Legal Ethics Archive » October, 2014

Legal Ethics - October, 2014

223 articles

• NJ Sen. Urges Judge's Recusal In NFL Sports Betting Case
• GM's Bid To DQ Jones Day In IP Suit Falls Short, Court Told
• Atty Wants Wiley Rein DQ'd From Continental Policy Spat
• Pa. High Court Updates Judicial Campaign Contribution Rules
• NJ Court Rejects Mandelbaum Malpractice Suit Over RE Fight
• Ex-Lawyer Sentenced To 6 Years For Stealing Client Funds
• Pa. Justices Affirm Philly Judge's Punishment For Lying
• Salmon Ricchezza Can't Keep UPS Suit In Federal Court
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Wants Sanctions In Gay Bias Fight
• Possible Conflict Of Interest In NJ Sports Betting Case
• Charles Schwab Sues Law Firm Over 'Defamatory' Website
• Glaser Weil Can't Duck Malpractice Suit Under Anti-SLAPP
• NJ Court Boots Atty From Derivative Suit Due To Conflict
• Wachtell Asks Judge To Keep Icahn Battle In State Court
• K&L Gates Settles Malpractice Suit, Pulls High Court Appeal
• Attorney Charged With Forging Bankruptcy Judge's Signature
• McGrane To Appeal Order To Repay Howrey Fee
• Fla. High Court Removes Tallahassee Judge From Bench
• How To Manage Client Expectations During Litigation
• BP Cites Prejudice In Flexible Deepwater Claim Policies
• Antonelli Hit With Spending Limits After Patent Filing Blunder
• Nossaman Dodges Malpractice Suit In Hospital's Leasing Row
• Attys Flubbed Trial Against Doctors' Group, Ex-Client Claims
• Radiology Network Accuses Provider's Atty Of Aiding Fraud
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Client Wire Receipts Not Privileged
• 2nd Circ. Unsure If NYC Can Limit Attys' Debt Collections
• Skanska Wants Troutman DQ'd From Suits Over Brooklyn Site
• Atty Bucks Sanctions Over Protected Doc In Derailment Suit
• Insurer Owed Shamoun Defense In Fee Dispute: Texas Judge
• Texas Appellate Judge Accused Of Retaliation By Staff Atty
• Bank Trustee Says Squire Patton Boggs Lied About Legal Fees
• Ex-Mayer Brown CIO Gets 27 Months For $5M Kickback Plot
• Belluck & Fox Wants Garlock Asbestos Suit Moved To NY
• Top NY Court Upholds $44M Graubard Miller Contingency Fee
• Understanding Calif.'s Nuanced Trade Secrets Law
• Hobby Lobby Says Scott Cole Defied Court By Filing Wage Suit
• Alston Atty Accused Of Deposing Woman Who Passed Out
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• Ex-Pa. Justice Drops Appeal Bid Before High Court
• Ex-Girardi Keese Clients Fight To Revive Malpractice Class
• Anderson DQ'd In Fight Over Arbitration Fees
• DC Judge Accused Of Abusing Position To Help Clintons
• Embattled Fla. Judge Wants Case Against Her Tossed
• SC Resorts' Attys Survive DQ Bid In IP Suit Against Firm
• Littler Mendelson Sanctioned For 'Vexatious' Fee Motions
• NJ Judge Admits Fla. Atty Despite Pro Hac Abuse Claims
• Rival Wants Dentons To Take Blame In $41M Resort Loan Row
• Atty Sanctions Bid Denied In 'Kids For Cash' Suit
• Pa. Justice Ensnared In Email Porn Scandal Retires
• Attys' Feud Draws Judge's Wrath In Fight Over Horizon Deal
• National Oilwell Seeks $5M Fee Award In Tesco IP Row
• NY Cybersecurity Push Turns Up The Heat On Law Firms
