Legal Ethics Archive » November, 2018

Legal Ethics - November, 2018

235 articles

• No Fast Wins In Suit Over Sham Investment Fund Conversion
• Bid To Rehear Facebook Recusal Case Lacks New Args: USAA
• Pa. Court OKs $114K Sanctions Against Atty In Med Mal Case
• Dahmer's Attorney's Law License Suspended Indefinitely
• Class Action Rule Changes Target 'Professional Objectors'
• Judge's Ties To Cravath Didn't Corrupt ERISA Row, NYU Says
• NJ Justices Disbar Attys For Deception, Misappropriation
• Pa. Atty Sanctioned For Role In 'Frivolous' Insurance Appeal
• UK Watchdog Probes Harassment Claims At Reed Smith
• Bentham Unveils $500M US-Focused Litigation Finance Fund
• Atty Denied Bid To Revive Fee Fight After Arbitration No-Show
• $580K Student Loan 'Indifference' Sinks NY Bar Applicant
• Gov't Wants Insys Founder's Atty Sanctioned For Media Talk
• Manafort Sentencing Tentatively Set For March 5
• McKinsey Looks To Fight Jay Alix Claims By Unsealing Docs
• Trump Family May Face Fallout From Latest Cohen Plea
• Manafort Burned Bridges By Two-Timing Mueller Plea Deal
• Ex-Trump Atty Vows To Cooperate With Federal Raid
• NJ Estate Firm Cleared Of Malpractice But Must Defend Fees
• 3rd Circ. Revives Drexel Student's Tuition Debt Complaint
• Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Fee Examiner Seeks More Scrutiny
• Ex-Sandusky Atty Can't Nix Sentence For Taking Client Funds
• Attys OK To Accept Fees From Crowdfunding, DC Bar Says
• $2.3M Frivolous Litigation Verdict Against Pa. Atty Upheld
• Michael Cohen Admits To Lying About Contacts With Russia
• Daniels Says Avenatti Filed Trump Suit Against Her Will
• Fla. Court Upends Sanctions Against Co. Battling Ex-Counsel
• Calif. Atty Faces Fresh Suit Over $50M Visa Fraud Scheme
• Jackson Walker Seeks End To Ex-NFLer's Wealth Mgmt Suit
• Former NJ Estate Atty Cops To Money Laundering Scheme
• 2 Attys Charged, Face SEC Suit Over Pump & Dump Scheme
• High Court Urged To Undo Cravath Shell Doc Decision
• Attorney, Florida Firm Both Denied Quick Wins In FMLA Row
• Pa. Panel Says Judge Is Biased Against Public Defenders
• ABA Says Attys Can Steer Clients To Funding Cos. They Own
• Ex-Pa. Solicitor Gets 8-Hour Jail Term In Pay-To-Play Scheme
• DC Courts Unveil New Anti-Harassment Measures
• Ex-Atty Scammed Fantasy Football Investors, Feds Say
• Late Notice Shouldn't Doom Fatal Crash Suit, NJ Justices Told
• DLA Piper Fights DQ Bid In Hemophilia Treatment Row
• After Kirkland, Sidley Arbitration Flip, Group Eyes DLA Piper
• Arent Fox's Malpractice Defense Draws Judge's Ire
• Lyft Leveraging Dearth Of Arbitration Ethics Rules In DQ Push
• Greenberg Traurig Sheds Breach Claim On Second Try
• Appeals Court Sides With Texas Atty In Divorce Billing Row
• Calif. Developer Tries To Dodge SEC EB-5 Fraud Claims
• Couple Tells 1st Circ. They Can Sue Texas Atty For Malpractice
• ABA Blasted For Support Of Bill On Debt Collection Attys
• Judge Says He's Immune To Misconduct Suit Over Rulings
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• Heritage Foundation Updates Clerk Program After Suspension
• Boies Schiller Says Chinese Dissident Owes $1M In Fees
• LabMD Sues Ex-Bryan Cave Atty In NY Supreme Court
• Convicted Ex-Pa. AG's Appeal Bid Snubbed By High Court
• Fish Can't Cure Nasdaq Conflict With Limited Retainer: Judge
• Tech Support Cos. Can't Get 'Drastic' Sanctions Against Fla.
• Atty Who Advised Co. To Deny Breaks Can Stay In ADA Suit
• Ex-PTAB Chief Fires Back At Medtronic In Gay Bias Case
• Immigrants Seek Sanctions Against Feds In Detention Suit
• NJ Atty Denied Bail In Case Of Girlfriend's Slaying
• Philly Atty Botched Client's Insurance Cases, Suit Says
• Freshfields' Frankfurt Office Raided Again In Tax-Dodge Probe
• Reed Smith Fires Partner Over Harassment Allegations
• 1st Circ. Backs RI In Privilege Fight With Feds
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• Pa. Mesh Judge Won't Recuse Over Mom's Case Against J&J
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• DA Refers Avenatti Domestic Violence Charge To LA City Atty
• Firm Seeks Judge DQ Despite Fla. Justices' Facebook Ruling
• Fla. High Court Disbars Miami Atty Over Account Transfers
• Law Firm Must Face Claims It Botched Domino's Injury Case
• DA Group Chief Tapped To Head Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
• Justice Roberts Counters Trump's 'Obama Judge' Attack
• IRS Correctly Sought Law Firm's Bank Records, 11th Circ. Told
• Informant's Entry Spurs Atty To Ask Out Of KIT Fraud Case
• Atty Could Get Fees Despite Suspension, 3rd Circ. Says
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• Chobani Founder's Ex-Wife Keeps Counsel In 'Consultant' Suit
• Kirkland Ends Forced Arbitration After Harvard Group Boycott
• Texas Justices Slash Hourly Pay For Paxton Prosecutors
• Suspension Proposed For Fla. Atty's Omissions In Bankruptcy
• J&J Again Asks Pa. Mesh Judge To Recuse Over Family Ties
• Debt Collector Wants Firm DQ'd In Injury Settlement Suit
• Strasburger & Price Win Over $161M Malpractice Suit Affirmed
• Prison An Ignominious End To Gun Atty's Career, Judge Says
• Lewis Brisbois Attys Threatened With Jail For Order Breach
• Special Master Defends Penalties In State Street Fee Fight
• UK Lawyer Gets 20 Months For Decade Of Dodging US Taxes
• Ex-Atty Can't Avoid Prison Time For Bilking Foreign Nation
• Fee Award Against Wells Fargo Reversed Over Late Recusal
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Avoid Trial In Forgery Suit
• Michael Cohen-Linked Atty Found Guilty Of Asylum Fraud
• Steptoe Attys Fight DQ Bid In Bridger Rail Transfer Suit
• NJ Justices Turn Away Malpractice Suit In Prudential Bias Row
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• Ex-Law Firm Manager Can't Shake Conviction Over $5M Fraud
• Lyft Says Ex-Chamber Atty, New Firm Can't Represent Drivers
• Calif. Law Firm's RICO Claims Axed In Suit Over Tribal Client
• State Farm RICO Suit Too Strong To Settle, Objector Says
• Fla. Court Points To Possible Unlicensed Actions By Ky. Firm
• 5th Circ. OKs Denial Of Atty Fees Over 'Outrageous' Behavior
• Calif. Panel Asks Lower Court To Justify Gas Leak Plea Deal
• NJ Justices Will Review Fox Rothschild Ties To Ponzi Schemer
• Trenk DiPasquale Wins Fees Bid, Must Defend Interest Rate
• Acting AG Challenged At High Court By Felon Seeking Firearm
• Med Mal Atty Must Face Suit Over Touting Win Online
• NJ Judge Says Prior Politics Won't Bias Him In Grocery Row
• Fla. High Court Gets 'Like' From Attys On Facebook Decision
• NY Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Fatally Shooting Daughter's Mom
• NBA Rape Accuser's Atty Told At 9th Circ. 'No Trial Is Perfect'
• Rise Of The CMOs
• Lloyd's Sues Over Coverage Advice In $64M Malpractice Row
• Fla. Judge Told To Step Aside Over Prosecutor Past
• Robbery Smear Won't Help Class Rep Hopeful, Judge Says
• Fla. Judge To Be Reprimanded Over Recommendation Letter
• Stevens & Lee Defends Staffer's Firing In Sex Bias Suit
• Calif. High Court To Hear Suit Against Atty Over Monster Deal
• Ex-Playboy Model Keeps 'Hush Money' Row Public
• Dewey Drama Takes Unexpected Twist With Ex-CFO's Jailing
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Axed Foreclosure Fee Case
• Chuhak Must Face Ex-NFL Players' Tax Scheme Claims
• Feds Doubt Ex-BigLaw Atty's Privilege Applies In Crypto Scam
• Pa. Judge Slams Ethics Violation Ruling Over Lewd Pics
• Chicago Merc's GC Can't Be Deposed In Trademark Spat
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• Ex-Dewey CFO Jailed For Failing To Pay $1M Fraud Fine
• Facebook Friendship Doesn't Require DQ, Fla. Justices Say
• Avenatti Arrested On Felony Domestic Violence Charge
• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Bio-Rad Appeal Of Ex-GC's $11M Win
• Gibson Dunn Bows Out Of Pharma RICO Suit Amid DQ Bid
• 7th Circ. OKs Sanctions Over Atty's Post-Settlement Fee Filing
• Insurance Trustee Fined $370K For Suing Life Partners
• Colo. DA Asks State High Court For Atty Fees In Ethics Row
• Timeshare Co. Fights Attys' Bid To Withdraw From Suit
• 9th Circ. Creates New Role To Tackle Workplace Harassment
• Ex-Dewey Exec Trying To Ax $1M Fine Deserves Jail, DA Says
• NJ Attys Duck Malpractice Suit After Clients' Filing Delay
• Most Law Firms' Cybersecurity Not Up To Par As Risk Grows
• Judge Won't DQ Fla. Prosecutors In $1B Health Fraud Case
• Acting AG Whitaker's Appointment Legal, DOJ Counsel Says
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• Dems Up Ante As Fla. Recount Litigation Piles Up
• Mom Of 'Frack Master' Sanctioned $10K Over Receiver Suit
• Settlement Ends Porn Email Revenge Suit Against Ex-Pa. AG
• Justices Turn Away LabMD's Appeal In Tiversa Fraud Row
• Law Students Urged To Shun Kirkland Over Arbitration Pacts
• Law Firm Says Staffer's Prior Employment Doesn't Warrant DQ
• Man Acquitted Of Conspiring On Bribery With Texas Lawmaker
• 4th Circ. Tosses Maryland Atty's Reprimand As Unsupported
• No Bridgegate Role, 3rd Circ. Pick Says Of Work For Christie
• Maryland Challenges Acting AG Whitaker's Appointment
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• 9th Circ. Ends Oft-Heated Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-CEO
• Who Has Standing To Challenge Whitaker DOJ Appointment?
• Ex-Liddle Partner Looks To Exit Equal Pay Suit
• Vantage Pushes Back On Petrobras Expert In $622M Battle
• Atty Confessed To NJ Killing In Suitcase Note, Docs Say
• Attys Accused Of Scamming Artist Out Of Life Story Rights
• State AGs Call On Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Probe
• Metal Band Drummer Loses DQ Appeal Targeting Guitarist Atty
• Atty Taken Off Ill. Rolls In '09 Still Practicing, Regulator Says
• As Pirates Settle, Net Installer Last Defendant In Foul-Ball Suit
• Hogan Lovells Suspends Partner For Watching Porn At Work
• Bid To DQ Prosecution Spurs Fiery Row In Health Fraud Case
• Atty Left MoneyGram Files In Stolen Hummer, Co.'s Suit Says
• NJ Judge Censured For Misusing Office In Personal Matter
• Judge Takes Loeb & Loeb Atty To Task Over Evidence At Trial
• CRT Judge Admits Error, Blasts Possible Atty Conflict
• Ex-Pa. Judge Apologizes For Affair With Defendant's Girlfriend
• Net Installer Wants Judge Off Pa. Foul Ball Injury Suit
• NJ Justices Won't Review Malpractice Suit In Contract Row
• Former Judge Who Extorted Staff Slams Ex-Counsel's Advice
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• Former NY AG Schneiderman Won't Face Criminal Charges
• Cooley Can Stay In Trade Secrets Suit Over Genomics Data
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• With AG Swap, Trump Invites Showdown Over Mueller Probe
• Ex-Lawmaker Could Be Asked To Testify In State Street Row
• Trump's Acting AG Linked To Patent Scam Shuttered By FTC
• Nev. Hospital Hit With $820K Sanction For Discovery Abuses
• Pa. Sen. Fights Fees In Gerrymandering Case At 3rd Circ.
• LabMD Appeals Dismissal Of Frivolous-Lawsuit Claims
• La. Court Revives Suit Over Attys' Courthouse Altercation
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Says No Payout For Former Counsel
• LeClair Calls Arbiter's $1M Award For Ex-Partner 'Illogical'
• Judge Swap Voids Exec's Loss In Severance Suit, Panel Says
• Comerica Seeks Sanctions In 'Scurrilous' $4.4B Lawsuit
• 'Overzealous' Atty Shouldn't Pay $50K Fine, 7th Circ. Hears
• Drexel Debt Collection Fight Isn't Barred, Alum Tells 3rd Circ.
• Attorney General Sessions Resigns At Trump's Request
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• Benefits Plan Must Get Payout From Disbarred Atty's Trust
• Winston & Strawn Loss May Squeeze Atty Arbitration Pacts
• SEC Accuses 2 More In $9.5M EB-5 Investor Scheme
• Judge Walks Back Comment Ripping Tata Exec At Bias Trial
• Express Scripts Defends Fee Ask After Pharmacy Sanctioned
• Spector Gadon Chair Says Construction Exec Defamed Him
• Trenk DiPasquale Can't Escape Newark Water Agency Suit
• Armstrong Teasdale Asks 8th Circ. To Toss Age Bias Suit
• Stormy Daniels Slams Trump Fee Bid In Defamation Suit
• LabMD Claim Of Frivolous Defamation Suits Tossed In Pa.
• Hagens Berman Co-Founder Slips Suit Over Fee Award Divvy
• Immigration Atty Pays $1.65M To End EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Arias Case Prosecutor To Be Charged With Ethics Violations
• Winston & Strawn Arbitration Clause 'Unconscionable': Panel
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Gets OK To Amend Wrongful Dismissal Suit
• NJ Atty Suspended After Conviction For Obstructing Justice
• Medtronic Fires Back In Ex-PTAB Chief's Gay Bias Suit
• Boies Schiller Stuck On Express Scripts Breach Trial
• 7th Circ. Again Rejects CVS' Atty Fee Win Against EEOC
• It's Not Over: Dems Press For Kavanaugh's Bush-Era Records
• Consumer Case Funders Offer 'Haircuts' On Returns: Study
• Pa. Panel Won't DQ Goodwin Procter In Teva Coverage Row
• Enviro Atty Bids For His Freedom Pending Ala. Bribery Appeal
• Nevada High Court Affirms Gordon & Rees Win In Fee Dispute
• NJ Atty Censured For Telling Client 'Have Fun In Prison'
• Ex-Prosecutor Suspended In NJ Over Bid To 'Fix' Utah Trial
• Broward Health Axes GC, Claiming She Perpetuated Instability
• 90-Day Suspension Urged For Calif. Atty Who Hid Evidence
• Donziger Slams Chevron Contempt Bid In $9.5B Ecuador Case
• Limo Co. Says Atty Not Conflicted, Slams Uber DQ Bid
• Debtors Win Cert. In Case Over Law Firm's Collection Letters
• Federal Litigation Funding Rule Generates Support, Confusion
• Texas Panel OKs Ex-Client's Malpractice Arbitration Award
• Boies Schiller Can't Ditch Clients Before Trial: Express Scripts
• Schulte Roth Forced To Aid Platinum Partners Liquidators
• Atty Rightly Sanctioned For Push Poll, Texas High Court Told
• Pa. Judge Caught Viewing Lewd Pics Violated Ethics Rules