Legal Ethics Archive » April, 2017

Legal Ethics - April, 2017

287 articles

• Law Firm Secretary Suing For OT Did Exec Work, Jury Hears
• Atty Deception Kills Pharma Whistleblower Suit, Judge Rules
• 10th Circ. Backs Law School Lecture Penalty For Okla. Atty
• Atty Seeks $2M Damage Challenge After Frivolous Suit Ruling
• Cook County Judge Quits After Defying Traffic Court Stint
• Retrophin Waived Privilege Over Atty Docs, Shkreli Says
• Ore. Justices Say Consumer Protection Law Applies To Attys
• Atty Pushes For 2nd Look At Duane Morris Malpractice Claim
• High Attack Risk Forces Firms To Weigh Ransomware Options
• Dewey Execs' Fraud Prompted By 7-Figure Pay, State Says
• Glaser Weil DQ Bid Back In Play In Tupac Biopic Row
• Holland & Knight DQ'ed From Suit For Repping Both Sides
• Texas Justices Won't Revive Andrews Kurth Malpractice Suit
• Aventis Says K&L Gates Fee Bid Survives High Court Ruling
• Retainer Wording Sinks NJ Atty's Bid For Arbitration Costs
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• Managing Law Partner Broke No-OT Vow, Secretary Testifies
• Dewey Defense Says Execs Were Trying To Save Failing Firm
• Giuliani, Mukasey Not On Legal Team, Turkey Banker Says
• Pa. High Court Leaves Atty Liability Law Open To Challenges
• Boeing Wins $75K In Sanctions Row Against Plane Crash Atty
• Orrick Beats Ex-Handler Thayer Atty's Appeal In Firing Row
• Fla. Gov., AG Say State Atty's Removal Not Unconstitutional
• Ex-Fisher Phillips Partner Charged With Malice Murder
• High Court Watchdog Wants Revival Of Recusal Explanations
• Atty's $10K Sanctions For Stalling Wells Fargo Suit Halved
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• Norton Rose Skirted ABA Model Rules But Can Stay In IP Row
• Abuse Of Process Claims Rooted In 'Bad Blood,' Pa. Atty Says
• Law Firm Can't Escape Dallas Jeweler's Extortion Suit
• High Court Asked To Review Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rule
• CFPB Fires Back At Calif. Atty In High Court Appeal
• NASCAR Driver Seeks To DQ Firm From Contract Dispute
• Immigrant's Plea Influenced By Fake Atty, Fla. Court Says
• How Privilege Applies To Multinationals' In-House Counsel
• Name Law Partner Pleads Ignorance In Secretary Pay Row
• Fla. High Court Won't Halt Cases After State Atty Removal
• NJ Judge Feared For Child's Safety, Ethics Panel Told
• 1 Day Of Conflict Is 1 Day Too Many, Miss. Court Says
• Ill. Judge Removed From Bench Over Mortgage Fraud Charges
• Steel Co. Looks To Disqualify Attys In Product Defect Suit
• Law Firm's Docs Are Private, NYC Bar Association Says
• Pa. Justices Won't Ax Abusive Litigation Suits Against Attys
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• Managing Law Partner Owes Secretary Over $140K, Jury Told
• DA Failed To Pin Fraud On Dewey's DiCarmine, Jury Hears
• 'Straight Outta Compton' Suit Seeks Greenberg Traurig DQ
• Hilton Says Vacationers Stole Expert In Telemarketing Suit
• Ex-Hunton Atty Seeks Retrial After Insider Trading Conviction
• Huawei Wants Sanctions For Russ August In Patent Battle
• Enviros Want Fla. City Sanctioned in Sewage Discharge Row
• Ex-Pa. Judicial Ethics Panelist Gets 6½ Years In $3M Fraud
• Texas AG Paxton Asks Harris County Directly For New Judge
• Latest NYPD Corruption Bust Nets Lieutenant, Private Lawyer
• Indicted Philly DA Blasts Predecessor's Removal Suit
• FTC Slams Atty's Bid To End Foreclosure Scam Injunction
• NBA Agent Looks To Block Injunction Bid In Poaching Suit
• Understanding The Amended Executive Branch Gift Rules
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• Trans VA Worker Calls For Judge's Recusal In Bias Suit
• Arbitrator Partiality Ruling Highlights Disclosure Importance
• Pa. Firm Sued For Bungling $50M In Seyfarth Atty Suits
• Luv n' Care Fights $1.4M Fees, Says 'Oral' Contract Invalid
• Judge Seeks Info On Giuliani, Mukasey In Sanctions Case
• Dewey Execs Pin Hopes On Undermining State's Case
• Protecting Communications From PR Privilege Issues
• 10 Tips For Creating Winning Trial Visuals
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice's Appeal Rejected By Federal Court
• Firing Of Habitually Absent Mass. Court Clerk Upheld
• Chamber Tells 2nd Circ. Law Firm Should Keep Docs Private
• Test Maker Denies Eavesdropping On Abbott Suit Depos
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• Ex-Judges, Prosecutors Back Fla. State Atty Over Removal
• Feds Face Long Odds For Giuliani DQ In Gold Trader's Case
• Reed Smith Client Re-Ups Sanctions Bid After Atty Threatened
• Tag-Along Clients Carry Conflict Risks, Experts Warn
• Patent Atty Alleging Ford Kept Her Jobless Says Suit Has Legs
• Dewey Prosecution Rests In Retrial, Defense Plans Unclear
• Texas Firm Can't Ditch Class Complaint Of Inflated Fees
• Grassley Probes FBI's EB-5 Fraud Allegations
• Meyer Darragh Urges Pa. Justices To Reinstate Fee Claim
• Obermayer Settles Ex-Associate's Bonus Suit
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• Ohio Court Says Conflict Warrants Atty DQ In Med Mal Row
• Dewey Execs Rip Absent Chair, Demand MIA Witness Charge
• BigLaw Losing Fight Over Indemnity In Counsel Guidelines
• 5th Circ. Nixes Malicious Prosecution Case Against Ex-Judge
• Seyfarth Atty Sanctioned For Taking GSA Docs From Court
• Snarky Judge Gets Heave-Ho In Ex-JPM Exec Case
• Atty Loses Bid For Restraining Order In Trade Secrets Fight
• Giuliani Working On Deal With Turkey In Gold Trader's Case
• 'Housewives' Star Slams Atty's Bid To Toss Malpractice Suit
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• High Court Reins In Judges On Misconduct Sanctions
• Chadbourne Votes Out Partner Behind Gender Bias Suit
• Attorney Must Face Producer's Defamation Suit Over Tweets
• CashCall Claims Katten's Bad Tribal Advice Cost It $500M
• Ala. Supreme Court Upholds Removal Of Chief Justice
• Mich. Court Nixes Doctor's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Diabetes Test Maker Eavesdropped In Abbott Suit, Attys Say
• NJ Atty Owes Ex-Client For IT Work, AmEx Bill, Suit Says
• Fake Immigration Atty To Pay $250K In Deal With DC AG
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Clear Law Firm Over Suspect Liens
• Shkreli, Ex-Katten Atty Get Fraud Trials Severed
• Duane Morris Ducks Malpractice Suit Over Telecom Deal Row
• Ex-NFLer Settles $1M Fraud Suit In NJ Against Ala. Atty
• 'Talking Bull': Episode 19, Bring It On
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• Would-Be Lawyer Admits To Doctoring Verdict Slip
• Gibson Dunn Can't Nix DQ In McDermott Malpractice Case
• SAC Capital Blasts Elan Investor's Award Bid In $135M Deal
• NJ Court Revives Suit Against Atty Over Back Surgery Case
• NJ State Court Fee Hikes Are Constitutional, Judge Told
• Pa. Superior Court Candidates Stand Behind Judicial Elections
• Jackson Lewis Beats Claims It Knew Of Forged Settlement
• Barrack Rodos Defends Move To Ax Illegal Fee-Sharing Deal
• Legal Malpractice Suit Tossed Over 'Nonsense' Arguments
• NJ Attys Say Suit Is Meant To Discourage Debt Class Actions
• 9th Circ. Denies Sanctioned Atty's Bid To Rethink Fee Orders
• Houston Atty Hits Back Against Ex-Firm's IP Theft Lawsuit
• Atty Deserved Sanctions In Fraud Suit, 11th Circ. Holds
• 8th Circ. Ends Appeal In Oil, Gas Royalty Overpayment Suit
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Supreme Court Tosses $2.7M Goodyear Discovery Sanction
• Reed Smith Rips 50 Cent's $32M Counterclaim, Fee Objection
• UC Berkeley Settles Law School Dean Sex Harassment Row
• Chadbourne Can Proceed With Suing Partner's Expulsion Vote
• Cozen, Blank Rome, Cushman Try To Shed Philly Project Suit
• Saudi Arabia Says Press Order Bid In 9/11 MDL Misconstrued
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• Ex-Domino's Owner Says Atty Kept Mum About Sale Proceeds
• Atty Benched In Sex Barter Offer Is Disbarred In US Tax Court
• Texas AG Paxton Can't Swap Judges In Securities Fraud Trial
• Atty Pays FTC $1.9M To End Foreclosure Scam Suit
• Enerplus Seeks Win After Ruling On $2.96M In Overpayments
• Venable Cleared To Rep Supplement Co. In False Ad Suit
• Judges Exempt From Recall Votes, Nevada High Court Says
• Gorsuch Won't Duck Out Of Friend's High Court Appeal
• Justices Won't Look At Firms' Malpractice In Coal Royalty Row
• High Court Won't Hear NY Nonresident Attorney Law Appeal
• Bundy's Atty Must Defend Admission To Ore. Federal Court
• Feds Move To Get Agents Out Of Tribe's Cigarette Sales Row
• Ex-Patton Boggs Partner Can't Advance Ch. 7 Malpractice Suit
• Snarky Judge In Ex-JPM Exec Case Not Going Anywhere
• Philly Atty, Ex-Broker, AML Pro, CEO Charged With $2M Fraud
• Cravath Tells 2nd Circ. Shell Docs Bid A 'Gambit'
• DC Circ. Declines To Reinstate Tax Court Attorney
• Ex-Sutherland Partner Trial Delayed For Competency Ruling
• Rakoff Turns Aside Ex-Herrick Tax Partner's Dismissal Bid
• K&L Gates Must Face Revived Fraud Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
• Woman Blames Dallas Firm For $10M Mistake In Divorce
• Mont. Lawmakers Say ABA Anti-Bias Rule Is Unconstitutional
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• Jaffe Says No Atty-Client Link Amid CoBe Malpractice Claims
• Guardian Needed Due To Judge's Alcoholism, Colleague Says
• Fla. High Court Says Privilege Shields Atty-Doctor Referrals
• Weinberger Law Group Sues Atty Over Soliciting Clients
• State Atty Asks Fla. High Court To Rule On Her Removal
• Repeat TCPA Litigant Can't Escape Travel Agency's Suit
• Ex-Atty Gets 3 Years For Posing As Securities Pro
• Judge Adopts Fresh Findings Against Kapur In Contempt Saga
• Atty Can't Pause Malpractice Trial Due To Brother's Death
• IP Atty Fights To Arbitrate Ex-Firm's Trade Secret Row
• Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty, Rendell Aide Gets Probation For Fraud
• 3rd Round Of Counsel Conflict Queries Looms In Zarrab Case
• Calif. Supreme Court Clarifies 'Prevailing Party' Ambiguity
• Atty Of Jailed, Stonewalling Hedge Funder Asks To Withdraw
• Fla. State Atty Sues Gov. Over Removal From Homicide Cases
• Atty Sanctioned $10K For Trying To Stall RE Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ex-Vanguard Atty's Dodd-Frank Claim
• Ill. County Judge Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• SEC Says Attys' Takeover Of Co. Was Pump-And-Dump Ploy
• Snarky Judge Clams Up As Ex-JPM Exec Demands Recusal
• Pa. Atty Slams UPMC Suit As Bid to Steamroll His Practice
• Lasser Hochman Sued Over Tactics In Health Center Row
• Chadbourne Partner Turns To Court To Halt Expulsion Vote
• Austin Atty Pleads Guilty To $30M Oil, Gas Securities Fraud
• Prosecutors Can't Push Back Philly DA's Trial
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• Too Early To Decide $21M Rape Conspiracy Case, Judge Says
• Dewey Team Mulls Retrial Strategy Amid DA's New Approach
• Quincy Jones Can't DQ Atty Expert In Jackson Royalty Row
• Almawave Chided For $3.5M Fee Bid After Loop IP Suit
• Judge Balks At Co.'s Conduct In Suit Against LeClair Ryan
• Suspended NJ Atty Cops To Not Paying Taxes
• Texas AG Paxton's Securities Fraud Trial Moved To Houston
• NBA Agent Says Poaching Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Suspended NJ Atty Sees False Arrest Suit Tossed
• Settlement Struck In O'Quinn Foundation Executor Suit
• Ex-Pa. Atty Charged With Stealing Nearly $150K From Clients
• Atty In $28M Ponzi Case Accused Of Destroying Evidence
• Firm Says It Didn't Blab About $1.75M Med Mal Settlement
• Fake Law Firm Owner Gets 9 Years For $9M Scheme
• Litigation Can't Be Racketeering, Atty Facing RICO Suit Says
• Glaser Weil Sued For Malpractice Over Malibu Home Sale
• Atty In Tribal Trust Row Gets $736K In Interest, Judge Says
• Defunct Recycling Co. Hits La. Firm With Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Roche Worker Sues Insurer Over $1.6M Malpractice Ruling
• Continental Defends $7M Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm
• London Fischer Nabs Ex-Wilson Elser Liability Defense Pros
• Judge Won't Sanction Atty For Preempted Suit Against FedEx
• Atty Seeks Halt To 'Real Housewives' Star's Malpractice Suit
• Atty Slams Rival's Perjury Claim In Frivolous Suit Row
• Long Island Art Whiz Taps New Atty For Criminal Tax Defense
• Ex-Hunton Partner On Run For 20 Years Arrested In Florida
• Calif. Nearer To Needed Mediation Reform
• A Jury Consultant Reviews 'You, The Jury'
• Judge Recommends Against Fla. Firm DQ In E-Cig Patent Row
• Ex-MLS Player Says Attys Bungled DC United Med Mal Suit
• BofA Lost $11M In Dewey's Last Days, Jury Hears At Retrial
• Saudi Arabia, 9/11 Family Attys Spar Over Media Interviews
• Shkreli, Ex-Katten Atty Warn Of Joint Trial Disarray
• Donziger Asks High Court To Weigh In On Chevron Judgment
• Prenup Malpractice Settlement Order Flawed: Iowa Justices
• Update: Ex-Prosecutor's Office Intern Beats Theft Charges
• Settlements End Multiple H-2B Human-Trafficking Suits
• Philly Atty Says Adversaries Overstepped On Sanctions Bid
• Law Firm Facing Misleading Website Claims Looks To Nix Suit
• Crowdfunding For Legal Cases: 5 Trends Reshaping Justice
• Sedgwick Lawyer's Gender Bias Case Nears Settlement
• Pa. Atty Charged For Taking Client Payments After Disbarment
• Law Firm Must Face Ex-Partner's Tax Fraud Claims In Ill.
• Atty Showed Bad Faith In Med Mal Deal Nix Try, Court Says
• Dewey Judge Reins In State's Financial Expert
• Convicted GWB Scandal Figure Barred From Practicing Law
• Calif. High Court Says Dismissal Over Forum Not 'Prevailing'
• Goldberg Segalla Wins Toss Of Ex-Assistant's FMLA Suit
• Nestle SA Wants Locke Lord Sanctioned For 'Baseless' Claim
• NJ Atty Berated By Firm Head Gets Misconduct Censure
• Ex-NBTY Atty Hit For Insider Trading Gets License Back
• Dechert Cost Fishing Ship Owner $1.8M, Mass. Justices Told
• NYC Cracks Down On Unauthorized Immigration Law Practice
• Stats Don't Prove Judge Has Pro-Bank Bias, Court Says
• Napoli, Bern Both On Hook For $5M Gift To 9/11 Museum
• MoFo, Others Slam Defunct Firm Clawback At Calif. High Court
• Feds Call Arguments On Fund Founder's Insider Trading Legit
• Kang Haggerty Faces Suit Over Alleged Frivolous Theft Claims
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-Atty's ERISA Violations In Firm Plan
• Expired Atty Conflict Rule Won't Die Easily, Ill. Case Shows
• Fla. Bar Fights For Rule Changes On Atty Referral Services
• Chadbourne Set To Vote Out Atty Who Alleged Gender Bias
• Gilstrap Says Lawyer's 'Carelessness' May Merit Sanctions
• Senators Throw Final Barbs Before Gorsuch Showdown
• Medical Co. Founder's Widow Accuses NJ Atty Of Malpractice
• Miss. Building Co. Says Attys Mishandled BP Spill Claims
• Wash. Judge Won't Sanction Nooksack Members' Attys
• Ex-Legal Group Employee Gets 1 Year For Embezzling $250K
• Kramer Levin Aided $10M Stock Transfer Scam, Investors Say
• 2nd Circ. Judge Critical Of Locke Lord In Victorinox TM Feud
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• Immigration Atty Faked Artist Visa Forms, Prosecutors Say
• Zarrab Judge Wants To See Giuliani, Mukasey Retainer Deals
• NJ Judge Says She Didn't Make Aide Do Son's Homework
• Judge Slams Atty For 'Groundless Accusation' In VW IP Row
• Obermayer Seeks End To Remainder Of Atty's Bonus Suit
• Atty, Wife, Affiliates Fight Payment Co.'s Bid To Collect $4.5M
• Dewey Cooperator Grilled Over Shifting Statements To DA
• Texas Senate Votes Unanimously To Continue State Bar
• Pa. Justices Mull Disbarring Ex-Judge For Cocaine Theft
• GCs Must Oversee Probes To Protect Privilege, Experts Say
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions Against NY Atty In FCA Suit
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• Ex-Sheriff Arpaio's Defense Attys Bail, Cite Ethical Concerns
• Atty Gets SEC's $9.6M EB-5 Fraud Accusations Thrown Out
• Texas Must Face Latinos' High Court Election Process Suit
• Swartz Campbell Denied Quick Win In Suit Against Chartwell
• Judge Won't Alter Ruling In Judicial Political Recusal Row
• Zarrab Judge Says He Has Say-So Over Giuliani, Mukasey Hire
• Taft Stettinius Escapes Defamation Suit At Ill. Court
• Dewey Witness Calls Finance Head 'Power Hungry,' 'Abrasive'
• Ex-Philly DA Sues To Have Indicted Current DA Removed
• 7th Circ. Axes Ex-Baker McKenzie Staffer's Retaliation Suit
• 'Housewives' Star Blasts Atty's Bid To Stay Malpractice Row
• Fla. Judge Says Concrete Co.'s DQ Bid Is Just A Cheap Trick
• Nexsen Must Face $117M Malpractice Suit In SC State Court
• Atty Pushes For Immunity From Ex-Ski Resort Owner's Claims
• Jacoby & Meyers Loses In Conn. Over Outside Investor Ban
• Pro Se Atty Can't Recover Counsel Fees, NJ Panel Says
• Fund Founder Calls Insider Trading Claim A 'Calculated Lie'
• Landau Gottfried Cuts $450,000 Sanctions Deal In KSL Chp. 7
• Ex-Prosecutor Admits Faking Judges' Signatures For Warrants
• Atty Gets Path To End Texas Bar's Disciplinary Suit
• Untold Stories: Trump's Budget Would Silence Legal Services
• Pa. Atty Disbarred For Pushing Conspiracy Claims