Legal Ethics Archive » January, 2016

Legal Ethics - January, 2016

272 articles

• USAA Accused Mid-Trial Of Sitting On Electronic Records
• Google's Bid To Sanction Orrick Atty Tabled, With Warning
• Shkreli Defeat Points To Complicity Of Kaye Scholer Atty
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Investor's $1.4M Davis Cedillo Suit
• Pepper Hamilton Shakes Majority Of Ex-Atty's ADA Suit
• Cartel Associate Convicted Of $1.2M Judge Bribing Scheme
• Penn State Ruling Questions Ethics Of Dual Representation
• Sheppard Mullin Can't Get Fees After Conflict DQ: Calif. Court
• Jacoby & Meyers Loses 'Improper' Bid To Escape Fee Suit
• PSU Can Scan Requested Sandusky Docs For Privileged Info
• Ex-Litchfield Atty Says She Can't Afford Sex Bias Arbitration
• Pa. Atty Convicted In Title Insurance Fraud Scheme
• NJ Case Could Force Firms To Extend Malpractice Coverage
• Disbarred IP Atty Sanctioned For 'Incomprehensible' Appeal
• Facebook Seeks Appeal Of Loss To DLA Piper, Milberg
• Girardi Sanctioned Over Missing Docs In Lockheed Fee Row
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Seeks Retrial After Fraud Conviction
• Philly Judge Denies Fixing Cases For Crooked Colleague
• Fla. Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Embezzlement As Ch. 7 Trustee
• CFTC Pushes Back Against Metal Dealers' Sanctions Bid
• Bra Designer Who Sued McDermott Hits Victoria's Secret
• Tampa Atty Disbarred For DUI Setup Of Opposing Counsel
• Fattah's Attys Bound By Ethical Duty Despite Unpaid Bills
• Feds Halt Release Of Texas Atty Who Led $8M Legal Scam
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Request To DQ Ex-Orrick Atty In Trade Secrets Suit Denied
• No Sanctions For Attys In Twice-Dismissed Vegas Sands Suit
• Seyfarth Shaw Fights 'Untimely' Tax Shelter Suit
• Burns White Adds 4 From Grogran Graffam To Liability Unit
• GM Ignition Settlement Fund Came From 'Secret' Deals: Atty
• NY Firm Wins Reversal Of Ex-Client's Divorce Negligence Suit
• Yoga Guru's Legal Woes Mount As Damages Seem Indisputable
• Google Wants Orrick Atty Sanctioned For Revenue Reveal
• Shkreli Emails To Kaye Scholer Atty Not Privileged: Judge
• SEC Won't Lift Atty's Suspension Over Pump & Dump Scheme
• Law Firm's 'Unseemly' Bid To DQ Shegerian Draws Sanctions
• Litchfield Pushes For Arbitration Of Ex-Atty Sex Bias Suit
• Browne George Ross' Bid For Fees From Lender Suits Slashed
• Fla. Atty Tells 11th Circ. Ex-Partners Aim To Leave Him Broke
• Groupon Admissions Don't Count In Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• Pa. Senate Committee Punts On AG Kane's Removal
• 2nd Circ. Agrees To Quicken Pace In BakerHostetler DQ Fight
• USAE Investors Get Default Win In Board Takeover Suit
• NY Atty Gets 18-Month Suspension Over Conduct In SEC Case
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• 3 Things You Need To Know About Attorney-Client Privilege
• Reed Smith Attys Sanctioned Over 'Misleading' Filings
• Texas Says ABA Shouldn't Rush On Rules For Legal Services
• LeClairRyan Avoids Sanctions In Fla. Trade Secrets Suit
• Jury Finds Mass. Atty Guilty In $1M Tax Laundering Scheme
• Suspended Fla. Atty Charged With Stealing As Ch. 7 Trustee
• John Crane Wants Crack At Asbestos Settlement RICO Claims
