Legal Ethics Archive » July, 2015

Legal Ethics - July, 2015

339 articles

• Feds Want Judge's Sentence In Gun Case To Be A Deterrent
• Bryan Cave Accused Of Misconduct In Fraud Probe Of Ex-Atty
• Bryan Cave Hit With Malpractice Claim Over Hotel Loan
• Calif. Court DQs Atty In Brothers' $250M Real Estate Row
• 2 Texas Firms Sued For Botching Steel Co.'s Contract Row
• The Dewey Trial Report: Broken Promises And Bottom Lines
• Oil Heir Takes $41M Atty Fee Fight To Supreme Court
• 'Housewives' Star Shifts Suit Against Bankruptcy Atty To NJ
• Pa. Atty Takes Helm Of National Organization Of Bar Counsel
• Michael Jordan Needn't Rehash Claims In Ad Row: Judge
• Pa. AG Says No Criminal Charges For Centre County DA
• Ex-Haynes And Boone Atty Shakes Off $20M Malpractice Row
• Philly Firm Can't Revive Frivolous Suit Claims, Court Rules
• 7th Circ. Says FHL Can't Reopen Case Over Player's Eye Loss
• NY Ethics Panel Explains Confidentiality Of Consultations
• 5 Social Media Land Mines Lawyers Should Avoid
• A Guide To Hartford's Cumis Fee Battle With Squire Patton
• Redaction In Discovery: The State Of Affairs In NY
• 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
• Simpson Thacher, JPMorgan Sued Over $1.5 Billion GM Loan
• Life Partners Creditors Deride CEO's Call To Pull Trustee
• Dow Jones Wins Attys' Fees In Subscription Fraud Suit
• IRS Must Abide By 3-Year Limit In Jenkens Tax Fraud Case
• Atty Disbarred After Getting 27 Months For Visa Scheme
• Drinker Biddle Left Whirlpool Exposed To Tariffs, Suit Says
• NJ Justices Avoid Tumult By OK'ing Recall Of Retired Judges
• Dewey Stiffed Atty On Repayment Of Capital Loan, Jury Hears
• DC Atty Disbarred Over $2.7M Investment Fraud Scheme
• Texas Court Upholds Atty's 25-Year Sentence For Client Fraud
• Bio-Rad Says Former GC Was Fired For 'Abusive' Conduct
• Amazon, Wal-Mart Want $7B Deal Scrapped Over Misconduct
• Garfunkel Wild Must Face Malpractice Suit, NY Court Says
• Utah High Court Sends Amnesiac Atty's Fee Dispute To Jury
• Final Thalidomide Claim Is Time-Barred, GSK Tells 3rd. Circ.
• Michael Jordan Slams Sanctions Bid In Publicity Row
• Attys Who Steal Should Be Disbarred, NY Client Fund Says
• Arpaio Conflicts Should Bar Atty In Bias Case, Court Told
• Ala. Chief Justice Is 'Unfit' For Office, Law Center Says
• Attys Must Limit Representation In Delegating: SC High Court
• DQ Bid Fails Against Ampal Bankruptcy Trustee
• Ex-Wilson Sonsini Employee Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading
• Pryor Cashman Calls Dairy Co.'s Bungled-Audit Suit Untimely
• AmEx Class Says Atty Doc Sharing Doesn't Hinder MDL Deal
• Locke Lord Accused Of 'Twisting' Pleadings In Insurance Row
• Weatherford Granted Sanctions Against Ex-Employee, Atty
• Honeywell Says DQ'd Firm Still At Work In $42M Cleanup Suit
• Atty Disbarred For Sports Memorabilia Insurance Scam
• NY State Bar Calls For More Discovery In Atty Discipline Cases
• Venable Beats OLG's $6M Counterclaim In Fee Fight
• 10th Circ. Stands By Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Malpractice Suit Against NJ Firm
• Malpractice Suit Rightly Tossed, Zimmerman, Lockridge Say
• Texas Court Holds PI Firm To $500K Malpractice Loss
• ResCap Wants Judge To Nix 'Foreclosure King's' $6M Claim
• Oil Heir Tells Texas High Court Dallas DA Wronged Him
• Ex-Dewey Partner Laments Firm's Broken Promises On Pay
• NY Atty Suspended For Homophobic, Racist Comments
• Locke Lord Booted From Supplement False Ad Class Action
• Ex-Bracewell Client Loses Rehearing Bid In Arbitration Row
• Attys Can Take Fixed Fees Before Ch. 7 Filing: Va. Bar
• The Best Way To Clarify Who Is Your Client And Who Isn't
• Grocer Wants Michael Jordan Sanctioned In Publicity Suit
• Dewey Accounting Head Says She Was In On Fraud Scheme
• High Court Asked To Review New Fla. Medicaid Advice Rules
• Dilworth Paxson Faces DQ Bid In Hair Removal Row
• Maryland Court Disbars Atty For Lying During Her Divorce
• Stanford Receiver Defends $5M Deal With Firms, Others
• Western Pa. Criminal Atty Charged Over Illegal Recording
• Judge In $7M IP Suit Against Jay-Z Won't Recuse Himself
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Dodges DQ In $1.6M Fraud Suit
• NJ High Court To Mull Judge's Role In Atty Malpractice Case
• TTAB Rips Fross Zelnick's 'Unreasonable' Response To Typo
• DC Atty's Suspension Stayed Pending Alcoholism Treatment
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Dewey Trial May Come Down To Credibility Of Frank Canellas
• US Says Whitman Denial Should Inform Goffer Decision
• Gov't Says Armstrong Not Prejudiced By Late Doc Disclosure
• NY Securities Boutique Says Investors' Suit Falls Short
• Knobbe Martens Blasts DQ Bid In Patent Dispute
• Sanctions Refused Again In Fire Safety Contractor FCA Row
• Judge Sends Atty Misconduct To Bar In $185M AutoZone Row
• NY State Bar Issues 2 Ethics Opinions On Immigration Law
• Board Says To Suspend Atty With Sexual Misconduct History
• NY State Court Suspends NJ Attorney For Dodging The IRS
• Ex-Spanish Judge Fined For Potash Insider Trading
• The Dewey Trial Report: Drama, Denial And 'The DiCarminator'
• Proskauer Wins Round In OSG's Tax Malpractice Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Temp Atty Row Restarts After Skadden Ruling
• L'Oreal Blasts Atty's 'Shocking' Patent Quota Suit
• Last Philly Traffic Judge Sentenced In Ticket-Fixing Scheme
• 'Porn Troll' Attys Ordered to Pay Defendants' Fees
• Sheldon Silver Loses Bid To Get Indictment Tossed
• Sanctions Fight Ends In Madonna TM Row After Atty Switch
• The Unsettled Future Of Malicious Prosecution In Florida
• Atty Avoids Sanctions For Filing 'Unnecessary' Salacious Pic
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• Dewey Bond Deal Cost Insurer Millions, Jurors Hear
• Jay-Z, Universal Blast Bid To Recuse Judge In $7M Logo Row
• Calif. Bar Names New Director Amid Turmoil
• Niro Haller Attys Settle Fees In Dell, HP Patent Dispute
• Revival Of Skadden Temp Atty's OT Case To Spur Similar Suits
• NJ Atty Disbarred After Facebook Scheme
• DLA Piper, Seyfarth Escape $720M Real Estate JV Claims
• Nelson Mullins Suspends Atty Who Grappled With Flight Crew
• Pa. Judge Charged With Allegedly Shaking Down Staff
• Stock Heir's Lawyers Likely Duck Sanctions In $156M Suit
• Navient Says Plaintiff's Spouse Can't Rep Loan Class
• Fight To Recuse Judge In Philly Building Collapse Suits Is Over
• How Tax Shelter Suits Are Taking A Bite Out Of BigLaw
• Class Counsel Defends Fee Request In Visteon ERISA Action
• Miss. AG Demands Docs In Google's Piracy Probe Fight
• Willig Williams Malpractice Win Upheld In Injured Worker Case
• Do Statutes Of Limitation Apply To The CFPB After All?
• Gray Reed Knocks Medtronic's Patent Suit 'Smear Campaign'
• Davis Polk Can Screen Cahill Docs In GE's $660M Tax Row
• Skadden Must Face Temp Atty OT Case, 2nd Circ. Says
• Texas Attys Slam AG's Advice On Gay Marriage Licenses
• Tax Firm Sues Calif. Atty Over Stolen Blog Posts
• Dewey Defense Pounces On Cooperator's Shifting Statements
• Ex-Butler & Hosch Workers Ordered To Seek Firm's Default
• Judge Won't DQ Skadden In Ex-Oriole Insider Trading Case
• Law Firm Accused Of Lifting Website Host Software
• Judge Censured For Interfering In Son's Kitten Abuse Charges
• Texas Court Axes Class Cert. In Firm Debt Collection Suit
• Fla. Attys Must Face Suit Over Fees From $1.45M Settlement
• NY Sen. Convicted Of Lying To FBI About Son's Law Firm Gig
• Yahoo Demands Sanctions In Row Over $1B NCAA Prize
• W.Va. High Court Justice Beats Politician's Ethics Complaint
• Ex-Philly Judge Guilty Of Using Chambers For Real Estate Biz
• OLG Can't Nix Venable's Fraud Claims In Fee Row
• Pa. Firms Could Face Suits Over Advising Indicted Ex-Mayor
• CFTC Settles With Atty Over Precious Metal Investment Scam
• Snell & Wilmer Among Those Targeted In Racketeering Suit
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Face New Suit Over Stanford Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Axes FDCPA Claims Against National Grid Atty
• Phillips Nizer Accused Of Botching $38M Contract Suit
• Dewey Star Cooperator Breaks Down On Stand At Trial
• Class Wants $32M Atty Award Tossed In Swipe Fee MDL
• Niro Haller, Client Ordered To Pay HTC $4.1M In Patent Suit
• Skanska Can't DQ Troutman From Suits Over $117M Project
• 3rd Circ. Declines To Rehear Ex-Law Clerk's Race Bias Suit
• Ex-Pa. Judge's Aide Says She Worked Daily On His Private Biz
• Jaffe & Hough Frivolous Suit Claims Against Thorp Reed Axed
• Cadwalader Splits With Capital Markets Pro After Arrest
• Atty Suspended Over Fee Dispute Petitions Texas Justices
• Patheon Wins Fees For Doc Fight In Procaps Merger Suit
• Gray Reed Says Medtronic's DQ Bid Can't Delay Patent Case
• NJ Atty Suspended After Tax Evasion Conviction
• Lance Armstrong FCA Suit Can't Get Past Discovery Issues
• Locke Lord Faces DQ Threat In Health Pill False Ad Suit
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading
• Atty Says False Ad Client's Residency Doesn't Merit Sanction
• Paralegal Must Arbitrate Pregnancy Bias Claim Against Firm
• MoFo Seeks Dismissal Of Hedge Fund Chief's Suit
• Ex-Clifford Chance Atty Slams Bid To Toss His 401(k) Suit
• Ex-Pa. Judge Used Chambers As HQ For Business, DA Says
• Dewey Star Witness Says DiCarmine Never Talked Fraud
• AutoZone Drops Challenge To $185M Pregnancy Bias Verdict
• Napoli, Bern Could End Up In Jail Over Feud, Judge Warns
• GM, King & Spalding Fight To Keep Ignition Exhibits Sealed
• Reed Smith Atty Accused In Westinghouse Retiree Deal Suit
• Pa. Malpractice Atty Can't Dodge Defamation Claims
• Napoli Bern Attys' Feud Over 9/11 Firm Rages On 3 Fronts
• LA Firm Must Cede $5M Fees From Side Deal With Wells Fargo
• Facebook Says Privacy Suit Mediator May Have Conflict
• Houston Firms Accused Of Botching Suit Over Oil Rig Accident
• OneBeacon Won't Get 'Do Over' in $34M Dish Network Suit
• Arnold & Itkin Accused Of Stiffing Private Eye $4M
• The Dewey Trial Report: Master Plans And Clueless Auditors
• Boies Schiller Derides Rival Atty's Motion In Chiquita MDL
