Legal Ethics Archive » June, 2020

Legal Ethics - June, 2020

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• Kasowitz Faces 3rd Suit Alleging Partner Was Wrongly Fired
• 2nd Circ. Frees Attorneys Accused Of Molotov Attack
• DC Bar OKs Cryptocurrency Payments For Legal Fees
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Patent Ax For Dishonesty
• Ex-Judge Accused Of Being Drunk On Job Must Beef Up Suit
• Offit Kurman's Forum Argument Gets Malpractice Suit Tossed
• 6th Circ. To Hear GM's Bid To Oust Judge In RICO Bribes Fight
• Pa. Judge Accused Of Lewd Remarks, Interactions With Staff
• Texas Panel Overturns Misrepresentation Verdict Against Atty
• Halkbank Case May Be A Slog In The COVID-19 Age
• Pierce Firm Must Face Claims Over Client Switch, Atty Says
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Texas Should Cancel Its 2020 Bar Exam
• Pharmacies Urge 6th Circ. To Boot Opioid MDL Judge
• Bainbridge Of Pierce Bainbridge Sets Up Own Firm In Calif.
• Sedgwick Trustee Files Suit Over Unpaid Legal Fees
• Calif. District Chief Cedes Role After 'Street-Smart' Remark
• Atty Says Founders Left Online Legal Marketplace In Ruins
• Chinese Investor Sues Grocery GC Over Soured EB-5 Bid
• Judge Explains Partial Denial Of Roger Stone Prison Delay Bid
• Napster Knocks 'Wildly Inflated' Fee Bid By Songwriters' Attys
• Berger Montague Battles Oxman To Control InventHelp Suits
• Texas Prosecutor Resigns After Facebook Post About Nazis
• CrossFit Rival And Insurer Must Wait For Coverage Ruling
• St. Louis Injury Attys Point Guns At Protesters Outside Home
• Ethanol Plant Execs Say Seyfarth Shaw Steered Shaky Buyout
• Pa. High Court Suspends Atty For Misleading Redactions
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Time-Barred Legal Malpractice Row
• Atty Gets No Fees In $30M Yacht Fall Deal, Ill. Panel Says
• Outcry Over Fla.'s In-Person Bar Exam Intensifies
• Litigious Porn Studio Ends Battle With Former Law Firm
• Convicted NJ Estate Atty Can't Keep Fee Paid By Victim
• Feds Say Atty Exploited Rural Hospitals To Cover $1.4B Fraud
• Kozinski Moves To Nix Atty's Suit Over Porn Complaints
• High Court Denies Appeal From Payday Lending 'Godfather'
• 2nd Atty Denies Molotov Charges As Supporters Flood Call
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Greenberg Atty's Fight With OCC
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• Court Accused Of Blocking Public Access To Trials Amid Virus
• High Court Says CFPB Director Can Be Fired
• Justices Refuse To Hear Monster Energy Arbitrator Bias Case
• DOJ Probes Heightened Woes That Shaped Pot Industry
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Pelvic Mesh Atty Fees Suit
• Stan Lee's Daughter Sanctioned $1M After Losing Pow IP Suit
• Italian Utilities Purchase Fight Shouldn't Be In Pa., Court Told
• Ill. Court Revives Chicago Firm's $9.8M Divorce Case Fee Bid
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Roger Stone Gets 2 Extra Weeks To Report To Prison
• Legal Assistant Cops To Fraud Using Firm's Postage Meter
• Ex-BigLaw Atty, Others Want Out Of $4B OneCoin Fraud Suit
• Judge Says Liebowitz Might Need To Be Banned From SDNY
• Pelosi Holds Out Against Potential Barr Impeachment
• Minnesota Might Allow Law Grads To Bypass Bar Exam
• DA Investigates Claim NY Judge, Wife Assaulted Neighbors
• WilmerHale, U. Mich. Mustn't Contact Sex Assault Victims
• Ex-Goldberg Segalla Atty Suspended For Unapproved Deals
• Photog Accuses Law Firm Of Reposting Copyrighted Video
• Md. Firm Must Pay $40K For Bogging Down Debt Collection
• NJ Judge Won't Face Ethics Charges On Rape Case Remarks
• DA Accused Of Sanitizing Arrest Report Of Judge's Daughter
• Capital One Must Divulge Breach Report Despite Protests
• Travelers Not Required To Defend Alleged Ambulance Chaser
• Watchdog Says VA Dropped The Ball On Atty's Misconduct
• Forest Service Told To Reassess Logging Impact In Alaska
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• Sens. Advance Bill To Have Watchdog Probe DOJ Attys
• Texas AG's Securities Fraud Case Sent Back To His Home Turf
• Mazie Slater Aims To Nix Fees Suit Over $125M Verizon Deal
• Atty Cops To Human Smuggling In Adoption Scam Case
• Mass. AG Says Pharmacy Paid Law Firms For Opioid Patients
• German Prosecutors Charge Lawyer In Tax Scandal Probe
• Cigarillo Co. Seeks To Revive $44M Verdict Against Swisher
• Ex-BigLaw Atty's In-Person Depo Bid Tossed As 'Tomfoolery'
• Flynn Case Raises Questions Of Appellate Courts' Power
• Ex-Stone Prosecutor Says DOJ Cut Trump Confidant A 'Break'
• Judge Skeptical Of DOJ Support For Stone's Prison Delay Bid
• Burford Takes Equity In UK Dispute Resolution Firm
• Texas Attorneys, Jurors Want Temp. Checks, Masks In Court
• Calif. Firm Procopio Faces Defamation Suit From Fired Atty
• United Wants Ex-Flight Attendant's Attys Punished For Delays
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Philly Court Clerk's Pension Dispute
• Ex-Software CEO Says He's Shielded From Trade Secrets Suit
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• Fla. Law Firms Strike Deal To End 'Simon Says' Slogan Fight
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Calls Sex Assault Suit 'Implausible'
• Pryor Cashman Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Torching Cop Car
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• DC Circ. Nixes Charges Against Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn
• Bayer Foe Blocked From Serving Docs Via Email Amid Virus
• Jenner & Block Says Landlord, Not Firm, Owes In Rent Fight
• Stone Prosecutor Says DOJ Politicized Case Amid Trump Ties
• ABA Debate On Money Laundering Rule Lives On After Alert
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty's Counsel Allowed To Exit Race Bias Suit
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Bail In Attorneys' 'Unimaginable' Molotov Case
• JPMorgan Looks To Ax Firm's $10M Suit Over Fund Transfer
• 5 Takeaways From Capital One Breach Report Dispute
• NY Judge Who Called Atty The C-Word Booted From Bench
• Atty Who Quit DOJ Over Stone's Case Joins Munger Tolles
• Judge Junks Google's 'Novel' Inequitable Conduct Argument
• Uber Wants Atty's Suit Over Buenos Aires Debut Axed
• NY Bar: Attys Not Bound To Rep Ex-Clients After Leaving Firm
• Sentenced Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Free To Practice Law Again
• Atty, Co. Must Pay Sanctions After Tossed Takeda Unit Suit
• Pot Investor Tied To Giuliani Associates Can't Block Evidence
• 'Simon Says' Firm Told It Can't Block Rival's Use Of Slogan
• Schnader Can't Nix $8M Malpractice Suit, Investment Co. Says
• Justices Won't Touch Conviction In $80M Fraud Case
• Lawyers' Deaths, Tornados Can't Excuse Late Expert Report
• Lawyer Wants Out Of Ex-Davis Polk Atty's Race Bias Suit
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Ex-Seyfarth Partner's Sons Say Estate Attys Exploited Dad
• NH Won't Probe Bar Applicants On Mental Health
• Uber Rider Calls Arbiter's 'Joke' No Laughing Matter
• Perkins Coie Settles Secretary's Age Bias Suit
• Roundup Atty, Partner Cop To $200M Corporate Extortion Plot
• Sports Agency Says Pitcher Sought Missed Payment Too Late
• NJ Atty Accused Of False Claims Over Political Donations
• SEC Says Pa. Atty, Brother Defrauded Crypto Investors
• M&A Ruling Shows Importance Of Informing Target Boards
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• Pa. Atty Will Settle SEC Ponzi Claims For $1.15M
• Chicago Firm Says COVID-19 Dangers Should Reduce Rent
• Morgan Lewis DQ Reversed In Calif. OT Case
• Video Shows Molotov Attys Endangered 7, Feds Tell 2nd Circ.
• Atty Indicted For Transporting Pot On Private Jet, Feds Say
• Texas Justices To Review Trade Secret Sealing In $706M Suit
• NY Drops 'Outdated' Restriction On Law Firm Names
• Fla. DOT's Top Lawyer Resigns Over Forged Signatures
• NYPD Violence Probe Ramps Up With 100-Witness Hearing
• Insurer Seeks Full 5th Circ. Review Of Atty Coverage Fight
• 'Double-Hatting' Gets Spotlight After €128M Award Nixed
• Law Grad Who Hid Positive Pot Test Can't Take Bar Exam
• Philly Firm Sues Santander Over Botched PPP Loan Rollout
• Judge Will Fight Lieff Cabraser In 1st Circ. Atty Fee Appeal
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• Fla. Appeals Court Says State Court Can't Hear Fee Dispute
• Saul Ewing Faces 2nd Suit Over Mushroom Antitrust Row
• Fla. Justices Decline To Disbar Atty Over Ch. 7 Omissions
• Fired King & Spalding Atty Insists On In-Person Depositions
• OxyChem Rips Sanctions Bid As Attempt For Leverage
• Quinn Can't Overturn DQ From LA Fire Suits
• Sheldon Silver Still Deserves 7 Years, Prosecutors Say
• Judge: Fox Reporter Deposition Fight 'Flattering For My Ego'
• Feds Probe Avenatti's Custodian In Chaotic Phone Deposition
• Backers Of Anti-Bias Rule For Attys Reject 'PC Police' Tag
• Crane Heyman Denied Win In Bankruptcy Trustee's Suit
• Flynn Blasts 'Partisan Assault' By Court-Appointed Counsel
• Med Mal Atty's 'Be A Hero' Closings Prompt New Trial For Doc
• King & Spalding Beats DQ Bid In WhatsApp Hacking Suit
• Judge Refuses To Exit Trans Athlete Suit Over Word Choice
• Ex-Okla. GC Who Faked Email Threats Gets Suspension
• Akerman Sues Music Festival Organizer For TM Work Fees
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• Baylor Fights To Hold Pepper Hamilton Docs In Title IX Suit
• Ex-Felons In DC Can Serve As Jurors After 1-Year Wait
• Olin Says Arbitrator Issued Own 'Industrial Justice' To Union
• DLA Piper Accused Of Double-Crossing Propane Client
• Davis Polk Says Ex-Associate 'Rewriting' Race Bias Suit
• DOJ Whistleblowers To Testify On Political Interference
• Atty Accused Of Microcap Scheme Barred From Penny Stocks
• Koehler Dinkel Muddled 'Routine' Discovery, Judge Says
• Judge Flays Ticket Biz For 'Complete Lack Of Candor'
• 9th Circ. Says Second TCPA Suit Wasn't Frivolous
• Cellino & Barnes Battle Ends With Deal To Wind Down Firm
• No New Trial For Texas Atty Over $6M Litigation Loan
• Wells Fargo Investors Say Objector 'Extorted' Bank For $1.75M
• JAMS Wants Justices To Take Up Monster Arbitrator Bias Case
• Capital One, Consumers Clash On Data Breach Disclosure
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• Calif. Judges Get OK To Defend Rulings During Elections
• NJ Atty Says He's Not Responsible For Prior Counsel's Work
• Landmark LGBT Ruling May Create Change In Law Firms
• Uber Says Arbitrator's Claim Of Fearing Co. Was Just A Joke
• $10M Extortion Row Over Alleged Assault Sent To State Court
• Full Fed. Circ. Told Patent Ax For Dishonesty Must Stand
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• Sheppard Mullin's Sanctions Win Won't Cover 1st-Class Travel
• Mass. DAs Want ICE Court Arrest Info Since 2017 Trump Order
• Foley & Lardner Hit With $1.3M Fraud Suit By Client
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• Judge Rips $100K Fee Bid Following $1K Settlement
• WeWork Wins Bid To Arbitrate Atty's Race, Gender Bias Suit
• Attys Accused In Molotov Attack Face Up To Life On 7 Counts
• Texas Justices Won't Revisit Atty 'Push Poll' Sanction Case
• Ice Cube's B-Ball League Drops Suit Against Quinn Emanuel
• Charlottesville Killer Must Answer Victim Inquiries In Civil Suit
• Judges Say Trial Court Not Rubber Stamp On Flynn Dismissal
• Atty-Turned-Trucker In Plea Talks Over Alleged GM Scam
• Work From Home Boom Reignites Atty Licensing Questions
• If Nonlawyer Ownership Is The Future, It's A Jumble For Now
• Capital One Claims Breach Disclosure Order Is 'Unworkable'
• Pierce Bainbridge Breakup Sparks Rift In Boeing Class Suit
• Attys Held In Molotov Attack Should Stay In Jail, 2nd Circ. Told
• Atty Suspended For Spamming Court With Scores Of Suits
• Calif. High Court Mulls Pushing Summer Bar Exam To Oct.
• Texas Atty Wants New Trial Over $6M Litigation Loan
• Court Chides LA Atty For Dubious Fee Claim In Shooting Case
• Attys Sued For 'Outrageous' Harassment Over Service
• Immunity Weighed For Mass. Judge Who Foiled ICE Arrest
• 9th Circ. Asks NY Justices If Litigation Funding Deal Is A Loan
• Chinese Telescope Execs Fight Contempt Bid After $50M Loss
• Baylor Plans Objection To Pepper Hamilton Docs Ruling
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• 9th Circ. Says Atty Can Offload Sanction Debt In Bankruptcy
• Ex-Estate Atty Can't Beat Conviction For $1.5M Client Theft
• Insurer Denies Lewis Rice Conflict In $3.1M Coverage Row
• Pa. Judge In Hot Water For 'Angry' Courtroom Outbursts
• Ocado Loses Contempt Bid Against Ex-Jones Day Atty
• Fla. Court Revives Suit Fighting Atty Fee Deal
• 'Incorrigible' Firm Gets $1 Fee Award And Tongue-Lashing
• Ex-Benjamin Moore Atty Says Pollution Reveal Led To Firing
• L'Oreal Can't DQ Lerner David In Cosmetics Patent Dispute
• SDNY Judge Probes Prosecutor Conduct In Sanctions Case
• Retired Judge Calls DOJ's Flynn Flip 'Gross Abuse Of Power'
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• Virus Blamed For Delays In Brewers' 'Wheelchair Ghetto' Suit
• NJ Firm Gets Honeywell Malpractice Judgment Cut By $50K
• Rakoff Blocks ICE From Arresting Immigrants At Courthouses
• Women Say New Info Supports Jones Day Pay Bias Collective
• Ex-GC Eyes Early Win Against CBD Co. Over Stocks, Benefits
• NY Collection Law Firm Calls For Merging Dueling CFPB Suits
• Calif. Backs Patent Atty's Whistleblower Suit Against Allergan
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Texas Panel Told To Undo $2M Fee Award In Family Dispute
• NJ Ethics Head Aims To Sink Firm's Suit Over Name Rule
• Privacy Org Presses 5th Circ. To Veto Border Phone Searches
• Paul Weiss Partner To Lead Review Of Racism In NY Courts
• Debt Collector Accused Of Sharing Private Info In Pa. Court
• ABA Focuses On 'Significant Harm' In Prospective Client Rule
• Push For Sanctions Continues Against Bitcoin 'Inventor'
• Texas Judge Wants More Briefs In Pierce Bainbridge Debt Suit
• Jackson Lewis Atty Escapes Journalist's Biased Firing Suit
• House Dems Push Judiciary To Curb Ideological Memberships
• EBay Co.'s Sanctions For 'Frivolous' Defamation Suit Upheld
• Goodwin Faces Sanctions Bid Over Witness Gamesmanship
• Jones Day Fails To Get Sex Bias Accusers Punished
• Ex-Partner Wants Sanctions In Pierce Bainbridge Fraud Fight
• Fired MSU Recruiter Sues Jones Day Over Sex Assault Inquiry
• Pa. Justices Add Anti-Bias Rule To Atty Ethics Code
• 11th Circ. Affirms Sentence For 'Brazen' Fraudster, Texas Atty
• 9th Circ. Told Objectors Hindered Wells Fargo Fraud Deal
• SEC Still Trying To Tie Up Blockvest Case With Sanctions
• Ford Wants New PowerShift Trial After Driver Atty 'Misconduct'
• Wash. Justices Nix 'Innovative' Legal Access Program
• Feds Press 4th Circ. To Overturn Flynn Partner's Acquittal
• Baker Botts Gets Suit Claiming Extortion Moved To Calif.
• 'Close Your Legs' Judge Loses Bid To Dodge Harassment Deal
• Wis. Atty Arrested, Accused Of Spitting At, Pushing Protesters
• ICE Tells 1st Circ. Courthouse Arrest Ban Based On Dead Law
• Tax-Dodging Atty Eyed In $1B EY Scheme Gets 3 Years
• Feds Want Assurance Avenatti Isn't Using Internet On Release
• Cognizant Must Face Shareholders' Bribery Claims
• NFL Plan Rips Ex-Player's 'Tactical Silence' In Disability Suit
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• 7th Circ. Sanctions Amazon Seller Over Doomed Appeal
• COVID-19 Release For DBSI's Ex-GC In Prison Bureau's Hands
• High Court Urged To Review Applying ADA To Bar Admissions
• Ex-Judge Suspended For 'Preposterous' Suit Over Lost Pants
• 2nd Circ. Orders Attys Charged In Molotov Attack Back To Jail
• Indicted Flynn Associate Wants To Weigh In On DOJ Dismissal
• Chicago Developer Must Pay For Missed Deadline In $50M Suit
• White & Case Dissed For Bias Claim In FOIA Suit Against IRS
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ineffective Counsel Claim For 'Evasive' Atty
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• Wash. High Court Speaks Out Against Systemic Racism
• Ex-Davis Polk Associate Says Bias Claims Are Timely
• Sanctions Urged In Bid To Get Romania To Fulfill $356M Award
• Headhunter Lawsuits Shed Light On Fierce Lateral Market
• Keep ICE Court Arrests Blocked, Mass. Bar Tells 1st Circ.
• 5th Circ. Slams 'Audacity' Of Texas Dems' Mail-In Vote Order
• Walmart Flub Exposes Offer To Worker In Sanctions Fight
• Law Firm Seeks To Toss DirecTV Subscriber's RICO Claim
• Law Group Says Floyd Remarks Met With Threats, Twitter Halt
• Give Up CDC Info Or Answer To Me, Judge Tells Trump Attys
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• In-Person Deposition Bid Nixed In King & Spalding Firing Suit
• Freshfields Partly Escapes Recruiter's Claims Over Cleary Hire
• It's Getting Harder To Hide Consultants' Data Breach Reports
• Columbia Says It Didn't Need Permission To Talk To Witness
• Manatt Failed Promise To Sue Under Armour, Suit Says
• Opioid MDL Judge Orders More Briefing On $3B Atty Fees
• Pa. Panel Warned Of Privilege Erosion In Divorce File Fight
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Pair's $2B Payday Loan Scheme Convictions
• 2nd Circ. Says Atty's 'Egregious' Move Required New OT Trial
• Court Urged Not To End Suit Over Atty's 'Greed And Betrayal'
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Suit After Atty Privilege Violated
• Dentons, DOJ Scolded For Silence On Ruling In $7M Fee Fight
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Burns White Cut From Pa. Case For Repping Insurer In W.Va.
• Fla. Judge Recuses Himself In CR Bard Vein Filter Suit
• NJ Atty Can't Modify Award In Fee Dispute With Ex-Partner
• Dorsey Ends Effort With City Prosecutors After Floyd Killing
• Contrite Swiss Atty Avoids Jail In Microcap Fraud Case
• Texas Atty Tells 5th Circ. Warrants Needed In Phone Searches
• Fla. Prosecutor Fired After Post Calling Protesters 'Animals'
• Judge Limits Talk Between Digital Receptionists, Client Class
• NY Judge Who Called Atty C-Word Says It Was 'Compliment'
• Calif. Judge Johnson Removed Over Sexual Misconduct
• Baylor Must Provide Pepper Hamilton Docs In Sex Assault Suit
• Fla. Judge Blasts Attys For Delay In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• Pryor Cashman Suspends Atty Charged In Molotov Attack
• Sports Club Seeks Sanctions In Members' COVID-19 Suit
• Firm Says Atty Behind Sex Bias Suit Drove Client Away
• McGuireWoods Hit With Retaliation Suit By Ex-Paralegal
• JPMorgan Can't Nix Fresh Market Sale Suit, But Cravath Exits
• Law Firm Sued For Age Bias Over Employee 'Scorecards'
• Sheppard Mullin Sanctioned In $47M Telescope Antitrust Fight
• Judge Defends Refusal To 'Rubber Stamp' DOJ's Flynn Move
• Bail For Pryor Cashman Atty Charged In NYC Molotov Attack
• King & Spalding Fights DQ Bid In WhatsApp Hacking Suit
• Schiff Hardin Didn't Breach Contract With Former Partner
• Texas Bar Escapes 1st Amendment Suit Over Mandatory Dues
• Law Firm Seeks To Trim Insurance Co.'s Data Breach Suit
• Pierce Bainbridge Funder Says Firm Defaulted On Debt
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• Bayer Slams Pet Med Co.'s Bid To Serve Docs Via Email
• Avenatti's Calif. Trial Pushed To December Over COVID-19
• SEC Wins Termination Of Blockvest Suit Due To Forged Docs
• 2 Partners Say NY Firm Stiffed Them On Compensation
• High Court Turns Away Wis. Bar Dues Case Despite Dissent