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Legal Ethics - May, 2018

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• Atty Fighting Contempt Says Sister Was Prepared For Depo
• Ex-Katten Atty's Inflation Claim Lacks Evidence, Feds Say
• Latham's $60K Fee Bid Against Prof 'Astonishing,' Judge Says
• Michael Cohen-Linked Atty Cops To Role In $5M Tax Fraud
• 4th Circ. Won't Ax Atty Sanctions In Payday Loan Row
• 6th Circ. Affirms Freeze On Disbarred Fen-Phen Atty's Assets
• Judge Sees Tension In KPMG Conspiracy, Fraud Arguments
• Texas Disciplinary Rule Changes Delayed After Attys Object
• Disbarred Texas Atty Wins New Trial For Alleged Misconduct
• Atty Not Liable For Hubby's Malpractice, 3rd Circ. Told
• La. Firm Escapes Malpractice Suit Over $8.25M Settlement
• SEC Gets Immigration Atty DQ'd In EB-5 Scam Suit
• Texas Firm Ruled Immune From Destroyed-Evidence Suit
• BigLaw Blogs In A Post-GDPR Marketing Universe
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Student Debt Co., Law Firm To Shell Out Millions To FTC
• NJ Judge's Ex-Beau Loses Appeal Of Robbery Conviction
• Quinn Emanuel Beats DQ Bid In Electric Car Trade Secret Suit
• Romania Protests Looming Sanctions In $250M Award Suit
• Firm Was DQ'd Too Early In Lease Row, NJ Court Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Nix Texas Debt Collection Lawyer's Loss
• What Attys Need To Know Before Launching Side Businesses
• 3 Firms Accused Of Misconduct In Billable Hours Probe
• Don't Disbar Fla. Foreclosure Defense Atty, Referee Says
• Insurer Can Sue Hired Atty For Malpractice, SC Justices Say
• Quinn Emanuel Tiff With Ex-Partners Raises Ethics Questions
• NFL Asks For Investigator To Probe Concussion Claim Fraud
• Email Firm Employee Sent Himself Not Privileged: Pa. Court
• Ex-Pa. DA Cops To Charges In Sex-For-Leniency Scandal
• Pa. Atty's 4-Year Tax Evasion Sentence OK'd By 3rd Circ.
• Michael Cohen Given 2 Weeks To Review 2.4M Docs
• Quinn Can't Make Ex-Partners Forfeit Fees, Selendy Attys Say
• Suits Show Conflict Even At BigLaw's Best Places For Women
• Reform Or Retreat? UK Firms Eye Next Steps On Pay Data
• How Women Are Changing The Law Firms They Lead
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Atty, Ex-NY Dem Leader Gets 3 Yrs For $1.3M Tax Dodge
• NFL Settlement Cheating Claims Put Class Counsel In Bind
• Atty Wants Conrad & Scherer Barred From Chiquita MDL
• Attys Can't Place Liens For Post-Judgment Services: NJ Court
• Gawker To Be Sold This Summer Following Thiel Peace Pact
• Corn Farmers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Syngenta Fees
• Ex-Ogletree Atty Fights Bid To Move $300M Gender Bias Suit
• Leaks In Billy Walters Case Leave 2nd Circ. In Tough Spot
• The 2018 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report
• Analyzing The Economics Of Litigation Funding
• Clifford Chance May Face UK Probe Over RBS Review
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report, By The Numbers
• Law360's Pro Say: Why Are All The Partners Still Men?
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• What Does Gender Parity In The Legal Industry Look Like?
