Legal Ethics Archive » September, 2019

Legal Ethics - September, 2019

284 articles

• 10th Circ. Council Rebukes District Judge For Sex Harassment
• Ill. Judge Kicked Off Bench For Lying And Getting Revenge
• Ex-Locke Lord Atty's Miranda Objection Too Late, Feds Say
• Burford Seeks Trader IDs Amid Short Seller Battle
• Plaintiff Atty Groups Settle Copycat Name Suit
• Atty Malpractice Suit Survives Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Bid
• Cozen Atty Lied On Court Form, Should Be Censured: Board
• NC Judge Censured For Abusing Handcuffing Authority
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• Quinn Faces Uphill Battle To Earn #MeToo Victims' Trust
• Jones Day Urges End To Married Attys' Family Leave Bias Suit
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty's Firing Suit A Muddle, Judge Says
• Dems Hunt For 2nd Circ. Pick's Ties To Ukraine Fiasco
• Immigration Judges Union Hits DOJ With Labor Charges
• NY Attys Missed Boat To Sue Accountants, Marketer Says
• Judge Sanctions Atty For Disrupting Deposition In TM Case
• Attys Ask To Exit $19M Ponzi Case Over Unpaid Legal Bills
• 'Rude' Judge Says Suspension Not Needed Amid Ethics Fight
• LA Drops Billing Error Suit Against PwC Due To Atty Silence
• Lawyers Getting More Mental Health Help, But Is It Enough?
• Migrant Kid Detention Rule Blocked After Judge Slams DOJ
• DOJ's New FARA Enforcement Focus Could Be Far-Reaching
• Offit Says Vacated $10M Judgment Undercuts Malpractice Suit
• Pursuing Wellness
• Feds Seek 8 Months For Ex-Willkie Chair In 'Varsity Blues'
• Fed. Judges Say They Need Autonomy On Sealing Orders
• 'SNL' Star, Media Exec Back Writer's Sex Harassment Claims
• White House Lawyers Embroiled In Alleged Ukraine Cover-Up
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ill. Panel Says Suit Over Hidden Asset Transfers Filed Too Late
• Texas Justices Hear Malpractice Time Bar Needs Pro-Atty Take
• Suit Alleging Korean Bank Stole €8B Tossed As 'Tall Tale'
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Can't Nix Former Counsel's Payout
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• Secret Recordings Will Stay In Ecuador Bribery Case
• How To Protect Atty-Client Communications After A Merger
• Opioid MDL Judge Won't Withdraw Over Bias Charge
• Billionaire Offers Live 'Mangina' Demo In Raucous Testimony
• Hagens Berman Beats Witness Tampering Sanctions Claim
• GOP Sens. Want To Ignore ABA On Judicial Nominations
• Fla. Mobile Home Park Owners, Attys Can't Escape RICO Suit
• Atty Ordered To Pay $5M Urges 11th Circ. To Flip Fraud Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Revive SEC-Defense Claims Against Atty
• Attys Strike Deal Ending Malpractice Fee-Sharing Row
• Overbilling Suit Against Mintz Levin Too Late, 5th Circ. Says
• Park District Can't Shirk Legal Bills For Election Work
• Quinn Emanuel Survives DQ Bid In Soccer Trademark Spat
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• Female Laterals Care About Bias Suits, But Only So Much
• Avenatti Case Over Stormy Daniels' Book Money Stays In NY
• King & Spalding Ethics Expert 'Unhelpful' In Firing Dispute
• US Courts Continue Reluctance Toward Foreign Discovery
• Judging A Book
• More Students Want Tuition Back From Shuttered Law School
• Quinn Emanuel Wins $2.74M In Fee Fight With Bill Cosby
• Ex-Koch Staffer Gets Top DOI Atty Post Amid Perjury Claims
• Snapchat Video Of Billionaire's 'Mangina' Gives Jury An Eyeful
• Ethics Panel Says Oust Judge Who Didn't Report Fugitive Ex
• NJ Judge's Hostile Work Environment Suit Gets Axed
• USPTO Accused Of Retaliating Against 'Political Opponents'
• Mass. Commission Probing Judge Who Jailed Defense Atty
• Tenn. Supreme Court Disbars Atty Over Sorority House Fraud
• Delaware Judge Misread Key Data, Stimwave Tells Fed. Circ.
• Want Your Rival's Funder Info? Be Specific, Or Don't Bother
• Vineyard's Bogus Pot Claims Deserve Sanctions, Farm Says
• Construction Co. Family Feud Yields 'Grumbling,' Not Docs
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• Dershowitz Recording Of Boies May Impact Defamation Case
• Range Resources Wants Atty Fraud Claims Put On Hold
• Fraudster Atty's Ex-Clients Launch Suit For Lost Benefits
• High Court Urged To Step Up On Ethics Code
• Comedy Writer Testifies Billionaire Frequently Asked For Sex
• Wachtell Seeks NY Trial Against Carl Icahn's CVR, Touts Docs
• Litigation Funder Turns Up Heat On Concussion Deal Judge
• Garvey Schubert Says Judge Mistook Firm In Witness Row
• Ex-Skadden Atty Tries To Block TransPerfect Bill Request
• Nevada Atty Disbarred For Role In $60M Diamond Stock Scam
• Atty Escapes Divorce Malpractice Suit In Ill. Appeals Court
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• Quinn Emanuel Launches #MeToo Plaintiffs Practice
• Ohio Task Force Recommends Tougher Penalties For Judges
• NJ Joins NY In Disbarring Atty Over $170K Theft From Clients
• Firm Swiped $1M From Settlement Payment, Insurer Says
• Nissan, Ex-CEO Pay SEC $16M To End Compensation Claims
• Dechert Says ENRC Damages Capped At £3M In SFO Suit
• Bilzin Sumberg Sanctioned For Claims Against Opponents
• NJ Judge Cited For 'Close Your Legs' Remark Fights Removal
• Feds Fight Avenatti's Bid To Escape Extortion Charges
• Calif. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit Over Flawed Judgment
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-Hunton Andrews Litigator In Texas
• NY Judge Knocks Hedge Fund For Flimsy DQ Bid
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Disbarred Over Corruption Convictions
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• Construction Co. Slams Worker's 'Ploy' To DQ Judge
• NLRB Defeats Fired Attorney's Race Bias Suit
• Atty Who Went AWOL On Injury Case Gets 2-Year Suspension
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Firm Beats Malpractice Suit Claiming It Abandoned Client
• Kasowitz Benson Beats Former Client's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In ERISA Suit Against Tort Firm 401(k) Plan
• 'Copyright Troll' At It Again, NY Judge Seethes In Photo Row
• Tinder Founder Paid Off Witnesses In $2B Suit, Match Says
• Ex-Lobbyist Can't Delay Prison Stay In Fattah Corruption Case
• Suboxone Maker's 'Gross Manipulation' Prompts $3M Fee Bid
• Bathroom Break Shouldn't Nix Jury Trial, Texas Panel Says
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Atty Can Sue For Fees In BNY Mellon Settlement, Judge Rules
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• Fox Rothschild Slams Malpractice Suit Over Employment Deal
• Attys Look To Toss Suit Over 'False' ADA Complaints
• Seyfarth Cited Billing Flub To Fire Sick Worker, Court Told
• 'American Gangster' Atty Ducks Prison For Theft From Clients
• 2 Crypto Consultants Accused Of $8M Extortion Plot
• J&J Talc Supplier Given Time To Negotiate Insurance Deal
• Ex-Arms Dealer Hit With Sanctions Bid In Memoir IP Suit
• Argentine Atty Retools Claims In Uber Debut Fight
• Ill. Atty Offered Client $10K For Botching Suit, Board Says
• Judge OKs $3M Fee Bid In BNY Mellon Settlement
• Revive Richards Layton Malpractice Case, Del. Justices Told
