Legal Ethics Archive » November, 2017

Legal Ethics - November, 2017

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• Morgan Lewis Repping Workers May Be Conflict, Judge Says
• Time-Share Exit Co., Counsel Dodge Resort's 'Shotgun' Suit
• Calif. Firm Sues Spectrum For Internet Installation Delays
• Gawker Liquidator Defeats Efforts To Undercut Thiel Probe
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• NRA Pushes For Recusal Of Fla. Supreme Court Justice
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Skadden Win In Radnor Ex-CEO's Suit
• Gilstrap Boots Absentee Atty From Patent Case
• Are Private Sector WTO Litigators At Risk Under Logan Act?
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Pleads Guilty In DOJ Suit-Selling Case
• Pa. Judicial Conduct Board Not Subject To Records Request
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• Regulators, Whistleblowers And The Paradise Papers
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• Fla. Appeals Court Backs Atty's Exit From Malpractice Suit
• Atty Slams Ocwen Bid To 'Fling Mud' At Him Over TCPA Deal
• Judge Blames Uber Deputy GC For Waymo IP Trial's Delay
• Gawker Estate Fights Efforts To Stymie Its Probe Into Thiel
• NY AG Says Legal Nonprofit Director Used Charity As 'Slush Fund'
• Atty Seeks Arbitration For Ex-Pot Co. Exec's Malpractice Suit
• Morgan Lewis Slams Fox News Attys In Cyberstalking Suit
• McDermott Urges Toss Of Westlaw Widow's Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Comverse GC Loses FOIA Bid Tied To 'Backdating' Scam
• Prominent Madoff Victim Atty Had Client Conflicts, Trust Says
• After Inquiry, NLRB's Emanuel Discloses More Ex-Clients
• DLA Piper Urges 2nd Circ. To Affirm Malpractice Dismissal
• Judge Hands Off Ex-National Lampoon CEO's Recusal Bid
• Preparing Your Company Witnesses For The Gotcha Question
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• Ex-Linklaters Atty's Husband Won't Fight Insider Trading Suit
• Fla. High Court Rejects Gov.'s Bid To DQ Justice
• Geico Seeks $15M Paid To Fla. Med Group For 'Fake' Claims
• Firm Must Face Ex-Client's Suit Over Missed Deadline To Sue
• Judge 'Suspicious' Of Copied Claims In GM Bias Suit
• Atty's Contact With Clerk Won't Sink $25M Yacht Deal
• Barnes Says Cellino Wants To Burn Firm To The Ground
• Feds Point To Email Trove In Ex-Katten Atty Fraud Trial
• Advocacy Groups Fight Fla. Gov.'s Bid To DQ 'Hot Mic' Justice
• NJ Atty Who Spent Client Funds On Businesses Disbarred
• Attorney Admits To $50M Chinese Investor Visa Fraud
• Attys Walk Out Of Brooklyn Court Over ICE Arrest
• Pa. Judge's Suit Over Book Portrayal Sent To Home Court
• Conn. Law Firm Moves To Nix Debt Collector Defamation Suit
• High Court Reinstates Atty Suspended In Mistaken Identity
• Cosby Accuser's Attys Slam Ex-DA's Frivolous Suit Claim
• Ex-Clyde & Co Partner Suspended Over Fund Transfers
• The Propriety Of Prosecutorial Bluffing
• Waymo-Uber Trial Delayed Over Claims Of Hidden Evidence
• ICJ Judges Commonly Sit As Arbitrators, Study Finds
• Shkreli Mentor And Investor Says He Lied To Feds
• Justices Deny Appeal Of Dow's Award In Nova Patent Row
• Ex-WellCare GC Gets 6 Months For Medicaid Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Jury Convicts Payday Lending Bigwig, Atty Of Fraud
• Ex-SEAL Wants Former Atty To Face Suit For Book Advice
• Ex-Law Firm Secretary Wins $277K Atty Fees In OT Suit
• DOJ Closes J&J Witness Tampering Investigation
• Consultant's Atty Resists Feds' DQ Bid In Pay-To-Play Case
• 4th Circ. Upholds $5M Coverage Cap For Legal Mal Award
• Justices Won't Take Up Doc's Suit Against Firm Over $4M Deal
• Arent Fox Still Can't Get Access To Docs In Malpractice Suit
• Shkreli Deal Legit, Investor Says Ex-Katten Atty Told Him
• Marine General Freed In Guantanamo Trial Ethics Dispute
• Hunton Moves To Toss $34M Stanford Deal Objections
• 'Mass Lateral' Moves No Silver Bullet For Beleaguered Firms
• DA Office Not A Judicial Agency For Records Law: Pa. Court
• Pa. Justices Uphold Judges' Removal In Case-Fixing Scheme
• Judge's Election Shows Small Audience For Pa. Bar Ratings
• Union Atty Demands List Of New NLRB Member's Clients
• 7th Circ. Vacates 'Ponzi' Atty's Sentence, Again Remands
• Attys On Both Sides Of Jeep Row Sanctioned By Calif. Judge
• NY Atty Seeks To Avoid Jail For Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Whistleblower Attys Fight Sanctions In Hastert Case
• Ex-Galleon Trader Says He Didn't Report Shkreli To Feds
• NJ Fights To Keep Judge's Misconduct Claims In Public View
• Judge Slams Battery Co.'s 'Gamesmanship' In Antitrust MDL
• Del. Chancery Won't DQ Morris Nichols From Dollar Tree Case
• Davis Polk Sustains Racial Bias Suit Win In 2nd Circ.
• Trial Comments Didn't Sink Threats Case, NJ Panel Says
• Mueller Says Trump Associate's Defense Atty Has Conflict
• Be Alert For Money Laundering, Watchdog Tells UK Law Firms
• Fla. Judge Seeks To Avoid Removal For Campaign Violations
• Ice Cream Co. Denies Attempt To Freeze Out Legal Rival
• Ex-Galleon Trader Details Shkreli Vendetta At Ex-Katten Atty Trial
• Fla. Gov. Seeks DQ Of Justice Over 'Hot Mic' Comments
• 7th Circ. Affirms Immigration Atty's Asylum Conspiracy Rap
• Law Firm Shakes Foreclosure Fee Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• AILA Nabs Some Immigration Judges' Names In FOIA Fight
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty Cops To Role In $7.8M Scheme
• Houston Firm Files Libel Suit Over 1-Star Google Review
• Insurer Needn't Defend Law Firm In Ambulance-Chasing Suits
• ND Tribe Member Urges Rethink Of Co.'s Win In Royalty Row
• Gun Atty's Counsel Hired Him For Pistol Permit, Judge Told
• DA's Deal With Law Firms Is Illegal, Skeptical 9th Circ. Told
• Ohio Justice's 'Crass' Boasts Of Sexual Trysts Slammed
• Disbarred Atty, 2 Others Get Prison For Auto Loan Scheme
• Trader Wants SEC Attys DQ'd Over Alleged Privilege Breach
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• Shiboleth Calls Latest Malpractice Suit Tardy
• NJ Atty Malpractice Suit Revived To Weigh Timeliness
• Ex-Weinstein Attys Muddy BigLaw's Rep For Keeping Secrets
• Feds Claim Ignorance Over Mobster's Money-Laundering Atty
• 9th Circ. Affirms Tax Atty's $27K Penalty For Bogus Claims
• 'Long Siege' For Ex-Dewey Controller Ends With No Jail
• Judicial Watch Founder Fights Sanctions For Suits Vs. Org
• Howrey, Firms Say DC Court Should Decide Clawback Query
• Fake Atty Who Defrauded Inmates' Families Gets Prison
• Shkreli Auditor Says Investor Settlements Seemed Legit
• Law Firm Settles Fight Over Atty's Share Of Sirius Settlement
• Startup Tells 9th Circ. $1B IP Holder Not A 'Sham' Co.
• Senate Panel Mulls Approving Judges Who Used Marijuana
• Fla. Firm Contests Method For $9M Sanctions In Engle Suits
• NJ Atty, Investor Charged In $30M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Armstrong Teasdale Sanctions Lifted In Fiat Hack Case
• Don't Let ABA Post Letter About Cooley, Law School Urges
• Venable Accused Of Concealing Client's Evidence Destruction
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Contractor In $77M Forfeiture Wants Sanctions For Ex-Attys
• Pa. Firm Sues Accountant For Failing To Catch Embezzlement
• Prosecutors Slam Pa. Mayor's Bid To Toss Graft Indictment
• Manafort Attorney's Testimony And The Limits Of Privilege
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• Hurdles To Consider When Securing A Personnel File
• Ex-Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio Loses Recusal Bid In Profiling Case
• VisionAid Can't Get Own Atty In Firing Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Ex-NJ Doctor Loses Appeal Over Ineffective Lawyer Claims
• 10th Circ. Finds Judge Had No Conflict In Deportation Case
• Loss In Defense Contract Suit Wasn't Firm's Fault: NJ Court
• Consultant's Atty Can't Leave Pay-To-Play Case Over No Pay
• Ex-Katten Atty Wanted Shkreli Loan Disclosed, Jury Hears
• Feds Seek To Block Expert In Texas State Sen.'s Fraud Trial
• Houston Restaurant Says Atty Negligence Cost It $1.2M
• DC Circ. Threads Needle On Docs Privilege In FTC Row
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Senate OKs Dechert Partner For DOT Gig Amid Torture Debate
• Manafort's Challenge To 'No-Knock' Raid Faces Long Odds
• 7th Circ. Shuts Down Atty's 5th Appeal In $4M Junk Fax Case
• Chicago Atty Sues Firm Over Termination While Pregnant
• Gordon Rees Atty Out Of Mgmt. For Harassment Remarks
• Feds Extend Immunity To Ex-Retrophin Exec Over Hacking Claim
• Attys Can't Duck $1.7M Payback In Gold-Venture Fraud Suit
• Chipotle Wins Halt To Suit Under Axed DOL Overtime Rule
• NJ Justices Say Future Attys' Fees Count As Security
• RI Atty Fights Texas Jurisdiction In Mesh Row Before Justices
• Trademark & Infringement LLP: 4 Fights Over Firm Names
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• Fired DLA Piper Atty Can't Nix Firm's Arbitration Win
• Dallas Prosecutor Fired After Alleged Uber Altercation
• Prepare For Big Changes To FARA Enforcement
• Ex-Katten Atty Trial Rocked By Claims Of Witness' Cybercrime
• Justice Kagan Steps Back From Immigrant Detention Case
• GOP Senator Wants Moore Expelled If He Wins Alabama Seat
• J&J Hip Implant Jury Won't Hear Witness Tampering Claim
• Troutman Sanders Attys DQ'd From HealthSouth FCA Suit
• Claims Trimmed In Boeing FCA Retaliation Suit
• Trump Court Pick Knocked For Keeping Mum On Wife's Job
• Atty Who Called ICE About Client's Worker Fights FLSA Link
• Time-Share Biz Says It Can Show Firm Interfered With Deals
• Pa. Atty Says Joint Trial With Allentown Pol Invites Prejudice
• Texas Panel Revives Malpractice Claim Against Atty
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• Endo Cert Bid Calls AGs' Use Of Private Attys Unconstitutional
• Retrophin CEO Says He Was Suspicious Of Ex-Katten Atty
• Ex-Foley & Lardner Atty Cops To Securities Fraud Conspiracy
• Appleby Data Breach Highlights Law Firms' Unique Risks
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• WWE Wins Bid For Call Records In Wrestler's Royalty Row
• Defense Attys Unimpressed By NY Exculpatory Evidence Rule
• Atty Escapes Sanctions In Suit Alleging In-Flight Injuries
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• 'Search The Personal Emails,' Judge Tells Chadbourne Team
• Boies In Ethics Quagmire Over Weinstein Spy Hire
• Feds Fight Ex-Katten Atty's Effort To Savage Accountant
• Napoli Says Court Can't Hear Suit Over Asbestos Fee Split
• Startup Hits Florida Bar, Law Firm With $11M Antitrust Suit
• Drinker Biddle Comms Keep Privilege In J&J Tampering Probe
• How Calif.'s Anti-SLAPP Law Affects Amended Complaints
• Judge's Slap At JPMorgan Jury Doesn't Sit Well With Experts
• Lewis Tein Asks Justices To Weigh In On Tribal Immunity
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• UK Regulator Fines Locke Lord $655K Over Rogue Solicitor
• NJ Judge Loses Eligibility Notice Bid Amid Misconduct Probe
• DOJ Says Sanctions Inappropriate In Nursing Home FCA Row
• Morgan Lewis Fails To Halt $30M Client Conflict Suit
• Manafort, Gates Hit With Gag Order In Mueller Case
• NY Times Fires Boies Schiller Over Weinstein Spy Hire
• Investor Says No Sham Deal Talks With Ex-Shkreli Atty
• Prosecutor Defends Actions In $1B Health Care Fraud Case
• Houston Atty Buzbee Wants $10M In Row Over Client Contract
• Fox News Contributor Slams Attorney In Sanctions Bid
• Judge Denies Mars' Rice Suit Sanctions Bid In A Few Words
• Pa. Justices To Revisit Ex-Lawmaker's Campaign Conviction
• Ex-Partners Want Access To Chadbourne Personal Emails
• Fish & Richardson Ends TM Fight With Smaller 'Fish' Firm
• Sens. Ask New NLRB Member To Disclose Conflicts
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Fla. Prosecutor Fights DQ Bid In $1B Health Care Fraud Case
• Israeli Firm Avoids Sanctions In Ampal $28M Judgment Row
• Shkreli Investors Recount Few Dealings With Ex-Katten Atty
• Texas Judge Weighs Contempt In Chipotle Overtime Suit
• Wrestler Admitted Atty Solicitation In Podcast, WWE Says
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• NJ Judge Accused Of Taking Unapproved DWI Fund Payments
• Hibu Can't Get Latham DQ'd Completely In Noncompete Suit
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• USPTO Finalizes Rule On Attorney-Client Privilege At PTAB
• ManorCare Wants Sanctions Against DOJ Attys In FCA Suit
• Simpson Thacher Clerk Fights Insider-Trading Sentence
• Fiat Says Drivers' Attys Allowed Contamination Of Evidence
• Liberty Says NYC Counsel Fees Of $250 Per Hour 'Excessive'
• Greenberg Traurig Ejected From Wine Biz Dispute
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• KIT Trial Defense Says DOJ Official Helped Fraud Suspect
• Gov't Seeks To Bring Immigrant Abortion Row To High Court
• Calif. High Court Signs Off On Prosecutor Ethics Rule
• Docs Not Privileged In BASF Asbestos Fraud Case, Says Class
• USPTO Launches Attorney Discipline Diversion Program
• Zoo Elephant 'Friends' Fight To Sue City Without Counsel
• King & Spalding Plans Motion To Sink Fired Associate's Suit
• NJ Judge Assails Rage Claims And Public Details Of Probe
• Ky. Justices Say Top Court Ruling Misses Mark In Kindred Suit
• Probation Officer Suing Pa. Judge Denied Anonymity
• Courthouse News Service Sues Court Over Slow E-Filing
• Proskauer Escapes $5B Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Papadopoulos Plea Prompts Senate Call To Question Sessions
• Witness Left Firm Of Ex-Katten Atty's Relative, Jury Hears
• Alleged Ship Bomber Can't Stop Case After Attys Withdraw
• Mueller Privilege Win May Signal More Atty-Client Attacks
• 11th Circ. Backs FTC Win In Law Firm Mortgage Relief Scam
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty To Plead Guilty In FCA Suit-Selling Case
• Perception Vs. Reality At Trial
• Mass. Law Firm Knocks Out Ruling Voiding Its Client Contract
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Seyfarth Shaw Says RICO Suit Can't Prove Tax Shelter Plot
• Pa. Mayor Says Feds Misled Grand Jury In Graft Indictment
• Manafort Lawyer Warned After Holding News Conference
• Florida Judge Suspended Without Pay For Recusal Failures
• Texas Court Sides With Convict In Contract Dispute With Atty
• Ex-Pa. DA Says Cosby Accuser's Suit Blew Up His Campaign
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• Investor Denies Contact With Ex-Katten Atty Before Deal
• DAs Say 6,000 Cases Tied To Disgraced Drug Lab Chemist
• Ky. Sues Law Firm To Recover $4.2M From Oxycontin Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Dismissed From Hard Rock Venture Suit
• $10M Clawback Suit Against Squire Patton Falters On Appeal
• Attys 'Should Be Ashamed' For Uneven OT Deal, Judge Says
• Calif. Bar Faces Uphill Battle Against Retaliation Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Alice Patent Win For Comcast, Verizon
• Pa. Justices Deny Ex-DA Aide's Contempt Conviction Appeal
• Plea Deal Possible For Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty In Fraud Case
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'