• How We Got Here: A Look Back At Trailblazing Women In Law
• Calif. AG's High Court Commercial Broke The Law, Suit Says
• Atty Can't Relitigate Criminal Trial In SEC Stock Scam Suit
• NY Atty Convicted Of Obstructing Grand Jury To Aid Client
• Magistrate Won't Stay Discovery In TIKD's Antitrust Suit
• Paint Recycler Rebuts Sanctions Bid In Antitrust Row
• Getting The Snaps And Tweets Into Evidence
• Atty Gets 8 Years For Aiding Payday Lending Scheme
• McGraw-Hill Wants Firm Repping Photographer DQ'd Again
• Mass. Judge In Sex Scandal Resigns Day After Suspension
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Convicted Of Wife's Murder Faces Civil Suit
• Jewish Law Scholar Can Testify In Cozen Fraud Row
• Officials Must Note Financial Conflict Of Interest Law
• Ex-Pa. AG's Perjury Conviction Upheld By Appeals Court
• Durie Tangri Beats TWiT's DQ Bid In Twitter Trademark Row
• Bryan Cave Partner Exits LabMD's Cover-Up Suit, For Now
• 3rd For-Profit Law School Sues ABA Over Enforcement Action
• Stormy Daniels Asks Judge To Let Trump Suit Move Forward
• Del. Judge Won't Rethink Nixing Judicial Political Balance Law
• Ex-Judge Accuses Texas Gov. Of Malicious Prosecution
• Brooklyn DA's Wiretap Victim Gets Green Light For Discovery
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Procaps Hits Carlton Fields With $15M Malpractice Suit
• Aetna Says Law Firm Responsible For Health Info Breach
• Howmedica's Decade Of Misconduct Won Zimmer $13M Fees
• Texas Judge Fired Staffer Over Facebook Posts, Suit Says
• 'Intentional Conduct' Negates Firm's Coverage, Ill. Court Says
• Germany Charges Lawyer, Bankers In Stock-Sale Tax Scam
• Film Studio, Chinese Co. Settle Row Over Nixed $345M Deal
• Proskauer Says Partner Behind Pay Bias Suit Made Bank
• Fla. Justices Disbar Atty Who Had Sex With 2 Clients In Jail
• Online Ad Co. Blasts Bid To DQ Atty After $2.3M Verdict
• Keys To Protecting Communications With Litigation Funders
• NJ Justices To Review Atty Role In Turnpike Suit Notice
• Judge Backs Settlement In Wage Suit Against Fla. Law Firm
• Massachusetts Top Court Suspends Judge After Sex Scandal
• Patient Wants Sanctions For Gov't Atty's Depo 'Coaching'
• BigLaw Feels The Heat In FARA Enforcement Push
• As Foreign Agent Disclosure Soars, Reform Efforts Bog Down
• Foreign Lobbyists Step Into Light After Manafort Downfall
• Akin Gump Partner To Testify At Manafort Trial
• Ex-Penn State GC Defends Self In Sandusky Case Hearing
• Ex-NFLer Dodges Arbitration Over $500K Settlement Advance
• Texas Atty Sued Over Client Conflict In Permian Land Deal
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Shot Wife Sentenced To Life In Prison
• BigLaw Too Focused On Legal Fallout In #MeToo: ABA Panel
• Houston Attys Argue Over Fees In $53.8M Wrongful Death Row
• Landowners Fight Kinder Morgan DQ Bid In Pollution Suit
• Atty Conflict Sends NJ Tax Break Dispute Back To Court
• Trump's Judicial Picks Reflect 'Hateful' Speech, Groups Say
• Chipotle Worker Fights Contempt Order For OT Suit
• Judge Chides Counsel Over 'Lack Of Candor' In Swaps Suit
• Constangy Brooks Atty Escapes Sanctions In Timeshare Suit
• Black Bar Association Wants Miami Judge Off Bench For Slurs
• Romania On 'Thin Ice' In $250M Award Suit, Court Says
• Mass. Loan Officer Gets 6 Months For Short-Selling Homes
• Sheppard Mullin Likely Out Of Atty's $4M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Powell Trachtman Faces OT Suit Amid Wind-Down
• Investment Firm Wants To Split $580M Dallas Pension Fight
• King & Spalding Draws Rebuke In Bid To Toss Firing Suit
• Ex-Penn State GC Fights Discipline Over Sandusky Probe
• Fla. Attys Who Gave Rays Tickets To Judge Facing Probation
• Eagan Avenatti Owes Ex-Partner $10M From Bankruptcy Deal
• Atty Overbilling Suit Not Covered By Insurance: 10th Circ.
• DC Circ. Says Mail Maneuver Fails To Erase $550K Tax Debt
• Judge, Atty Didn't Tell Deportee Of Relief, Justices Told
• Convicted Judge Says Mortgage Fraud Case On Shaky Ground
• Book Authors Say Judge's Defamation Suit Ignores Context
• Pa. Firms Facing Incinerator Project Suit Blame Contractor
• Cup Maker Denies Atty Conflict In $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Herrick Beats New Damages Bid In Suit Over Filing Deadlines
• 'Housewives' Star Moves Toward Deal In Malpractice Battle
• Florida Judge Up For Suspension Over Racial Slurs
• Minn. Hospital Preserves Trial Win In Patient Stroke Suit
• After Kozinski, 9th Circ. Sets New Workplace Policies
• Judge OKs Samsung Washer Deal, Scolds Squire Patton Atty
• Ogletree Sex Harassment Row Likely Headed To Arbitration
• Law Firm, Scrubs Maker Hit With $250K Fine In TM Row
• Md. Atty Disbarred For Bungling Personal Injury Cases
• Jury Convicts Calif. Atty In $1.5M Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Auto Dealer Can't Revive Malpractice Suit Tied To Fraud Case
• CVR Faced With Discovery Sanction In Wachtell Lipton Suit
• Pa. Atty Wants Litigation Fund's Repayment Claim Axed
• Widow Says Atty Diverted Husband's Assets Behind Her Back
• Atty Rips Timeshare Co.'s 'Attacks' In Contract Exit Suit
• TiVo Ordered To Pay Attys' Fees In 7-Year-Old IP Suit
• Health Care Co. Seeks Whistleblower Sanctions In FCA Suit
• Fla. High Court Suspends Miami Atty Over Account Transfers
• Ex-Ogletree Atty With Brain Injury Sues Over Benefit Cutoff
• Atty Hopefuls With Criminal Records Face Hazy Paths Forward
• Introducing The Legal Industry To Millennial Business Owners
• Personal Injury Legal Funder Accuses Atty Of Faking Cases
• Fugitive Atty's Ex-Wife Avoids Jail For Lying To The FBI
• Cohen Wants Avenatti Out, Citing A 'Carnival Atmosphere'
• NJ Judge Denies Bullying Sex Assault Victim
• Foley & Lardner Beats DQ In IP Suit Against Patent Atty
• Colombia Anti-Corruption Chief Extradited On Bribery Charges
• Tech Co. Seeks Quick Win In Suit By Ga. Bar Exam Applicants
• No DQ For Judge In Suit Against Alma Mater, 7th Circ. Says
• Patent Filing Malpractice Suit Wrongly Dismissed, Court Says
• 3 Things To Know About Congress' New Litigation Funding Bill
• Goldberg Weprin Accused Of Illegally Holding $1M In Escrow
• LabMD's Frivolous Suit Claims Should Be Axed, Judge Says
• Duke Wants Sanctions Over FCA Whistleblower's Convos
• Atty Again Tries To Toss Dallas Diamond 'Shakedown' Row
• Ute Tribe, Ex-Worker Denied Sanctions In Contract Row
• NYC Atty Threatening To Call ICE Faces Complaint From Pols
• Judge Probes Quinn Attys On 'Games' In Apple-Samsung Trial
• Training, Insurance Best Cybersecurity Tools, Panelists Say
• Ex-Williams Cuker Partner Sued Over Firm's Windup
• Calif. Bar Warns Attys Of Fee Phishing Scam
• Judge Married To Doc Won't Step Out Of VA Med Mal Row
• Rent-A-Wreck Sanctions Denied After Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Judge-Insulting Atty Wants Bias Suit Against Ark. Revived
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Online Ad Co. Looks To DQ Rival Counsel In Click Fraud Suit
• A Chat With Perkins Practice Management Chief Toby Brown
• Gawker, Thiel End Legal Fight As Ch. 11 Settlement Approved
• Pa. Atty Slams Suit Alleging He Brought Abusive Loan Claims
• Ex-Texas City Atty Gets 35 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Ex-NFLer Moves Suit Against K&L Gates, Others To Fed. Court
• Quinn Atty's Query In $1B Apple Trial 'Improper,' Judge Says
• Biolitec Counsel Can't Dodge Sanction For Stonewalling
• Fla. Court Program Seeks To Curb Unprofessional Behavior
• Colo. Atty Gets 3 Years Over Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Ex-Law Prof Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Deal On Plagiarism
• Ex-IRS Atty Cops To Using Unauthorized Agency ID Card
• Litigation Funding Bill Lacks Policy Rationale
• Why Won't Judicial Nominees Affirm Brown V. Board Of Ed?
• Novartis GC Steps Down After News Of Cohen Payments
• The Lawyers' Guide To Cloud Computing
• Litigation Funder Gets Appellate Fees After 3rd Circ. Win
• Shuttered NC Law School Sues ABA Over Enforcement Action
• Widower Says Court Should Have Let Him Fix Engle Suit Error
• Surgery Patient Can't Advance Atty 'Collusion' Suit
• Nonclass Attys Deserve Cut Of $10B VW Deal, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-Katten Atty Says Gov't Inflating Retrophin Losses
• Work-Hungry Firms Cede Ground On Security Retainer Fees
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Says Co. Wasn't A Ponzi Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit For FDCPA Suits
• Ex-Texas Atty Gets 6 Years, $3M Ding For Wire Fraud
• How To Deal With Insurers' Litigation Management Guidelines
• NJ Agency Blasts Trenk DiPasquale Bid To Limit Email Probe
• Calif. Attorney-Officials Must Heed AG's Ethics Warning
• Attys Clash Over Plaintiffs In Chiquita Terrorism Suit
• 50 Law Schools Ask Recruiting Firms If They Require NDAs
• Consumer Atty Can't Redo $1.3M Fee Split In Collecto MDL
• Schiff Hardin Must Face Malpractice Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Legal Malpractice Suit Was Tossed Too Soon, NJ Court Says
• Jones Day Shorted Worker's Disability Benefits, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Revives Atty's Bad Faith Claims In Coverage Row
• 5 Tips For Defending An Accounting Malpractice Claim
• Senators Want Details About AT&T's Cohen Dealings
• 3 Ex-Ogletree Deakins Attys Enter $300M Gender Bias Suit
• Ex-DOJ Atty Says ConvergEx Counsel Helped Prosecute Exec
• Texas Law Firm Fights Pa. Default Loss In Contract Fight
• Justices Grant New Trial After Atty Conceded Client's Guilt
• Recovering Lawyers' Lost Position Of Independence
• The Problem With Becoming A Parent In BigLaw
• Malpractice Claims Against Astor Weiss Partner To Stay Dead
• Class Counsel In Dow Pollution Suit Want Attys Sanctioned
• Atty Asks Texas Justices To Ax Sanction For Jury 'Push Poll'
• Feds Slam Mobster's Request For Atty Investigation Info
• Paint Org Urges Atty Sanctions In 'Doomed' Antitrust Suit
• Pa. Court Axes Duane Morris Malpractice Suit Rehearing Bid
• Texas Law Firm's Privacy Invasion Win Against Atty Reversed
• Cohen Knew Of Schneiderman Abuse Claims In '13, Atty Says
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Convicted After 2nd Graft Trial
• Boston Firm Dumping, Suing Ex-Client 'Feels Wrong': Judge
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Shot Wife Couldn't Escape Paper Trail
• Law360's The Week in Discipline
• Atty Traded Drugs For Sex At Men's Sober Home: Mass. AG
• For-Profit Law School Sues ABA Over Enforcement Action
• SEC Says Calif. Atty Was Unregistered In EB-5 Dealings
• Attys Who Sued Hastert In FCA Row Spared Sanctions
• Md. Atty Again Disciplined For Hiding Previous Suspension
• Cohen Says Avenatti's Report Should Block Him From Court
• Atty Who Sexted Client's 14-Year-Old Suspended For 3 Years
• Law Firm Cites Mulvaney In 9th Circ. Challenge To CFPB
• Andrews Kurth Beats Malpractice Appeal In Real Estate Fight
• Calif. High Court Approves Rules Revamp For Atty Conduct
• Starn O'Toole Vet Makes Headway Toward 9th Circ. Bench
• Fitbit Nears Sanctions Win As Judge Slams 'Silly' IP Suit
• Sheldon Silver, Feds Make Final Case To Jury In 2nd Graft Trial
• Quinn Emanuel Ousts UK Atty After Misconduct Allegations
• 8 Reasons To Take A Fresh Look At Your Law Office Lease
• Fla. Atty Disbarred After Dodging Taxes On Stock Payouts
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Sanford Heisler's David Sanford
• 5 Names To Watch In Race To Be Next New York AG
• Ex-BNSF Atty Wants Suit Over $4.3M Verdict In Federal Court
• A General Counsel's Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Treasury Watchdog To Probe Release Of Cohen Funds Info
• Dems Ask Trump To Pull Kirkland Partner's DOJ Nomination
• Cuomo Atty Slams Vance's 'Absurd' Bid For Former AG Case
• NJ Atty Ducks Malpractice Suit Over Expired $2.5M Judgment
• Novartis Says It Paid Michael Cohen $1.2M, Received Nothing
• Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Gets Insider Trading Term Reduced
• Timeshare Exit Firm Seeks Sanctions In Diamond Resorts Suit
• Bressler Amery Fined For Pursuing Client's Discharged Debt
• Unclear If Shkreli's Attys Can Rep His Old Co., Judge Says
• Fla. Bar Urges Justices To Disbar Atty Over Account Transfers
• Litigation Funder Tries To Recover Advance To NFL Player
• Widow Says Atty's Duty Included Safeguarding Frozen Sperm
• GSK Can't Make Hagens Berman Pay Special Master Fees
• Sheldon Silver Never Asked For Kickbacks, Jury Hears
• Pa. Fed. Judge Rejects LabMD's Call To Step Away From Suit
• Vance Fumes After Schneiderman Abuse Case Reassigned
• Seyfarth Can't Slip Ex-Client's $2.6M Insurance Botch Suit
• Fla. Justices Express Concerns Over Bar Grievance Process
• NY AG's Implosion No Silver Bullet For Exxon Climate Probes
• Liddle & Robinson Accused Of Botching HSBC Retaliation Suit
• Gov't Fights Foreclosure Law Firm's Bid To Ax FCA Claims
• ABA Negligently Certified For-Profit Law School, Suit Says
• Timeshare-Exit Law Firm Seeks To Escape RICO Suit
• Arnold & Porter Sanctioned In Boston Scientific IP Case
• Farming Startup Wants Obermayer DQ'd In Investor Fraud Suit
• Neal & Harwell DQ Recommended In Vanderbilt IP Case
• NY AG Schneiderman Resigns After Report He Abused Women
• Developers Angered By Ex-NY Pol's Atty Fee Cut, Jury Hears
• NJ Judge Accused Of Not Calling Cops Over Fugitive Ex-Beau
• Opioid MDL Attys Must Disclose Outside Funding, Judge Says
• Comcast Loses Adversary's Ex-VP As Consultant In IP Suit
• Client Who Recorded Texas Attys Can't Revive $1M Fee Fight
• 5th Circ. Hits Austin Atty With $60K Bill For Sanction Appeal
• Bryan Cave Partner Accused Of Hiding Lab Hack From FTC
• Timeshare Co. Wants Atty Sanctioned Over 'Recklessness'
• Judging A Book: Berzon Reviews 'We The Corporations'
• How To Withdraw From Representation Ethically In Mass.
