Legal Ethics Archive » August, 2017

Legal Ethics - August, 2017

318 articles

• EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Redaction Flub May Undermine Libor Case
• Judge Accuses NY Post Of Libel, Sues For $10M
• LA Attys Kabateck And Geragos Square Off Over Shared Jet
• Atty Allegedly Caught Stealing Secrets In Medical Device Co.
• Abortion Foe, Attys Hit With $195K Sanction For Videos
• Paul Hastings Says Doral Trustee's Clawback Claims Still Fail
• TASER Rival Seeks Stay To Appeal Injunction, Sanctions
• Texas Sen. Can't Undo Atty's DQ In Securities Fraud Case
• Allred Wins Arbitration Of TV Weatherman Malpractice Suit
• Mobster's Case Remanded Over Money Laundering Atty
• Fla. Court Backs Gov. Over State Atty In Death Penalty Fight
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Dershowitz Avoids Sanctions In Offshoot From Sex Slave Case
• Exporter Sues Former Firm Over $5.7M Loss In Contract Spat
• Atty Seeks 5th Circ. Review Of Self-Representation Row
• Quarles & Brady Owes $16M Over Loan Advice, Lender Says
• Ex-US Tax Judge Disbarred In Minn. Over Tax Cheat Scheme
• Texas Justices OK Out-Of-State Attys To Help Harvey Victims
• Temple Alum To Stay On As Judge In Suit Against Alma Mater
• 6th Circ. Backs Prosecutor's Win On Hostile Workplace Claim
• Pa. Defense Atty Stopped Short In Abuse-Of-Process Claims
• A Cautionary Tale For Law Firms Engaging With Prosecutors
• Eye Doc Can Keep Attys In Infection-Spread Row, Court Says
• Atty Who Doctored Asbestos Suits Loses Restitution Appeal
• Recall Effort Resumes Against Stanford Sex Assault Judge
• Haynes And Boone Trots Out Kipling In IP Sanctions Row
• Ex-Aide To Wis. Gov. Walker Can't Sue Over Search Of Home
• Judge OKs Rothstein Feeder Fund $7M Deal With Bank
• Atty May Need DQ In Insys Bribery Case, Feds Say
• Proskauer Says Female Atty In $50M Bias Row Isn't Employee
• Feds Say Shkreli Verdict Is No Escape For Ex-Katten Atty
• Atty-Agent Gets $782K In Fern Michaels Malpractice Row
• Ex-Pa. AG Kane Wants Former Deputy's Slander Suit Tossed
• Uber Unit Can't Subpoena Keker Van Nest Over Waymo Inquiry
• 7th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of RICO Suit Against Travelers
• Sanctioned Atty Seeks To Redeem Rep In Trade Secrets Row
• Greenberg Traurig Forgery Case Stayed For Damages Appeal
• 1st Circ. Nixes Atty's Appeal Of Suspension By RI Justices
• Phelps Dunbar Says Lloyd's Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• CFPB Slams Law Firms' Bid To Gut Its Illicit Fees Claims
• O'Melveny Blasted For $2.6M Fee Bid In La Paloma Ch. 11
• CFO Who Hacked Ex-Worker's Email Hit With Ethics Charges
• Atty 'Catfish' Victim Swims In Ethical Danger Zone: LA Bar
• Hastert Wants Media Left Out Of Hush Money Case
• 4 Things To Know About Crowdfunding Your Next Case
• Ex-Penn State Prez Says Conviction Will Be Reversed
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• Attys Leave Case Against Geico Amid Ethics Issues
• Cohen Milstein OK'd To Re-Enter $360M Doctor Antitrust Suit
• Home Health Care Co. Wants US Atty DQ'd From Medicare Suit
• Ex-Judge Gets 4 Years In Social Security Fraud Case
• Atty's Ex-Partner Wins Bid To Arbitrate Trade Secrets Fight
• IRS Says It Had Right To Levy Taxes From NJ Law Firm
• Holland & Knight Gets Judgment Against Ex-Partner For Fees
• Judge Nixes Atty's Bid To DQ Judge In Free Speech Row
• Mass. Court Upholds Real Estate Atty's $2.9M Defamation Win
• EA Wants Sanctions In Video Game Patent Row
• NJ Panel Backs Atty's Ouster From Business Group
• Amended Chadbourne Gender Bias Suit Wins Grudging OK
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• Calif. Judge Threatens To Call Security In Monsanto Hearing
• Uber, GrubHub Win Sanctions Against Lichten & Liss-Riordan
• Allred Firm Looks To Arbitrate Claim It Bungled CBS Suit
• Yogi's Appeal Of Atty's $6.7M Bias-Suit Win Thrown Out
• County Ethics Board Says Inquiry Delayed By Official's Firm
• Texas Panel Upholds Attys' Reprimand In Firm Name Dispute
• Heller Sequels And 2nd Amendment, Still Undecided: Part 3
• Impax Can't Bar Goodwin Procter In Teva Coverage Fight
• Prominent Philly Litigator Involved In Courthouse Scuffle
• Latham Survives DQ Bid In Amazon, Eolas Web Patent Fight
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• 'Housewives' Star, Ex-Atty Fight Over Disclosure To Court
• Eagles Star Lineman Can't Get At NFL's WilmerHale Docs
• Whistleblower Can't Nix Judge From Rolls-Royce FCA Suit
• More Discovery Time In $20M Tax Row After Tactics Warning
• Duane Morris Malpractice Row Doomed By Standing: Judge
• Law Firm Duped By Email Scammers In Wage And Hour Case
• Atty Denies Bad Faith Role In Energy Co.'s Bankruptcy
• Pay Defeat For Paxton Prosecutors Puts Texas Judges In Bind
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• Judge's Facebook Friendship Isn't Disqualifying: Fla. Court
• Parts Co. Fights Mintz Levin DQ In Parking Meter IP Dispute
• NBA Agent Must Arbitrate $30M Suit Over Agency Firing
• Chrysler Seeks Sanctions For Lost Evidence In Defect Suit
• Ex-TransUnion Atty Can Rep Customer Suing Credit Bureau, 7th Circ Says
• Chicago Law Firm Sues Ex-Partners Over Alleged Client Theft
• Discovery Proportionality: A Defense View
• 5th Circ. Skirts Texas Atty Immunity Question In Fraud Suit
• Ex-BigLaw Atty's Associate Wants Insider Trading Trial In NY
• DOJ Pulls Back On Warrant To Anti-Trump Website Host
• BigLaw Associate's Husband Denies Insider Trading Charges
• Steptoe Wants Gender Pay Suit Buried In Arbitration: Atty
• L'Oréal Whiffs At 3rd Circ. In Latest Bid To Kill Atty's Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Blamed For Bad Advice On Damaged Plane
• Marketing Co. Says Houston Law Firm Represented 2 Sides
• Malpractice Suit Belonged In Bankruptcy Court: 3rd Circ.
• Ex-Atty's Counsel Eyes Exit After 2nd Circ. Sanctions Threat
• Schumaker Bungled Insolvency, Dental Network Co. Says
• Luv N' Care Loses Appeal In Ongoing Fight With Ex-Counsel
• Ex-Katten Atty Says Shkreli Verdict Nixes Conspiracy Count
• Judge Guts Damages Theory In Greenberg Forgery Case
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Title VII Suits Too Quickly Tossed, 11th Circ. Told
• Atty Linked To Neo-Nazi Metal Gone From Patterson Thuente
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Texas Atty Says Arbitration Settled Girardi & Keese Fee Row
• Bracewell Trying To 'Bully' Us In Malpractice Row: Couple
• Texas Appeals Court Says Paxton Prosecutors Were Overpaid
• Pa. Judge Questions Goodwin Procter DQ Bid In Pharma Fight
• Fla. Atty Accused Of Negligence In $50M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Ex-SEAL's Malpractice Suit Over Bin Laden Book To Continue
• NFL's Bid For Attys' Fees From Ex-Player's Counsel Nixed
• Investor Booted From Cozen, Blank Rome Fraud Suit
• NJ Doc Sues Insurance Co., Attys For Malpractice In $1M Loss
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• Yukos Investors Lose Bid To Subpoena Baker Botts
• Convicted Lawyer Tells High Court Gov't Let Witnesses Lie
• Fla. Judge Fights 30-Day Unpaid Suspension
• Cuneo Gilbert Wants Ex-Colleague Sanctioned In Job Suit
• NJ Court Nixes DQ Bid In Superstorm Sandy Insurance Row
• US Trustee Slams Payments To Ybrant's Bankruptcy Counsel
• Judge 'Appalled' At Atty's Letter To Ex-Platinum Employee
• Clark Hill Says It Couldn't Foresee Conflict In VW Appeal
• Atty Ordered To Hand Over Testimony Info In Defamation Row
• No $4.6M Sanctions For MasterCard's 'Reproachable' Move
• For-Profit Law School Prevails, But Students Can Amend Suit
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• Calif. Judge Publicly Censured Over Rude Comments
• Ill. B&B Must Still Pay Up For Refusing Same-Sex Couple
• Feds Urge Nix Of Ex-Hunton Atty's New Trial, Acquittal Bids
• Paul Weiss Accused By Financial Co. Of Bad Merger Advice
• NJ Panel Revives Firms' Fees Battle Over Personal Injury Deal
• SEC Suit Against Atty-Investor In Legal Receivables Trimmed
• Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner Denies Insider Trading Charges
• 8th Circ. OKs ND Bar's Opt-Out System For Use Of Dues
• Troutman Sanders Must Exit FCA Suit, Says Health Care Co.
• Texas Court Won't Knock Out Firm In Pecan Co. Divorce
• Conn. Ex-Atty Indicted For Fraud Over Misused Client Funds
• 9th Circ. Axes Lawyer's Suits Over Courthouse Altercation
• Yogi's Ex-Atty Contests His 'Brazen' Appeal Of Bias-Suit Win
• Waymo Jury May Learn Of Uber's Shady Discovery Tactics
• DC Atty Says SEC Suit Over Brother's Scheme Is 'Flawed'
• Poker Site, Cozen Hit With State Fraud Suit After Fed. Win
• Poker Site, Cozen Get $900M Fraud Suit Thrown Out
• Cox Castle Shakes $15M Suit Over Failed Real Estate Deal
• Latham Win Hones Tool Against Malicious Prosecution Suits
• Jurisdiction Woes May Sink Time-Share Co. Suit Against Atty
• EB-5 Investor Not Worried About Atty Trading With His Cash
• Statoil, Chief Counsel Get Ex-Exec's Sanction Bid Nixed
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver Gets April 2018 Trial Date
• The Internet Of Things: A Tangled Web Of Evidentiary Issues
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• City Atty Immune From Retaliation Claims In Inspection Row
• Ohio Judge Must Undergo Psych Evaluation After Misconduct
• Dallas Trial Firm Asks 7th Circ. To Toss Asbestos RICO Suit
• New Discovery Review Ordered In Pa. DA's Defamation Suit
• Tax Court Atty's Suspension Stands At DC Circ.
• White Male Atty Suffered No Disparate Impact, Judge Finds
• Ex-Chadbourne Attys Counter Push To Strike Latest Complaint
• Law Firm, Insurer Shared Driver's License Details, Suit Says
• Statoil, Chief Counsel Face Sanctions Bid From Former Exec
• NJ Atty Convicted In Mortgage Scam Agrees To Disbarment
• PE Firm Takes Trade Secrets Tiff Against Atty To State Court
• Ex-Kirkland Attys Call DQ Bid In Employment Suit 'Frivolous'
• Ill. Atty Allegedly Made Fake Dating Profile For Opponent
• Ethics Court Urged To Put Pa. Judge On Hook For Retaliation
• Pa. Fraudster Wins New Look At Ineffective Counsel Claims
• Jones Day Conflict Waived In GWB Scandal Figure's Appeal
• Ill. Atty Can't Escape $5.3M PNC Bank Suit, Judge Says
• Reed Smith Asks Fed Court To Sit Out $6.8M SAC Fee Fight
• Pa. Rep., Atty Cop To Roles In Illegal Gambling Scheme
• 4th Circ. Nixes Immigration Fraud Verdict For Judicial Bias
• Clear Termination Of Attorney-Client Relationships Is Key
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Locke Lord Sanctions Bid Should Be Dropped, Judge Says
• Energy Investors Up Damages In Duane Morris Suit To $764M
• Vermont's Anti-Bias Rule Vote An Outlier In Heated Debate
• Arent Fox Is Denied Ex-Client Communications In Policy Row
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Civil Rights Suit Against Ex-Judge
• ABA Adopts Resolutions On Trust Funds, Immigrant Lawyers
• Doctor Can't Escape $550M Social Security Fraud Verdict
• BASF Wants Ex-NJ Justice Ousted As Master In Fraud Suit
• Lloyd's Says Phelps Dunbar Suit Belongs In US Court
• Cybersecurity Cannot Be Solely An IT Issue, Experts Warn
• A Plaintiff's Guide To Discovery Proportionality: Part 1
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Grant & Eisenhofer Claims $7M In Fees Owed From FCA Deal
• Discovery Referee In BASF Fraud Suit Says DQ Unwarranted
• Atty Says Immigration Courts Unfairly Applied Suspension
• Uber Pushes For Sanctions Over Atty Emails To Drivers
• Boies Schiller, Danish Coffee-Maker Client End Fee Dispute
• How To Protect Confidential Info From Border Searches
• Group Demands Pai's Recusal From Inmate Calling Issues
• Fed. Circ. Preserves USPTO Win In Patent Atty's FOIA Suit
• Changing Marijuana Industry Keeps Attys On Their Toes
• Baylor Waived Privilege On Parts Of Pepper Hamilton Report
• Ill. Atty Accused Of Forging Client Name on Settlement
• Tenn. Panel Says Privacy Suit Over Affidavits Rightly Tossed
• Insurer Seeks Atty Emails In $3M Credit Union Theft Case
• Steptoe Moves To Arbitrate Ex-Associate's Pay Gap Suit
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Calif. State Bar Executive Director Announces Resignation
• Newbie Lawyers A Bigger Ethics Risk Than Deceit, Judges Say
• Using Avvo Legal Services Is Unethical, NY Bar Says
• Calif. High Court Affirms Latham Malicious Prosecution Win
• Law Firm Accuses Litigation Funder Of Witness Intimidation
• Judge Halts Disclosure Of Leaked Wells Fargo Customer Data
• Firm In Hot Water Over Releasing Monsanto Weedkiller Docs
• Mexican Firm Can't Ditch Celanese Smear Campaign Claims
• Tribe Immune From Fla. Firm's Malicious Litigation Claims
• Time-Share Co. Says Atty Induces Owners To Break Contracts
• Cabbie Says Law Firm Represented Both Sides In Crash Suit
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• 3rd Circ. Revives Retaliation Claims Against Ex-Pa. AG Kane
• Litigation Funding Boosts Med Mal Payouts, New Study Says
• Search For Mueller Conflict A Futile Effort, Ethics Expert Says
• Texas DA Sues Over Ex-Prosecutor's Unemployment Benefits
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Atty's Ban From USPTO Practice
• KIT Fraud Suspect, Lawyer Not Allowed To Dump Each Other
• Cozen O'Connor Says Atty Can't Be Deposed Pre-Complaint
• DC Circ. Orders Judge's Recusal In 9/11 'Mastermind' Case
• Advocates Cite Judicial Misconduct At Ga. Detention Center
• 8th Circ. Rejects Row Over $381K Muni Settlement Shortfall
• BASF Fights For New Special Master In Asbestos Suit
• Pair Of Polsinelli Partners Sued Over $10M Novak Druce Loan
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• L'Oreal Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Reviving IP Atty's Suit
• Judge Reinstates, Then Trims Fees Award To 'Obstinate' Attys
• Firm Urges Fed. Court To Keep $1.1M Sanction Case Alive
• Chadbourne Calls Revised Sex Bias Complaint 'Prohibited'
• Texas Sen. Fights Atty DQ In Frack Sand Fraud Suit
• Ex-Dewey Partners Urge Leniency For Convicted Former CFO
• Jacoby Donner Accused Of Cutting Off Partner
• Federal Discovery Rules Create Insurance Litigation Tools
• EB-5 Applicant's Suit Against Atty Trimmed But Kept Alive
• Pa. Judge Urged To Force Discovery In Atty Defamation Case
• Loss Of File 'Obscurity' Puts Privacy Onus On Courts, Attys
• Cabot Sues Attys For $5M Over Filing Of Allegedly Barred Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Atty's Appeal Of $1M Judgment
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• Skelos Seeks New Trial After Silver Conviction Vacated
• Ethics Whiplash: Four 180-Degree Turns On Atty Conduct Cases
• Shkreli's Brazen Defiance May Lead To Harsher Sentence
• Atty Launches Gay Bias Suit Against NJ Think Tank
• Debt Collection Firm Seeks To Arbitrate Privacy Suit
• DOJ Seeks Dismissal Of EOIR Immigrant Representation Row
• Asus Computer Loses Sanctions Bid In Cellphone IP Spat
• Justices Urged To Revive IP Suit Tied To Md. Divorce Case
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• Morgan Lewis Facing $30M Client Conflict Suit In Pa. Court
• NJ Case Protects Land Use Applicants From Sham Litigation
• Deutsche Pays Its Defense From Disputed Trusts, Suit Says
• Zucker Goldberg Shareholder Spirited Millions Out, Suit Says
• Uber Driver Class Counsel Blasts Defense Email Sanctions Bid
• Money Laundering Conviction Of 'Breaking Bad' Atty Upheld
• Bracewell Wants Sanctions Against Couple In Malpractice Suit
• GWB Figure Must Address Jones Day Conflict, 3rd Circ. Says
• Storytelling In The Age Of Emojis
• Jay Z Logo Suit Had 99 Problems But New Sanctions Ain't One
• Feds Ask Busy Judge To Squeeze In 2018 Silver Retrial
• Shkreli Convicted On 3 Counts In Securities Fraud Trial
• Pa. Judge Denies Watching Porn Videos In Chambers
• Consulting Co. Tries To Nix Atty DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Row
• Ill. Tool Co. Can't Nix Suit Brought By Former Counsel
• LA Coliseum Escapes Sanctions For 'Attys' Eyes Only' Gaffe
• Zucker Goldberg Creditors Seek To Recover $4.6M
• Texas Atty Pleads Guilty To $27M Workers' Comp Fraud
• Atty Settles Extortion Claims In Celebrity Sex Tape Case
• Miami Atty Gets Year In Prison For Forging Judges' Signatures
• 4th Circ. OKs Judge's Recusal Denial In $2.3M Fraud Case
• Chadbourne Plaintiffs Add Norton Rose To Gender Bias Suit
• Judge Back On Christmas Tree IP Suit After Ex-Partner DQ'd
• Pa. Judge Won't Ax Frivolous Suit Award Collection Challenge
• Quinn-Uber Split Shows Hard Choices Of GC Rate Pressure
• Ex-DA Staffer Lived It Up For Decade On NY's Dime, Feds Say
• King & Spalding Tweaks Answer To Ex-Associate's Firing Suit
• Cookbook Scribe Wants Fees After 'Bad Faith' Copyright Suit
• A Bad Cure For A Nonexistent Problem
• Atty Threatened To Smear Firm Over Malpractice Suit: NC Bar
• Heller Sequels And 2nd Amendment, Still Undecided: Part 2
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• Ex-US Atty Faces Felony Over Allegedly Stalking Ex-Girlfriend
• Fla. Court Weighs Judge DQ Over Atty Facebook Friendship
• Legal Neglect To Blame For $30M Trial Loss, Couple Says
• Ex-Fla. Judge Can't Sue Ethics Commission, Bar Prosecutors
• Ex-Armstrong Teasdale Partner's Age Bias Suit Moves Ahead
• Ex-Adelson Atty Shoved By Judge Expands Firing Suit
• BIA Erred By Ignoring Attys' Alleged Errors, 9th Circ. Says
• Suspended Pa. Judge, Atty Charged With Bribery Scheme
• Oil Exec, Colombian Atty Must Face Drummond RICO Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says No Federal Claims In DA's Smear Campaign Suit
• Atty Tried To Pass Off EB-5 Investor Cash As Own: Lender
• NJ Judge Denies Calling Custody Seeker 'Nephew'
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• Schock Says DOJ Probe Into His Sexuality Was Misconduct
• Atty DQ'd For Repping Plaintiff After Consult With Defendant
• Lawyer Misused EB-5 Investor Money, Court Told
• Hibu Seeks To Oust Latham Attys From Ex-Employee Row
• Fried Frank Ex-Client Can't Sue In Texas Over Tax Advice
• NJ Judges Aim To Sink Fellow Jurist's Civil Rights Claims
• Shkreli Jury Asks Judge About 'Fraudulent Intent'
• Ex-Zucker Goldberg Atty Owes Firm $1.93M, Suit Says
• Pa. Atty Says Hospital Sued Him To 'Police' Client Search
• Telecom Co. Seeks Mintz Levin DQ In Patent Dispute
• Chipotle Seeks Contempt Order Over DOL Overtime Rule Suit
• Accused Ambulance Chaser Not Covered, Insurers Say
• Firm Denied Malpractice Suit Move From Bankruptcy Court
• US Presidents Are Not Immune From Criminal Prosecution
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly