Legal Ethics Archive » February, 2020

Legal Ethics - February, 2020

327 articles

• Female Prosecutors Sue Calif. DA Alleging 'Systemic' Bias
• Battery Co. Facing Possible Sanctions In $100M IP Fight
• Tension Dominates Document Fight In Atty Suicide Case
• Accountant In Panama Papers Case Pleads Out
• Fired Atty Waited Too Long To Get Cut Of $575K Settlement
• 9th Circ. Hit With 4th Bid To Rethink Nike Antitrust Win
• Ex-Kirkland Judge Should Stay On 737 Max Suit, Boeing Says
• Firms Can Do More To Help Attys Who Feel 'Always On Call'
• Gibson Dunn Helped Craft Arbitration Provider's Rules
• Citing Client 'Falsity,' Atty Exits Fraud Suit Over Worker Camp
• Dallas Judge Reprimanded For Repeatedly Late Bar Dues
• Mallinckrodt, Express Scripts Can't Get Ill. City's Atty Fee Info
• Disney Heir Sues Calif. Judge Over Guardianship Appointment
• Casino Exec Says 'Varsity Blues' Call Could Clear His Name
• DAC Beachcroft Calls Deceit, Intimidation Claim 'Hopeless'
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Judge Says Attys Didn't 'Get The Message,' Can't Drop Clients
• Prosecutor Says He 'Messed Up' At Start Of Arkema Trial
• NY Judge Faces Removal For Sex Harassment, Dodging Taxes
• Wyndham Wins Suit Against Attys And Timeshare Exit Biz
• Opioid Cos. Slam Atty Fee Proposal That Could Reach $3.3B
• Recused Judge Wrongly Issued Ruling, Veteran Tells 7th Circ.
• 3 Firms See $15M Chopped From State Street Fees
• Accountant To Admit To Tax Evasion In Panama Papers Case
• Retired NJ Atty Not Liable For Firm's Malpractice Judgment
• Atty Pans Sullivan & Cromwell Bid To Nix Double-Dealing Suit
• Howrey Has No Dibs On Ex-Partners' Profits, 9th Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Ariz. County Atty's Sex Bias Suit
• Firm Ducks Malpractice Bid Over Garbage Truck Accident
• Calif. To Review Ethics Opinion That OKs Advising Pot Clients
• Developer Says Feds Used Privileged Docs In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Pension Fund Made Class Rep Despite Being 'Cozy' With Attys
• How Attys Skirt The Rules To Get In The Cannabis Game
• Trial Strategy Isn't Malpractice, Brown Rudnick Tells NY Court
• Law Prof Blasts UT's 'Sexist' Motion To Dodge Bias Suit
• Tucker Arensberg Must Turn Over Texts, Bills In Deal Dispute
• Ex-White And Williams Atty Gets 5 Years In Claim Fraud Case
• Lori Loughlin 'Varsity Blues' Trial Set For Late September
• Fla. Law Firm Wants Unpaid Fees From Litigious Porn Studio
• Ill. Patent Atty Beats RealWheels' Legal Malpractice Suit
• NY Bar Ref Says Chevron Foe's Disbarment 'Too Extreme'
• SEC Wins Sanctions Against Brokers For Skipping Mediation
• NY Courts To Drop Bar Applicant Questions On Mental Health
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Must Rep McCathern In Malpractice Row
• Pa. Panel Revives $3M Trust Suit Against Rhoads & Sinon
• Law Firm Can't Avoid Rabbi's Tax Suit Over Retirement Plan
• Swanson Martin Nabs Legal Mal Partner From Donohue Brown
• Oasis Founder Drops Bid To Revive Kirkland, Littler Suit
• Opioid Judge Rips Pharmacies' 'Ironic' Push To Halt Discovery
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Ex-Deutsche, Merrill Traders Claim DOJ Misconduct
• Huawei Judge Details Why DOJ Work Led To Sidley Atty's DQ
• Kyrgyzstan Hit With Sanctions In $11.6M Arbitral Award Fight
• Pa. Bar Groups Decry Court Attacks After Trump Recusal Call
• Cellino & Barnes Feud Sparks Bias Suit From Girlfriend
• Cuneo Gilbert Escapes Atty's Partnership Suit At 2nd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Finds Judge With Link To Attys Can Stay On Case
• $16M Fees OK'd For Greenberg Traurig's Stanford Ponzi Deal
• Justices Eye Scope Of Ban On Promoting Illegal Immigration
• $32M Dentons Verdict Could Put Vereins In The Crosshairs
• Mich. Atty Seeks $60M From Alleged Phantom Hemp Biz
• Texas Atty Can't Get License Back After Evidence Tampering
• Texas PI Firm Says Referral Website Violates Trademarks
• 2nd Circ. Revives Condo Sale Suit Against Dorsey & Whitney
• Atty Sued By Wyndham Agrees To Quit Timeshare Exit Biz
• Firms In Corn MDL Fee Spat Say Fiduciary Claim Can't Stick
• Co-Founder Of Mass. Pot Co. Says He Was Pushed Out
• Judge Rips Trump For Putting Stone Juror's Safety At Risk
• McCusker Anselmi Must Face NJ Suit Over Restaurant War
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Ex-Freshfields Atty Fights Fine From Sex Misconduct Case
• Recruiter Says Freshfields Can't Toss Suit Over Ex-Cleary Hire
• 37 AGs Assail Plaintiffs' Atty Fee Bid In Opioid MDL
• Calif. Firm Must Face Claim It Used 'Shill Plaintiff' In Label Suit
• Reed Smith Wants LabMD's $150M Suit Over FTC Probe Axed
• Atty Lied To ICE About Brother Bribing Employees, Feds Say
• Leaked Docs Fair Game At Panama Papers Trial
• Law Students Fear Federal Courts Unsafe For Female Attys
• Justices Pass On Law Firm Exec's Challenge To $1.8M Order
• Justices Pass On $550M Self-Dealing Claims In Mesh MDL
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• UK Agency Won't Fight Ex-Freshfields' Atty Keeping License
• Firing Back Over A Bad Review? NC Attys Told To Keep Cool
• Texas Warns Judge Who Threatened Jail Time After Nixed Plea
• Roger Stone Judge Won't Step Aside For Sentencing Remarks
• Trump's Judicial Noms Part Of Bump In Judiciary Budget
• Prosecutor Took Jabs At Roger Stone's Reduced Sentence
• Texas Atty's Vacated Forgery Conviction Makes Suit Timely
• Record Labels Object To Charter's Consultant In Piracy Case
• PSU Ethics Case Brings Conduct Rules' Clarity Into Question
• Clark Hill Can't Duck $50M Malpractice Suit Over Hacked Docs
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Kentucky House OKs Medical Pot
• Firms In Chinese Drywall MDL Must Arbitrate $6.8M Fee Tussle
• Texas Justices Say Time Ran Out In Gun Range Shooting Suit
• Kroger Seeks 'Severe' Sanctions For Absent Atty In ADA Case
• DOL Judge Kills Ex-Morgan Stanley Atty Whistleblower Case
• Whataburger Fights EEOC Sanctions Bid In Hiring Policy Suit
• Firm Immune In Destroyed Evidence Case, Texas Justices Say
• Greenberg Traurig's $65M Deal In Stanford Ponzi Suit OK'd
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Ex-AIG Legal Worker Settles SEC's Insider Trading Claim
• ​​​​​​​Morgan Lewis, SoCalGas Sanctioned $525K In Gas Leak Case
• Delaware Bench Balance Rule Is 'Offensive,' High Court Told
• Roger Stone Judge Strikes Blow For Judicial Independence
• Suspension Put On Ice For Atty Who Blasted Judges, Courts
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary Replaced
• Volkswagen Slams Drivers Trying To DQ Judge On Eve Of Trial
• 70 Ex-Reinhardt Clerks Urge Courts To Confront Harassment
• Mass. Justices Call ICE Deportation 'An Affront To Justice'
• 3rd Circ. Blasted For Not Booting Judge From Ex-Clerk's Case
• Feds Fight Ponzi Schemer's Claims Of Ineffective Counsel
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive RICO Suit Over Atty Referral Scheme
• Harvard Law Group Argues ICE Court Arrests Unconstitutional
• Jailed Atty Cops To False IRS Return In EY Tax Shelter Case
• Cozen O'Conner Can Get Paid In Fight Over Antitrust Suit Fee
• Levi & Korsinsky Can't Resume As Counsel In Honeywell Suit
• Seeger Weiss Bashed For 'Excessive' Fee In Concussion Deal
• No Sanctions For GSK, But Both Sides Told To 'Dial It Back'
• Dentons Hit With $32.3M Verdict Over Conflict Of Interest
• Chinese Man Seeks Exit From SEC's EB-5 Visa Fraud Suit
• Trump Ally Roger Stone Sentenced To Over 3 Years
• Drivers Move To DQ Judge On Eve Of VW 'Clean Diesel' Trial
• 5th Circ. Nixes Opinion Citing Anti-Gay Bias After Apology
• Quinn Emanuel Owes $6M To Ex-Client's Trustee, Suit Says
• Cognizant Pushes Chancery To Scrutinize Ex-Officer's Fee Bid
• Fla. Law Firm Says Insurer Must Cover Defense Of $14M Suit
• 'Vague' Fee Entries Targeted In Boston Scientific FCA Suit
• DST Wants 401(k) Participants' Attys DQ'd In ERISA Fight
• IQVIA Calls For Sanctions After Docs 'Magically Disappeared'
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Sanctions, Nike's Antitrust Win
• Judge Likely To Be Rock Steady At Roger Stone Sentencing
• Md. Judge Offers To Sit Out Light-Rail Transit Case
• Ex-Tax Atty Mishandled NY Real Estate Operation, Suit Says
• Akin Gump Denies Wrongdoing In Answer To Malpractice Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Investors' Bid For Atty Malpractice Coverage
• Judges Delay Call On Trump Meddling In Roger Stone Case
• 7th Circ. Chief Questions Proof Of Ex-Judge's $1.4M Fraud
• Eckert Seamans Accused Of Dropping Client Like 'Hot Potato'
• Glaxo Says FDA Call About Zofran Suits Not 'Covert Lobbying'
• Perkins Coie Denied Early Win In Secretary's Age Bias Suit
• Prosecutor, PSU Atty To Be Disciplined Over Sandusky Probe
• ABA Says Industry Regs Need A Rethink, But Will It Matter?
• McElroy Deutsch Must Face Legal Aide's Disability Bias Suit
• Gag Order For Weinstein Attys As Jury Begins Deliberations
• Del. Justices Throw Out Richards Layton Malpractice Claims
• Ex-GC Can't Sue Over Cooked Books Claims, Cash Biz Says
• Judges Call Emergency Meeting After Stone Sentencing Swap
• Texas Firm Should Be Named in $7M Suit, Brokerage Says
• Trump Is Right About Stone Sentencing, For Wrong Reasons
• Kan. Judge Sanctioned For Sexual Harassment To Resign
• Levi & Korsinsky Underpaid Female Atty, Sex Bias Suit Says
• Family Wants Its Nelson Mullins Files In $250M Estate Row
• Pa. Judge Won't Sit Out UPMC Class Action Due To Unpaid Bill
• Pinduoduo Wins $386K In Fees After Beating Diaper TM Fight
• Philly Judge Cops To Ethics Charges On Day Before Trial
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• DeLorean Estate Fights Fee Bid In 'Back To The Future' Suit
• Judge Won't Delay Roger Stone's Sentencing
• Fox Rothschild Looks To Sink Bulk Of Graphic Sex Bias Suit
• MoFo 'Mommy Track' Bias Accusers Abandon Class Claims
• ABA Supports Legislation Protecting Pot Lawyers
• Nevada Gov. Taps Ex-Chief Justice For State Cannabis Board
• 5th Circ. Says Sanctions Can Be Undone After Late Settlement
• DC Court Puts Nail In Coffin Of BigLaw Clawback Claims
• Chemical Co. Plans To Fight $700K Jury Tampering Sanction
• UT Urges Toss Of Law Professor's Gender Pay Bias Suit
• Ex-United Worker Seeks To DQ Reed Smith Over Medical Docs
• Juul Rival Warned That TM Suit Is Nothing To 'LOL' About
• Law Student 'Labor Movement' Aims To Transform BigLaw
• The Big Picture: How Michael Avenatti Fell From Grace
• Partner's Call Shouldn't DQ Firm From Fraud Suit, Court Told
• SmithAmundsen Attys Sanctioned $72K In Med. Mal. Case
• 7th Circ. Asks If Changes Truly Transformed Tax Shelter
• Ohio Board Tells In-House Attys Noncompetes Unethical
• Gov't Won't Charge Former FBI Deputy In Press Leak Probe
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Battery Co.'s Sanctions Bid In $100M IP Fight Is 'Absurd'
• Michael Avenatti Found Guilty Of Extorting Nike
• AG Barr, Top Judge Go Public In Wake Of Roger Stone Fallout
• Farmers Say Judge Conflicted In Syngenta Malpractice Row
• Verdict Eludes Avenatti Jury As Questions Remain
• Feds Withheld Evidence In Boston Officials' Case, Judge Says
• 3 Attys DQ'd But Lewis Brisbois Stays On Gender Bias Suit
• Convicted NJ GOP Bigwig Seeks To Duck Prison Amid Appeal
• Ex-Reinhardt Clerk Rips Court's Sexual Misconduct Reporting
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• ABA Poised To Jump Back Into Firm Ownership Fracas
• Insurer Aims To Undo McCarter Fee Ruling In School IP Fight
• Atty's Chat With Rival Not Enough For DQ Bid In Cabinet Row
• Podesta Group Won't Have To Face Texas Firm's Suit
• Investors Fight To Keep Fraud Claim Against Va. Attys
• Investors Call Crypto Firm's Defense 'Vexatious Bad Faith'
• Calif. Developer Settles SEC's EB-5 Fraud Claims For $4.1M
• Dismissal Of Deceased Plaintiffs' Engle Suits Stands In Fla.
• Attorney Wants Judge Who Said He Has 'No Brain' Recused
• Judge Ends Kansas Atty's Suit Over Inflated Recovery Ads
• Calif. Says Man's $78M Roundup Verdict Not Preempted
• Judge Rejects Roger Stone's Bid For A New Trial
• Calls For Probes Intensify After Roger Stone Sentence Fracas
• Med Mal Trial Halted After Defense Firm Accused Of Fraud
• Seyfarth Shaw Billing Error Enough Cause To Fire Sick Staffer
• Nursing Home Says Ex-Attys Bungled $2.7M Default Judgment
• Ex-Judge Accused Of Being Drunk On Job Faces Docs Fight
• Boies Denies He Defamed Dershowitz With Epstein Remarks
• Dallas Firm Can't Get $200K Contingency Fee Under Oral Deal
• Florida Paint Co. Wants Judge DQ'd From Wage Dispute
• Blockvest CEO Asks Court To Reject 'Draconian' Sanctions
• Cigna Wants Redo On Privilege Ruling In NFL ERISA Suit
• BakerHostetler Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary
• NYU Law Students Disrupt Paul Weiss Event Over Exxon Win
• Feds Say Avenatti Sold Out Client To Squeeze Nike For Cash
• Retired Judge, Whirlpool Settle Suit That Set Off Mass Recusal
• JPMorgan Chase, Firm Aren't Debt Collectors, Says 11th Circ.
• Dershowitz Says Boies Defamed Him With Epstein Remarks
• Stone Prosecutors Off Case As DOJ Rips Proposed Sentence
• Rhode Island Atty Gets 8 Years For $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Trusting Morgan Lewis Attys 'A Mistake,' Gas Leak Judge Says
• Ex-MoFo Partner Fairfax Loses $400M CBS Defamation Suit
• Farmers Slam Bid To Exit Syngenta-Linked Malpractice Suit
• Judge Pans 'Petty Disputes' As King & Spalding Trial Looms
• Jackson Lewis Atty Accused Of Covering Up Biased Firing
• Shire 'Downright Mean' In Seeking Sanctions, Atty Says
• Fired Texas Prosecutor Wants Benefits After Trial Misconduct
• FedEx Says Drivers' Firm Has Conflict In Wage Suit
• Skadden Atty Says He Shouldn't Be DQ'd In Spoofing Case
• Philly Builder Slams Spector Gadon Chair's Defamation Suit
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Atty Can't Duck Ex-Firm's Fraud Debt, Mass. Top Court Rules
• Nixon Peabody May Represent 'Varsity Blues' Dad And USC
• Davis Polk Looks To Trim Black Atty's Racial Bias Suit
• AMC 'Botched' Contracts For 'Walking Dead,' Atty Testifies
• DOJ Says OC Atty Broke Bad, Distributed Meth And Guns
• King & Spalding Calls Atty's Bad Press Worries 'Academic'
• Ill. Takes Steps Toward Regulated Online Legal Marketplaces
• EEOC Says Whataburger Hid Docs In Fight Over Hiring Policy
• Bayer Wants $87M Roundup Cancer Trial Award Overturned
• DC Circ. Revamps Internal Policies To Fight Sex Harassment
• Wilson Elser Took Network Offline After Cyber 'Incident'
• Hagens Berman Wins Atty Fee-Splitting Dispute In EA Suit
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Using Client Funds To Run Strip Club
• Atty Ducks Sanctions After Speaking Publicly On Fraud Row
• Feds Rest Case In Avenatti's Nike Extortion Trial
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Immigration Advice Rule Extended To NJ Probation Program
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Can't Nix Suit As Penalty For Late Filing
• Store Wants Bad Atty, Exploding Vape Suit In State Court
• NY Prosecutor Watchdog At Crossroads After Court Setback
• Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class' Gets Bombarded At 6th Circ.
• Coach In Avenatti Trial Says He Wanted To Clean Up Nike
• Ill. City Says Its Counsel Fees Are Off-Limits In Drug Price Suit
• Atty Says Ala. Firm 'Slavishly' Copied False Claims Act Book
• TransPerfect Targets Bouchard In Push To Sanction Skadden
• Judge To Tackle Legality Of Cannabis Receiverships
• TV Co. Accuses Orrick Of Switching Sides On IP Contract
• Court Cancels Debt Collectors' $2.5M Victory In Letter Scheme
• ABA To Weigh Policy Protecting Pot Attys From Charges
• Loughlin, Hubby's Atty Conflicts Sorted Out In 'Varsity Blues'
• Ex-Mossack Fonseca Client To Plead Guilty In Tax Dodge Case
• Boeing Ducks Sanctions Over Docs In $1.3B Deal Suit
• Atty Looks To Save Defamation Case Against Ethics Blogger
• Yale Students Disrupt Paul Weiss Event Over Exxon
• Biotech Co. Loses Contempt Bid In Bovine Breeding IP Suit
• 6 Risk Factors That Leave BigLaw Open To Suits From Within
• Ex-Yahoo Exec Rips Class Attys Over Sealed Data Breach Info
• Atty For Ex-Tribal Exec's 'Frivolous' FCA Suit Must Pay $10K
• Sanford Heisler Fights To Take Helm In GE ERISA Battle
• Calif. Hoops Coach Says Avenatti Betrayed Him
• Kelly Olson Partner Failed On Family Matters, Suit Says
• Calif. Judge Fights To Keep Job After Sex Harassment Finding
• Lawmakers Ask Why Judge's Harassment Went Unreported
• Ex-DOJ Atty Alleges Rights Violations In Cross-Border Cases
• 5th Circ. Nixes 'Glaringly Dishonest' Ex-Prosecutor's Bias Suit
• Pa. Judge Benched After Claim He Called Juror 'Aunt Jemima'
• Sellers Want Punitive Damages For Buyer Who Bribed Atty
• Insurer Fights Anonymity In Bad Atty, Exploding Vape Suit
• NY Courts Approve Updated Civility Standards For Attorneys
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Ex-Miami Heat Atty Says GC Harassed Her Over Family Leave
• Boies Schiller Says Bias Accuser Contradicted Herself
• Nike Atty Tells Jury Of Alarm Over Avenatti's Twitter Threat
• NJ Board Urges Censure For Judge's Revenge Porn Remarks
• Illumina Beats Claims Its Attys Deceived PTAB, Fed. Circ.
• ABA Rule Change Proposal Sparks Fears Of Ethics 'Minefield'
• Girardi's Privilege Defense Is 'A Red Herring,' Clients Say
• Fla. Court Eases Requirements For Emailed Sanction Notices
• Broker Guilty In 'Make A Lot Of Money' Investment Scheme
• Uber Trade Secret Case Nears Trial With Reluctant Counsel
• Judge Axes NY Bribery Case Over DA's Evidence Handling
• GC Violated Duty By Gunning For Share Of Contingency Fee
• My Pillow Avoids Atty Fees After Lawyers Don't Register In NY
• Legal Services Exec In $40M Pa. Fraud Case Disbarred
• Jaguar Unit, Parent Co. Dismissed From Thumb Injury Suit
• Conflict Suit With Madoff Victims Settled By Law Firms, Atty
• Judge Sets Emergency Rules To Handle Caseload In Calif.
• 2nd Circ. Rips Attys For 'Inexcusable' Hiding Of Client's Death
• State Justices Make Case To Loosen Law Practice Regulations
• Atty Slams 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid Over TV Interview
• 7th Circ. Lectures Attys On Not Checking Court Handbook
• Judge Reluctantly OKs Bid To See Pentagon Papers Records
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks To Ditch Crypto Money Laundering Rap
• Compliance Chiefs Face Undue Personal Risk, NYC Bar Says
• CFPB Backs Funding Constitutionality As Firm Battles Probe
• DC Circ. Grills Atty On Why Tribe Owes Him Settlement Cut
• Attys Can't Undo $20K Sanction For Spoiled Car Part Evidence
• Boeing Fights Aircraft Co.'s Sanctions Bid Over Documents
• 2nd Circ. Says There's No Attorney Fee Cap In FLSA Deals
• Jones Day's 'Sleight Of Hand' Draws Fire In Sex Bias Suit
• Ex-Freshfield Atty's Sexual Misconduct A 'One-Off,' Panel Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Battery Sellers Say Bad Atty Tanked Exploding Vape Suit
• Funder Shouldn't Get Cap On Costs, Appeals Court Told
• 6th Circ. Reboots Horse Farm's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Consultant Says Avenatti's Tactics Took Him By Surprise
• Facebook Shakes Initial Version Of Kogan's Defamation Suit
• Minn. Injury Atty Cops To Client Referral Kickback Scheme
• States Urge Barring Economists' Input On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
• Wachtell Loses Contract Breach Claims Against Icahn, CVR
• Mithril Says Ex-GC Can't Stop Suits Outside Calif.
• Ex-Calif. Tax Lawyer Gets 5 Years For Evading Back Taxes
• Insurance Broker Can't Make Law Firm Share $1.8M Failure
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Vape Co. Calls Duracell's Sanctions Bid 'Frivolous' In TM Suit
• 'Annoyance Lawyer' Denied Rehearing After 2nd Circ. Ejection
• Atty, Execs Sentenced In $12M Marijuana Securities Fraud
• Atty's Widow Wants Insurer Reprimanded For Sanctions Bid
• Miner Orkand Can Rep Both 'Varsity Blues' Parent And Coach