Legal Ethics Archive » July, 2018

Legal Ethics - July, 2018

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• Michael Cohen Loses Bid To Gag Stormy Daniels' Attorney
• Ex-Playboy Model Says GOP Donor Breached $1.6M Hush Deal
• Calif. Ruling On DQ Appeals May Mean Delays, Miffed Clients
• Ex-PSU GC During Sandusky Probe Slams Discipline Effort
• Utah Justices Toss $2.75M Distress Award In Malpractice Case
• Allergan Says Imprimis' Bad Faith Discovery Merits Sanctions
• Fugitive Lawyer Faces Charges For $20M Fraud In Fla.
• Ex-W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Cops To Wire Fraud
• Armstrong Teasdale Ex-Partner's Age Bias Suit Tossed
• Atty Owes Doctor $8M In Malicious Prosecution Case
• Cleary, Outsourcing Co. Hit With Another Sex Harassment Suit
• Shumaker Loop Attys Dodge DQ In $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Law Firm, Co. Hit With Terminating Sanctions In TM Row
• UK Regulator Refers Hogan Lovells Matter To South Africa
• Firm Didn't Explain Settlement, Rights To Client, Suit Says
• DNA Data Co. Wants Cooley Out Of Trade Secrets Suit
• Philly Atty Admits To Stealing From Client's Estate
• ESPN Seeks Sanctions For Ex-Analyst's Twitter Bot Claims
• Houston Firm Asks Court To End Dead Firefighter Benefit Row
• Hotel Co. Can't DQ Lewis Roca In Best Western Breach Suit
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Commercial Division Backs Technology-Assisted Review
• In 'Rare Case,' Law Firm Beats Atty's Defamation Suit
• 8th Circ. Upholds Tax Court's Refusal To Hear Atty FICA Row
• Michael Cohen Likely Can't Silence Stormy Daniels' Attorney
• Dentons And USAE Investors Get OK For $12.2M Deal
• Malpractice Suit Against Atty Tossed For Lack Of Expert
• Ex-Court Worker Gets Redo On Judge Harassment Damages
• Calif. Court Clears Pepper Hamilton In Mediation Breach DQ
• NJ Atty Cops To Stealing Millions From Elderly Clients
• Silver Gets Shorter Sentence Of 7 Years After Graft Retrial
• Ex-Stoel Rives Partner Dropping Age Discrimination Suit
• Pa. Judge Must Face Suit Claiming Retaliation After Affair
• NJ Atty Must Face Suit Over Disclosure In Priest Sex Case
• Morgan Stanley Atty's $10M Tax Fine Upheld In ​​​​​​​2nd Circ.
• Victim In Chicago Police Beating Case Gets $310K In Fees
• Firms Waived Right To Object To Bankruptcy Deal: 9th Circ.
• NY Atty Beats Suit Over Unsuccessful Med Mal Case
• Texas Power Agency's $1.8M Win Against Lawyer Will Stand
• J&J Can't Get New Judge For Philly Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Pa. Firm Sued For Targeting Wrong Party In Salon Injury Case
• Judge Slams 'Stupid Argument' In Bid To DQ Shkreli Attys
• ABA Asks JPML To Centralize For-Profit Law School Suits
• Fla. Appeals Court Lifts Block On Gov.'s Judicial Appointment
• Ex-Stoel Rives Partner Says Firm Fired Him For His Age
• Boston IP Firm Can't Represent Former Client's Rival
• Shkreli Atty Deserves At Least 5 Years In Prison, Feds Say
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Why CFPB Should Not Regulate The Practice Of Law
• Activist Seeks 2nd Circ. Redo Over Cravath's Shell Docs
• Philly Ex-Atty Helped Run 'Foreclosure Mill,' Pa. AG Says
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Judge Slams Fitbit, MoFo Attys For Arbitration Runaround
• Verizon Says Pa. Firm Bungled Settlement With Injured Worker
• Chase Looks To Nix 'Frivolous' Fla. Foreclosure Suit
• BigLaw Atty Suspended For Calling Pregnancy A Delay Tactic
• Kopf Twitter Flap Shows #MeToo Reform Must Be Inclusive
• Law Firm Says Rival Poisoned Relationship With Calif. Tribe
• Ex-Flint City Atty's Speech Wasn't Protected, Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Upholds $14M Fee Award In Cruise Robocall Deal
• Law Firm Beats CFPB Suit Over Debt Collection Letters
• Burford Reports Jump In Returns, Single-Case Investments
• IRS Asks 9th Circ. To Uphold Penalties On Tax Attorney
• Firm, Public Defender Spar Over Client In 9th Circ. CWA Case
• Calif. Atty, Firm Accused Again Of EB-5 Scam In $2.3M Suit
• Atty For Accused Russian Agent Warned Over Media Fight
• Ogletree Accused Of Rehashing Old Arguments In Bias Suit
• Deported Seismic Consultant Settles With Immigration Firm
• Payday Lending Convict Can't Avoid Prison Pending Appeal
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• 1st Circ. Denies Labaton Bid To DQ Judge In $75M Fee Fight
• Sanction Eased For Texas Judge Who Hawked Divorce Book
• Calif. Rules For Advising Cannabis Clients Need Clarity: Part 2
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Rebukes Counsel's Reasons For Exit
• Ill. Man Sentenced Again After Posner Botched 1st Trial
• Textron Must Disclose Legal Advice On Cluster Bomb Deal
• Judge Defends 'Deflategate' Ruling After Autograph Request
• UpCounsel Says Bar Rule Claims Don't Back LegalForce Suit
• Fla. Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Alleging Fabricated Cases
• NJ Judge Fights Ethics Charges Over 'Discourteous' Emails
• Vedder Price Accused Of Bungling 'Soup Nazi' Debt Fight
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• Ocwen Seeks Atty Sanctions Over Confidential Docs
• Texas Firm Dodges Claims It Fumbled Oxygen Tank Suit
• Calif. Rules For Advising Cannabis Clients Need Clarity: Part 1
• Jones Day Tells 7th Circ. EEOC Ruling Will Extend Fee Fights
• Dentons Says Sex Harassment Accuser Slowed Its Inquiry
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Grant & Eisenhofer Not Entitled To $31M Fee, Ex-Client Says
• Cohen Tapes Show Broken Attorney-Client Relationship
• 2nd Ex-Balch & Bingham Atty Walks Away From Bribery Trial
• Pa. Judge's 'Extortion' Of Constables Broke Rules, Panel Says
• $9.1M Sanctions Halved For Firms In 'Baseless' Engle Suits
• Feds, Silver Take Familiar Tacks Before Graft Sentencing
• Google Apologizes To Gilstrap After IP Suit Sanctions Threat
• Court OKs Sanction On Atty In WWE Concussion Suit
• Panel Upholds Whistleblower Exemption For Pa. Court Jobs
• 'Professional Objectors' Could Be Barred From Ill. In Suit
• Time For Sunshine On 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• Pa. Judge's Sexts Violated Ethics Rules, Panel Finds
• RI AG, US Atty Spar In 1st Circ. Over Privilege Question
• Morgan Lewis Ducks Sanctions Over Explosion Suit
• Former Nonprofit Atty Says School's Law Firm A 'Sham'
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• Atty Sues NJ Firm Over Fees In Legal Malpractice Action
• Ex-Balch & Bingham Partner, Coal Exec Convicted Of Bribery
• Ex-Nutter Partner Suspended After Funds Misappropriated
• Atty DQ'ed Over Presuit Talks In Allstate Insurance Fight
• NJ Atty Ducks Malpractice Suit From Client's Ex-Biz Partner
• Litigation Funder Seeks Bond For Ex-NFLer's $500K Advance
• Attys Scolded For 'Ridiculous' Briefing In Data Center Row
• Philly Atty, Firm Must Pay Client $656K For Malpractice
• Suddenly, ALJs Become Political Appointees
• Drummond Exec, Balch & Bingham Partner Trial Goes To Jury
• Ill. Judge Awaits Prosecutor After Dropping Gun In Court
• 2nd Circ. Bats Down Sanctioned Atty's FDCPA Suit Over $131
• NJ Atty Suspended Over $4.5M Theft By Partner's Brother
• La. Courthouse Assistant Accuses Judge Of Sexual Assault
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• $16M Fee Bid In LendingClub Deal 'Unbelievable,' Judge Says
• Genentech Drops Bid For White & Case Samsung Docs
• Dismissal After Theft Of Atty's Files Too Harsh, Court Rules
• 9th Circ. Wants Immigration Judge Taken Off Asylum Case
• GOP Sens. Kill Vote On Trump 9th Circ. Pick Ryan Bounds
• Balch & Bingham Partner Pushed Bribes, Feds Say In Closing
• White House Defends Kavanaugh On Independent Counsel
• DirecTV Customer Seeks Cert. Against Law Firm, Auditor
• Wichita Atty Charged In Cyberattacks Over Online Posts
• Pa. Panel Urged To Revive Atty's Sanction Abuse Suit
• NFL Can't Get Probe For Concussion Settlement, For Now
• Razor Wants Dad DQ'd As Child's Atty In Scooter Injury Suit
• Kaufman Dolowich Lures In Fla. Professional Liability Partner
• NJ Justices Decline To Disbar Atty Based On Utah Suspension
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Debt Collecting Law Firm Accused Of Mailing Faux Court Docs
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• Dinsmore Atty Presses Ohio Justices For OK To Practice
• Mass. Panel Says Firm Owes Ex-Associate Referral Fees
• Ex-Katten Atty Says Prison Unnecessary For Shkreli Fraud
• Pa. Ex-Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Reinstate Him As Trust Controller
• Law Firm, Investors Ink $18.5M Deal Over Ponzi Scheme
• Video Doorbell Co. Claims Orrick Switched Sides In IP Row
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• How Attorney Discipline Is Evolving In The #MeToo Era
• Quinn Emanuel Moves To Arbitrate Dispute With Ex-Partners
• Allergan Awarded $27K In Sanctions In Compounding Suit
• LabMD Seeks DC Circ. Rehearing In Suit Against FTC Attys
• Montgomery McCracken Wants Malpractice Row In Fed. Court
• DOL Formally Rolls Back 'Persuader' Rule
• ACLU Seeks Pause On Speech Limits For Court Support Staff
• Firm Off The Hook In Pa. Couple's Malpractice Suit
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty's Counsel Seeks Exit Over Unpaid Bill
• Executive Order Boosts Fears Of Politically Influenced ALJs
• US Asks To Appeal Ruling It Misspent $200M In PACER Fees
• Missouri AG Seeks Sanctions On Backpage For Lawsuit
• 5th Circ. OK's Lender's $8.6M Win In Fight With Hunt Heir
• Biz Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Leave DOL OT Injunction Intact
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Pa. Judicial Atty's Gender Pay Discrimination Suit Tossed
• Miami Judge Who Used Racial Slurs Is Stepping Down
• Novartis Slams Sens.' Report About Michael Cohen Contract
• Prosecutor Shielded From Cop's Racial Bias Claims: 4th Circ.
• Firm Fights DQ In Cigarette Cases Before Fla. High Court
• Texas Justices Turn Away Firm's Bid To Nix Atty Bribery Claim
• Tucker Law Looks To Escape Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit
• NJ Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over 'Discourteous' Emails
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Firm Wants Mesh MDL Fee Committee To Explain Hour Cuts
• Winston & Strawn Beats Secretary's Disability Bias Suit
• Pa. Board Seeks Censure For Ex-PSU GC In Sandusky Probe
• Texas Atty Defends Toss Of Suit Over Abusive ADA Litigation
• ERISA Counsel Go After $3.4M In $75M State St. Fee Row
• Pa. Atty In Pay-To-Play Scheme Gets License Suspended
• Ex-General Counsel Of Florida Tribe Disbarred
• Convicted Husband Of Ex-Linklaters Atty To Pay SEC $120K
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• Fla. High Court Stops Gov. From Making Judicial Appointment
• Jacoby & Meyers Clients Can Try Again In Billing Suit
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ill. Judge Who Dropped Gun In Court Removed From Bench
• Atty Can't Answer Juror Email In $2M Police Promotion Suit
• Labaton Asks 1st Circ. To Remove Judge In $75M Fee Fight
• NJ Judge Aims To Toss Ethics Row Over Fight With School
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• Kirkland Gets OK To Rejoin Law School Suit Against ABA
• Driller Asks Texas High Court To Bar Legal Fee Arbitration
• 6th Circ. Turns Away Judge Seeking Shield From Sexism Suit
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• Avvo's End Spells Opportunity For Other 'Disrupter' Legal Cos.
• 3rd Circ. Backs Atty's Conviction Over Fake Insurance Sales
• Ex-NY Senate Head Denies Extortion In Final Plea To Jury
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• Phony Atty Gets 12 Years Following Fraud Conviction
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• Donziger Vows To Fight Chevron Fraud License Suspension
• High Crimes And Misdemeanors: Making Political Judgments
• Attys Beat Malpractice Action Over Prudential Litigation
• Ex-Penn State Prez Seeks Recusal Of Judge Critical Of School
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Ill. Judge Charged After He Drops Gun At Courthouse
• Jury Hears Of 'Skelos Family Shakedown' As Trial Nears End
• Ogletree Says Amending Gender Bias Complaint Is 'Futile'
• 2nd. Circ. Says Cravath Need Not Fork Over Shell Docs
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 2nd Circ. Overturns $1.4M Verdict Against Prosecutors
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• Trump Issues Post-Lucia Order Nixing Exams For ALJs
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Fla. Law Firm Facing Suit Over Debt Collection Disclosures
• Fla. High Court Suspends Immigration Atty Who Went AWOL
• Ex-Pa. AG Seeks Quick Win In Porn Email Retaliation Suit
• Feds Want Atty's Jury Demand Axed In $35M Tax Row
• Financial Guardian Must Face Ward's Claims: Ill. Court
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Kirkland Booted From For-Profit Law School's ABA Suit
• NJ Atty Disbarred After Dodging Jail For Unlawful Practice
• Atty Conflict Sinks Class Cert. Against Supplement Maker
• High Crimes And Misdemeanors: 'Manifest Injury' Is Key
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• NH Judge Who Gave Himself Stellar Reviews Gets Disbarred
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• 9th Circ. Adds New Life To Dairy Drivers' Meal Break Suit
• Firm In FMLA Row Avoids Sanctions But Must Show Revenue
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• Fla. Judge Reprimanded Last Year Steps Down From Bench
• Kelley Drye Fights 'Vicious' Accusations In Telecom Row
• TIKD Drops Antitrust Claims Against Fla. Bar Members
• Baseball Team Seeks Atty Sanctions For 'Vexatious' Conduct
• Attys Missed Window To File $10M Suit, Ill. Woman Says
• High Crimes And Misdemeanors: A View From The #MeToo Era
• Magic Circle Associate Alleges Sexual Assault By Partner
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• NJ Client Restitution Fund Pays Out $1.1M In 2nd Quarter
• Biggest Texas Supreme Court Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Oil Cos. Want Venezuelan Bribery Suit Dismissed
• Calif. Panel Upholds Paralegal's Sex-Harassment Suit Win
• Under Regulator Pressure, Avvo Legal Services To Shut Down
• Fed. Circ. OKs $14M For Gilead After Merck's Patent Lies
• Payday Lending Pioneer Gets 14 Years In Federal Prison
• Fake Atty 'Affront' To Court, Should Get 20 Years, Feds Say
• High Crimes And Misdemeanors: Impeachment Isn't A Trial
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• Ex-NFLer's Mismanaged Assets Claims Return To State Court
• Turing, Shkreli Assail DQ Bid Targeting Fox Rothschild
• NJ Firm Wants Fees From Ponzi Schemer's Check To Investor
• Osco Drug Wants Sanctions In Prescription Refill TCPA Suit
• Reed Smith Accused Of Conflict In Software Venture Failure
• Merck Patent Case Supports Use Of 'Unclean Hands' Defense
• With McDermott Reportedly Going, Cohen Hires Ex-Clinton Atty
• Atty Pushes To Arbitrate Legal Malpractice Suit
• Miami Atty Disbarred Over Criminal Mortgage Scheme
• Question Over Atty's Role Revives Florida Malpractice Suit
• NY Atty Indicted For Pilfering $9M From Family Trusts
• Avenatti Missed Tax Payment In Ex-Firm's Ch. 11, Gov't Says
• Fla. High Court Hands Boca Raton Atty 3-Year Suspension
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Baker Donelson Blasts DQ Bid In BCBS Antitrust Row
• Cohen Seeks To Nix Stormy Daniels' Suit, Says Venue Wrong
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• 5th Circ. Criticizes Judge's Sexist Comment About Atty
• Relativity Can't Use Winston & Strawn In Netflix Ch. 11 Duel
• Drink Co.'s Claims In JPMorgan Suit Time-Barred: 9th Circ.
• State Farm Can't Stop RICO Suit Over Illinois Judge Campaign
• Linkwell Ex-Execs Say Privilege With Sidley Austin Not Waived
• Atty Sanctioned In $1M Gym Class Wrongful Death Case
• Houston Firm Sues Atty For $1M Plus Fees Over Taking Client
• NY Ex-Atty Gets 7 Years For $3.4M Investment Scheme
• 6 Legal Ethics Opinions To Know: A Midyear Report
• Pa. Judge Exits Med Mal Case After Relative Treated By Doc
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Yelp Needn't Delete Defamatory Atty Reviews: Calif. Justices
• Cohen Says Avenatti's 'Smear Campaign' Merits Restraining
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• Ex-Kilpatrick Atty Sues Insurer For Denial Of LTD Benefits
• Ark. Judge Barred From Death Penalty Cases Loses Appeal
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• NJ Fights Trenk DiPasquale Bid For Water Agency Probe Docs
• Atty, Sister's Travel Co. Held In Contempt In Battery MDL
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Skelos Cleared To Grill Key Witness Over Alleged Misconduct
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• Atty's Win In Fraud Case Over Injury Suit Nixed On Appeal
• 4th Circ. Asks For SC Justices' Take On Atty-Client Privilege
• Fla. Judge Gets Boot For Inappropriate Campaign Attacks
• Sidley Austin Seeks Return Of Email In Linkwell Investor's Suit
• No Quick Win For Ex-Morgan Lewis Client In $30M Suit
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers