Legal Ethics Archive » June, 2017

Legal Ethics - June, 2017

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• Investor Says He Lost $4.8M As Shkreli Fund Failed
• Referee Says Fla. Tribe's Ex-GC Broke 14 Bar Rules
• Sheppard Mullin Sued By Bankrupt Co. Over Property Sale
• Doral Trustee Slams Paul Hastings' Bid To Ax $5.3M Suit
• Ex-Philly DA's Midtrial Plea Shows Fear Of Lengthy Sentence
• Convicted Busybox Atty Loses Janus Argument At 2nd Circ.
• Mall Loan Hide-And-Seek Lands Atty 18-Month Suspension
• What We're Watching In Ill.: Midyear Roundup
• Immigration Atty, Firm Ordered To Pay $2.7M For EB-5 Fraud
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• Sigillito Ponzi Victims Say 8th Circ. Let His Bank Off Easy
• Panel Wants Suspension For Fla. Judge Over Feud With Atty
• Shkreli Investor Says She Felt 'Betrayed' By Bait And Switch
• Cybersecurity Co. Aims To DQ Snell & Wilmer From IP Row
• Insurer Must Cover $2M Fees Despite Old Malpractice Claim
• Texas Atty That Faked Court Win Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
• Tantaros Says Fox Sanctions Bid Is Intended To 'Scare Her'
• Ex-Fugitive Former Hunton Atty Hit In Real Estate Scheme
• Expert Can't Revive Suit Against Med Mal Atty Over Fees
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• Ex-Philly DA Jailed After Surprise Guilty Plea Midtrial
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• Shkreli Atty Dubs Him 'Genius,' Denies Fraud As Trial Begins
• Mayer Brown Malpractice Suit Tossed At 7th Circ.
• Fla. Justices Question State Atty's Stance In Capital Cases
• Calif. Bar Needs Tougher Controls For Spending, Audit Finds
• Ex-WellCare GC Pleads Guilty To Fla. Medicaid Fraud
• Couple Suing Bracewell Must Pay For Arbitration, Judge Says
• Calif. AG's Discovery Bid In IMDb Suit Draws Judge's Rebuke
• Law Firm Can't Escape DirecTV Subscribers' RICO Claims
• Philly DA Was Warned About Spending, Campaign Aide Says
• 9th Circ. Affirms Fee Cut For Howrey Creditors' Ex-Atty
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Gawker Estate Can Probe Thiel's Ties With Law Firm
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• Sonoma Pharma Beats Sanctions Bid Alleging Forged Letter
• Defense Pushes For Prosecutor Testimony In $1B Fraud Case
• Steptoe Hit With Equal Pay Act Suit By Ex-Associate
• Accused 9/11 Scammer Sues Barasch McGarry For $500K
• Ex-City Atty Accuses Newark Mayor, Brother Of Retaliation
• Shkreli Attorney Claims Bad Press Tainting Jury Pool
• NJ Atty Sued For Malpractice Over Lost $1M Realty Deposit
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• Consumer Fights Sanction Bid In TransUnion FCRA Suit
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• Immigration Atty Rule Blocks 'Ghostwriting,' DOJ Says
• Philly DA's 'Super Friend' Says Gifts Weren't Bribes
• Le-Nature's Ex-CEO Says He Was Coerced Into Guilty Plea
• Ex-Pa. Lawmaker Agrees To Disbarment For Client Fund Theft
• Malpractice Claims Steady As Defense Costs Rise: Report
• Bondholders Push 8th Circ. To Rethink Deal With Law Firm
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• SAP, HP Want Software Co. Sanctioned for 'Fishing Expedition'
• Dentons' Low-Tech Email Breach Shows Firms' Vulnerability
• Paul Hastings To Pay $46.5M In Deal To End ExamWorks Suit
• DQ Bid Over Judge Wife's Social Media 'A Zero,' Judge Says
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• Psychologist Seeks Toss Of $550M Social Security Fraud Case
• 3 Reasons Litigators Fear the Calif. Gibson Dunn DQ Ruling
• Rep. Demands Ginsburg Recusal In Trump Travel Ban Case
• Ponzi Atty's Ex-Associate On Top After Malpractice Appeal
• Judge Scolds Counsel For Emails In Faulty Engine Parts Suit
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• Justices Won't Hear Sanctioned Atty's Fish Oil Class Action
• Philly DA's 'Super Friend' Outlines Gifts In Graft Trial
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Class Cert. Row In Barratry Suit
• Policyholders Must Assess Outside Counsel Guidelines
• NJ Ethics Committees Bar Attys From Legal Services Sites
• Ex-La. Assistant AG Not Discriminated Against, 5th Circ. Says
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• Kobach Sanctioned In Voter Immigration Records Row
• Texas Attorney Faces 3 Suits Totaling $1.7M For Barratry
• NJ Court Tosses $1.4M Fees Award In Equipment Lease Row
• Dentons Ex-Associate Charged With Trying To Extort Partners
• Sedgwick Partner Settles In Gender Discrimination Suit
• Baker Botts Given Chance To Respond In $50B Yukos Row
• NBA Agent Sues Agency CEO For $30M After Firing
• NJ Judges Urge Court To Trim Bias Suit From Fellow Jurist
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Taps Proskauer For Post-Verdict Defense
• Ex-Lawmaker Cops To Taking Bribes To Fight EPA Cleanup
• 5th Circ. Affirms Quantlab's $12.2M Trade Secrets Win
• Ex-Tax Court Judge Gets 3 Years For Tax Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Again Refuses To Let Ex-Atty Skate On Fraud Rap
• Philly Judge Says Book About Abortion Case Defamed Him
• Rookie Judge Faces 'Trial By Fire' In Texas AG's Fraud Case
• House Debates Whether Atty 'Bad Drug' Ads Harm Patients
• High Court Rules For Immigrant In Case Over Bad Atty Advice
• Feds, Shkreli Trade Claims Of Dubious Witness Tricks
• NLRB Refers Atty To Investigator For Hearing Misconduct
• Calif. Panel Says Tucker Ellis Has Privilege, Not Ex-Atty
• Drinker Biddle Says Ex-Atty Fired For 'Mediocre' Work
• Oft-Punished Ill. Atty Can't Dodge Sanctions In Bankruptcy
• Employer's Atty Can Be Sued For Retaliation, 9th Circ. Says
• SEC Says Atty Stole Part Of $89M EB-5 Investments
• NJ Atty Censured Over Conflict, Dodges Bribery Accusations
• Gov't Witness Says Gifts To Philly DA Had A Purpose
• Defunct Mortgage Relief Law Firm Must Pay $39M To CFPB
• Activists Say Judge's Wife's Facebook 'Likes' Support DQ
• Trump Campaign Atty Faces Suspension Over Tax Lies
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• Sheppard Mullin Beats Fraud Claims Over $8.5M Judgment
• Ex-Judge Beats Ethics Row Over Acts After Friend's Death
• Ex-Busybox Atty Again Says Janus Applies To Criminal Cases
• Doctor's Challenge Of $1.75M Med Mal Deal Rejected For Now
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Impax Wants Goodwin Procter Barred In Teva Contract Fight
• Critics Pushing Back On 3rd-Party Funding Disclosure Rule
• Feds Seek To Oust Texas Politico's Atty Over Client Conflict
• Feds Flag Philly DA's Messy Finances In Corruption Trial
• Girardi Keese Sued For Accounting Of $120M In Settlements
• Judge Rips Attys Over Facebook Birth Copyright Case
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• Ex-Marketer Joins Fox News' Sanctions Bid Against Ex-Talent
• Napoli Defamation Counterpunch In Bias Suit Fails On Appeal
• EU Aims To Make Attys Report Tax Avoidance Schemes
• Ex-Faruqi Atty Seeks to 'Rewrite' Fee Deal, Firm Tells 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Judicial Watch Atty Hit With Sanction Recommendation
• Yukos Investors Want To Subpoena Attys In $50B Awards Row
• Dallas Appellate Judge Who Resigned Last Year Found Dead
• Pa. Justices Reject Atty's Bid To Dodge Disbarment
• The Biggest Legal Ethics Decisions Of 2017: Midyear Report
• NJ Justices Won't Discipline Atty Based On SEC Suspension
• 7th Circ. Keeps Atty's Conviction Despite Judge, Defense Row
• Philly DA Used Position To Line His Pockets, Jury Hears
• NJ Atty Loses Bid To Toss Suit Over Mortgage Fraud Case
• Houston Bar Assoc. Sues To Shutter 'Fictitious' Law Firm
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• Prosecutors Face DQ Bid In $1B Medicaid Fraud Case
• 7th Circ. Nixes Fired Judicial Assistant's FMLA Appeal
• Divided 7th Circ. Narrows Magistrate Judge Powers
• Implicit Bias Is Real And Needs To Be Addressed
• King & Spalding Denies Ethics Warning Led To Atty Firing
• Testimony To Begin Tuesday In Philly DA's Corruption Trial
• High Court Sends Milberg Malpractice Suit Back To 9th Circ.
• Worker's Atty Barred From Depos In Chefs' Warehouse Case
• Ind. Court Ends Malpractice Suit Against Barnes & Thornburg
• Hunton & Williams Keeps Win In Suit Over RE Investment
• High Court Won't Review Insider Trader Atty's Suspension
• High Court Won't Review Chevron Pollution Judgment
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Hall Lamb's Adam Hall
• Censured LA Judge Wants Supreme Court To Weigh In
• Reported HUD Leader Not Grad Of Law School In Online Bio
• Trump Atty Taps McDermott In Russia Probe, Pres. Adds Dowd
• NJ Justices Won't Review Settlement Over Atty Conflicts
• Quick Trial Could Provide Lifeline For Philly DA
• Judge Nixes Delay In $2B Loan Scam Despite Late Discovery
• Ex-Pa. AG Slams Prosecutor's Powers In Leak Probe
• Mississippi's 'JudgeCutie' Gets Conduct Complaint Tossed
• 'Why Are You Here?' 2nd Circ. Asks Convicted Former Lawyer
• Paralegal In Atty's Pump-And-Dump Scheme Settles With SEC
• Texas Justices To Review Oil Heir's $7.3M Attys' Fee Fight
• Duane Morris Sapped Clients In Dispute With Town, Suit Says
• Ex-Williams Cuker Atty Blew Pa. Med Mal Case, Suit Says
• Plaintiffs Firm Hits Ex-Associate With Trade Secrets Suit
• Texas High Court Nixes New Trial In $42M Attys' Fee Row
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• Clients' Verbal Foul-Ups Rarely Burn Their Lawyers
• Ga. Judge Won't Sanction For 'Less-Than-Ideal Lawyering'
• Ex-Client Sues Blasingame Burch Over Pelvic Mesh Deal
• Calif. Law Group Must Pay $374K For Violating Court Order
• Pharmacist Says Feds' Misconduct Taints Meningitis Case
• Senate Panel OKs 2 Trump Judicial Nominees, USCIS Pick
• Rosen Firm Ends Bid To Lead NY Pharma Stock-Drop Class
• My Strangest Day In Court: When I Did Nothing And Won
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• Ex-Girardi Client Urges Revival Of $10M Excessive-Fees Suit
• Ex-US Atty's Affair Bred Hostile Environment, Staff Says
• SEC Dings Atty Over Pot Growing Co.'s Securities Fraud
• CORRECTED: Class Slams BASF's Discovery Demand In Asbestos Suit
• Judge Spares SEC's Securities Fraud Suit Against Calif. Atty
• Chadbourne Loses Bid To Kill Attys' Gender Bias Suit
• Calif. Lawyers Assoc. Sues Members Over Leaked Files
• Proskauer Says Partner In Gender Bias Suit Not 'Employee'
• NJ Atty Sued For Malpractice Over Biz Immigration Matters
• No New Trial For Fla. Atty Convicted Of Money Laundering
• Philly DA Can't Nix Bribery Charges In Advance Of Trial
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• Sessions Denies Lying, Invokes 'Privilege' On Trump Comms
• Ex-Texas Politico Admits Taking Bribe From State Sen.
• Ex-Atty Beats Money Laundering Count In $1.5M Theft Case
• Kasowitz May Hold Off On Leak Complaint Against Comey
• Suit Against Wrong Artist Was No Accident, Judge Hears
• Suspended Texas Atty Indicted On Insurance Fraud Charges
• Ex-Atty Gets 10 Years For Stealing $2.7M From Clients, Banks
• Ex-Broker Can't Rehash Claims Against Law Firm: NJ Court
• Plaintiffs' Attys Escape Geico's Trade Secrets Suit
• Texas Atty Sues Colo. Law Firm Over 'Strong Arm' TM Rights
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• Ex-Herrick Feinstein Atty Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
• New Judge Assigned To Texas AG Securities Fraud Case
• Atlanta Atty Charged With Wife's Murder Is Denied Bail
• Ex-Pot Co. Owner Seeks To Shift SEC Fraud Claims Onto Atty
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• Atty, Arbiter Not Conflicted By Orchestra Membership: Court
• Fox Rothschild Attys Say Exec Called Them Dogs In Depo
• Fed. Circ. Affirms USPTO's Suspension Of Missouri Attorney
• Ex-Dancer's Counsel OK'd To Exit From 'Sopranos' Club Suit
• 'Housewives' Star's Ex-Atty Loses Appeal Over Ch. 7 Deal
• NY Judge Warns Turkish Banker Defense On Fee Pay Deal
• Pa. Ethics Board Slams Judge's Bid To Drop Misconduct Case
• 8th Circ. Backs Firm, Underwriter Liability In $8M Bond Deal
• Appeals Court Says Paxton Prosecutor Pay Fight Not Ripe
• Atty Pushes Standing In Duane Morris Malpractice Appeal
• Pa. High Court Disbars Atty Guilty Of $1.7M Fraud
• Feds Say Philly DA Sensed Corruption Investigation In 2015
• Former Fla. Atty Lands In Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud
• 6th Circ. Affirms Ex-Atty's Lengthy Sentence In 2nd Appeal
• Law Firm Defrauded Timeshare Owners To Win Business: Suit
• Acting OCC Head Steps Back From Firm-Specific Matters
• Pro, Anti-Abortion Groups Tussle Over Bid To DQ Judge
• Does Calif.'s Anti-SLAPP Law Apply To Discrimination Claims?
• Suit Alleging Atty Botched Med Mal Row Wins En Banc Rehear
• Atty Beats Muzzling Motion In Chiquita MDL
• Miss. High Court Won't Reinstate Suspended Ex-Judge
• 'Housewives' Star's Ex-Atty Can't Escape Malpractice Action
• Turkish Banker Eyed For Fraud Set To Waive Herrick Conflict
• CLS Cut Secret Deal With Iskanian To Drop Suit, Firm Says
• Utah Judge Slams Discovery 'Hardball' Tactics In Tax Row
• Ohio Appeals Panel Says Atty's Push For Trial Story Protected
• Ohio Atty For Ponzi Couple Gets 14 Months For Fraud
• 1 Year After Ambac: Sharing Information Among Deal Parties
• Firm Says Fee Referral Deal For BP Oil Spill Cases Illegal
• Justices' Financial Disclosures Show More Stock Selloffs
• 9th Circ. Judge Rips Goodyear Attys' Discovery 'Disgrace'
• 5th Circ. Nixes Nightclub's Appeal In EEOC HIV Bias Suit
• Atty's Retainer With Ch. 7 Client 'Reprehensible,' Judge Says
• NJ Judge Launches More Bias Claims Against Fellow Jurists
• Pa. High Court Case Stokes Fears Of Malpractice Suit Deluge
• Weatherman Says Allred Firm 'Sandbagged' CBS Bias Suit
• Texas Debt Collection Lawyer Hit With $25M Penalty
• Lloyd's Insurer Wants Dickstein Atty Coverage Row In DC
• Atty Charged With Wife's Murder Tried To Sway Case, Says DA
• Atty Asks 1st Circ. To Toss Pump-And-Dump Conviction
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Bid To Keep Paxton Judge
• Bankruptcy Atty Cops To Embezzling Millions From Clients
• After Atty Vanishes, Hotel Workers Balk At Fee Award
• Pa. Justices To Mull If Settlement Can Spur Malpractice Suit
• NJ Atty Suspended For Stalking Former Firm Employee
• Indictment Of Chicago Judge Should Stand, Feds Say
• Gambler Billy Walters Says Prosecutors Endorsed Perjury
• Investors Fight HSBC's Push To Reserve Atty-Advice Defense
• Jurors' Anti-Attorney Bias Is More Paranoia Than Fact
• Ex-Wife Of Former Fugitive Atty Arrested
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• Nooksack Members Fight Tribal Judge's Latest Immunity Bid
• Latham 'Hoodwinked' IP Suit Judge, Calif. High Court Told
• Texas State Sen. Moves To Nix Feds' Kickback Case
• Fla. Court Sides With Atty In Nursing Home Malpractice Row
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Feds Want Info From Convicted Pa. Atty On Repping Mobster
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Law Firm Over Civil Suit Docs
• Chadbourne Still Stalling On Discovery, Female Lawyers Say
• Sloan Kettering Secures Sanctions In Drug IP Case
• Sandusky Accuser Drops Malpractice Suit Over Settlement
• Philly DA Can't Shake Charges Of Misusing PAC Money, Autos
• Lower Calif. Bar Score Will Raise Malpractice, Law Profs Say
• 12 Ways To Eliminate Gender Inequality For Lawyers
• 10 Attys Charged In Alleged SoCal Client Referral Scheme
• Atty Slams DQ Bid In Tutoring Service Franchise Row
• BakerHostetler Fights Ex-Client's $1.4M Bill For Russia Case
• 'Professional' Junk Fax Litigants Ripped Over Possible Perjury
• Feds Say Prenda Atty Can't Dodge Fraud Charges
• Constitutional Challenge Coming In $2M Frivolous Suit Appeal
• Paxton Prosecutors Ask Texas Court To Block Judge Removal
• Ky. Atty Guilty Of $550M Social Security Fraud Is Missing
• Astor Weiss, Flamm Walton Dodge $18M Pa. Malpractice Suit
• Atty Of Murdered Client Reinstated Under Monitoring Deal
• 3 Found Guilty Of Bid-Rigging At Foreclosure Auctions
• NJ High Court Censures Atty For 'Deceitful' Firm Name Use
• 9th Circ. Agrees Fla. Law Firm Can't Face Suit in California
• Winston & Strawn Loses Appeal In NY Malpractice Case
• Drug Return Co. Wants Acquittal, New Trial In $116M Fraud
• 11th Circ. Reverses Benefit Win For Atty Hurt In Fall
• Homeowner Sues Philly Atty Over Trying To 'Coerce' $1M Deal
• Wis. High Court Suspends Atty Punished By USPTO
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Rep's Son's Rights Not Violated By Leak
• Judge Recuses Self From FCA Suit Over Cancer Center Ties
• Judge Won't DQ Firm In Suit Over Botched Surgery
• 4th Circ. Revives Debt Collection Suit Against Law Firm
• Pharma Co., Ex-CEO Fight Over Disqualifying Counsel
• Judge Plans To Exit Soccer Bribery Suit Over Son's New Job
• Reed Smith Atty Seeks To Bar Opposing Counsel From Depos
• DOJ Lacking In Response To Sexual Harassment, OIG Says
• Ill. State Bar Wants Out Of Defending Atty In Seawall Dispute
• Calif. Panel Chides Judge For Facebook Post About Atty
• Prosecutor Disbarred For Witness Voucher Scam Reinstated
• Ex-BigLaw Partners Land White House Ethics Rule Waivers
• Pa. Atty Charged With Stealing Client Settlement Funds
• Seyfarth, Ex-Client Agree To End $10M Malpractice Suit
• Potential Giuliani, Mukasey Conflicts Waivable, Judge Says
• Let's Look At The Legal Bar For Treason