Legal Ethics Archive » February, 2018

Legal Ethics - February, 2018

235 articles

• Ohio's Judge Recusal Rules Violate Due Process, Suit Says
• King & Spalding DQ'd In Boehringer Unit Arbitration
• $10K Was 'Going Rate' For Job In Ill. Court Office, Suit Says
• Ex-Fugitive Beau Dodges Witness Stand At NJ Judge's Trial
• Judges Want Media Leaks To Stop In College Hoops Probe
• Pa. Court Worker Says Judge Harassed Her Years After Affair
• Manhattan Firm Faces Sex, Race Bias Claims By Associate
• Ex-Running Mate Sues Disbarred Pol Over Campaign Finance
• Calif. Atty, Firm Liable For $26M Judgment In EB-5 Suit
• Web Search About Zoo No Cause For Recusal, Md. Judge Says
• Atty's Appeal Voids Bid To Toss $2.3M Frivolous Suit Award
• 3rd Circ. Backs Litigation Funder That Helped Sue Reed Smith
• Bacardi Must Admit Or Deny Spying, Rival Tells Judge
• Settlement Averts Swartz Campbell, Chartwell Poaching Trial
• Pa. Judge Faces Ethics Charges For Campaign Conduct
• Philly Atty Accused Of Injuring Man Amid Divorce Case
• Land Mines To Avoid When Parting Ways With A Law Firm
• From Cowboy Boots To Wingtips: Prosecutions Gone Awry
• 7th Circ. Bars Atty Facing SEC Charges In Immigrant Appeal
• 9/11 Judge Wants Mattis To Explain Commission Chief Firing
• Convicted Ill. Judge Asked Why She Deserves Law License
• Pa. Justice Stands Up For Colleagues In Gerrymander Fight
• NJ Judge Denies Seeking Special Treatment For Child Support
• Ex-Counsel's Errors Doom Med Mal Claims, NJ Court Says
• Atty Linked To Petraeus Scandal Sanctioned For Overbilling
• 9th Circ. Asks DC High Court For Clarity On Howrey Profits
• Jurors Urged To Convict Pa. Mayor In Law Firm Bribery Case
• Investors Sue Wynn Resorts GC, Execs Over Insider Trading
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• Pa. Firms' Poaching Trial Shows Market's Fierce Competition
• Attys Escape Sanctions For Oilfield Services Merger Suit
• Ky. Can't Reclaim Firm's $4.2M Cut Of OxyContin Settlement
• Feds Move To DQ Todd & Weld Atty In Mass. Sen. Fraud Case
• Geico Blasts Law Firms, Network In $15M Fake Claims Suit
• NJ Atty Reprimanded For Emails Cursing Out Ethics Leader
• Texas Court Kicks Atty's Race Bias Claims To Arbitration
• Ex-Dechert Client Seeks Subpoena For Leaked Letter's Source
• AGs Slam 'Unfair' Class Action Settlement With Wine Retailer
• NJ Asst. Public Defender Reprimanded For Sex With Client
• Greenberg Traurig Team Exits Suit By Vet-Led Former Client
• SEC Slaps 6 In 'Shell Factory Fraud' With $2M Disgorgement
• EA Loses Sanctions Bid In Video Game IP Case
• Insurer Dodges Coverage In Lamb McErlane Malpractice Suit
• MoFo Atty DQ'd In Banc Of Calif. Cloud Access Suit
• Atty Interfered With Ex-Law Firm's Web Rights, Jury Says
• NY Atty, Judge Accused Of Stealing Over $4M From Trusts
• Fitbit Wants Rival Sanctioned After Beating IP Suit
• Philly Atty Disbarred After Soliciting 14-Year-Old Girl
• Trump Hotel Cos. Fight to Keep Law Firm Arb Suit Federal
• Philly Bar Chancellor Rips Calls For Justices' Impeachment
• Ex-Skadden Atty's Plea Raises Specter Of Foreign Lobbying
• 'Strategy' Defense Fails Atty Who Shirked Case: Texas Court
• Judge Calls For Sanctions In WWE Concussion Suit
• Pepper Hamilton Settles With Philly Union Boss Ex-Client
• Drivers Slam Fee Bids By 'Ghost Lawyers' In $10B VW Deal
• Tex. Appeals Court Says Mining Co. Can Redo Atty DQ Bid
• Calif. Law Firm, Ex-Partner Take Web Domain Row To Jury
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Akerman Adds 6 Professional Liability Litigators In Fla.
• Atty Who Missed Deposition In Prince TM Spat Told To Comply
• Pattern Of Disruptive Behavior Gets Fla. Lawyer Disbarred
• Calif. Panel Says Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Must Arbitrate Claims
• Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner Gets Prison For Insider Trading
• Pa. Attys' $38K Sanctions Halted For 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Texas State Sen. Found Guilty In Securities Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Ark. Judge Gets 5 Years For Fraud, Soliciting Sex
• Overcoming The Mistrust Of Science In An Alt-Fact Age
• Del. Gov. Skirting Ruling On Court Party Makeup, Suit Says
• 4 Things To Know As NLRB Joint Employer Saga Continues
• Judiciary Collecting Sexual Harassment Data
• Prosecution Appeals Suspension Of Guantanamo Terror Trial
• LA-Based Ogletree Shareholder Sued For Sexual Harassment
• NY Tax Atty Charged With Tax Fraud Over $3.5M Charity Scam
• FCC's Pai Won't Recuse Himself In Sinclair Merger Review
• Weil Seeks To Nip Conflict Concerns In Breitburn Ch. 11 Case
• Atty Suing Ogletree In $300M Bias Suit Moves To Buchalter
• Latest Russia Plea A Glimpse Into Mueller's Universe
• 6th Circ. Backs Utility Atty In Work-From-Home ADA Row
• Cozen Can't Exit Suit Over Ex-Atty's Alleged Conspiracy
• Baker McKenzie Taps UK Firm For Sexual Assault Inquiry
• Suit Over Firm's Debt Collection Was Timely, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pryor Says Fired Associate Trying To 'Shake' Firm For Info
• Russia, Ukraine Ties Mark Ex-Skadden Atty Snared By Mueller
• High Court Won't Hear Atty's Appeal Of Essay Sanction
• King & Spalding DQ Bid Shouldn't Be Complex, Judge Says
• Traffic Ticket Firm Seeks Sanctions For $11M Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Skadden Atty Pleads Guilty To Lying In Mueller Probe
• Ex-Katten Muchin Atty Says Jury Misconduct Tainted Trial
• Latham Wins $1.7M For Fees In Malicious Prosecution Case
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Atty's Suit Over $1.2M Fee
• SEC Settles Suits Over $1.8M Shell Company Scheme
• NLRB Member Wrongly Partook In Joint Employer Case, IG Says
• Boston Scientific IP Attys Must Defend Doc-Redact Request
• Safran Gets Attys' Fees After Beating FCA Allegations
• ​​​​​​​Holland & Knight Looks To Undo $35M Malpractice Loss
• Fla. Judge Should Be Removed For Campaign Offenses: Panel
• Weil's Role Part Of Probe Of Breitburn Conflict Claims
• Dallas Atty Cops To Running Marriage Fraud Scheme
• NJ Judge Denies Using Role To Sway Police In DUI Arrest
• Convicted Dewey Exec's SEC Deal Hinges On Criminal Appeal
• Lundy Law Scolded In Decision Axing False Advertising Suit
• Md. Court Raises Red Flag On Midcase Ethics Complaints
• NY Atty Sues For Fees In $2.9M Bias Suit Settlement
• Insider Tips Case Shows 3rd Circ.'s Caution On Sentencings
• Ex-Allen & Overy Atty's Psych Exam Story Falls Flat
• Guantanamo Trial Halted After 'Revolution' By Defense
• Texas Justices Won't Hear From Oil Exec DQ'd As Counsel
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Ex-ICE Attorney Cops To Stealing Immigrant IDs
• AT&T Takes Unusual Step In Seeking Delrahim Testimony
• Ex-Foley & Lardner Atty Should Get Prison Time, Feds Say
• ​​​​​​​Appeal Or Retrial: Can't Have Both, Ex-Cozen Atty Argues
• 1st Circ. Says Ex-Atty Can't Duck Obstruction Convictions
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• 7th Circ. Halts Order For Instant Access To Cook County Suits
• Pa. Judge's Defamation Suit Over Book To Stay In Fed Court
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• Fake Atty Convicted In Pa. Of Bogus Nationwide Practice
• Prince Estate Wants Atty Held In Contempt For Missed Depo
• Illinois Judge Guilty Of $1.4M Mortgage Scheme, Jury Says
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• 7th Circ. Wants Extra Briefing On Fees In TCPA Cruise Deal
• Trenk DiPasquale Email Probe Ordered In Water Agency Suit
• Judge Accused Of $1.4M Fraud Knew What To Say: Feds
• Name Partner's Son Forged To Steal $827K From Pa. Firm
• TD Bank Dodges Repayment Bid Over NJ Atty's Check Fraud
• Midas Parent's GC Sanctioned For Practicing On Suspension
• Pa. Panel Won't Release AG's Unredacted Lewd Email Report
• Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Upends Insider Trading Sentence
• Ex-ICE Attorney Charged With Stealing Immigrant IDs
• NJ Justices To Determine If Malpractice Suit Was Barred
• Utes Can't Force Judge's Recusal In Dispute With Ex-Worker
• Manafort And Gates Deserve Day In Court, Judge Says
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• Ex-Fugitive Beau Ordered To Testify At NJ Judge's Trial
• SEC Pushes Gibson Dunn Out Of Woodbridge Ch. 11
• Rolls-Royce Should Win FCA Suit Toss, Atty DQ: Magistrate
• 9th Circ. Botched Sanctions Ruling, Startup Argues
• Rawle & Henderson Fired Worker Claiming Harassment: Suit
• LeClairRyan Can't Toss Malpractice Suit
• Fox Rothschild, MRI Cos. Founders Sued By Investors
• SEC Wants Sanctions After Call Recordings Thrown Away
• Bristol-Myers Hit With Sanctions Bid Over Abilify Notebooks
• Proskauer Says No Evidence Ex-Partner Aided Stanford Scam
• Make New E-Filed Suits Public Now, Cook County Clerk Told
• Cozen's Botched Filing Sank $6.8M Judgment, Suit Says
• Recent Leaks Put Legal Industry On '#MeToo' Notice
• Affirming The Joint Defense Privilege In Illinois
• NJ Judge Won't Toss Charges Of Jurist Helping Fugitive Beau
• Cadwalader Row Looks Trial-Bound: Redskins Owner's Atty
• 9th Circ. OKs Sanctions For First Solar Wrongful Death Suit
• Atty Seeking New Abusive Suit Trial Alleges Expert Perjury
• Firm Can't Force Privacy Suit Into Arbitration, Court Rules
• Gerrymandering Case Casts Political Cloud Over Pa. Justices
• Fla. Judge Arrested In Prostitution Sting
• Adviser Who Traded On Tip From Atty Gets 6 Months In Prison
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Pa. Paralegal's Suit Against Ex-DA
• NJ Judge Again Tries To Sink Charges Of Aiding Fugitive Beau
• Girardi Keese Must Open Books On $130M Deal, 9th Circ. Told
• NJ Personal Injury Firm Sued Over Atty's Trip-And-Fall
• Enviro Analysis Says Congress Threatens Access To Courts
• Bar Prep Co. Takes Another Shot At $50M Law School Suit
• Accountant Can't Nix Punitives From Atty's Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Skadden Attorney Disbarred After Child Porn Conviction
• State Farm Must Face RICO Claims Over Campaign Funding
• 5th Circ. Rejects Bid To Revive Hair Salon ADA Suit
• Dentons Partner Exits After Inappropriate Behavior Claims
• Law360's The Week in Discipline
• Ropes & Gray Hit With Malpractice Suit By Fund Co-Founder
• Blurry BigLaw Definition Of 'Partner' Fuels Gender Bias Suits
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• Judge Skeptical Of Dewey CFO's Bid To Vacate Conviction
• Fla. Court OKs Toss Of Engle Cases Filed For Dead Plaintiffs
• Pa. Judge Wants Sexual Misconduct Complaint Axed
• Dilworth Paxson Accused Of Frivolous Development Suit
• Gates Attys Cite 'Irreconcilable Differences' In Withdrawal
• NJ Judge Loses Bid To Toss Charges Of Aiding Fugitive Beau
• Insurer Must Cover Fraud Claims Against NJ Atty, Judge Says
• Foley & Lardner Slams DQ Bid In Suit Against Bock Hatch
• AT&T TCPA Class Claims Nixed Over Atty Husband's Fees
• Suit Funder Can't Seek Payout In NJ After Ky. Loss: Judge
• Dems Say NLRB Member Likely Violated Ethics Rules
• Latham's $1.6M Fee Bid An 'Obscene' Request, Atty Says
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• Vice Chancellor OKs Fees In Investor Row, Blasts Bank Attys
• Ex-Paralegal Pleads Guilty To Stealing Immigration Fees
• Judge Accused Of Aiding Fugitive Beau Rips 'Corrupt' Cops
• Manufacturer Urges RICO Suit Revival Over Asbestos Claims
• 'Serial Objector' Attys Dodge RICO Claims In Class Action
• Walmart Bid To Move TCPA Suit To Another Fla. Court Denied
• Colo. Atty Cops To Role In Alleged Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Kozinski Case Highlights Need For Deep Judicial Reforms
• Kirkland Says Ex-US Trustee Is Isolated From Ch. 11 Case
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• Duane Morris Malpractice Suit Deserves 2nd Shot, Atty Says
• 6th Circ. Revives Ohio Atty's Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Gibson Dunn Settles Billing Workers' Age Bias Suit
• Mattis Fires Guantanamo Military Commission Chief
• Ill. Judge Lied Repeatedly In $1.4M Scheme, Gov't Says
• Ballard Spahr Sued For Malpractice Over IP Rental Advice
• Ex-Arsenal Investor Says Linklaters Error Cost Her £11.6M
• New ABA Policy Takes Aim At Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
• Ex-Sutherland Partner Competent To Stand Trial, Judge Rules
• Texas Judge Caught In FBI Sting Accused Of Accepting Bribes
• Ohio Justice Gets Ethics Complaint Over Dad's AG Cases
• Judiciary Ends Kozinski Inquiry Due To His Retirement
• Kazakh Firm Can Continue Fraud Claims Against Ex-Director
• Ford Fends Off Patent Atty's 'No Poaching' Suit
• Tax Scammer's Wife Pleads With 2nd Circ. Over Seized Funds
• Israeli Court Officials Immune From NJ Suit, Panel Says
• Atty Scolded For '#Killinnazis' Exits Pa. Xarelto Cases
• Polsinelli Pair Can't Change Venues For $10M Loan Suit
• Fla. Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation
• Ex-Mintz Levin Atty's Suit Against Divorce Judge Tossed
• Ex-Venable Atty Gets 7 Years For Laundering $2M
• Attys In SeaWorld Ad Row Slammed For 'Lack Of Civility'
• Fla. Swingers Club Fights Bid To Freeze Assets, DQ Atty
• Madoff Investors Can't Get All SDNY Judges Off Their Case
• Ill. Judge's Fraud Trial A Rare Moment For The Bench
• Law Firm Wants Trump Panama Hotel Row In State Court
• Florida PI Firm Sheds Never-Served Overtime Suit
• Brooklyn Prosecutor Who Wiretapped Ex-Lover Gets 1 Year
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Says Firing Suit Should Go On
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• 9th Circ. Says High Court Ruling Dooms Milberg Suit
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Hires New Lawyers For Graft Retrial
• Gates' Attys Quit Conspiracy Case After Reported Sidley Hire
• FOIA Atty Loses DC Circ. Bid For More Info On FBI Probe
• Cook County Clerk Appeals Order On Access To E-Filed Suits
• Board Says Ill. Atty Dishonestly Took Funds From Client
• 3rd Circ. Says Lawyer Must Disclose Client List To IRS
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Bankruptcy Trustee Defends Crane Heyman Malpractice Suit
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age