Legal Ethics Archive » March, 2019

Legal Ethics - March, 2019

260 articles

• Bush v. Gore Atty Calls Arrest Account 'Substantially Untrue'
• Johnny Depp's Ex-Attys Can't Cut 'Secret Window' Fee Claims
• Venezuela Didn't Yield To $382M Judgment, Guaidó Atty Says
• Pelvic Mesh MDL Fee Committee Accused Of Self-Dealing
• 3rd Circ. OKs Partial Retrial For 'Kids For Cash' Judge
• Legal Services Exec To Cop To Massive Loan Fraud Scheme
• Judge Puts An End To Insurer, Firm's Dog Bite Spat
• NJ Atty Disbarred After $23M In Loan Work While Suspended
• Judge Entitled To Fire Staffer Over Online Posts, Texas Says
• Tech Co. Escapes Suit Over False Georgia Bar Exam Results
• Great American Loses Sanctions Bid In Fla. Condo Suit
• Michigan Firm Loses $500K Fee Fight With Tenn. Attorneys
• Texas Justices Skip Malpractice Suit Over Arbitration Loss
• Pepper Hamilton Must Hand Over Baylor Sex Assault Docs
• Avenatti Tried To Broker Seagram Heiress Deal In NXIVM Case
• Students Of Shuttered Law School Want Tuition Money Back
• Firm Can Try For Bigger Fee In Walmart Slip-And-Fall Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Driller's Atty Malpractice Suit
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Firm's 20% Fee Bid Slashed In NFL Concussion Settlement
• Boston Law Firm Can't Escape $1.8M Malpractice Suit
• Panama Papers Deficient For Mossack Fonseca Sanctions Bid
• Ex-Grant Thornton Atty Can't Reinstate Fraud, Breach Claims
• Randy Quaid Calls For Atty Sanctions In Property Dispute
• Avoid Getting Crossed Up By Cross-Appeals
• Ogletree Gets Atty's Sex Bias Claims Kicked To Arbitration
• Ex-SeaWorld Lawyer To Shell Out $65,000 For Insider Trading
• INTL FCStone Units Say Irish Co., Counsel Deserve Sanctions
• Texas Jury Awards $15M Over Sham Real Estate Investment
• 'Serious Ethical Violations' Earn Calif. Atty $12M Punishment
• Texas Gov., Prosecutors Can't Duck Judge's Prosecution Suit
• Firms, Attys Settle With CFPB Over Illicit Debt Services Fees
• 5th Circ. Revives Firm's Fee Dispute Over Secret Settlement
• Bradley Arant, Maynard Cooper Hit With Fee Bid By Kids Show
• Financier Named In Panama Papers Denies Dodging Taxes
• Pa. Judge's Abusive Behavior Violated Ethics, Court Finds
• Calif. Man Pleads Not Guilty In EB-5 Visa Fraud Scheme
• USC Law Student Expelled For Cheating Loses Appeal
• Hogan Lovells Must Turn Over Petrobras Docs In Fraud Suit
• What To Know About The Other Case Against Avenatti
• MoFo Continues Push To Toss 2 Pregnancy Bias Accusers
• How Avenatti May Have Crossed The Line Into Extortion
• Geragos 'Chargeable' In Avenatti Extortion Case, Experts Say
• NJ Judge Feared Being 'Killed' By Ex-Beau, Panel Told
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Opposing Counsel DQ'd In Engine Suit
• US Argues For Forfeitures In Ex-Jenkens Atty's Fraud Case
• US Soccer Looks To Kick Quinn Emanuel Out Of TM Row
• DOJ Weighs Rule To Expand Atty Access In Immigration Court
• Ex-Judge Booted From Philly Council Ballot Over Conviction
• Urine Big Trouble: Willfulness, Misconduct Spark $3M IP Loss
• Has The Legal Industry Really Taken #MeToo Seriously?
• Avenatti Claims Nike Paid Cash To Star NCAA Player's Mom
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Harvard Group Ups Pressure To Nix BigLaw Forced Arbitration
• $4M Verdict Came After Botched Defense, Importer Says
• Philly Judge Won't Boot Colleague From J&J Mesh Dispute
• NYC Immigration Attys Not Off The Hook In RICO Suit
• Ex-Officers Want Shumaker Loop Booted From REIT Suit
• $2.3M Fee Fight In Citigroup Settlement Heads To Mediation
• Michael Avenatti Charged With $20M Nike Extortion Scheme
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Chevron 'Attacks' Can't Stand In $9.5B Dispute, Donziger Says
• Ill. Suit Over Handling Of $18.7M Settlement Funds Revived
• Developer On Hook For $5.2M Despite Atty DQ, 8th Circ. Says
• DC Bar Counsel Apologizes To Atty Over Bogus Fee Claims
• Attys Can Demand Protection For Data Destruction: NY Bar
• Pa. Justices Sign Off On Disbarring Former State AG Kane
• Perdue Coached Witness In Poultry Price-Fix Suit, Buyers Say
• NJ Justices Disbar 'Pathological' Liar Atty Over Stolen Funds
• Philly Lawyer Says Client's Ex-Wife Harassed Her With Suit
• Atty Can't Sue Texas Bar Over Allegedly Forged Resignation
• Funder Stakes Claim On $10M Philly Workplace Shooting Deal
• Mayer Brown Ousts Partner For Inappropriate Conduct
• Chancery Threatens Charter's Contractor With Arrests
• Bar's Tent Collapse Settlement Fight Heads To State Court
• Atty Sanctioned For 'Repugnant' Claims About East Indians
• Donziger Still Defying Court In $9.5B Ecuador Fight: Chevron
• NJ Housing Official Says Accused Rapist Defamed Her
• 5 Firms To Get $214M In $1.5B Syngenta MDL Corn Settlement
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• RICO Claim Tossed In Fla. Suit Against Timeshare-Exit Firm
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Ex-Partner Appeals To Pa. Panel For Carlson Lynch Database
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Squire Patton Atty Says Judge Smeared Him In Arbitration DQ
• Justice Thomas Breaks 3 Years Of Silence At Hearings
• SRA Money Laundering Compliance Probe Targets UK Firms
• Former Firm Acting Like 'Jilted Lover,' Ill. Atty Says
• Ex-GC To Tampa Agencies Charged With Domestic Violence
• SPLC Wants Sanctions For RICO Suit Over 'Hate Group' Label
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-NY Dem Leader's Tax Dodge Guilty Plea
• Law360's Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• BakerHostetler DQ'd From Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• PwC Seeks To Depose NY Atty In Conflict-Of-Interest Query
• Ind. Court Scolds Judge For 'Punting' Wrongful Firing Suit
• LaCroix Additives Need Not Be Fuel To Be False, Drinkers Say
• 11th Circ. OKs Sanctions Against Firm For 'Reckless' Filings
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• Ind. AG Faces Ethics Charges Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Attorneys Earn Judge's Ire, $4.3M Fees In Drywall MDL
• Dentons Can Practice In Hawaii, State Supreme Court Rules
• NJ Judge Urges Court To Toss Prosecutor's Defamation Suit
• Ex-MoFo Attys Fighting To Stay In Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Md. Law Firm Settles Medicare Reimbursement Claims
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Reed Smith's Appeal In $7M Fee Fight
• Ex-Judicial Watch Head Can't Ditch $2.8M Verdict In TM Row
• Dollar General Slams Sanctions Over Class Action Interviews
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Tivity Atty's 'Suspicious Stock Sales' Support Suit, Judge Says
• CFPB Defends Constitutionality Of Its Structure In 2nd Circ.
• Sanctions Sought Over Appeal In Synergy Pharma's Ch. 11
• R. Kelly, Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Escape Promoter's Fraud Claims
• Jailed Ex-Isles Exec Takes Stand To Fight 20-Year Sentence
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• Ex-Pisanchyn Lawyer's Wage Suit Settles After 2nd Mistrial
• Philly Atty Disbarred For Stealing Funds From Clients
• Mesh Victims Slam J&J's 'Judge-Shopping' In Pa. Recusal Bid
• Manatt Seeks Award From Case Closed By Brown Rudnick
• Don't DQ Quinn Emanuel In Uber Case, Defunct Rival Says
• Atty Asserts Good Faith In 'Sham Pleading' Disbarment Fight
• Phillies Owner's Sis Says Schnader Malpractice Suit Is Timely
• NJ Advances Bill To Shorten Legal Malpractice Time Limit
• SPLC Taps Buckley For Workplace Review After Firing Dees
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• NJ Atty Disbarred Over Stolen Client Funds
• Mich. Atty Can't Arbitrate Staffers' Sex Assault Suits: Court
• Atty Must Return Docs In Row Over Ex-Partner's $2M Policy
• Up Next At High Court: FCA Deadlines, Jury Selection Bias
• Split 10th Circ. Won't Revive Kavanaugh Conduct Complaints
• Dems Warn NLRB About Farming Out Joint Employer Work
• Avenatti Wins Atty Fees In Playboy Model's 'Hush Money' Row
• Fla. Security Cos.' No-Poach Deals Stifle Wages, Suit Claims
• Texas Justices Hold Immunity Bars Prosecutor's Firing Suit
• LegalForce Sues Freelance Network Over Fee Splitting
• Starbucks Ducks Punitive Damages For Flooded Atty Files
• McGraw-Hill Can't DQ Photog's Counsel In NY Licensing Fight
• Texas Atty Can't Beat Suspension Over Mid-Trial Threat
• Atty-Turned-Trucker Denies Guilt In Alleged Settlement Scam
• Med Mal Litigator Confirms $3.8M Award Against Former Firm
• Invoking The Bard, Judge Denies Atty's Bid To Recoup Fees
• Sex Abuse Suit Revived Against Atty For FLDS Church Leader
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Alexander Dubose Gets New Shot At Bid For $500K In Fees
• Southern Poverty Law Center Co-Founder Fired Over Conduct
• Sheldon Silver Free While 2nd Circ. Mulls 2nd Conviction
• Ex-Yukos Shareholders Say Doc Bid Should Have Been OK'd
• Sens. Make Bipartisan Push For TV Cameras In Federal Court
• Immigration Atty Dodges SEC's EB-5 Investor Fraud Claims
• SRA Fines UK Law Firm £124K Over Misleading Marketing
• Embattled Judge Hit With Sex Harassment Suit From Ex-Clerk
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Did Willkie's Reaction To Admissions Scandal Miss The Mark?
• NY's Silver Asks 2nd Circ. To Quash Graft Case, Again
• New Rules On Judge Misconduct A Key Step But No Panacea
• Bio-Rad Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Ex-GC's $8M Win
• Polsinelli, Ex-Novak Druce Partners Blast Unpaid Fee Suit
• How 9th Circ. Approaches 'Related Claims' Insurance Disputes
• Sanctions Bid Over Atty's Litigation Tactics Postponed
• Willkie Co-Chair Placed On Leave Over Admissions Scandal
• Wyndham Says Fake Law Firm Advertising Timeshare Defaults
• Fla. Atty Could Face Ethics Lessons For Disparaging Judges
• Willkie Co-Chair Caught On Wiretaps In Admissions Scandal
• Suspend Atty 3 Yrs For Misappropriating Client Funds: Panel
• Stormy Daniels Gets New Counsel After Avenatti Drops Her
• NJ Atty Denies Raping Gov.'s Aide, Rebuts Officials' Claims
• Insurance Co. Seeks To Nix Sanctions Bid In Dog Bite Spat
• REV Group Wants Bernstein Liebhard DQ'd In Stock-Drop Suit
• Pa. Justices Won't Boot Philly Judge From Mesh Trial
• Panama Papers Case To Go To Trial Sans 2 Defendants
• Ex-Atty Tells 2nd Circ. Plea Was Botched For $1.4M Tax Dodge
• Reed Smith Fights Bear Stearns' $500M Malpractice Claims
• Ogletree Says Evidence Hearing Not Needed In Sex Bias Suit
• Pisanchyn Firm, Ex-Lawyer Trade Ethics Accusations At Trial
• 'Tell The Truth Or Lose Your Soul' Threat Spurs Sanctions Bid
• Judiciary Approves Sweeping #MeToo-Era Reforms
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Atty Gets NJ High Court Review Of 'Unethical' $286K Fee
• Alphabet OK'd Exec's $45M Payout After Groping Claim: Suit
• Calif. Sens. Turn Up Heat On Jenner Atty Tapped For 9th Circ.
• Ex-Myers Bigel Atty's Gender, Race Bias Suit Tossed Out
• BakerHostetler, Takeda Unit Dodge Suit Over Voided Patent
• Allstate Loses $4M Bench Trial Win Again; Jury To Hear Case
• Doctor's Trial Win Doesn't Make DEA's Arrest Wrong: Judge
• Doc Owes $1M, Faces Sanctions In VA Patient Privacy Breach
• Ex-Colo. Appeals Judge Censured Over Racial Emails
• Orrick's Africa Head Ousted Over Misconduct Complaint
• Ex-Pisanchyn Lawyer's Pay, Defamation Case Returns To Trial
• Ohio High Court Reinstates Atty Who Harassed Paralegal
• Father-Son Attys Found Guilty Of Scamming NBA Star, Others
• Atty Was 'Unclear' But Beats Sanctions In FCA Suit
• Recusal Bid Rebuffed In Homeowners' Insurance Dispute
• Klehr Harrison, Messa Must Face $1M Sanction Abuse Suit
• Labaton Sucharow Sues Robins Kaplan For $2M In Fees
• NY Times Defends Reporting In DOJ Atty Groping Story
• J&J Wants Philly Judge Booted From Further Mesh Trials
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Lieber Hammer Malpractice Case
• Firm Not Covered For Malpractice Suits, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Wadler V. Bio-Rad Poses Noteworthy Whistleblower Questions
• Stormy Daniels' Fed. Claims Nixed After Trump Disavows NDA
• Shuffle Tech Antitrust Suit Funder Says He's Owed Over $1M
• Atty Flouted Order Or Lied To Court, Robocall Filing Says
• Ex-Chicago Alderman Admits Role In Attys' Fee Tax Scheme
• Pepper Hamilton Told To Release Baylor Sex Assaults Report
• NJ Judge Blasts Ex-Atty's 'Unintelligible' Bid For New Trial
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Doc Can't Blame Attys For Fraud Sentencing, 2nd Circ. Says
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Avenatti Continues To Hide Bank Records, Ex-Partner Says
• Agent's Conflict Didn't Harm NASCAR Driver, Judge Says
• A New 3rd Circ. Damages Formula For Entireties Fraud Cases
• Fla. Bar Seeks Atty's Disbarment For Misuse Of Client Funds
• Cohen Sues Trump Organization For $1.9M In Legal Fees
• NJ Justices Say Atty Didn't Craft Plot To Score Restitution
• Students Considering BigLaw Warned To Keep 'Eyes Open'
• Tenn. Judge Sends Suit Over $4M Layfield Firm Loan to Calif.
• DOJ Retools Foreign Agent Unit To Focus On Enforcement
• NY Atty Who Broke Laundry List Of Laws Gets 7 Years
• Winklevoss Twins' Atty Fined $15K For Improper Behavior
• Future Clerks Should Be Wary Of Partisan Training
• Ex-W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Gets Probation For Fraud
• Injured Man's Atty Didn't Belong On Stand, Fla. Court Rules
• Atty Failed To Protect Secretary From Harassment, Suit Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Fla. Bar Says Atty Offered Client $7K To Drop Complaint
• Barclays Attys 'Knew' Of Qatari Side Deal, Jury Hears
• Roger Stone's Book Intro A Breach Of Gag Order, Judge Says
• DQ Threat In Opioid MDL Could Steer Attys From Public Work
• Law Firm, Others Must Face Vets' Benefits Ripoff Suit
• TripAdvisor Wants Sanctions In NJ Suit Over Shoddy Tour
• Robinson Bradshaw Accused Of Diversity Fraud By Black Atty
• Dollar General Sanctioned For Interviewing Class Members
• Weitz & Luxenberg's Quick Win In $25M Fraud Suit Challenged
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Fla. Firm Claims USAA Attys Colluded With Judge's Counsel
• AG Barr Won't Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
• Wesco Says NY Attys Hid Misconduct Claims, Voiding Policy
• Ex-Baker McKenzie Atty To Be Deposed Over Tell-All Memo
• Lyft Ends Bid To DQ Ex-US Chamber Atty Repping Drivers
• Firm Ordered To Drop Arbitration Bid In $2.3M Atty Fee Fight
• Wiretapped Ex-Asst. DA's Suit Against NYC, Staff Survives
• Ill. Atty Can't Dodge Sanctions For 'Antagonistic' Conduct
• 7th MoFo Atty Added To $200M Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Justices Won't Hear LabMD Founder's Suit Against FTC Attys
• Disbarred Atty Also Charged With Fleecing Dead War Hero
• Calif. Judges Slam Atty For Gender Remarks: Not OK, Period
• How Firms Can Avoid Conflicts Involving Corporate Affiliates
• Cozen O'Connor Slams Pa. Malpractice Suit Over Stock Sale
• Ex-Liddle & Robinson Attys Debate Setting For Equal Pay Suit
• King & Spalding Seeks To DQ Ex-Atty's Experts In Firing Row
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets 1.5 To 4.5 Years For Scamming Church
• Carlson Lynch ADA Database Not A Trade Secret, Judge Says
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief