Legal Ethics Archive » August, 2015

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