• Former DOJ Atty Faces Ethics Charges For Surveillance Leaks
• Ex-Clyde Atty Drops 'Abusive' Defamation Suits Against Firm
• Fla. Justices Ask Why Judge Shouldn't Be Removed For DUI
• Kane Impeachment Inquiry Measure Clears Pa. House Panel
• Armstrong, Patton Boggs Emails Ruled Privileged In FCA Suit
• Yogi Must Pay Atty $6.4M Punitive Award In Harassment Case
• Ex-Cuneo Gilbert Atty Can't Revive Personal Bias Claims
• Anti-Gay Marriage Judge Faces Removal From Ore. Bench
• Jury Finds Bikram Yoga Guru Sexually Harassed Atty
• Calif. Judge Gets Reprimand For Sexist Behavior In Court
• Judge Won't Sever Malpractice Claims In Ike Damage Row
• Fla. Judge Axes Malpractice Row Brought By Doc's Trustee
• Bernstein Liebhard Wants Grant & Einsenhofer Fee Fight Axed
• Friedman Schuman Wants $2.1M Legal Malpractice Row Axed
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Tax Fraud Suit Over BakerHostetler DQ Row
• Penn State Cover-Up Ruling And The Right To Counsel
• Dentons Knew Guinea Couldn't Pay $10M Bill, Court Told
• Williams & Connolly Accused Of Overbilling Bankrupt School
• Campaign Donation To Spouse Alone Doesn't DQ NY Judge
• Cahill Looks To Escape Claims Of Asbestos Doc Destruction
• Dallas Litigator Sanctioned For Attempts To Taint Jury Pool
• LeClairRyan Says Gender Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• NJ Man Out On Bail Back To Real Estate Fraud: Prosecutors
• NJ Atty Loses License For Misusing Client Funds
• Texas Justices To Weigh Judicial Error In Malpractice Case
• GSK Asks 3rd Circ. For Atty Fees For Late Thalidomide Suit
• Hagens Berman Sheds Developers' $10M Defamation Suit
• Ex-NY Speaker Sheldon Silver Wants New Trial, Acquittal
• Wilentz Loses Bid To Arbitrate Whistleblower Suit In Appeal
• Judge Threatens 'Severe' Sanctions In Xyrem IP Fight
• NJ Firm Must Face Suit Over Faulty Mortgage Default Info
• Former Texas DA Loses Law License After Guilty Plea
• Texas Justices Let Ruling Stand Allowing Post-Arb. Discovery
• NJ High Court Disbars Bakery-Robbing Atty
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Atty Complaint Record Row
• Pa. Justices To Rehear More Than 25 Cases From 2015
• Va. Judge Recuses Himself From 'Contentious' Mold Suit
• Some Attys Can Contact Opponents, Texas Ethics Panel Says
• King & Spalding Malpractice Claims Lack Evidence, Atty Says
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• Texas Bar Committee OKs Collection Agencies For Fees
• BakerHostetler Grilled At 2nd Circ. Over Role In Tax Case
• Info Still Privileged If Atty Worked As Chemist, Idenix Says
• Ex-Cochran Atty Says Firm Can't Represent Itself In TM Row
• Suit Over Westinghouse Licensee Retirement Deal Tossed
• Expect Inquiries Into 'Designated Lender Counsel' Conflicts
• Yogi Harassed Women For 'Perverse' Pleasure, Jury Told
• King & Wood Wins Document Fight In UK Negligence Suit
• Kane Can't Hire BuckleySandler For Email Probe, Deputy Says
• Other Pa. Justices Could Testify In Eakin Email Ethics Case
• Hermitage Tells 2nd Circ. BakerHostetler Being 'Unethical'
• NY Rule Change Lets Out-Of-Towners Practice Openly
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• Proposal To Limit Fla. Judges' Terms Advances In House
• 10th Circ. Sends Lengthy Ponzi Scheme Case Back To Court
• Judge In Sex Case Accused Of Paying Defendants' Legal Bills
• DOJ Fights Convicted Ex-Taylor Bean Head's Judge DQ Bid
• Kendall Law Says Bernstein May Have Conflict In VW MDL
• Texas Judge In AG Fraud Case Faces Conduct Complaint
• Judge 'Baffled' By Ex-Clausen Atty's Stuck In China Suit
• Yogi 'Destroyed' Atty's Life, Jury Hears As Testimony Wraps
• Pepper Hamilton Says Ex-Atty Didn't Use ADA Adjustments
• Caesars Judge Rips Kirkland Attys For Phone Use At Hearings
• ABA Looks To Expand Power Over Misbehaving Attorneys
• $25M Yacht Injury Deal Nixed After Fraudulent Atty Finding
• Fla. Bankruptcy Judge Jails Atty Over Trust Fund Accounting
• 11th Circ. Affirms SEC Win Over Atty In Penny Stock Fraud
• Ex-Rothstein Atty's High Court Bid To Nix Conviction Denied
• Atty In King & Spalding Malpractice Suit Escapes Sanctions
• Denver Firm Beats Malpractice Case Brought By Nonclients
• Pa. AG's License Renewal Bid Slammed As Too Late
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Firm Says Luv N' Care's Malpractice Suit Is Time Barred
• Ex-Akin Atty Claims Partner Called Him 'Mexican Gangbanger'
• Capstone Calls Cinemark's Sanctions Bid 'Mudslinging'
• Ex-Skadden Atty Hit With SEC Suit Over Unpaid Fine
• Gilead Says Idenix Can't Hide Docs Behind Atty-Chemist
• Texas Atty Cleared To Represent Himself In BP Fraud Trial
• Texas High Court Takes Up $1.7M DLA Piper Negligence Row
• Report Links 2 More Pa. Justices To Offensive Emails
• Defense Counsel Must Understand Coverage Or Risk Fines
• 3 Times Attorney-Client Spats Took An Odd Turn
• Bikram Yoga's Ex-Legal Head Testifies Guru Threatened Her
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Nix Doc Forgery Suit On Appeal
• Greenberg Traurig Malpractice Suit Tossed By Calif. Court
• Hermitage Takes BakerHostetler DQ Battle To 2nd Circ.
• Dewey's Zachary Warren Headed For A March Trial
• BNSF Calls For Sanctions In Racial Discrimination Row
• Private Eye Cops To Bribery Scheme With NYPD Officer
• High Court Won't Hear Dispute Over Fla. Appeals Process
• Feds Say Law Firm Exec Can't Bar Ethics Complaint In BP Trial
• Dechert To Pay $1M In Capsule Bankruptcy Malpractice Row
• Ex-Pa. Justice Says Her Criminal Charge Is Unconstitutional
• Lawyer Appeals Federal Judge's 'Far Too Lenient' Reprimand
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• Teva, Ex-Atty Settle Wrongful Firing Suit Prior To Trial
• SEC's BigLaw Atty Suit Reflects Focus On Gatekeepers
• Dow Gets $2.5M For Nova's 'Extreme Tactics' In Patent Row
• Texas AG Faces Land Deal Investigation, Open Records Fight
• Sanctions Sought Against Pa. Town, Atty In Fracking Row
• Panel Backs Atty Accused of Misconduct In Divorce
• Dewey Execs Renew Bids To Ax Case Ahead Of 2nd Trial
• Chadbourne, Proskauer Say Stanford Investors Can't Save Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revive Gray Reed Extortion Suit
• Metallica Says Sheppard Mullin Atty 'Overzealous' With IP
• Fla. High Court Suspends 3 Adams & Diaco Attys In DUI Setup
• Lundy Beldecos Dodges Pa. Malpractice Claim
• Kane Wants Porn Email Retaliation Suit Nixed
• Seyfarth Gets Porn Co.'s Suit Over Tax Scheme Moved To Ill.
