrong Reasons
- Kan. Judge Sanctioned For Sexual Harassment To Resign
- Levi & Korsinsky Underpaid Female Atty, Sex Bias Suit Says
- Family Wants Its Nelson Mullins Files In $250M Estate Row
- Pa. Judge Won't Sit Out UPMC Class Action Due To Unpaid Bill
- Pinduoduo Wins $386K In Fees After Beating Diaper TM Fight
- Philly Judge Cops To Ethics Charges On Day Before Trial
- Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
- DeLorean Estate Fights Fee Bid In 'Back To The Future' Suit
- Judge Won't Delay Roger Stone's Sentencing
- Fox Rothschild Looks To Sink Bulk Of Graphic Sex Bias Suit
- MoFo 'Mommy Track' Bias Accusers Abandon Class Claims
- ABA Supports Legislation Protecting Pot Lawyers
- Nevada Gov. Taps Ex-Chief Justice For State Cannabis Board
- 5th Circ. Says Sanctions Can Be Undone After Late Settlement
- DC Court Puts Nail In Coffin Of BigLaw Clawback Claims
- Chemical Co. Plans To Fight $700K Jury Tampering Sanction
- UT Urges Toss Of Law Professor's Gender Pay Bias Suit
- Ex-United Worker Seeks To DQ Reed Smith Over Medical Docs
- Juul Rival Warned That TM Suit Is Nothing To 'LOL' About
- Law Student 'Labor Movement' Aims To Transform BigLaw
- The Big Picture: How Michael Avenatti Fell From Grace
- Partner's Call Shouldn't DQ Firm From Fraud Suit, Court Told
- SmithAmundsen Attys Sanctioned $72K In Med. Mal. Case
- 7th Circ. Asks If Changes Truly Transformed Tax Shelter
- Ohio Board Tells In-House Attys Noncompetes Unethical
- Gov't Won't Charge Former FBI Deputy In Press Leak Probe
- Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
- Battery Co.'s Sanctions Bid In $100M IP Fight Is 'Absurd'
- Michael Avenatti Found Guilty Of Extorting Nike
- AG Barr, Top Judge Go Public In Wake Of Roger Stone Fallout
- Farmers Say Judge Conflicted In Syngenta Malpractice Row
- Verdict Eludes Avenatti Jury As Questions Remain
- Feds Withheld Evidence In Boston Officials' Case, Judge Says
- 3 Attys DQ'd But Lewis Brisbois Stays On Gender Bias Suit
- Convicted NJ GOP Bigwig Seeks To Duck Prison Amid Appeal
- Ex-Reinhardt Clerk Rips Court's Sexual Misconduct Reporting
- Law360's The Week In Discipline
- ABA Poised To Jump Back Into Firm Ownership Fracas
- Insurer Aims To Undo McCarter Fee Ruling In School IP Fight
- Atty's Chat With Rival Not Enough For DQ Bid In Cabinet Row
- Podesta Group Won't Have To Face Texas Firm's Suit
- Investors Fight To Keep Fraud Claim Against Va. Attys
- Investors Call Crypto Firm's Defense 'Vexatious Bad Faith'
- Calif. Developer Settles SEC's EB-5 Fraud Claims For $4.1M
- Dismissal Of Deceased Plaintiffs' Engle Suits Stands In Fla.
- Attorney Wants Judge Who Said He Has 'No Brain' Recused
- Judge Ends Kansas Atty's Suit Over Inflated Recovery Ads
- Calif. Says Man's $78M Roundup Verdict Not Preempted
- Judge Rejects Roger Stone's Bid For A New Trial
- Calls For Probes Intensify After Roger Stone Sentence Fracas
- Med Mal Trial Halted After Defense Firm Accused Of Fraud
- Seyfarth Shaw Billing Error Enough Cause To Fire Sick Staffer
- Nursing Home Says Ex-Attys Bungled $2.7M Default Judgment
- Ex-Judge Accused Of Being Drunk On Job Faces Docs Fight
- Boies Denies He Defamed Dershowitz With Epstein Remarks
- Dallas Firm Can't Get $200K Contingency Fee Under Oral Deal
- Florida Paint Co. Wants Judge DQ'd From Wage Dispute
- Blockvest CEO Asks Court To Reject 'Draconian' Sanctions
- Cigna Wants Redo On Privilege Ruling In NFL ERISA Suit
- BakerHostetler Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary
- NYU Law Students Disrupt Paul Weiss Event Over Exxon Win
- Feds Say Avenatti Sold Out Client To Squeeze Nike For Cash
- Retired Judge, Whirlpool Settle Suit That Set Off Mass Recusal
- JPMorgan Chase, Firm Aren't Debt Collectors, Says 11th Circ.
- Dershowitz Says Boies Defamed Him With Epstein Remarks
- Stone Prosecutors Off Case As DOJ Rips Proposed Sentence
- Rhode Island Atty Gets 8 Years For $10M Ponzi Scheme
- Trusting Morgan Lewis Attys 'A Mistake,' Gas Leak Judge Says
- Ex-MoFo Partner Fairfax Loses $400M CBS Defamation Suit
- Farmers Slam Bid To Exit Syngenta-Linked Malpractice Suit
- Judge Pans 'Petty Disputes' As King & Spalding Trial Looms
- Jackson Lewis Atty Accused Of Covering Up Biased Firing
- Shire 'Downright Mean' In Seeking Sanctions, Atty Says
- Fired Texas Prosecutor Wants Benefits After Trial Misconduct
- FedEx Says Drivers' Firm Has Conflict In Wage Suit
- Skadden Atty Says He Shouldn't Be DQ'd In Spoofing Case
- Philly Builder Slams Spector Gadon Chair's Defamation Suit
- Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
- Atty Can't Duck Ex-Firm's Fraud Debt, Mass. Top Court Rules
- Nixon Peabody May Represent 'Varsity Blues' Dad And USC
- Davis Polk Looks To Trim Black Atty's Racial Bias Suit
- AMC 'Botched' Contracts For 'Walking Dead,' Atty Testifies
- DOJ Says OC Atty Broke Bad, Distributed Meth And Guns
- King & Spalding Calls Atty's Bad Press Worries 'Academic'
- Ill. Takes Steps Toward Regulated Online Legal Marketplaces
- EEOC Says Whataburger Hid Docs In Fight Over Hiring Policy
- Bayer Wants $87M Roundup Cancer Trial Award Overturned
- DC Circ. Revamps Internal Policies To Fight Sex Harassment
- Wilson Elser Took Network Offline After Cyber 'Incident'
- Hagens Berman Wins Atty Fee-Splitting Dispute In EA Suit
- Fla. Atty Disbarred For Using Client Funds To Run Strip Club
- Atty Ducks Sanctions After Speaking Publicly On Fraud Row
- Feds Rest Case In Avenatti's Nike Extortion Trial
- Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
- Immigration Advice Rule Extended To NJ Probation Program
- 9th Circ. Says Judge Can't Nix Suit As Penalty For Late Filing
- Store Wants Bad Atty, Exploding Vape Suit In State Court
- NY Prosecutor Watchdog At Crossroads After Court Setback
- Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class' Gets Bombarded At 6th Circ.
- Coach In Avenatti Trial Says He Wanted To Clean Up Nike
- Ill. City Says Its Counsel Fees Are Off-Limits In Drug Price Suit
- Atty Says Ala. Firm 'Slavishly' Copied False Claims Act Book
- TransPerfect Targets Bouchard In Push To Sanction Skadden
- Judge To Tackle Legality Of Cannabis Receiverships
- TV Co. Accuses Orrick Of Switching Sides On IP Contract
- Court Cancels Debt Collectors' $2.5M Victory In Letter Scheme
- ABA To Weigh Policy Protecting Pot Attys From Charges
- Loughlin, Hubby's Atty Conflicts Sorted Out In 'Varsity Blues'
- Ex-Mossack Fonseca Client To Plead Guilty In Tax Dodge Case
- Boeing Ducks Sanctions Over Docs In $1.3B Deal Suit
- Atty Looks To Save Defamation Case Against Ethics Blogger
- Yale Students Disrupt Paul Weiss Event Over Exxon
- Biotech Co. Loses Contempt Bid In Bovine Breeding IP Suit
- 6 Risk Factors That Leave BigLaw Open To Suits From Within
- Ex-Yahoo Exec Rips Class Attys Over Sealed Data Breach Info
- Atty For Ex-Tribal Exec's 'Frivolous' FCA Suit Must Pay $10K
- Sanford Heisler Fights To Take Helm In GE ERISA Battle
- Calif. Hoops Coach Says Avenatti Betrayed Him
- Kelly Olson Partner Failed On Family Matters, Suit Says
- Calif. Judge Fights To Keep Job After Sex Harassment Finding
- Lawmakers Ask Why Judge's Harassment Went Unreported
- Ex-DOJ Atty Alleges Rights Violations In Cross-Border Cases
- 5th Circ. Nixes 'Glaringly Dishonest' Ex-Prosecutor's Bias Suit
- Pa. Judge Benched After Claim He Called Juror 'Aunt Jemima'
- Sellers Want Punitive Damages For Buyer Who Bribed Atty
- Insurer Fights Anonymity In Bad Atty, Exploding Vape Suit
- NY Courts Approve Updated Civility Standards For Attorneys
- Law360's The Week In Discipline
- Ex-Miami Heat Atty Says GC Harassed Her Over Family Leave
- Boies Schiller Says Bias Accuser Contradicted Herself
- Nike Atty Tells Jury Of Alarm Over Avenatti's Twitter Threat
- NJ Board Urges Censure For Judge's Revenge Porn Remarks
- Illumina Beats Claims Its Attys Deceived PTAB, Fed. Circ.
- ABA Rule Change Proposal Sparks Fears Of Ethics 'Minefield'
- Girardi's Privilege Defense Is 'A Red Herring,' Clients Say
- Fla. Court Eases Requirements For Emailed Sanction Notices
- Broker Guilty In 'Make A Lot Of Money' Investment Scheme
- Uber Trade Secret Case Nears Trial With Reluctant Counsel
- Judge Axes NY Bribery Case Over DA's Evidence Handling
- GC Violated Duty By Gunning For Share Of Contingency Fee
- My Pillow Avoids Atty Fees After Lawyers Don't Register In NY
- Legal Services Exec In $40M Pa. Fraud Case Disbarred
- Jaguar Unit, Parent Co. Dismissed From Thumb Injury Suit
- Conflict Suit With Madoff Victims Settled By Law Firms, Atty
- Judge Sets Emergency Rules To Handle Caseload In Calif.
- 2nd Circ. Rips Attys For 'Inexcusable' Hiding Of Client's Death
- State Justices Make Case To Loosen Law Practice Regulations
- Atty Slams 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid Over TV Interview
- 7th Circ. Lectures Attys On Not Checking Court Handbook
- Judge Reluctantly OKs Bid To See Pentagon Papers Records
- Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks To Ditch Crypto Money Laundering Rap
- Compliance Chiefs Face Undue Personal Risk, NYC Bar Says
- CFPB Backs Funding Constitutionality As Firm Battles Probe
- DC Circ. Grills Atty On Why Tribe Owes Him Settlement Cut
- Attys Can't Undo $20K Sanction For Spoiled Car Part Evidence
- Boeing Fights Aircraft Co.'s Sanctions Bid Over Documents
- 2nd Circ. Says There's No Attorney Fee Cap In FLSA Deals
- Jones Day's 'Sleight Of Hand' Draws Fire In Sex Bias Suit
- Ex-Freshfield Atty's Sexual Misconduct A 'One-Off,' Panel Says
- Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
- Battery Sellers Say Bad Atty Tanked Exploding Vape Suit
- Funder Shouldn't Get Cap On Costs, Appeals Court Told
- 6th Circ. Reboots Horse Farm's Legal Malpractice Suit
- Consultant Says Avenatti's Tactics Took Him By Surprise
- Facebook Shakes Initial Version Of Kogan's Defamation Suit
- Minn. Injury Atty Cops To Client Referral Kickback Scheme
- States Urge Barring Economists' Input On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
- Wachtell Loses Contract Breach Claims Against Icahn, CVR
- Mithril Says Ex-GC Can't Stop Suits Outside Calif.
- Ex-Calif. Tax Lawyer Gets 5 Years For Evading Back Taxes
- Insurance Broker Can't Make Law Firm Share $1.8M Failure
- 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
- Vape Co. Calls Duracell's Sanctions Bid 'Frivolous' In TM Suit
- 'Annoyance Lawyer' Denied Rehearing After 2nd Circ. Ejection
- Atty, Execs Sentenced In $12M Marijuana Securities Fraud
- Atty's Widow Wants Insurer Reprimanded For Sanctions Bid
- Miner Orkand Can Rep Both 'Varsity Blues' Parent And Coach