Legal Ethics Archive » June, 2015

Legal Ethics - June, 2015

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• Kramer Levin Escapes Sanctions In CEO Row
• Malpractice Suit Against Milbank Goes Forward In Calif.
• Atty Facing Contempt After Alleged Detention Deal Leak
• Jones Day, E&Y Conflicts 'Taint' $150M Merger, Suit Says
• Florida Bar Mulls Lawyer-Advised Social Media Cleanups
• Ex-Dewey Budget Head Says He Gamed Firm Expenses
• Miami Atty, Son Sued Over EB-5 Investment Debacle
• NY Bar Warns Attys To Take Care With Disciplinary Threats
• Arnstein & Lehr, Ex-Secretary Resolve Harassment Suit
• Ex-Dewey Hotshots A Necessary Gamble For Prosecution
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• O'Quinn Settles $1.3B Malpractice Suit Over Chevron Fight
• Judge Won't Recuse Himself In Soap Opera Employment Spat
• Anapol Schwartz Pushes For Sanctions Win Against Ex-Atty
• Your Advance Conflict Waiver May Be A Conflict Creator
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• Calif. Appeals Court Slams Alston & Bird Atty's Tactics
• SC Atty Charged With Fraud Over Sorority House Furnishings
• Unethical Attys Tainted Swipe Fee Deals, Retailers Say
• NY Atty Found Guilty In Immigration Advertising Scam
• Greenberg Yanked Lifeline As Dewey Foundered, Jurors Hear
• Antonelli To Appeal $8M Malpractice Award In Ad Patent Row
• Foreclosure Firm Owes $17M From Defunct Affiliate, Bank Says
• Patricia Cornwell Wants Sidley DQ'd In Accounting Firm Row
• AT&T Stay Bid Unopposed In Sidley Blown-Deadline Case
• CFPB Wants To Keep Files Away From Ex-Morgan Drexen Attys
• Latham & Watkins Beats Malicious Prosecution Claims
• Pa. Justices Reinstate Atty After Unlicensed Del. Practice
• Jones Day Atty's Case Based On 'Illegal' Ch. 11: Fund Manager
• Feds Call Ex-Wells Fargo VP's Discovery Claims Reckless
• BMW's Theory In Brake Suit Precludes Atty From Repping Wife
• Native Lawyers Told To Treat Disenrollment With Restraint
• Texas Justices OK 'One-Sided' Atty-Client Arbitration Deals
• Dewey Trial Shows Email Can Be A Lawyer's Worst Enemy
• The Dewey Trial Report: Feuds, Finger-Pointing And F-Bombs
• Attys Must Keep Social Media Behavior In Check, NY Bar Says
• Atty Rightly Suspended For Faking Judge Calls, BIA Rules
• Medtronic Calls For Gray Reed To Be Forced Off Patent Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Littler Atty Settlement Dispute
• Texas High Court Affirms Suspension Of Death Row Atty
• Womble Dodges EEOC's Cancer Survivor Appeal At 4th Circ.
• Law Firm Faces Class Action Over Oil Worker Housing Scheme
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• Milberg Faces Malpractice Class Action At 9th Circ.
• Shapiro Arato Dodges DQ Bid In $7M Jay-Z Logo IP Row
• Fired Atty Strikes Back At Kaye Scholer's Dismissal Bid
• Texas Disciplinary Body Goes After DA For Evidence Delay
• Bad Lawyering Is Not Misconduct, Fed. Circ. Says
• Radnor Exec Urges 3rd Circ. To Kill Skadden's $4M Fee Award
• Sex Harassment Video Not 'Highly Offensive,' DC Court Says
• Ex-Dewey Partner Shifts Blame For Alleged $150M Bond Scam
• Holland & Hart Slammed In DQ Skirmish In $600M Visa Row
• Supplement Co. Says Atty Hid Info On Class Rep
• Wells Fargo, Ex-Exec Blast Doc Clawbacks In Fraud Suit
• Husch Blackwell RICO Plaintiffs Confident Suit Can Survive
• Attys 'Disheartened' By Confusing Ad Rules, Group Says
• $1M Atty Sanction Sets Dangerous Precedent, Pa. Court Told
• Feds Say KBR Waived Privilege For Investigation Docs
• Anti-SLAPP — A Constitutional Tug-Of-War
• A Few Lessons From FCPA Trial Of Ex-PetroTiger CEO
• Houston Atty Sued For Allegedly Botched Wrongful Death Suit
• Fla. Attys Accused Of DUI Setup Say Bar's Case Falls Short
• Florida Judge Can't Duck Disciplinary Case Over Sheriff Ties
