Legal Ethics Archive » July, 2019

Legal Ethics - July, 2019

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• Norcross Can't Kill NJ's Tax Break Probe, Judge Says
• Girardi Must Pay $6M To Litigation Funder, Judge Says
• Manatt Phelps & Phillips Hit With $10M Calif. Malpractice Suit
• J&J Tried To Invade Atty Privilege In Talc Case, Judge Told
• Winston Bias Accuser Defends Arbitration Dodge To Justices
• Texas Panel Says Frack Co. Malpractice Claim Filed Too Late
• Elderly Fraud Claims Against Calif. Atty Tossed
• McCarter & English Blasts IP Malpractice Expert's Affidavit
• Wilentz Goldman Strikes Deal After $1.5M Loss To Fired Atty
• 'Garden Variety' Atty Mistakes Are No Excuse, Court Says
• Texas Attys Must Arbitrate Dispute Over Referral Fees
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• Disbarred Ex-Law Dean Who Faked Loans May Be Reinstated
• Jones Day Pro Bono Work 'Was A Fiasco,' Ex-Clients Claim
• Judge Told Taking Too Long To Rule In Texas Hospital Cases
• Epstein Accuser Says Dershowitz Is Using Fees To Bully Her
• License Suspension Recommended For Atty Larry Klayman
• Diamond Resorts' Timeshare Exit Suit Kept Alive
• White & Williams Slams 'Small-Bore' Claims In Atty Bias Suit
• Ex-Ogletree Lawyers Abandon Push To Take Over Bias Suit
• Pa. Billionaire's Estate Isn't Privileged In Trust Row, Panel Told
• Baker McKenzie Accused Of Mishandling Sex Assault Claim
• SFO Defends Talks With ENRC Lawyer In £70M Suit
• Robinson Bradshaw Settles Bias Suit Calling It A 'Plantation'
• Fired Va. Magistrate Claims Rampant Boozing, Harassment
• Ex-LeClairRyan Marketing Pro Sues Firm, JV Over Pay Bias
• Insurer Can Sue Law Firm For Malpractice, Fla. Justices Told
• Avenatti Wants Feds To Allow Him To Access His Servers
• Atty Wins Bid To Sue Firm Over Fees In Malpractice Action
• Philly Atty Says He Was Target Of Frivolous Lawsuit
• 11th Circ. OKs Nixing 'Horrifying' Juror In Auto Coverage Fight
• Jones Day Rips 'Warped Portrayal Of Women' In Bias Case
• Texas Judge Warned Over Failure To Pay Bar Dues
• NJ Atty Can't Upend Ruling Over Unpaid Mass Tort Financing
• Gov't Says Client Waiver Doesn't Cure 'Varsity Blues' Conflict
• Atty Can Rep Bank In $1M Rent Collection Suit, Ill. Court Says
• Flyers Rip JetBlue's Atty Docs Request In Kickbacks Suit
• Leaked Email In Price-Fixing Case Is Privileged, Heritage Says
• Skadden Ch. 11 Retention Isn't A Conflict, Stearns Says
• Cognizant Investors Rebuff 'Absurd' Bids To Toss Bribery Suit
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• A High Court Win Will Not End Discriminatory Jury Selection
• Cosby Can't Beat Supermodel's Defamation Suit On Appeal
• DOJ Emails 'Off The Judicial Table' For Now In Bribery Case
• Stearns' Skadden Hire Takes Flak From Bankruptcy Watchdog
• Eye Product Co. Says Feds' Attys Breached No-Contact Rule
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Defamation Suit Now Targets Littler
• NY Atty Dodges Prison For Lying To Bureau Of Prisons
• McCarter & English Pulls Co-Counsel Into IP Malpractice Fight
• Kazakh Firm Trying To 'Derail' Contempt Hearing, Judge Says
• NJ Justices Raise Red Flag On Inflated Atty Real Estate Fees
• Calif. Appeals Court Blasts Atty For 'Trying To Be Clever'
• Money Laundering Reports In Legal Sector Jump
• Sex-Harass Article Portends Pitched Battle Over Scalia
• 11th Circ. Trims $15M Atty Fees Award In Home Depot Breach
• Atty, Fintech Conference Founder Both Lose In Fee Dispute
• Seeger Weiss Asks For $1.7M For NFL Concussion Deal Work
• SC Attys Seek To Quash CFPB Subpoenas In Pension Probe
• Philly Atty Pleads Out In $2M Stock Fraud Case
• Atty Who Practiced While Suspended Can't Undo Disbarment
• Attys Can Seek $20M Deal Fees From Carbon Fiber Co.
• Litigious Copyright Atty Wants To Undo Latest Sanctions
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Craig Fights To Use Covington FARA Evidence At Trial
• Ropes & Gray Says It Can Rep 'Varsity Blues' Dad And USC
• Legal Malpractice And The Entire Controversy Doctrine
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• Texas Atty Charged With Bribery For Buying Detainee Rosters
• Mueller Insists Trump's Written Answers Were Not Truthful
• Mass. Law Firm Hit With $20M Suit Over Pension Fund Advice
• Ex-Fla. Judge Agrees To 3-Month Suspension Of Law License
• NJ Housing Official Aims To Lift 'Gag Orders' In Rape Suit
• Duane Morris, Todd & Weld Can Rep Couple In 'Varsity Blues'
• Ex-BigLaw Atty's Insider Trading Partner Can't End Probation
• Insights From Recent Cases Considering Waiver Of Privilege
• Ill. Atty Paid Bills, Ate Out On Client's Dime, Regulator Says
• Craig, Feds Battle Over FARA Limits Before Ukraine Trial
• Privilege Is Forever, Dentons Says In €6.5M Fraud Suit
• Pelvic Mesh Victim Fights Bid To Seal Malpractice Filings
• Ex-Apollo Security Prez Can't Sue Mass. Atty Over Pay Deal
• Michael Flynn Associate Convicted Of Illegal Lobbying
• Ex-Rabobank GC Gets Banned From Banking, Fined By OCC
• Immigration Attys, Filmmaker Sue Feds Over Surveillance
• DQ Order Nixed In Wyndham Suit Against Timeshare Exit Cos.
• Judge Tees Up Avenatti's Bid To Move Case Out Of New York
• Calif. Patient's Overworked Atty Can't Revive Malpractice Suit
• Man Facing Deportation Can Seek To Vacate Old Conviction
• Greenberg Traurig Seeks End To Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Nixon Peabody Can Rep 'Varsity Blues' Parent And USC
• Ohio Judge Confronted By Colleague For Vaping On Bench
• Dentons' Docs Not Privileged, Investors Say In Fraud Suit
• Ex-Mortgage CEO Sues Attys Over $3M Sex Assault Verdict
• Indiana Lawmakers Turn To Jackson Lewis In AG Groping Suit
• Insurer Beats Class Action Over Non-Attys In Arbitrations
• Greg Craig, Feds Say Ukraine Trial Should Last 2½ Weeks
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Grand Jury Docs Release Decision
• Credit Repair Cos. Seek Dismissal Of CFPB Suit
• Binary Options Agent Says Boss Padlocked Client Profits
• Hunton Won't Take Brunt Of Heat Over Link To EPA Attys
• Atty Accused Of Hiding Firm's Insolvency As Case Settled
• Jussie Smollett's Attys Seek Sanctions For Alleged Attackers
• Fla. Law Firm Settles TCPA Suit Over Spam Texts
• Conn. Denies Leaking Heritage Doc In Generic-Drug Case
• Huawei Says Feds Waived Bid To DQ Sidley Atty
• Katten Muchin Cannot Fully Escape $69M Malpractice Suit
• Stevens & Lee Inks Deal Ending New Mom's Sex Bias Case
• Liddle & Robinson Hits Ch. 11, Citing Alleged Bad Loans
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• The Law On Laterals: 5 Decisions To Know 
• Do Atty Hopefuls With Criminal Records Get A Fair Shake?
• Ill. Atty Says Sanctions Should Be Dropped Over Mix-Up
• Ailing NFL Players And The Lawyer They Say Swindled Them
• Wash. High Court Gives Special Protection To In-House Attys
• Fla. Firm Sues USAA Over 'Malicious' Malpractice Claims
• Craig Won't Use Ukraine Report From Judge's Firm At Trial
• Rep. Asks Feds If DOJ Policy Shielded Trump From Indictment
• Massachusetts Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• FDCPA Time Limit Is Year From Incident, Feds Tell Justices
• Attys Who Gave Judge Rays Tickets Benched For 18 Months
• Hooper Lundy OK To Rep Husband & Wife In 'Varsity Blues'
• Pa. Atty Faces Federal Charges Over Client Diversion Scheme
• NJ Atty Must Face New Trial In Fraud Suit Over Estate Plan
• Binary Options Exec Trained Reps To Con Investors, Jury Told
• Clark Hill Client Says Firm Pushed $1M Deal For His $63M Suit
• Suit Against Downey Brand Over $150M REIT Sale Dismissed
• Carlton Fields Switched Sides In Transaction, Suit Says
• NJ Sports Agency, Atty Duck Suit Over Concealment Claim
• 9th Circ. Reopens Mexican's Removal Case Over Bad Counsel
• Trump Affair Hush Money Probe Over, Feds Tell Judge
• Fla. State Judge Accused Of Grabbing Court Staffer By Neck
• Fla. Law Firms Fight Over Who Can Say 'Simon Says'
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Plaintiffs Attys May Be Inflating Hours For Larger Awards
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• Texas Firms Aim To Dodge NJ Pelvic Mesh Malpractice Suit
• Fla. CFO Urges Cabinet To Act Against Financial Regulator
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Will Kirkland's Decision To Bet On Itself Pay Off?
• 1 NJ Judge Out, Another Faces Ouster Over Rape Comments
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Fla. Tribe's Ex-Atty Hit With 10-Year Ban For Frivolous Suits
• Law Firm Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Privacy Suit Coverage Bid
• Ill. Atty Sanctioned For 'Baseless' Defamatory Claims
• NY Atty Sued For $200M Over Deceitful Bronze Sculpture Sale
• Centra COO Pleads Guilty In $25M Crypto ICO Scheme Case
• Attys Should Honor Their Word In Fee Split, Pa. Judge Says
• Law Firm Honcho Can't Undo FTC's $1.8M Win, 9th Circ. Says
• Day Care Center Intervenor Wants Atty Fees In EB-5 Row
• Prosecutors Satisfy Judge That SEC Wasn't A Stalking Horse
• Texas Judge Says Atty Who Hid Records Needs Discipline
• Ex-Avenatti Client Sues Insurer Over Seized Jet
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• Binary Options Boss Didn't Know About Reps Fraud, Jury Told
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• Pa. Judge's Corruption Stained Judicial Office, Board Says
• Fight Over Census Citizenship Question Ends With NY Deal
• Judge Ignored Outside Atty's Role In Lindquist Advice Suit
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• Duane Morris Wants Out Of Suit Over Debt Collection Tactics
• Flynn Intel Group Fights Feds' Bid For Covington Docs
• Inside A Closely Watched FCA And FIRREA Decision
• DOJ Urges 'Rigorous' Conflict Inquiry In 'Varsity Blues' Case
• LabMD's Bid For Tiversa Records Shot Down As 'Overreach'
• Houston IP Firm Sanctioned In Suit Against Ex-Partner
• NJ Atty Sanctioned For Excess Claims Against Liberty
• Tenn. Law Board Says It's Immune To Suspended Atty's Suit
• CORRECTED: Atty Urges Justices To Affirm FDCPA Time Limit
• Feds Say Tribal Immunity No Bar Against Criminal Charges
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• Patchy Utah Record Derails Bid To Strip Atty Of NJ License
• PR Exec Files As Foreign Agent After Callout In Craig Case
• Florida Hotel Calls Automatic Gratuities Suit A 'Set-Up'
• Legal Groups Call For Independent Immigration Courts
• In Appalachia, A Lawyer's Vast Fraud Dogs Destitute Clients
• Atty Slams Order To Pay $5M For Fraud That Snared NBA Star
• NJ Atty Disciplined For Bogus Fee Doc In Lockheed Suit
• 2 Officials Off Hook In NJ Prosecutor Gender Bias Case
• SEC Accuses 'Experienced' Securities Atty Of Trading Scheme
• LaCroix's 'Outraged' Sanctions Bid In 'Natural' Suit Falls Flat
• Feds Say Craig's Mueller Interview Relevant At FARA Trial
• SunEdison Settles With Investors For $74M
• Judge Warns IP Firm To Turn Over Records To Ex-Partner
• Atty Eyed In E&Y Tax Shelter Case Jailed After Extradition
• DQ'd Lawyers Must Pay PNC's Atty Fees In Foreclosure Fight
• Judge Wants More Time To Fight Charges Of Obstructing ICE
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• 'Unfit' Atty Charged With Stealing From Firm Is Disbarred
• Labor Secretary Stepping Down Amid Epstein Deal Criticism
• Calif. High Court Reopens Monster Energy's Case Against Atty
• Claims Trimmed From Chemical Co. Atty's Sex Bias Suit
• Texas Judge Convicted Of Taking Cash For Court Favors
• Pruco Can't Escape Claims Over Ex-Law Partner's $2M Policy
• Girardi Defaulted On $16M Settlement, Litigation Funder Says
• Nationwide Must Be On Side Of Pa. Whistleblower, Court Says
• Calif. Bar's Nonlawyer Reforms To Get Public Airing
• NJ Official Seeks Default Win Against Alleged Rapist
• Ex-Skadden Atty Disbarred In UK For Lying To Mueller
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Bitter Divorce: When Law Firm Breakups Go Sour
• NJ Attys Duck $205K In Sanctions Over Nasal Spray Action
• Ill. Atty Gets $500K FIRREA Fine For Lying To Housing Agency
• REV Group Can't DQ Fund, Attys For Strategic Litigating
• Cushman Asks 1st Circ. To Nix Atty Fee In Age Bias Suit
• Exhibits Wrongly Sealed After $706M Trade Secrets Verdict
• Firm Owes $3M For Help Wooing 19-Person IP Team: Recruiter
• 2nd Fed. Judge Rejects DOJ's Bid To Replace Census Attys
• Morgan Lewis Settles $30M Pa. Suit Over Alleged Conflict
• Labor Secretary Defends Role In Epstein's Plea Deal
• Cisco Slams Foe's 'Revisionist History' In IP Fee Fight
• Heritage Says Conn. Leaked Email About Congressional Probe
• Firm Can't Escape Suit Over Collection Letter At 3rd Circ.
• Judge Skeptical Of Craig's Candor Defense In FARA Case
• Atty Says Tribal Immunity Ruling Backs RICO Appeal
• Litigious Copyright Atty Hit With Latest Sanctions
• Disciplinary Action Omission Prompts Atty Admission Redo
• 4 Texas Legislative Moves To Know: Midyear Report
• Deloitte, Sidley Austin, Others Settle Ponzi Claims For $234.6M
• Payment Platform Seeks Sanctions In Trade Secrets Fight
• Cozen O'Connor DQ'd Over Client Conflict In Cannabis Deal
• 3M Says Patient Attys' Sanctions Bid Over Docs Retaliatory
• Pa. Court Muddies Privilege And Work-Product Waters
• Trump's Bid To Swap Census Case Attys Deemed 'Deficient'
• Shoplet Says Ex-GC Funneled $6.8M With PayPal Account
• IP Partner Leaves Husch Blackwell After Nose Punch, 3rd DWI
• Plaintiff Says Attys Didn't Spur Juror Letter To Roundup Judge
• Passengers' Attys Draw Judge's Ire In Royal Caribbean Case
• NY Bar Says Attys Can't Use Gov't Jobs To Assist Clients
• NJ Justice Puzzles Over Judge's 'Infantile' Sexual Remarks
• NY Judge Won't Recuse Herself Over Impartiality Concerns
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• The Biggest Criminal Cases Against Lawyers: Midyear Review
• Second Prenda 'Porn Troll' Attorney Sentenced To 5 Years
• Vinyl Co. Can't Destroy Website Then Win TM Suit, Rival Says
• Labor Secretary's Seat Getting Hotter After Epstein Indictment
• NJ Atty Ducks Cost Of Removing Name From Ex-Firm's Videos
• Texas Judge Ended Bench Trial Too Soon, Court Says
• HP Vendor Seeks Sanctions For 'Objectively Frivolous' Claims
• Ex-Wis. Judge Suspended For Pressing Staffer To Be 'Friend'
• Appliance Retailer Gets Ex-Counsel DQ'd From Debt Suit
• Barr, Mueller Broke Rule, Beat Sanctions In Russian Troll Suit
• 4 Things To Know About The Jeffrey Epstein Charges
• Ohio Can't Ban Workers' Comp Solicitation, 6th Circ. Rules
• State Law Claims Revived In Revitalized CRT MDL
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• Avenatti's Calif. Trial Date In Limbo Over Locked Devices
• Morrison Cohen, Biz Owners Settle $45M Malpractice Suit
• NJ Senators Aim To Oust Judges Over Rulings In Rape Cases
• Telecom Co. Pushes To Have Kelley Drye Held In Contempt
• Former Nokia In-House Atty Says Age, Sex Bias 'Crushed' Her
• NJ Firm Must Face Malpractice Claims Over Brain Injury Suit
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• Ex-Atty, Informant Gets 1½ Years In $3.9M Trading Scheme
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• NJ Firm Wins Bid To Revive Fees Suit Against Ex-Client
• Timeshare Exit Atty Looks To Ax Wyndham False Ad Suit
• Malpractice Atty Says Discipline Board Not Immune From Suit
• Financier Jeffrey Epstein Denies Sex Trafficking Charges
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• J&J's Kirkland Attys Are Rehashing Old Fights, Judge Told
• Philly Legal Aid Group Seeks To Ax EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Calif. Judge Scolded For Third Time Over Delayed Rulings
• Law Firm Says Malpractice Claims Over Union Deal Too Late
• Discipline Advised For Mass. Asst. AGs In Chemist Case
• 401(k) Participants Want Cert. In Suit Against Nationwide
• Immigrant's Coerced Bail-Jumping Plea Gets Tossed
• Texas Panel Cuts $256K From Order In Atty Fees Dispute
• Uber Seeks Sanctions Against Argentine Atty, His Counsel
• 6 Biggest Texas Supreme Court Cases Of 2019
• The Biggest Legal Ethics Decisions Of 2019: Midyear Report
• Texas Court Can't Hold Chipotle Worker In Contempt: 5th Circ.
• 'Justice' Served? Tenn. Tort Atty Disbarred For False Invoices
• Tiversa Wants LabMD Sanctioned Over Deposition Questions
• Philly Atty Suspended 3 Years For Professional Misconduct
• Cooley Hid Conflict While Helping Launch Company, Suit Says
• Tribe Slams BNSF Attys' 'Hollow Apology' To 9th Circ.
• Avenatti Won't Give Feds IPhone, IPad Passwords In Calif.
• Pa. Justices To Mull If Courts Can Face Discrimination Suit
• Ticket Biz Seeks $378K In Atty Fees After Rival's Sanctions
• Inventor Says Cisco's Bid For $5.3M Is Based On 'Hindsight'
• Pierce Bainbridge Tries To Nix Ex-Partner's 'Rambling' Action
• Diamond Resorts Closes Case Against Timeshare Exit Cos.
• USPTO Finalizes Domestic Trademark Atty Requirement
• Dairy Co. Asks For $150K Sanctions Over Jurisdiction Misfire
• Disbarred Pa. Lawyer Kept Clients' $10K Settlement, Suit Says
• NJ Track Owed $150M In Failed Betting Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• NM Atty Disbarred After Taking Client's Cash
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• Cravath's Ties To NYU Not Enough For New Trial, Judge Says
• Court Tells Centra Pair To Reveal Advice Of Counsel Defense
• Fairfax Leaves MoFo As Firm Ends Sexual Misconduct Probe
• NY Firm Hit With Suit Over Debt Collection Practices
• Hangley Aronchick Picks Up Pepper Hamilton Malpractice Atty
• Kellogg's Fights Sanctions In False Ad Sugar Row
• Gregory Craig Preps For Trial Tightrope In Foreign Agent Case
• Napoli Bern's Insurer Dodges Paying $4.1M In Atty Fee Spat
• MetLife Wants To Ax Ex-Weil Partner's Disability Benefits Suit
• Mich. High Court Boots Embattled Judge From Bench
• Ex-Judge Hit With $2.85M Suit Over Probation Power Grab
• How Pa. High Court Ruling Makes Life Easier For Corp. Clients