Legal Ethics Archive » March, 2018

Legal Ethics - March, 2018

301 articles

• Space Travel Co. GC's Email Allowed In Tourist's Suit
• Litigation Funder Seeks Appellate Fees After 3rd Circ. Win
• Co. Punished For Dodging Discovery Tied To $75M IP Loss
• Philly Law Firm Must Face Suit Over Settlement Advice In NJ
• Getaway Driver For Crooked Atty Who Jumped Bail Pleads Out
• Ex-Katten Atty Should Hand Over A Half-Million, Feds Say
• Physicist Gets 15 Months For Trading On Linklaters Clients
• NJ Atty Must Face Suit Over Pension Fund Withdrawal Advice
• Hobbico Committee Questions Atty's Ties To Stalking Horse
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• NJ Firm Hit With Class Action Over Debt Collection Letter
• Quinn Emanuel Can't Rep Faraday, Electric Car Rival Says
• Ogletree Trial Loss Is A Conflict Warning For Immig. Attys
• VA Counsel Pulled Strings To Get Wife Hired, Probe Finds
• There Is A Cognitive Science Behind Big Jury Verdicts
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• Atty Can't Duck Malpractice Suit Over Faulty 1999 FCC Form
• Littler, Client Stuck Paying Atty Fees To DOL In Wage Row
• Pa. Man Gets 18 Months For Bribing Philadelphia DA
• Cohen Milstein Waived Right To Collect $600K: Magistrate
• 11th Circ. Finds Jury May Have Been Misled In Raw Oyster Suit
• Judge Explains Pillsbury DQ From ED Contract Row
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Willkie Abandoned Binding Settlement Deal, Ex-Client Says
• Referee Recommends Disbarment For Tribe's Former Attys
• Ex-City Atty Wrong To Suggest Self For Posts, Court Says
• The Importance Of Attorney Etiquette In The Courtroom
• Feds Say Immig. Atty Reused Story For Clients' Asylum Bids
• Judge Slams SanDisk Investors' Attys For 'Stretching' Facts
• NY Atty Suspended In NJ Over 'Outrageous' Property Transfer
• Proskauer Partner Must Prove Employee Status In Bias Suit
• Ex-Estate Atty Gets 26 Years For Stealing $1.5M From Clients
• Pa. Atty Accused Of Pursuing Abusive Loan Repayment Suit
• Skadden Cites #MeToo In Nixing Forced Arbitration
• Firm Tries To Ditch Assault Claims Arising From Divorce Case
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Judge Sanctions Ill. Atty Over 'Antagonistic' Conduct
• Disbarred Pa. Atty Gets NJ Suspension Over Mortgage Service
• Attys, Firms Dodge Malpractice Claims In Poaching Suit
• Biotech Co. In Contempt For Public Statements On IP Row
• Stormy Daniels Asks For Speedy Discovery To Depose Trump
• Don't Spare Ex-Skadden Atty The Rod, Mueller Urges Judge
• DOT Workers' Age Bias Claims Revived Over Ex-Atty Misstep
• Chicago Cab Co. Wants Dykema, Ch. 7 Trustee Sanctioned
• 9th Circ. Won't Reinstate Atty DQ'd Over Secret Recordings
• NJ Atty Gets Disciplined Over Alcohol-Fueled Assaults
• Immigration Atty Charged With Lying On Asylum Applications
• Pa. Atty Urges Judge To OK Suit Over Rival's Testimony
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Embattled NJ Judge Cited For Questioning Sex Assault Victim
• What Law Firms Stand To Lose In The #MeToo Era
• 5th Circ. Affirms $175K Sanction Against Austin Attorney
• 3rd-Party Funders Must Be Disclosed In 6 Fed. Appeals Courts
• Ex-Drinker Biddle Atty Can't Revive $30M Firing Suit
• Passenger Bid To Prevent 'Atty Misconduct' Puzzles Boeing
• Fla. Bar Settles Illegal Fee Claims Against 3 Lawyers
• Dilworth Must Face Suit Over Frivolous RE Cases, Judge Told
• IRS Plans To Limit Contracted Law Firms' Role In Audits
• Judge OKs Hunton's $34M Settlement With Stanford Investors​
• $135K Sanction Affirmed Over Texas Atty's Jury 'Push Poll'
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• No Coverage For Atty Accused Of $800K Theft, 5th Circ. Says
• Stormy Daniels Says Trump Atty Broke Campaign Finance Law
• Munger Tolles Arbitration Dust-Up May Spark BigLaw Changes
• Sanctions Sought Against Billionaire Sex Offender, Fla. Firm
• Texas Contempt Order Should Put Associates On Notice
• Feds Seek Lesser $3M Fine Against Ill. Atty In HUD Row
• Why Some BigLaw Harassment Policies Miss The Mark
• Ex-Atty Wants Counts In $550M Social Security Fraud Tossed
• Missing Affidavit Sinks Malpractice Claim Against NJ Firm
• Pillsbury DQ'ed From Row Over Ed Dept. Debt Collection Deal
• Calif. Courts Paid $500K To Resolve Sex Harassment Claims
• Transcript Peek Draws Warning In AT&T-Time Warner Trial
• Texas Justices Pass On Defamation Suit Against Mexican Firm
• Regeneron Must Pay Attys' Fees After 'Severe Misconduct'
• Ford Objectors Must Pay 'Baseless' Appeal's Bond, Court Told
• 2 NJ Attys Suspended In Separate Ethics Cases
• Quinn Emanuel Says Ex-Staffer Wasn't Target Of Racism
• Ga. High Court Latest Battleground For Case Funders
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• How Law Firms Are Adapting To #MeToo Era
• Atty Contempt Order Over Chipotle OT Row Gets Interim Stay
• Mining Co. Can Subpoena Law Firm In Libel Suit: 11th Circ.
• GoPro's Claim Rival Forged Doc In IP Row Stumps Judge
• Ex-NJ Judge Avoids Jail For $500K Traffic Ticket Scheme
• Disparate Motives Seen In Cuomo's Call For DA Probe
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Judge Weighs Sanctions For Overdesignating Docs
• Jailed Atty Can't Reverse Contempt Order Over Missing $1M
• Ex-Linklaters Atty's Husband Deserves Prison, DOJ Says
• Ex-Oregon US Atty Suspended 90 Days For Lying About Affair
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• Chadbourne Gets Nod For $3.1M Deal Ending Sex Bias Suit
• Calif. Bar Committee Has Anti-Competitive Bent, Suit Says
• Texas Attys Can't Hide IDs When Contacting Online Defamers
• Impeachments Threaten Pa. Justices' Autonomy, Attys Say
• Fla. Atty Disbarred After Hiring Felon Who Then Stole $5M
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Pa. Panel Won't Hear Atty's DQ Bid In Feud With Ex-Firm
• Rakoff Spares 3 Swiss Tax-Evasion Cooperators Prison Time
• Boies, BigLaw May Get Small Change In Weinstein Ch. 11
• Scheef & Stone Settles Doctor's Suit Over RE Fraud Case
• Law360's Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board
• Gibson Dunn DQ Sought By Ex-Pharma Execs In RICO Suit
• Judge Won't DQ Proskauer, Rips Hotelier For 'Playing Games'
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Says Feds Handed Him Stolen Complaints
• Holland & Hart Brief Was Brief Enough, 9th Circ. Says
• Pa. Atty Says Illness Negates $2.3M Frivolous Suit Verdict
• Texas Court Revives Suit Against Rose Walker Over Seized Jet
• Fed. Circ. Says Drug Co. Briefs Too Long In Suboxone Appeal
• Why Latham's Sex Scandal Isn't BigLaw's #MeToo Moment
• Immigration Atty Can't Dodge SEC's EB-5 Suit
• NJ Says Ethics Charges Preclude Judge's Bias Suit
• Weil Reasserts Distance From Debt Holder In Breitburn Ch. 11
• Gov't Slams Ex-Katten Atty's Move To Nix Conviction
• Rollback Of Obama NLRB's Legacy Hits Speed Bump
• Attys In Chipotle OT Suit Want Contempt Finding Stayed
• Name Of Ex-US Atty In Affair Should Stay Private, DOJ Says
• Latham Chair's Road From 'Christian Reconciliation' To Ouster
• Atty Sanctions Affirmed In Duplicate Wrongful Death Suit
• Hubby Says He Spied On Linklaters Over Wife's WFH Weekend
• Philly Atty Suspended Over Botched Med Mal Case
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Sheldon Silver Can't Toss Charges Post-Vacated Conviction
• CFPB Urges 9th Circ. To Keep Subpoena Against Law Firm
• Ex-US Atty Strikes Deal With SEC To Settle Fraud Claims
• Ill. Atty Never Filed Suit He Was Hired For, Regulator Says
• Hotel Co. Urges DQ Of Best Western Counsel In Breach Suit
• Dechert Settles Discrimination Suit From Ex-Payroll Staffers
• Kennedy Scolds Sotomayor At Abortion Case Arguments
• Pa. Rep. Introduces Bills To Boot Justices Over House Maps
• 5 Mistakes Millennial Attys Should Avoid On Social Media
• Atty Loses NY Fed. Court Admission For Not Revealing Breach
• Pa. Atty Reinstated To Bar After 8-Year Tax Fraud Suspension
• Pa. Judge Gets Education Program To Resolve Ethics Charges
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Manhattan DA's Weinstein Probe To Get Unheard-Of Review
• Judge OKs Eagan Avenatti's Exit From Ch. 11
• SF Firm Settles Appeal Of $1.1M Discovery Deceit Sanction
• Chiropractors, Attys Say Geico Fraud Claims Lack Specifics
• UK Atty Tells Jury He Is Scapegoat For Tax-Cheating Heirs
• EZCorp Fights Class Cert. In 'Lawyer-Driven' Investor Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Two Consumer Protection Suits
• White & Case Reports 24% Gender Pay Gap In London
• Outten, Cohen Attys Held In Contempt Over Chipotle OT Suit
• Ex-Air Force Officer Can Recant Plea Over Bad Counsel
• Beyond #MeToo: How Female Lawyers Are Mobilizing Online
• Philly Litigator Rips Opioid Defense Attys At Conference
• Ex-Judicial Watch Head Hit With $2.8M Verdict In TM Row
• Ill. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit In Domino's Franchise Row
• No Sanctions For Ex-Fox News Host, Atty In Cyberstalk Suit
• Asbestos Firm Must Face Insurers' Coverage Payback Suit
• Robocall Class Fights Walmart's Bid To Escape TCPA Suit
• Space Travel Co. Demands Sanctions Over Leaked Docs
• Ore. Judge Suspended For 'Screen' Of Gay Marriage Couples
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• End Legal Monopoly With Antitrust Review, Law Prof Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms 2 Convictions In BP Oil Spill Fraud Case
• Law Firm Founder Wants To Shield Docs From Timeshare Co.
• Law Firms Can Prosecute On Behalf Of DA, 9th Circ. Rules
• Zarco Einhorn DQ'd In Miami Restaurant Tipping Row
• Pa. Atty Gets 33-Month Prison Term For Defrauding Client
• Weil's Breitburn Lienholder Work A 'Fee Issue,' Judge Says
• Feds Seek To DQ Atty In Venezuelan Bribery Case
• 'Unsalvageable' NJ Atty Disbarred For Litany Of Misconduct
• Consultant Co. Wants Out Of $1.76M Suit Over Alleged Scam
• Ford Wins DQ Of Calif. Judge In Engine Defect Suit
• Panama Papers Firm Mossack Fonseca Closing Over Scandal
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Reed Smith Settles Pa. Malpractice Case Over Fire Coverage
• 'Copyright Troll' Atty Ordered To Take Ethics Class
• Firms Agree To End Suit Over 'Strong Arm' Trademark
• Delaware Atty Disciplined Over Sexual, Religious Missives
• Ill. Court Official Battles Bid For Quick Access To E-Filings
• Foreign Attys Can Conduct Int'l Arbitrations, India Court Rules
• Chadbourne, Norton Rose To Pay $3M To Settle Gender Suit
• Choice-Of-Law Takeaways From Dole Insurance Dispute
• Texas Atty Can Sue Defense Counsel Over Forged Will Case
• SEC Receiver, Law Firm Defeat Advisory Clients' Challenge
• CPA Claims Prosecutor Leaked Tax Data Seized In Raid
• Ex-Samsung Exec Can't Shake Prison Over Atty Error Claims
• Morgan Lewis Liable In $30M Conflict Suit, Ex-Client Says
• Morgan Lewis Attys Violated Conduct Rule, Judge Says
• Duane Morris Beats Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit In Pa.
