Legal Ethics Archive » December, 2015

Legal Ethics - December, 2015

264 articles

• BigLaw's Ethics Homework For 2016
• Legal Ethics And Malpractice Cases To Watch In 2016
• 11th Circ. Snubs Fla. Tribe's RICO Suit Against Leaders
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• Finnegan's Malpractice Win Comes With Warning For IP Attys
• Posner Calls Sanctioned Atty's Excuses 'Pathetic'
• DC Atty Accused Of Slipping Private Info In Chiquita MDL
• Fed. Circ. Shouldn't Revive $10M Malpractice Suit, Atty Says
• Groupon Says Ex-Attys' Discovery Gaffes Punishment Enough
• Atty Who May Need To Testify DQ'd From Malpractice Row
• Pa. Ethics Committee Clarifies Recusal And DQ Rules
• Kane Says More Judges Likely To Be Implicated In Email Flap
• Sprint Can't Keep Malicious Prosecution Row In Fed. Court
• Finnegan Cleared In High-Stakes Patent Malpractice Case
• Court Sides With Greenberg, Hunton On Some Stanford Docs
• Boston Scientific Can't Get Fees From Blank Rome DQ
• Trends In Privilege And Post-Accident Investigations
• NJ Firm Faces Malpractice Suit Over Shopping Center Deal
• Pepper Hamilton Moves To Toss Atty's ADA Suit
• Paralegal Can't Dodge Charges Of Forging Judges' Signatures
• Attys Want Securities Claims Axed In Buyout Malpractice Row
• Justice Eakin Suspended Over Offensive Emails
• Kaye Scholer Atty Charged In Shkreli Case Can Go To Cancun
• SEC Says Atty Should Pay $2.5M For Fracking Venture Fraud
• Fla. Atty Fights Suspension In DUI Setup Case
• Jackson Lewis Sued Over Handling Of Pension Suits
• Pa. Investigators Sue AG Kane Over Alleged Retaliation
• BakerHostetler Appeals DQ In $230M Russian Tax Fraud Row
• Ex-Allen & Overy Partner Charged In Petrobras Probe
• Petroleum Co. Can't DQ Atty Suing Over Consulting Fees
• Judge's YouTube Vids Can't Enter Wildfire Row, Gov't Says
• Ex Atty Can't Nix $28.6M Verdict In Murder Attempt Suit
• Reed Smith Can't Arbitrate Insurance Malpractice Suit
• Thompson Coburn Blasts Tech Firm's Negligence Claims
• ATP Oil Settles Insurance Action With Former GC
• Oil Co. Asks Fed. Circ. Not Rehear Attys' Name-Clearing Bid
• Tearful Eakin Pushes To Keep Job Despite Offensive Emails
• Clear-View To Ask 9th Circ. To Nix Attys' Fees In IP Row
• Pa. Judges Face Probe Over Ex-Parte Letter In Eakin Case
• Insurance Fraud Conviction Upheld For Mass. Atty
• Appeals Court Says Calif. Law Firm Isn't Liable For Spying
• NJ Firm Faces Legal Malpractice Suit Over Malpractice Work
• Author's $3M Malpractice Suit Falls Flat, Ex-Atty Says
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Hand Arendall Says Slander Suit Ruling Shouldn't Be Delayed
• Insurer Calls O'Quinn's Bid To Alter Judgment Untimely
• Pa. Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over Favors In Son's Case
• Porzio Bromberg Can't Sink Defamation Claims Over Email
• Calif. Bar Whistleblower Firing Suit To Get Arbitrator
• Time To Move Out? Parents' Address Prompts Atty Inquiry
• Kaye Scholer Follows Crisis Blueprint After Lawyer's Arrest
• BakerHostetler Tossed From $230M Russian Tax Fraud Suit
• NY Judge Axes Scarinci Hollenbeck Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Bill Would Nix High Court's Role In Judicial Discipline
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Settlement-Based Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Texas Chief Justice To Mediate $200M Andrews Kurth Row
• Philly Atty On Hook For $18M In ERISA Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• Lawyers Who Landed On Santa's Naughty List In 2015
• Shkreli, Kaye Scholer Atty Give Gov't Gift Of Shady Emails
• Kaye Scholer Atty, Shkreli May Not Enjoy Privilege For Long
• King & Spalding Again Implicated In GM Ignition Switch MDL
• Feds Call Atty A Flight Risk, Slam Bid To Duck Detention
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Sentences Against NJ Atty, Pa. Businessman
• BigLaw's Latest Bad Boy Built Colorful Career On Bitcoin
