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Legal Ethics - April, 2020
268 articles
- $511M Fraud Conviction Based On Withheld Info, Court Told
- Ex-FBI Agent Charged With Taking Atty Bribes Wins Bail
- Ex-Miami Heat Lawyer's FMLA Case Booted To Arbitration
- FBI Chief Defended WhatsApp Encryption In His BigLaw Past
- Ousting 'Close Your Legs' Judge Is Wise, NJ High Court Told
- Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
- Firm Faces $1M Libel Suit Over Ads Targeting Staffing Agency
- 3rd Circ. Says Atty's Fraud Appeal Is 'Revisionist History'
- NJ Justices Probe Judge's 'Clear' Memory Over Fugitive Beau
- Ill. Panel Suggests 3-Month Suspension For Atty's Insults
- Cleary UK Staffer Banned Over Outside Vendor Scam
- Roger Stone Asks DC Circ. To Review His Conviction
- Energy Execs Say Law Firm Shouldn't Slip Investors' Suits
- LA Sheriff's Attys Say Opposing Counsel Lied In DQ Motion
- Investigate Clients If Fraud Is Suspected, ABA Panel Says
- Political Speech Limits Nixed For Federal Court Support Staff
- Atty Accused Of Extorting WilmerHale, Toyota Gets Gag Order
- Fla. Judges' Continuing Ed Obligations Eased For Pandemic
- Southwest, Boeing Fight Pierce Bainbridge Withdrawal Bid
- Garvey Schubert Doled Out 'Warmed-Over' Args In Ethics Spat
- New Era's Defeated TM Challenger Calls Fee Demand 'Sinister'
- Bartlit Beck Slams Casino Investor's Bid To Duck $54M Award
- Fla. Judge Faces Ethics Charges For Serving As Son's Atty
- Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
- Judge Won't DQ BakerHostetler From Money Transfer Suit
- Jailed Atty Slams Gov't Claim Prison Is Safer During Pandemic
- Feds Fight Virus-Based 'Varsity Blues' Sentencing Changes
- LA Atty Cops To Bribing Fed Agents, Bank Fraud Conspiracy
- Farmer Atty In Syngenta MDL Hit With Unironic $7K Sanction
- Ex-Judge Seeks Jail Release To Avoid Virus 'Death Sentence'
- Kirkland Scolded Over 'Petty' Discovery Response
- 11th Circ. Affirms SEC Win Over Atty In NBA Star Fraud Case
- Recruiter Claims Baker McKenzie Stiffed It On Miami Hires
- Feds Bring More Charges In Anti-Price Gouging Campaign
- Pa. Justices OK Provisional Licensing After Bar Exam Delay
- Car Dealer Slams DLA Piper's Escape Bid in Malpractice Suit
- Coal Workers Blamed For Dishing On $10M Settlement Offer
- 8th Circ. Won't Revise Fee Award In Fatal Toyota Crash Suit
- Agency Seeks To Gag Attorney Who Outed Toyota, WilmerHale
- Texas Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Settlement Advice
- Disbarment Too Harsh For Atty's Misconduct, Ill. Panel Says
- Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
- Sheppard Mullin Wasn't 'Adult In Room,' Telescope Co. Says
- Saul Ewing Hit With $50M Mushroom Growers Malpractice Suit
- Mass. Justices Won't Ease Limits On COVID-19 Prison Release
- Utah Justices Float Plan To Foster Low-Cost Legal Services
- Sherwin-Williams Wants Judge DQed Over His Writings
- Ex-Apple Atty Says Insider Trading Rap Is Unconstitutional
- 3rd Circ. Revives NJ Judge's Bias Case Against Court Officials
- SDNY Chief Judge's May IP Trial Plan Has Lawyers Nervous
- Wells Fargo Rips $1.6M Fee Bid In Disability Suit
- AkinMears Name Partner Called 'Shyster' In Unpaid Fees Suit
- NYC Bar Says Buying Clients Groceries Should Be Ethical
- A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
- Out Of Jail, Avenatti Calls In To Calif. Status Conference
- Texas Firm Can Keep $1.3M Win In Fee Fight With Ex-Clients
- Feds Say Ex-FBI Agent Accepted Bribes From Criminal Lawyer
- 'Varsity Blues' Prosecutors Deny Entrapment Claim
- Banana Republic Ducks ADA Row Over Its Gift Cards
- 5th Circ. Backs IRS Summons To Obtain Law Firm's Client List
- Firm Beats Debt Collection Suit After Novel Claim Goes Bust
- 'Sweet James' Sours On Rival Firm Accused Of Branding Theft
- Unstable Regulation Of Crypto Creates Legal Malpractice Risk
- UpRight's Fee-Splitting Win A Boon For 'Virtual' Firm Model
- W.Va. Judge's Suspension Extended For Fishing Dust-Up
- How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
- Texas Justices Overturn Atty's $135K 'Push Poll' Sanction
- Roger Stone Backs Public Release Of Jury Questionnaires
- Jussie Smollett Can't Sue Chicago For Malicious Prosecution
- Ex-Lobbyist In Fattah Case Fights Fraud Verdict In 3rd Circ.