• Cahill Gordon Hit With Revived Asbestos Doc Destruction Suit
• Kirkland Warns Of Conflicts 'Sea Change' In Mylan Row
• Marathon Dewey Trial Has Some Jurors Hitting Snooze
• Ex-Bracewell Client Urges 3rd Circ. To Rehear Arbitration Row
• Hollywood Atty's Client Must Arbitrate 'Sex Slave' Claims
• Life Partners CEO Pushes To Remove Ch. 11 Trustee, Counsel
• AgFeed Trustee Claims Outside Counsel Gave Bad Advice
• Las Vegas Sands Seeks Sanctions In Failed Derivative Suit
• Dewey Cooperator Says He Didn't Discuss Fraud With Davis
• Jacoby's NY Stakes Suit Axed As Constitutional 'Mockery'
• NY Panel Reinstates NJ Atty Suspended For Forging Docs
• DaRosa Makes Life Easier For Massachusetts Gov't Lawyers
• Health Tech Firm Accuses GC Of Self-Dealing, Ripping It Off
• Ex-Wilson Sonsini Staffer Seeks To Avoid Jail Over Trades
• Immigration Lawyer Gets 27 Months For Visa Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Partner Charged With Insider Trading
• Judge, Lawyer Get Prison Time In Texas Bribery Scheme
• Pa. Atty Hit With 5-Year Suspension For Taking Client Funds
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Disbarred In NY Over $837M Fraud
• Ex-Atty Gets 6 Years, Must Pay $9.3M For Ponzi Scheme
• NJ Court Backs Toss Of Atty's Malpractice Defense Suit
• Boies Schiller Ends Client Conflict In Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• SC Justices Say Rivals Can't Team Up On Malpractice Claims
• NJ Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Aiding Fugitive Boyfriend
• 10th Circ. Drops Atty Sanction In Air-Gun Pellet IP Row
• OpenGate Sanctioned In Thermo Fisher Fraud Suit
• Dewey Star Witness Says Davis Knew Of Accounting Tricks
• Biased Judge Nixed From Engle Case By Fla. Appeals Court
• Mass. Supreme Court Frees Atty From $240K Sanctions
• Atty Who Defrauded HUD Hasn't Learned Lesson, Board Says
• Axing Littler Row Clouds Atty Immunity, Texas Justices Told
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• 9th Circ. Kills Atty's Suit Challenging Disbarment Process
• Nutmeg Investors Want Barnes Malpractice Claims Reopened
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Attys' $200K Sanction In Patent Case
• Ex-PSU Officials Want GC's Whistleblower Testimony Limited
• Montgomery McCracken Can't Duck Suit Over Scammer's Fees
• Astor Weiss Says Telecom Malpractice Suit Time-Barred
• Holland & Knight Accused Of Fraud In Tax Shelter Scheme
• Fenwick, Dechert Not Biased In Investor Suit, Microsoft Says
• Bayer MDL Firms Certified As A Class Of Their Own
• Dewey Cooperator Says CFO Helped Hide Fraud From Auditor
• Williams & Connolly Can Keep Docs In Armstrong FCA Suit
• Hiscock's Argument Favored Malpractice Foe, Judge Says
• Locke Lord Wants Firm Sanctioned In $3M Insurance Row
• NY Atty Disbarred For Lying About Visiting Cuba
• Hunton's Motion In Stanford Suit A Delay Ploy, Plaintiffs Say
• Fla. Judges Can't Keep An Assistant Who Marries Their Child
• Wilentz Goldman Wants Attys' Whistleblower Suit Arbitrated
• 11th Circ. Asked To Review Firm's Immunity In Malpractice Suit
• Firm Can't Cite Fair Use In $350M Software Spat, Court Told
• DA Touts Dewey 'Master Plan' Doc As Key Cooperator Testifies
• McNees Slams Immigrant's Firing Conspiracy Suit
• Ariz. DOT Wants New Judge In Suit Over $2B Freeway Project
• 10th Circ. Kicks Atty Conflict Suit Out Of Bankruptcy Court
• Malpractice Insurer Says Georgia Firm Made Defective Claim
• Medtronic's DQ Attempt Is A 'Tactical Ploy,' Gray Reed Says
• Ostriches Beware: E-Discovery Ethics In Social Media
• King & Spalding Calls Claims It Colluded With GM 'Baseless'
• Dewey Star Witness Says Defendants Complicit In Fraud Plot
• Ariz. Judge Denies Arpaio's DQ Motion In Traffic Stops Suit
• SEC Settles With Cooperating Insider Trader Who Ate Post-Its
• Gov't Blasts Contractor Sanctions Bid In $78M Bribery Suit
• NY Firm's Claims Revived In Bookkeeper Embezzlement Row
• Dallas Atty Stuck With 90-Day Suspension For Ignoring Client
• Thompson Coburn Atty Beats DQ Bid In Charity Row
• Citrix Can't Get Sanctions For Deposition Error, Fed. Circ. Told
• 4 Ways Dewey Changed BigLaw Forever
• Google Denied Bid To Transfer NY Suit Against Film Studios
• Chamberlain Atty's Lack Of Candor Warrants DQ, Court Told
• OPINION: Why I Sued To Open The Presidential Debates
• NJ Court Axes Recusal Demand Against Workers' Comp Judge
• NJ Court Backs Investor's Consumer Fraud Win Against Atty
• Dewey Star Cooperator Set To Take Stand In Trial
• Greenberg Says Witnesses Kill Cab Co.'s Malpractice Row
• Fired Contractor Cries Conspiracy Over NY Canal Project
• Cuneo Gilbert Attys, Claims Cut From Ex-Lawyer's Bias Suit
• Sidley Austin Sued For Malpractice Over Estate Dispute
• Pa. Atty Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Client
• Pa. Atty Suspended For Misuse Of Client Funds
• Ex-Houston DA Cited For Misconduct In Murder Trial
• NJ Appeals Court Upholds Atty Win In Forged Signature Case
• Sidley Beats Patricia Cornwell's DQ Bid In Accountant Suit
• King & Spalding's GM Docs Sought Under Crime-Fraud Rule
• Atty Seeks Sanctions For Frivolous Rehashing Of Fla. RE Row
• Judge Shutters Firebrand Blog But Still Risks Discipline
• 80-Year-Old Atty Disbarred For Stealing From Former Firm
• King & Spalding Must Rework $4.6M Class Malpractice Deal
• Peter Stone Seeks Sanctions In Native American Marketing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling Blocking Atty's Debt Discharge
• Dewey Defense Narrative Stars A Villain: Frank Canellas
• Wis. High Court Rules Atty's Deportation Warning Was Proper
• Calif. Judge Lured Clerk Into 'Inappropriate' Friendship: Panel
• Klehr Harrison Slams Claims Over Allegedly Frivolous Suit
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Immune To Ponzi Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Estate Law Generates Most Malpractice Claims, Survey Says
• Ex-Davis Wright Partner Says Firm Axed Him Over Ethics Row
• SEC Wants Ex-Cravath Associate To Testify In Trading Case
• Dentons Conflict Ruling Should Give Megafirms Pause
• Dewey Prosecution Rolls Dice With Kitchen-Sink Strategy
• Judge Sends $10M Kutak Malpractice Row To Mediation
• SC Lawyer Disbarred For Stealing $2.7M From Clients
• Sidley Fights DQ Bid In Patricia Cornwell Accounting Firm Suit
• Kirkland Trying To Dupe Court In DQ Row, Mylan Says
• Ex-Ga. Judge Gets 5 Years For Framing Woman In Drug Arrest
• Thorp Reed Looks To Dodge Pa. Frivolous Lawsuit Claims
• Developers Seek Plunkett Cooney DQ For Conflict Of Interest
• Kansas Attorney Convicted In $1M Tax Evasion Case
• Jenner Fights Google To Keep Piracy Doc Row In DC
• Ex-Howrey, Dewey Partners' Deal With Creditors OK'd
• Fla. Firm Sues Hartford For Coverage Of Murder Claims Row
• Legal Referrals By Advocacy Groups Can Violate The Law
• Katten Back On Hook In Malpractice Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Honeywell Pushes Again To Fully DQ Firm In Cleanup Suit
• Fed. Circ. Leery Of Ex-Bracewell Attys' Bid To Clear Names
• Dentons Challenges Conflict DQ In Gap Patent Suit
• Dewey's Secret 7: Meet The Ex-Workers Turned Gov't Witness
• Atty Can't Expose Anonymous Online Reviewer
• Sex Addiction Can't Mitigate Atty Sanctions, Ohio Justices Rule
• Artist Wants Judge Recused From $7M Jay-Z Logo Row
• IRS Smears Law Firm's Defense Against $11.5M Tax Penalty
• Adams & Diaco Attys Set Up Rival For DUI, Referee Finds
• Firm Can't Dodge Botched Visa Coverage Fight, Insurer Says
• Adams & Reese's $5M Stanford Deal Slammed Over Attys' Cut
• The Ethical Limits Of Attorney Social Media Investigations
• Jaffe & Asher Settles Ex-Worker's Sexual Harassment Claims
• Oil Heir Fights Order To Pay $41M Atty Fees
• McElroy Settles Ex-Atty's Sex Bias, Sexual Harassment Suit
• Contractor Improperly Refused Travelers' Counsel, Jury Finds
• Fee Row In Bayer GMO Class Action Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Torre Lentz Survives DQ Bid In Travelers' Bond Dispute
• The Important Distinction Between Legal And Business Ethics
• Fla. Judge Tells High Court Her Removal Thwarts Voters' Will
• Knobbe Martens Twisting Facts In DQ Row, Court Told
• Calif. Trial Attys Must Master E-Discovery Or Hire An Expert
• Supreme Court Justices Held Stock In Cos. Involved In Cases
• Armstrong, Landis Told To Produce Some Docs In FCA Fight
• 3rd Circ. Says Bracewell Can Arbitrate Pa. Malpractice Suit
• Legal Secretary Sues Winston & Strawn For ADA Violations
• Kaye Scholer Says Ex-Atty Not Fired Over EEOC Bias Charges
• Fla. Jury Clears IP Firm Of Malpractice In Legal Fees Flap
• Tribal Descendants In Land Suit Must Post Bond, Court Told
• Dentons DQ'd Over Verein Conflict In Gap Patent Case
• The Biggest Pa. Court Decisions Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Dewey Worker Says He Didn't Think His Actions Were Criminal
• Bryan Cave, Calif. Judge Shake DQ Bid In Foreclosure Row
• NJ Atty Disbarred Over Loans Made From Client's Trust
• Imprisoned Ex-White House Atty Michael Farren Disbarred
• The Dewey Trial Report: Idiots, Informants And Inquisitions
• Proskauer Can't Shake OSG's $255M Tax Malpractice Suit
• Reed Smith Faces Call For Files In Pa. Tax Malpractice Tiff
• Securities Probe Of Texas AG May Lead To Fraud Charges
• Dreier Trustee Settles With Diamond McCarthy In Fee Row
• Fla. Judge's Case Against Review Panel Partly Restored
• Thompson Coburn Can't Shake $1.3M Legal Malpractice Suit
• Skadden Not Conflicted In Insider Trading Case, Court Told
• Dewey Cooperator Flip-Flopped On Budget Tricks, Jurors Hear
• BigLaw Fee Antics Persist Despite Dewey's Cautionary Tale
• Client Interests Prevail in Document Turn-Over, ABA Says
• Nurse Wants Garvey Schubert Lawyer Sanctioned In Firing Suit
• 11th Circ. Denies Ex-Rothstein Atty's Bid To Nix Conviction
• Ex-Agent Says AG Can't Claim Immunity In Defamation Suit
• Judge Tosses 'Delusional' Racketeering Suit Targeting Obama
• Google Says Jenner Piracy Doc Row Belongs In Miss.
• Ex-Aide To Wis. Gov. Walker Sues Over Civil Rights Violations
• Ex-Daspit Atty Hits Back In Suit Over 'Stolen' Clients
• Pa. Senate Passes Anti-SLAPP Measure
• Judge Nixes Farmers' Bid For New Counsel In Milk MDL
• Legal Groups Back Fla. Atty Convicted In Allied Veterans Plot