Legal Ethics Archive » December, 2016

Legal Ethics - December, 2016

198 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• Texas Justices To Hear $3M Jackson Walker Ranch Sale Dispute
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Ill. Court Limits Talk Between Docs In Foot Surgery Row
• Supplement Co. Says Venable Can't Rep Foe In False Ad Row
• Appeals Court Won't Revive Meyer Wagner Malpractice Suit
• Bio-Rad Can't Block Ex-GC's Evidence In Retaliation Trial
• NJ 'Housewives' Star Wants To Revive Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Court Says Judge's Remark Improper, Not Disqualifying
• JPMorgan Sues Fla. Law Firm For Risking Clients' Privacy
• Herr's Hits Back Hard On Atty DQ Motion In Labeling Suit
• Judge Won't Nix Retaliation Claims Against Ex-Pa. AG
• 7 Real Estate Fraud Cases Are Single Claim, 9th Circ. Told
• Firms Fight For Equal Fees In $785M Pfizer FCA Deal
• 'Stairway' Atty Says 'Kangaroo Court' Conspired Against Him
• Ex-Philly Prosecutor Suspended From Bar For Revenge Plot
• Arnstein & Lehr Avoid DQ Bid As Brothers Clash In RICO Suit
• Dow Lohnes Sees Al Jazeera's Malpractice Claims Trimmed
• Fisher & Phillips Partner Charged For His Wife's Death
• 2nd Circ. Won't Nix $8M Malpractice Verdict Against Law Firm
• Suspended NJ Atty Indicted For Stealing Settlement Funds
• Texas Atty Says $175K Sanction 'Replete With Errors'
• The Biggest New Jersey Cases Of 2016
• Google Atty's Shouting Match Prompts Removal Bid
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• Arnold & Porter, GE Counsel Hit With DQ Bid In IP Row
• Texas AG Says ABA Ethics Rule Restricts Speech, Religion
• 5th Circ. Rules FLSA Plaintiffs Can Seek Emotional Damages
• 2 Philly Judges Removed For Case-Fixing Scheme
• Luv N' Care Counters Shiboleth's $1M Sanction Bid
• RPM International Can't Move SEC Suit Over $61M Deal
• ND Justices Mull Dakota Access Arrestees' Atty Shortage
• Schulte Roth Withdraws As Patriarch's Counsel In Zohar Suit
• Surgery Centers Want Judge DQ'd From UnitedHealth Suit
• Calif. Attys' Press Statements Protected By Anti-SLAPP
• BB&K Nears Win In Ex-Bell City Officials' Malpractice Suit
• Mintz Levin Settles Ex-Labor Atty's Sex Bias Suit
• Wash. Court Revives Claim Against Dorsey & Whitney Atty
• Atty Must Declare Income He Used For Firm, Tax Court Says
• Cravath Told To Give Shell Docs To Kiobel For Dutch Lawsuit
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes Class Cert. In Barratry Suit
• Fla. Judge Admits To False Claims About Campaign Opponent
• Ex-Atty Charged In Fla. With Embezzling Bankruptcy Funds
• Atty Accused Of Coercing Clients Into Sex Is Disbarred
• Judge Criticized For Stanford Sex Assault Sentence Is Cleared
• Former Thompson Hine Atty Suspended For Insider Stock Buy
• Millennium Bank Fraudster's 21-Year Sentence Upheld
• Ex-Proskauer Atty Set To Exit $5B Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Camera Co. Atty Fights Sanctions, Saying Flub Saved Money
• ABA Urges Caution On Client Info In Fee Dispute Withdrawals
• Shkreli's Ex-Atty Can't Get More Details On Fraud Charges
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Marble Co. Wins Sanctions Against DOL In Overtime Suit
• Gordon & Rees Beats DQ Bid By Toys R Us In Fla. IP Suit
• Pa. Judge Suspended After Money Laundering Indictment
• 11th Circ. Affirms Denial Of Fees In Legal Malpractice Row
• Chadbourne Pay Row Counterclaims Are Revenge, Attys Say
• Texas Judge Tells Mostyn Firm To Curb Baseless Hail Claims
• Texas Lawyers Must Mind Metadata, Ethics Committee Says
• NY Atty Fined For Falsely Calling Defense Counsel Racist
• Judge Fired For Religious Book Sales Could Regain License
• The Panama Papers: The Story So Far, And What Comes Next
• Prenda 'Porn Troll' Attys Charged With Fraud Scheme
• PNC Doesn't Need Asset Info In $5.3M Default Suit: Atty
• Pa. District Judge, Atty Accused Of Money Laundering
• Illegality In Arbitrations: What Is The Arbitrator's Duty?
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• Developer Can't DQ Opposing Counsel In Bid-Rigging Suit
• DOJ To Investigate Orange County DA's Use Of Informants
• New Info Gets DLA Piper Attys Out Of Sanctions, Contempt
• Nearly Half Of Lawyers Unclear On Tech Duties: ABA Report
• Ex-Baker & McKenzie Secretary's Retaliation Suit Tossed
• Amgen, Pfizer Sanction Bid Stirs Judge's Ire In Infection Row
• Seward & Kissel Bungled Sale Of Lighting Co., Suit Says
• Secret Email Forwarding May Violate Wiretap Act: 7th Circ.
• Herr's Atty Targeted For DQ Over Prosecution Threats
• FedEx Wants Atty Sanctioned For Bringing Preempted Suit
• Public Records Access V. Privacy: California's Struggle
• Cope Hudson Partner Gets Probation For Insider Trading
• Baxter Wins Bid To Keep Dechert Docs From Insurer
• Mortgage Co. Investors Can't Nix Greenberg Deal Award
• Removed Ala. Chief Justice Appeals Career-Ending Decision
• Kirkland Ellis' Conflict Issues Deepen In Turkish Trader Case
• Fired Baylor Athletics Employee Sues Pepper Hamilton
• Attys Say Oil Heir Must Sell Mansion To Pay $41M Judgment
• Colgate-Using Judge Can Stay On False Ad Suit, Co. Says
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 9, Light My Fire
• DOJ Criminal Chief Apologizes For Off-The-Cuff Remarks
• Baker Donelson Beats DQ Bid In Amazon Shipping Dispute
• Yogi's Ex-Atty Gets His Income, Biz To Pay $6.7M Bias Win
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Google Slapped With Defamation Suit Over Law Firm Review
• The Path To The California Bench
• 4 Firms That Landed In Court Over Client Conflicts
• Travelers Says Fensterstock Lied To Get $3M Liability Policy
• SEC Says Bio-Rad Wrong To Call Ex-GC's Work Privileged
• Porzio Bromberg Sued For Malpractice Over Loan Agreement
• Atty Disbarred After Helping Rothstein's Wife Hide Jewelry
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Law Firm Hacking To Breed New Kind Of Malpractice Suit
• Schiff Hardin Med Mal Suit Shows It's Tough To Rep Your Own
• Judge Sinks Pa. Judicial Retirement Referendum Challenge
• Fla. Atty Cops To Fraud, Embezzlement, Money Laundering
• Texas Firm Not Covered For $47M Overbill, 5th Circ. Hears
• Accused Of Sexism, Racism, Fla. Judge Faces Election Charge
• Philly Atty Linked To Anti-Trump Graffiti Won't Face Charges
• Recusal Denied In Greenberg Bankruptcy Misconduct Appeal
• Atty Does 'Everything Wrong,' Netting GoPro $1.3M Win
• Utah County Dodges Ex-Clerk's Retaliation Claims
• LifeLock IP Suit Should Be Tossed, Says Goodwin Atty.
• ALPS Served A Stranger In Bruce Lee Movie Suit, Co. Says
• Chicago Firm Can Force Arbitration Of Malpractice Claim
• Chicago Firm Didn't Secure Client Data, Suit Says
• DOJ Sued By Reporter Seeking FCPA Monitor Records
• Minn. Judge Stiff-Arms Stinson From Role In ResCap MDL
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• CLE Requirements Imposed On Judges By Pa. High Court
• How Smaller Law Firms Can Tackle Data Security On A Budget
• Fla. Judge Says He Will Contest Ethics Charges On Atty Feud
• 'Housewives' Star Gets OK To Share Proceeds With Creditors
• 'Scam Artist' Charged For Posing As Immigration Attorney
• Inmate's Revenge Plot Against Judge Nets Him 5 More Years
• Ex-Prosecutor Gets 3-Year Suspension For Prison Smuggling
• Atty Cleared In Fraud Plot Can't Sue Prosecutors: 7th Circ.
• Law Firm Ditches Rutgers Students' Malpractice Appeal
• Greenberg Traurig Reaches Deal In $540M Knock-Off Suit
• Pa. Judge Faces Ethics Charges For Harassing Clerks
• Atty DQ Sought In Medical Supplier Trademark Row
• O'Quinn Client's Malpractice Claim Sent To Arbitration
• 'Grow Up And Get Over It!' Shoving Atty Says Of DQ Motion
• Insurance Spat In Atty's 'Tragic' Affair Nixed By 1st Circ.
• Chevron, Patton Boggs Fend Off Atty's Bid To Challenge Deal
• FCA Suit Witness 'Disobeyed' Subpoena, Whistleblower Says
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• BigLaw, Academics Back Sheppard Mullin In $4M Waiver Fight
• One-Year Ban For Fla. Atty's Failure To Obey Court Orders
• Pryor Cashman Malpractice Claim Revived By Appeals Court
• Texas Atty Must Pay $175K For Smearing Opposing Counsel
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• NJ Justices Suspend Atty For 2 Years Over Tax Evasion
• NY Firm, Ex-Client Ask 11th Circ. To Fix Jury's Errors
• Swartz Campbell Says Chartwell Unfairly Tried To Take It Over
• 'Housewives' Star Defeats Atty's Opposition To Settlement
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 8, Too Perfect
• ABA Offers Guidance On Cross-Firm Fee-Splitting
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Ga. Atty Told To Write Essay On Court Orders As Sanction
• Atty Gets Bond Waived While He Fights $10M HUD Penalty
• Lender Asks 11th Circ. To Revive $7M Loan Suit Against Attys
• Edelson Rips Attys Who 'Hijack' Class Actions For Money
• 5 NJ Attys Hit By Class Action For 'Mafia-Style' FDCPA Suits
• Pa. Justices Question Nix Of Atty Termination Fee Deals
• US Calls Claims Of Wrongdoing 'Baseless' In FIFA Case
• Forest Blasts Attys' 'Shameful' Conduct In FCA Suit
• Sens. Weigh How To Protect Staff From Retaliatory Charges
• EEOC Blasts Fla. Hotel's Bid To Nix Sanctions
• Skadden Says Del Monte 'Intimidated' Witness, Rips Sanctions
• Abusive Suit Claims Constitutional, Pa. Justices Told
• Calif. DA Fined $45K For Personal Buys With Campaign Funds
• ACC Joins $3.8M Fight Over Sheppard Mullin Conflict Waiver
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs 2 Ethics Pros From Eccleston and Wolf
• 5 Things Lawyers Should Do Before Lobbing DQ Motions
• Big-Time Litigation Funding Vs. Consumer Legal Funding
• Del Monte Wants Skadden To Pay 'Hide-The-Witness' Costs
• White Lawyer Sues Over Texas Bar's Minority Board Seats
• Doctor Can't DQ Judge In Suit Over Patient Data
• IRS Sues NJ Atty Over $1.1M In Unpaid Income Taxes
• Pa. High Court Tosses Bid To Revive Atty's $1M Sanction
• Atty Urges Toss Of EB-5 Applicant's Malpractice Suit
• Atty Wants Bond Waived In Appeal For $10M HUD Penalty
• Judge Won't Redo Retaliation Suit Against Ex-Pa. AG Kane
• Kimberly-Clark, Others Fight Sheppard Mullin Over $4M Fee
• Justices Reject Ex-Miller Canfield Atty's Arbitration Appeal
• Into The Hereafter: 3 Things To Do When Your Client Dies
• Ex-Grant Thornton Atty Appeals ERISA Claims To High Court
• NJ High Court Reprimands Atty Over Pageant Queen Rep
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Tossing Of ALJ's Discrimination Suit
• Garvey Schubert Pays 50 Cent $14M To End Malpractice Suit
• NY Couple Awarded $47K After Post-Ch. 7 Discharge Pursuit
• Atty Who Attacked Opponent Hasn't Withdrawn, Victim Says
• Fla. Court Upholds New Trial Order For Allied Vets Atty
• No Sanctions For Former Drug Kingpin In Zoo Defamation Row
• Pa. Atty Wants Reargument On $45K Sanction Appeal
• Gibson Dunn Attys Score $5M Fees After Developer's Forgery
• Judge Who Let Clerk Don Robes 'Mentally Unable' To Serve
• Louisiana Attorneys DQ'd In Amtrak Personal Injury Suit
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• Heller Trustee Makes Final Push For Stakes In Ex-Atty Work
• Ill. Atty Says PNC Bank Suit Against Him Is Too Late
• Insurer Settles With Atty, Marketer In $540M RICO Suit
• Law Firm That Sued Ex-Client For Bad Review Hit With Fees
• Attys Lose $35K Fee After 7th Circ. Orders New Analysis
• Pro Racer, Atty Deny Fresh Charges Alleging $2B Loan Scam
• What Is 'Public Interest' Under California Anti-SLAPP Law?
• H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firms Tossed
• Pa. House Panel Urges Whistleblower Protections In AG Office