Legal Ethics Archive » April, 2020

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