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Legal Ethics - August, 2015
315 articles
- Eastman Tentatively Resolves Bid To DQ King & Spalding
- 3 Lessons From The Rise And Fall Of Dole's GC
- Firm Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Immigration Fraud
- Pressure Mounts To Punish Prosecutors In Pa. Porn Scandal
- Thorp Reed Fights Bid To Revive Axed Frivolous Suit Claims
- Judge, Attorneys Sued For Alleged Plot To Smear Pa. DA
- Judge Steps Aside In PNC FCA Case After Partiality Dispute
- Niro Haller Fights Toshiba's Bid For Sanctions In Patent Case
- Ex-Attorney Charged With Hypnotizing Clients For Sex Acts
- Pa. Appeals Court Upends $3.3M Legal Malpractice Verdict
- Ill. High Court Suspends Atty Amid Sexual Misconduct Review
- Takeaways From Rare Perjury Prosecution Of Attorneys
- Philly Traffic Court Judge Who Beat Charges Denied Back Pay
- Chicago Defense Atty Beats Charges In False Testimony Case
- Judge Keeps Gray Reed Atty Out Of Medtronic Patent Row
- 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
- Ford's Vague Privilege Log Isn't Sanctionable Yet, Judge Says
- The Dewey Trial Report: Bad Press And 'Awesome' Bosses
- As Dewey Trial Nears End, Defense Has Reason To Hope
- Law360's Privilege Primer For Global Cartel Probes
- Pa. AG Kane Faces Suspension Of Law License
- IP Firms Back Finnegan In Malpractice Fight Over Patent Work
- Retainer Fee Does Not Create Conflict, ND High Court Says
- Texas Supreme Court Declines Suspended Atty's Appeal
- Hunt Oil Heir Drills Son Over Bid To Wrest Trust Control
- GM Ignition Defect Judge To Watch Valukas Depo Like A Hawk
- George Smith Partners Seeks Sanctions In Nixed Fraud Suit
- What Out-Of-Staters Must Know When Hiring Local NJ Counsel
- Shareholder Slams Sanctions Bid In Las Vegas Sands Suit
- Adams & Diaco Attys Could Face Disbarment For DUI Setup
- Dickstein Prevails in Britannica IP Malpractice Suit
- Law Firm Accused Of Mishandling Investor Visa Applications
- Dole Ruling Weaves A Cautionary Tale For Take-Private Deals
- Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Wants Firm To Cover $2.5M Fraud Defense
- Ohio Atty Suspended For Pursuing Romance With Client
- Judge Calls IP Suit 'Unreasonable' In Zynga Sanctions Bid
- Ex-Dewey Chair, CFO Move To Toss Fraud Charges
- 9th Circ. Nixes Law Firm Sanctions In Credit Reporting Row
- Debevoise's DQ Sought In $610M Culligan Buyout Row
- Dewey Prosecution Rests, DiCarmine Is 'Awesome,' Jury Hears
- UAW Wants Atty Sanctioned For 'Baseless' Suit
- 8th Circ. Nixes Jones Day's Training Video Sanction
- Texas Judge Exits Med Center FCA Suit Over Witness
- Texas AG's Defense Lawyer Quits After Not Guilty Plea
- Former Ohio Asst. Atty General Reprimanded For Snooping
- H-1B Worker Asks Full 3rd Circ. To Review Law Firm Fraud Suit
- Dole CEO, GC Ordered To Pay $148M For Merger Fraud
- Judge Recommends Counsel Sanctions In Toxic Foam Action
- DA Looks To Drive Home Hard Numbers In Dewey Trial
- Justice Says Atty's Ethics Report Wasn't Clearly Protected
- Legal Assistant Who Aided Visa Scam To Keep Job Avoids Jail
- Unsealed Grand Jury Filings Detail Pa. AG's Porn Claims
- Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule Is Constitutional, 3rd Circ. Says
- Judge Scolds Wal-Mart For Doc Dump in Dukes Sex Bias Suit
- Colo. Atty Who 'Shamed' Former Clients Online Suspended
- Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Can't Resurrect Bias Suit In 1st Circ.
- Atty Who Violated Gag Order Ducks Contempt Finding
- Ex-Schlumberger Atty Fails To Shake Contract Claim On Appeal
- $27M Malpractice Suit Over Microsoft IP Deal Nears Revival
- Funk Legend's Ex-IP Atty Blasts 'Puppet Master' Label
- Locke Lord Blasts Sanctions Bid In Mortgage Scheme Row
- Husband Of Ex-Willkie, Hunton Partner Cops To Fraud Charge
- Judges Grow Frustrated As Atty Barbs Proliferate
- Texas Firm Wins $4M In Fees In OneBeacon Malpractice Row
- Medical Center Wants Judge Recused From FCA Suit
- Law Firm Denies Bribery In Saga With Former H-1B Worker
- Judge Slams United, Pilots for Tomfoolery in Race Bias Suit
- Dewey GC Tells Of PR Nightmare In Firm's Final Months
- Pa. AG Rethinking Media's Request For Porn Emails
- Burns White Bolsters Pittsburgh Professional Liability Team
- FaegreBD Defends Legal Advice In $4.6M Malpractice Suit
- Husch Blackwell Says $625M RICO Suit Is 'Conclusory'
- Young Conaway Sunken Treasure Suit Salvaged
- Medtronic Wants Gray Reed Atty Kept Out Of Patent Row
- Judge Recuses Self After Hit On Holland & Knight Atty Wife
- Steven Tyler's Atty Can't Shake 'American Idol' Contract Suit
- Oilfield Testing Co. Workers Seek To Nix Judge In OT Row
- Dewey GC Says She Didn't Tell Investors Of Pay Woes
- NY Bar Seeks 'Elemental' Rules On Atty Discipline Discovery
- Judge Bars Porn Arguments In Pa. AG's 1st Criminal Hearing
- Napoli, Bern Plot Their Comebacks After Firm Divorce
- Sanctions Threatened Over Delays In Sandy Insurance Suits
- Philly Judge Pushes End To Partisanship In High Court Bid
- Philips, Reed Smith Say Sanctions Bid Is Just Evidence Gag
- LeClairRyan Says Settlement Moots Sanctions In TM Suit
- Atty Feud Escalates To Ethics Claims Against Mazie Slater
- Chicago Defense Atty Says Gov't Has No Case Against Him
- Patent Holder Sues Jones Day For Backing Out Of IP Row
- Dewey 'Secret Seven' Pull Back Curtain On Firm In Crisis
- Supplement Co. Says 'Tainted' Judge Should Exit FTC Row
- Former Cochran Partner Says Ex-Colleague Stole His Fees
- 2nd Circ. Ruling Should Concern NY Debt Collection Attys
- Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
- Calif. Justices Boost Attys Facing Suits In Time-Bar Ruling
- Texas Court Says Victim's Restitution Exempt From Atty Fees
- DC Circ. Says Alleged Fraudster Can Pursue Bad-Atty Claim
- Manatt Wins Attys' Fees After Showing IP Suit Not Malicious
- High Court Urged To Examine Fla. Medicaid Advice Rules
- Firm In Groping Suit Can't Halt Deposition Of Partner's Son
- 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
- Receiver Fights To Preserve Winston & Strawn Malpractice Suit
- Vinson & Elkins Overbilled On Dow Jones Case, Plaintiff Says
- Prenda Atty Facing Disciplinary Probe In Illinois
- 50 Cent Challenged On Zeisler, Robins Kaplan Hires
- The Dewey Trial Report: Rebuttals, Write-Offs And Red Ink
- Ex-Squire Atty Still On Corn Syrup Case After DQ, Judge Told
- McNees Wallace Resumes Push To Toss H-1B Conspiracy Suit
- 3 Ethical Traps For 'Gladiator' Litigators
- Calif. High Court Broadens Scope Of Time Bar In Atty Suits
- Knobbe Martens Dodges DQ Bid In Neovasc Patent Dispute
- Pryor Cashman Hit With $37M Malpractice Suit Over Bank Deal
- 9th Circ. Slams BIA For OK'ing Ineffective Counsel
- Dewey Prosecutors Wind Down Case With Accounting Review
- Law Firm Settles Calif. Illegal-Practice Suit For $2.75M
- Ex-Philly Traffic Judge Wants 1st Graft Sentence Nixed
- Auto Law Firm Drives Dealer's Malpractice Suit To Fla.
- Pa. Rep. Pushes Bill To Punish State Workers For Porn Emails
- NY Appeals Court Affirms Atty Win In Funeral Home Sale Row
- Libor MDL Judge Throws Unprepared Lawyer Out Of Court
- Vringo Wants ZTE Sanctioned For Atty's IP Row Depo Refusal
- Stroock Agrees To $17.5M Settlement To End Bergstein Battle
- Wells Fargo Bailed On Dewey Early, Lost Nothing, Jury Hears
- Ironshore Wants Out Of Defending Atty In 'Sex Slave' Suit
- NY Judge Won't Nix Suit Over Plaintiffs' Firm's $8.5M Debt
- Dallas Atty Gets 1 Year In Vodka Investment Fraud Case
- Ex-Pa. County Official Can't Get New Trial
- Indicted Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Says Merger Info Was Public
- George Clinton Can't Shake Defamation Suit Over IP Row
- Ex-Pa. Judge Who Stole Cocaine Has Law License Suspended
- Pa. Judge Accused of Licking, Bribery Suspended Without Pay
- Clerk Says Stained Dress Proves Texas Judge's Sex Abuse
- Swipe-Fee Merchants Want Fees Despite Atty Misconduct
- Judge Nixes Navient's Premature Bid To DQ Atty Repping Wife
- Ropes & Gray Settles Patent-Filing Malpractice Suit
- Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
- Former Nevada Bar Counsel Joins Lipson Neilson
- Atty Accused Of Using Sexual Hypnosis Cedes License
- Takeaways From HTC's Fees Win, 'Pierce The Veil' Loss
- 5th Circ. Delays Ruling On Firms' Ponzi Suit Immunity
- Calif. Judge Disciplined For Helping Spousal Abuse Suspect
- Napoli Can't Dodge Defamation Row Over Wife's Conduct
- Kasowitz Benson Faces Malpractice Suit Over $12M Default
- Dewey Staffer Says She Didn't Think Book-Cooking Was Illegal
- Why Your Firm Should Worry About Doc Destruction
- Orders In Kane Case Didn't Bar Porn Email Release
- King & Spalding Docs Sought In Alleged GM Defect Cover-Up
- Willkie Farr To Produce More Atty Emails In Swipe Fee MDL
- Texas AG Re-Indicted In Securities Fraud Case
- PNC Pushes For Judge's Recusal In Suit Over TARP Funds
- Indicted Pa. Congressman Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption
- Santander Slams Stradley's Bid To Ax $200M Malpractice Row
- Pa. AG Found Immune From Ex-Agent's Defamation Claims
- A Wake-Up Call For Attys On Using Recorded Conversations
- Pa. Activist Files Ethics Complaint Against State AG
- Cox Castle Can't Shake $15M Suit Over Failed RE Deal
- Mass. Atty Avoids Prison For Trading On Golf Buddy's Tips
- Ill. Atty Suspended For Improper Fee Collection
- Atty Sanctioned But Not Removed For Menopause Comment
- Ex-Calif. Bar Head Must Wait On Bid For Firing Docs
- Dewey Defense Grills Cooperator Over Shifting Claims
- Barnes & Thornburg Want Duplicative Malpractice Suit Nixed
- Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice Barred From Future Judicial Posts
- Fla. Judge Agrees To DUI Reprimand After Misleading JQC
- Klehr Harrison Dodges $24M Real Estate Malpractice Suit
- Accused Defense Atty Tells Judge His Clients Were 'Liars'
- How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
- Judge In SEC's Amerindo Case Calls Recusal Bid Sour Grapes
- 6th Circ. Axes Larry Flynt's Brother's Malpractice Suit
- CORRECTED: Chancery Sanctions Kramer Levin In TransPerfect Case
- Texas High Court Won't Rethink Littler Atty Settlement Row
- Quinn Emanuel Looks For Win In Temp Atty's OT Suit
- 3rd Circ. Shoots Down H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firm
- Texas Justices Pass On Friedman & Feiger Malpractice Row
- Gray Reed Removed From Medtronic Patent Trial In Texas
- Texas Judge Hit With Complaint For Ordering Man To Marry
- MicroBilt Takes Maselli Warren Fee Fight To High Court
- The Dewey Trial Report: Conspiracy, Cover-Ups And The CFO
- 5 Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
- Ex-Texas Judge Gets 18 Months In Gun Dealing Case
- Board Seeks Suspension Of Pa. Judge Accused Of Sex Assault
- TD Bank To Get $10M Up Front In Rothstein Trustee Deal
- DOJ Can Intervene In Race Bias Case Against Sheriff Arpaio
- Green Jacobson Trustee Seeks To Claw Back Bonuses
- Dewey Cooperator Tells Of Fraud Cover-Up Inside Firm
- Ex-Bracewell Atty Accused Of Lying In IP Row Joins Dentons
- Grandson's Help Not Enough In Author's Email Squabble
- Immigration Lawyer Loses Bid To Duck 2-Year Suspension
- Pa. Judge Rebuffs AG's Request For Porn Email Release
- Napoli Bern Attys Settle Feud Over Fate Of 9/11 Firm
- Mass. Lawyer In Insider Trading Ring Seeks To Avoid Jail
- CohnReznick To Fork Over Docs In 'Gilmore Girls' Actor Row
- Ex-Clyde Atty's Defamation Suit Is 'Abusive,' Judge Says
- Hagens Berman Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive Thalidomide Suit
- Secret Prosecutions And The Erosion Of Justice
- ZTE Atty Ordered To Appear In NY Despite Fear Of Arrest
- Squire Patton, Alliance Drop Suit Over Founder's Scheme
- Arent Fox Attys Scolded For Letter In Clemency Case
- Anapol, Raynes Pare Defamation Claims From Gay Bias Suit
- Fla. Court Affirms Attys' Win In Fee Dispute Over Trial Work
- SEC Gives Fla.'s 'Foreclosure King' The Boot
- Final Dewey 'Secret Seven' Member Says CFO Ordered Fraud
- Fla. Court Won't DQ Judge Over Storm Damage Comments
- 'Porn Troll' Case Was 'Entirely Frivolous,' Judge Says
- Ex-Texas Judge Asks For House Arrest In Gun Sales Case
- Foreclosure Firm Fires Back In Mortgage Services Failure Suit
- More Charges Against Pa. Judge Accused Of Sexual Assault
- Dechert, Blank Rome Blast Drexel Student's ADA Claim
- 'Dog The Bounty Hunter' Loses Atty Arbitration Spat
- Whistleblower GC Pushes To Keep Bio-Rad In Bribery Suit
- Pa. Atty Disbarred For Misconduct In Assault Cases
- Conspiracy To Hide Porn Emails Fueled Charges, Pa. AG Says
- Kutak Rock Moves To Exit Trustee's $10M Malpractice Suit
- Insurer Can't Duck Defense Of Atty's Sanctions Row
- Judges Must Perform Same-Sex Marriages: Ohio High Court
- 6th Circ. Says Michigan Jail Must Deliver ACLU's Mail
- Ex-NFL Player's Brief In Fraud Suit Was Improper, Court Told
- Dechert Fights Bottle Maker's $80M Suit Over Ch. 11 Exec. Pay
- Sidley, Proskauer, Dewey Trust Dodge $52M Malpractice Suit
- LeClairRyan Nears Sanctions Over Discovery In TM Row
- BofA Cut Its Losses In Dewey's Final Month, Jury Hears
- Shearman & Sterling Hit With ADA, FMLA Violations Suit
- NY Must Keep Atty Misconduct Claims Private, Bar Groups Say
- Fla. Biotech Firm Settles Negligence Claims Against Attys
- Whistleblowers In Taylor Bean Case Blast Atty's Fee Claim
- Acquitted Ex-Husband Sues TNT Over 'Cold Justice' Portrayal
- Pa. AG's Aide Pleads Not Guilty To Email Snooping Charge
- Latham Slams Auto Co.'s Judge DQ Bid In Price-Fixing Row
- Ill. Board Wants Atty Disbarred Over Bank Fraud Conviction
- Pa. Activist Files To Have AG's Law License Revoked
- Duane Morris Hit With $150M Suit Over Chesapeake Work
- Judge Calls Sanctions Bid In Celeb Chef Row 'Baseless'
- Ex-PSU Officials Urge Appeals Court To Toss Cover-Up Case
- Squire's Setback In Hartford Case Shows Cumis Counsel Trap
- Kagan Lubic Can't Escape Malpractice Claim In Condo Suit
- Culhane Meadows Sued For Malpractice Over Ch. 11 Advice
- Paul Weiss' Wells Accused Of Defaming Ex-Dolphins Coach
- Ex-Cuneo Gilbert Atty Wants Judge To Rethink Bias Row
- NY Atty Loses NJ License For A Year Over Misused Funds
- Ex-NFL Player Urges Doc Turnover In Atty Investment Row
- Reed Smith Accused Of Misusing Info From Trade Secret Suit
- Dewey Billing Chief Says CFO Ordered Invoice Fraud
- H-1B Worker Fights Law Firm's Bid To Dodge Conspiracy Suit
- Atty Suspended Retroactively For Year After Fraud Conviction
- Offit Kurman, Others Hit With Frivolous Forgery Suit Claim
- Kaye Scholer Slams 'Burdensome' Data Bid In Bias Suit
- Squire Patton Can Be Sued As Hartford's Independent Atty
- SEC Seeks To Back Former Bio-Rad GC In Firing Suit
- AG Kane Just The Latest Pa. Pol To Fall From Grace
- Pa. Judge Allegedly Groped, Licked Courtroom Witness
- 'Porn Troll' Atty To Appeal Judgment To 7th Circ.
- Ex-Taylor Bean Head Asks Justices To Hear $2.9B Fraud Rap
- DA Slams 'Star-Struck' Judge Who Cut Peterson's Probation
- Securities Boutique Can't Dodge Missing Funds Suit: Investors
- Md. Appeals Court Disbars Unlicensed Atty Who Helmed Firm
- Pa. House Leader Hints At Impeachment Effort For AG
- Miss. High Court Won't Rethink Removing Judge From Bench
- Atty Cops To Violating Gag Order, Asks Judge For Leniency
- E-Filing Error Can Destroy Trade Secret Status
- NM Agency Won't Reinstate Fired AG Employees
- Gold-Dealing DC Atty Charged With Fraud Facing Disbarment
- Utah Justices Find No Job Protection In Atty Conduct Rule
- DOJ Atty Tried To Dodge DUI Arrest By Pulling Rank, OIG Says
- Wash. High Court Finds Atty-Client Privacy Not Absolute
- Politics Makes For Sticky Defense In Pa. AG's Indictment
- Winston & Strawn Wins Stay In $107M Malpractice Suit
- Convicted Real Estate Atty Disbarred By NY Court
- Greenberg Traurig Skirts Sanctions In $53M Rail Row
- Dewey Trial Ahead Of Schedule Despite Juror's Illness
- Pa. Judge Booted From Bench Over Ethics Lapses
- Pa. AG Charged Over Grand Jury Leaks
- Takeaways From Doc Dispute In Armstrong FCA Litigation
- Game Maker Beats Contract Suit Over Lost Midwest Profits
- AmEx Ruling Prompts Questions On $7B Interchange Fee Deal
- Google Moves To Force Orrick To Produce Docs In AG Probe
- Judge Won't Tolerate 'Unprofessional' Conduct In ADA Row
- Rejected AmEx Deal Shows Ethical Risks Of Atty Friendships
- Locke Lord Blasts Bid To Duck Sanctions In $3M Policy Spat
- Missouri Atty Cops To Marriage Fraud Scheme
- Gov't Wins DQ Of Attorney In Detroit Medicare Fraud Suit
- 'Hubristic' Attempt To DQ Atty In Ch. 7 Case Draws Sanctions
- Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Order For Firm To Release Files
- 2nd Circ. Says NYC Can Regulate Attys' Debt Collection
- Federal Marijuana Law Vs. Calif. Institutional Investors
- Pa. Justices Need To Refocus On The Law, Candidate Says
- Kirkland, Mylan Lay Down Arms In Teva Representation Fight
- Squire, Sidley Hit With Sanctions Bid In Trade Secrets Row
- Morgan Keegan Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate Arbitration Award
- Taxi Co. Hits Back At Greenberg's Bid To Nix Malpractice Row
- Hedge Fund Can't Shake Arbitration Award With Ex-Counsel
- Proskauer, Chadbourne Want 5th Circ. To Nix Ponzi Row
- Texas Firm Faces Rebooted Barratry Claims
- 8th Circ. Won't Toss Fraud Conviction Based On Atty Failure
- Fed. Circ. Fraud Ruling No Sure Thing For Taxpayers
- Axed L'Oreal Patent Atty Defends Whistleblower Suit
- Dewey Prosecutors Struggle To Pin Down Ex-Chairman Davis
- 8th Circ. Nixes Row Over $333.2M BofA Merger Settlement
- 9th Circ. Sanctions Atty With 'Propensity For Distortion'
- Atty Says Repping Wife Against Navient Isn't A Conflict
- AmEx Judge Rejects Merchant Deal Over Atty 'Collusion'
- Locke Lord, Winston Face Sanctions Call In Mortgage Row
- Faruqi, Ex-Lawyer Settle 2nd Circ. Sex Harassment Row
- Judge Posner Sets Out To Clean Up Frivolousness
- Winston & Strawn Wants Freeze On $107M Malpractice Suit
- 8th Circ. Denies Ex-Atty's Appeal In Investment Fraud Case
- Okla. Atty Accused Of Taking Client's $200K Suspended
- Prosecutors Face High Bar In Fraud Case Against Paxton
- Texas' Paxton Just The Latest AG Embroiled In Scandal
- Regions Bank Joins Call For Sanctions In Fla. Property Row
- IP Firm Denied Chance To Improve On Its Malpractice Victory
- Antonelli In Hot Water As Protostorm Pushes For Contempt
- Google's Jenner & Block Subpoena Fight Sent To Miss.
- Ex-Dewey Billing Director Describes Making False Invoices
- Attys' Fees, Sanctions Denied In Hospital Retaliation Row
- Second Firm Rips Accusations Of Frivolous Pa. Hospital Suit
- Texas AG Paxton Charged With Securities Fraud