• Dewey Trial Star Witness In Settlement Talks With SEC
• Former Obama Lawyer Testifies Yoga College Was 'Crazy'
• NY Immigration Atty Arrested On Fraud, Identity Theft
• K&L Gates Pushes Court To Toss Claims Of Abetting Breach
• Gibbons Hit With DQ Bid In Superfund Row
• Law Firm In Massey Deal Is Bankrupt, Facing Client Suits
• Stanford Receiver Says Greenberg, Hunton Stalling Suit
• NJ Supreme Court Suspends Name-Lending Lawyer
• Defense Attys Press DC Circ. For Access To DOJ 'Blue Book'
• Ex-Traffic Judge Violated Ethics Rules, Pa. Court Finds
• Citibank Sues Ex-Dewey Chair Davis Over Unpaid Loan
• Ex-Litchfield Atty Fights To Keep Sex Q&A Bias Case Alive
• SEC Fines State Street, Sues BigLaw Atty Over Pay-To-Play
• Pa. Rep Urges Impeachment Proceedings For AG Kane
• Pa. Court Suspends Judge Accused Of Intervening For Son
• Yogi Testifies He Didn't Sleep With Students, Make Threat
• Calif. Atty Sanctioned For Sexist Deposition Comment
• Metals Dealers Want CFTC Sanctioned For 'Misleading' Court
• Philip Morris Can't Boot Judge From FDA Labeling Suit
• Calif. Judge Accused Of Juror Abuse Says Probe 'Misleading'
• Fired CEO Appeals Verdict In Spector Gadon Malpractice Row
• Ropers Majeski Conversion Claims Revived By Calif. Court
• Convicted Philly Judge Barred From Future Judicial Office
• Utah Tribe Wants State, Counties Sanctioned In Land Row
• ITC Keeps Dentons In Limbo On Gap Patent Row DQ
• Fla. High Court Won't Rethink Judge's Disciplinary Removal
• Cosby Rips New DA For Breaking 2005 Deal Not To Prosecute
• Husch Blackwell Beats RICO Claims In $625M Suit
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Miss. Appeals Court Allows Malpractice Claim In Tax Row
• Jacoby & Meyers Says Ex-Client Knew Her Claims Were False
• Ohio Atty Regains License After Practicing While Suspended
• Ex-Pa. Gov. Fights Senate's Efforts To Remove AG Kane
• Ex-RI Lawmaker Gets OK To Pursue State Judgeship
• Tenn. Judge Reprimanded For Signing Off On Wife's Cases
• NJ Law Firm Can't Sink Malice Suit For Lack Of Expert
• Chiquita MDL Atty's Excuse For Sharing Info Gets Slammed
• Trademark Atty Sues USPTO Over 'Kafkaesque' Ethics Probe
• Trust Liability Suit Against DLA Piper Not Time-Barred
• Ex-Law Firm Clerk Again Urges High Court To Hear Bias Case
• Pa. AG Urges State's High Court To Restore Her Law License
• Ex-PSU Prez's Libel Suit Over Sandusky Scandal Unpaused
• Fund Seeks Appeal Of BakerHostetler DQ Bid In Fraud Row
• Nursing Facilities Can't Fight Pa. AG's Cohen Milstein Hiring
• Pa. Criminal Cases To Go On Amid Kane's License Suspension
• Law Firm Boss Wants Bro's Ethics Complaint Out Of BP Trial
• Justices Again Shut Down Goldman & Rosen Malpractice Suit
• La. Judge Suit Ups Ante In Fight Over Judicial Elections
• High Court Won't Review Fla. Judge's Removal From Bench
• NY Judge Censured Over Drunken Driving Episode
• Morgan Lewis Twisting Malpractice Claims, Ex-Client Says
• Immigration Atty Accused Of Lying About Visa Application
• Yogi's Reason For Firing Legal Chief Was Bogus, Jury Told
• Dewey Execs Gamble On Retrial In Face Of Felony Convictions
• Ex-Smith Campbell Associate Not Harrassed, Jury Finds
• Reed Smith Slams Paralegal's Bias Suit, Seeks Sanctions
• Ex-Atty Of Best-Selling Author Drops Sanctions Bid
• Dallas DA Beats Bid To Oust Her Over Mental Illness
• Skadden's $4M Fee In Radnor Ch. 11 Preserved Again
• BakerHostetler Keeps Fighting DQ In $230M Tax Fraud Case
• Client Seeks Sanctions For Fla. Firm's 'Frivolous' Fee Appeal
• Ex-Nelson Mullins Atty Charged In 2015 Airplane Incident
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• Defiant Dewey Execs Refuse Deals, Head For New Trial
• Yoga Guru Joked Raping Was 'Good For Business,' Jury Hears
• 4th Circ. Says Judge Erred On Sentence In Hedge Fund Fraud
• SAS Group Says Wis. Firm Should Be DQ'd From IP Trial
• SEC Says Atty In Fracking Fraud Can't Evade $2.5M Penalties
• Cuomo Offered To Settle Ex-Judge's FCA Suit, Judge Hears
• Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Cover Attys' Emails, Calif. Court Says
• Caesars Digs In On Fight Over Asset Transfer Docs
• Macy's, Denim Co. Say Family Ties DQ Del Mar From Label Suit
• Comerica Ducks $24M Oilfield Asset Row Against Jaffe Raitt
• 3rd Circ. Told Hangley Represented Nonexistent Co.
• Yoga Guru's Wife Tells Jury His Abusive Speech Is An Act
• Calif. Judge Retires Amid Controversy Over SoCal Edison Case
• CSX Blasts Sanctions Bid 'Sideshow' In Worker Injury Row
• TransUnion Cries Foul After Lawyer's Wife Hijacks Mediation
• Two More Ex-Prosecutors Back Move To Oust Dallas DA
• Ex-LeClairRyan Atty Hits Firm With Gender Bias Suit
• Judge Who Tried To Take Baby From Gay Couple Retires
• Fla. Bar Supports Suspensions Pending DUI Setup Case Ruling
• Cinemark Seeks Malpractice Sanctions In Calif. Labor Suit
• USAE Investors Push For Default Win In Board Takeover Suit
• Fund Backs BakerHostetler DQ In $230M Tax Fraud Row
• Atty Can't Impose Fees On Client Who Left, Pa. Court Says
• Network Co. Looks To Avoid Sanctions In PE Buyout Fight
• Texas Atty Fights Delay In BP Fraud Trial
• 'Hostile' Ky. Judge Reprimanded For Scolding Prosecution
• Yoga Guru Threatened To Kill Fired Legal Head, Jury Told
• Oil Field Co. Blasts DQ Of Counsel In Equipment Patent Suit
• La. Justice Suing Colleagues For Tossing Him Off Oil Cases
• Many Atty LinkedIn Profiles Don't Count As Ads, NYC Bar Says
• Md. Law Firm Wants Sanctions For $350M 'Leverage' Suit
• NCAA Wants Paterno Estate's Docs On Freeh Report Review
• Firm Plagiarized Hansen's Labeling Suit, Shoppers Say
• Jacoby & Meyers Client Fights Sanction Bid In Billing Dispute
• Snell & Wilmer Says Racketeering Suit Is Still Deficient
• 2nd Circ. Again Revives $85M Statek Claim Against Coudert
• Yoga Guru Can Pursue Atty Status Claim In Harassment Trial
• Attys Get New Defense Tools In NY Discipline Rule Change
• Olshan Hit With $148M Malpractice Suit Over Supply Spat
• Calif. Judge Faces Claims Of Mistreating Prospective Jurors
• Texas AG To Fight Securities Fraud Charges In Appeals Court
• NY Atty Beats Discipline Charge Over Side Law Practice
• Tax Dodging Ex-Sullivan Atty Must Reapply To NY State Bar
• Fla. Judge Asks For Retirement, Not Removal From Bench
• NJ Court Won't Revive IP Theft Suit Against Phillips & Cohen
• DLA Piper, Milberg Beat Facebook's Reprisal Suit
• Steak Offer Doesn't Cut It Under Newman, 1st Circ. Told
• What Your Outside Counsel Doesn't Know About E-Discovery