Legal Ethics Archive » July, 2020

Legal Ethics - July, 2020

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• Beach Boys' Greenberg Attys Dodge DQ Bid In Fee Spat
• NJ Atty Freed From Malpractice Suit Over Botched Surgery
• Ex-Pa. Firm Partner Suspended After Admitting Misconduct
• IP Holder Says Patent Judges' Pay Structure Sways Rulings
• Claims Against Law Firm Trimmed In $80M Fraud Scheme
• Software Developer Sues Fla. Judge Over Stalled Litigation
• Ghislaine Maxwell's Ability To Name Names Curbed By Judge
• CFPB Pushes Back On NY Firm's Constitutional Challenge
• COVID-19 Puts Ex-Traders' Trial Rights 'In Conflict,' Feds Say
• Judge Scolds Atty For Viewing Docs From Unrelated VW Case
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• Chevron Defeats Bias Suit Marred By Butt-Shaking Allegation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jenner & Block Slams Landlord's 'Evasive Tactic' In Rent Fight
• Ex-Ga. Rep. To Settle SEC's $23M Securities Fraud Claims
• Maxwell Asks 2nd Circ. To Keep Epstein Docs Sealed
• Cohen Gets Feds' OK For Home Confinement And Trump Book
• 'Guilty Feelings' For Atty After In-Person IP Jury Trial Dud
• Donziger Seeks To Delay Contempt Case Due To Pandemic
• Ethics Panel Drops Plan To Ban Memberships For Judges
• Disbarred NY Attys Settle SEC's PixarBio Merger Suit
• Firm Tells 5th Circ. Gov't Misunderstands Privilege Argument
• Hagens Berman Wants Thalidomide Client's Suit Out Of Pa.
• Hotel Claims Developer Ducked Answers On Project Deadlines
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• Pa. Firm Accuses Ex-Attys, Ill. Firm Of Mass Tort Fee Theft
• Ex-NFLers Blast Seeger Weiss For Concussion Holdback Fees
• Full DC Circ. To Rehear Michael Flynn Dismissal Fight
• Judge Probes DHS' 'Troubling' Remarks On Global Entry Ban
• Maxwell Loses 11th-Hour Bid To Keep Epstein Docs Sealed
• Syngenta Malpractice Row Nixed After Atty Ignored Orders
• Feds Say Recusal Bid 'Grossly Distorts' Judge's Statements
• Del. Justices Undo Contempt Finding Against Tardy Attorney
• Firms Weren't 'Deprived' Of Lawyers' Letter In Tax Fraud Case
• Stericycle Shareholder Fights $11M Atty Fee Award At 7th Circ.
• NJ Judge Wrongly Used Private Practice Past To Cut Atty Fees
• Peoria Tribe's $2M Malpractice Suit Back In Okla. State Court
• Littler Atty Among Those Charged In Portland Protests
• Ex-State Dept. Official Sued Over Alleged Greek Pot Scam
• DOJ 'Taint Teams' Pose Privilege Risks For Defendants
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Ocado Can't Appeal Contempt Bid Against Ex-Jones Day Atty
• 1st Circ. Doubts Privilege Blocks ICE Courthouse Arrests
• Ohio Firm Sanctioned $23K Over FMLA Defense About-Face
• AG Barr Fights Dems' Claims Of Political Interference At DOJ
• Feds Seek Prison For Panama Papers Accountant, Client
• NJ Attys Beat Malpractice Claims Over Ex-Client's Demotion
• No Sanctions For Sharing Info With DA In Trade Secret Fight
• Brown Rudnick Can't Duck $300M Malpractice Suit
• Gross McGinley Says Client Caused Poaching Trial Loss
• Atty Ducks Claim He Let A Drugged Client Agree To Settlement
• Mintz Properly Advised Lab About Payments, Judge Says
• Littler Says It Can't Share Blame In $20M Malpractice Case
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• No Redo For No-Show Atty On Paternity Leave In Texas
• GWU Decries EEOC 'Misconduct' In Email Privilege Dustup
• Barr Set To Testify In Congress Amid Wave Of Controversy
• EPA Watchdog To Probe Trump's Vehicle Emissions Changes
• Texas Bar President Won't Resign After Racist Posts
• Whistleblower, Feds Object To Sanctions In Kickback Row
• Ex-CEO's Firms Say IRS Got Privileged Docs In Fraud Case
• Timeshare-Exit Firm Slams Diamond Resorts' False Ad Suit
• Fineman Krekstein Accuses Atty Of Secretly Working For Co.
• Mass. Judge Loses Bid To Toss ICE Obstruction Charges
• 2nd Circ. Won't Pause Harsh Sanctions Against Liebowitz
• 2 11th Circ. Judges Won't Recuse In Fla. Ex-Felon Voting Case
• Perkins Coie, Ex-Secretary Clinch Deal To End Age Bias Suit
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Salas Shooting Suspect Confirmed As Tied To Atty's Killing
• Sheldon Silver Asks High Court To Take Up Graft Case
• Feds' Nondisclosure Tests Premium Point Judge's Patience
• Pa. Law Firm Accuses Ex-Attys Of Botching Ad Case Damages
• Judge Won't OK Atty Fees She Says Equal $7,500 An Hour  
• Ethics Attys Back Texas Bar Dues Requirement At 5th Circ.
• Ex-PSU GC Accuses Pa. Justice Of Bias In Disciplinary Case
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Yelling At Courthouse Visitors
• Kavanaugh Neutrality Upended By Facebook Ties, Groups Say
• Black Attys Push Texas Bar To Address Racism, Exclusion
• Cuomo Rips DHS Heads' 'Criminal' Acts On Global Entry Ban
• Fla. Atty Fights For Bid To Escape PE Firm's Malpractice Suit
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• Drivers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Crash Report Fishing Suit
• Gov't Defends Border Phone Searches To 5th Circ.
• Feds Want Limited Pause In Investors' Cognizant Bribe Suit
• Florida Argues Against Recusal In Felon Voting Rights Case
• Murder Threat To Judge Isn't Privileged Info, 8th Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reconsider Sanctions On Patent Atty
• BASF, Cahill Pay $73M To Settle Claims They Hid Asbestos
• Atty Wants Claims Over Failed $57M Mask Deal Tossed
• SC Attys Want CFPB's Pension Loan Suit Tossed Post-Seila
• FTC Admin Judge Reining In Axon's Info Requests
• New Epstein Docs Unsealed As Maxwell Fails To Gag Boies
• Law Firm Can't Trim Claims In Data Breach Suit
• DOJ Fines Arnold & Porter For Citizenship Hiring Bias
• Judge Scolds Gibson Dunn, Co-Counsel For 'Nonsensical' Jab
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Judge Says 'Bright Light' Must Be Shined On Liebowitz
• Cohen Wins Release As Judge Says US Retaliated Over Book
• Cohen Jailed For Antagonism, Not Trump Book, Feds Say
• Missed Deadline Dooms Class Claims In Denny's OT Case
• New Fla. Justice Won't Hear Case Over Fellow Recent Pick
• Atty Sanctioned After Missing Hearing, Blaming Technology
• Texas AG Won't Face Blame In Ex-Clients' Securities Row
• Robinhood Class Counsel Given OK After Diversity Push
• 11th Circ. Judge Bows Out Of Fla. Felon Voting Rights Case
• Special Master Rips Hagens Berman's Privilege Arguments
• Avenatti Sentencing Moved To Fall As COVID-19 Levels Rise
• Disbarred Ga. Atty Sent To Prison Over Theft, Lying In Court
• DLA Piper, Fox Rothschild Sued Over Alleged Ponzi Ties
• NY, NM Fight Back Against Immigrant Arrests In Courthouses
• Depositions Videotaped By Lawyer's Son OK, Court Says
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Calif. Judges Told To Take Care Joining Social Justice Rallies
• Pierce Bainbridge Founder Paid For Client's Lease, Suit Says
• $218K Malpractice Award Cut For Lack Of Expert Testimony
• Ill. Panel Urges Regulatory Overhaul To Boost Access To Attys
• FBI Ties Salas Shooting Suspect To California Atty's Death
• NY Atty In Sex Bias Suit Accuses Ex-Firm Of Bully Tactics
• Ex-MSU Recruiter Slams Bid To DQ His Atty Over Sanctions
• Maxwell Wants Feds And Boies Silenced In Sex Abuse Case
• 4 Toledo City Council Members, Atty Indicted In Bribery Case
• NY Chief Judge's Photo Found With Salas Shooting Suspect
• 11th Circ. Lifts Block On Firms' Fee Claim In Fraud Case
• Cos. Say Atty Was Fired For Relocating, Not For Getting Virus
• Delaware Federal Court Won't Suspend Sandusky Prosecutor
• Jones Day Women Say Top-Down Pay Policy Backs Collective
• Kane Kessler Can Use Client Emails In Fraud Suit Defense
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• Judge Scolds DHS, USCIS Over 'Disdain' For FOIA Duties
• Investor Seeks To Triple Daily Sanctions Against Kyrgyzstan
• Snap Removal Still A Good Option For Defendants — For Now
• Texas Judge Says Attys Can Stay In Rival Locker Co. Suit
• Michael Cohen Says Feds Jailed Him To Stop Trump Book
• Gun-Toting St. Louis Attys Charged Over Anti-Protest Standoff
• Ex-FAIR Research Director Among 46 New Immigration Judges
• Ga. Is Latest State To Delay Bar Exam And Move Online
• Flynn Says Trial Judge 'Hijacked' Case With En Banc Bid
• Lawyer Seeking $9.2M From Ex-Firm Fights Arbitration Bid
• Fla. Court Urged To Let Dead Atty Out Of 'Timeshare Exit' Suit
• Mazie Slater Settles Referral Fight Over $125M Verizon Deal
• SEC Seeks Sanctions For CEO Of Memorabilia Biz
• Sheldon Silver Winds Up With 6½-Year Prison Term
• Lynn Pinker's $200K Arbitration Win Over Unpaid Fees Upheld
• Expert Witness Sues Levi & Korsinsky For Unpaid Fees
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• Avenatti Is Out Of Money For Legal Fees, Lawyer Says
• WeWork Fights Atty's Bid To Appeal Arbitration Ruling
• 'Men's Rights' Atty Named As Killer Of Federal Judge's Son
• ComEd's $200M Bribery Deal Reveals Law Firm Connection
• WilmerHale Staffing Agency Beats Atty's $20M Countersuit
• Sheldon Silver Raises COVID-19 Fears Ahead Of Resentencing
• Judicial Conflict Claim Doesn't Land New Malpractice Trial
• Insurer Launches Bid To DQ Firm In $35M Coverage Fight
• Judge Doubts Independence Of WilmerHale's U. Mich. Probe
• Union Defends Move To Stop Olin From Firing Employee
• Measure To Split Pa. Court Seats Seen As Political Play
• BakerHostetler Can't Ax Suit Over Ex-Clients' Illegal Gains
• Atty Denies Trying To Intimidate Flight Attendant Witness
• Fla. Court Tosses $22M Judgment In Homebuyer Fraud Scam
• Texas Atty Can't Change Venue In Expert Witness Fee Suit
• Sanctions Verdict Nixed After Feds' Conduct Questioned
• Exonerated Former Boston City Hall Aide Loses $500K Fee Bid
• Mich. Atty Suspended For Missing Hearing With Virus Excuse
• Clifford Chance Atty Criticized Over Oligarch Prison Bid
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• Colo. Atty Accused Of Losing $3.1M Meant For Bitcoin Buy
• Grand Jury Pool In Molotov Case Was Skewed, Defenders Say
• LA Judge Will Mull Claims Of Racism Against Receiver
• Calif. Lowers Bar Exam Pass Score And Delays Test To Oct.
• Robinhood Users Tweak Counsel Bid To Add Female Attys
• Judge Exits Suit Against Disney Because Of Her Park Pass
• 7th Circ. Revives VA Worker's Suit Over Delayed Van Request
• Judge Advises Reporters Be Cut From Ex-Fox Pundit's Suit
• NY Firm Says CFPB Is 'Frankenstein's Monster' To Be Stopped
• Philly Jurors To Hear Little On BigLaw Real Estate Settlements
• 6th Circ. Again Refuses To Boot Judge From Opioid MDL
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• School Board Wants To Teach Atty Lesson About Conflicts
• Turkish Bank Wants Judge Off Sanctions Case Over Remarks
• ABA Defends Ban On Atty Bias From Free Speech Claims
• Goodwin Slams Ill. County's Sanctions Bid Over Witnesses
• Ponzi Schemer Says Atty Guidance Made Him Reject Plea Deal
• Ousted US Atty Berman To Teach Legal Ethics At Stanford
• Insurer Blames Degan Blanchard For Losing Accident Suit
• Texas Locker Co. Wants Rival's Attys DQed For Conspiracy
• Ropes & Gray Bars TikTok From Employees' Devices
• Software Developer Defends Texas Trade Secret Claims
• NCAI Ex-GC's Defamation Suit Over Firing Reports Nixed
• 'Defect' Leaves The Public Out Of Molotov Attorneys' Hearing
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Rap Trio Migos Claims Lawyer Cheated Them Out Of Millions
• State AG-Private Atty Alliances Must Be Put To The Lucia Test
• No 2nd Shot For Part-Time Texas Prosecutor On Bias Claims
• Atty Gets 1 Year For Lying To Feds In Witness Payoff Case
• All-Male Robinhood Class Counsel Won't Fly For Calif. Judge
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Refuse CFPB Ratification Of RD Legal Case
• The Biggest Texas Supreme Court Rulings This Term
• Texas Attys Demand Bar Execs Resign Over Racist Posts
• Va. Judge Cites Cop Nephew In Exiting Statue Protest Suit
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Harassment Charge Restored in Ariz. Prosecutor Ethics Case
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• 11th Circ. Again Affirms Atty's Stock Fraud Conviction
• Ex-Associate Says PI Firm Skimped On $5M Crash Case Fee
• Jones Day Wants Equal Pay Act Claims Cut From Bias Suit
• Calif. Atty Accused Of Breaching $1.9M KN95 Mask Deal
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Fla. Rep Challenges DeSantis Pick For Supreme Court
• CFPB Says 4 Attorneys Entangled In Student Debt Scheme
• Weinstein Atty Defends Press Tactics That Sparked Gag Order
• FCC Floats Lobbying Disclosure Rules' First Update Since '11
• 'Unfounded Attacks' On Opioid Judge Must Fail, 6th Circ. Told
• Facebook Vies To Keep Gibson Dunn Probe Out Of Discovery
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Axon Wants FTC's In-House Judge DQ'd In Merger Dispute
• Pep Boys Suit Revived After Client Wasn't Told About Filings
• Criminal Contempt Charges In Donziger Case Are Excessive
• Beach Boys Attys Rip DQ Bid As Public Embarrassment Tactic
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• 9th Circ. Affirms DQ'ing Of Larry Klayman From Berkeley Suit
• Panama Papers Attys Fight Netflix Bid To Nix Defamation Suit
• Feds And Eye Product Co. Sanctioned In Kickback Suit
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Offit Kurman's Failures Led To Client's $3M Loss, Says Suit
• Judge Boots Klamann Law Firm From DST 401(k) Plan Suit
• Client Says Hagen Berman Pulled Fast One On Special Master
• The Top Cybersecurity And Privacy Rulings So Far In 2020
• Study Noting 'Racial Tension,' 'Nepotism' Shakes Philly Courts
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• LA Labor Partner Accused Of Sexually Harassing Associate
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Atty Can't Revive Dorsey & Whitney Defamation Suit
• Uber Rival's Greenberg Gross Attys Withdraw From $1B Battle
• USC Atty Says School Interferes In Workplace Investigations
• Flynn Case Paused, DC Circ. Weighing Judge's En Banc Bid
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• Transport Biz Settles Former Staff Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Fla. Attys Can't Escape PE Firm's $8M Malpractice Suit
• Employment Firm's TM Suit Gives Rival's Name A Bad Review
• NBA Star Williamson Says Ex-Agent Fabricated Evidence
• Former Manhattan US Attorney Berman Details His Ouster
• Ex-Client Gave Up Chance To DQ Brach Eichler, NJ Panel Says
• Southwest Says Atty Used Data To Harass Flight Attendant
• Jones Day Must Hand Over Nationwide Associate Pay Data
• NY Judge Invoked Police Ties Seeking To Avert Wife's Arrest
• Atty Loses Bid For Cut Of 'Man Of La Mancha' Revival
• 5 Misconceptions About The Foreign Agents Registration Act
• Littler Attys To Be Deposed In Staffing Co.'s Negligence Case
• Trial Judge Asks Full DC Circ. To Revive Michael Flynn Case
• Michael Cohen Back In Prison For Refusing Release Terms
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Fla. Lawyer Disbarred For Online Attacks Against Other Attys
• Ill. Tax Firm Fosters 'Disgusting' Culture For Women, Suit Says
• Texas AG Says Bar Dues Violate 1st Amendment
• Preacher Calls Firm In Real Estate Fraud Suit Conflicted
• Milberg's $12M Fee Suit Tossed For Jurisdiction Flaws
• Witnesses' Screens Off Limits While Testifying Remotely
• NJ Judge Agrees To Discipline For Working While Ineligible
• DA Slams Judge's 'Childish' Street Fight But Forgoes Charges
• Jones Day Calls Family Leave Suit 'The Apex Of Absurdity'
• 2nd Circ. Denies Appeal Of Atty's Tax Fraud Conviction
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• Miles & Stockbridge, Tech Co. Seek To Duck Conspiracy Row
• Cannabis Industry Mergers May Soon Face Less DOJ Scrutiny
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Atty Linked To $7.4M Fraud
• Coal Workers' Attys Beat Sanctions Bid Over Settlement Leak
• Pensioners Chide Northrop For Reaching Out To Retiree
• Bias Charge Is 'Dangerous Fiction,' Opioid MDL Judge Says
• Convicted Hedge Fund Exec Claims SDNY Hid Evidence
• 5th Circ. Clears Texas Gov. From Ex-Judge's Retaliation Suit
• Midyear Report: The Biggest Legal Ethics Moments So Far
• Molotov Cases Prosecuted Like Terrorism In All But Name
• Pot Co. Accuses Pryor Cashman Of Airing Confidential Deal
• Atty Lien Allowed In GM Ignition MDL Despite 'Serious' Lapses
• L'Oreal's Ex-Patent Atty Says Whistleblower Suit Must Stand
• Ex-Beck Redden Atty To Lead Yetter Coleman Appellate Group
• Littler Mendelson Dodges Suit Over Petco Case At 3rd Circ.