• WilmerHale Atty Doesn't Recall Giving Up Ex-ConvergEx Exec
• Federal Judiciary Pushes Forward With Misconduct Initiatives
• 7th Circ. Affirms Fired Atty's Fee After Second Review
• DOD Admits To 'Legacy' Mics In Gitmo Prisoner Meeting Room
• Consumers, Wine Seller Amend Contested Deal In Pricing Row
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Plea Of Immigrant Not Warned Of Removal
• Texas Panel Nixes Driver's Bias Suit Against Grocer HEB
• Proskauer Partner Says Bias Suit Hasn't Stopped Retaliation
• Marketing Firm Found In Default In Fla. Timeshare Exit Suit
• Burt Barr Says No Way Ex-Client Could Collect $3M Judgment
• Pa. Atty In Sex Toy Theft Case Gives Up Law License
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• NJ Atty Suspended Over Grand Larceny Conviction In NY
• Rolls-Royce Wins Bids To Exit FCA Suit, DQ Atty
• ICE Spokesman Quits, Says Pressured To Lie About Sweep
• Houston Firm Says 'Disgruntled' Ex-Employee Stole Client
• Ex-ConvergEx Exec Accuses DOJ Of 'Brady Laundering'
• NY's Sheldon Silver, Feds Fight To Shape 2nd Graft Trial
• SEC Bars Immigration Atty, Firm For EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Fee Claim Ruling Could Spur Deal-Making Between Firms
• GoPro Can't Prove Rival Forged Docs In IP Row, Court Told
• Ill. Clerk Wants Staffers Charged, Says They Lied To DOJ
• Atty Dubbed Copyright 'Troll' Fights $10K Sanctions Order
• DOJ Rebuts Fla. Bar's Bid To Escape TIKD's Antitrust Suit
• Farrar & Ball Wins Toss Of Paralegal's Discrimination Claims
• Discovery Fraud Kills Suppliers' Privilege In Test Strips Row
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• Medical Device Co. Says Atty's Consultant Scam Cost It $1.8M
• UK Regulator Sends Law Firms Gag Order Warning Shot
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Ill. Atty Stole $200K From Clients, Regulator Says
• Atty Sues Ex-Client For 'Malicious' Yelp Review, Complaints
• Ex-Husch Blackwell Client Is Latest Target of Investor Suit
• Immigration Atty Gets 6 Years For Visa Fraud Scheme
• Firm's Suit Over Fees In Novartis Row Paused Over Atty Exit
• Enerplus Asks 8th Circ. To Affirm Win In $3M Royalty Row
• Ex-Credit Union Worker Pleads In Pa. Judge's Bribery Case
• Build The Wall: 4 Ethical Screen Rulings Attys Should Know
• Atty. In Pa. Pay-To-Play Schemes Faces License Suspension
• Foley & Lardner RICO Suit Sees Third Trip To 9th Circ.
• Facing Contempt, Law Firm Founder Drops Bankruptcy
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• NY Appeals Court Disbars Ex-Mintz Levin Patent Atty
• Fla. High Court Adopts Bar Rules On Atty Referral Services
• Congresswoman's Ex-Atty Gets 1 Year For Leaking Nude Pics
• Rival 'O'Keefe' Law Firms Settle Trademark Fight
• Court of Appeal Sets Bar For Atty Integrity In Conduct Dispute
• No Bright-Line Rule For 'Telework' As ADA Accommodation
• Thompson Coburn Hit With Suit Over 'Violent' Atty
• Panelists Address How To Handle A Lawyer Who Is Impaired
• Texas High Court Asked To Tackle 6-Year Atty DQ Row Again
• Puerto Rico Atty Fees Of $50M OK'd Amid Billing Concerns
• Chiesa Shahinian Launches Professional Liability Group In NJ
• Wash. Court Backs Insurance Atty DQ In Wrongful Death Suit
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Gets 2.5 Years In DOJ Suit-Selling Case
• Mayer Brown Atty Out After 10 Days Amid Allegations At MoFo
• NJ Judge Reinstated After Charges Of Harboring Beau Tossed
• Ex-Brokers Slam SEC Bid For Early Win In Trade Fee Fight
• Texas Judge Pleads Not Guilty In Cash-For-Rulings Case
• Judge Floats Protections To Stop Leaks In NCAA Bribe Case
• Texas Judge Sued For Defamation Over Town Hall Incident
• McDermott Must Face Westlaw Widow's $7.5M Malpractice Suit
• With No Trump Pick For SDNY Atty, Judges May Step In
• Man Accused In $1B Health Fraud Wants Prosecution DQ'ed
• Philly Bar Groups Defend Justices In Redistricting Fight
• Ex-Stanford GC Sanctioned, Ordered To Hand Over Docs
• Pa. Justices OK Fee Claim In Suit Over Departed Atty
• ABA Warns Attys On Ethics Of Social Media 'Hypotheticals'
• SEC Pushes Back At Atty's Bid To Dismiss EB-5 Suit
• Recruiter Told To Amend Simpson Thacher Search-Fee Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Loan Advice Suit Against Heller Ehrman
• Dilworth Paxson Calls Suit Over RE Litigation Groundless
• ABA TechShow Tackles Mental Health With 12-Step Meetings
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty's Wife Pleads For Speaking Tour, Not Jail
• Walmart Seeks DQ Over Ex-Atty's Role In Slip-And-Fall Row
• Feds Say McDonnell Doesn't Save NY's Silver From Retrial
• Ex-Broker Fights Sanctions Bid Over Tossed Call Recordings
• Suge Knight Attys Charged With Witness Tampering
• Heller Can't Take Ex-Partners' Fees, Calif. High Court Says
• Justices Spurn Endo, NH Row Over Counsel In Opioid Probe
• Atty Gets 2nd Crack At Suit Accusing Pa. Judge Of Slander
• Baker Donelson Can't End Billing Advice Malpractice Suit
• NY Atty Dubbed Copyright 'Troll' Hit With $10K Sanction
• Blank Rome Settles Claims Ex-Partner Misled Project Investor
• Atty's $4.3M Suit Says Sheppard Mullin Backed Ponzi Scheme
• Fee Examiner Says Too Many Attys At Puerto Rico Hearings
• Insurers Denied Quick Exit From Covering Dole Fraud Claims
• NJ High Court Disbars Atty For Misusing Client Funds
• Judge Rejects 'Imprecise' Dismissal Bids In $15M Geico Suit
• Fed. Court Won't Hear Shumaker Loop IP Malpractice Suit
• Skelos, Son Seek To Dismiss Case Citing McDonnell
• Ex Pa. Atty Who Stole $223K Denied Reinstatement To Bar
• ABA's 'No' To Anti-Money Laundering Bills Sparks Dissent
• Calif. Atty Sued For $23M Over EB-5 Investor Scheme
• Software Co. Says Boston IP Law Firm Can't Represent Rival
• Tucker Law Faces Pa. Malpractice Suit Over Car Crash Case
• UK Law Firms Told To Beef Up Money Laundering Defenses
• BigLaw Life Drove Him To Crime, Ex-Akin Gump Atty Says
• DePaul Law Prof Says Fighting Racism Hurt His Career
• Jury Convicts Pa. Mayor, Atty In Law Firm Bribery Case
• Ga. Jury Hits Alston & Bird With Malpractice Verdict
• Political Cash 'Taint' Leads To Row Over Class Action Lead
• Ex-Hunton Atty Urges 2nd Circ. To Undo Insider Trading Rap
• SEC Sues NY Town Atty Over Concealing $20M In Loans
• Calif. Atty Beats Malpractice Claim Over Untimely Suit
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Says ERISA Claim Shouldn't Be Nixed
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Restore Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Jaffe Raitt Denied Retrial On $5M Negligence Verdict
• NJ Judge Freed Of Charges That She Harbored Fugitive Beau
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations