Legal Ethics Archive » September, 2018

Legal Ethics - September, 2018

231 articles

• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• Wachtell Prevails In CVR's Takeover Malpractice Suit
• Manatt Can't Dodge Recruiter's $335K Trial Win, Panel Says
• Calif. High Court Approves Updates To State Bar Rules
• SEC Settles With Calif. Atty For $2M In EB-5 Investor Scheme
• Ill. Panel Ends Malpractice Suit Against Quarles & Brady
• Ex-Armstrong Teasdale Atty Wants Bias Suit Revived
• NJ Atty Cops To Role In Short-Sale Mortgage Fraud
• NY Atty Caught in '60 Minutes' Sting Agrees To Censure
• Judge's Atty Drops Defamation Bid Over Meek Mill Recordings
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Aims To Block Lawyer's Lien Bid
• FBI Investigating Kavanaugh Allegations After Panel Vote
• Legal Malpractice Insurers Looking Earlier To Sue Their Attys
• After Dramatic Hearing, Senate Panel To Hold Kavanaugh Vote
• 27 Years And A Hashtag Later, Hearings Bear Eerie Parallels
• Atty's Misconduct Sinks Cert. In Ford Sex Harassment Suit
• A Study In Contrasts: Ford's And Kavanaugh's Stories Collide
• Trenk DiPasquale Aims To Sink Newark Water Agency Suit
• TIKD Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Ticket Law Firm
• 3rd Circ. Slams Duo's 'Vulgar' Bid To Sanction Morgan Lewis
• 6th Circ. OKs Sanction For Atty In Time-Barred Bias Suit
• Construction Co. In BP Suit Pushes Legal Malpractice Claims
• Crane Heyman Can't Dodge Suit Over Layoff Advice
• Ky. Law Firm Can Keep Fees From Hospital Bankruptcy Case
• 2 Victims Can't Get Damages In Sex Abuser Sanctions Row
• 3rd Circ. Backs Concurrent Judgment Decision In ERISA Suit
• Testimony Allowed In Greenberg Traurig Forgery Case
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• 3rd Circ. Fee Fracas A Warning: Not All Billing Is Equal
• Vioxx Economic Loss Counsel Win $4.2M In Attys' Fees
• Fee Spat Between Niro Law, Ex-Client Rebooted In New Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court May Sanction Atty For Briefing Violations
• 3 Things To Watch For In The Kavanaugh Hearing
• NJ Judge Ousted For Role In Custody Row, Lying Under Oath
• Receiver Didn't Retain Attys Seeking $489K Fees, Judge Says
• A Who's Who Of Attorneys Shaping The Kavanaugh Hearing
• McKinsey Critic Says It Should Have Been DQ'd In ANR Ch. 11
• Ohio Justices Reduce IP Atty's Misconduct Suspension
• US Objects To Duro Dyne's Proposed Rep In Asbestos Trust
• Law Firm To Shut Down Timeshare Biz After Atty Disbarred
• Doctor DQ'd From Testifying About Opioids In Insys Case
• Contractor's Ex-Attys Dodge Sanctions In $77M Forfeiture Suit
• Cadwalader, Redskins Owner Settle $22M Malpractice Fight
• Kavanaugh Faces New Misconduct Claims From Third Woman
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Ill. Judge Taken Off Bench Over Comments About Prosecutor
• NY Atty Indicted In Scheme To Bribe Homicide Trial Witness
• 3rd Circ. Supports Nixing 'Outrageously Excessive' Fees Bids
• DQ Prosecution In $1B Fla. Fraud Case: Nursing Home Owner
• Attys Misled Man Who Wanted No Prison For Fraud, Suit Says
• Alsup Grants $16M LendingClub Fee Bid Despite Misgivings
• Trump Calls Kavanaugh Allegations A 'Con Game' By Dems
• Memo In State St. Case Ties Labaton Proxy To Ark. Politician
• Homeowners Say Attys Lied In Debt Suit, Seek Default
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• Linkwell Duo Say Investor Hasn't Shown Plot With Sidley
• IP Atty Can't Prove Ford Blocked Job Offers, 6th Circ. Says
• Kavanaugh Denies Assault Allegations In TV Interview
• Avvo Will Change Ratings System To Settle NY AG Probe
• Janssen Gets $1M Risperdal Breast-Growth Verdict Flipped
• Why A Firm Would Shrink From Facing Off Against Kavanaugh
• NJ Law Firm Sued Over Alleged Inaction In Medical Row
• Fla. Atty Tied To Penny Stock Fraud Suspended For 18 Months
• Cosby Owes Quarter-Million In Fees, Schnader Harrison Says
• Chicago Firm Can't Get Fees For Ex-Client's $20M Patent Deal
• Brach Eichler Must Face Suit Over NJ Hospital Purchase
• NJ Judge Reprimanded For Assisting Friend In Custody Case
• Seyfarth Escapes Illegal Tax Shelter RICO Suit
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• DirecTV User Fights To Keep Law, Audit Firms In RICO Case
• New Kavanaugh Allegations Raise Pressure On GOP
• Ill. Atty Suspended After Making Fake Dating Profile For Rival
• Cadwalader Asks For Court's Help With Settlement Talks
• Pa. Panel Junks 11th Hour Privilege Waiver In Estate Fight
• Atty Can't Shake $1.76M Suit Over Alleged Consulting Scam
• Pa. Judge Defends Axing Ex-DA's Suit Against Cosby Accuser
• Luv N' Care's Claims Cut In 'Family Drama' With Ex-Counsel
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• Houston Atty Charged In $18M Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme
• CORRECTED: Attys Sanctioned $655K After $645M Medical Device Row Loss
• Judge's Atty Sues To Keep Remarks Out Of Meek Mill Film
• Rakoff Sanctions Petrobras Deal Atty For 'Kitchen Sink Brief'
• Ill. Firm Can't Collect Fees For Work On Its Qui Tam Suit
• Kavanaugh Accuser Negotiating Testimony Before Senate
• Attys Ask To Withdraw From Suit Over Mattress Review Site
• Colo. Law Firm Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ex-Staffer Hits Stevens & Lee With Maternity Bias Suit
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• Objector Atty's Offer To Quit Law In Ill. Awaits Ruling
• Tech Co. Tries To DQ Ex-Exec's Attys Over Privileged Docs
• Norton Rose Flees Power Plant Finance Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• NYU Workers, Attys Face Sanction Bid In 2nd ERISA Suit
• Kavanaugh Assault Hearing Could Devolve Into Chaos
• Player Balks At NCAA's Confidentiality Bid In Wage Suit
• Wash. Atty Owes $161K For Collecting On Already-Paid Debt
• Gov't Contractor Aims To DQ Saudi Co.'s Atty In Contract Row
• NJ High Court Disbars Mass. Atty For Pocketing Funds
• Simpson Thacher And Recruiting Firm Settle Payment Row
• Ding Dong Ditch: Orrick DQ'd In Video Doorbell IP Dispute
• Ex-Yukos Shareholders Want White & Case Docs In $50B Row
• ABA To Lawyers: Don't Forget Ethics During A Hurricane
• NRA Atty's Admission Debacle Shows Need For Ethics Candor
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• Labaton, ERISA Attys Reach Tentative Deal In $75M Fee Fight
• Hearing Over Kavanaugh Assault Claims Could Face Delays
• Chevron Wants Donziger Jailed In Fight Over $9.5B Fine
• Firm Must Face Defamation Suit Over Conference Remarks
• Firm Ducks Claims It Wanted Cut Of Suit It Didn't Work On
• US Loses Bid To DQ Orrick In Fitbit Trade Secrets Case
• Space Tourism Suit Doesn't Belong Here, Texas Court Affirms
• Ex-Skadden Partner Denies Role In Manafort Ukraine Lobbying
• Arent Fox Fights Early Win Bid In Malpractice Suit
• Sens. Want NLRB Member Off Case For Littler Mendelson Ties
• Pa. Atty Can't Stop Suit Pegging Him For Abusive Loan Claims
• Judge To Sheldon Silver: Your 'Day Of Reckoning' Is Nigh
• Kavanaugh, Assault Accuser Asked To Testify Before Senate Panel
• Disclosure Rules, Ethics Hang Over Legal Funding Conference
• Court Sanctions Nutrition CEO, Atty Over False Patent Claims
• UNH Law Hit With $5.3M Due Process Suit By Ex-Student
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• Proskauer Atty Who Settled Bias Claims Joins Polsinelli
• Ex-Partner Hits Manatt Phelps With Sex Bias Charge
• Kavanaugh Vote Still On Track After Accuser Steps Forward
• Abortion Foe Asks 9th Circ. To Nix $195K Sanction For Videos
• Experts Want Watergate Report Unsealed To Guide Mueller
• Manafort Plea Sharpens View Of Skadden's Ukraine Work
• Texas Justices Pass On Ex-Baylor Official's Defamation Case
• Dechert Client Sues Over $2.9M Settlement Eaten Up By Fees
• Attys In FLSA Suit Making Discovery 'Impossible,' Judge Says
• Weitz & Luxenberg Can't Toss Woman's $25M Fraud Suit
• Fla. Bar Seeks To Disbar Ex-Judge For Accepting Rays Tickets
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Latinos Can't Force Change To Texas High Court Elections
• AB InBev's Beer Recipes Aren't Trade Secrets, 9th Circ. Told
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• 7th Circ. OKs Toss Of Broker-Dealer's Legal Malpractice Suit
• NJ Hospital's Malpractice Case Tossed Too Soon, Court Told
• Rajaratnam's Motley Rice RICO Suit Gets Cool Response
• Fed. Judiciary Tackles Sex Harassment With Policy Changes
• NRA Atty Booted From Va. Case For Not Disclosing Sanction
• CNA Need Not Cover Atty's $1.5M Award In Funds Theft Row
• Feinstein Sent Undisclosed Letter On Kavanaugh To FBI
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• Attys May Face Sanctions After 'Egregious' Omission
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• NY Judge Nixes Rest Of Legal Funder Suit After Booting CFPB
• Ex-Winston Partner Wants Bias Row Out Of Arbitration
• McCabe Weisberg Exits Foreclosure Services FCA Case
• Medline's Docs Not False, Judge Says In Catheter Design Row
• Ex-Dickstein Shapiro Partners Sue Blank Rome Over $4M
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Ill. Atty Gets Misconduct Complaint For Coal Client Deal
• 3rd Circ. Joins Harsh Critique Of $900K Fee Request
• Quinn Slams Ex-Partners' Claim His Firm Is In Decline
• Conflict Should DQ Katten In IP Row, Valeant Tells Fed. Circ.
• Ex-Trenk DiPasquale Client Aims To Sink Unpaid Fees Ruling
• Ponzi Schemer Must Face Billionaire Sex Offender's Claim
• BigLaw Firms May Have A Cyberattack Target On Their Backs
• UpCounsel Faked Attorney Ratings, Updated Suit Claims
• Atty-Client Ruling A Threat To Discovery, Texas Justices Hear
• Structuring Investigations In Light Of UK Privilege Case
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• Law School Agrees To Pay $2.65M To End Accreditation Suit
• Military Spouse Gets 2nd Chance At Waiver To Practice Law
• Lydecker Diaz Opens First Permanent Office In NJ
• Impeachment Trials For W.Va. High Court Set As Deal Fails
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Court Abuse Claims In Contract Row
• Sex Abuse Victims Fight Billionaire's Bid To Depose Them
• Acquainted With Crash Victims, Judge Bows Out Of Case
• CEO In Texas State Senator's Ponzi Case Gets 15 Years
• $250M State Farm Deal Could Spur More Campaign Cash Suits
• Shareholders Can File Bias Suits, Ex-Myers Bigel Atty Says
• WilmerHale Jumped The Gun In Tribal RICO Suit, Judge Told
• Ex-King & Spalding Associate's Atty Let Out Of Firing Suit
• High Court Must Correct La. Judge's Failure To Recuse
• Vermonters Want Dechert DQ'd In Alleged Witness Obstruction
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• 8th Circ. Backs $25K Atty Sanction In Enbrel Discovery Row
• Atty Gets 15 More Years For Fleeing US After $550M Scam
• Auto Parts Maker Can't Nix Trademark Over Atty Error
• Pa. Atty Faces Claims Over Mishandled Business Interest
• Can Kavanaugh Be Impeached For Statements To Congress?
• SEC Backs $7M In Fines For Ex-Life Partners Atty, CEO
• Calif. Atty Makes Behind-Bars Plea To Toss SEC Fraud Case
• Death Row Inmate Whose Atty Admitted Guilt Gets New Trial
• Firm Beats Malpractice Suit Over $2.8M Loss In Contract Row
• Cozen O'Connor Slams Atty's Bid To Quit Pa. Malpractice Suit
• Woman Seeks 9th Circ. Redo In Foley & Lardner RICO Suit
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Insurer Won't Defend Firm Sued Over Slow Bankruptcy Filing
• Atty Referral Co. Owner Accused Of Paying Cops For Leads
• State Farm Deal Takes Spotlight Off Judicial 'Dark Money'
• Baker Donelson Fined Over Discovery 'Misunderstanding'
• Sidley Austin Atty Must Answer Questions In Investor Suit
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Grant Atty's Bid To Pull Out Of Bar
• Colo. Firm Publishes Credit Scores In Court Filings, Suit Says
• NJ Judge Censured Over Profane Rant During DWI Arrest
• Landmark Appeals Ruling Rescues Privilege In UK Probes
• Ill. Atty Accused Of Making Bogus Claims In Court Filings
• Judge Sanctions Business Partner In Jimi Hendrix TM Suit
• No 'Bank' In Mexico-Tied Bank Fraud, 5th Circ. Hears
• Ex-Sadis & Goldberg Atty Admits To Tax Evasion, Conspiracy
• Chicago IP Firm Wants Ex-Partner's Defamation Suit Tossed
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Pa. Atty Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering, Extortion
• Lenders Say Ex-Ill. Atty Pocketed Client Settlement Cash
• 5th Circ. Won't Extend Deadline For Adjuster Negligence Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms DQ Of Ferraro Firm In Engle Case
• Kirkland Wins Rare Discovery Sanction In Texas Prisoner Case
• Lens Makers Fight Sanctions Over Defunct Facebook Page
• Chancery Nixes Bid To Replace Handy & Harman Suit Counsel
• 3 Dewey Execs Settle With SEC Over Law Firm's Collapse
• NJ Can't Hear Co.'s Fee Row With Ill. Law Firm, Judge Says
• ESPN Slams Ex-Analyst's Sanctions Bid In Harassment Suit
• NJ Atty Who Stole From Elderly Consents To Disbarment
• SFO Can't Narrow Privilege Protections In Landmark Ruling
• EEOC Backs 7th Circ. Toss of CVS' Attorneys' Fees
• Feds Fight Claim That Expert Witness Double-Crossed Insys
• Chicago Atty Faces Disbarment Amid Neglect, Fee Claims
• Ex-Tenet Execs Blast Delays In Maternity Kickback Case
• Privilege Claims Come Under Scrutiny In Antitrust Row
• Yaz MDL Lead Attys Dodge Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim
• Convicted Ill. Judge Loses Bid For Acquittal, New Trial
• SanDisk Investor Class OK'd Despite Judge's 'Ethical' Doubts
• Sex Victims Must Prove Distress, Billionaire Says In Docs Row
• Houston Attys Hit With $10M Suit Over Title Co. Agreement
• Fla. Atty In $20M Fraud Case Pleads Guilty To Bond-Jumping
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• State Farm To Pay $250M To Settle Rigged-Judge Trial