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• Texas High Court Will Review Bickel & Brewer DQ Order
• Texas Justices Won't Review Bias Claim In $3.5M Oxbow Case
• Blue Cross Rips Honigman's 'Dual Role' In Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Tribe Loses Bid To DQ Judge From Sanctions Case
• Dechert's £6.6M Fee Row With Miner To Be Heard Privately
• Atty Group Wants Judge DQ'ed From NJ Bar Rules Suit
• Georgia Judge Cops To Stealing From County For Atty, Self
• Atty Linked To Ohio State Scandal Suspended Over Ticket Lie
• An Associate's Perspective On Business Development
• Glaser Weil Slams 'Bizarre' $28M Malpractice Bid As 'Vendetta'
• Firm Must Show Cash Trail In Client's $6M Facebook Scam
• Quinn Emanuel Fights DQ Ruling In Wrongful Firing Suit
• Rothstein Atty Pleads Guilty In $2.4M Fraud Scheme
• BakerHostetler Avoids DQ From $230M Tax Fraud Case
• Calif. Court Stops Firm's Wells Fargo OT Row $5M Fee Grab
• Walgreen Workers' Attys Blasted For 'Form Declarations'
• NJ High Court Stops Short Of Disbarring Atty For Child Porn
• Pa. Attys Face Tough Records Oversight In Proposed Rules
• Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge Charged With Accepting Bribe
• Sony Wants Attys Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Can't Review State Court Energy Suit: Investor
• Law Firm's Coverage Claims For False Ad Row Trimmed Again
• Bose McKinney Can't Shake $7.6M Malpractice Suit
• Ohio Court Suspends Atty Who Had Affair With Client's Wife
• Ropes & Gray Sued By Drugmaker Over Patent Filing Blunder
• Atty Pulls Forgery Claims In Young Law Malpractice Tiff
• 'Kids For Cash' Attorneys Escape Asset Freeze
• Suspended Judge, Wife Drop Libel Suit Against Philly Papers
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Ex-Mayer Brown Partner's Refco Fraud Rap
• Facebook Faces Tough Road In DLA Piper Sham Suit Fight
• Abraham Watkins Defeats BP Workers' Malpractice Suit
• Ritz Workers, Atty Sanctioned In 'Frivolous' Discrimination Suit
• Firm Fights Sanctions In Hobby Lobby 'Forum Shopping' Row
• Freeh Asks 3rd Circ. To Ensure Right To Move Penn State Suit
• Law Prof Keeps Fighting For Brief In $173M Qualcomm Appeal
• Finnegan Sanctioned For Destroying Evidence In Dow IP Case
• Pa. Porn Scandal Ups Pressure For Judicial Merit Selection
• Buchanan Ingersoll, BofA Sued For $219M Virgin Islands Bond
• Anderson Kill Dodges $10M Malpractice Suit Over Insurer Row
• When Is A Party-Appointed Appraiser 'Disinterested'?
• Slot Machine Maker Can't Shut Down Former GC's Rival Co.
• GM Joins Apple In Jones Day DQ Bid
• CORRECTED: OneBeacon Hit With $34M Verdict Over Dish Malpractice Case
• Atty Tells Supreme Court Fla. Bar Rule Is Unconstitutional
• Pa. High Court Suspends McCaffery For Role In Porn Scandal
• PR Team Says Texas Attys Owe $8M For Soliciting Spill Claims
• Atty Dodges Sanctions For 'Manic' Behavior At Fosamax Trial
• McGrane To Disgorge Howrey Fees Over Adverse Action
• Facebook Sues DLA Piper, Other Firms Over Sham Case
• DOJ Change On Waiver-Of-Appeal Policies Isn't Enough
• Laredo Petroleum Leak Settlement Spurs Possible Sanctions
