Legal Ethics Archive » April, 2019

Legal Ethics - April, 2019

288 articles

• Ex-Dickstein Atty Loses Disability Benefits Suit Versus Insurer
• Pa. Atty Gets 5-Year Suspension For Frivolous Suits
• Wynn Resorts Fined $35M But Can Still Open Mass. Casino
• Ex-Cozen Client Pushes To Preserve Malpractice Claims
• Accenture Beats In-House Atty's Age Discrimination Suit
• Mal Suit Against Chicago Law Firm Time-Barred, Panel Says
• Texas House Votes To Narrow Anti-SLAPP Law
• Wyndham Hits Timeshare Exit Atty With False Ad Suit
• 11th Circ. Denies Fla. Paralegal Retrial In FLSA Overtime Suit
• Fla. Court Defaults Timeshare Exit Co. For Disobedience
• NJ Atty Who Ditched Practice To 'Play Jazz' Is Disbarred
• Accused ICO Fraudsters Say Feds Saw Privileged Slack Chats
• Drinker Biddle Partner Says Ex-Firm Dentons Owes $390K
• Aggressive ICE Tactics Set Up Heavyweight Clash In Mass.
• Suspend Atty 1 Year For Tampering With Records, Panel Urges
• Brothers Can't Shake SEC's Suit Over Biased Stock Reports
• Investors Seek Cert. In Ponzi Suit Naming Sidley Austin
• Pa. Atty Faces Sanctions In $1.75M Frivolous Suit Fight
• Judge Recuses Self Over Views On Insurer's 'Barbaric' Policy
• Sacha Baron Cohen Gets Roy Moore Suit Moved To NY
• Avenatti Pleads Not Guilty To Tax Evasion, Bilking Clients
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Baylor Official's Defamation Case
• Ex-Atty, 'Housewives' Sidekick Convicted Of Securities Fraud
• Ex-Pa. Judge Fined Over Sex With Defendant's Girlfriend
• Female GC Told To Serve Men Cake, $20M Bias Suit Says
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Boston-Area DAs Sue ICE Over Courthouse Arrests
• Greenberg Traurig Forgery Suit Ends 12 Years After It Began
• 7th Circ. OKs Sanctions Against Ex-Baker McKenzie Paralegal
• Atty Sanctions Axed In Opioid MDL, Allowing Doc's Testimony
• Ex-AG Mukasey Won't Testify At Platinum Founder's Trial
• Harvey Weinstein's Criminal Trial Moved To September
• 3rd Circ. Partially Revives NFL Concussion Funding Dispute
• Legal Aid Atty's Firing Violated Disability Law, EEOC Says
• Bear Stearns Fights Reed Smith Dismissal Bid In $500M Suit
• Atty In $35M Tax Scheme Barred From Tax Industry
• Texas Justices Clarify Evidence Needed For Atty Fees
• Quinn Fights Uber's DQ Bid In Defunct Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Court Employee Guilty For Lying In Ill. Clerk Hiring Probe
• Skadden's DOJ Settlement Off The Table In Craig Case
• Laser Co. Misses Target In Arbiter Conflict Challenge
• Atty Grievance Process Violates 1st Amendment, 4th Circ. Told
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Soccer Charity Says Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel A Distraction
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Pa. Lawyer Says Appellate Judges' Opinion Was Defamatory
• Calif. Judicial Watchdog Agency Needs Overhaul, Audit Finds
• Prosecutor Scolded For Speculating In Ex-Atty's Fraud Trial
• Opioid MDL Attys' Concealment Merited Sanction: Drug Cos.
• 'Buck Rogers' IP Row Turns Into Battle For Sanctions
• Tribal Officials Lose Sanctions Bid In Suit Over Casinos
• 6th Circ. Affirms Suit Funder Can't Get Cash From Burn Victim
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• NJ High Court Disbars Atty For Sexting Client's Teen Daughter
• Texas Attys Blame State DA For Judge's Bribery Prosecution
• Fla. Corrections Atty Resigns After Racist Facebook Posts
• Mass. Judge Charged With Helping Man Escape ICE
• Ex-Atty, 'Housewife' Too Smart To Play Dumb To Fraud: Feds
• Homeowners Didn't Waive Privilege In Insurance Suit: Panel
• Ex-Restaurateur Seeks Sanctions For ADA Witness Tampering
• Tech Competency Could Become A Must For Mich. Attys
• Judge Who Let Wife On Jury Gets Colo. High Court's Attention
• Senator Off The Hook In Pa. Gerrymandering Case: 3rd Circ.
• Firms, In-House Attys Predict Hike In Cybersafety Spending
• Feds Say Woman Posed As Immigration Atty In Fla. And Ill.
• Ex-Mintz Levin Atty Can't Revive NY Post Defamation Suit
• Atty Stuck With Court Escort Can't Appeal To 7th Circ.
• Mass. Court Backs Winklevoss Twins' Escape Of $33M Suit
• LVMH Legal Affairs VP Alleges Sex Harassment At Luxury Co.
• Ex-Court Employee Lied Under Oath In Hiring Probe, Jury Told
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Garvey Schubert Can Seek Indemnification In License Row
• Term Limits For Supreme Court Justices? 'Fine,' Says Breyer
• AG Barr Can Work On 1MDB Probe Despite Kirkland Ties
• Jussie Smollett's Accused Attackers Sue Actor's Attys
• Wyndham's False Ad Suit Is Off-Base, Timeshare Exit Co. Says
• 6th Circ. Axes Bid To Rethink Jaffe Raitt Bad Advice Ruling
• Atty Can't Sue VW For $1.5M In Unpaid Fees, MDL Judge Says
• Ex-Atty, 'Housewife' Testifies Fraud Scheme Seemed Legit
• CityTime Fraudster Can't Dodge Prison By Blaming Attys
• Cosby Sues Quinn Emanuel To Duck $1M Monthly Legal Bill
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Ex-Shkreli Atty Splitting Hairs Over 'Duty,' Gov't Says
• No Jury Trial For Atty Accused Of Running $35M Tax Scheme
• NCAA Demands Billing Records In $45M Atty Fees Fight
• Law Firm Called 'Jilted Lover' By Ex-Partner Defends Suit
• Twitter Can Ask Stock-Drop Suit Witnesses About Atty Convos
• Forced ND Bar Membership Illegal Under Janus, 8th Circ. Told
• NY Bar Beefs Up Civility Message To Members
• Avenatti's Former Law Partner Wins Atty Fees In Contract Row
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Tribal Atty's Age Bias Case
• Psychiatrist Facing $1M Privacy Verdict Seeks New Trial
• Ex-Ky. Rep.'s Law License Suspended For Homophobic Letter
• Jaffe Raitt Says 6th Circ. Used Wrong Atty-Client Litmus Test
• Quinn Gets Dispute With Ex-Partners Bumped To Arbitration
• Ky. Court Upholds Atty Firing For Refusing Non-Solicit Deal
• NYC Says Atty, Another Man Ran Immigration Bait-and-Switch
• BigLaw Forced Arbitration Expected To Survive Amid #MeToo
• Pepper Hamilton Faces Sanctions Push Over Baylor Docs
• Law Firm Exits Wage Suit After Bagel Shop Worker's Perjury
• 4th Circ. Trims Sanctions In Fired CarMax Worker's Arbitration
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jones Day's McGahn Felt 'Trapped' In Panicked White House
• Judge Won't Sanction MoFo Atty Fired At 8 Months Pregnant
• Calif. Court Slams Atty, Backs $1M Malpractice Award
• Supreme Court To Lawyers: Can You Keep It Short?
• Legal Services Exec Pleads Guilty In $40M Loan Fraud Case
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Fla. Judge To Be Reprimanded For Partisan Campaign Activity
• Nonprofit Atty In $10M Suit Deserves Sanction, RE Co. Says
• Attorney Can't Skip Discovery For Pipeline Protest Docs
• Pa. Law Firm Stiffed IP Counsel On $70K In Fees, Suit Says
• Fake Atty Copped Cravath Bios And Bilked Clients, DOJ Says
• Insurance Co. Wants To Depose Retired Judge In Stryker Row
• Pa. Justices Urged To Reject Atty-Client Privilege Exception
• 9th Circ. Affirms $42M Fee Award In NCAA Damages Deal
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Tough 'Varsity Blues' Prosecution Tactics Level Playing Field
• Greenberg Traurig's Atty Immunity Dooms Ponzi Investor Suit
• Law Firm Slams $500M Fee Divvy In GMO Corn Settlement
• Atty Posted Confidential Info In Face Of DQ Bid, Rival Says
• Atty Barred From Securities Industry For Visa Fraud Scheme
• Key House Member Backs DOJ On Upped FARA Enforcement
• Attys Re-Up Bid To Drop Avenatti From $450M Class Action
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• Oil-Turned-Cannabis Co. Sued In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Jury Deadlocks On NJ GOP Bigwig's Tax Evasion Charge
• Few Avenues To Protection For Foreign FCPA Whistleblowers
• Dershowitz Hit With Defamation Suit Over Sex Abuse Denials
• Texas Judge Hands Berg & Androphy $4M Loss In Loan Fight
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• Venezuelan Opposition Demands Delay In Arbitral Award Case
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Judge In Baylor Case Warns Attys About Playing To Media
• Judiciary's Integrity Chief Talks Improving Workplace Culture
• DC Circ. Tosses Judge's Rulings In USS Cole Bombing Case
• Kessler Topaz Gets Committee Slot But Not Lead In Cboe MDL
• Opioid MDL Attys Say Sanction 'Does Not Fit The Crime'
• Fiat Chrysler Can't DQ Drivers' Atty In Faulty-Engine Case
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Opinion Of Feds' Expert Too Flimsy In Case Of Ex-Tenet Execs
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Firm Ducks Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Detective's Benefits Bid
• Ex-Pa. Judge Resists Abuse Charges After Conduct Ruling
• Judge's Lewd Picture Habit Prompts Ongoing Recusal Bids
• Corporate Deposition Changes Move Forward Without ID Duty
• Insurer Claims No Obligation In Ala. Malpractice Suit
• High Court Gives Thumbs-Down To 3 Employment Cases
• Pa. Judge's Delayed Apology For Bullying Vexes Ethics Panel
• Saudi Heirs Want Egyptian Ruling Axed From $18B Award Suit
• Judge Rips ACLU For Atty Fee 'Arms Race' In Profiling Row
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• KBR Seeks Illinois Judge's Recusal From Kickback Case
• Attys Win Fees, Sanctions In Suit Over Title Co. Takeover
• Move By Trump's Sister Draws Attention To Judicial Loophole
• Madoff Victims' Atty Conflict Suit Should Stay Put, Judge Says
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Cracking Down On Legal Ads
• NY Law Firm Ducks Arms Dealer's Suit Over Retainer
• Pierce Bainbridge Scolded But Dodges DQ In Patent Suit
• Incorrect Notices Lead Judge To Toss Class Settlement
• Gregory Craig Pleads Not Guilty To Lying Over Ukraine Work
• Extortion Claimed In $10M Bid To Stop Judge's Blackmail Suit
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• Will The Newest Charges Against Avenatti End His Career?
• Hertz Wants Ex-GC To Cough Up Over $70M In Clawbacks
• Secrecy Fight In Rape Suit Belongs In Appeals Court, NJ Says
• 'Varsity Blues' Judge Tough, Fair, And A Good Draw For Feds
• VIDEO: Ex-Skadden Partner Says, 'I Was Always Honest'
• Why Greg Craig's Defense Team Began With Offense
• Trump's Sister Eschewed Family's Flash On 3rd Circ. Bench
• 8th Circ. Gives US Resident Fair Shot To Dodge Deportation
• Jefferies Urges Court To End Investors' Suit, Sanction Attys
• Ex-Kessler Topaz Atty Fights Firm Over Cboe MDL Lead Role
• Malpractice Suit Axed Under Wrong Standard, 7th Circ. Hears
• Citibank Slammed With $8M Suit By NJ Debt Collection Firm
• Fla. Judge To Be Reprimanded For 'Intemperate' Trial Conduct
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Seeking New Judge Must Ask The Old
• Ex-Skadden, Obama Atty Indicted Over Manafort Work
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Avenatti Charged With Tax Evasion, Stealing From Clients
• Ex-Skadden, Obama Atty Expects To Be Indicted For Lobbying
• Covington Told To Hand Whole Client File To Flynn Associate
• Trump's Sister Retires From Federal Bench Amid Ethics Probe
• Jacoby & Meyers Loses Fee Fight Over $3M Injury Settlement
• Pakistan Can't Force Firm To Deliver Tapes It Doesn't Have
• Civil Rights Atty Calls 5th Circ. Judge's Dissent Misconduct
• Criticism Of Judges Gets Fla. Atty Referred To State Bar
• Texas Appeals Court Axes Attys' $1.6M Award In Contract Row
• Powerful NJ Politicians Defend GOP Honcho At Tax Trial
• CIA Reads Alleged Leaker's Defense Discussions, Judge Told
• Fla. Firm Facing $400K In Sanctions Wants 11th Circ. Redo
• 2 Ex-Judges Lose Law Licenses In Pa. Case-Fixing Scandal
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK Punitive Awards For Frivolous Suits
• Brown Rudnick Atty Flagged For LinkedIn Note Lands New Gig
• Perdue Blasts Witness Coaching Claims As 'Manufactured'
• Ex-Attys Seek To DQ New Counsel Handling $350M Shire Deal
• Texas Judge Who Accidentally Resigned Denied 2nd Chance
• Ex-Atty, 'Housewives' Pal Is Victim In Fraud Case, Jury Told
• Apple Seeks Class Counsel's Removal In IPhone Updates MDL
• La. Court Sanctions Atty Suspected Of Using Bathroom Cam
• MoFo Presses For Sanctions In Pregnancy Bias Battle
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Ex-SeaWorld Lawyer To Settle SEC's Insider Trading Suit
• Driver Fights Fiat Chrysler's DQ Bid In Faulty Engine Suit
• Gov't Wants To Shield ID Of Woman In Affair With Ex-US Atty
• Sex Bias Suit Challenges Jones Day's Century-Old Traditions
• Opioid MDL Attys Sanctioned For Hiding Doctor's Cooperation
• 5th Circ. Nixes 'Obamacare' Brief To Avoid Judge's Recusal
• Willkie Atty In 'Varsity Blues' Scandal Could Practice Again
• Calif. Bar Tells 8th Circ. Janus Doesn't Apply To Atty Dues
• Ex-Uber Rival Fights To Keep Quinn Emanuel In Antitrust Row
• Colo. Atty Conduct Can Void Client Contracts Automatically
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Bio-Rad Ex-GC's $8M Win
• Insurer Fights $1.6M Fee Coverage After Atty Mishandled Suit
• Breyer, Alito May Have Had Financial Conflict, Watchdog Says
• BakerHostetler Can't Overturn Opioid MDL Disqualification
• Feds Nab 2 Texas Attys In Water Treatment Plant Conspiracy
• NJ Judge Can't Make Hostile Work Claims Again, Court Told
• A Short History Of BigLaw Gender Bias Suits
• 'Varsity Blues' Case Strong Enough To Humble BigLaw Boss
• NYC Attorney Convicted Of Lying To Bureau Of Prisons
• Jaffe Raitt Can't Shake $5M Verdict Over Bad Pension Advice
• Calif. Atty, PE Firm Receiver Settle EB-5 Investor Fraud Suit
• Attys Owe $2K For Late Deliveries In Sushi Eatery OT Suit
• Two Firms To Split Fees From NFL Player's Settlement
• NJ Justices Won't Review Referring Firm's Malpractice Victory
• Day Pitney Ducks NJ Malpractice Claim Over Enviro Deal
• Ex-Inmates Win Redo In Suit Over Judge's Sterilization Offer
• Ex-Willkie Co-Chair To Plead Guilty In 'Varsity Blues' Case
• Attys Back Texas Judge Who Accidentally Resigned In Letter
• Foreclosure Firm Again Ducks Colo.'s Illegal-Profiting Claims
• Sprawling Chicago Condo Court Fight Leads To $1M Sanction
• Maduro Says Only His Attys Rep Venezuela In Award Row
• White & Case Backs Denial Of Ex-Yukos Investors' Doc Bid
• Ex-Pa. Mayor's Bribery Conviction Called Into Question
• 2nd Circ. Says No Cut Of FCA Deal After Relator Suit Ended
• Girardi, Lender Agree To Arbitrate 'Lavish' Lifestyle Dispute
• Atty Says Colleague Bilked Him Of $700K Fee In Med Mal Case
• Ex-White And Williams Atty Suspended Over Settlement Fraud
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ford Wants Atty Sanctioned Over Deposition Coaching
• Valley National Mortgage Holder Can't Retry RICO Claims
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• Texas Disciplinary Case Revived Against 'Predatory' ADA Atty
• GC Missteps Loom Large In Mass. Regulator's Wynn Probe
• NY Firm Escapes Claims Of Shady Debt Collection Practices
• Pa. Judge Axes 'Frivolous' Legal Malpractice Row
• Kavanaugh's Law School Gig Faces Student Backlash
• BakerHostetler Crossed 'Ethical Line' In Opioid MDL: Gov'ts
• Atty Suspended For Urging Client's Tenant To Kill Himself
• Stars, BigLaw Atty Make 'Varsity Blues' Court Debut
• Court Staffer's Happy Hour Sparks Recusal Bid
• Ex-Long Island Pol Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion Scheme
• Panel Wants Judge Suspended For 'Close Your Legs' Remark
• Allen & Overy Atty For Weinstein Referred For Discipline
• Bid To Drop Avenatti From Class Action Fails Over Procedure
• Privilege Waiver Ruling Sends Pa. Estate Dispute Back To Trial
• Ex-Jones Day Associates Hit Firm With $200M Bias Suit
• Avenatti's Ex-Clients Say He Exposed Them To Legal Woes
• 'Reprehensible' Med Mal Atty Ditched Client, Pa. Judge Says
• GOP Bigwig Dodged Taxes While Living Large, NJ Jury Told
• REV Group Has No 'Leg To Stand On' In DQ Bid, Investors Say
• Irish Fuel Co. Blasts 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid In Award Fight
• Convicted Pa. Political Consultant's Law License Suspended
• 3 Months Into The Job, Texas Judge Accidentally Resigns
• Ex-NFL Player's Former Tax Atty Gets 3 Years For Fraud
• Law Firm Ducks Timeshare Cancellation Conspiracy Suit
• NY Investor Sues Downey Brand For $191M Over REIT Sale
• Wynn Execs Hid Abuse Allegations, Mass. Probe Reveals
• Stanford Bank Demands £75M From HSBC Over Ponzi Scheme
• 7th Circ. Slams Suspended Wis. Atty For 'Serial' Misconduct
• Avenatti Appears In Calif. On Embezzlement Charges
• NY DAs Challenge Anew Prosecutor Misconduct Panel
• Duro Dyne, Asbestos Claimants Say DOJ Attack On Rep Unfair
• Immunity For Testimony Also Covers Attys, Conn. Court Finds
• McDermott Latest Firm To Ditch Mandatory Arbitration Policy
• Venezuelan Strife Doesn't Affect $382M Award Row, Co. Says
• Texas Atty Gets 3 Years For $5.3M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Judge Botched BakerHostetler DQ In Opioid MDL, Endo Says
• Aetna Privacy Violation Suits Booted From Pa. To Calif.
• Judge In Manafort Trial Escapes Complaints Over Comments
• Finjan, Juniper Each Cry Foul After Malware Detection IP Trial
• Pryor Cashman Can't Dodge Ex-Associate's Age Bias Suit
• Orrick Atty Accused Of Creating Phony Bills For SunEdison
• Randy Quaid Fails To Dodge Property Suit, Sanction Atty
• Pa. Atty Loses Law License After Client Theft Conviction
• 3rd Circ. Revives Deportation Case For Ineffective Atty Claim