Legal Ethics Archive » August, 2018

Legal Ethics - August, 2018

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• In State Farm Trial, Veiled Donations May Stoke Juror Anger
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Cravath Shell Doc Decision
• 3rd Circ. Frees Ex-Norris McLaughlin Atty For Bribery Appeal
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Family's Libel Suit Over Trial Book
• Loan Servicer Sues McCabe Weisberg For Lost Foreclosure
• Sheppard Mullin Case A Mixed Message On Client Candor
• Ethics Of State Farm Attys To Take Stage In Rigged Judge Trial
• Judge Agrees To Recusal In Trucking Co. Disability Bias Suit
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Suit Says Pa. Policyholder's Atty Tried To 'Extort' Insurer
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Firm Can Get Fees Despite Receivership, Judge Says
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• NY AG Seeks Clarity After CFPB's Exit From Legal Funder Suit
• Rakoff Won't Rethink Objector Attys' Fee Bid In Petrobras Deal
• NJ Firm Shakes Malpractice Claims Over PwC Divorce Deal
• Fla. Justices Say Ethics Panel Can't Limit Court Doc Access
• Cozen Partner Avoids Disbarment For Drunken Hit-And-Run
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Conflict Sinks Sheppard Mullin Fee Win, Calif. Justices Say
• Ex-Ogletree Atty Failed To Opt Out Of Arbitration, Firm Says
• State Farm Plotted To Buy Judge, Jury To Hear In RICO Trial
• Fraudster's Ex-Wife Wants Email Shield In Atty Tryst Case
• $5M Fine Is Excessive, Ex-Life Partners CEO Tells Judge
• Atty Loses $286K Bid After NJ Court Finds Retainer Deal Void
• Judge Taps Public Defender For Shapiro's Accused Killer
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Westgate Resort, Castle Law Resolve Timeshare Suit
• King & Spalding, Ex-Associate Pushed To Settle Feud
• Doc Says RICO Suit Was FCA Retaliation, Wants Sanctions
• Ex-Trading Firm GC Settles Investors' Mismanagement Claims
• Proskauer To Pay $63M To Settle Stanford Ponzi Case
• Attys Dodge Construction Co.'s Malpractice Suit In BP MDL
• Life Partners Atty Says He's Not To Blame For CEO's Bad Acts
• Atty For Mayer Brown Partner's Accused Killer To Withdraw
• Clifford Chance To Pay $132K In DOJ Citizenship Bias Probe
• Trump Says McGahn Will Leave After Kavanaugh Confirmation
• Johnny Depp's Former Attys Can't Enforce Oral Fee Deal
• Atty's Restitution Reduced By $12.2M In Stock Scheme
• Calif. Judge Signals 'Regret' Over Court Immigration Arrest
• UpCounsel Must Face IP Firm's Trimmed False Ad Suit
• Calif. Ethics Panel Bans Ex-Judge From Future Office
• SAP, HP Can't Shake E-Commerce Patent Suit Under Twombly
• Pa. Atty Says Court Ignored Proof Illness Kept Him From Case
• Texas Man Can't Revive Claim Atty Erred In Stolen Semen Row
• 'Securities Fraudster' Money Can't Pay Law Firm, SEC Says
• 7th Circ. Backs Disbarred Atty's Fraud Conviction, Sentence
• Ill. Firm Can't Use Arbitration Over Exit Claims, Atty Says
• After Battling Over Pay Equity, Can A Partner Stick Around?
• Why Michael Cohen's Campaign Law Violations Are Crimes
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• Calif. DA Faces 6-Month Suspension For Hiding Jail Letters
• McGraw-Hill Loses DQ Bid Against Attys Repping NJ Photog
• Loeb & Loeb Slips Ex-Client's Suit Alleging Misfiled IP Notices
• BigLaw Partner Denies Exposing Himself In NYC Gym Sauna
• New York Law Puts Atty Referrals In Privilege Safe Zone
• Ex-Pa. DA Faces Possible 3-Month Suspension In Ethics Case
• Foley & Lardner Beats RICO Suit At 9th Circ.
• Pa. Judge Who Viewed Lewd Pics Denies Ethics Violation
• The Rules Of Sharing: 4 Common Interest Rulings To Know
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• CFPB's 'Bad Faith' Merits $1.2M Atty Fees, Law Firm Says
• CFPB Gets Door Opened To 2nd Circ. Look At Constitutionality
• Ill. Firm Impersonated Rival Online To Steal Clients: Suit
• IP Atty Owes Ex-Client $1M For Fraud, Pocketing Proceeds
• Ex-Armstrong Teasdale Atty To Appeal Toss Of Age Bias Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Vetos Request For Bar Applicant Data
• Trucking Co. Avoids Retrial Over Atty's Immigration Remark
• 6th Circ. Axes Contempt Order For Atty Who Missed Hearing
• A Case For Impeaching President Trump
• Administrative Law Judge In Fla. Dead After Police Standoff
• Morgan Stanley Says Calif. AG Trashed Evidence In FCA Row
• Atty Reffing Napoli Bern Split Denies Quinn Emanuel Bias
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ex-Shkreli Atty Taps Williams Heavy Hitter For Appeal
• Conflicted Class Rep. Loses Cert. Bid In Google Ad Suit
• ACLU Wins Pause Of Speech Limits For Court Support Staff
• No Mention Of Kavanaugh In Unsealed Starr Leak Report
• Fraudster Targets Ex-Wife's Emails In Case Over Atty Tryst
• Ex-W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
• Texas Panel Trims Law Firm's Suit Against Ex-Employees
• State Farm Loses Experts In Suit Alleging Plot To Elect Judge
• Cohen Plea Reflects High Bar For Cooperators
• Prudential To Stay In Suit Over Ex-Law Partner's $2M Policy
• Firms Must Embrace Ongoing Training To Thwart Cyberattacks
• Cohen Plea Brings Kavanaugh's Indictment Views To The Fore
• NY Investigators Subpoena Cohen In Trump Foundation Probe
• Chase Says Landry's Atty Can't Be A Witness In $20M Suit
• Judge's Lengthy Sex-Case Sentences Suggest Bias: Panelists
• Health Service Must Face Claims It Let Judge Harass Clinician
• Telecom Firm Slams Cert. Bid Over DirecTV Piracy Letters
• Atty Admits Cyberstalking Woman With Email, Blog Threats
• Navigating Counsel Conflicts Of Interest In Bankruptcy
• Cohen Guilty Pleas Bode Poorly For Trump Privilege Stance
• Judge Questions Simpson Thacher In-House Attys' Role
• NJ Lawyer Accused Of Mishandling Legal Malpractice Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Philly Judges' Perjury Convictions
• Feds Ordered To Hand Over Insys Docs From 10 Agencies
• Ex-Trump Atty Cohen Pleads Guilty To Tax, Campaign Charges
• Privilege Review On Cohen Raid Docs Comes To A Close
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• NY Gov. Signs Bill Creating Prosecutor Misconduct Watchdog
• Ex-Napoli Bern Atty Wants $4M Award Against Firm Confirmed
• Insys Execs Say Expert Witness Switched Sides
• Law Firms' Dominance In Crosshairs Of 'Emerging' Providers
• NJ Atty Sheds Former Client's Suit Over IT Work, AmEx Bill
• Mediation Tips For Settling Big-Dollar Business Disputes
• 7th Circ. Gives Law Firm 2nd Shot At Suing Lupin For Fees
• Ex-Pa. Mayor Steered City Work To Donors, Jurors Hear
• Ex-Texas Judge Can't Shake Bribery Conviction On Appeal
• Jones Day's Francisco Got $2.2M After Taking Solicitor Job
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Bowles Rice, Insurer Resolve $41M Fight On Eve Of Trial
• Courts Can Hear Bias Suits Sans EEOC Complaint: 10th Circ.
• Client's Benicar Trial Bill Shouldn't 'Scare Off' Firm: Judge
• Ex-Clerk Says NY Courts Protected Judge Who Harassed Her
• Ex-Judge Was Falsely Accused Of Drinking At Work, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Finds No Bias In Erie Project Contractor Termination
• Despite Abuse Horrors, Attys Feel Duty To Defend The Church
• Feds Fire Back At Sheldon Silver's Post-Conviction Bail Bid
• Fraudster's Ex-Wife Gets Email Hunt Paused In Atty Tryst Suit
• Ex-Katten Atty Gets 18 Months In Prison For Shkreli Fraud
• Amid Assault Case, Maine DA Candidate Loses Bar Suit
• Prenda 'Porn Troll' Atty Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges
• Quinn Emanuel Says Ex-Partners Can't Duck Fee Arbitration
• Atty Suspended For 5-Year Legal Fight With Neighbors
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• Judge's Wild Order Threatens To Make Warring Attys Kiss
• Atty Suing Google Sees No Conflict With Law Firm
• Legal Funder Wants Fraud Suit Stayed After CFPB Ruling
• Judge Won't Rethink Trim Of Foreclosure Services FCA Case
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• TIKD Slams Fla. Bar's Bid For Quick Exit In Antitrust Suit
• Judge Rips Twombly For Straining Resources In IP Row
• Rakoff Shaves Objector Atty's Fee Bid In $3B Petrobras Deal
• Trump Campaign Atty Can't Shake Call For Suspension
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Old Guidelines Warrant New Sentence For Fraudster: 1st Circ.
• 'Indefensible' Fees Request Slashed In ACA Birth Control Row
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Judge's Suit Over Disbarment
• Atty Asks Ill. Justices To Disbar Him For Faking $4M Deal
• City Solicitor Slammed In Pa. AG's Clergy Abuse Report
• Appeals Court Stops Contempt Proceedings Against 2 Attys
• Ogletree Must Show Judge Contract In Atty Gender Bias Suit
• NRA Atty Faces Scrutiny After Not Disclosing Sanction
• DQ Attys Of Chobani Founder's Ex-Wife, 'Consultant' Says
• Ex-Katten Atty Loses Bid To Dodge Shkreli Fraud Charges
• Tenn. Atty Suspended For Accusing Appellate Judges Of Bias
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Against ICE Atty Who Forged Docs
• Wigdor Takes Over ESPN Harassment Suit, Plans Class Action
• Pa. Justice Rejects Recusal Bid In Bus Injury Appeals
• Tax Atty's $5M Bias Suit Against Georgetown Tossed In Texas
• Was Kavanaugh Starr's Leaker? Watchdog Wants To Know
• Ex-NYPD Gun Licensing Unit Boss Cops To Bribery Scheme
• California Opens The Door To International Arbitration
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• US Asks To DQ Atty In Sub-Tech Case Who Reps China's Gov't
• Ill. Appellate Judge Reprimanded For Pushing Speaking Gigs
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Former Amtrak Atty's Age Bias Suit
• Napoli, 14 Law Firms Can't Escape Asbestos Referral Suit
• Chicago Law Firm Wants Ex-Atty's Exit Pay Claim Arbitrated
• Legal Funder Can't Exit Fraud Suit After CFPB Ruling: NY AG
• Ex-NJ Prosecutor Sues Judge Over 'Condescending' Emails
• Atty's 'Thumbs-Up' On Monster Deal Isn't Binding: Calif. Panel
• Privilege Bars Divorce Files In Death Case, Pa. Panel Told
• Asbestos Depo Doc Isn't A Court Record, Texas Court Says
• Ex-Colombia Anti-Corruption Chief, Atty Admit To Bribery
• All 4 Remaining W.Va. Supreme Court Justices Impeached
• Class In $3B Petrobras Deal Wants Objector Atty Sanctioned
• Law Scholars Decry Quotas For Immigration Judges
• Texas Judge Admonished For Treatment Of Homeless Witness
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• Will Calif. Spark Movement On Outside Investment In Law?
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• Ex-ESPN Analyst Hits Back With Her Own Sanctions Request
• Tenn. Businessman Seeks To Exit Pension Theft Suit In Pa.
• Atty Sanctioned 2nd Time Over Bogus Sexual Harassment Suit
• Texas DA Still DQed After 'Contentious Exchange' With Atty
• Foley & Lardner Beats DQ Bid In Fla. Legal Malpractice Suit
• Insurers Fight Asbestos Firm's Quick Win Bid In Payback Row
• Gov't, PACER Users Can Appeal Suit Over Fees
• 11th Circ. Tosses Atty Sanction In Trucking Co. OT Case
• 'Come Loaded For Bear' Before Manafort Judge, Attys Say
• Ex-Atty Accused Of Posing As Clients In Case Funding Fraud
• Proskauer, Partner Agree To End Pay Equity Suit
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• Funders Decry NYC Bar's Litigation Finance Warning
• Kavanaugh's Other White House Job: Ethics Guru
• La. Board Wants Atty Suspended For Year In Attack On DA
• Judge In Ex-PSU Prez's Endangerment Case Won't Recuse
• Defunct NC For-Profit Law School Must Still Honor Lease
• Atty Referred Case Against Client To His Dad, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Restores Producer, Atty Convictions In Tax Case
• Merus Asks High Court To Bat Down Mouse Patent Appeal
• Kavanaugh On Attorney-Client Privilege — 3 Takeaways
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• After #MeToo, Firms Still Have Blind Spots Vetting Laterals
• Calif. Panel Revives Olympic Hopeful's Win Against Atty
• Special Master To Reopen $4M State Street Fee Probe
• Man In Tribal-Linked Payday Lending Scheme Gets 3 Years
• Manafort Judge Says His Dressing-Down Of Feds Was Wrong
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Icahn Can't Escape Depo In Wachtell Malpractice Suit
• OptimisCorp Board To Pay $54K In Sanctions In Chancery Suit
• Dell Unit Whistleblower Can't Get New Award With Bias Claim
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Traded On Client Docs Nears SEC Deal
• Ariz. Lawyer Denies Witness Tampering, Other Charges
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Bowles Rice, Title Insurer Set For Trial In $41M Contract Row
• Manatt Asks Calif. Court To Toss Recruiter's $335K Trial Win
• Judge To Screen Clerk Linked To BYU-Idaho In Title IX Suit
• Ex-Lover Sues Redstone, Loeb & Loeb Atty Over Apartment
• 4th Circ. Says Hartford Off Hook For Ambulance-Chasing Suits
• Lawyer-Lender Fee Deals An Ethics Breach, NYC Bar Says
• Settlement Breach Suit Over $50M Aflac Demand Can Proceed
• Napoli Bern Insurer Wants Out Of $4M Award In Atty Fee Spat
• Immigration Judges File Grievance Over DOJ's Case Transfers
• Attys Shake Malpractice Suit Over $20M Arbitration Losses
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• Cadwalader Can't Call Legal Experts In Malpractice Trial
• W.Va. Panel Votes to Impeach All State High Court Justices
• ABA Opposes Forced Arbitration Of Sex Harassment Claims
• Silver Again Seeks Bail During Appeal Of 2nd Conviction
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ex-Puerto Rico Judge's Bribery Conviction
• AgaMatrix Gets $1.3M Fees From Dexcom's Failed IP Suit
• Law Firm's Site Covered By Fair Report Privilege, Panel Says
• Atty Says Ex-King & Spalding Lawyer Won't Settle With Firm
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• NY Law Firm Settles Former ALJ's Due-Process Claims
• Gov't Seeks To DQ Orrick In Fitbit Trade Secrets Case
• NJ Firm Ducks Malpractice Action Over Fall Case
• Alsup Fears 'Mistake' In OK'ing $125M LendingClub Deal
• ABA Delegates Back Revamp Of Attorney Advertising Rules
• Labaton, Thornton Want Special Master Out Of Fee Dispute
• Co. Tries To Duck Claims It Scammed 9/11 First Responders
• Fla. Bar Seeks Discipline Against South Fla. IP Atty
• Atty Says Former Firm Emailed Clients Claiming He Broke Law
• 2nd Circ. Revives Some Counts Against Convicted Ex-NY Sen.
• LabMD Won't Get Review Of FTC Atty Immunity Decision
• WWE Seeks Attys' Fees After Sanctions In Concussion Suit
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• Exec For Inmate Medical Co. Can't Dodge Bribery Charges
• DC Circ. Slams DOJ's 'Blanket Refusals' In Atty's FOIA Row
• Bock Hatch, Atty Beat Ethics Claims Over Class Action
• Egyptian Cotton Consumers Owe Costs For Tardy Amendment
• Chase's Bias Win Axed Over Arbitrator's Disclosure Failure
• Ex-Shkreli Atty Claims Companies Can't Be Victims
• #MeToo May Help Propel Family Leave Reforms For Trial Attys
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas Atty Can't Send Malpractice Suit To Arbitration
• Stormy Daniels' Suit Against Ex-Atty Sent Back To State Court
• Appellate Giants Lament Politics In High Court Confirmations
• Quinn Can't Bind Ex-Partners With Bogus Clause: Selendy
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• What Lawyers Must Know About Financial Elder Abuse Claims
• 7th Circ. Awards Fees To Objector In Southwest Voucher Deal
• Complaint Deemed Too Late In Proskauer Tax Shelter Case
• Injury Firm Owes $86K Fees In Paralegal's Late Wages Row
• Labaton Bid To DQ Judge In $75M Fee Fight A Risky Move
• Financial Firms Accused Of Flouting Court Order In NFL Suit
• Law Needs A Culture Shift To Fight Sexual Harassment
• ABA Loses Bid to Centralize For-Profit Law Schools' Suits
• Sidley Austin Must Give Investor More Info On Privilege Log
• Insurer Not On Hook For $1.5M Legal Malpractice Settlement
• Silverstein, Wilshire Get $3.5M In Raided-Trust Settlement
• Shari Redstone Can't DQ Counsel For Dad's Ex In Spy Suit
• Fla. Bar, Traffic Ticket Law Firm Seek End To Antitrust Suit
• Bowles Rice's $10M Coverage Bid Halved In Insurance Row
• Locks Law Appeals NFL Concussion Deal Fees Breakdown
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Posner, Pro Se Aren't Entitled To Rationale, 4th Circ. Says
• CNA Needn't Defend Atty DQ'd From Deepwater Deal
• Retired Immigration Judges Slam High-Profile Case's Transfer
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Suit Over Calif. Tax Delinquency List
• Texas Court Claims Immunity In Suit Over Assistant's Firing
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• Icahn Depos Took Heated Turn, CVR And Wachtell Tell Judge
• Atty's Spouse's Contempt Case Paused Amid Bankruptcy
• UPDATE: Valeant Says Katten Hires Created Conflict In Drug Patent Suit
• Ark. Lawmakers Probe Labaton's $4M 'Referral Fee' To Atty
• Ill. Clerk Personally Led Pay-To-Play Plot: FBI Affidavit
• Ohio Atty Suspended For 'Humiliating Attacks' On Paralegal
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons