Legal Ethics Archive » July, 2014

Legal Ethics - July, 2014

144 articles

• Akin Gump Ducks $120M Defamation Suits
• Boies Schiller Dodges Fashion Model's Malpractice Suit
• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• Jones Day Video Sanction Shows Attys Can Go Too Far
• Lloyd's Ducks Firm's Malpractice Coverage Suit Over $7M Loss
• Tobacco Co. Says Claims Timely In Fredrikson Malpractice Row
• Feds Say They Didn't Suppress Evidence In Blackwater Case
• McLaughlin & Stern Atty Accused Of Botching Settlement
• Law Clerk's Lies, Not Discrimination, Led To Firing, Firm Says
• Toshiba Claims Paul Hastings Guilty Of Breach Of Loyalty
• Jones Day Atty Sanctioned For Discovery Abuse In Abbott Row
• Gauthier Fends Off Conflict Issue In Sandy Coverage Suits
• Schlumberger's Ex-GC Wants Fees, Sanctions In IP Spat
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Atty Gets 6 Months In $7B Tax Fraud
• Judge Sends Chartwell Attys Back To School In Novel Rebuke
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• Proskauer Rose Dodges Stanford Receiver's Malpractice Suit
• Dewey Brass Can Ask 8th Circ. To Toss $35M Note Fraud Suit
• Patent Owner Claims Atty Lied About Defendant Connections
• Quinn Emanuel $2.5M Fee Award Survives Calif. Appeals Court
• Developer Goes After Attys For Bungled Foreclosure Defense
• Jones Morris Sued For $6M Over Bungled Wrongful Death Case
• Bayard Says New Firm Not Liable For Sanctions In Ford IP Row
• Schlumberger's Ex-GC Seeks Dismissal Of Trade Secrets Suit
• ATopTech Says Synopsys Can't DQ Dickstein In IP Row
• Law Firm Ads May Fish For Grumpy Clients, NY Bar Group Says
• Blackwater Guards Claim Government Suppressed Evidence
• Norton Rose Faces Renewed DQ Bid In Pamlab Suit
• McGuireWoods Beats Hospital's Suit Over Suspect LBO
• Texas AG Candidate Faces Complaint Over Securities Work
• Spanier Can't Sue Pa. AG, Says Federal Judge
• Judge Asks If Dreier Fall Busts Browne Arbitration Clause
• NJ Atty And His Mother Can't Nix $1.2M Arbitration Ruling
• Tech Co. Wants Ex-Antonelli Lawyer Around For Patent Trial
• Insurer Sues To Duck Malpractice Coverage For Atty's Widow
• Professional Liability Pro Rejoins Kaufman Dolowich In NJ
• NY Prosecutor's Charter Jet Ride Broke Rules, Watchdog Says
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Atty Seeks Probation For $7B Tax Fraud
• DLA Piper Gets $1.1M Negligence Judgment Axed In Texas
• 6 Years In, Why Haven't FRE 502(d) Orders Caught On?
• Sedgwick, Buchalter Slip FCA Suit Over Utility 'Slush Fund'
• Fla. High Court Lets Ex-Adorno & Yoss Founder Practice Law
• Fake Fried Frank Atty's Hubby Can't Retract Guilty Plea
• NJ Firm Sues Former Atty For Defamation
• Kelly Hart, Beard Kultgen Beat RE Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Philly Traffic Court Judges Dodge Fraud, Conspiracy Charges
• Nixon Peabody, Mintz Levin Blamed For Biotech's Downfall
• Defense Contractor Fights For Testimony Of US Prosecutor
• Ex-Faruqi & Faruqi Atty's Defamation Claims Stand
• DLA Piper Hands Back Fees To Settle Casino Trustee Row
• When You Are Responsible For Your Book Of Business
• NJ Judges Admonished For Dining With Convicted Ex-Official
• Keep Norton Rose On Pamlab Unfair Comp Row, Judge Says
• Plaintiffs' Atty Barely Sanctioned In Cabot Drilling Fight
• Union Denies Blocking CareOne's Access To Dying Witness
• Fla. Cop Gets 5 Years For Aiding Ponzi Schemer Rothstein
• Proskauer Can Point Finger At Accountant In J&J Fraud Suit
• Robbins Geller Defends Track Record Amid Sanctions Threat
• 'Kids For Cash' Atty Duped Biz Partner, Suit Says
• Hair Transplant Doc Sues McDonald Hopkins Over Bosley Suit
• Mich. Supreme Court Orders Mental Exam Of Judge
• Philly Judges' Alleged Ticket-Fixing Not A Crime, Attys Say
• Berman Sauter Accused Of Botching Condo Defects Case
• LBDS Admits Using Phony Docs In $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• 9th Circ.: Malpractice Suit Is Bankruptcy 'Core Proceeding'
• Ex-Faruqi Atty Fights For Damages Report In Harassment Suit
• Lexington Dodges Coverage For O'Quinn Overbilling Cases
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Doc Says Scheef & Stone Overbilled Him For Hopeless Case
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judges' Ticket Handling Was Fraud, Feds Say
