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Legal Ethics - April, 2016
298 articles
- Gilead OK'd To Show Merck Atty Lied In $200M Patent Win
- Punished Atty Asks High Court To Find Conflict Of Interest
- OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
- Law Firm Claims Jet Co., Counsel Lied In Court
- Faruqi Takes 2nd Swing At Ex-Partner's Leucadia Fees Suit
- Akin Gump Reaches Deal In Fired Staffer's Race Bias Dispute
- Sedgwick Partner Can't Dodge Suit Over Roadside Brawl
- Pa. Primary Vote Stirs Doubt About Judge Retirement Measure
- Atty Says Prosecutors' Bad Behavior Warrants Axing Charges
- Texas Law Firm Says Ex-Client Can't Show Malpractice
- Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Appeals Conviction Over Maxim Deal
- Pa. To Drop Appeals In Penn State Sex Abuse Cover-Up Case
- Leveraging In-House Attys' Reporting Obligations
- Shiboleth Hit With $10M Suit Over Claims Of Shoddy IP Work
- Morgan Lewis Denied Dilworth Docs In Philly Newspaper Row
- Ex-Lockheed Worker Can't DQ Judge In Girardi Fraud Suit
- Nonlawyer Firm Ownership Lacks Traction Despite New Look
- K&L Gates Seeks Anti-SLAPP Fee Award From Investor Deal
- Proskauer, Ex-Atty Hit With $5B Suit Over Stanford Scheme
- Ex-Toyota In-House Atty Can't Revive Malpractice Suit
- NJ Justices' Fee-Shift Ruling Could Fuel Fiduciary Suits
- NFLers Say Former Firms Can't Claim Concussion Award Fees
- Ex-HP Workers Want Atty DQ'd For Puffed Up Work History
- 3 Cost-Effective Cybersecurity Tips For Firms Big And Small
- Disbarred 'Kids For Cash' Atty Ducks Sanctions Bid
- Merck Says Gilead Is Exploiting Atty 'Lie' In $200M Jury Loss
- Calif. Bar Discipline Chief To Resign, Ending Turbulent Run
- Atty In NY Mayor Bribery Scheme Officially Disbarred
- Liberty Seeks To Avoid Covering NJ Atty's Malpractice Suits
- NY Court Says Sanctioned Atty Didn't Get To Defend Himself
- Houston Atty Makes Bid To Nix Lengthy RICO Suit Sanctions
- Using The New Federal Rules To Rein In Discovery
- Pa. AG Wants Charges Axed Based on Vindictive Prosecution
- Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
- 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
- Atty Accused Of Forcing Clients To Pay With Sex Indicted
- 9th Circ. Says Hostile Judge Tainted Health Care Fraud Trial
- Calif. High Court To Hear Sheppard Mullin $3.8M Fees Row
- Tribe Must Share Resolutions That Disbarred Law Firm
- Ex-Napoli Atty Seeks Sanctions Over 'Frivolous' Counterclaims
- 'Relentless Bully' Atty Files Antitrust Suit Over Disbarment
- MLB Antitrust Objector's Lead Atty To Face Sanctions Bid
- Jaffe Faces $10M Malpractice Suit Over Pension Liability
- Ex-Shearman & Sterling Staffer Drops FMLA Suit
- Young Conaway Atty Can't Escape Sanctions, 11th Circ. Told
- Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Firm's Frivolous Suit Claim
- Kaufman Dolowich Doubles LA Office With 9 Atty Boost
- Atty Urges Calif. Court Not To Ease Malicious Suit Standard
- Glaser Weil Dumps Hitmaker's Conspiracy Claims Over Fees
- Endo Loses DQ Bid In Consumer Suit Over Fluoride Labeling
- Disbarred Atty's Wife Says SEC Trying To Cause Default
- Tribal Court Must Answer Banned Law Firm's Challenge
- Employees Get Class Cert. In ERISA Suit Over Stock Sale
- K&L Gates Says Anti-SLAPP Win Justifies Full Fee Payback
- CVR To Appeal To 2nd Circ. In Wachtell Malpractice Suit
- Bankruptcy Atty Can't Nix 'Housewives' Star's Malpractice Suit
- Counseling Ordered For Fla. Judge Who Jailed Abuse Victim
- Fla. Firm Urges More Sanctions For Staffers In Email Hack Row
- Virgin Islands Drops Claims Over $219M Bond Offering
- Judge Who Drank Tainted Flint Water DQs Himself
- NJ High Court OKs Fee-Shifting In Some Atty Misconduct Suits
- Disbarred Atty Faces Sanctions On 'Kids For Cash' Settlement
- Jaffe Raitt Continues Fight Against $24M Oil Field Asset Suit
- Husch Blackwell Faces DQ In Contract Dispute
- 2nd Circ. Asked To Affirm Dismissal Of $52M Malpractice Suit
- Del. Justices Slam 'Pearl Harbor' Tactics In Fiduciary Row
- IRS' Quinn Emanuel Retainer Is A Wrongheaded Experiment
- SEC Accuses Calif. Atty, Others Of 'Pump And Dump' Scheme
- L'Oreal Urges 3rd Circ. To Ax Ex-IP Atty's Appeal Over Firing
- SEC Rips Disbarred Atty's Wife's Stance In Deposition Fight
- Nooksack Tribal Court Judge Says She Was Unfairly Fired
- Ex-Berkeley Law Dean Blasts 2nd Sex-Harassment Review
- Pa. High Court Says New Firm Not Bound By Nonpartner's Exit
- La. High Court Readmits Atty Disbarred For Nonlawyer Work
- Quinn Emanuel Says Atty's Suit Was A Firing Plot
- Attorney-Client Privilege And A Law Firm Leak
- Calif. Law Firm Hits Ex-Partner With Trademark Suit
- Sephora Says Palmer Reifler Liable For Defense Costs
- Excusable Neglect In Fla.: Who's In Charge Of Follow-Up?
- Sony Wants $750,000 Fees In Fake Evidence Copyright Case
- Gov't Hiring Private Attys Is Proper As A Matter Of Law
- Chadbourne Attys Fight Sanctions Bid In $770M Award Row
- 3 Things Attorneys Should Know About Litigation Financing
- Conflict DQs Lane Powell From Coverage Fight, Judge Says
- Hasbro Seeks To DQ Greenberg Traurig From Game IP Row
- Atty Exits After 'Unwisely' Repping MLB Settlement Objector
- Disbarred Atty's Wife Says SEC Has No Right To Depose Her
- Ex-Radnor CEO's Complaint Against Skadden Tossed
- DC Atty Disbarred For Mishandling Client Funds
- Nixon Peabody Says Intel's Tapped Out In Biotech Stock Row
- Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Ax Kane's Defamation Immunity
- When Gov't Hires Private Attys: The Need For Boundaries
- Ex-ICE Atty Gets Prison For Falsifying Key Document
- Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
- Conflicted Attys Can't Accept Referral Fees, ABA Says
- Fee Row In $3.4B Tribal Trust Suit Airs Attys' Dirty Laundry
- Ill. Atty Ducks Sanctions Over Lost Malaysian Flight Filings
- Nelson Mullins Atty Says SEC's Pay-To-Play Claims Still Fail
- 9th Circ. Arms Firms Seeking To Discharge Client Debt
- Texas AG Says Cronyism Isn't Discrimination In Worker's Suit
- Dickstein Shapiro Cleared In Fla. Lobbying Probe
- Judge Rakoff Hits Ex-Bryan Cave Atty With 6-Month Sentence
- NY Court Affirms Dismissal of Klee & Woolf Malpractice Row
- Del. High Court Mulls $50M Appeal In Bitter Fiduciary Fight
- Record Producer Refutes Counsel DQ Bid In Contract Row
- 2nd Circ. Buries Ex-Marsh Exec's $2.3M Fee Fight
- Ex-Atty In $3.4B Tribal Trust Row Blames Lead For Ouster
- Insurer Hits Greenberg Traurig, KPMG With Conspiracy Suit
- Edelson DQ'd In False Ad Row For Using 'Virtual Office'
- Ex-Ark. Judge Asks For Freedom During Bribery Appeal
- Texas Atty Denies Being 'Co-Venturer' In $8M Contract Suit
- Ohio Atty Reprimanded For Loaning Phony Client $2K
- Nooksack Tribal Council Fired Judge, Chairman Confirms
- Feds Want 14 Years For Sheldon Silver, Who Seeks Less Time
- Pa. AG Drops Bid To Probe FederaI Wiretap Leaks
- Fla. Firm Accused Of Unlawful Bankruptcy Billing
- Liddle & Robinson Can't Ditch Ex-UBS Exec's Malpractice Suit
- Judge To Review Dilworth Docs In Philly Newspaper Row
- From Gov't To Firm, Happily: Changing Careers Midstream
- Enviro Group Says 7th Circ. Failed To Probe Fraud In $3B Row
- Gov't Wants 'Significant' Prison Time For Ex-Bryan Cave Atty
- Fla. Judge Suspended For Allegedly Being Impaired On Bench
- Investors Seek To Limit K&L Gates Anti-SLAPP Motion Fees
- L'Oreal Can't Duck Ex-Patent Atty's Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
- Girardi Keese Says Fraud Suit Rehashes Old Claims
- Pa. Judge Questions Bid To Delay Judicial Retirement Vote
- Ore. Firm Flouted Duty To Apple Retailer In Owners' Row: Suit
- NJ High Court Says Ethics Head Can Probe Tossed Complaint
- Is It Time To Repeal NY's Ancient Attorney Deceit Statute?
- Atty Hid Miffed Clients When Applying For Policy, Insurer Says
- Cantwell & Cantwell Faces Malpractice Claim Over IP Case
- 11th Circ. Backs Fla. High Court In Denying Bar Application
- Rakoff Nixes Ex-Bryan Cave Atty's Wire Fraud Acquittal Bid
- Legal Malpractice Insurer Says Cap Applies In Antonelli Row
- Akin Gump Looks To Nix Atty's $17.6M Discrimination Suit
- Record Producer's Partners Seek Counsel DQ In Contract Row
- NY Couple Says Attorney Negligent For Using AOL Email
- Fla. Judge Back In Hot Water For Presiding While Impaired
- Judge Asked To Rethink Hueston Hennigan DQ In Fraud Suit
- Pa. Ruling Puts Frivolous Lawsuit Claims In Jeopardy
- Ex-Faruqi Partner Won't Back Down From Leucadia Fees Suit
- Novak Druce Hit With Unpaid Wages Suit In Delaware
- Texas Judge Threatens To Sanction Atty For Baseless Case
- Judge Scheindlin Denies TiVo DQ Bid Over Move To Law Firm
- Woman Must Wait To Make Her Case In $9M Legal Scam
- Winston & Strawn Wants $107M Malpractice Suit Nixed
- Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
- The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
- The Glass Ceiling Report
- The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
- The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
- Dentons DQ Row Shows Investors' Desire To Stay Secret
- Ohio Attys Must Report Peers' Misconduct, Board Says
- Affairs Counter Sheldon Silver's Character Claim, Gov't Says
- Immigrants Hang Onto Fraud Suit Against Ky. Law Firm
- Benihana Of Tokyo Opens Fire In $9M TM Row With PE Firm
- Ark. Judge Slams Attys For Sneaking Bad Class Deal Through
- Ex-Locke Lord IT Engineer Gets 9.5 Years For Network Attack
- Chadbourne Fights To Exit $770M Congo Award Row
- Tax Atty, Ex-Partner Hit With SEC Suit Over Litigation Fund
- Pa. Dems Sue To Keep Judicial Retirement Age On Ballot
- Carlton Fields Dodges DQ In Tenn. Insurance Liability Row
- Pavia & Harcourt Named In $29M French Heiress Estate Scam
- Occam, Wilson Sonsini Settle $200M Calix Merger Class Fight
- OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
- CFPB Appt. Doesn't Negate Win Over Law Firm, 9th Circ. Says
- Female Attys Reach $4M Class Deal With Farmers In Bias Row
- CORRECTED: Feds Seek 'Significant' Sentence For Ex-Bryan Cave Atty
- 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Med. Supplier's Malpractice Row
- 9th Circ. Says Atty Can Shed Debt To Client In Bankruptcy
- Clausen Wants Ex-China Partner's Contract Suit Tossed
- NJ High Court Bars 'Serial Ethics Offender'
- 'Public Figure' From Sheldon Silver's Past To Be Identified
- Pa. Atty Says Only Disciplinary Board Can Sanction Lawyers
- Judge Narrows Tax Malpractice Suit Against Winston & Strawn
- Texas Appellate Court Revives Attorney Malpractice Suit
- Vote On Pa. Judge Retire Age Stays Put As Court Fight Looms
- Pa. Justices To Mull Suspended Attys' Role In Benefits Row
- Toys R Us Wants Gordon & Rees DQ'd From Chalk Patent Row
- Jeans Mogul Says Sussman Shank Blew JPMorgan Fraud Row
- Thompson Hine Settles Ex-Secy's Pregnancy Bias Suit
- Yogi's Ex-Atty Must Accept $4.6M Award Or Face New Trial
- Fired Contractor Loses Bid To Oust Judge In Development Row
- Halliburton Merger Judge Recuses Over Schlumberger Stake
- NY Civilian Review Board Chair Quits After Retaliation Suit
- SD Judge Hit With Legal Fees In Tribal Custody Case
- NY Appeals Court Won't Revive K&L Gates Malpractice Suit
- Exxon Turns To Texas Court To Block Climate Change Probe
- Pa. AG Candidates Spar Over Office's Enforcement Role
- Pa. Court Says Judicial Agencies Have Power Over Cell Data
- Mossack Fonseca Pledges Cooperation After Panama Raid
- Ex-Clausen Partner In China Wants Contract Suit In Calif.
- K&L Gates Hits Back In Houston Malpractice Suit
- Dickstein Tells DC Circ. Britannica Patent Row Rightly Nixed
- The Panama Papers: Can Insurance Cover Possible Exposure?
- Rutgers Law Professor Raided Client Funds, NY Court Says
- Dentons Faces Malpractice Suit For Gap DQ At ITC
- LeClairRyan Wins Bid To Arbitrate Atty's Sex Bias Claims
- GM Judge Chalks Plaintiffs Atty Conflicts Up To 'Money, Ego'
- Atty Says Full 5th Circ. Should Vacate Monetary Sanction
- Securities Fraud Cases Pose Strategy Dilemma For Texas AG
- Court Upbraids NM Atty For Missing Tribal Water Deal Talks
- EB-5 Investor Rejects Law Firm's 'Meritless' Sanctions Bid
- Judge Won't Rethink Gibbons DQ Denial In Cigna Suit
- SEC Will Wait To Collect $1.7M For Fraud From Bankrupt Atty
- Houston Attys Settle $22M Fee Dispute Over Firm Dissolution
- Pa. Gov. Will Delay Vote To Raise Judges' Retirement Age
- Roscoe's $1M Legal Mal Row Likely Headed To Arbitration
- NY Atty Sentenced For Stealing $1.4M From Clients, Firm
- Panama Papers Show Attys Must Trust But Verify Ownership
- Judge's Recusal Sought Due To Spouse At Susman Godfrey
- Calif. Watchdog Tossed 90% Of Judicial Complaints In 2015
- Attorney's Sloppy Work Cost Client, 7th Circ. Told
- A Review Of ABA Antitrust Section's Spring Meeting
- Texas Judge Gets 2 Years For Embezzlement
- Antonelli, Protostorm Fight For Coverage Of Malpractice Spat
- SEC Sues Texas AG Paxton Over Tech Co. Promotions
- Panama Papers Leak Spurs OECD Tax Network Into Action
- Palmer Reifler Says It Has No Liability For Sephora's Defense
- Yogi Must Pay $1.1M Attys' Fees For Sex Harassment Loss
- UK Asks Banks To Declare Links To Panama Papers Firm
- Court Won't Revive U.S. Aerospace Case Against Akin Gump
- Ex-Calif. Bar Chief's Firing Suit Gutted By Arbitrator
- 3 Red Flags Attys Should Look For While Vetting Clients
- Nixon Peabody Can't Dodge Stock Fee Queries, Biotech Says
- Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Suspended After Securities Conviction
- Morgan Lewis Wants Dilworth Docs In Philly Newspaper Row
- Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
- Former Pa. Justice's Appeal Should Be Rejected, Judge Says
- Fla. Bar Seeks 3 Attys' Disbarment Over Deceptive Settlement
- Wynn Resorts CEO, GC Set Toxic 'Tone At The Top,' Suit Says
- Disbarred NY Atty Loses Bid To Nix Disciplinary Charges
- Barnes & Thornburg Atty Says Investors' Objections Too Late
- Grand Jury Docs Used In BP Fraud Indictments Stay Sealed
- Financial Institutions Brace For Impact Of Panama Papers
- DA Slams Kane's Bid To Raise Selective Prosecution Claim
- King & Wood Beats Bulk Of Client's UK Negligence Suit
- Longtime Leader Of Pa. Court Reform Group Steps Down
- Ex-Hunter Douglas GC Admits To Taking Millions In Patent Plot
- Texas Couple Asks Justices To Reopen Malpractice Suit
- Ex-Russian Legislator Slams Baker & McKenzie's Fee Bid
- Tearful NJ Judge Denies Remarks Were Sexual
- Law Firm Banned In Nooksack Tribal Court Emails Appeal
- Pa. House OKs Moving Judge Retire Measure To Nov. Ballot
- DC Administrative Judge Charged With Attack on Colleague
- Ex-Marsh Exec Rips 'Sordid' Foes In 2nd. Circ. $2.3M Fee Row
- 'Abusive' NY Judge Who Started 'Melee' Faces Removal
- Cahill Can't Dodge Asbestos Victims' Spoliation Claims
- DQ'd Firm Can Seek Fees In BP Deepwater Settlements
- Ex-Utah AG Now Wants Evidence Hearing In Bribery Suit
- Ex-Philly Judge Gets 10 Months In Tax Evasion Scheme
- Succession Planning: A Key Strategy For Law Firm Longevity
- Mossack Fonseca Lobs Legal Action For Panama Papers Hack
- Clausen Miller Slams Ex-China Partner's Remand Bid
- An Important Check On The Abuse Of Government Power
- Panama Papers Bring Law Firm Ethics Controversy To Fore
- Calif. State Bar Trustees Propose Organizational Split
- Pa. OAG Special Agent Hits Kane With Whistleblower Suit
- Judge Slams DOJ Attys Arguing FBI's Courthouse Bugs Legal
- 3rd Circ. Affirms $18M Ruling Against Atty In ERISA Suit
- Rubin & Rothman Wins Reversal Of Default In Debt Suit
- Atty Dawdled In Filing Denied Arbitration Claim, Suit Says
- Atty, Judge Charged With Social Security Fraud Scheme
- Ex-Broker Avoids Perjury Referral Over Trading Testimony
- NY Ethics Panel Says Attys Must Mull Costs Of Naming Clients
- Texas AG Says Perry Ruling Spells End For Fraud Charges
- BigLaw Lobbyist Must Face Pay-To-Play Suit, SEC Says
- NY Firms Can Bill Unpaid Interns' Work, State Bar Says
- Gibson Dunn Slapped With Firing Suit By Ex-Partner
- Fla. Tribe Asks 11th Circ To Ax $1M Sanctions In RICO Row
- Sidley, Deloitte Aided $350M Ponzi Scheme, Investors Claim
- Vt. Paralegal Gets 3 Years For Embezzling From Law Firm
- Lay And Expert Testimony: Using Employee Witnesses
- Retired Tax Court Judge, Husband Accused Of Tax Evasion
- Philly Paper Wants Email Defamation Claims In AG Suit Axed
- Calif. Atty Discipline System Isn't Unconstitutional: 9th Circ.
- Feds Insist Arnold & Porter Has Conflict With Senator's Pal
- Blank Rome Can Send Ex-IP Atty's Suit To Arbitration
- Faegre Baker Daniels, Berchtold Settle Malpractice Suit
- Law Firm Ups Ante In EB-5 Fight With $18M Libel Suit
- Jenner & Block Nabs Liability Duo From Steptoe & Johnson
- Law Firms Named In Leaked Panama Papers
- Zimmer Wants Sanctions For Axed Suit In Knee Implant MDL
- DQ'd Firm Wants Piece Of BP's Deepwater Settlement Action
- 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
- Girardi Keese Hoarding $4.4M In Atty Fees, Co-Counsel Says
- Skadden Hit With Malpractice Suit By Evergreen Creditors
- Law Firm Seeks To Switch Off Successor Liability In TV Suit
- Antonelli Insurer Must Pay Full Malpractice Award, Court Told
- Madoff Trustee Accused Of Conflict Over Pay
- Shumaker Atty Targeted In DUI Setup Sheds Malpractice Suit
- Texas Firms More Than Doubled Fee, Ex-Estate Client Says
- DC Immigration Fraud Suit Says Man Faked Being A Lawyer
- Ex-NFLer Says Ala. Law Firm Belongs In $1M Fraud Suit
- Fish & Richardson Ducks DQ Bid Over Patent Judge Hire
- The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
- Pa. Court Won't Rethink Axing Sandusky Cover-Up Charges
- Owen Gleaton, Ex-Insurance Client Settle $2M Liability Row