Legal Ethics Archive » November, 2016

Legal Ethics - November, 2016

274 articles

• Deloitte, Sidley Face $131M Suit Over Aequitas Funds
• Silver Schemed 'Under Any Definition,' Feds Tell 2nd Circ.
• Dexia Gets $1.8M Atty Fees In US Bank CMBS Dispute
• Chamblee Ryan Atty Fires Back At DQ Bid In Biker Group Suit
• Ga. High Court Says Courtroom Access Guidelines Need Work
• More Conflicts Arise On Kirkland Team for Turkish Trader
• Mich. Tribe Blasts Blue Cross Sanctions Bid In ERISA Suit
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Ax Kane Aide's Contempt Finding
• Texas Appeals Court Clears Prosecutors In Discipline Probe
• Atty Fights To Dismiss Mortgage Broker Suit Over Closings
• Defense Bar Says Trader's Suit Against Bharara Merits Trial
• Philly City Atty Linked To Anti-Trump Graffiti
• Pa. Justices Snub Discovery Appeal In Judge's Libel Suit
• Defense Lawyers Urge 2nd Circ. To Not Toss Fabrication Case
• Ex-Soccer Atty Says Privilege Issue Testimony Misconstrued
• Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty's Phone Evidence Deemed Fair Game
• Cohen Seglias Escapes DQ In Pa. Contractor RICO Suit
• Murex Looks To DQ Holland & Knight From Bank's Suit
• Solar Co. Hits Atty With Malpractice Suit Over Settlement
• Spector Gadon Malpractice Win Upheld By Pa. Appeals Court
• Fla. Hotel Management Co. Knocks EEOC Sanctions Bid
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Former NY Judge Indicted In Sex-For-Leniency Case
• ID'ing Ownership Top Anti-Laundering Issue, Euro Firms Say
• Ex-Patton Boggs Atty Wants $1M In Ch. 7 Malpractice Case
• Holland & Knight Not Liable For Inofin Losses, Judge Says
• Texas Lacks Jurisdiction In Malpractice Case, Firm Argues
• 9th Circ. Finds Ex-Ski Club Owner Can Sue Ex-Atty
• Greenberg Traurig Calls Del. Judge Recusal Try Baseless
• $20M Bolt Patent Suit Is 'Blatant' Abuse, Court Told
• Pa. Court Revives Malpractice Claim Against Lundy Beldecos
• NJ Justices Suspend Ex-Judge Who Got Own Tickets Fixed
• Dallas Patent Atty Permanently Banned from Fed. District
• Calif. Court Reverses Firm's Unpaid Fees Win
• 'Porn Troll' Atty Ordered To Pay Up For Contempt
• Ohio Law Firm's Layoff Wasn't Biased, 6th Circ. Affirms
• Ex-Clients Say Negligent Texas Atty Lost Them Nuisance Suit
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• The Missing American Jury
• Cooper Levenson, Client Ditch NJ Racketeering Claims
• Developer's $100M Suit Versus AEW Tossed For Forgery, Lies
• 2 Attys Face Sanctions In Kohl's Row For Depo Objections
• Former Ill. Alderman Suspended In Conflict Of Interest Row
• Bio-Rad Says Ex-GC Faked FCPA Concerns To Save Job
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Smearing Opposing Candidate
• IP Atty Can't Halt Ongoing USPTO Probe Over TM Filings
• Protostorm Fights For $10M Malpractice Coverage At 4th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Atty Sanctions In Fish Oil Suit
• 7th Circ Lets Atty Off Hook For Scam Check
• Ill. Atty Suspended For 4th Year After Disability Scam
• Tribal Health Co. Dodges Sanction Bid In Retaliation Row
• 'Stairway' Atty Gets 3-Month Suspension From Pa. Bar
• Ex-Pa. AG Launches Perjury Appeal With New Counsel
• Pa. Email Scandal Prompts Renewed Calls For Anti-Bias Rule
• Shkreli Atty Rips Retrophin Over Katten Doc Privilege Row
• NJ Atty Disbarred For 'Shamelessly' Misusing Client Funds
• UK Ruling May Scare Novices Away From Litigation Financing
• ABA Urges High Court To Undo $2.7M Goodyear Sanction
• Sex Co. Says Plaintiff's Brother Has Key Case Information
• Whatley Kallas Wants Arbitration With Health First Trial Clients
• Atty Misconduct Can't Nix Default For USAE Exec, Judge Says
• Fla. Atty Gets Loss Over Bathroom Break Flushed On Appeal
• Ex-Chicago Alderman Pleads Not Guilty To Hiding Atty Fees
• 3 More Pa. Judges Implicated In Lewd Emails Report
• Collins Bargione Aided $11M Fraud, Reality TV Star Says
