Legal Ethics Archive » December, 2014

Legal Ethics - December, 2014

209 articles

• Cleary Gottlieb Racially Discriminated, Contract Lawyer Says
• Atty's Fla. Bar Suspension Suit Nixed Over Shotgun Pleading
• Ex-NJ Judge's Race Bias Claims Tossed
• 4th Circ. Spurns Ex-Va. Rep's Ineffective Counsel Argument
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Accused Of Exploiting Client Info
• NJ Atty Reprimanded For Lying To Ex-NFL Client About Appeal
• RJ Reynolds 'Camel Cash' Suit Wins Cert. In Calif. Only
• Diverting Funds Gets Disbarred Atty 7 Years Behind Bars
• Plaintiff Asks Fla. Judge To Deny Stiefel's Recusal Request
• NJ High Court Reiterates Ban On Judges' Post-Verdict Chat
• Ex-Associate Fights Faruqi On 'Booze-Fueled' Atty Evidence
• McDonnell, Bribery And The Story Behind 'Official Act'
• Gore Vidal's Nephew Says White & Case Axed His Inheritance
• Ex-Partner Accused Of Defrauding Willkie, Hunton Of $5M
• NJ High Court Takes On Arbitration, Atty Conduct In 2014
• Nixon Peabody, Mintz Levin Blitz Biotech's Legal Mal Suit
• Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge Hit With Ethics Complaint
• Fake Defense Atty Wins Real Victory At 10th Circ.
• SEC Fines Calif.-Based Atty For Trading On Client's Intel
• Disney Wins Sanctions In Row Over Alleged Tainted Water
• Pa. Justices Won't Discipline Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge
• Doctors Sue Fizer Beck Over 'Seriously Deficient' Contracts
• Freeborn Challenges $1M Malpractice Verdict In 7th Circ.
• Pepper Hamilton To Fight Discovery Order In Penn State Row
• Judge Won't Alter Atty's 17-Year Stock Scheme Sentence
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Rothstein Trustee Cleared To Distribute $13M In Claims
• Fla. Can't DQ Judge From Every Case Involving Orlando PD
• Former Sherman & Howard Atty Hits Firm With Sex Bias Suit
• Board Says Atty Attack On Judge Warrants Suspension
• Florida Supreme Court Disciplines 2 Attorneys
• Gotham Dodges $21M Judgment In 11th Circ.
• Report Clears Remaining Pa. Justices In Porn Email Scandal
• Law Firm Topples FCA Suit Over LSU Hospital Deal
• Musk Says Battery Fire Securities Action Was 'Frivolous'
• Criminal Defense Attys Skunked On Bid For DOJ's 'Blue Book'
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Life Term For NJ Atty In Witness Murder Plot
• Calif. Bar Committee Backs No-Asset Pro Bono Bankruptcy
• Reed Smith Nears KO In Promoter's $10M Defamation Suit
• Diocese's Paine Hamblen Malpractice Suit Heads To Trial
• Utica Mutual, Reinsurers Settle Over Hunton & Williams Role
• 2nd Circ. Says Atty Acted Too Late On Reciprocal Suspension
• Philly Housing Agency Can't Nix Ex-Labor Atty's Firing Claim
• Fainting Plaintiff-Grant Thornton Talks End In Impasse
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Shawn Wright
• NJ High Court Concurs With Pa. In Suspending Disgraced Atty
• Steptoe Hit With $129M Calif. Legal Malpractice Suit
• A Busy Year For Anti-SLAPP Litigation And Legislation
• Ponzi Investors' Claims Trimmed Against Greenberg, Hunton
• 3rd Circ. Greenlights Sanctions Bid In Veggie Contract Row
• Jurors Give Ex-JP Death Sentence In Texas DA Murders
• 4 Quirky Sanctions You Should Be Glad Hit Someone Else
• CareOne Can See Law Students' Documents In Union Row
• ITC To Review Finnegan, Client $1.9M Spoliation Sanction
• Judge's 'Fork Over The Money' Line Gets Him Axed From Case
• Okla. Atty Reinstated 7 Years After Fatal Drag Race
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• Ex-Obermayer Client's Fee Breach Ruling Upheld By Pa. Court
• Cravath Urges Court To Toss Typist's 'Petty' Bias Suit
• What's Missing From Many Lawyers' Cyberinsurance Advice
• Federal Judge Kills Fla. Bar's New Atty Ad Guidelines
• Cozen Nabs Pa. High Court Reversal On Pol's Forgiven Debt
• Grant & Eisenhofer Slaps Bernstein Liebhard With Fee Suit
• Freedom Industries Exec Says Spill Exposure DQs Prosecutors
• NJ High Court Won't Toss Fox Rothschild Malpractice Suit
• 8th Circ. Asked To Nix Attys' Support Of Jones Day Sanctions
• Tucker Ellis Can't Force Former Atty Into Arbitration
• Former SF DA 'Kayo' Hallinan's Law License Suspended
• Drugmakers Can't DQ Cohen Milstein In Chicago Opioid Suit
• Asbestos Atty Sues 2 Ex-Partners, Claims LLP Is A Lie
• Treaty Energy Execs Charged With Stock Manipulation
• NY Court Says Atty Can't Represent Himself In Trust Suit
• In-House Forecast For 2015: Past Is Prologue
• Ex-Rothstein Exec Wants Sentence Reduced For Cooperation
• Ex-Orlovsky Grasso Attys Suspended Over Tax Evasion Case
• Ex-Philly Traffic Court Official Gets 24 Months In Scandal
• Calif. Bar To Be Audited In Wake Of Fired Exec's Suit
• Dell Says Sanctions Motion Against Patent Firm Was Timely
• Former Ga. Judge Faces Prison Time For Framing Drug Arrest
• Owen Gleaton Playing Dirty With DQ Bid, Insurer Says
• Plunkett Escapes Sanctions In 6th Circ. RICO Row Over JV
• Beef With Judge's Fish & Richardson Ties Hits Supreme Court
• Constitutional Attack On Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule Rebuffed
• NY Atty Charged With Running $5M Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-Public Defender's Retaliation Claims Barred By Anti-SLAPP
• Ind. Judge Accused Of Made-Up Penalties, Using Racial Slur
• 1st Circ. Denies Do-Over For Atty Accused Of Lying
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• Immigration Atty Accused Of Abandoning Client Midhearing
• Moore & Van Allen Settles Malpractice Suit Over $1M Judgment
• Atty Who Drank At Office Denied Unemployment Benefits
• Aussie Lawyer Gets 12 Years For $12M Investment Scheme
• Judge Won't Double $7M Antonelli Terry Malpractice Award
• Atty Asks For High Court Review Of Locke Lord RICO Ruling
• NJ Chief Justice Creates Panel To Mull Metadata Ethics
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Hamza Bassey
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• UK Lawyers Demand Client Communications Be Protected
• Chamlin Rosen Faces Malpractice Suit Over Loan Litigation
• Appeal Lost, Judge Must Face Charges She Fudged Residency
• Class Accuses Public Storage Attys Of Ethical Violations
• Johnny Carson's Atty Sues Bankruptcy Counsel Over Book
• Niro Haller Says Dell, HP Sought Sanctions Too Late
• 'Delusional' Mich. Judge Retires Amid Disciplinary Hearing
• Cartel Associate Pulls Guilty Plea In Judge Bribery Case
• Suit Says Philly Firm Billed Trusts To Rep Scammer
• Scarinci, Trenk Firms Exit Newark Water Agency RICO Suit
• Corrupt Ex-Pa. State Sen. Jane Orie Disbarred
• Calif. Court Nixes LA's Bid For Atty DQ Over Tax Docs
• ConAgra Discovery Dispute Heats Up With Sanctions Threat
• Harvard Prof's $4 Chinese Food Fight Creates A Stir
• Advanced Age No Defense In Atty Discipline, NY Court Says
• La. Judge Suspended For Accepting Atty's Free Hunting Trip
• Judge's Racist Emails Should Stay Under Wraps, Court Told
• Disgraced Atty Can't Ax Firm's Assault On Arbitration Award
• What's Wrong With Judge Rakoff's Plea-Bargaining Proposal
• Gawker Escapes Atty's Defamation Suit
• Rothstein Trustee Seeks Clarification On $43M In Claims
• Justices Threaten To Sanction Foley Partner Over Petition
• Calif. Atty Indicted In $3M Ticket Broker Stock Fraud
• 3 Ethical Landmines Confronting Vereins
• Former Roberts & Saluti Employee Charged With Theft
• Ind. Judge Forced To Resign After Drunken Driving Crash
• Young Conaway Atty In Treasure Fraud Faces Sanctions
• Dr. Luke Sues Kesha's Lawyer Over Lady Gaga Rape Tweets
• Wolff & Samson Fights Ethics Probe Of Ex-Port Authority Chair
• Boston U. Says Finnegan Posted Confidential Info On PACER
• Patent Holder Says Sony Sanctions Win Would Set Precedent
• Inventor Demands Fees For 'Frivolous' Fed. Circ. IP Appeal
• Dentons Denies Playing Part In Botched $41M Resort Loan
• Wachtell Says Icahn Malpractice Suit Is 'Duplicative'
• Judges Find Their Blogs Come With A Short Leash
• Cartoon Tells Jones Day A Hostile Filing Is No Laughing Matter
• Freeborn Can't Shake $1M Malpractice Verdict In 7th Circ.
• Fla., Conn. AGs Settle Mortgage Rescue Case For $1.1M
• No Sanctions For Anapol Schwartz In Gay Bias Suit
• Continental Shouldn't Pay Ex-Hinshaw Atty's Costs: Judge
• Atty Sues Nev. Bar For Defamation, Claiming Press Leaks
• Philly Firm Says It Was Defamed In Malpractice Complaint
• Former BigLaw Atty Who Stole $10M From Putin Ally Disbarred
• Recusal Bid Derided As Do-Over Ploy In Lease Royalty Fight
• Shumway Van Challenges DQ Bid In Ex-PilePro Exec IP Suit
• UK Gov't Asks Lawyers To Disclose Tax Debts
• Stiefel Labs Pushes For Judge's Recusal In ERISA Suit
• Munger Tolles Botched $2.6M Real Estate Deal, Suit Says
• San Antonio Judge Faces Disciplinary Suit Over Alleged Bribes
• Jones Day Atty Draws Calif. Panel's Ire Over OT Suit Tactic
• 'Real Housewives' Star Blames Prison Time On Atty's Work
• Atty In NFLer Stock Scheme Sentenced To 17 Years
• US Scoffs At Ex-Jenkens Wife's Bid To Keep Cash
• Ex-Pa. Judge Pulls Out Of Plea Deal Under Pension Threat
• Bill Cosby Says Atty In Sex Abuse Case Tried To Extort Him
• Firm Faces $1.7M Suit Over Botched Nina Simone Inheritance
• Ex-Magic Circle Partner Disbarred After Sex Traffic Conviction
• 4 Ways To Keep A Malpractice Expert From Blowing Your Case
• Hagens Berman May Face Sanctions In Pa. Thalidomide Cases
• Philly Building Collapse Plaintiffs Resist Judge's Recusal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shell's Donny Ching
• Sandy Victims Accuse Hartford, Law Firm Of Racketeering
• Texas Jury Finds Ex-Justice Of The Peace Guilty Of Murder
• Cantey Hanger Says Exception Doesn't Apply To Fraud Case
• IRS Says Lawyer's Fraud Doesn't Trigger Statute Of Limitations
• 2nd Circ. Says Bad Jury Instruction Axes Pollution Convictions
• Ex-Traffic Judge Gets 2 Years In Philly Ticket Scandal
• Apple Deserves Fees After Chipmaker's 'Huge Mistake': Judge
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Fernando Bohorquez
• Alston & Bird Sued For Allegedly Bungling $10M IP Suit
• Stanford Receiver Defends Timing of Proskauer Ponzi Suit
• Cola Business Says NJ Firm Mishandled Coke TM Battle
• Pa. Courts Get Updated Reporting, Transcription Standards
• USPTO Ethics Rules May Change The Way You Email Clients
• Jones Day's Detroit Billings Included Florida Travel
• FaegreBD Can't See All Atty-Client Docs In Malpractice Row
• Ex-Traffic Judge Gets 18 Months For Ticket-Fixing Scheme
• Law Firm Can't Fight $1.9M Deficiency Notice, IRS Says
• Judge Tosses, Then Reinstates 'Passive-Aggressive' Atty
• Dentons Atty Hit With Sanctions Bid In 'Sham' Settlement Spat
• Panel Wants Atty Disbarred For Helping Client Fake Drug Test
• Attys Clash After Ex-NYPD Boss' Malpractice Suit Is Nixed
• Manatt Faces Trial On Conspiracy Claim In $200M Ponzi Row
• Texas Court Revives Emotional Distress Claim Against Firm
• For Law Firms Thinking About Text Messaging, Just Don't
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• Atty Accused Of Plotting Witness' Death Surrenders License
• DLA Piper Must Show Ceglia Facebook Docs To Judge
• Exasperated Sandy Judges Order Streamlined Mediations
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Cahill Gordon Asbestos Doc Case
• Atty Busted In Greylord Sting Shouldn't Practice, Board Says
• NC Bar Suspends Lawyer For Sexting Clients
• Judge's Atty In Wife Abuse Case Hopeful About House Query
• Husch Fights Edelson's Sanctions Bid Over Spoliation Claims
• Despite New Claims, Judicial Stacking More Myth Than Reality
• Disney Co. Seeks Fees For Atty Conduct In Race Bias Suit
• Fla. Attys Push For Dues Hike To Fund Legal Aid Services
• Atty Accused Of Lying Says 1st Circ. Ignored Due Process
• White And Williams Lost Evidence From Philly Fire, Suit Says
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• Atty Blogger Faces Suspension For Calling Court Corrupt
• Marks & Klein Accused Of Lapses In RE Franchise Row
• Supreme Court Shuts Out Atty's Beef With Fla. Bar Rules
• Supreme Court Denies Appeal Over Fla. Lawyers' Fee Fight
• Insurer's Malpractice Claims Against NJ County Atty Tossed
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• Reed Smith Can't End Auto Dealer's $25M Malpractice Suit
• Greenberg Lambastes Pricey Sanctions Bid In $53M Rail Row
• Sony, DLA Piper Say Patent Holder's Sanctions Bid Is Personal