• Venable-Acquired Firm Escapes $590M Movie Loan Suit
• Skadden Dispute Over Radnor Sale To Stay In Bankruptcy Court
• Kan. Court Says Tax Panel Can't Rule On Ethics Violations
• Texas Ethics Group Will Reconsider Ruling On Officer Titles
• Cronin's Defamation Suit Against Bergmann & Good Tossed
• Ex-NFLer Hamstrings Subpoenas In Atty Investment Row
• Halberstadt Settles Client's Suit Over Paperwork Error
• Gallet Dreyer Looks To Bury Arms Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• McCaffery Links 2nd Pa. Justice To Porn Email Scandal
• Investment Fund Hits Gilbride Tusa With $85M Negligence Suit
• Pa. Judge Boots Bochetto & Lentz Referral Fee Suit
• Ex-Pa. Pol Snared In Computergate Probe Resigns From Bar
• Dick's Sporting Goods Atty Hit Again With $1.3M Restitution
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• Ex-Siemens Patent Atty Indicted Over $2.5M Kickbacks Fraud
• Mont. High Court Blocks Disbar Bid By Atty Who Stole $350K
• Tax Court Nixes Deductions In Ex-Seyfarth Atty's Scheme
• Atty Deserves Sanctions For Baseless FCA Claims, Judge Says
• Fla. Justices Order Reprimand For Judge Over Code Violations
• Fredrikson Gets Malpractice Claims Over Trademark Nixed
• McCaffery Apologizes For Porn Emails, Slams Chief Justice
• Convicted Pa. Atty's Disbarment OK'd After Client Fund Theft
• Gibson Dunn Thwarts Con Ed DQ Attempt In Pollution Case
• Boies Schiller Fights $270K Fine For Exiting Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Law Firm Challenges $1.9M IRS Deficiency Notice
• Court Recused Over 'Corrupt' Sierra Wildfire Prosecution
• Ex-Jacoby Meyers Atty Steps Up Hunt For Punitive Damages
• Atty Says Baby's Day In Court Infuriated 'Redneck' Judge
• DC Circ. Tosses Ethics Complaint Against 5th Circ. Judge
• Texas AG Didn't Pursue Judge's Ethics Fine, Group Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Garnishment Of Judge's Accounts
• EEOC Calls Marijuana Rationale In ADA Case A Smokescreen
• Deepwater Plaintiffs Pan BP Bid To DQ Claims Administrator
• Calif. Judge Accused Of Meddling In Pal's Spousal Abuse Case
• Pa. Court Can't Dodge Age Discrimination Claims
• Pa. Chief Justice Confirms McCaffery's Role In Porn Scandal
• Convicted Surgeon Hits Sidley With $30M Malpractice Suit
• Holder Ends Waiver Of Appellate Rights In Guilty Pleas
• BakerHostetler Atty Denies Ethics Accusation In Fraud Case
• 'Kids For Cash' Atty Turns Tables On Sanctions Bid
• Hobby Lobby Wants Labor Firm's 'Gamesmanship' Sanctioned
• Squire Patton Accused Of Guiding Alliance Founder's Scheme
• Sedgwick Wants MedCap Malpractice Suit Axed
• When Fraud, Spoliation Are Added To Asbestos Claims
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• Calif. Disbars IP Lawyer Who Accused Courts Of Racketeering
• Pa. Board To Investigate Justice's Purported Porn Emails
• Snack Co. Blasts Rubinstein Firm In 'All Natural' Action
• 2nd Circ. Weighs Sanction Doled To Bombastic Fosamax Atty
• Fla. Judge Wants Charges Of 'Bizarre' Behavior Dismissed
• Proskauer Loses Bid To DQ Neligan In Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Slams Refco Fraud Charge In 2nd Circ.
• Insurer Can Yank Jailed Ex-Atty's Malpractice Policies: Judge
• Tug-Of-War: Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Deposition
• Antonelli Ordered To Pay $8M For Botched Patent Filing
• Nixon Peabody Fights Malpractice Suit Over $23M Land Deal
• Young Conaway Hit With Fraud Suit Over Sunken Treasure Con
• Punish Donziger's Fraud In Chevron Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• Disabled Founder Says IP Firm Rader Fishman Shut Him Out
• Entertainment Law Firms To Arbitrate Linkin Park Firing Saga
• RE Investors Appeal Loss Against Holland & Hart, Wells Fargo
• Conrad O'Brien Partner Named In Pa. Porn Scandal Resigns
• 'Kids For Cash' Judge Sanctioned By Pa. Court
• OPINION: Uphold Reasonable Regs On Judicial Campaigns
• Slot Machine Co. Suing Atty Says It Didn't Disclose Secrets
• 6th Circ. Rejects Judicial Candidate's Campaign Rules Appeal
• Firms Can't Bill For Transitioning Work In A Sale, ABA Says
• Wachtell Says Fighting Icahn In 2 Courts Would Be 'Madness'
• Atty Who Claimed Microchip Plot Faces Indefinite Suspension
• BakerHostetler Slams DQ Bid In $230M Tax Case
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• NYC Bankruptcy Courthouse Deemed Too Risky For Dreier
• Utica Asks Judge To Rethink Ruling Over DQ Of Hunton Attys
• Knobbe Martens Seeks To Dodge Starch Trademark Row
• 2nd Circ. Says Firm Can't Enforce Fee-Shifting Provision
• Entertainment Law Firms Brawl In Linkin Park Firing Saga
• Conspiracy Claim Nixed In Pond Lehocky Suit Against Ex-Atty
• Inquirer Can Get Fee Details In Pa. Justice's Libel Suit
• DLA, Kasowitz Must Turn Over Facebook Scam Docs, US Says
• Ex-Pa. Justice's Corruption Sentence Stayed Pending Appeal
• Punitives Nixed In $8M Friedman Schuman Malpractice Row
• Schlumberger Is Not A New Normal In Trade Secret Cases
• Proskauer Says Stanford Ponzi Abetting Suit Is 'Stale'
• BakerHostetler Atty's Discipline Records Sought In Tax Case
• Robbins Geller Pays Defense Fees In Botched Boeing Case
• Casino Group Drops Akin Gump Malpractice Appeal
• High Court Declines Pa. Judge Retirement Appeal
• High Court Rejects Appeal By Ex-Galleon Trader Goffer
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• NJ Firms Accused Of Withholding Evidence In Real Estate Row
• Attys Ask High Court To Discharge $2M Debt In Bankruptcy
• Bracewell Parts Ways With Atty Who Lied To Judge In IP Row
• Chilean Co. Fights Bickel & Brewer Bid For Reinstatement
• Fla. Tribe Blasts Ex-GC's Challenge To Judge DQ Bid
• High Court Takes On Speech Rights In Judicial Campaign Case
• NY AG Sues Firms, Attorney For Mortgage Rescue Scheme
• Cozen O'Connor Settles With Consultant In Copyright Suit
• Porn Email Claims Could Trigger Discipline For Pa. Justice
• 3rd Circ. Overstepped In Asbestos Suit, Cahill Gordon Says
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Gets 33 Mos. For Fraud, Bribery
• Pa. Supreme Court Affirms Power To Suspend Judges
• Chevron Tells 2nd Circ. $9.5B Judgment Obtained Fraudulently
• Tesco Fights To Revive IP Suit Over Bracwell Atty's Lie
• High Court To Weigh Fla. Ban On Judicial Fundraising
• Finding Equilibrium On The Personal-Professional Seesaw
• Fulbright DQ Bid Tests Waters For Verein Conflict Claims
• 11th Circ. Won't Review Global Energies Bankruptcy Reversal
• Texas Court Asked To Revive Claim Law Firm Stole FCA Suit
• Firms Say Ex-Client Deserves Sanctions In Row Over $1M Deal
• Apple Wants Jones Day DQ'd From LG Battery IP Row
• Tax Court Reverses Decision On Law Firm Excise Tax
• Tweets KO Law Prof.'s Brief In $173M IP Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• Paul Hastings Can't Undo DQ In Toshiba Secrets Row
• Judge Again Slashes Antitrust Claims In Philly Firms' Ad Row
• Shopping App Can't DQ Plaintiff Attys Or Escape TCPA Suit
• Texas Homeowners Ask Court To Rethink Claims Against Atty
• Court Asked To Sanction 'Kids For Cash' Atty Over Loan Docs
• Objectors To HP Inkjet Settlement Lose Bid To DQ Cotchett
• Brooklyn Judge Quitting Bench Over Campaign Ties To Ex-DA