Legal Ethics Archive » May, 2020

Legal Ethics - May, 2020

294 articles

• Pandemic Hinders Bar Exam Retakers Who Aid The Indigent
• Pryor Cashman Atty Charged In Firebomb Attack On NYPD
• Ex-Judges Slam Flynn's Appeal In Dismissal Bid Fight
• Intel Chief Declassifies Transcripts Of Flynn's Russia Calls
• Pierce Bainbridge Calls Interim Class Lead Bid Premature
• Calif. Judge Probes Avenatti Atty Efficacy Over Virus Worries
• NY Court Won't Reconsider Sanctions For 'Notorious' Atty
• NJ Doc Can't Escape Sanctions For Giving Attys Patient Info
• AdventHealth Sues Attorney Over Failed $57.5M Masks Deal
• Latham Facing DQ Bid From Ex-Clients In Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers In E-Communications
• Funder Wants Out Of Pierce Bainbridge Representation Case
• Sidley Can Continue As Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Counsel
• Pa. Law Firm Sued Over Client's $134M Unpaid Judgment
• LA Sheriff's Attys Survive DQ Bid In Race Bias Suit
• Atty Says Suit Over VidAngel's $62M Trial Loss Is Barred
• Express Scripts Loses Bid To Probe Emails In Antitrust Case
• DOJ Says BigLaw Firms Put FBI Agent At Risk Of COVID-19
• Fla. High Court Says Suspended Attys Can't Contact Clients
• NJ Court Challenged Over Prolonged Sealing Of FCA Cases
• Basketball League Calls Quinn A Qatar 'Spy' In Commish Case
• NJ Judge Aims To Revive Civil Rights Claims Over Arrest
• GE, Fund Chided For 'Petty Squabble' Over Pension Arbitrator
• Panel Suggests Suspension After Ill. Atty Wronged 2 Clients
• Don't Cancel Your Summer Associate Programs
• Philly Firm Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Losses
• Fla. Judge's 'Inappropriate' Conduct Lands Him Reprimand
• Liebowitz Sanctioned So Often Judge Says He's Lost Track
• WilmerHale, Toyota Agency Posted Sealed Info, Loses Gag Bid
• Capital One Ordered To Release Report Of Massive Data Heist
• Latham Cut From $33B Deal Suit After Repping Rival Bidders
• Pierce Bainbridge Founder Cops To New $4M Unpaid Debt
• Pa. Justices Foresee Mischief In Expanded Atty Liability Law
• Rimini Blasts Oracle's 'Astounding' Bid For Sanctions
• Atty Accused Of Bankruptcy Fraud, Duping Clients Out Of $1M
• Pa. Law Firm Faces Claims 'Carelessness' Caused 401(k) Theft
• Couple Wants Judge Ousted For Bias Toward IRS In FOIA Suit
• Pa. Justices Ask If Trust Conflicts Warrant Separate Attys
• Attys In Bose Headphone Suit Get Earful From Irked Judge
• 5 Ways To Reduce Post-Pandemic Legal Malpractice Exposure
• LA Attys Say Former Firm Made Them Partners 'In Name' Only
• Payday Loan 'Godfather' Appeal Not For High Court, Feds Say
• WilmerHale, Toyota Agent Told Extortion Claim Is 'Overstated'
• Fla. Employment Practice Hit With Wage, OT Suit
• Adviser Must Foot Ex-CEO's Legal Bills In SEC Fraud Case
• Bayard Sues Harvey Weinstein For $420K In Unpaid Fees
• Investor Says Atty Cheated Him Out Of Failed Pot Venture
• Chinese Investors Push Again For Sanctions In Fraud Suit
• GE, Fund Can't Agree On Arbitrator In $205M ERISA Case
• Digital Receptionists Say Firm Can't Cut Access To Customers
• Accused PPE Fraudsters Deny NY Price-Gouging Charges
• Ex-Pierce Atty Says Colleague Lied In Boeing Max 8 Hearing
• Judge Lets Defense Firm Exit Fee Spat With Ex-Novak Attys
• Credibility Concerns About Virtual Arbitration Are Unfounded
• Judge Makes Schlichter Bogard $5M Fee Offer It Won't Refuse
• Landlord Says Jenner & Block Owes $3.7M In Unpaid Rent
• NJ Justices Remove 'Close Your Legs' Judge From Bench
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Judge Taps Kavanaugh's Atty To Fight Flynn's Dismissal Bid
• Law Firms Urged To Move Past Standard Data Breach Scripts
• Podhurst's Inaction Costs Its Damages Bid Against Venezuela
• Feds Rip Ex-Apple Atty's 'Hail Mary' Bid To Nix Criminal Case
• Wigdor Drops Biden Sex Assault Accuser Reade As Client
• Texas Firm Accused In $100M Suit Of Swindling Ailing Mogul
• 'Painfully Honest' Atty Fights Discovery Sanctions In IT Row
• Watergate Prosecutors Rip Flynn's Bid To Nix Case At DC Circ.
• Georgia Bankruptcy Firm Sues Hartford To Cover Virus Losses
• Mintz Bid To Win Malpractice Suit 'Fatally Flawed,' Lab Says
• A Lawyer's Guide To Client Service Continuity Planning
• Alston & Bird On The Hook For Larger Malpractice Award
• Boies Schiller Bias Fight Sent To Mediation As 2021 Trial Set
• 11th Circ. Says Judicial Nominating Panel Not Subject To FOIA
• FedEx Can't DQ Lichten Firm In Pa. Drivers' OT Suit
• Washington Bar To Update State High Court On Harassment
• DC Circ. Orders Judge To Respond To Flynn's Bias Claims
• Malpractice Insurance Bills To Climb Even Higher After Virus
• Pot Co. Wants Fees After $1.8M Judgment In Credit Card Suit
• Google Reasserts Claim That Ad Tech Co. Lied To USPTO
• Ex-Judge Denied Prison Release Despite COVID-19 Fears
• Virus May Derail Trial On Buchanan Ingersoll's $1M Fee Claim
• Ex-Legal Assistant Settles Harassment Suit Against Fla. Firm
• Judge Calls Atty's Attempt To Upend Sanctions 'Nonsense'
• Fed. Gov't Sanctioned For Discovery Lapses In Census Fight
• Stick To Facts, Judge Tells Atty In Barron's Defamation Case
• Personal Injury Firm Wants Out Of Ex-Partner's TM Suit
• Virtual Meetings Could Be Fertile Ground For Legal Discovery
• Law Firm Can't Blame First Republic For $300K Email Scam
• NY Firm Chided For Playing 'Fast And Loose' In FLSA Case
• Michael Cohen Gets Home Confinement Amid Pandemic Fears
• Fla. Judge Keeps Most Of $3.1M Legal Investment Fraud Case
• Women Justices Cut Off More, Spoke Less In Phone Hearings
• Firms Ask 11th Circ. To Lift Block On Fee Claim In Fraud Case
• Chicago Atty Can't Dodge SEC's Tidied-Up EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Ex-Kazakh Mayor Sanctioned In Money Laundering Suit
• NY Real Estate Sale Can Go On Despite Pandemic
• Flight Attendants Can't Revive Malpractice Suit Against Firm
• Flynn Judge Should Not Change Role Of Amicus Curiae
• The Role Of Remote Mediation After The Crisis Is Over
• NJ Panel Wants Ex-Judge Reprimanded For 'Sexual Innuendo'
• 7 Steps To Romancing The Virtual Classroom
• Freshfields Forms German Ethics Panel After Tax Scandal
• Jones Day Trims Some Claims In Attys' Gender Bias Suit
• Lead Paint Victims Fight Sherwin-Williams' Judge DQ Bid
• 2nd Circ. Sanctions Atty Who Forgot About Oral Arguments
• Whirlpool Can't Revive Faegre Drinker Malpractice Suit
• Illinois Firm, Attys Want Out Of Business Row Malpractice Suit
• 'Real Housewives' Alum Takes 2nd Stab At COVID-19 Release
• Apple, Cisco Get $4.2M In Fees After Rebuke For 'G-R-E-E-D'
• Akin Gump Escapes Sanctions Bid In Hotel Developer Fight
• Calif. Atty Must Pay $1.4M For Role In Vexatious Suits
• L'Oreal Says Patent Atty Lied In Wrongful Termination Case
• Netflix Calls Defamation Suit An 'Assault' On First Amendment
• Key Return-To-Work Considerations For Law Firms
• Flynn Asks DC Circ. To Toss Case, Reassign 'Biased' Judge
• Zenith Can't Get Extra Docs In Law Firm Negligence Case
• Donziger's Contempt Trial Reset For Fall
• Blagojevich Disbarred After Recent Sentencing Commutation
• Chicago Hospital's Med Mal Experts Are 'Puppets,' Court Told
• Fed. Circ. Says Bid To Add $4.5M To Judgment Came Too Late
• Coach Says Edelson Should Be Sanctioned Over Abuse Suit
• Calif. Bar Committee Says Lawyers Can Advise Pot Clients
• Chancery Sees No Bias Caused By Bouchard In Meso Suit
• Legal Malpractice Claims Have Soared (And May Soar Higher)
• Debevoise Partner Asks For Oral Arguments In DOJ Flynn Flip
• Nixon Peabody Defends Quick Malpractice Win To 4th Circ.
• GOP Rep. Targets ABA In Debate Over Judges' Memberships
• A Creative Solution For Teaching Local Practice In Law School
• Bayer Foe Says Emailing Arnold & Porter Counts As Service
• Justices Won't Nix 'Dangerous' Fee Award Against Patent Co.
• Fox Rothschild Gets Ex-Aide's Sex Bias Suit Sent To NJ
• DC Circ. Dismisses Ethics Complaint About Retiring Judge
• Nelson Mullins Can't Pause Malpractice Suit Over Fla. Estate
• Ex-Anapol Weiss Client Wants Quick Win In Injury Deal Fight
• PG&E Judge Won't Disturb Fire Survivors' Ch. 11 Votes
• Kate Spade Parent Co.'s Atty Ducks DQ Bid In Breach Suit
• NJ Strikes $1M Deal Over Staffer's Rape Claims Against Atty
• 6th Circ. Denies Immunity For Prosecutors In CBD Raids Suit
• Will Skadden's $11M Ukraine Deal Alter Firms' Foreign Work?
• Boies Schiller Slams 'Baseless' IP Malpractice Claims
• With Friends Like These: The Amicus Questions In Flynn Case
• Making Law Firm Panels Work For The Cost-Conscious GC
• Judge Won't Recuse Self From 21st Century Oncology Suit
• Pa. Judge Accused Of Retaliating Against Clerk's Accuser
• Veeva Slams IQVIA's Sanctions Bid As 'Hyperbolic'
• WilmerHale, Toyota Agent Hit By Atty's $20M Virus Countersuit
• Meet The Debevoise Partner Set To Fight DOJ's Flynn Flip
• Ohio Atty Convicted In $31M Scam Can Seek Reinstatement
• Calif. Bar OKs Exploring 'Sandbox' To Boost Legal Access
• Pot Banker Says Client Can't Bring $3M Suit In Federal Court
• Prison Biz Wants Lewis Rice DQ'd From $3.3M Coverage Row
• Pandemic Presents Teamwork Test For Law Firms
• Solo Litigator Can't End Ex-Client's 'Malicious' Review Fight
• Texas Law Firm Robocalled Wrong Number, Suit Says
• Injury Firm Defends Claim To $2.1M Whistleblower Atty Fee
• NY Firm Sues Cuomo Over COVID-19 Closure Orders
• Judge Says Farmers' Atty Holding Malpractice Case 'Hostage'
• 'Biased' Juror Letter To SEC Unsealed In Adviser Fraud Case
• Split Fed. Circ. Spars Over Standing In $4.5M Printing IP Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Convicted Ex-ICE Atty Needs Habeas Hearing
• Oracle Slams Gibson Dunn's 'Vexatious' Work For Rimini
• Atty Faces Skepticism In Fees Challenge Against Ex-Partner
• Judge Eyeing Possible Contempt Charge Against Flynn
• Hertz Wants $56M Back From Ex-GC, 'Domineering' Ex-CEO
• Judge Slams Andrus Wagstaff's Bid To Dodge Mesh Fee Share
• Worker Wants Walmart, Counsel Sanctioned For Ignored Order
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Says Feds Hid Exculpatory FaceTime Call
• Casino Mogul Says $54M Bartlit Beck Award Must Be Nixed
• Insurer Says Atty Took 'Massive Amounts' Of Data To Next Job
• 8 Tips For Retaining An Expert During COVID-19 And Beyond
• Security Co. Says Rival Stole Secrets To Nab Gov't Contracts
• Masks, Sanitizer Recommended As New Norm For NY Firms
• Judge Calls Atty's Bid To Free Client Who Had Virus 'Reckless'
• Judge Won't Quickly Decide DOJ's Move To Drop Flynn Case
• Liebowitz Slammed As 'Clear And Present Danger' To The Law
• PG&E Fire Survivors' Atty Didn't Disclose Conflict, Judge Told
• NY Judge Calls Out Google's 'Chutzbah' In Sanctions Order
• Pa. Court Slams 'Repugnant' Argument In Legal Abuse Suit
• Big Lots' Ohio Attys Avoid DQ Bid In Calif. Wage Case
• What It's Like To Move From Army JAG To BigLaw
• Coal Workers' Attys Deny Leaking Co.'s $10M Settlement Offer
• Offit Kurman Accused Of Overbilling In Pump-And-Dump Suits
• Hardware Co. Must Arbitrate Malpractice Claim Against Firm
• Toscano Firm Must Face Trial Over Whistleblower Case Fees
• Law Firms Settle Ex-NFL Player's Wealth Management Suit
• Hagens Berman Sued For Misleading Thalidomide Client
• Flynn Fracas Revives Calls By DOJ Alumni For Barr To Resign
• Ex-Walmart Atty Alleges 'Witch Hunt' Over Mexico FCPA Work
• Sanctions Again Denied In Calif. Gas Price-Fixing Case
• Diamond Resorts Wants Timeshare-Exit Mailer Declared False
• SEC Says Crisis Didn't Cause Westport Jury To Rush Verdict
• IP Firm Sued Over Conflict In Messy Software Co. Divorce
• Ind. AG Suspended 30 Days For Inappropriate Touching
• Zurich Wants Ex-SC Chief Justice Recused In Asbestos Suits
• Prevagen Maker Urges 7th Circ. To Sanction Seller For Appeal
• Manatt Attys Accused Of Helping Insurer Duck Claims
• Tax Convict Atty Can't Skip Jail Over COVID-19 Concern
• Judge Losing Patience With Security Provider In Union Fight
• How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• Texas Justices Urged To Revisit Atty 'Push Poll' Sanction Case
• Judge's Word Choice In Trans Athlete Case Prompts DQ Bid
• Jury Should Weigh If Lawsuit Threat Was A 'Claim,' Firm Says
• Fund Assignee Fights To Keep $32M Suit Against Firms Alive
• Fired Paralegal Sanctioned For Stealing £293K From UK Firm
• Judge Shouldn't Recuse Self For 'No Brain' Comment: Debtors
• Judge Won't Police Attys' Arb. Talk In Goldman Sex Bias Suit
• Judge Sullivan Unlikely To Quietly Rubber-Stamp Flynn Flip
• Fujitec Slapped With Racial Bias Claims By Ex-Top Atty
• Atty Urges Consolidation Of Yearslong Fla. Real Estate Suit
• Battery Co. Hit With Discovery Sanctions In $100M IP Fight
• Sheppard Mullin Can Drop Client After $47M Antitrust Loss
• Harvey Weinstein Denied Privilege Shield In Trafficking Suit
• NJ Justices To Probe Atty Keyword Search Ethics
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Lose Bid To Dismiss Charges
• Judge Scoffs At Donziger's Bid To DQ Entire SDNY Bench
• Virtual Caucuses Can Improve The Mediation Process
• OxyChem Faces Sanctions Bid Over NJ Cleanup Suit
• Feds Fight Huawei Bid To Share Discovery With Fugitive CFO
• Judge Blasts Liebowitz For 'Worst Kind Of Lawyering'
• Atty Says Ex-Clients' Italian Restaurant Logo Not Protected
• Flynn Atty Rips Covington's 'Lame Excuses' Over Docs
• Firm Fights Sanctions Bid In Energy Co.'s Pay Policy Suit
• Shearman Axed 'Old' Worker Amid Virus Slowdown, Suit Says
• Sullivan Atty Accused of Unethical Witness Contact in IP Suit
• Va. Man Who Faked Death, Stole Atty's Identity Cops To Fraud
• Texas Bank Seeks Redo In $62M Winstead Malpractice Suit
• Atty Sidelined For Allegedly Stealing $2M From Kids' Hospital
• Alsup Scolds Apple, Cisco For 'G-R-E-E-D' In Atty Fee Bid
• Marshals Barred From Making ICE Arrests At DC Courthouse
• What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers
• Inside The ABA's New Guidance On Willful Blindness
• No Privilege Shield For Firm Consultant, Express Scripts Says
• SEC Spars With Blockvest Over Sanctions Recommendation
• Kirsch Gelband Sues Mazie Slater Over $125M Verizon Deal
• Braille Gift Card Rulings Guide Defense Of ADA Claims
• 3rd Circ. Mostly OKs $112M Atty Fees In NFL Concussion Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Faces Another DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Row
• Insurer Challenges Sidley Retention For Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• Fla. Judge In Ethical Hot Water Over Courtroom Reality Show
• Agent In Blackmail Suit Seeks Secrecy For WilmerHale, Toyota
• Roche Rails Against Bid To Void Del. Ruling On IP Rights Buy
• FINRA Bars Ex-SEC Atty Accused Of Cheating On Exam
• Recusal Bid Over Tyson Work An 'Overreaction,' Judge Says
• Parents Want Feds Penalized For Leaking Info In ICE Raid Suit
• Tucker Arensberg Blasts Driller For 'Scandalous' Accusations
• The 1st COVID-19 Prosecutions Under Defense Production Act
• Texas AG, Gov. Slam Judge For Jailing Salon Owner
• Ex-Counsel At Ill. Transpo Co. Says Job Cut Due To Pregnancy
• NY Judge Linked To Reed Smith Reluctantly Recuses Himself
• Promoting Lawyer Well-Being Is More Essential Than Ever
• Calif. Bar Says LegalMatch Atty Referrals Are Illegal
• Roberts Is Asked To Reassign Probe Of DC Circ. Retirement
• 'Close Your Legs' Judge Can't Escape $250K Deal, Court Told
• Immigrants Say ICE Phone Policies Restrict Counsel Access
• Ex-American Apparel CEO, Atty Must Face $30M Fraud Suit
• Ch. 7 Trustee Gets Counterclaims Tossed From Law Firm Suit
• Ill. Court Sheds Light On Selective Use Of Atty-Client Privilege
• Atty's Internal Work For Insurer Spells DQ In Coverage Row
• Nearly 200 Law Firms Affected By Potential Data Leak
• Greenberg Traurig Friendships Lead Judge To Exit SEC Case
• GreatBanc Accused Of Violating ERISA In Hostile Takeover Bid
• Manhattan DA Agrees To End Bribery Case Citing Pandemic
• Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
• Watchdog Says Ill. Atty Billed Firm $360K In Bogus Expenses
• Pierce Bainbridge Founder Admits Missteps, Vows Comeback
• Samsung Must Face Exploding Phone Suit Despite Atty Delays
• Glue Maker Sanctioned $60K After Atty Submitted Fake Docs
• Union Fund's Arbitrator Picks 'Better Suited' Than GE's
• Latham DQ'd From Protest Over $33B DOD Equipment Deal
• Lender Accused Of 'Sham' Auction Plan At Paul Hastings Site
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Step Up Attack On Feds Over Evidence
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary Dodges Sanctions
• Sullivan & Cromwell Presses Court To Ax Double-Dealing Suit
• 5th Circ. OKs New Bribery Trial For Ex-Texas Mayor, Developer
• EBay Co. Fights Sanctions In 'Frivolous' NJ Defamation Suit
• Let Jury Decide Texas Firm's Role In $80M Scheme, Court Told
• NY Judge Resigns After DUI And Claim He Touted His Title
• Early Pandemic-Related Shifts We're Seeing In Legal Finance
• Rakoff Threatens To End ICE Arrest Hearing Over Interruptions
• The Death Of The LSAT
• Judge Says Releasing Tax Fraud Atty Would Be 'Unjust'
• Crypto Investment Co. Aims To Compel NY Atty To Return $5M
• Jodi Arias Prosecutor Reprimanded For Ethics Violations
• Legal Association Leader Settles Obstruction Suit With Board
• Feds Urge No New Trial For Ex-Atty Convicted Of $32M Fraud
• Pierce Bainbridge Hit With Third Suit Over Unpaid Biz Loans
• Apple Rips Caltech's Bid To Double 'Exorbitant' $1B IP Win
• Judge 'Shocked' DOI Didn't Flag Rule Swap In Tribe Land Suit
• Ex-Fox Commentator Says NYT Story Warped Court Ruling
• Genentech Blasts Eli Lilly's $10M Fee Bid For Dropped IP Suit
• Merchants Want Judge Linked To Reed Smith Off PNC Case
• Clark Hill Sues Pittsburgh Radio Network Over $680K Bill
• Philly Firm Wants $47M Arbitration Malpractice Case Axed
• Davis Polk Wants Ex-Associate's Racial Bias Suit Trimmed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London