• Miami Judge Faces Reprimand Over Husband's Hotel Stays
• What ABA's Position On Harassment Means For Employers
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Pa. Atty Blabbed About Confidential Depo, KeyBank Says
• Rite Aid Wants Ex-GC's Legal Fee Demands Thrown Out
• Perkins Coie, Bracewell Accused Of Botching Trading IP Deal
• Law Firm Chases Finder's Fee On $16M Whistleblower Award
• Atty Can't Ditch Dallas Diamond 'Shakedown' Claim
• Pa. Disbars Ex-ICE Atty Who Stole Immigrants' IDs
• Mass. Atty Says Case Was Lost Before He Went AWOL
• 'Hidden' Trial Expert Payment Stumble An Ethics Oddity
• Pa. Judge OKs Redo In Flaherty Fardo Malpractice Row
• Atty Acquitted, CEO Convicted In $300M Stock Fraud Trial
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Nix Ex-Law Prof's Syllabus Settlement
• Practical Considerations For Litigating Proportionality
• Judge Rips Quinn Emanuel's 2012 Tactic As Apple Trial Nears
• NJ Judge Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Scuffle With School
• No Defense Owed To Lawyer In Malpractice Row, Insurer Says
• Court Sticks To Retrial Ordered Over Judge's Use Of Stun Belt
• CFPB Beats Back Law Firms' Bid To Chuck Illegal Fee Fight
• Vegas Atty Calls Stock Fraud Trial Witnesses 'Serial Liars'
• Proposed Texas Disciplinary Rules Trample Rights, Attys Say
• Dallas Litigator Blew Off Shareholder Suit, Investor Says
• NY Law Firm Accused Of Defrauding Immigrants
• Ex-Mass. Lawmaker Accused Of Corruption Can Keep Atty​​​​​​​
• NJ Panel Boots Podiatrist's Malpractice Suit Over Biz Buyout
• Pennsylvania Bar To Dissolve Its Legal Education Arm
• McGraw-Hill Wins DQ Of Attys Repping Stock Photo Co.
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ex-NFL Attys Ask Judge To Rethink $112M Fees Order
• Atty, Clients Owe Over $1M, Surgical Funding Co. Says
• Tiversa Fights To Keep Magistrate Judge In LabMD Suit
• Supporting Nontraditional Data Types In E-Discovery
• NJ Justices Toughen Ethics Suspension For Bankruptcy Atty
• Quinn Emanuel Ex-Staffer Drops Race Bias Claims
• Atty, CEO Were Pump-And-Dump Masterminds, Jury Told
• Texas Money Manager Charged With Swindling NFL Player
• Calif. Atty Helmed Two Pump-And-Dump Schemes, Jury Told
• Twitter's Durie Tangri Attys Fight DQ Bid In TM Suit
• Ford Objectors Won't Be Made To Pay $475K Appeal Bond
• Conn. Firm Shakes Lender Suit Over $12M Loan Opinion Letter
• Atty Was Firm Partner Behind Botched Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Pay-To-Play Schemes Get Biz Consultant 18-Month Term
• Kinder Morgan Wants Firm DQ'd From Refinery Pollution Suit
• Atty Tells Texas Justices Malpractice Claim Is Time-Barred
• Atty Contempt Order Stayed In Chipotle OT Suit Amid Appeal
• Nursing Home Gets Trial Win Restored In Sepsis Suit
• Texas Atty Enters Plea Deal For $5.3M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Davis Wright Must Repay Rest Of $6M Fee, Backpage Says
• Mass. Judge Tries To Duck Part Of Sex Scandal Suit
• NJ Atty's Knowledge Of Potential Claim Sank Coverage Suit