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Legal Ethics - January, 2020

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• Former Ogletree Lawyer Drops Sex Discrimination Suit
• Avenatti Atty Grills Boies Schiller Lawyer Over Nike Probe
• LeClairRyan Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks Help From Foley & Lardner
• Sedgwick's Ch. 11 Plan Approved Over Ex-Partner's Objection
• Fired GC Of WR Berkley Unit Alleges Pervasive Age Bias
• Unswayed By Atty's Claims, Texas Jury Boots Bias Case
• Oasis Escapes Borrowers' Suit Over Legal Funding
• NY Bar Backs Fortified Rule On Atty Misconduct And NDAs
• Justice Ginsburg Says Firms Can Do More For Female Attys
• ICE Courthouse Arrests Cause 'Widespread Fear,' DAs Claim
• Atty Suspended In NJ Over 'Web Of Lies' In Med Mal Case
• Texas Bankruptcy Atty Admonished For Referral Quid Pro Quo
• Convicted Ex-Philly Judge Wants Sanctions Case Paused
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Slams Firm's Yiddish In Firing Suit
• NJ Justices Suspend Pa. Atty For Ignoring Clients
• No Reboot For Misconduct Suit Against Mass. Judge
• Nev. Man Could Pay $1K-A-Day Fine In CFTC's $11M Ponzi Suit
• 'This Is Not A Lawsuit,' Judge Tells Man Suing Ex For Breakup
• Boeing Undercut $1.3B Air Force Deal Trial, Aircraft Co. Says
• Utah Supreme Court Gives 'Dreamers' Path To Practice Law
• Fight Over Head Atty Status In GE 401(k) Row Heats Up
• Davidson Berquist DQ'd From Patent Appeal Over Conflict
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• Foley Cuts Ties To Venezuelan Official After Boycott Threat
• Cab Co. Trustee Sanctioned For Discovery Abuse
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• Ex-Arent Fox Atty Accuses Firm Of Disability Discrimination
• Ex-Boies Schiller Atty Tells Of Avenatti's Nike 'Stickup'
• Fracking Co. Atty DQ'd, Ordered To Testify In Patent Suit
• NJ Real Estate Atty Suspended For Pocketing Tax Refunds
• Indicted Ex-Giuliani Ally To Give More Info To Congress
• Atty Dispute Over $2.6B Terror Award Returns To State Court
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revisit Suit Over False Bar Exam Results
• LabMD Racketeering Suit Against Tiversa, Law Firms Axed
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Hillary Clinton Relents, Accepts Service Of Tulsi Gabbard Suit
• Delta Travelers Defend Recusal Bid In Kickback Suit
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• Ex-Trump Adviser Says DNC, Perkins Coie Dossier Full Of Lies
• Judge Irked By Being In The Dark On 'Varsity Blues' Conflict
• Sullivan & Cromwell Wants $13M Double-Dealing Suit Axed
• Jury Told Avenatti Is 'Brash' But Didn't Extort Nike
• NY Judge Sanctions 'Notorious' Atty In Barneys Copyright Suit
• Miles & Stockbridge Ducks DQ Bid In $100M Army Deal Suit
• Odd Alliances Back Del.'s Bid To Restore Bench Balance Rule
• NXIVM Cult Leader Accused of Pyramid Scheme, 'Legal Wars'
• DOJ 'Playing Hardball' Over McCabe Probe Records
• DeLorean Co. Seeks Fees Over 'Back To The Future' Suit
• NJ Justices Throw Out 'Unsound' Ethics Rules For Atty Fees
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• 2nd Circ. Sheldon Silver Opinion May Limit Fraud Prosecution
• Texas Panel Urged To Revive Winstead Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Justices To Mull When Clock Starts For Legal Malpractice
• Clark Hill Can't Dodge Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit
• Jacoby & Meyers, Finkelstein Can't Duck Billing Dispute
• Texas Atty Can't Skirt Sanctions For Billing After He Was Fired
• Ex-Cognizant Execs' Case Raises Novel FCPA Issues
• Suit Calls Deal Over Johnny Cash Museum 'Unconscionable'
• Ex-Balch Partner, Coal Exec Ask 11th Circ. To Ax Convictions
• Drivers Rip VW Bid To DQ Former FBI Chief In Bellwether Trial
• Vinyl Maker In TM Suit Sanctioned For Deleting Website Data
• 'Close Your Legs' Judge Must Go, NJ Judicial Panel Says
• UBS Compels Arbitration For Atty's Retaliation Claim