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• Fla. Hotel Management Co. Blames Atty In Discovery Dispute
• Rogue Class Accused Of Fees Extortion In $18M TCPA Deal
• Level Global Founder Asks 2nd Circ. To Keep Raid Case Alive
• Sanctions For Pa. Atty Send Warning On Taboo Tactics
• Shiboleth Wants $1M Sanctions For Frivolous Negligence Suit
• Shkreli's Ex-Atty Wants Detailed Charges, Citing Gov't Error
• Lack Of Patentability Sinks $8M Judgment, 2nd Circ. Told
• Nigeria Fights 'Blank Check' Sanctions In $276M Arbitral Row
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Prosecutors' Evidence Missteps Drawing More Scrutiny
• Phony Due Process Pleas Burden Arbitration, Scholar Says
• Investors Seek Sanctions Against Wells Fargo In RMBS Suit
• Yogi's Driver May Hold Keys To Missing Cars In Bias Row
• NJ Atty Suspended Over Secretary's Theft Of Trust Accounts
• Embattled Ore. Judge Indicted For Letting Felon Handle Gun
• Tax Court Attorney Urges DC Circ. To Reinstate Him
• Dewey Judge Says Retrial May Be Another Marathon
• Texas Justices Again Deny Baker Botts $41M Malpractice Row
• Sandusky Judge Steps Aside, Slams Ex-Coach's Legal Team
• SEC Sanctioned For Doc Bid Against $147M Fraudster's Wife
• Ex-Niro Law IP Client Calls Negligence Claims Plausible
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• DOJ Seeks 5-6 Years For NY Lawyer In $30M Mortgage Fraud
• Wachovia On The Hook For Seller's Fraud, 9th Circ. Told
• Malpractice Suit Dismissal Upheld By Pa. Appeals Court
• NJ Panel Upends DQ Of Expert In Legal Malpractice Row
• Labaton Attys Used False Witness Statements, Intuitive Says
• Minority Owners Say PE Firm Wrote Docs In Buyout Fight
• Trump's Pledged Lobbying Reform May Spook BigLaw Clients
• Atty Behind $67M 'Missing Pants' Lawsuit Fights Probation
• Nixon Peabody Beats Jailed Ex-Partner's Suit Over Arrest
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Ex-UC Berkeley Law Dean Choudhry Drops Discrimination Suit
• Ex-Digital Realty VP No Whistleblower, 9th Circ. Told
• Military Firm Seeks To Revive Alston & Bird Malpractice Suit
• Shkreli Says Retrophin Has Waived Privilege For Katten Docs
• Baker Botts Settles Suit Over Texas State Employee's Firing
• Judge Axes Boies Atty Sanctions Over Long Depostion
• 10th Circ. Agrees With Tax-Evading Kansas Atty's Conviction
• Insurer Says Bowles Rice Must Cover Power Plant Payout
• Pa. Judges Want Contested Retirement Amendment Left Alone
• OPINION: Texas Must Adhere To The 8th Amendment
• Ex-L'Oreal Atty Needn't Prove Unlawful Acts, 3rd Circ. Told
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 6, Bedside Manner
• Ex-Pa. Judge Liable For Ethics Violations After Convictions
• Louisiana Justice Demands Redo In Campaign Funding Fight
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Locke Lord Tells 2nd Circ. No Conflict In Swiss Knife Suit
• Attys Escape Sanctions After Client Lies In Jos. A. Bank Suit
• Pa. Court OKs Sanction, DQ In Closely Watched Med Mal Suit
• Edwards Wildman Can Get Novak Docs In Malpractice Suit
• Chicago Law Firm Sheds Broker-Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• Atty Who Used Hypnosis For Sexual Assault Gets 12 Years
• Blue Cross Wants Tribe's Lawyers Sanctioned In ERISA Suit
• Ex-Chicago Alderman Indicted In Legal Fee Tax Scheme
• Seyfarth Can't Nix DTPA Claims In $10M Malpractice Suit
• Bursor & Fisher Hit Back At Rival Firms In Tuna Class Suit
• Ex-Kan. AG's Discipline Appeal Belongs In High Court: Judge
• Insurer Must Pay In Dispute With Law Firm, 5th Circ. Says
• Obermayer Wants Tort Claims Out Of Associate's Bonus Suit
• Atty Scolded For Discussing Pending Case At Clerks' Seminar
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• 7th. Circ. Revives Chicago Atty's Gawker Defamation Suit
• Bank Says $1M Suit Against Carlton Fields Should Go Forward
• Luv N' Care Can't Reargue $10M Negligence Suit, Judge Says
• Feds Blast Requests For New Trials In Law Firm Ripoff Case
• Chadbourne Says Attys In Bias Suit Not Employees
• Campaign Cash Warning To Pa. Judges May Boost Recusals
• Senior VA Atty Misused Position To Aid Sham Vets' Charity
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Whiteout Patent Malpractice Fight
• OPINION: Goodness First, Then Greatness
• Opening Up Libel Laws Would Test 1st Amendment
• Commisimpex Says Chadbourne Parke Can't Quit Congo Case
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• Boxing Champ Retracts Bid To Dump Arnold & Porter Attys
• Considerations When Hiring Legislative Branch Employees
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• The New State AG Landscape
• Chamblee Ryan Atty Faces Sanction Bid in Biker Group Suit
• Sanctions Sought In Suit Over Mortgage Firm's Failure
• Blue Lake Looks To Nix Suit Seeking Halt Of Tribal Court Row
• Brown Moskowitz Atty Seeks Out Of Sex Products Co. Depo
• Ex-Becker & Poliakoff Atty Gets 1 Year For Money Laundering
• Sanctions Issued Over Depositions In $63M Real Estate Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sanctions In Case Against Judges
• Show's Over For Live Nation Rival's Doc Destruction Claims
• 3rd Circ. Clears Spector Gadon Of Malpractice
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Fla. Atty Gets 8 Months For Underpaying Taxes By Nearly $1M
• NJ Top Prosecutors Won't Touch Christie Criminal Case
• Rite Aid Says Convicted Ex-GC Flip-Flopped In Fee Appeal
• NJ Justices Disbar Atty Accused Of Misusing Client Funds
• Split 5th Circ. Says Texas Justice Can Face Retaliation Suit
• Improper Email, Angry Outbursts Land Fla. Judge Reprimand
• Pomerantz Doesn't Deserve Sanctions In FDCPA Suit: Judge
• Film Producer, Atty Indicted In $26M Gerova-Related Fraud
• Ex-Berkeley Law Dean Loses Bid To Halt Disciplinary Actions
• Judge Won't Recuse From Resort Suit For Stich Angell Link
• Del. Chancellor Rips Lawsuit Against Him Over Ruling
• US Bank Can't Kill $6.7B RMBS Class Action Yet, Judge Says
• Nixon Peabody Beats Fee Sanction In Ex-Partner Defense Suit
• NJ Justices Won't Hear Ex-Ratepayer Advocate's Ethics Case
• Indicted Judge Impersonator Wins Judicial Election In Illinois
• Katten Muchin In Privilege Danger Zone With Shkreli Doc Bid
• Kansas Sticks With Justices Targeted In Ouster Campaign
• Georgia Axes Judge Discipline Panel, Gives Legislature Reins
• GE's Barnes & Thornburg DQ Bid Is Misdirection, Court Told
• Employment Law Possibilities Under President Trump
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Pa. Voters OK Raising Judicial Retirement Age To 75
• Boxer Seeks To KO Arnold & Porter Attys In Contract Row
• AMS Sanctioned Over Subpoenas In Pelvic Mesh MDL
• Ex-NJ Atty Liable In Penny Stock Scheme, 2nd Circ. Says
• Relators Say K&L Gates Atty Unfairly Testifying In FCA Suit
• Feds Seek Max 30-Yr Term For Ex-Banker's $30M Loan Fraud
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• Judge Recuses Herself From Insurer's Bad Faith Trial
• Ohio Attys Banned For 1 Year For Theft From Mayor's Widow
• Ethics Panel Warns Attys, Firms Conduct Rules Apply Online
• Underfilled Tuna Can Suit Attys Brawl Over Lead Status
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Toshiba's Bid To Sanction Niro Haller
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• IP Atty Says Ex-Partner Can't Arbitrate Trade Secrets Row
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• 7 Real Estate Fraud Cases Not One Claim, 9th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Told To Revive Co.'s Bankruptcy Plot Claims
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• Atty Accused Of Investor Fraud Wants SEC Comments Barred
• NJ Atty Reprimanded For Bogus Letter In Ethics Probe
• Ex-Berkeley Law Dean Says More Punishment Violates Rights
• Calif. State Bar Beats Applicant Data Records Request
• NuScience Says Atty's Vow To 'Destroy' Co. Shows Malice
• Atty Beats DQ Bid In Case Involving Brother At Fox Rothschild
• Calif. Tribal Faction's Suit Against Rival Group Tossed
• Judge OKs Ex-Willkie Atty's Bid To See Sealed MDL Docs
• Fla. Atty Seeks Lighter Sentence For Money Laundering
• Judge Recommends Sanctions In EEOC Firings Suit
• Orrick Says Ex-Handler Thayer Atty's Appeal Is Frivolous
• Ill. Election Judge Allegedly Cast Ballot For Dead Husband
• Justices Won't Hear Calif., Out-Of-State Bar Rules Fight
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• NJ High Court Censures Atty For Unauthorized Law Practice
• Baker Donelson Fights DQ In Amazon Shipping Tussle
• Texas AG Says SEC Hasn't Fixed Flaws In Fraud Suit
• Rimini Says Judge Must Not Be Reassigned To Oracle Suit
• Fla. Attys Get The Buzz On Entering Cannabis Law Field
• Arnold & Porter Attys' Role In Boxing Deal Questioned
• NYC Real Estate Developer Sues Firm Over Freeze-Out Merger
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Fraud Suit Against Ex-K&L Attys
• Walgreens Wins Nominal Sanctions Over Repetitive FCA Suit
• Atty, Ex-Banker Seek Time Served For $30M Mortgage Fraud
• Disbarred Immigration Lawyer Hit With 16 Felony Counts
• BigLaw Cuts More Checks To Head Off Malpractice Claims
• Ex-Greene LLP Partner Says Firm Owes Him Millions
• Katten Says Slew Of Sought Shkreli Docs Likely Privileged
• Kansas Lawyers On Front Lines Of High Court Ballot Battle
• Ethics Bd. Urges Pa. Judges To Scrutinize Campaign Donors
• Promotion Co. Wants To Strike Experts In Boxing Battle
• Sloan-Kettering Says Niro Attys Filched Gene Therapy Docs
• NJ Panel Allows Riker Danzig Atty To Fight DQ In Estate Row
• NC Judge Found Guilty Of Bribery Wants New Trial
• Chadbourne Says Female Attys In Pay Row Didn't Pull Weight
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Edwards Wildman Wins Bid For Docs From Daily Mail Litigant
• Small Firm Fights For Fees From VW In Diesel Emissions MDL
• Country Music Band Gets Atty DQ'd In Trademark Suit
• Boies Schiller Partner Sanctioned For Lengthy Deposition
• Fla. Justices Wary Of Piercing Atty-Client Privilege
• Stay Of CVR's Wachtell Lipton Malpractice Appeal Lifted
• 7th Circ. Slams Illinois Fed. Judge For Sloppy Sentencing
• NJ Justices Suspend Municipal Atty Who Defrauded Town
• Sedgwick Partner's Gender Bias Case Sent To Arbitration
• PermaPave Ponzi Accessory Atty Says SEC Penalty Was Error
• How To Build A Compliance Hotline Employees Actually Trust
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Ex-WH Atty Asserts Lien Over Disgraced Yogi's Cars
• Baker Donelson Beats Hedge Fund Fraud Suit Over Loan Docs
• Husch Blackwell Found In Contempt In Insurance Case
• Fla. Case May Expose Atty-Doctor Dealings To Closer Scrutiny
• Judge's Windfall Warranted Bench Recusal, Pa. Justices Told
• When Brain Cancer Is Not Reasonable Cause For Late Filing
• Texas AG Resolves To Fight Securities Fraud Case At Trial
• Calif. Bar Asks State High Court For Anti-SLAPP Win Fees
• Wiley Rein Faces Sanctions Bid In Fitness Pro's IP Suit
• Sexting Scandal Leads To Ethics Charges Against Pa. Judge
• Pa. Judge Retirement Referendum Muddled By Wording Row
• Covington Admonished, Beats DQ Bid In Worker Coal Ash Suit
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• PNY Kicks Off Malpractice Trial Over Auditing In Sandisk Deal
• Ex-Lathrop Atty Suspended In Kansas For Sex With Client
• Disbarred Atty's 3rd Attempt At Reinstatement Denied
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Disbarred For Violating Suspension
• Atty's Chat With Clerk Allegedly Cost Injury Client $25M
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Mayer Brown GM Docs
• ResCap Accuses Impac of Judge Shopping in Firm Hire
• Atty Not At Fault, Ritz Hotel Assault Suit Not Revived
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• Firm Can't Pick What's Secret In Malpractice Suit: Ex-SEAL
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8
• Nicoletti Hornig Faces DQ Bid In Shipwreck Coverage Suit