• Ark. Wants 'Biased' Judge Tossed From All State Cases
• Jailed Lawyer Exploring Plea Deal In EY Tax Shelter Case
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• Opioid 'Negotiation Class' Justifies DQ Bid, Distributors Say
• JPMorgan Can Sanction Korte & Wortman For 'Frivolous' Suit
• Plaintiffs In Tire Plant Suit Sanctioned For Discovery Failures
• Attys Say SEC Can't Tie Firm To Sham PixarBio Merger
• Blank Rome Says It's Not Liable In $9M Severed Leg Case
• Feds Won't Defend CFPB's Structure At High Court
• NJ Judge Can't Pause Hostile Work Suit Amid Disability Bid
• Mass. Judge Indictment 'Shatters' State Power, Law Profs Say
• Quinn Emanuel Wants Out Of $8.9M Arbitration Award Row
• Arnold & Itkin Accuses Atty Of Stealing Reality TV Client
• Fed. Court Leaders Revamp Plan For Misconduct Complaints
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• Calif. Immigration Judge Fined For Pro-Democrat Statements
• Flaws In 2007 UK Legal Reform Spark Call For More Changes
• Don't Let Atty Sidestep Revoked Admission, Ill. Court Urged
• Weil Was Upfront About Repping Insys In Ch. 11, Atty Says
• Feds Escape Bias Suit Over ALJ Hiring Process
• Ex-Kopelowitz Atty Accused Of Aiding 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• 4 Key Takeaways As Opioid MDL Distributors Seek Judge's DQ
• Billionaire Won't Represent Self In New Sex Harassment Trial
• NLRB Rightly Denied Atty ALJ Job, Fed. Circ. Says
• Fla. Judge Closes Epstein Victims' Suit Following His Death
• Class Atty Accused Of Fraudulent Billing In Gas Royalties Suit
• Milberg Blew Deadline In $12M Bond Fees Fight, Investors Say
• Frack Co. Asks Texas Justices To Revive Atty Malpractice Suit
• Ala. Atty Didn't Commit Malpractice In Med Mal Suit He Left
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Navy SEAL Says Ex-Atty Ran Moneymaking Scam On Clients
• J&J Talc Supplier's $7.2M Deal With Insurers Faces Pushback
• Opioid MDL Cos. Accused Of 'Inventing' Comments By Judge
• Retired Judges Warn Of Attack On Judicial Independence
• Jones Day Grudgingly OKs Sex Bias Suit Expansion
• Opioid MDL Judge Deserves DQ For Bias, Distributors Say
• Judge Wants 5th Circ. To Rehear Bail Due Process Suit
• Venable Sacks Ex-NFL Player's Suit Over Mayweather Fight
• O'Melveny Seeks To Duck Malpractice Suit After Arbitration
• Jones Day Attys 'Very Much Regret' Grand Jury Redaction Slip
• Mass. Criminal Defense Atty Group Supports Indicted Judge
• NY Atty Suspended After Insulting Federal Judges, Courts
• Stormy Daniels' Suit Over Trump NDA Is DOA In Calif. Court
• Rakoff Scolds Gov't, Sets Life Spine Kickback Trial For 2020
• Centra Tech Can't Dodge Default Or Arbitrate Investor Suit
• Atty Error In Sentencing Advice Doesn't Justify New Trial
• Butler Snow Can't Push Timber Scam Claims To Arbitration
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• NJ Municipal Judge Charged With Groping Woman
• Convicted 'Real Housewife' Gets 2 Years For $2.2M Fraud Plot
• Atty Defeats $26M Suit Over Outing Gay Co-Counsel, For Now
• Feds Say Avenatti-Stormy Daniels Case Should Stay In NY
• NJ Judge Absolved Of Harboring Ex-Beau Sues Over Arrest
• 9th Circ. Says No Malpractice By Quarles & Brady In Loan Suit
• Judge In Brock Turner Case Loses Girls' Tennis Coaching Gig
• Ex-MoFo Partner Fairfax Hits CBS With $400M Defamation Suit
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ill. Atty Faces More Penalties Over Claim Judge Smeared Her
• Real Estate Firm's Bid For Ex-Honcho's Private Jet Grounded
• Atty Says DeGrasse Tyson's Claims In Fee Row 'Ludicrous'
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• McCarter & English Loses Challenge To Expert's Filing
• Arnold & Porter Goes After Ex-Client For $1.1M
• Ex-White & Williams Atty Fights Bid To Ax Bias Suit
• Non-Atty Mother Can Rep Daughter In Fla. Medicaid Appeal
• Anonymity Order Unsealed In Jones Day Gender Bias Case
• Billionaire's Sex Battery Trial Antics May Aid Accuser: Judge
• Atty Sold Witness To Client For Reduced Sentence, Feds Say
• Atty Slams Bid To Remove Judge From BP Oil Spill MDL
• Kirkland, Littler Accused Of Hiding Litigation Funder Sale Info
• Jones Day Needs Mea Culpa To Avoid Grand Jury Flub Fallout
• 6th Circ. Won't Reinstate DQ'd BakerHostetler In Opioid MDL
• RICO Claims Slashed In 'Cutthroat' Fight Between Tribal Firms
• Policy Won't Cover Ill. Atty Fee Dispute, State Bar Insurer Says
• Tucker Arensberg Ripped For Lawyer's Lost, Locked Texts
• Attys Say Farmers In Syngenta Row Waited Too Long To Sue
• Citcon Fights To Keep Evidence In RiverPay Trade Secrets Suit
• Ga. Justices Open Door To Law Students Arguing In Court
• Norton Rose Prevails, Again, Over PE Firm's Fraud Claims
• 2 Foley & Lardner Attys Must Be Disqualified In Family Biz Fight, Court Told
• Jones Day Faces Sanctions Threat After Redaction Flub
• Chinese Investor Wins $2.2M Over EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• American Airlines Can't Sell Magistrate On Atty Sanctions
• Jones Day Botches Grand Jury Redaction In Attack On DOJ
• Girardi Can't Transfer Settlement Fees Case To Retired Judge
• Attys Behind $20M Amazon Deal Critical Of Ex-Firm's Fee Bid
• Sanction Ex-Worker For Atty's Depo Questions, Staples Urges
• Hagens Berman Slams 'Baseless' Witness Tampering Claim
• Seyfarth Says Disgraced Pa. Atty Advised Co. in Lease Tiff
• Pa. Justice Questions Need To Censure Ex-Penn State GC
• Bankruptcy Judge Again Told He Should Have Recused
• Fox Rothschild Urges NJ Justices To Ax Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Feds Want Convicted 'Real Housewife' To Serve Full Sentence
• NJ Judge Admits 'Failure' In Hearing Her Landlord's Cases
• NC Attys Get 12 Weeks Of Court-Free Parental Leave
• Atty Can't Dodge Claims Over 'Man Of La Mancha' Rights
• Weil Downplayed Atty Conflict, Convicted Insys Exec Says
• Atty 'Doubled Down' On Lies In Grounded Pilot's Suit, AA Says
• More Firms Pile Onto Seeger Weiss In Concussion Fee Fight
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• MoFo Bias Accuser Pans Subpoena To Her New Firm
• Ripple Effect Of Atty's Job Hunt Touches 1MDB Case
• J&J Wants Mistrial For Struck Talc Trial Closing Arguments
• 'Poor' Idea To Self-Represent, Judge Tells Billionaire Exec
• Pa. Gov. Can't Sue Over Harrisburg Incinerator, Firms Say
• NY Attorney Gets 4 Years For Fraud, Extortion Conspiracy
• Convicted 'Real Housewife' Asks For 18-Month House Arrest
• Law Firm Aims To Sink DirecTV Customer's RICO Suit
• Rent The Runway Takes More Shots At Sidley In Antitrust Suit
• Houston Attorney Convicted In $18M Tax Evasion Scheme
• Mass. Top Court Weighs Limits To Blind Juror Service
• Sports Body Bans Ex-President's Atty Amid Doping Scandal
• Insurer Aims To Avoid Coverage Of Seized Jet Tied To Avenatti
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Says Firm's Suit Merits Sanctions
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Makes Tearful Plea To Keep Law License
• MetLife Benefits Denial An 'Outlier,' Ex-Weil Atty Says
• Judge Can't Force Protest Prosecution, Mass. Justice Rules
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Tribal Shield Can't Sink Atty's RICO Conviction, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ Atty Reprimanded Over Racial Slur In Med Mal Suit
• Pittsburgh Lawyer Calls Ex-Client's Bad Review Libel, Stalking
• High Court Urged To Rule On Grand Jury Disclosure Authority
• Parent Hit With $66K In Fees After Nixing Deal In Cruise Death
• NY Judge Who Said She Was Suspended For Obesity Has Died
• DOJ Gets Lesson On FARA Push In Ex-Skadden Atty's Case
• Indicted Mass. Judge Claims Immunity To ICE Escape Charge
• House Dems Call For New Inspector General For US Courts
• Pierce Bainbridge Slams Ex-Partner's Legal 'Soap Opera'
• Jones Day Bias Accusers Can't Expand Case, For Now
• White & Case Needn't Turn Over Docs To Ex-Yukos Investors
• Why Opioid Suits Avoid GCs — And Why That Could Change
• TransPerfect Allies Launch Push To Overhaul Chancery Court
• Pa. Atty Can't Get $1.3M Fees From Ex-Partner On Brief Alone
• Mass. Lawyers Call For Probe Of Judge Who Jailed Atty
• When Are Judges And Attorneys Too Close For Comfort?
• Reed Smith Blasts 'Outright Defiance' In Ex-Paralegal's Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Objector's Fee Fight In $3B Petrobras Deal
• Firm Lacks Footing For Bankruptcy Software Antitrust Suit
• Citcon Atty Can't Justify 'Threatening' Letters, RiverPay Says
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• NXIVM Sex Cult Atty's Job App May Be A Conflict, Feds Say
• Single 'Varsity Blues' Conspiracy Creates Atty Conflict: Feds
• Case Against Ex-Skadden Partner Got Lost In The Weeds
• Boston Judge Throws Parade Protester's Attorney In Jail
• Jones Day Says Edits To Sex Bias Suit Beyond The Pale
• Cassiday Schade Can't Evade Client's Trial Malpractice Claims
• Huawei Says US Agenda Behind Bid To DQ Sidley Atty
• Weil Atty's Closing Argument Struck As J&J Talc Trial Wraps
• Attys Accused Of Stealing German Trade Group's Info
• Centra Tech Investors Seek Sanctions In Faked Evidence Feud
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Jury Clears Ex-Skadden Partner Of Lying To Gov't
• Pittsburgh Malpractice Trial Canceled After Sides Settle
• Ex-Skadden Atty Wasn't In On Report's PR Spin, Jury Told
• Jury Deadlocks In FilmOn Exec's Harassment Trial
• Jones Day Says Bias Suit Can't ID Practice That Hurts Women
• Judges Won't Step Down In SEC Fraud Suit Against Atty
• Foley & Lardner Accused Of Mishandling Malpractice Suit
• Citcon Pushes Back On Latest Sanctions Bid In RiverPay Spat
• Ex-Hertz Execs Aim To Ax $270M Suit Over 'Costly' Errors
• NJ Firm Doesn't Owe Unemployment Benefits For Paralegal
• Trump Legal Fund Adds Fire To Ethics Rule Debate
• Club Slams EEOC Bid To Yank Its GC From Harassment Case
• New Insights On Privilege, Ethics Duties For In-House Attys