- LA Sheriff's Attys Hired 'Core' Paralegal To Get Info, Firm Says
- No DQ For Atty Who Might Be A Witness In $3.1M Fraud Case
- 'Life Is Too Short' So Atty Cedes Clients In Chiquita DQ Fight
- Agency Says Atty Used Virus To Blackmail Toyota, WilmerHale
- Tyson Slams 'Retaliatory' Bid To DQ Judge Who Repped It
- Judge Rips Attys For Needing 'Babysitting' In Samsung Suit
- NY Judge Accuses Allstate Of COVID-19 Eviction Attempt
- IP Firm Accused Of Waiting Too Long To Attack Dental Patent
- Real Estate Firm's GC Claims Virus Compliance Got Her Fired
- US Atty Denies Indicted Mass. Judge's 'Political Bias' Claim
- Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
- Insys Exec Tells 1st Circ. Weil Conflict Should Delay Jail Term
- Jury In Ex-Locke Lord Atty Fraud Trial Sent Home Over Virus
- 3rd Circ. Won't Cut Jail Time Of Ex-Atty Claiming Bad Counsel
- Insurer Fights Remand Bid In Suit Over $29M Verdict
- Ill. City Fights Express Scripts' Probe Of Firm In Antitrust Case
- Pierce Bainbridge Funder Targets Ex-Partners In Debt Chase
- Federal Sanctions Don't Block Texas Atty Discipline Suit
- Firm's Insurer Says Letter Threatening Suit Wasn't 'Claim'
- Client Affair Plus Financial Chicanery Get Pa. Atty Disbarred
- Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
- Texas Court Affirms Winstead's Rout Of $62M Malpractice Suit
- 5th Circ. Denies Prosecutors Immunity In Fake Subpoena Suit
- Mass. DOC's Lean COVID-19 Reports Prompt Contempt Motion
- Feds Say $7B Tax Fraud Atty Is Safer In Prison
- NJ Atty Cops To Evading $250K Taxes On Firm Income
- Where Texas AG's Securities Fraud Case Stands After 5 Years
- Williams & Connolly Fights DQ Bid In $150M LabMD Suit
- King & Spalding Denied Destruction Of Fee Docs In FOIA Case
- How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
- Feds Slam Suit Over 'Dangerously Slow' Prison Virus Steps
- Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Wants Out Of Sex Assault, Bias Suit
- Florida Attorney Charged With Human Trafficking Of A Minor
- Ex-BigLaw Atty Asks Court To Sanction OneCoin Investors
- Judge Slams Blockvest's 'Egregious Misconduct' In SEC Fight
- Do Strict Outside Counsel Guidelines Hurt The Profession?
- Ill. Firm Says Lion Air Attys Skirting Co-Counsel Fee Deal
- Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
- Justices Deny Review Of Seyfarth Tax Shelter RICO Suit
- NJ Firm Denied High Court Appeal Over $550M Mesh Award
- Justices Won't Mull Atty's Tribal Lending Scheme Conviction
- Aetna's Ex-Settlement Admin Cuts Deal To End Privacy Case
- 'Excessive' Robins Kaplan Fee Bid Slashed In Covidien Case
- Amid Pandemic, Hearings For Detained Migrant Kids Go On
- Firm Accuses Rival Of Using Threats To Undermine Business
- Judge OKs Fees For 'Unconventional' Bankruptcy Firm
- Pa. Judge Rips Aventis' Last-Minute Subpoenas In FCA Fight
- Think Twice Before Using Deal Counsel As Litigation Counsel
- USPTO Exits Firm's FOIA Suit On 'Political Opponent' Handling
- The Fragility Of ALJ Independence
- 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
- Fla. Judge Apologizes For Blaming ICE For Sealed Docs
- Stone Jurors Plea For Protection, Citing Attacks And Threats
- Atty Who Depantsed At Court Security Check Fights DQ Bid
- Roger Stone's 2nd Bid For A New Trial Is Rejected
- Walmart Atty Targeted For 'Baseless' Patent Misconduct Claim
- Legal Asst. Says Pa. Firm Fired Her For Reporting Disabilities
- Alec Baldwin, Pink Floyd Founder Call For Donziger's Release
- Fla. Law Firm Exits Negligence Suit Over Exploding Vape
- How Courts Are Shaping Disclosure Of 3rd-Party MDL Funding
- Fed-Up Judge Tells Attys To 'STOP!' With Opioid Filings
- UnitedHealth Unit Inks Deal Over Medical Claim Records IP
- Pa. Law Firm's Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Securities Suits
- Giuliani Associates' Trial Pushed To 2021 Amid Pandemic
- 9th Circ. Says BIA Held Back Evidence Of Marriage Fraud
- Full Fed. Circ. Asked To Rethink Voiding IP In Ethanol MDL
- Fla. Lawyers Sued For Real Estate Deal Racketeering
- Dairy Farms Face Sanctions For Continuing To Pollute Water
- USCIS Hit With Suit Over Legal Assistant's H-1B Visa Denial
- Fla. Attys Can't Ditch $8M Malpractice Suit, Ex-Client Says
- Enviros Can't Get Yellowstone Bison Hunt Suits Consolidated
- NJ Panel Blasts Atty's 'Comedy Of Errors' In Abuse Case
- Mass. Federal Prison A COVID-19 'Powder Keg,' Suit Claims
- Houston Atty Says Ex-Client Didn't Pay Him After $4.7M Win
- 4th Circ. Urged To Review Nixon Peabody Malpractice Suit
- New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
- Indicted Mass. Judge Raises 'Political Bias' Qualms With Feds
- Gross McGinley Accused Of Malpractice Over Botched Trial
- Feds Slam Avenatti's Bid To Ditch Nike Extortion Verdict
- NJ Atty Suspended Over Paralegal Wife's Lies
- Put On A Shirt For Video Hearings, Judge Tells Attys
- Philly Atty Says He's Been Falsely Accused Of Racism
- 5th Circ. Attys Should Be Ready To File For Removal In A Snap
- DLA Piper Seeks Quick Exit From Car Dealer Malpractice Case
- Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
- Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
- Dentons, Guinea Settle $10.2M Fee Fight Over Mining Project
- Atty Jailed For $7B Tax Fraud Seeks COVID-19 Release
- Security, Privacy Crucial To Working From Home, Pa. Bar Says
- Philly Bar Pushes Provisional Atty Licensing During Pandemic
- In Novel Case, Insurer Sues Own Law Firm After Data Breach
- Cozen O'Connor Disqualified Over Del. Case Conflicts
- Minn. Atty Beats Malpractice Claim Over Botched Surgery Suit
- DLA Piper Sued For Dropping Client During Patent Application
- Feds Say Fraudster Atty Shouldn't Exit Prison Over Virus Fear
- Law Firm Wants Judge DQ'd Over His Work For Tyson Foods
- Insys Execs Should Stay In Jail During Appeal, Gov't Says
- In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
- Law360's 2020 Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board
- Avenatti Gets Temporary Release From Jail Over Virus Risk
- Expect More Malpractice Claims After COVID-Fueled Slump
- Workers Slam Postmates' 'Inexcusably Tardy' Stay Request
- Md. Disbars Atty For Abandoning Clients And Refund Denials
- Boston City Hall Aide Wants $500K Fees After Post-Trial Win
- No Fees For Attys Who Bungled Toyota Suit, 8th Circ. Says
- DC Circ. Says Judge Was Impartial In 9/11 Case
- A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
- Blank Rome, Andrus Wagstaff Clash Over Pelvic Mesh Fees
- How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
- Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
- Lieff Cabraser Fights Order To Repay $1M In State Street Deal
- For Female Attys, Law Firm Diversity Initiatives Aren't Enough
- 'Varsity Blues' Parents Say Feds Still Sitting On Key Evidence
- Pierce Bainbridge Acting Head, 3 Name Partners Resign
- Law Firm Accused Of Aiding Producer's Alleged Spycam Plot
- Beware COVID-Driven Lowball Offers From Insurers
- Fla. High Court Codifies Chief Justice's Emergency Powers
- 9th Circ. Says JAG Atty's License Case Belongs In Fed. Court
- Troutman Sanders Fights For Partial Fee Award In FCA Suit
- Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
- Fla. Judge Rejects Kroger's Sanctions Bid In ADA Fight
- Club Attacks SBA Ban On Virus Relief Loans For Strip Joints
- Investors Say Atty Helped Vape Co. Hide Fraud Allegations
- Nixon Peabody Beats Sanctions Bid Claiming Docs 'Scheme'
- New 'Varsity Blues' Evidence Puts Prosecutors On Defensive
- DQ Sought For Attys Repping Co. And Board In Derivative Suit
- Fla. Judge DQ'd From Publix Fatal Auto Crash Suit For Bias
- Third-Party Funders' Business Is Booming During Pandemic
- Firms Say Atty Misconduct Dooms Malpractice Suit
- Firm Beats Malpractice Suit Over Atty's Failed NJ Lounge
- Atty Gets Redo Of $8M Malicious Prosecution Award To Doc
- Caltech Cites Apple, Broadcom Misconduct To Boost $1B Win
- Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
- King & Spalding's Bid To Seal Rates Is 'Untoward,' Judge Says
- Pierce Firm Says No Do-Over For Atty In 'Gears Of War' Case
- Calif. Water District Says It's Working To Meet Design Order
- 5th Circ. Says Arbitration Group Not On Hook For $12M Tab
- Client's New Firm Not Liable For Old Atty's Share Of Fees
- Pa. Court Axes 'Attys' Eyes Only' Status In Privilege Fights
- Texas Atty Must Still Face Client's Defamation Counterclaims
- Greenberg Traurig Fights Conflict Claim In $1B Fraud Suit
- Ex-Nokia Attorney Pans 'Surreal' Attempt To Ax Her Bias Suit
- Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
- Texas Atty Fights SEC's Proposed 'Draconian' Punishment
- Huawei Says Feds Limiting Discovery Like 'Gangland' Case
- Attys Apologize In Bid To Duck Sanctions For Rule-Breaking
- Florida Man Says Crypto Co. Owes $728K For Atty Bills
- Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
- Feds Blast Avenatti's Release Bid As 'Wasting' Resources
- 7th Circ. Upholds Ex-National Lampoon CEO's Civil Judgment
- Pa. Panel Says Ballard Spahr Can Arbitrate Malpractice Case
- Giuliani Associate Wants Intercepted Evidence Out Of Case
- COVID-19 Can't Spring Convicted Legal Fraudster From Jail
- Dechert Attys Accused Of Pressuring UAE Political Prisoner
- Judge Exits FTC Appraiser Case Linked To His Atty Work
- Blank Rome Must Face Firm's Claims Over Severed Leg Suit
- NJ IP Atty In Hot Water Over Pink Floyd Covers Concert
- American Airlines Fights Judge DQ Bid In Employee Bias Suit
- The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
- COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
- Judge OKs $4.7M Atty Award, Citing Opponent's Legal Bill
- SEC Rips Boutique Firm's Bid For $3M From EB-5 Receiver
- Atty Fights 'Farce' DQ Bid In Investors' $3.1M Fraud Suit
- PennEnergy Says Judge Has No Conflict In Gas Lease Suits
- Securities Atty Fights 'Too Severe' SEC Judgment Request
- Fla. Atty Sanctioned In Wyndham Timeshare Exit Scheme Suit
- Fox Rothschild Says Ex-Aide's Sex Bias Suit Not Tied To NY
- Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
- Trucking Firms Blast Lead Counsel Bid In No-Poach Action
- What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
- InventHelp Judge Won't Consolidate 'Copycat' Fraud Suit Yet
- Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
- Ex-Morgan Stanley Tax Convict Seeks Release Due To Virus
- 9th Circ. Says 'Bureaucratic Nightmare' Immigrant Atty's Fault
- MoFo Can Dig Into Sex Bias Accusers' Employment Records
- Feds Say Legal Fraudster's Cough Isn't Enough To Leave Jail
- Ex-Partner Says Billet & Associates Kept His $30K Investment
- O'Melveny Escapes Bankruptcy Claims After Arbitration Win
- Eli Lilly Says Genentech Owes $10M In 'Unwinnable' Suit Fees
- Level Solar Principal Says Faber Secretly Entrenched CEO
- Pa. Attorney Wins Meat Grinder Injury Malpractice Suit
- COVID-19 Financial Storm Lashing Settlement Deals
- Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
- Litigation Funder Blasts Atty's Bid To Skirt $6M Loan
- Ex-Sobo Atty Watched Porn Of Himself At Work, Suit Says
- Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
- Napoli Shkolnik Seeks To Duck Negligence Bid
- Justice Delayed: Coronavirus Halts Opioid, Cancer Trials
- Reprimand Recommended For Judge's Decade Of Misconduct
- Hemp Co. CEO Hit With Sanctions In SEC Fight
- Convicted Law Firm Fraudster Seeks Release Over COVID-19
- Ill. Atty Sees 'Excessive' 18-Month Ban For Missed Suit Halved
- Fox Talking Head's Boies Schiller Suit Halted In Texas
- Second Magistrate Judge Bows Out Of Apple Patent Dispute
- Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
- Burford Wants LSE Ordered To Disclose Alleged Spoofer IDs
- 2nd Circ. Rejects Sheldon Silver's Bid To Delay Sentencing
- Atty Sanctioned For Lying About Anti-Semitic Slurs In IP Row