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• DLA Piper, Seyfarth Shaw Sued Over Real Estate JV Deal
• Drinker Biddle Hit With Atty's $30M Wrongful Firing Suit
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• For BigLaw, Insider Trading Probes Hit Close To Home
• GM Taps Outside Law Firm For Litigation Policy Help
• Pa. High Court Lets Stand Pietragallo's Malpractice Win
• Ex-Flir Exec Wants Latham Malicious Prosecution Suit Revived
• Irell & Manella Beats DQ Bid In Calif. Insurance Fraud Row
• Pa. Court Revives $1M Gross McGinley Malpractice Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Reconsider Axed Porter Rogers Suit
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• Synopsys Tries To DQ Dickstein Shapiro In Patent Fight
• Lawyer Called 'Sociopath' Seeks Judge's Full Recusal
• Fla. Judge Says Selling Religious Books Doesn't Affect Job
• Calif. Attys Charged In $20M Extortion Plot Of Saudi Sheik
• LegalForce Founder's Attys Withdraw After Alleged Fakery
• Atty, Ignored By Plaintiff, Wants Out Of Malpractice Suit
• Dewey Judge Warns Ex-Brass On Trustee Discovery Stay
• Fla. Judge Hit With Charges Over Relationship With Bailiff
• Investment Manager Charged With Aiding $1B Rothstein Plot
• NJ Accounting Firm Hit With Suit Over Keyuan Stock Drop
• Eaton Investors Can't Prove Stock Drop Claims: 6th Circ.
• 2 Reed Smith Partners Subpoened In Botched Patent Suit
• Scarinci, Genova Burns Sued Over NJ Water Agency Abuses
• Young Law Fights McEldrew Ouster In Malpractice Suit
• Bankruptcy Judge Shows No Signs Of Dementia, 9th Circ. Says
• Heller Ehrman Takes Ex-Partner Clawback Battle To 9th Circ.
• Holland & Knight Atty Targeted In SEC Insider Trading Case
• Faruqi Wants Damages Testimony Nixed From Harassment Suit
• Locke Lord Attys Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Securities Case
• Horizon Deal, $2.5M Atty Fees OK'd In Reimbursement Suit
• Texas Free Speech Law Blocks Homeowners' Suit Against Atty
• Atty Who Says She Was Implanted With Microchip Suspended
• Scoring A Goal For Cultural Awareness And Global Success
• DLA Piper Can't Duck Hospital's Claims About Dodgy LBO
• Former Texas Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• 2nd Busiest Court In Pa. Sued For Age Discrimination
• Freeh Wants Penn State Libel Suit Moved To Federal Court
• Quinn Can't Get $2.5M Fees For Repping Itself: Ex-Client
• Quinn Emanuel, Samsung Blast $2M Penalty For Patent Leak
• Texas Court Affirms Receivership For Disbarred Atty
• NJ Atty Gets Retroactive Suspension For Real Estate Scheme
• Classes At Odds In UnitedHealth ERISA Suit, Defense Says
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Firm Can't Nix Michael Jackson Publicist's Malpractice Suit
• Hughes Hubbard Dodges Suit From Disgruntled Vioxx Plaintiff
• NJ Atty Disbarred For Pocketing Law Firm's Funds
• How To Handle The Client From Hell
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Boss Agrees To Ill. Disbarment
• Pa. Judge Faces Ethics Violations For Belittling Remarks
• Disbarred Atty Accused Of Diverting Firm's Clients, Cash
• No Coverage For Law Firm In False Arrest Case, Insurer Says
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• Kaplan Fox Fights Airlines' 'Broad' Bid To Probe For Conflict
• Questionable Advice To BNP On Sanctions Won't Haunt Cleary
• Fla. Atty Takes Suspension Over Outbursts To Supreme Court
• Houston Atty Accused Of Forging Client's Name On Settlement
• Groups Seek File On Judge Who Sent Racist Obama Email
• NJ High Court Waives Conflicts In Pro Bono Bankruptcy Work
• Ford, GM, Others Urge Judge To Sanction Attys In IP Row
• Texas Bar Sues Houston Atty Over Client Referral Scam
• Swartz Campbell Sues Ex-Partner Over Contingency Fees
• Pa. Jury Finds Blank Rome Was Wrong In 'Killer Nurse' Row
• Attys' False Asbestos Filings Are 'Gross Fraud,' CSX Says
• Airlines In Antitrust MDL Want Info On Kaplan Fox Hire
• Phillips & Cohen Beats Pipe Co.'s Trade Secret Theft Suit
• Rock Musical's Song-Rights Suit Against Warner Paused
• Wis. Atty Convicted of Kickbacks Suspended For 2 Years
• Philly Firm Haines Faces Eviction Threat For Unpaid Rent
• Pa. Firm Pond Lehocky Says Ex-Atty Stole Marketing Secrets
• Gardiner Koch Sued Over Trading Firm Manager's Ouster
• Sarkozy Detained in Probe Over Influence Peddling, Says AFP