• Judge Raises Immunity Specter In Atty's Fight With Ex-Sheriff
• Atty Can't Revive Claim Sheppard Mullin Aided Ponzi Scheme
• 'Chastened' Atty Apologizes For Takeda, BakerHostetler Suit
• Ex-Giuliani Allies Spar Over Docs Amid Impeachment Trial
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• Judge Rejects Recusal Bid In Lehman Deferred Comp. Dispute
• DC Circ. Sinks Ex-Greenberg Atty's OCC Action Challenge
• Baseless IP Suit Over Global Entry, Green Cards Ends In Fees
• Harsh Words For Avenatti As Jury Selection Kicks Off
• Freshfields Says No Written Pact Means No Suit For Recruiter
• 'Incompetent' Filings In Hotel Dispute Draw NJ Court's Wrath
• Injured Calif. Atty Sees $27M Legal Malpractice Win Voided
• Pa. Atty Disbarred Over Plot To Secretly Photograph Woman
• Minn. Law Prof Gets 2 Years Probation For Lying To IRS
• Ohio Judge Incites Backlash For Reporting Defendants To ICE
• 3rd-Party Funding Of FCA Cases Comes Under DOJ Scrutiny
• K&L Gates Accused Of Not Accommodating Worker's ADHD
• King & Spalding Says Atty Can't Bar Bad Press In Firing Suit
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• Proskauer Can't Shake Stanford Ponzi Suit In Antigua
• Oops! DOJ Enviro Head Fesses Up After License Lapse
• Jones Day Says 'Ostrich Tactic' Merits Sanctions In Bias Case
• NYC Water Contract Bribery Case In Peril Over Discovery Row
• Insurer Must Pay McCarter & English Fees In School IP Fight
• Wachtel Missry, Atty Try To Shake $7.7M Malpractice Suit
• Long Day Brings Hot Heads At DQ Bid Over $100M Army Deal
• Calif. Appeals Court Remands $4.3M Atty Fee Dispute
• Citing 'Behavior,' Judge Won't Give Atty Fees To Liebowitz
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• Medical Malpractice Firm Can't Escape Suit Over Payments
• DC Bar Launches Study Of Nonlawyer Firm Ownership
• Genova Burns Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Ex-NJ Pol
• Dems Say Trump Atty Undercuts DOJ Case In Subpoena Fight
• Ex-Trump Counsel Battling Subpoena Says Clients Call Shots
• Katten, Recruiter Settle Dallas Placement Fee Dispute
• Attys Doomed Shot At $1.26M Tax Credit, Metal Co. Claims
• Breaking Down Michael Avenatti's Nike Extortion Trial
• California Bar Mulls Licensing Nonlawyer Professionals
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Baker Donelson Hit With $1.8M Malpractice Suit By Logger
• Baker Botts Accused Of Extortion In Atty's $35M RICO Suit
• Immigration Attys Tell Justices Law Criminalizes Good Advice
• Feds Can't Keep Trump, Porn Star Out Of Avenatti Nike Trial
• Judge Memberships Warning Has Some Questioning Its Scope
• Judge Says Bickering Attys Must Shape Up In Airline Spat
• 7th Circ. Sets Fee Penalty For Atty Who Filed 'Monstrosity'
• Snell & Wilmer Fights DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Suit
• Spending Addiction Diagnosis Gets Power Broker Lesser Term
• BofA Slams Bid To DQ Goodwin Procter In Lending Bias Suit
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• No Sanctions For Billionaire's Antics In Sex Battery Trial
• 3 Concerns If Your Witness Becomes Flippant At Deposition
• Ousted Grammy Prez Says BigLaw Atty Sexually Harassed Her
• Greenberg Partner Can't Stick Defense Atty With $328K Bill
• Ex-Mithril Fund GC Demands Firm Stop Its 'Three-Front War'
• ABA Membership Could Call Judges' Objectivity Into Question
• Billionaire Gets 5th Shot At Wrongful Termination Depo
• Class Counsel Can't Pocket $350K Left From $30M Settlement
• Fed. Circ. Judges To Attorneys: Don't Interrupt Us
• Ill. Chief Judge Claims Immunity Over 'Empire' Use Of Facility
• Dechert Contractor Says Firm Fired Him Due To Stroke
• Avenatti Says Geragos Must Testify At Extortion Trial
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Says Pro Se Status Is Not A Ploy
• Tech Biz Says Too Late To DQ Firm In $100M Army Bid Fight
• 3 Federal Court Rulings Highlight Key Privilege Lessons
• Perkins Coie Hit With $150M Suit Claiming Patent Cover-Up
• Sheldon Silver Partly Slips Corruption Conviction At 2nd Circ.
