Legal Ethics Archive » June, 2016

Legal Ethics - June, 2016

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• Ex-Drinker Biddle Atty Can't Get Docs In $30M Firing Row
• Apache Wants Atty 'Expert' Booted From $44M Contract Suit
• Girardi Keese Could Get Costs In Nixed Excessive Fee Row
• Calif. Bar Unveils 1st Major Conduct Rules Revamp Since 1987
• Political Operative Charged With Bribing Former NY Judge
• Judge In Houston Law School Name Dispute Recuses Himself
• Pa. Atty Suspended 5 Years For Abusing Judicial System
• Goetz Fitzpatrick Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Biz Spat
• Attys Want Out Of SEC Fraud Suit Against 'Stalker' CEO
• Google Renews Sanctions Bid For Oracle Atty In Java IP Suit
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• NY State Judge Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribe
• 'Patent Troll' Lawyers Broke Deal, Litigation Funder Says
• Texas Atty Can't Duck $1.1M Malpractice Row In Illinois
• Time Warner Worker Again Fails To Salvage Wages Suit
• NY Bars Use Of Malpractice Settlement In CMBS Row: Dexia
• Lawyer Shouting Match Erupts At Ex-AXA Broker's $20M Trial
• DLA Piper Attys Lied Under Oath About Witness Calls: Judge
• Pomerantz, Client, Fee Request Booted From 'Botched' Case
• Ex-Fla. Judge Loses Attys' Fees Appeal For 'Sham Pleading'
• Goodyear, Fennemore Atty Can't Ditch Sanctions, Justices Told
• Attys Liable In $8M Antonelli Malpractice Row, Tech Co. Says
• Texas Court Won't Revive $12M Akin Gump Tax Shelter Suit
• Texas Atty Insists 'Sapo' Wasn't Meant As Slur In ADA Suit
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Pa. Atty Defends Filing 'Fanciful, Farfetched' FCRA Suits
• Porn Company Says Fla. Law Firm Breached Fiduciary Duty
• $50M Malpractice Suit Against Blecher Collins Beefed Up
• NJ Atty Seeks Murder Plot Retrial, Says Gov't Witnesses Lied
• No Sanctions For Johnson Controls In Chem Suit, Court Rules
• Barnes Atty's Sanction Move Baseless, Nutmeg Investors Say
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• Calif. Judge's Gender Discrimination Firing Suit Nixed
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Disbarred Atty Gets More Than 3 Years In Fraud Scheme
• Atty In BP Fraud Case Can't Use Trial Delay To Dodge Charges
• Sheppard Knocks $3.8M Fee Forfeit In Calif. High Court
• Texas Firm Says Silica Malpractice Suit Is Too Late
• Sears, Whirlpool Slam $15M Fee Bid In Dishwasher Defect Row
• Broker Admits Role In Fake $200M Market Cap Scheme
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Hueston Hennigan DQ Order Stands In Kickback Fraud Suit
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• Fla. Tribe Fights Ex-GC's Bid To DQ Firm In Sanction Row
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Indicted Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty Says Phone Seized Illegally
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Disturb 'Killer Nurse' Row Ruling
• Disbarred OJ Atty Hits Bankruptcy With $5.1M In Tax Debt
• Atty Quits Manziel Domestic Violence Case After Text Misfire
• Judge Removes Self From Prepa Kickback Suit
• Oaktree Capital Atty Arrested Over UAE Criminal Charges
• Calif. Bar Facing Another Retaliation Suit Over Alleged Backlog
• Atty In BP Fraud Case Wants Charges Axed Over Trial Delay
• Ex-NY Real Estate Atty Gets 4-Plus Years For $4.5M Theft
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• Proskauer's $20M Malpractice Win Nixed In Appeals Court
• High Court Won't Hear Punished Atty's Fairness Appeal
• Greenberg Traurig Wants Own Experts In Hard Rock Hotel Row
• Mayer Brown Escapes Class Action Over $1.5B GM Loan
• Suspended NY Atty Sued Over Actions In Real Estate Row
• Stoel Rives Says Tri-Med Ponzi Row Must Stay Federal
• Texas IP Firm Accused Of Stealing Client's Invention
• Casino Builders Say Dickinson Wright Gave Bad Advice
• Texas AG Reaches Deal With Disbarred Immigration Atty
• Texas High Court Backs Atty Disbarment In Mineral Lease Suit
• Chrysler Demands Solicitation Docs In Drivers' Steering Action
• ETE Cleared To Ditch $38B Williams Deal In Win For Latham
• Genova Burns' Settlement With NJ Water Agency Hits Snag
• Pa. Bill Would Set Districts For State Judge Elections
• Attys Off Hook For Malpractice Because Texas Judge Erred
• Boies Schiller Beats Ex-Model's Malpractice Suit On Appeal
• Proskauer Says Investor Group Can't Sue Over Stanford Scam
• Mine Investors Seeking $6M Award Owe For Flubbed Depo
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• Young Conaway Seeks Sanctions In Bogus Treasure Scheme
• Fla. Judge Loses Patience With Attys In Contract Spat
• Suit Over Missed Arbitration Clause Tossed As Time-Barred
• Age Bias Led To Norris McLaughlin Asst.'s Firing, Jury Told
• Losing Atty Fights $195K in Fees In Jay Z Copyright Suit
• 11th Circ. Remands Greenspoon's Atty Fee Sanction Award
• Fox Rothschild Attys Accused Of Meritless Litigation
• 1st Circ. Won't Rehear Golfing Atty's Insider Trading Case
• Aletheia Trustee Says Gibson Can't Represent O'Melveny
• $8M Patent Malpractice Award Just Partly Covered, Judge Says
• Ex-Fla. Atty Gets 6 Months For Embezzling Funds As Trustee
• Pa. Justices Say Dilworth Can't Dodge Frivolous Suit Claim
• Firm Partner Safe From Malpractice Suit, NJ Justices Say
• Ex-Reed Smith Atty Rebuts DQ Attempt In Copyright Case
• Florida Courts Step Up To Address Public Records Abuse
• Law Firms Must Advise Clients About Available Insurance
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• 'Serial Objector' Atty Faces DQ Bid In Sears Defect Deal
• Texas Judge Suspended After Indictment Over Contract Award
• Calif. Court Halts Gibson Dunn's DQ In Malpractice Case
• Altaire Can't Dodge Claim GC Lied In Eye-Drop Supply Deal
• Napoli Files $132M Suit Against Ex-GC Over Sex Bias Suit
• Ohio High Court Slams Judge's Overreach In Fen-Phen Case
• Miami Loses Appeals On Bid To Halt Boat Show Suit
• Jones Day Accused Of Gender, Pregnancy Discrimination
• How Legal Malpractice Lawyers Can Win Business
• Sandusky Seeks Grand Jury Judge's Testimony In Relief Bid
• Atty Says He Needn't Split Fee In $54M Wrongful Death Case
• Holland & Knight Says It's Not To Blame For Client's Fraud
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Gets More Limits On Contact In Bias Row
• Variant Wants Probe Of Ex-Counsel For Alleged Malpractice
• Latham's Good Faith Pivotal In Williams-ETE Merger Trial
• Sports Manager Says Claims Over NFL Star Deal Can't Stick
• Jury Hears Wiretaps Of Fla. Atty In Bogus Securities Sting
• Orrick Denied Legal Fees But Wins Sanctions In Firing Suit
• Norris McLaughlin Accused Of Smear Tactic In Age Bias Row
• Judge Blasts Atty Over 'Fanciful, Farfetched' FCRA Suit
• NJ Justices Won't Shake Defunct Firm's Malpractice Defeat
• DC Atty Faces Disbarment After Not Even Doing 'The Basics'
• 2nd Circ. Denies Harvey Newkirk's Motion For Bail
• Atty Denied Fair Shake In Hasty Suspension, Conn. Panel Says
• Locke Lord Denies Conflict In Swiss Army Trademark Case
• Kane Loses Vindictive Prosecution Bid To Ax Criminal Charges
• Your 401(k) Plan: A Ticking Time Bomb Of Liability?
• DLA Piper, Kasowitz Fight DQ Bids In Dustup Over IAC Rights
• Pa. Justices Revive Foreclosure Fee Suits Against Law Firms
• Law Firm Dodges Class Claims In Immigrants' Fraud Suit
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• Ex-Acclarent Execs Slam Gov't's Tactics At Fraud Trial
• Judge's Marriage Ads Crossed Line, Iowa High Court Says
• Disbarred Atty Avoids Jail For Charges He Spent Client Funds
• FBI Fights Bid To Suppress Wiretaps In Bid-Rigging Case
• Condo Buyers Fight To Keep Greenberg Traurig Out Of Action
• Former Exec Fights Dismissal Of RICO Suit With Trump Ties
• Fired Calif. Bar Exec Gets Green Light On Retaliation Claims
• Does 3rd-Party Funding Complement The Arbitral Process?
• Perception Of Judicial Bias Wins Immigrant Convict New Trial
• Proskauer Says Stanford Investor Attys Can't Redo Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Immigrant Atty Advice Appeal
• High Court Won't Revive $10B Philip Morris Judgment
• Attorneys' Fees Disputed In Heated Calif. Visa Fraud Case
• Atty Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink DQ From BP Claims Program
• Ex-Fla. Atty Who Embezzled Funds As Trustee Seeks Probation
• Judge Poised To Toss Jailed Lawyer's Suit Against Ex-Firm
• SEC Bans Texas Atty After $1.7M Securities Fraud Judgment
• Ex-EPA Official Allowed To Testify In 'War On Coal' Suit
• Scared Attys No Excuse For Default Judgment, 7th Circ. Rules
• Pa. Judge Faces Disciplinary Charges Over Sexual Misconduct
• Real Estate Atty Disbarred For Spending Client Funds On Self
• 'Bully' Atty's 2nd Bid To DQ Judge 'Improper,' 'Meritless'
• Baby Products Co. Alleges 'Web Of Lies' In $10M Shiboleth Suit
• Fla. Judge Divides Sanctions Bond Between Tribe, Ex-GC
• Pa. Justices To Mull Legality Of Frivolous Lawsuit Claims
• NJ Judge Suspended After Helping Family File Criminal Case
• Atty Must Pay For Stolen Fen-Phen Funds: Ky. High Court
• Nixed $1M Sanction Sends Pa. Judges Due Process Warning
• Fla. Judge Accepts Reprimand For Improper Email, Outbursts
• NY Atty Gets 16 Months For Faking Judge's Signature
• Callister Nebeker Floats Deal To End $11.5M Tax Penalty Suit
• DLA Piper Partner Fined Over Sexist Emails To Soccer Chief
• CVS Says Worker Must Pay For Skipped Deposition
• Texas Atty Accused In Ponzi Scheme Loses Dismissal Bid
• Greenberg Says Atty Immunity Must Halt Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Texas AG Wants Appeals Court To Rethink Securities Case
• Pa. Reporters Must Hand Over Notes To Judge In Libel Case
• Texas Firm Dodges Malpractice Claims In Messy Biz Divorce
• Pa. AG's Bid To Nix Criminal Charges Tossed As Premature
• Attys Fight Sanctions In USAA Class Settlement Suit
• Legal Malpractice Claims Needed Expert Opinion, Court Says
• Attys Missed Criminal History Of Medicaid Fraudster, Suit Says
• Utah High Court Reverses Disbarment Of Belligerent Atty
• O'Quinn Firm Gets Malpractice Fight Sent To Arbitration
• California DA Pulls Stanford Sex Trial Judge From New Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Widow's Rheingold Valet Malpractice Suit
• Skadden Blasts $30M Malpractice Suit Over Alleged Conflicts
• Yurko Rightly Booted From Bryan Case, Mass. Court Says
• Atty's 'Unprecedented' $1M Sanction Scrapped By Pa. Court
• Ex-Sandusky Atty Cops To Tax Evasion Charges In Pa.
• Wells, Paul Weiss Get Ex-NFL Coach's Defamation Suit Paused
• For M&A Attys, A Warning On Inadvertent Disclosure
• Mich. High Court Sends Miller Canfield Row To Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Stalls Knife Trademark Appeal Over Firm DQ Bid
• Mitchell Silberberg Can Arbitrate $1.3M Bergstein Fee Row
• SEC Urges 2nd Circ. To Back Ruling On Atty's Ponzi Scheme
• Ohio Atty Suspended After Sexting With Client
• Ex-Adelson Partners Blast Trade Secrets Suit
• Cowen Wants Firm DQ'd In Oil Trade Publisher Copyright Fight
• Jailed Stock Scheme Atty Seeks Indictment Dismissal
• Ex-Employee Says Firm Had No Losses From Alleged Hacking
• Pa. High Court To Rule On Terminated Atty Contingency Fees
• Ohio Atty Suspended After Failing To Aid Discipline Probe
• 2nd Circ. Raps 'Dirty Lawyers' Quip But Won't Toss Judge
• Ute Tribe Says State Judge Can't Oversee Row With Ex-Worker
• Doctor Says Attys' Neglect Led To Arrest, Deportation
• Lloyd's Sued Over Ex-Dickstein Atty's $64M Malpractice Loss
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Genova Burns Settles With Defunct NJ Water Agency For $1M
• Heller Ehrman Tells 9th Circ. Ex-Attys Can't Keep Profits
• Ex-Grant Thornton Atty Wants ERISA Suit Reinstated
• Ex-Social Security Chief ALJ Cops To Retaliation Scheme
• In-House Attys Feeling Ethics Pressure, Report Says
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Barred From Contact In $17.6M Bias Row
• EB-5 Center Manager Fined $1M For Paying Immigration Attys
• Legal Interns With Clerkships May Create Conflicts, Ohio Says
• Texas DA Hit With Ouster Suit After State Bar Suspension
• Pa. AG Kane Fights Special Agent's Retaliation Claims
• Furniture Makers' Bid For Whistleblower Sanctions Tossed
• Sidley, Deloitte Look To Duck $350M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Goodyear Atty Tells High Court $2.7M Sanction Overreached
• A Wrestler, A Billionaire And Revenge Level New Media Titan
• Ex-Staffers Want Out Of Fla. Law Firm's Email Break-In Suit
• Atty Contempt Hearing Set Over ID Of Trump-Linked Cooperator
• Dickstein Beats Back Britannica's IP Malpractice Claims
• NY Judge Censured For Talking To Judge In Personal Case
• Wrigley Rooftop Owner Wants Emails Barred In Tax Case
• Winston & Strawn Tries To Bundle Secretary's Bias Cases
• NJ Atty Who Flouted Ohio Fed. Judge's Order Faces Arrest
• Ex-Miss. Judge Admonished For Partisan Social Media Post
• Girardi Keese Beats Settlement-Skimming Suit As Time-Barred
• Time Warner Fails To Kick Atty Off Sale Interference Suit
• Mass. High Court To Mull VisionAid Counterclaim Coverage
• Gawker To Sell Assets After Sex-Tape Verdict Tilts It Into Ch. 11
• Attys Don't Have Trump's Leeway On Judicial Criticism: Prof
• HP Atty Didn't Puff Up Work History, Court Finds
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Corinthian Workers' FCA Suit
• Fla. Justices Question Eased Penalty Bids In Atty DUI Setup
• NJ Lawmakers Back Tenure For Recently-Disciplined Judge
• Texas AG Denies Misleading Investors In SEC Fraud Suit
• Female Attys More Likely To Be Disbarred, Study Says
• Texas Bar Says Houston Atty Withheld Settlement Funds
• Top NY Court Won't Expand Attorney-Client Privilege
• NY Lawmakers Eye Proposed Prosecutorial Conduct Panel
• Fla. Judge Faces Suspension Over Misleading Campaign Ads
• Shakira Copyright Case Nets Sony $400,000 Atty Fees
• DQ BakerHostetler Or Russian Crooks Win, 2nd Circ. Told
• Pa. Justice Wrongly Sat On Death Row Case, High Court Says
• Ex-NFL Coach Says Paul Weiss Can't Pause Defamation Row
• Atty Isn't Pursuing Suit Against Ex-Client, Court Hears
• Ceding Atty Conflicts, Energy Investor To Cop To $45M Tax Plot
• O'Quinn Argues Arbitration Clause Needed No Explanation
• Former Ethics Judge Cops To $3M Fraud
• Attys Eyed In 'Stalker' CEO Fraud Case Lose Bid To Push On
• NY Ethics Panel Weighs In On Firm Name Changes In Ads
• Trial Judges Can't Impose Monetary Sanctions, Pa. Court Told
• NY Ethics Panel Says Attys Must Disclose Co-Counsel's Errors
• Thompson Coburn Can't Duck Tech Firm's Negligence Claims
• Canadian Firm Advised KPMG On Tax Avoidance Plan
• Golfing Atty Asks 1st Circ. For 2nd Swing At Insider Case
• NY Ethics Panel Says Debt Collecting Attys Needn't Give ID
• Pa. Atty's Suit Against Bank Should Be Axed, Judge Says
• Texas Bar Says Houston Atty Ignored Client's Calls
• 'Side-Switching' Bracewell Atty Can't Testify For Murray: EPA
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• Farrar & Ball Sues Paralegal Fired For Faking Hours
• TWC Seeks Sanctions For 'Outlandish' Reconsideration Bid
• MLB Broadcast Deal Objector Can't Dodge Deposition
• Ex-Antonelli Atty Fights Liability In $7M IP Malpractice Appeal
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Scott Nader
• Atty Should Be DQ'd From Case Against Ex-Client, Court Told
• Calif. Tribe Says Firm Conspired To Aid In Takeover Attempt
• Rakoff Looking Into Claims Uber Detective Lied To Get Dirt
• Pa. AG Retaliation Suit Stayed Pending Criminal Case
• USF Says Prof Judge Not Conflicted In Civil Rights Suit
• Firm Leaves NFL Players' Suit Over Concussion Award Fees
• Fla. Tribe's Ex-GC Urges 11th Circ. To Overturn Sanctions
• Dewey Trust Says Malpractice Row Duplicates Past Lawsuits
• Sanctions Bid In $6M Mining Arbitral Row Is Ploy, Court Told
• Social Media Co. Floats Counsel DQ Bid In Securities Row
• Pa. AG Faces Wage Discrimination Claim From Twin Sister
• 9th Circ. Won't Halt Atty Disbarment In Sex-For-Fees Row
• 3 Things Legal Malpractice Attys Should Never Tell Clients
• Pa. Prosecutor Ensnared In Porn Email Scandal Resigns
• The Mysterious Alford Plea Raises Evidentiary Challenges
• 3rd Circ. Gets Clashing Claims On Spokeo In Firm's Appeal
• Tri-Med Investors Want Stoel Rives Ponzi Suit In State Court
• 2 Plaintiffs Firms Hit With New Asbestos Racketeering Suits
• Skadden Faces Sanctions Bid In Trade Secret Row
• Merck Atty's Lies Unravel $200M Patent Win Against Gilead
• Girardi Keese Nears Win Over Claims It Skimmed Settlement
• Texas Atty On Hook For $1.7M Fraud Settlement With SEC
• Fla. Judge Disciplined For Going 'Too Far' For Defendant
• Ex-Prosecutor In Online Posts Scandal Loses Bar Status
• Dewey Moves From Courtroom Stage To Musical Spotlight
• Fla. Prosecutors Challenge Indicted Doctor's Spying Claims
• Houston Metal Co. Accuses Kelley Kronenberg Of Overbilling
• Shkreli, Ex-Kaye Scholer Atty Deny New Fraud Charge
• WV Atty Suspended After Client's Entrusted Funds Seized
• Top Hershey Trust Atty On Leave After Letter Slamming Board
• Dallas Firm Burt Barr Fights Client's Malpractice Suit
• 'Missing Pants' Judge's $67M 'Crusade' May Net Suspension
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Out-Of-State Atty Practice Ban Case
• BCC'ing Your Clients: Not Just A Bad Idea, But Unethical?
• Greenberg Traurig Should Face $2.2M Clawback, Agent Says
• Husch Blackwell Beats DQ Bid In Broker-Dealer Contract Suit
• Immigrant Again Urges Justices To Review Atty Advice Row
• Fla. Gov. Wins 3 Of 4 Judicial Appointment Cases
• Stanford Receiver Hits Back On Proskauer's Bid To Nix Claims
• 5th Circ. Won't Let 86'd Attys Back In BP Claims Program
• Trump Records Release Gets Ex-Texas AG Staffer Warned
• Judge To Reconsider Sanctions in Toxic Water Suit
• Immigration Atty Urges High Court To Snub Malpractice Row
• Onetime Skadden Atty Disbarred After Ponzi Scheme Sentence
• Fla. Tribe Presses To Undo Bond Despite Ex-GC's Objections
• Carnival Injury Atty's Facebook Posts Go To Conduct Panel
• Feds Hit Back At PG&E's Claim Of San Bruno Grand Jury Lies
• Bracewell Atty Can Testify In Coal Jobs Suit: Murray Energy
• Del. Law Firms Beat Sex Abuse Survivor's Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. May Let New Judge Resentence 'Dirty Lawyer'
• Philly Lawyer Charged In Starbucks Coffee-Throwing Assault
• Ex-NFL Coach's Flawed Libel Suit Merits Stay, Wells Says
• Discover, Citigroup Say DA's Deal With Law Firms Illegal
• Ex-Model Tries Reviving Boies Schiller Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Atty Can't Escape Suit Over Bad Estate Advice To Widow
• Samsung Loses Fed. Circ. Bid To Withhold Apple Leak Docs
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• Fla. Atty Gets 3-Yr Suspension For Mishandling Escrow Funds
• Ex-Nixon Peabody Atty Can't Arbitrate $1M Malpractice Row
• Pa. Sens Say Delay Of Judicial Retirement Vote Overstepped
• Ex-O'Quinn Client Slams Arbitration Bid In Malpractice Suit
• Cadwalader Wins Trial Bid In $17M Six Flags Malpractice Suit
• 'Bully' Atty Can't Boss Judge Off Calif. Disbarment Suit
• Texas AG Loses Appeal Bid To Halt Securities Fraud Charges
• 8th Circ. Rebuffs Tribe's Land Appeal, But Drops Sanctions
• Arbitration Of O'Melveny Malpractice Claim Stalls
• Masimo Asks Justices To Review Arbitrator Bias Row
• Firm Says Jury Erred In Denying Claims For $1M In Legal Fees
• NC High Court Takes Up Judge Double Discipline Row
• Nooksack Appeals Court Says Clerk Must Accept Firm's Suit
• Calif. Assembly Rejects State Bar Dues Legislation
• Texas Atty Wants New Trial After $1.77M Fraud Finding
• IP Litigator Can't Halt USPTO Disciplinary Proceedings