• Borrowers Clash On Proposed $39M Tribal Lending Settlement
• Insurer-Appointed Atty Beats DQ Bid In Superfund Suit
• Pa. AG Denies Her Sister's Emails Were Offensive
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judge Can't Blame Atty For Jail, Feds Say
• Feds Say NY Atty Stole $3M Of Clients' Settlement Funds
• NJ Atty Suspended For Unfairly Borrowing From Elderly Client
• Fla. Judge Removed From Bench Over Courtroom Scuffle
• Judge Denies Bias Over Latham In Auto Parts Price-Fix Suit
• Offensive Private Emails Don't Bear On Public Role, Eakin Says
• The Biggest NJ Decisions From The Second Half Of 2015
• Top 10 Alice Cases Of 2015
• Pharma Bad Boy Martin Shkreli, Kaye Scholer Partner Arrested
• Pa. Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Ax $19M ERISA Judgment
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Finding Of 'Vexatious' Conduct By Atty
• Risks For BigLaw Hide In Laterals' Client Rosters
• Chastised Gibson Dunn Gets Bridgegate Subpoena Nixed
• Ex-Prosecutor Takes On Dallas After DA Ouster Suit
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Can't Revive Disability Suit
• Luv N' Care, Firm Debate Deadline For $10M Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Baker Botts Client Says Patent Malpractice Suit Cut Short
• USAE Investor Wants Contempt Finding Over Withheld Docs
• Philly Prosecutor Says Kane Received Inappropriate Emails
• Admission To The New York Bar Just Got Harder
• Texas Atty Can't Enlist Ex-CFO In Securities Fraud Case
• Firm Says Ex-Immigration Clients' Fraud Suit Is Time-Barred
• 3 Things Younger Attys Can't Stand About Legal Vets
• NJ Justices Won't Rethink Ex-City Atty's Whistleblower Win
• BakerHostetler Faces New DQ Bid In Russian Tax Fraud Suit
• Borrower Claims Fraud In $7M Tribal Lender Settlement
• NJ Ethics Committees Say Lobbying Attys Must Drop The 'Esq'
• Sephora Says Palmer Reifler Is Liable For Shoplifting Suit
• 10 Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2015: Part 1
• Skadden, Temp Attys Agree To Settle OT Dispute
• Strapp, Horvitz Face Bid To Revive Malpractice Claims
• Texas Atty Gets 3 Years For Duping Investors In $3M Web Scam
• Highland Asks Texas Court To Revive Gray Reed Extortion Suit
• Bio-Rad Denied Quick Appeal In Whistleblower GC's Suit
• Baker Botts Ex-Client Will Seek New Trial After $41M Loss
• Supplement Co. Faces Sanctions Bid In Wal-Mart False Ad Row
• Convicted Atty Scuffles Over Discovery In Film Loan Dispute
• Texas Atty Can't Rep Self In BP Fraud Trial, Judge Rules
• Judge Recuses Self In Daily Fantasy Row Over JPMorgan Ties
• NJ High Court Disbars Atty For Misusing Clients' Funds
• Videos Link Sierra Pacific Judge To Tweet, 9th Circ. Told
• Shearman & Sterling Can't Ax FMLA Claims, Ex-Worker Says
• Ill. Medical Co. Seeks Sanctions In 'Baseless' FCA Suit
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Fla. Lawyer Says Texas Biz Stole Legal Services
• Judge DQ'd Over Son's Employment In $60M Loan Row
• Jacoby & Meyers Wants Client Sanctioned For Billing Suit
• Stradley Ronon Dodges Liability In $200M Malpractice Suit
• $200M Andrews Kurth Malpractice Suit Sent To Mediation
• Chinese National Sues Calif. Cos. In $8M US Visa Scam
• Ex-Pa. Judge Gets Probation For Using Chambers To Run Biz
• 'Insensitive' Alaska Judge Faces Public Censure For Remarks
• Tax Court Says Lawyer Owes Penalty For Lowballing Income
• Ex-Atty Gets 5 Years For Theft Of $2M In Client Funds
• Former Aide Sues Pa. AG Kane For Wrongful Termination
• Lewis Tein Wins Fees In Fla. Tribe's Malpractice Case
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Friedman Schuman Clerk's Bias Suit
• Segall Says Sanctions Are Unwarranted In Ponzi Fee Dispute
• 5th Circ. Reprimands Texas Judge For Sexual Harassment
• Lieff Cabraser Says Tobacco Suit Was Doomed When Filed
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Convicted Of Fraud Over Maxim Deal
• Texas AG Can't Dodge Securities Fraud Charges, Judge Rules
• Horack Talley Atty Sanctioned For Not Revealing Insurance
• Ski Club Trustee Wants Jailed Founder, Counsel Sanctioned
• Texas Atty Can't Rep Himself In BP Fraud Trial, Gov't Says
• Rising Philly Judge Censured For Mishandling Client's Appeal
• Feds Avoid Sanctions In $230M Russian Tax Fraud Case
• Former Sidley Partner Acquitted Of Sexual Assault On Teen
• Texas Firm DQ'd From Drilling Equipment Patent Suit
• NY Judge Quits After Allegedly Impersonating Her Daughter
• BuckleySandler Attys To Bill Up To $880 In Pa. Porn Probe
• Bankrupt Firm Sues Casino Over Ex-Partner's Gambling Debt
• Nixon Peabody Played Role In Client's Fraud, $45M Suit Says
• Ore. Justices Say Not All Atty Mediation Talks Confidential
• Justices To Decide If Private Debt Attys Can Be State Officers
• Calif. Malpractice Suit Can't Hide Behind Anti-SLAPP Law
• Whistleblower Wants 2nd Shot At Ungaretti & Harris Case
• Pa. Atty Disbarred For Forging Prosecutor's Name Reinstated
• CORRECTED: Court Slams Construction Co., Counsel For 'Frivolous' Claims
• Pa. Justice Faces Potential Suspension After Ethics Charges
• Nixon Peabody Hit With Malpractice Claim In Twitter Share Suit
• Fraud Trial Of Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Goes To NY Jury
• Title Insurers' Atty Fees Not Kickbacks, Ill. Court Rules
• Prosecutor Moves Ahead On Suit Seeking Dallas DA's Removal
• Dentons Wants Guinea's Fraud Claims Nixed In $10M Fee Row
• Judge Certifies Female Attys In Bias Row With Farmers
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Skadden's $4M Fee In Radnor Ch. 11
• Biotech Wants Answers On Ex-GC's Role In Securities Scheme
• Sanctions Sought For Objector Atty In $20M Beck's Settlement
• Barnes & Thornburg Atty Sanctioned For Tweeting Evidence
• Cooper Levenson, Client Hit With RICO Suit
• Time Warner Unit Wants Opposing Atty, Or Testimony, Barred
• La. Atty Suspended Over Secretary's Embezzlement
• Mo. Atty Disbarred After Admitting To Medicaid Fraud
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill To Hold Hearing On AG's Ouster
• The Art Of The Mock
• JPMorgan Wins Annuity Suit After Opponent's Stun Gun Threat
• Cohen & Gresser Denies Duty To File $210M Greenberg Suit
• CORRECTED: EisnerAmper Malpractice Suit In Wrong Court, Firm Says
• Surgery Co. Blasts Aetna's Sanctions Plea In Kickback Suit
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Saw Fraud As Path To Promotion, US Says
• Florida Judge Tangles With Specter Of Removal
• NY Judge Told To Report Even Publicized Atty Misconduct
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• 4 Attys Sued For $1M Over Art Gallery Bankruptcy
• Cigna, Orrick Atty Agree To Mediate False Claims Row
• Pa. Justice Faces Ethics Charges Over Offensive Emails
• Supplement Co. In Wal-Mart False Ad Row Wants Sanctions
• Pa. AG Deputy Convicted Of Accessing Grand Jury Info
• Bryan Cave Pressed Maxim Deal Amid Red Flags, Jury Hears
• Firm Wants Judge DQ'd Over Son's Employment
• Judge Recuses Self In Suit Over DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant
• New Philly Bar Chief Slams Legal Services Tax, Nominee Delay
• Ethics Panel Says RI Judge Harassed Women, Went Pantless
• Deficient Logs Can't Topple Privilege: Calif. Appeals Court
• Morris Wilson Gets Frivolous Forgery Suit Claims Tossed
• Thompson Coburn Must Face Negligence Suit, Tech Firm Says
• Hospital's DQ Motion An 'Intentional Distraction,' Court Told
• LeClairRyan Fights Sanctions Bid In Trade Secrets Suit
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• Pa. Resolution Schedules Hearing For AG's Possible Removal
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Cochran Firm Urges 9th Circ. To Revive TM Injunction
• Citrus Dispute Turns To High Court Over Fla. Appeals Process
• Venable To Blame In $11M Facebook IPO Scam, 9th Circ. Told
• SEC Puts Attorneys On Notice With EB-5 Enforcement
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• Lawyers Get Little Guidance In Bickel & Brewer DQ Ruling
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Client Agreed To Injury Atty's 50% Fee, Texas Court Says
• Justices Asked To Give Atty Malpractice Suit 2nd Chance
• Federal Judge, Disbarred Atty Robbed At Gunpoint In Home
• Dr.'s Ex-Wife Says Paul Weiss Helped Bilk Her Out Of $7M
• Woman Fights To Keep Father As Lawyer In Overdose Suit
• Travelers Sues Paris & Chaikin, Ex-Clients In Forgery Row
• Pieces Of Dewey Puzzle Fall Into Place As DA Offers Deals
• Pa. Gov. Calls For Justice Eakin's Resignation
• Black Elk Workers Say Jury Form In Rig Explosion Trial Flawed
• Ex-Client Can't Beat Atty's Slander Claim In Appeals Court
• Vanguard: A Cautionary Tale For Whistleblowers
• SEC Sanctions Attys For Flouting Rules In EB-5 Offerings
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Can't Skip Stanford Suit: Investors
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• Dewey Prosecutors To Trim Charges In Retrial Of 2 Execs
• Ex-Prenda 'Porn Troll' Ordered To Ch. 7 For Lies In Court
• Prosecutors Should Keep It Simple In Dewey Do-Over
• Fla. Judge Wants High Court Review Of Removal From Bench
• 6th Circ. Vacates Ex-Atty's Sentence Over Fen-Phen Fraud
• 'Incoherent' Racketeering Suit Against Snell & Wilmer Tossed
• Texas Bar Seeks Convicted State Legislator's Suspension
• Florida Atty Gets NY Censure For Mismanaging Law Firm
• Texas Supreme Court Clears Brewer Attorneys In DQ Row
• Law Firm Gets Mental Exam For Accuser In Groping Suit
• NJ High Court Suspends Ear-Pulling Judge
• OPINION: How Fair Is Operation Car Wash?
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Tells Jury Maxim Deal Docs Seemed Legit
• Dewey Prosecutors Will Not Retry Former Firm Chairman
• Ex-Cochran Atty Shakes Colleagues' Claims In Trademark Row
• Judge Refuses To Toss Workers' Atty In Wage Suit
• Fla. Attys Face Suspensions During Appeal Of DUI Setup
• Imprisoned Texas Atty Disbarred For Bribing Judge
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Ex-Willkie Atty Denies $7.8M Scheme To Defraud Firms
• Munger Tolles Beats DQ Bid In Fight Over LA Inmate Deal
• OPINION: Filling The Civil Justice Gap
• Ex-Philly Judge Pleads Guilty On Tax Evasion Charge
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Denies Maxim Scam In Criminal Trial
• The Unrealized Promise Of Rule 26 Amendments
• Greenberg, Hunton Push For Docs In Stanford Victims Row
• Browne George Ross Hit With Suit After Arbitration Demand
• DLA Piper, MoFo, 2 Others Settle Coudert Clawback Suits
• EBay Seeks To Bar 'Tainted' Cozen Attys From $45M Suit
• Cozen Member Accused Of Lying About Felony Conviction
• Sony Slams Move For New Trial In Shakira 'Loca' Suit
• Atty DQ'd From Suit Against Debt Collector That's An Ex-Client
• Yoga Guru's Attys Can't Wriggle Out Of Case Before Trial
• Skadden Role In Samson Ch. 11 Slammed By Creditors
• Bryan Cave, FBI Probed Ex-Atty's Maxim Deal, Jury Hears
• NJ Judge Seeks To Avoid 1-Month Suspension For Ear-Pulling
• 5th Circ. Trims Atty's 3-Year Suspension For Lying, Tardiness
• Campaign Ethics Charges Against Fla. Judge Won't Be Revised
• Witness In Unsuccessful Atty Prosecution Won't Face Jail
• Defense Atty Reprimanded By 2nd Circ. Over Missed Filings
• Silver Conviction Will Change Law Firms' Albany Dealings
• $20M Beck's Beer Settlement Objector Slams Sanctions Bid
• Calif. Judge Booted From Office For Misconduct To Clerk
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Pegs Maxim Fraud Witness As Liar, Thief
• Texas AG, Prosecutors Face Off On Felony Charges
• Dallas Firm Asks 4th Circ. To Nix Gasket Co.'s RICO Claim
• 9th Circ. Asked To Boot Tweeting Judge From Wildfire Case
• 5th Circ. Says Ex-Con AG Can't Use Tobacco Settlement Docs
• Ariz. Corporation Commissioner Under Fire Over Industry Ties
• BuckleySandler Tapped By Pa. AG To Probe Porn Emails
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics
• Varying Views Of Legal Professional Privilege