• Dentons Ducked Share Of $1.7M Tab In Fee Battle, Suit Says
• Allstate Says Profane Attorney Hasn't Apologized For Threats
• 6th Circ. Is Told Opioid MDL Judge Flouting Court Rules
• Fox Rothschild Ruling Tames Fears Of Nonclient Claims In NJ
• Feds Seek To Jam Revolving Door In High-Profile Cases
• Texas Justices Won't Review Frack Co.'s Atty Malpractice Suit
• Owner of Bankrupt Golf Co. Held In Contempt In Patent Suit
• Texas High Court Passes On Appeal Against Beyoncé's Dad
• Napoli Bern Seeks New Trial In Asbestos Fee Dispute
• NJ Court Urged Not To Toss Suit Against Disbarred Pol
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Zeichner Ellman Wants $150M Malpractice Suit Tossed In NY
• Mexico Must Share Quinn Emanuel Probe Info In $700M Case
• Texas Atty Who Hid Client's Death Stuck In Malpractice Suit
• Copyright Atty Should Be Disbarred, Not Fined, Judge Told
• Ticket-Fixing Ex-Judge Stripped Of NJ Law License
• 6th Circ. Overturns Atty Sanctions In Medical Device Suit
• FIRREA Remains Potent Civil Fraud Enforcement Tool
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• Harvard Students Threaten To Boycott Paul Weiss Over Exxon
• Brown Rudnick Wants $300M Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Phelan Hallinan Won't Be Sanctioned For 'Stale' Accusations
• Attys Can't Pursue Insurer For Cut Of Ex-Client's Settlement
• Atty's Racism Requires New Murder Trial, Full 9th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Calls Gender Pronoun Orders A 'Quixotic' Task
• Ex-Attys Can't DQ New Counsel In $350M Shire Deal
• VW Aims To DQ Ex-FBI Chief From 'Clean Diesel' Bellwether
• Attorney's TV News Interview Draws Call For Sanctions
• Atty Can't Be Both Trial Counsel and Witness, Judge Says
• Lawyer Seeks Share Of $4M Atty Fees In Wrongful Death Case
• Profane Atty Says 'Sorry' In Allstate Sanctions Fight
• Dentons Sees No Deal On Horizon In Guinea Fee Fight
• 7th Circ. Lets Firms Take Share Of Bayer Settlement
• CohnReznick Accuses Mazars Of Poaching, Seeks Damages
• Michael Avenatti To Stay In Jail Ahead Of Embezzlement Trial
• IRS Arrests Michael Avenatti, Cutting State Bar Hearing Short
• Avenatti Loses Bid To Delay Nike Extortion Trial
• FedEx Wage Suit Judge Criticizes Littler For Overlitigating
• Justices Urged To Clarify Damages For Wrongfully Convicted
• Insurer Pledges 'Long' Battle With Buckley Over $6M Claim
• Attys Spar Over Fees From Antitrust Row At 7th Circ.
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice Can't Get Case Axed At 3rd Circ.
• Tucker Arensberg Says It Had No Reason To Save Atty's Texts
• Atty Errors Keep Girardi, 'Housewives' Star In Lender Suit
• Attys Avoid Sanctions For 'Overzealous' Brief In Platinum Suit
• LA County Seeks To Toss Suit Alleging Racial Discrimination
• Disgraced Atty Loses Bid To Dismiss Lender Fraud Suit
• NY Judge Says She Won't Unseal Trove Of Epstein Docs
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Asks To Exclude News Articles
• NJ Firm Ducks Malpractice Row Over Contract's Terms
• Former Client Sues Houston Firm Over $25K Sanctions
• Pierce Bainbridge Says Ex-Partner's Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Ex-Kasowitz Atty Says He Was Victim Of Racial, Gay Bias
• Why Reformers Want Disclosure Of 3rd-Party MDL Funding
• Receiver Says Baker Donelson Must Face Timber Scam Suit
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Says DOJ Outsourced Spoofing Probe
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• SEC Seeks Sanctions For Blockvest's 'Bad Faith Deception'
• High Court Won't Review $5.2M Judgment Despite Atty DQ
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• Google Parent's Embattled Top Atty Set To Depart
• Small Firm Can't Slip Prisoner's Pro Bono Civil Rights Case
• Attys Can't Duck Client's Claims On Failed Hepatitis Berry Suit
• 6th Circ. Forigves Late Filing For Iraqi Christian With Sick Atty
• Man Gets 5 Years For Bilking $1.6M From Law Firms, Charities
• Firms Seek To Exit Malpractice Suit Related To Syngenta MDL
• Texas Atty Can't Claim Defamation In Long-Running Feud
• Ill. Judge Removed For Lying To Cops In Murder Investigation
• Calif. Court Says Atty's Use Of 'Ab Initio' Contradicts Meaning
• IP Owner Blasts Netflix's 'Staggering' $3M Fee Bid
• Ex-Optimum Atty Claims Firm Is Systemically Mismanaged
• Ethics Blogger Says Critique Of DC Conduct Case Is Protected
• 'Polite F-U' Email Stays In States' Drug Price-Fixing Case
• Rodeo Ruling Clarifies Atty Conflict Rules In Derivative Suits
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• Holy Spirit-Led Juror Rightly Axed From Ex-Rep.'s Fraud Trial
• NJ Atty With 'Audacity' To Bill After Keeping $100K Disbarred
• Wells Fargo Kiboshes Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
• Texas Atty Can't Duck Suit Over Not Revealing Client's Death
• McCarter Settles School's Malpractice Claims Over Insurance
• Avenatti Must Face Fraud Charge At Upcoming Nike Trial
• NYC Bar Asks Congress To Probe AG Barr For 'Partiality'
• Fineman Krekstein Dodges Pa. Malpractice Coverage Claims
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Houston Firm Wants To Arbitrate Ex-Partner's $9M Lawsuit
• Auto Parts Co. Can't Stick EEOC With Fees In Retaliation Suit
• 1st Circ. Unsure Atty Error Led To Fraudster's Conviction
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• Litigious Porn Studio Sued By Former Law Firm
• Attys On Both Sides Of Insurance Dispute Get Sanctioned
• Disbarred NJ Ex-Pol Says He Didn't Rep Malpractice Claimant
• GE Retirees' Cert. Bid Hits Snag As Judge Seeks Atty Names
• Bankrupt Law Firm's Trustee Calls Negligence Claim Baseless
• Weinstein Loses Bid To Remove Trial Judge For Prejudice
• 7 Ethics Tips For Lawyers' Pretrial Social Media Use
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• Fox Rothschild Beats Ponzi Scheme Suit At NJ High Court
• Wells Fargo Slams Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Georgia Bar Exam Result Suit
• Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Points Finger At Latham Over Charges
• Philly Injury Firm Inks Deal Over Medicare Reimbursements
• Facing More Sanctions, Copyright Atty Vows To 'Fix Mistakes'
• Weinstein Seeks Trial Judge's Recusal For Texting Tirade
• Ex-Kasowitz Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Rip Sanctions Bid In Gender Bias Suit
• Weinstein Fails In Bid To Boot Gloria Allred From Courtroom
• Calif. Atty Accused Of Flouting Court Orders After $12M Fine
• 10th Circ. Tosses Malpractice Suit Against Atty As Untimely
• NJ High Court Questions Motive Of Ticket-Fixing Ex-Judge
• Timeshare Exit Co. Loses False Ad Claims Against Wyndham
• Avenatti's Ex-Wife Must Give Up $700K In Ex-Law Partner Suit
• Pa. Enviro Board Slashes Fee Award In Pipeline Challenge
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• Texas Firm Defeats $4.7M Contingency Fee Suit
• Allergan Accused Of Playing Dirty In Breast Implant MDL
• Investor Wants Judge Off Suit Over 'Shark Tank' Soap-Maker
• Burford Capital Shakes Up Top Brass After Metrics-Juking Suit
• Northwestern Mutual Wants Attorney's Widow Sanctioned
• The Real Danger Of Outsourced Government Investigations
• Cellino & Barnes Split Further Soured By Hacking Claims
• Fed Circ. Won't Let Attys Get Fees From Feds On Vet's Behalf
• Cigna Can't Use Privilege To Shield Info In NFL ERISA Suit
• Ill. Financial Adviser Wants To Pause Widow's Malpractice Suit
• Time Lapse Cited In Defense Of 'Argue With A Woman' Slogan
• Tribe Slams Law Firm's Bid To Win Breach Of Contract Suit
• Appellate Judge Sexually Harassed Women, Calif. Panel Says
• NJ High Court Challenges Public Defender Malpractice Claims
• 4 Simple Rules For Witness Note Taking
• Houston Atty Defends Sanctions In Title Co. Takeover Row
• Former NFL Standout Seeks To Recoup Tax Scheme Penalties
• Pierce Bainbridge Wants To DQ Ex-Partner's Atty
• Miles & Stockbridge Hit With DQ Bid In Army Contract Case
• Avenatti Can't Escape Extortion Charges In Nike Case
• Weinstein Trial Opens With Call For David Boies To Testify
• Atty Must Face $300K Child Porn Judgment, 6th Circ. Says
• Feds Seek 7 Years For Belgian Fraudster Who Bilked Firms
• 7th Circ. Sanctions Atty $1K For Altering Pics In Walmart Suit
• Attys Must Show Work For $23M Fees In American Realty Deal
• XL Entities Say $267M TCPA Judgment Doesn't Involve Them
• DC Circ. Judges Rebut Trump's Stance On McGahn Testimony
• Calif. High Court Revives Ethics Claims Against Atty
• Conn. Court Nixes Atty Sanction, Fees In Injury Suit
• 6th Circ. Affirms Law Firm's Win In Debtor's Anxiety Suit
• BP Spill Settlement Fraudster Can't Vacate 17-Year Sentence
• Avenatti Spars With Nike Over Evidence Ahead Of Trial
• Donohue Brown Says Chicago Firm Refusing To Pay Fees
• Real Estate Adviser's Attys Slam Sanctions Bid In Fraud Suit
• The Meaninglessness Of 'Disinterested' Revisited
• Snell & Wilmer Faces DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Row
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Says Auto Startup Ruined His Career
• Ill. Panel Urges Suspension For Unauthorized Prosecutor
• Debtor Says Law Firm's Court Cost Requests Deceptive
• Ex-NFLer With Concussion Award Ordered To Pay Funder
• 5th Circ. Revives Womble Malpractice Claims In Bias Fight
• Convicted 'Real Housewife' Stuck Behind Bars During Appeal
• Bartlit Beck Pursues $54M Award In Casino Tycoon Fee Fight
• Estate Can't Yet Bar Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wife's Trial Testimony
• Texas Atty Says German Air Glider Co. Ignoring Legal Bills
• 'Annoyance Lawyer' Seeks Rehearing After 2nd Circ. Ejection
• Crypto Biz Blames FaegreBD's Advice For $200K SEC Fine
• Insurance Fight Over Avenatti-Linked Jet Back In State Court
• Roberts Says Rulings Should Promote 'Confidence' In Courts
• Soccer Gear Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Nike's Antitrust Win
• Atty Says Ex-Partner Demanded $1.5M To Keep Affairs Secret
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