Legal Ethics Archive » November, 2015

Legal Ethics - November, 2015

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• Blank Rome DQed From Boston Scientific Kickback Suit
• Norris McLaughlin Sued Over Investor Row
• Ex-Enterprise Worker Loses 2nd Sanctions Bid In Bias Suit
• National Oilwell Workers Denied New Trial On Racism Claims
• Thermo Fisher Wins Sanctions Bid In PE Group's Fraud Suit
• Texas Ethics Board Punts On Out-Of-State Donor Guidance
• Pa. Judge Loses Senior Judgeship After Feud With Kane
• Justices Decline Law Firm's Appeal Over Negative Yelp Review
• Whistleblower Slams Fire Safety Contractor's 'Sham' Affidavit
• Sheldon Silver Convicted In Corruption Trial
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule
• How Trial Counsel Can Take Advantage Of New Federal Rules
• GM Ruling Shows Atty-Client Shield Tough To Pierce
• Ex-Faruqi Atty Sues For Slice Of Firm's Leucadia Suit Fees
• Dechert Says Capsule Deal Would Unfairly Tilt $80M Suit
• 4 Times Juror Drama Rocked Trials
• Teikoku Loses Bid To Boot 12 Firms From Lidoderm MDL
• Bio-Rad Will Ask 9th Circ. To Nix Whistleblower GC's Claims
• Aetna Pushes For Sanctions In Surgery Center Kickback Suit
• 7th Circ. Stops Tribal Action Over $50M Bond Sale
• Fla. Judge DQ'd Over Atty's Help In Reelection Campaign
• Judge's Docket Changed Amid Reports Of Sleeping On Bench
• Pa. AG Says Special Prosecutors Will Probe Porn Emails
• NJ Atty Convicted In Mortgage Fraud Disbarred
• Fla. Woman Says Time Not Up In Suit Against Lieff Cabraser
• NY Bar Says Attys Must Weigh Ethics In Foreign Partnerships
• Porn Distributor Asks Judge To Pause Suit Against Seyfarth
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• Morgan Lewis Can Rep Itself In Ex-Client's Suit, Judge Says
• Pa. High Court Won't Reinstate Atty Disbarred Over Fraud
• Decision On Dewey Retrial Coming Soon, SEC Says
• O'Quinn Says Insurer's Win In Billing Suit Flouts Rulings
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Patent Atty's ERISA Suit
• Sandusky Seeks Report On Potential Grand Jury Leaks
• NJ High Court Won't Review $1M Fraud Award Against Atty
• Banker Who Faked Death Blames Atty For 30-Year Sentence
• Pa. Sen. Committee Recommends Hearing To Oust AG
• Defending Malpractice Claims Against A Trustee Or Receiver
• Real Life 'Suits' Plot Unravels In Case Of Fake Boston Atty
• Cochran Firm Slams Fraud Counterclaims In Trademark Row
• Pa. Judge Denies Appeal Of Spector Gadon Malpractice Win
• Barnes & Thornburg Atty Cops To Tweeting At Spoofing Trial
• Luv N' Care Files $10M Malpractice Suit Against NY Attys
• Tucker Ellis Stuck With Ex-Asbestos Lawyer's Subpoena Suit
• 'Stressed Out' Juror Wants Out Of Sheldon Silver Graft Trial
• Pa. Justice Email Probe Can't Skip To Court, Board Says
• Disbarred Vegas Lawyer Cops To $5M Investment Scam
• Judge Candidate Off The Hook For Sex Crime Registration Ad
• Antonelli Tells 2nd. Circ. Alice Kills $8M IP Malpractice Row
• Pa. House Resolution Would Probe Impeachment For Kane
• Jury Convicts Disbarred Atty For Role In Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Board Chides Judge For Improper Communications
• Exec's Son Takes Stand In Ex-Bryan Cave Atty's Fraud Trial
• Hogan Lovells Subpoena Pared In Mercedes Seat Heater Suit
• Pa. Lawmakers Seek Special Prosecutor For Porn Email Probe
• Thompson Coburn Disavows Fall Of Anti-Terrorism Tech Firm
• Swiss Re Unit Says Firm Can't Move Asbestos Overcharge Suit
• Ex-NY Sen. Gets House Arrest For Lying In Corruption Probe
• Shearman Says Ex-Employee Faked Med Docs In FMLA Suit
• No Sign Sandusky Victims Were Paid To Testify: Prosecutor
• Boeing Found To Breach Deposition Rules In AF Contract Row
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• Texas Pol Gets 1 Year For Barratry In Kickbacks Plot
• Sheldon Silver Denounced As Greedy Liar As Trial Nears End
• Gov't Uses Disbarred Atty's Own Words To Show Role In Fraud
• Morgan Keegan Says Arbitration Award Fight Uses Wrong Law
• TCPA Class Tells 7th Circ. 'Serial Objector' Can Be Banned
• Sanofi Says K&L Gates, Rival Stalling Sanctions In FCA Suit
• Buchanan Says GC Docs Key To Sports Deal Malpractice Row
• Resort Owner Says Atty's Media Interview Justifies DQ Bid
• Pa. Court Affirms Malpractice Insurer's $4.2M Coverage Denial
• Minn. Judge Reprimanded For Facebook Musings On Cases
• 2nd Circ. Provides Some Clarity On Legal Advice Protections
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty To Take Stand In Maxim Fraud Trial
• Fire-Safety Co. Defends Sitting On Affidavit In FCA Suit
• Calif. Bar Wants More Power To Scrutinize Disbarred Attys
• Pa. Justices Asked To Rule On Deputy AGs' Capacities
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• Husch Blackwell Wants State Claims Resolved In $625M Suit
• Judge Criticizes Recusal Motion In Exit From $50B Yukos Suit
• Faegre Baker Daniels Can't Duck $4.6M FCA Malpractice Suit
• Dentons Hiding Key Info In Bid To Reverse DQ, Gap Says
• LeClairRyan Filed Trumped-Up Trade Secrets Suit, Court Told
• Atty's Alleged Error Not Grounds For Appeal, 5th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Holds Lessons On Protecting Legal Advice
• Ex-Pa. Judge Stuck With Max Sentence Over Son's Citation
• Atty Disciplined After Sharing Article Calling Judge A 'Dimwit'
• Swift Justice: 4 Eye-Catching Copyright Beatdowns
• K&L Gates Says Remainder Of Malpractice Suit Falls Short
• Texas Justices Nix Sanctions Appeal In O'Quinn Fee Dispute
• NY Atty Suspended For Misconduct In Family Property Rows
• Judge Threatens Sanctions In Hunt Petroleum Heir Case
• Pa. Court Upholds Babst Calland Win In Malpractice Suit
• 5 Tips To Avoid IP Malpractice Suits
• Bharara Atty Slams 'Grandiose' Suit Over Hedge Fund Raid
• Locke Lord Exits Doctor's $2.5M Offshore Trust Suit
• Ark. Court Reassigns Cases Of Judge Accused Of Soliciting Sex
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• Hi-Tech Fails To DQ FTC's Trial Team In Labeling Row
• Pa. Justice Wants Email Case Heard By Disciplinary Court
• Coverage Suit Flop Not On Anderson Kill, NY Court Affirms
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Private Practice Bars Military Judgeship, DC Circ. Told
• Texas AG Calls Securities Pleadings 'Bombastic,' Sarcastic
• Sheldon Silver Seeks To Nix Corruption Case Midtrial
• Dallas Immigration Atty Gets 2 Years For Using Cop's Info
• Atty Suspended After Omitting Estee Lauder Deal In Tax Docs
• Firm's Records Destruction Irrelevant In HealthPort Suit: Judge
• Ex-Bryan Cave Lawyer Pokes Hole In ID Theft Charge
• W.Va. Ex-Prosecutor Loses License Over Sexual Misconduct
• Pa. Records Law Doesn't Cover AG Porn Emails, Court Rules
• Buchanan Seeking Shielded Docs In AFL Deal Suit, Court Told
• Acquitted Mayor Can Go After Miami Suburb For Fees
• Dewey, Proskauer Tax Malpractice Suit Hits Procedural Snag
• Prosecutors Rest In Sheldon Silver Corruption Trial
• Relator Blasts PNC's Sanctions Bid In Bailout FCA Suit
• Andrews Kurth May Pay Big For Sticking By Soured Settlement
• FTC Atty Dodges DQ Bid In Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Judge Skeptical Of Booting Kirkland As Caesars Rep
• Texas Lawyer Accused Of Trading Legal Services For Sex
• Hagens Berman Brief Rejected Over Footnotes In Google Suit
• NY Atty Disbarred Over Referral-For-Cash Bribe Scheme
• Pa. AG Brass Say Office Soldiers On Despite Kane Suspension
• Segall Can't Involve Bankruptcy Court In Fee Fight, Rivals Say
• Vanguard Tax Fraud Suit Axed Over Attorney Ethics Breach
• Mich. Court Workers Tell 6th Circ. They Want Their Jobs Back
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty's Maxim Deal Used Forged Docs, Jury Told
• Ill. High Court Disbars Atty Over Sexual Misconduct
• Fla. Judge Says Claims Too Vague In Discipline Complaint
• Hospital Says Atty Paid Witnesses In Arbitration Hearing
• Law Firm, Journalist Settle Suit Over Sexual Harassment Video
• The 3 Mistakes No Lawyer Can Come Back From
• Stanford Victims Slam Greenberg, Hunton Discovery Bids
• Ark. Judge Accused Of Soliciting Sex With Defendants
• Gordon Rees, A-Rod End Fight Over MLB Doping Row Fees
• DC Circ. Revives Jamaican Man's Case Over Poor Counsel
• Sheldon Silver Jury Hears Fee Split Infuriated Developer
• Houston Firm Loses Appeal Over Fen-Phen Referral Contract
• Pa. School Founder Can't Ax Indictment Over Recordings
• Dallas Firm Counters Gasket Co.'s RICO Claim In Asbestos Suit
• Former Cozen Atty Gets Retroactive Suspension For Fraud
• Ex-NJ Judge Apologizes For His DUI Arrest 'Misconduct'
• Raising Pa. Judges' Retirement Age Goes To State Voters
• Atty Looks To Escape Grocery Owners' Suit Over Property Buy
• Prosecutor Misconduct In Calif. Wildfire Ignored, AGs Say
• Calif. Ethics Panel Says Judges Can Work With Boy Scouts
• Sullivan Stolier Denies Talking To Media About Hospital Suit
• Calif. State Bar Sued By Marx Bros. Atty Over Disbarment
• Latham Attys Say FBI Illegally Bugged Courthouse
• Pa. AG's Power Iffy Under Suspended Law License
• 7th Circ. Urged To Bar 'Serial Objector' In TCPA Deal Appeal
• Hagens Berman Slammed With $10M Defamation Suit
• Fern Michaels' Ex-Agent, Atty Slams $3M Malpractice Claims
• Andrews Kurth Hit With $200M Verdict In Malpractice Trial
• Exhibit A — Winky Face: Emoticon Evidence Enters Courts
• Prosecutors Defend Securities Laws Challenged By Texas AG
• Surgical Co. Can't Nix Investor Suit Over Lens Implants
• Scheming 'Birthing House' Atty Again Loses Acquittal Bid
• Disbarred Atty Denies Duping Investors As Fraud Trial Begins
• Pa. AG May Appoint Special Prosecutor For Eakin Email Probe
• Bryan Cave Name Aided Ex-Atty's Alleged Scam, Jury Hears
• Challenge To Malpractice Judgment Too Late, NJ Court Says
• Watchdog Wants Judge Benched Over Gay Foster Parent Order
• Wood Smith Wants Out Of Enviro Suit Over Spat With Client
• Ind. Atty Hit With 60-Day Suspension For Criticizing Judge
• Kansas Attorney Gets 30 Months In $1M Tax Evasion Case
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• Judge Refuses Best Buy's DQ Bids In OT Class Action
• Pa. AG Tells State Senate Panel She Can Delegate Duties
• Prosecutors Say Texas AG's Securities Charges Pass Muster
• Sheldon Silver Jury Hears Of Lobbyist's Shock Over Side Fees
• Lieff Cabraser Says It Isn't To Blame For Untimely Engle Suit
• Convicted Trader Can't Toss 'Fearful' Judge From CFTC Suit
• Winston Strawn Staffer's ADA Suit Gets Halved For Lateness
• Sanofi-Aventis Says K&L Gates Can Be Sanctioned In FCA Suit
• Doc Says Arbitration Group Falsely Advertises 'Neutral' Judges
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• OPINION: A New Scarlet 'A'? Not So Fast!
• Firm Wants Rothstein Fee Fight Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• Firm, Ex-Atty's Widow Settle Suit Over Post-Cancer Axing
• Ties To Pa. Justice Prompt Recusal In Email Ethics Inquiry
• Sheppard Mullin Blew Shot At $3.8M, J-M Tells Calif. Court
• Texas Court Says Jury Fraud Claims Nullify $3M Ford Deal
• Dickinson Wright Dodges Developers' Casino Malpractice Suit
• Philip Morris Seeks Recusal Of Judge From FDA Labeling Suit
• Sandusky Prosecutors Told To Give Up Victims' Atty Deal Docs
• IRS Loses Bid For Rehearing Of Jenkens Tax Fraud Case
• Atty, Others Can't Nix Asylum Fraud Convictions At 2nd Circ.
• Tribe's Ex-GC Draws Fire In Lewis Tein Fee Fight
• Judge Opts Out Of Class In Insurance Data Breach Suit
• Sheldon Silver Cashed In On Developer Referrals, Jury Hears
• Double Jeopardy Doesn't Apply In Texas AG Case, State Says
• Suspended Fla. Atty Says Bar Rules Are Unconstitutional
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rethink Patent Atty's ERISA Suit
• Pa. AG's Suspension Could Be Sword For Enforcement Targets
• Sex Offender Can't Escape Malicious Prosecution Claim
• Barnes & Thornburg Shakes Final Claims In Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Admits To Stealing Stock Info
• Lynch Chappell Client Loses Bid To Arbitrate $1.2M Fee Fight
• Kane, Daily News Sued Over Ex-Pa. AG Staffers' Emails
• 4 Tips For Coverage Counsel To Avoid Malpractice Claims
• Veteran La. Bankruptcy Attorney Cops To Fraud
• Gutted Asbestos Firm Wants $3M Swiss Re Fees Suit Moved
• Don't Assume Privilege Extends To GCs, Attys Say
• Bern Hits Ex-Partner Napoli With $80M Defamation Suit
• Texas AG Is Trying To Change Conversation, Prosecutors Say
• Sheldon Silver Hired For Prestige, Not Casework, Jury Hears
• Texas Firm Sues To Block Ex-Associate From Poaching Clients
• Winston & Strawn Wants To Ax Store's Tax Malpractice Suit
• Atty Fights Midland Credit's DQ Bid In Debt Collection Suit
• Antonelli Insurer Says It Owes Only $5M In Malpractice Suit
• Additional Perjury Charge Against Pa. AG Held For Trial
• Judge In Bombardier FCA Toss Won't Have To Recuse Himself
• Seeger Weiss Dodges Widow's Suit Over Vioxx Settlement
• Phony Pa. Atty Agrees To Settlement After AG Probe
• 2nd Circ. Says E&Y Tax Docs Are Protected In Schaeffler Row
• BigLaw Atty Faces Sanctions For Tweets At Spoofing Trial
• Juror Mix-Up Disrupts Ex-Bryan Cave Atty's ID Theft Trial
• Ex-Navy SEAL Renews Malpractice Suit Over Book Advice
• Kutak Rock Pays $17.7M To Settle Malpractice Suit
• Rubin & Rothman Unlawfully Collecting Debts, Suit Claims
• Sheldon Silver Jury Hears State Funding Was Aboveboard
• Garvey Schubert Says $75M 50 Cent Suit Belongs In NY Court
• McGuireWoods Beats DQ Bid In Gemini Dispute
• Pa. DAs Question Kane's Ability To Serve Without License
• Seyfarth Says Porn Distributor Can't Sue It In Florida
• Ex-Auditor Says Ineffective Counsel Nixes Bribery Sentence
• Kleinbard, Fox Rothschild Fight Sanctions In $13M Trust Row
• Feds Accuse Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Of Maxim Scam At Trial
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Freedman Exits Bankrupt Aletheia's Malpractice Suit
• Nextel Faces Workers' Reframed Bribery, Racketeering Suit
• Lieff Cabraser Sued By Fla. Woman Over Bungled Tobacco Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Hits Back At DQ Bid In Patent Fight
• Holland & Knight Pro Bono Team Takes On Attorney Defense
• Fla. Judge's PTSD Diagnosis Creates Complication, Panel Says
• Atty Suing B&N Over Tablets Faces Sanctions For Lost Drive
• Judge Rejects Recusal Over Ex-Taylor Bean Exec's Conviction
• Lawyer Says Bad W.Va. Coal Co. Investment Is Not His Fault
• Hagens Berman Defends Bid to Nix Sanctions At 3rd Circ.
• FBI Must Submit To Most Discovery In Petraeus Scandal Suit
• Suspended Fla. Atty Fights Bar's Latest Disciplinary Bid
• Prosecutors Slam Texas AG's Accusation Of Grand Jury Flaws
• Morgan Lewis Inventing Law To Avoid DQ, Ex-Client Says
• Hospital Co. Beats Claims That It Fixed 9th Circ. Panel
• Sheldon Silver Atty Focuses On Friendship With Doctor
• UK Panel Chides Credit Suisse, Freshfields In $3B Merger
• Texas Court Won't Hear O'Quinn Silica Malpractice Row
• Teikoku Backs Up Bid To DQ 12 Firms In Lidoderm MDL
• Sandusky Loses Discovery Bid After AG Testifies On Leaks
• Fla. High Court Sets New Eminent Domain Atty Fee Guideline
• Inventors' Bid To DQ 6 Firms In Patent Suit Denied By Judge
• La. Firm Holds Rival Atty Has Conflict In Conspiracy Suit
• Stroock Ducks $80M Malpractice Appeal Over Sour Loan Deal
• Texas Bar Defends 15-Year Sanction For Suspended Lawyer
• Pa. Judge Axes Recusal Bid In Comcast Fraud Row
• Jury Clears Reed Smith In Car Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• Dallas Judge Agrees To Suspension After Alcohol Abuse
• Cleary Says Hedge Funds Playing 'Gotcha' In Argentina Row
• Ex-Willkie Atty Indicted In $7.8M Scheme To Defraud Firms
• 5th Circ. Says Lawyer Rightly Booted From Tax Fraud Case
• Va. Lawyer Reprimanded By Bar Over Sarcastic Remarks
• Baker & McKenzie, Yahoo Still Bribing Mexican Court: Cos.
• Dewey, Proskauer Rose Tax Malpractice Suit Hits Snag
• Snell & Wilmer Foe Rips 'Gamesmanship' In Racketeering Suit
• Proskauer Tainted Nationals' TV Win Over Orioles, Judge Says
• Pa. AG Must Testify On Possible Sandusky Grand Jury Leaks
• Sterne Kessler Nabs Ex-Latham Atty As 1st Ethics Chief
• Dallas County Taps Neighbor For Suit To Oust Dallas DA
• BakerHostetler Can't Ditch Law Firm Client, Court Hears
• Silver Jury Hears Of Alleged Corrupt Law Firm Referrals
• Reed Smith Atty Says Pa. Car Dealership Knew Release Terms
• Appeals Court Agrees Former Judge's Slander Suit Was Sham
• NY Atty, Brokers Arrested Over $300M Stock Scheme
• Agents Sued Over Unpaid Fees From NFL Star's $40M Deal
• GM Deal Ends Fight Over King & Spalding Docs, Drivers Say
• Ind. Atty Who Got 10 Years For Meth Lab Cedes License
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Mazie Slater Bullying Allegations
• NC Judge Indicted For Trying To Bribe FBI Agent
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Schlumberger Asks Fed. Circ. To Uphold Atty DQ In IP Fight
• Atty Knocks Supplement Maker's Sanctions Bid In 3rd Circ.
• Texas Hospital Wants Aetna Sanctioned In $120M RICO Suit
• Atty Sues BB&T And Its Lawyers Over Line Of Credit
• 'Power, Greed, Corruption' Derided At Sheldon Silver Trial
• Kamensky Cohen Breached Employment Contract, Atty Says
• Miami Atty Settles Chopper Crash Conspiracy Suit
• Dilworth Atty Praises Reed Smith In $25M Malpractice Trial
• Calif. Atty Hit With 5-Month Sentence For Investor Scheme
• Pa. Activist Gunning For Kane's Removal Drops Pursuit
• Athletes Push To Sanction Objector Atty In EA, NCAA Appeal
• Shook Hardy, Coke Slam Ethox's $3.5M Fee Bid In IP Case
• USPTO Beats Patent Atty's FOIA Suit Over Disciplinary Docs
• Munger Tolles Can't Deny Conflict In Inmate Case, LA Says
• 2 Attys Hit With Sanctions For Frivolous Appeal In Fraud Suit
• FCC Auction Communication Rules Throw Wrench In Atty Work
• Lundy Law Accused Of Holding Client File Captive
• Boston IP Firm Wants GPNE's $100M Malpractice Suit Axed
• Fla. House Committee Approves Judicial Term Limit Bill
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Morgan Lewis Says Ex-Client Ceded Privilege With Lawsuit
• Texas AG Says Grand Jury Flaws Should Quash Charges
• Holland & Knight Settles Recruiter's Suit Over Placement Fees
• Kirkland Blasts Caesars' Creditors Renewed DQ Bid
• Sanction Threat Inappropriate In Mailed Subpoenas: NJ Panel
• Ex-Texas Atty Barred From Immigration Courts
• Ear-Pulling NJ Judge Moved From Criminal To Family Court
• Reed Smith Atty Slams Ex-Clients In $25M Malpractice Row
• Sheldon Silver Graft Trial Kicks Off With Lengthy Voir Dire
• CVR Says Wachtell Can't Ditch Takeover Malpractice Suit
• High Court Turns Down Goldman & Rosen Malpractice Suit
• Braverman Kaskey Used Ex-Client's Info Against Him: Suit
• NJ Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over DUI Arrest
• FTC Atty Escapes DQ Bid In Mortgage Assistance Fraud Row
• Snell & Wilmer Says Court Is Being Misled In RICO Suit
• Posner Blasts Judge For Bullying Disabled Woman At Trial
• Pa. Supreme Court Won't Take Action Over Justice's Emails
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Slam Suit Over Stanford Scheme
• The Next Great College Football Scandal