Legal Ethics Archive » April, 2016

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