• Egos, Emails And Expletives: Top 10 Dewey Trial Zingers
• Dewey Brass Took High Road After Nasty Emails, Jurors Hear
• $8M Fee Fight In Audi-VW Sludge MDL Spurs New Suit
• Calif. State Bar Scolds Attys For Exceeding 'Puffery' Limits
• Pa. House Panel OKs Judge Impeachment Effort
• HCA Can't Tie 9th Circ. Manipulation Suit To The Past
• Locke Lord Beats DQ Bid In Diamond Sales Software IP Fight
• Ex-Anapol Atty Says Docs Back Up His Claims In Gay Bias Suit
• Del. Chancery Leaves Claims Alive In Law Firm LLC Scam
• Gov't Not Withholding Docs In Immigration Judge Row: Court
• Kirkland Fights DQ Recommendation In Teva Takeover Bid
• Plaintiff Argues Spouse Can Be Lawyer In BMW Brake Spat
• Attorney As FCA Whistleblower Remains Treacherous Ground
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Calif. Judge Blocks Atty's 'Kill The Gays' Ballot Measure
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Can't Ax Suit Over Stanford Scheme
• Gilbride Tusa Must Face Malpractice Claims In $85M Suit
• Ex-Dewey Atty Tells Of Curse-Filled Backlash Against Davis
• Greenberg, Hunton Say Stanford Class In Texas Is Untimely
• Gibson Dunn Atty Faces DQ Bid In Airport Competition Row
• Hagens Berman, Grunenthal To Settle Time-Barred Suits
• Ariz. Sheriff Continues Bid To DQ Judge In Traffic Stops Case
• Law Firm Hit With Coverage Row Over Botched Tobacco Suits
• Hard Candy Fights Back In Madonna Depo Sanctions Bid
• Dickinson Wright Again Argues Casino Malpractice Suit Fails
• Billionaire Defends Sanctions Bid In $156M Stock Heir Suit
• Calif. Attys Can Rep Marijuana Dispensaries, SF Bar Says
• BMW Says Plaintiff's Spouse Can't Be Counsel In Brake Row
• Jenner & Block Wants Google Piracy Doc Fight Kept In DC
• GM Says Plaintiffs' Atty Used Discovery For 'Sensational' Press
• 5th Circ. Revives Retaliatory Firing Suit Against Texas DA
• NJ High Court To Tackle Facebook Ethics Case
• Cop Eyeing Judgeship Can Stay On The Job, NY Panel Rules
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive Malpractice Suit Over FedEx Deal
• Landis Fights For Williams & Connolly Docs In Armstrong Suit
• Ex-Dewey Partner Describes 'Fear And Greed' As Firm Bled
• Anapol, Raynes Say Trial Testimony Kills Gay Bias Suit
• Ex-Software Co. Exec Seeks To DQ Atty In Tax Fraud Suit
• Best Practices For Avoiding Spoliation
• Dewey Defense, DA Locked In Dead Heat One Month Into Trial
• The Dewey Trial Report: Bad Language, Booze And Big Shots
• Childress Immune From Malpractice Suit, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Legal Malpractice Cases To Watch Through The End Of 2015
• Ex-Judge Tells High Court He Did Not Cover Up Drug Ring
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Uphold $1M Atty Sanction
• Calif. Bar's Discipline System Burned In State Audit
• Atty Can't Get New Trial For Role In $21M Fraud, SEC Says
• 9th Circ. Revives RICO Suit Against Foley & Lardner
• Morgan Lewis Fires Back In Philly Newspaper Billing Row
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• PWC Wants Gov't's $8.5B FCA Suit Tossed Over Lost Docs
• Gibson Dunn Denied Quick Exit In $720M Real Estate JV Row
• 9/11 Firm Drops Docs Copying Fee Bid After Judge Balks
• Manatt Sees No Proof Suit Over Betty Boop IP Was Malicious
• Jackson Lewis Wants Fee Claims Kept In Coach's Firing Suit
• Dewey Default Left Partners Holding The Bag, Banker Says
• Texas Court Won't Revive Atty Fee 'Death Penalty Sanctions'
• Pa. High Court Accepts Suspended Atty's Resignation
• Legal Secretary Launches Whistleblower Suit Against NJ Firm
• Atty Censured For Looking At Opposing Counsel's Notes
• Fla. High Court Dumps Diaco's Offer To Forfeit Bar Card
• Florida High Court Upholds Ruling To Remove State Judge
• Arent Fox Again Shakes Malicious Prosecution Claims