• U. Mich. Sex Assault Victims Want Info On WilmerHale Probe
• RPM Internal Probe Case Brings Privilege Lessons For Attys
• Firm Must Produce Email Allegedly Used To Blackmail Judge
• 9th Circ. Urged To OK $7M Atty Fees In ConAgra Label Fight
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Conduct Board Says Pa. Judge's Acts Not Too Old To Punish
• 6th Circ. Says Ordering GM, Fiat CEOs To Meet Goes Too Far
• Roger Stone Cites COVID-19 In Renewed Bid To Delay Prison
• Fujitec Seeks To End Racial Bias Suit By Ex-Top Atty
• NY Judge Leaves McKinsey Critic Stuck In Dismissal 'Trap'
• Client Was Wrong To Screenshot Zoom Deposition, Atty Says
• NY Firm Wants Malpractice Suit Over Botched Art Sale Tossed
• 'You' Means Greenspoon Marder Must Face Suit, Court Told
• 'No Evidence of Bias' In Malpractice Trial, Pa. Panel Says
• Attys Accused Of Fraud In Hawking Easement Tax Scheme
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Back Expansive Pay Data Request
• Judge Hangs Up On 'Varsity Blues' FaceTime Dismissal Bid
• Texas PI Firm Turns To State Court In Referral Site Fight
• Avenatti's Freedom Extended Ahead Of Calif. Embezzling Trial
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Reforms Abroad For Litigation Funders Raise Questions In UK
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DNC, Perkins Coie Must Face Defamation Suit, Page Says
• K&L Gates, Ex-Worker Settle ADHD Discrimination Suit
• Netflix Can't 'Hide' Behind Dramatization, Ex-Prosecutor Says
• Butler Snow Says Timber Scam Contract Favors Arbitration
• Littler Mendelson Attys Say Discovery Snafu Suit Barred
• Virtual Arbitration Hearings Prompt Witness Coaching Fears
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• Ex-Pimco CEO Won't Get New 'Varsity Blues' Sentencing
• Cook Chastises Firm For 'No-Injury' Vein Filter Bellwether
• Firm Defends Retaining Credit For Former Atty's Work
• Calif. Atty Reported To Bar For Real Estate Fraud
• Engine Co. Gets Malpractice Suit Against NJ Firm Revived
• Shearman & Sterling Wants IT Manager's Age Bias Suit Booted
• 5th Circ. Told To Reject Client's Bid For Piece Of Fee Award
• In Reversal, Litigious Porn Co. Can Unmask Downloaders
• Feds Drop Bail Fight For Attys Accused In Molotov Attack
• High Court Clarifies CFPB's Future, Complicates CFPB's Past
• IP Law Firm Calls Dibs On 'Thrive' Name In TM Fight
• Houston Firms Sued By Dropped Client In Wrongful Death Suit
• Chicken Plant Hit With Sanctions By 'Flabbergasted' Judge
• Corporate Investigation Lessons From EBay Stalking Scandal
• Kelley Drye Attys Fined Over Misconduct In Telecom Row
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Call Firm's 'Malicious Attacks' Unlawful
• Immigration Judges Sue To Rip Off Free Speech 'Muzzle'