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Attorney Suspended Over Hiding Terms Of $15M Deal

Law360, New York (November 03, 2009) -- Louisiana's highest court has handed down a three-year suspension to lawyer Randy J. Ungar for misconduct related to his alleged failure to share with two clients the details of a $15 million settlement agreement in a putative class action accusing an insurer of breach of contract and fraud.

Judges Benjamin Jones, Jeannette Theriot Knoll, Jeffrey Victory and Bernette Joshua Johnson of the Supreme Court of Louisiana on Friday agreed with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel's findings that Ungar's...

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