• Bad Advice Takes Bite Out Of BigLaw's Bottom Line
• KBR Says Kickback Claims Too Old To Prosecute In FCA Suit
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• NY Judge Can Preside Alongside Appointee's Relatives' Firm
• Harassment Suit Says LA Atty Mocked Assistant's Pregnancy
• Dewey Jury Told Of Rainmaker's Fury Over Collection Target
• Judge Won't Recuse Himself In Giants Fake Memorabilia Suit
• NJ High Court DQs Vicinage's Judges After Threats
• Sidley Says Stay $40M AT&T Verdict For High Court Appeal
• Ex-Justice Of The Peace Gets Probation, Fine In Billing Scam
• 4th Circ. Says Massey CEO Can't DQ Entire Court's Judges
• 11th Circ. Wants Sanctions Rethought In Worker's Bias Suit
• Ex-Workers Accuse Butler & Hosch CEO Of $7M In Fake Bills
• Lance Armstrong Blasts Bid For Atty Docs In FCA Suit
• Philly Firm Refused 2nd Go At Fees In Atty Discipline Row
• Fla. Justices Urged To Honor Atty-Client Privilege In YMCA Suit
• Gibson Dunn Hit With $720M Suit Over Real Estate JV
• Plaintiffs' Firm Defends Against DQ In Auto Shop Wage Suit
• Purina, Blue Buffalo Told To 'Play Nice' In False Ad Fight
• Donziger Case Belongs In Ecuador, NY Appeals Court Says
• Dewey Client Manager Berated For Not Hustling Up Money
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Discrimination Suit Against Weil
• Signal Attys Want Parts Of Human Trafficking Case Excluded
• Jenner & Block Resists 'Anti-Google Agenda' Subpoenas
• Judge Casts Wary Eye On Redactions In GM Ignition Suit
• Andrews Kurth Beats Malpractice Claims Over Investment Deal
• Attys Fight DQ In Waffle House CEO Sex Video Extortion Suit
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Sidley Blown-Deadline Ruling
• Atty Botched Patent By Filing In Japanese, DC Circ. Told
• Bad Legal Advice Will Cost Cloud Call Co. $2M In FCC Fines
• Stradley Ronon Says Santander's Claims Can't Top $15M
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Avoids Prison In FCPA Case
• O'Melveny Wins Bid To Arbitrate Aletheia Malpractice Claims
• Dewey Staffer Tells Of Spat Over Payments To Ex-Chair Davis
• Bribery Charges Cut In Case Against Ex-Utah Atty General
• Trustee Cut From J&J Heir's Tax Case Against Proskauer Rose
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Kern Augustine Sued By Ex-Shareholder In Disability Dispute
• Fired Calif. Bar Head Must Arbitrate Case, Judge Says
• Pa. Atty Sues Klehr Harrison Over Hospital Management Suit
• Atty Misconduct Spurs New Trial Over Calif. Bike Wreck
• Perkins Coie Nabs Arnold & Porter Native American Law Expert
• Ga. High Court Disbars Atty For Botched Personal Injury Suit
• Pa. Rep. Launches Impeachment Proceedings Against Judge
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Takes Plea In FCPA Trial
• GM Plaintiffs' King & Spalding Claims Face High Bar
• Judge Nixes K&L Gates Oil Co. Bankruptcy Malpractice Suit
• The Dewey Trial Report: High Pay, Perks And Mean Bosses
• Ex-Texas DA Disbarred For Death Row Trial Misconduct
• Dewey-Era Decadence Still Alive And Well At BigLaw
• Monitor Imposed: Conduct Restraints In The Bromwich Affair
• Judge Skeptical Of DQ Bid In Giants Fake Memorabilia Suit
• Baker Botts Ex-Client Pushes For New Malpractice Trial
• Ex-Anapol Atty Wants Firm Sanctioned For 'Made Up' Defense
• Judge Warns Axiom To Fix Fees Bid In Trademark Spat
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• Ex-Wilson Sonsini Employee Settles SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Nixon Peabody On Hook For Ex-Partner's Fees In Lost Appeal
• Ex-Dewey Controller Says He Was 'Backed Into A Corner'
• ND High Court Reprimands Tribal Atty For False Comments
• Insurer Aims To Drop Atty Accused Of $2.6M Fraud
• Raylon Atty Deserves Sanctions In IP Row, Defendants Say
• 'Quirky' Press Release Can't DQ Irell In 'Dirty Grandpa' IP Row
• King & Spalding, GM Accused Of Ignition Defect Cover-Up
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Ex-Law Clerk's Fraud Claims
• Ex-PetroTiger Atty Says He Misspoke At Trial
• Giants Judge's Perceived Bias Is Real, Sports Dealer Says
• Sanctions Sought For Fire Safety Contractor, Attys In FCA Row
• Fla. Adopts Rule Allowing Judges To Campaign Together
• Dechert Sued By Bottle Maker Over Ch. 11 Exec. Pay
• SEC Settles With Texas Atty Over Fraud, Skimming
• Ex-Pa. Judge Who Copped To Fixing DUI Case Faces Discipline
• MasterCard MDL Attys Say Misconduct Didn't Impact $7B Deal
• Convicted Pa. Traffic Court Judge Faces More Discipline
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Disbarred Atty's Bankruptcy
• Barnes & Thornburg Ducks Legal Mal Claims In $50M Row
• SEC Denies Bid By Life Partners GC To Lift Suspension
• Dewey Controller Details Fraud At Struggling Firm
• BMW Wants Texas Atty DQ'd As Wife's Counsel In Defect Suit
• Exec Waives Right to Back Out Of Fraud Plea Over Taped Calls
• Landis Seeks Williams & Connolly Docs In Armstrong Suit
• Atty Reprimanded For Repping Both Parties In Wage Row
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Boot Judge From Strip-Search Suits
• Grand Jury Testimony Disallowed In KBR Bribery Case
• Teva Trades Kirkland For Sullivan & Cromwell In Mylan Bid
• Hodgson Russ Survives DQ Bid In Sexual Harassment Suit
• Irell Slams Criticism Of Its Atty In 'Dirty Grandpa' Row
• Judge Recommends Blocking Kirkland From Repping Teva
• Fla. Bar Makes Final Push In Case Over Atty DUI Setup
• Emails In Dewey Trial Show Firm Sinking Under High Atty Pay
• Jackson Lewis Pushes For Fees In Ex-Coach's Firing Suit
• Freeh Subpoena Quashed In Sandusky Coverage Fight
• AmEx, Objectors Spar Over Doc Disclosures In Steering MDL
• Judge Imposes Sanctions In 'Frivolous' Minn. Land Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fla. Atty's 5-Year Sentence For $1M Fraud
• Rhode Island High Court Warns Against Pro Se Ghostwriting
• Ex-Florida Judge Sees 'Bizarre' Behavior Charges Dismissed
• Gov't Seeks To Rope In Immigration Atty Accused Of Fraud
• NYC Bar Says Local Counsel Can't Shirk Ethics Rules
• 2nd Circ. Says Atty Stock Fraud Rulings Need Backup
• Ex-PetroTiger Atty Admits Tax Fraud On Stand
• Calif. Bar Urges Arbitration Of Fired Exec's Ethics Suit
• UK Court Says Ex-Dewey Partner Must Repay $540K Loan
• Tax Firm, Atty Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Divorce Advice
• Akin Gump Ends Appeal Of $426K IP Suit Fraud Verdict
• Pa. Attys Suspended After Bank Fraud Convictions
• Jury Hears Secret Tape Of Ex-PetroTiger CEO In Bribery Trial
• Dewey Defense Begins To Rebut 'Fake Income' Email
• Ex-Howrey, Dewey Partners Strike Deal With Creditors
• Calif. Court Won't Preserve Benched Judge's Racist Emails
• Boies Schiller Could Face DQ From Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• Alice Doesn't Nix $8M Antonelli Malpractice Award, Judge Says
• Dentons Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Fumbled Tax Swap
• Law Firms Accused Of $11M Tax Credit Scam In RICO Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Disbarred Fla. Atty's Appeal
• Jones Day Says Hedge Fund Chief's Suit Violates Bankruptcy
• Mayer Brown 'Abandoned' Client In Trade Secrets Row: Suit
• Sanctions Against 'Porn Troll' Attys Stick On 2nd Try
• Tales Of Culture Clash At Dewey Highlight Merger Pitfalls
• Hard Candy Makeup Co. Slams Madonna Depo Sanctions Bid
• Bankrupt Ex-Dewey Partner Reaches $400K Deal With Trustee
• Google Hits Jenner With Own Book In Subpoena Spat
• Chicago Developer's Atty Withdraws From $23M Fraud Case
• Pilfering Lawyer's Weed Win Goes Up In Smoke In 9th Circ.
• Lewis & White Ducks Sanction Bid In Suit Over Treasure Scam
• LA Firm Can't Dodge Claim It Flubbed True Religion IP Suit
• Artist Wants Shapiro Arato DQ'd In $7M Jay-Z Logo Row
• Judge Accused Of Beating Disabled Man Will Keep Paycheck
• Judge To Apply India, Miss. Laws To Human Trafficking Claims
• Fees Bid Sparks Call For Sanction In Hospital Retaliation Row
• Orchid Co. Says Calif. Law Firm Fumbled Labor Settlement
• Callister Nebeker Wants $11.5M IRS Tax Penalty Erased
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Appeals Denial Of Retrial
• Giants Want Judge To Stay On Fake Memorabilia Case
• The Dewey Trial Report: Week Two
• NJ Atty Gets 1 Year For $1M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Petro Tiger Atty Says CEO Ordered Bribery, Kickbacks
• Fla. High Court Suspends Judge Over Campaign Activity
• Houston Firm Sues Ex-Associate For Trying To Poach Clients
• Attys Score $41M After 5th Circ. Ruling On Oil Heir Fight
• New Evidence May Show Conflict In Kickback Case, Atty Says
• Disbarred Pa. Judge Makes Bid to Regain Law License
• Ex-Hughes Hubbard Partner Cops To Tax Fraud
• Visa Fights To Keep Holland & Hart In $600M Black Card Row
• Judge Holds Ex-DLA Piper Associate's ERISA Suit For 9th Circ.
• Tech Investors Can't Dodge Hefty 'Crap Cleaner' Sanctions
• TransPerfect Co-CEOs Warned To Make Peace Or Else
• Quarles & Brady Win In Fla. Malpractice Suit Upheld
• Cooley Beats DQ Bid In Suit Over Exercise Machine Patent
• NJ Atty Indicted For Hiding Referral Kickbacks From IRS
• Atty Admits Taking 'Dirty Money' In PetroTiger FCPA Case
• Pepper Hamilton Shakes DQ Bid In Utility Co. Buyout Row
• Dewey Partners Say Firm Cheated Them Out Of Capital
• Cochran Appeals Ex-Partner TM Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Baker Donelson Rips 'Wild Goose Chase' Discovery Bid
• Freeh Says Atty Privilege Bars Insurer's Sandusky Subpoena
• Klehr Harrison Asks Pa. Judge To Nix $20M Malpractice Suit
• Auto Shops Want Workers' Counsel DQ'd Over Similar Suits
• Missing Atty Facing $1.8M Judgment Turns Up For Law360
• Insurer Wants Dietz & Watson Held In Contempt Over Docs
• Startup Founders Say Mark Geragos, Firm Took Over Biz
• Northrop Gets $2.5B FCA Suit Tossed After Atty Relator DQ'd
• Client's Manhood Questioned By Atty In Fee Spat
• Ohio Disbars Ex-Vorys Lawyer Jailed For Corruption
• Freeh Gets Out-Of-County Judge In Ex-Penn State Prez's Suit
• Hagens Berman Loses 3rd Circ. Bid To Halt GSK Case Probe
• No Coverage In NY For 'Hybrid Role' Malpractice Claims
• Calif. Judge Admonishes Sidley Austin In Synopsys IP Row
• Google Pushes Jenner & Block, Film Studios Over Subpoenas
• Faruqi Takes Sex-Harassment Judgment To 2nd Circuit
• New Docs Not Proof Of Conflict, Irell Replies To DQ Bid
• Dewey Trial Gets Heated With Ex-Partner On Stand
• Florida Compensation Judge Who Called Atty 'Abusive' DQ'd
• Ex-Terra Exec. Blames Attys For Bribery Conviction
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Malpractice Suit Against Texas Firms
• Investors Held Damning Records Until Eve Of Trial, Judge Told
• Calif. Bar To Attys: Just Keep Your Lips Sealed
• Atty In ThinkFilm Bankruptcy Fight Suspended 2 Years
• Ohio Co. Says IP Firm Choked On Sandwich Patent
• Suit Claiming Attys Hacked Rival Firm Gets Tentative OK
• Woman Suing Weil Says Fed. Judge Denied Her Due Process
• DuPont Wants Atty Sanctions In Ohio Water Pollution Row
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Fla. Firm Must Pay $2.3M For Role In Mortgage Relief Scam
• Fla. Law Firm Sues Former Employees For Breaching Email
• Niro Haller Says HTC Thwarted Patent Feud Fee Mediation
• White & Case Ties To Russian Bank Don't Deter Accused Spy
• Dewey Jury Hears Of Culture Conflict At Merged Firm
• Walker Digital Defends Against Google IP Row Sanctions Bid
• Panel Found Possible Grounds For Judge Fuller Impeachment
• Suspended Lawyer Says Fla. High Court Ignored Judge DQ Bid
• Ex-Handler Atty Fights Orrick's Sanction Bid In Firing Row
• 7th Circ. Says BIA Abused Discretion In Pakistani Man's Case