Legal Ethics Archive » August, 2019

Legal Ethics - August, 2019

318 articles

• 'Cruel' FilmOn Exec Owes $10M For Harassment, Jury Told
• Ex-Locke Lord Atty's Crypto Trial Set For November
• 8th Circ. Says Dues Collected By ND Bar Are Constitutional
• 5th Circ. Revives Illegal Reentry Charge Despite Vague Notice
• Pet Med Cos. Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Merger Challenge
• Foley & Lardner Malpractice Suit Axed Over Jurisdiction
• Utah Reg Changes Could Allow Nonlawyers To Practice Law
• Ex-NCAI GC Brings Defamation Suit Over Harassment Claims
• Ky. Gov. Wins Fight Over Outside Attys In Opioid Suits
• Atty Can't Use SLAPP Law To Kill Breach Claims: Calif. Panel
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• 5th Circ. Says Judge's Dual Role On Bail Violates Due Process
• Trial Groups Blast Bill Brewer In 'Push Poll' Sanction Appeal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Google Worker Calls Out CLO For 'Abuse' After Affair
• FilmOn Exec Barred From Court After Harassment Trial Fit
• Blank Rome Sued By NJ Firm Over $9M Severed Leg Case
• Florida Atty Disbarred For Misuse Of Elderly Clients' Funds
• 11 Current, Ex-Houston Judges Knocked For Bail Practices
• Financier Says Docs Not His To Give In Panama Papers Case
• Gov't Makes Last Push On Ex-Skadden Atty At Ukraine Trial
• Bankruptcy Firm Can't Escape Malpractice Suit
• Texas Judge Scolded For Closing Court To Protest Kavanaugh
• LA Paralegal Stole Immigration Firm Clients' Money, Feds Say
• Georgia Judge Dodges Most Of Racial Discrimination Suit
• Lift Maker Wants Attys Sanctioned In $25M Contract Dispute
• Beyonce's Dad's Claims Of Shoddy Legal Work Can Continue
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Atty Pleads Guilty To Using Veterans Charity To Steal $1.4M
• SEC Accuses Florida Attorney Of Defrauding NFL Players
• Schlumberger Unit Dodges Sanctions In Fracking Patent Suit
• FilmOn Exec Can't Deliver Closings In Sex Harassment Trial
• Trump Org. Escapes Most Of Cohen's Suit Over Unpaid Fees
• Convicted Contractor Asks To Take Bid-Rig Plea He Rejected
• Bad Faith Atty Privilege Claims Draw $1.9M Sanction
• Craig Says PR 'Lies' Spurred Media Calls On Ukraine Report
• Fla. Bar Says Atty Mishandled $1.5M In Client Funds
• Investors Say Pa. Firm Was Asleep At Switch In Fraud Scheme
• Law Firm Gets Partial Win Over Insurer In Coverage Dispute
• Attys Behind $1B Syphilis Study Suit Beat Sanctions, For Now
• Slater & Gordon Faces Counterclaims In £637M Fraud Trial
• Firm Can't Nix Debt Collector's Libel Claims Over Its Website
• Limits Of Justice System Prevent Scrutiny Of Gender Bias
• Comedy Writer Testifies FilmOn Exec Sexually Assaulted Her
• MPAA Fires Top Lawyer After Arrest For Sex Abuse, Blackmail
• 2 Firms Duck DQ Bid In Insurance Fraud Case
• With Gov't Case Done, Ex-Skadden Atty Craig Set To Testify
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Atty DQ In Car Dealer Bias Suit
• Judge Skeptical Of Auto Group Fee Bid Without Time Sheets
• Contract Attys Lose Sanction Against Lawyer Over Fake Note
• 'Selfie Stick' Maker Fights Fee Bid After Failed Patent Suit
• Kirkland Atty Aims To Sink Malpractice Suit Over Loan Docs
• Latham Can Rep Lori Loughlin And Husband In 'Varsity Blues'
• Bail Denied For Texas Injury Atty Charged In Kickback Scheme
• Calif. Atty Sanctioned For Ignoring Discovery Bid In IP Dispute
• Attys For Alleged Ex-CIA Leaker Say They May Need To Testify
• Angry FilmOn Exec May Be Barred From Acting As Own Atty
• Skadden GC: Craig Defied Calls To Register As Foreign Agent
• Pilot's Email May Add Fuel To American Airlines Sanction Bid
• Hagens Berman Atty Accused Of Witness Tampering
• NY Judge Dodges Most Of Ex-Clerk's Bias, Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Skadden Atty Urges Sanctions In TransPerfect Fee Suit
• BIA Was Wrong To Ignore Atty's Bad Advice, 9th Circ. Says
• Avenatti Gets May Trial Date In Calif. Embezzlement Case
• Kennedys Beats Appeal In Client Poaching Suit
• RiverPay Seeks Sanctions Against Citcon Atty Over Threats
• Atty Left Out Of $3M Fee Bid In BNY Mellon Settlement
• Anesthesiology Company Wants Hospital Attys DQ'd
• Texas Free Speech Law Doesn't Apply In Fed. Court: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Restaurateur Needs More Witness Evidence In RICO Suit
• FilmOn Exec Challenges Atty To Fight, Is Sanctioned Again
• Texas Judge Pauses Magellan's Fine Bid In Late-Payment Row
• Op-Ed On Ukraine Report Rattled Skadden, Craig Jury Hears
• Attys In Fake Kona Coffee Class Suit Get OK To Dump Client
• Missing Expert Report Kills NJ Legal Malpractice Suit
• Attys Suing Jones Day Say 'Black Box' System Hurts Women
• 9th Circ. Affirms Immigration Atty's EB-5 Fraud Suit Loss
• 6th Circ. Says Judge Overstepped In U. Mich. Sex Assault Row
• Avenatti Wants Stormy Daniels Fraud Case Moved To Calif.
• Attys Off Hook For Client's Lie In Omni Hotels Age Bias Row
• Photographer Slaps Law Firm With Suit Over Website Picture
• FilmOn Exec Squares Off Against Sex Harassment Accuser
• Immigration Judge Union Condemns 'Anti-Semitic' Newsletter
• Ex-Skadden Atty Helped 'Seed' Ukraine Report, Gates Says
• Centra Tech Says Investors' Claim It Faked Evidence Is Bogus
• Avenatti Plans To Target Nike In $20M Extortion Trial
• Legal Staffing Co. Seeks $100M From Former Subcontractor
• Fla. Judge Tosses Suit Against Va. Firm, Doubts RICO Claims
• Buck Rogers Judge Won't Cancel IP Settlement
• Greenberg Traurig Was Key To Stanford Ponzi, Receiver Says
• Ex-Reed Smith Paralegal Slams Dismissal Nod In Bias Suit
• First Amendment Can't Protect Bar Application Lies: 7th Circ.
• Billionaire FilmOn Exec Tells Judge 'I Will Not Pay' Sanctions
• Nokia Looks To Ax Former In-House Atty's Age, Sex Bias Suit
• Jurors In Craig Trial See Cooperation, Tension With Manafort
• Timeshare Exit Attys Can't Leave Wyndham False Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Atty Isn't Liable For Husband's Malpractice
• Firms Promoting Atty Wellness Will See Economic Benefits
• Miami Judge Booted For Prejudging Nonexistent Motion
• Philly Judge's Alleged Mean Streak Leads To Ethics Charges
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• FilmOn Exec's Court Outbursts Lead to Sanctions Hearing
• Texas Injury Attys Charged In Case Runner Kickback Scheme
• Calif. Judge Under Investigation Is Tough, But Fair, Panel Told
• PR Guru Says Rick Gates 'Panicked' About Craig NYT Call
• Sanctions Sought Over Disclosure In Pa. Nursing Home Row
• Ex-Davis Wright Partner Can't Shake Arbitration On Appeal
• Army Contractor Says Unpaid Rest Breaks Didn't Violate Law
• Couple Decries Jones Day's 'Smears' In Leave Suit
• 'Whistleblower' NJ Atty, Nurse Can't Revive Job Bias Suit
• Feds Want Annuity Of Atty Who Copped To $11.8M Scheme
• Ill. Atty Payouts Adjusted In $1.5B Syngenta GMO Corn Deal
• Uber Wins Sanctions, Shakes Suit Over Buenos Aires Debut
• Judicial Immunity Ends Suit Over Mass. Judge's Rulings
• Jones Day Says Sex Bias Accusers Wrongly Expanded Suit
• Sen.'s Filing Breached Legal Ethics, Conservative Group Says
• FilmOn Exec Made Office View 'Disgusting' Porn, Jury Told
• Casino Cameras Need To Record Cellphones, Pa. Court Told
• Seeger Swats Away NFL Concussion Fee Objection Again
• Attys Who Are Defendants Can't Rep USAA, Firm Says
• Skadden Report A 'PR Tool,' Crisis Expert Says At Craig Trial
• Avenatti Rips Extortion Charges, Says He Was Doing His Job
• SEC Opposes Bid For New Judges In Fla. Microcap Case
• Creditors Look To End Georgia-Pacific Affiliate's Ch. 11 Case
• No Way Around Atty Conflict In 'Varsity Blues,' Judge Says
• Thornton Slams Ex-Judge For 'Misleading' Court In Fee Fight
• LabMD Sanctioned Over Tiversa Defamation Deposition
• What 2 Recent OFAC Cases Say About Compliance Priorities
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Ethics Case Against DA Keeps Spotlight On Victim Rights
• Atty Shuttled Pot Cross-Country In Private Jet, Feds Say
• FilmOn Exec Escorted From Court Over Continued Outbursts
• Retired Judge Defends Ex-Colleague Accused Of Misconduct
• Jury Clears Colo. Atty In Injury Settlement Fee Dispute
• US Trustee Claims Kirkland Conflicts In Philly Refinery Ch. 11
• Weil's Bid To Intervene In Insys Conflict Faces Opposition
• Ga. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit Over Failed Injury Case
• Skadden Attys, Democratic Pollster Take Stand In Craig Trial
• Atty Hasn't Proved He Should Get BP Spill Fees: Ala. Court
• Blue Bottle's Wage Deal 'Suggests Collusion,' Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Nixes Sanctions In Medicare Reimbursement Suit
• 10th Circ. Revives RICO Suit Against Whistleblower, Attys
• Fla. Judges In Ethical Hot Water For Backing Contract Hopeful
• Law Firm Not Entitled To Privacy Suit Coverage, 4th Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive HUD Atty's Work Accommodation Suit
• Mavenir Says Judge Missed Investor Suit's 'Suspicious' Roots
• Officials Blast Barr For Criticism Of Progressive Prosecutors
• DC Judges Feud Over Climate Change Seminar: Report
• Unique Spoliation Considerations In Construction Litigation
• ICE Taking Mass. Courthouse Arrest Ban To The 1st Circ.
• FilmOn Exec's Outbursts Bleed Harassment Trial Jury Pool
• LeClairRyan Hit With Contract Breach Suit As Firm Folds
• Atty Tolerated Judge's Sexist Remarks For Career, Panel Told
• Avenatti Says Nike Agreed To Pay Zion Williamson $35K
• NJ Judge In Hot Water Over Remarks In 'Revenge Porn' Case
• Ex-Skadden Atty Chose Reputation Over Truth, Gov't Says
• Hope Solo Can't Gate-Crash Pay Gap Talks With US Soccer
• Ex-Skadden Atty Sued Over His Fees In TransPerfect Row
• Privilege Can't Shield Docs In Panama Papers Case, US Says
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• Merchants' Ex-Atty Fights For Piece Of $6B Swipe-Fee Deal
• Fox Rothschild Settles Malpractice Claims Over Bias Suit
• Spacey Case Points To Cos.' Need To Preserve Devices, Data
• Burford Replaces CFO In Wake Of Short Seller Attack
• Fla. Judge Warns Attys Of 'Duty Of Candor' In Property Suit
• FilmOn Exec Could Face Criminal Contempt, Judge Says
• ABA Adopts Measures Urging Fair Pay For Women, Minorities
• Kansas US Atty's Office Held In Contempt For Resisting Probe
• 11th Circ. Chides Alabama Firm Over Last-Minute Subpoena
• Manafort Looms Large At Voir Dire For Ex-Skadden Atty Craig
• First Shots Fired In Seeger Weiss Concussion Fee Appeal
• NJ Atty Can't Beat Convictions In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Mass. Top Court Defending Independent Judiciary In ICE Fight
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Sue Firm Over Parental Leave Policy
• Fired ALJ May Sue DC For Race Discrimination
• Tort Firm Fights Class Rep Status In Suit Over 401(k) Fees
• Paralegal In US Atty's Office Charged With Witness Tampering
• FilmOn Exec's Harassment Trial Antics Draw Sanctions Threat
• Winston Rips Ex-Partner's Opposition To High Court Bid
• Calif. Appellate Judge Asked CHP Officer For Sex, Panel Told
• Fraud Claims Dropped Against Texas Firm In Syngenta Suit
• Gov't Says Avenatti Can't Have Total Access To Seized Files
• Securities Atty Wants New Judges In Microcap Scheme Suit
• Dorsey & Whitney Needn't Share Docs In $18B Award Fight
• Huawei Says Discovery Limits Would Handcuff Its Defense
• 9th Circ. Judge Questions Quarles & Brady Malpractice Claim
• Ticket Biz Gets $280K In Atty Fees For Rival's Sanctions
• Atty Wants Jury Trial On Whether Ex-Partner Withheld Fees
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• Ex-Duane Morris Lobbyist Faces Embezzlement Charges
• NJ Town Judge Cited For Hearing Her Landlord's Cases
• ABA Urges Courts, Attys To Think Carefully About AI Ethics
• Ex-NFLer's Settlement Put On Ice In Funder Repayment Row
• Ex-Skadden Atty's Trial Delayed By Jury Selection Restart
• Mass. Judge Accused Of Obstructing ICE Gets Pay Restored
• For-Profit Law Schools Duck FCA Suit Over False Data Claims
• Last Jones Day 'Doe' Bows Out Of Sex Bias Suit
• FilmOn Exec Ruffles Feathers As Sex Harassment Trial Starts
• Ex-Troutman Sanders Partner Accused Of Sexual Harassment
• Judges Get Whatever They Want, Atty Tells Misconduct Panel
• Feds Botched FDCPA Time Limit Rule, Justices Told
• No Jury On Day 1 Of Ex-Skadden Atty Craig's Lobbying Trial
• Port Authority Boss Beats Defamation Suit Over Threat Claim
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down Appeal In X-Ray Warnings FCA Suit
• Tucker Arensberg Can't Slip Suit Over Pa. Oil Property
• Gaming Patent Fight Kicked Out Of NJ, But Trade Secrets Stay
• $280K Atty Fee Should Stand, Cushman Worker Tells 1st Circ.
• SmithAmundsen Attys Face Sanctions Bid In Med Mal Case
• Litigation Finance Co. Gets $2.4M Win Against Injury Firm
• Law Firm Wins Nix Of $1.3M Fee Reduction In Client Dispute
• Mistakes Vs. Falsehoods In Trade Controls Submissions
• US V. Craig And The Criminalization Of Nondisclosure
• How Unauthorized Immigrants Are Fighting To Practice Law
• Calif. Appellate Judge Demeaned Fellow Judges, Panel Hears
• Calif. Judge Warns PG&E's Attys: 'Don't Play Games'
• Fla. Court Says Bankruptcy Judge Should Have Been Recused
• Attys In Fake Kona Coffee Row Want To Dump Client
• As LeClairRyan Folds, What Comes Next For Its Attorneys?
• Ex-Atty Flubbed EB-5 Restaurant Bid, Investor Says
• 5 Things To Know As Trial Starts For Ex-Skadden Atty Craig
• Ex-Dewey CFO Urges NY Appeals Court To Toss Conviction
• Pa. Firm Settles Claims It Inflated Rep With Fake Reviews
• Lori Loughlin Says Latham Conflict Gone In 'Varsity Blues'
• Cokinos Young, Ex-Marketing Director Trade Barbs In IP Row
• Litigious Copyright Atty Can't Undo Latest Sanctions
• Tampa Atty Disbarred For Stealing Client Settlement Funds
• LeClairRyan Beats Ex-Blood Test Exec's Malpractice Suit
• Wash. Judges Can't Pursue Records Suit On Public's Dime
• Calif. Judge Offered Mentorship But Wanted Sex, Panel Is Told
• Calif. Judge Program Escapes Retired Jurists' Age Bias Suit
• How Can Men Lend A Hand With Gender Diversity In Law?
• Wilson Elser Sued By TransPerfect Over Unpaid Bills
• NY Atty Group Ex-Worker Says Pregnancies Got Her Fired
• 'American Gangster' Atty Disbarred After Copping To Theft
• Herrick Feinstein Hit With $1.1B Malpractice Suit
• FBI's Ex-No. 2 Claims Firing Was Improperly Driven By Trump
• Ex-NJ Gov. Staffer Alvarez Sues Rape Accuser For Defamation
• Shipping, Aircraft Cos. Warned For Sanctions Nondisclosure
• Ex-Tribal Court Judge Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges
• Ex-MLB Star Strikes Out On Claim Boucher Attys Lied In Depo
• 'My Grandmother Could Have Filed This,' Valeant Judge Says
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ex-Nestle Worker Is 'Impossible' To Represent, Attys Say
• Atty Urges Judge To Drop Out Of BP Oil Spill MDL
• Ex-Client Can't Arbitrate Legal Malpractice Claim, Ill. Suit Says
• Clark Hill Atty Ducks Sanctions In $10M Real Estate Dispute
• Insurer Seeks Sanctions For Altered Docs In Leaky Roof Suit
• Mazie Slater Beats DQ Bid In NJ Malpractice Case
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• ​​​​​​Calif. Judge Sought Affair With Colleague, Panel Is Told
• Ex-Skadden Atty's Partial Win Won't Slow DOJ's FARA Activity
• Magistrate Says DOJ Tapes Can Be Heard In Bribery Case
• Texas Justices Asked To Seal Trade Secrets In $706M Dispute
• Last Jones Day 'Doe' Can't Keep Name Out Of Sex Bias Suit
• Cozen Can't Escape Suit Over Ex-Partner's Philly Project Role
• Ex-Reed Smith Paralegal May Lose Suit For Violating Orders
• Conn. Adopts New ABA Rules Covering Atty Advertising
• 2nd Circ. Revives Pay Suit For Ex-Duane Reade CEO's Attys
• Tenn. Atty Suspended For Questioning Judge's Integrity
• LeClairRyan To Close Following Flood Of Atty Departures
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• Florida Law Firm Tries To Escape 'Simon Says' Tagline Suit
• DA Partially Immune In Political Firing Row, 5th Circ. Says
• Immigration Atty Can't Push Malpractice Suit Into Arbitration
• 2 Venable Partners Accused Of Verbal Abuse, Sex Bias
• Atty Feared 'Career Suicide' In Reporting Judge, Panel Told
• Trump Org. Rips Deal To Pay Cohen's Legal Fees As 'Made Up'
• Referee Clears Miami Atty In Report Slamming Florida Bar
• Ill. Attys Sanctioned For Sweetheart Privacy Deal With Doc
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against Barnes & Thornburg Atty
• Texas Panel Axes Suit Over Atty's Courtroom Statements
• Fired NLRB Atty Fights To Preserve His Bias Suit
• Consumer Blasts Class Attys' 'Money Grab' In Headlight Suit
• 'Students For Trump' Founder Cops To Legal Services Fraud
• Attys Sued For Hundreds Of 'False' Disability Complaints
• Restaurant Owner Says Atty Lied About Pa. Bar Admission
• Ex-Skadden Atty Shaves Lying Charge Ahead Of FARA Trial
• Donziger Denies NY Judge's Criminal Contempt Allegations
• DirecTV User Seeks Class Cert. In NJ RICO Case
• Calif. Judge Groped Women, Made Lewd Remarks, Panel Told
• Roger Stone Wants DC Circ. To Lift Lower Court Gag Order
• Push To Expand Cybersecurity Info Privilege Gains Steam
• 6th Circ. OKs Atty Sanctions In Pistons Arena Funding Row
• Cellino & Barnes Name Fight Tossed, For Now
• Bankrupt Atty Can't Shield Home After $1M Malpractice Loss
• Main CRT Class, Electronics Cos. Defend $577M Deals
• Boeing Seeks DQ After Assistant Switches Sides In ADA Suit
• Enbridge Keeps Sanction Over Landowner Pipeline Info Push
• Nixed Slot Machine Patent Moots Trade Secrets Suit, Atty Says
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• Offit Kurman Hit With Suit Over $10M Employment Judgment
• Ex-Tax Official Says She Was Axed Over NY Judicial Race
• Mich. No-Fault Insurance Reform: A Tragedy Of The Commons
• Probation Co. Falls Flat In Suing Judges For Amnesty Program
• Access-Driven Calif. Reforms Likely To Spur Big Pushback
• 'Real Housewife' Convicted Of Fraud Denied New Trial
• Law Firm Says Memphis Tigers Rep Sold Bogus Ad Rights
• Husch Blackwell Sued Over Airplane Deal Gone South
• EEOC Wants Conflicted Atty Booted From Harassment Case
• NJ Atty Can't Escape Malpractice Loss Over PIP Coverage
• Pierce Bainbridge Beats DQ Bid In $15M Malpractice Row
• 2 Attys Duck Sanctions Over Radio Anchor's Defamation Suit
• Fla. Judge Exits Suit Against Insurer Citing Past Work As Atty
• Atty's Move From DLA Piper Can't DQ Counsel In Mavenir Suit
• Borrowers Slam Litigation Funder's Bid To Beat Class Claims
• Trump Org. Lawyer Says Manhattan DA Probe Is A 'Hit Job'
• NBC Presses For Sanctions Against Litigious Copyright Atty
• Ex-Fox Commentator Slaps Atty With $118M Defamation Suit
• Dust-Up Between Atty Larry Klayman, NY Judge Resurfaces
• Restaurant's Malpractice Suit Against Seyfarth May Proceed
• Fla. Judge Drops Out Of Tampa Bay Rays TCPA Suit
• Judicial Committee Won't Revive Kavanaugh Conduct Claims
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• 7th Circ. Says NJ Atty Not Allowed To Pursue Former Clients
• Stein Riso Wants Weapons Maker's Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Ill. Atty May Be Reinstated After Drunken Airport Fight
• Excluded CRT Buyers Blast New Price-Fixing Deal
• Miami Attorney Disbarred For Aiding In $1M QVC Theft