Legal Ethics Archive » September, 2020

Legal Ethics - September, 2020

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• Judge Slams Class Counsel In Bimbo Bread Label Deal
• Ex-Nixon Peabody Attys Must Arbitrate Clawback Fight
• Calif. Bar Lays Out Atty Duty To Avoid Client Data Breaches
• St. Louis Prosecutor Loses Suit Claiming Racist Conspiracy
• Calif. Law Grads Again Push To Cancel Remote Bar Exam
• Virus-Fearing Avenatti Wins Prison Delay After Citing Fauci
• NJ Says State Immunity Bars Judge's ADA Suit
• Ex-Lynn Pinker Client Takes Invoice Fight To Texas Justices
• 2nd Circ. Affirms UK Lawyer's Conviction On Tax Dodging
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• NC Urges Toss Of Former Assistant AG's Age Bias Claims
• Cannabis Co. Fights Shareholders' Bid To DQ Attys From Suit
• Allen & Overy Goes After Crypto Platform For Unpaid Fees
• Scouts Victims Seek Court Clout For Del. Ch. 11 Asset Probe
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Fox News Wants Wigdor Sanctioned In Sex Harassment Suit
• NFL Concussion Atty To Pay $386K To End SEC Fraud Claims
• DLA Piper Escapes Tech Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Flynn Atty Invokes Executive Privilege Over Trump Meeting
• Firm-Pharmacy Referral Deal Raises Red Flags In Mass.
• Jay-Z's 'Diary' Unsealed In Perfume Case As Secrecy Bid Fails
• Jones Day Accused Of Duping Berkshire Hathaway Unit
• Feds Say Fla. Atty Raised $100M For 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• Trial No-Show Can't Escape Entire $9M Abuse Verdict
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Attys Urged To Step Up Encryption To Foil Hacking Attempts
• Irked Judge Says Memorabilia Co., SEC Are Wasting His Time
• Napolitano Traded Legal Help For Sex, 2nd Accuser Says
• ICE Largely Fails In Bid To Nix NY Courthouse Arrest Suit
• Schlichter Bogard Hit With $1.5M Sanction Over Fees Suit
• Gartner Seeks To DQ Norton Rose In $340M Coverage Suit
• Littler Attys Attempt To Duck Staffing Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Accused Of Letting Ponzi Scheme Fester
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• Greenblatt Pierce Sues Over Share Of $5M FLSA Fee Award
• Atty Fired After Getting COVID-19 Seeks To Save FMLA Row
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• In Email Atty-Client Privilege Battle, House Sides With Inmates
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Fla. Court Finds Firms' Deal Void, Tosses Fee-Splitting Order
• Mass. AG Says Firm Took Kickbacks To Refer Opioid Patients
• 11th Circ. Tosses Fla. Lawyer's Appeal Over Bankruptcy Spat
• Fort Worth Firm Can't Zero Out Shares From Fired Atty
• DLA Piper Looks To Sink Suit Over Dropped Tech Client
• BNY Mellon Accused Of Aiding Ex-BigLaw Atty In $4B Fraud
• Accountant Challenging SEC ALJs Seeks Full 5th Circ. Review
• Mishcon Sheds Case Alleging Ex-Attys 'Abandoned' IP Suit
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Wants Firm DQ'd In Defamation Suit
• Lack Of Details Dooms NJ Atty's False Arrest Claims, For Now
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• McCabe Can Continue Suit Claiming FBI Firing Was Political
• Drinker Biddle Strikes Deal To End Defamation Suit
• Firm Urges 8th Circ. To Ax $1 Award Over Judge's 'Disdain'
• Reps. To Review ICE Contracts With Berkeley Research Group
• ABA Insurer Survey Shows Steady Flow Of Malpractice Claims
• Attys Decry Co-Counsel's 'Irrational' Fee Bid In ICO Suit
• Texas Panel Revives Allegation Atty Botched Deepwater Claim
• Judge Transfers Ex-Prosecutor's Netflix Defamation Suit
• MLB Union Slams Opposing Counsel's Ethics In Sanctions Bid
• DC To Allow Limited Diploma Privilege Amid Pandemic
• Attys Brace For Tidal Wave Of Pandemic-Era Malpractice Suits
• Judge Finds Misconduct, But Won't End Arkema Criminal Trial
• Backpage Execs Want Judge DQ'd Over Spouse AG's 'Bias'
• What Does A GC Do When Told: 'Pay Up, Or Else'?
• Bankrupt Lab Takes Mintz Malpractice Fight To 11th Circ.
• Full 11th Circ. Will Rehear Case Over Holy Spirit-Led Juror
• Ex-Pimco CEO Gets OK To Appeal 'Varsity Blues' Sentence
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• Calif. High Court Not Waiving Online Bar Exam Due To Virus
• Nixon Peabody Rebuts Attys Suing Over Move To DLA Piper
• Family Of Dead Atty Can't Sue Cop Over Arrest, 5th Circ. Says
• 'Close Your Legs' Judge Settles Bias Suit Against NJ Courts
• Law Firm Seeks Revival Of Fraud Suit Against Bankruptcy Atty
• Class Seeks To Block Intervention In Ocwen, PHH $12.6M Deal
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• Staffing Co. Says Littler Attys Can't Duck Malpractice Suit
• Balancing Newly Divergent State, USPTO Ethics Rules
• Giuliani Ally Can't Foot Legal Bills In Campaign Finance Case
• Weil Conflict Tainted Insys Exec's Conviction, 1st Circ. Told
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• Court's 'Unrealistic' Pandemic Calendar Blamed For Atty's Exit
• Donziger Wants NY's High Court To Review Disbarment
• Judge Slams Firm's 'Deceptive' Facebook Privacy Deal Ads
• FTC Says Sanctuary Belize Attys Won't Give Funding Info
• Atty Wants Out Of Defamation Suit Involving Prince's Sibling
• Atlanta Litigator Sanctioned For Baseless Racketeering Suit
• Ex-GC Says NJ Casino Sent False Info To Gambling Enforcer
• Texas Injury Firms' Referral Site Fight Kicked To State Court
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Judge Must Explain Facebook Friendship In Patient Death Suit
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• Greenblatt Pierce Denied Piece Of DuPont's $5M FLSA Deal
• SC Atty Who Blew Deadline Cleared In Malpractice Trial
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• Clerk Looks To Save Sexual Harassment Suit Against NJ
• Arkema Jury Prepped For 'Reopening' After 6-Month Break
• Law Firm Denies Misleading Facebook Privacy Deal Class
• Startup Can't Revive Malpractice Claims Over Corporate Theft
• Feds Tell 1st Circ. Poor Defense Shouldn't Undo FCPA Verdict
• 'Panama Papers' Tax Dodger Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison
• Conn. Court Officer Gets OK To Press Bias Suit
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• Why The Risks Of 'YouTube Trials' May Outweigh The Benefits
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Roundup Atty Gets 2 Years For $200M Extortion Plot
• Blank Rome Faces DQ Bid After Night Call To Client's Rival
• Staffing Co., Law Firm End Fight Over H-1B Pay Advice
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• Law Firm Misleading Facebook Privacy Deal Class, Court Told
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• Timeshare Exit Co. Looks To Escape Diamond's False Ad Suit
• Wholesaler Fights To Stay Suboxone Product-Hop Class Rep
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• NJ Justices Disbar Suspended Atty Over Missing Affidavit
• Judge Who Called Juror Racist Name Can't Ax Suspension
• Investment Manager Sues Law Firm Over $12M Jury Loss
• Ex-MSU Coach Says 'Bad-Faith' Suit Warrants Sanctions
• Hagens Berman Inks Deal To End Pa. Legal Malpractice Suit
• Spy Court Says It Lacks Authority To Declassify Its Records
• Firms Told To Stop Running 'Misleading' Ads In Scouts' Ch. 11
• Ethics Pitfalls Can Await Attys Who Don't Prep For Retirement
• Pot Co.'s Ex-GC Says He Was Fired Over Age, Whistleblowing
• Ex-Texas Judge Gets Probation For Campaign Fund Misuse
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• Judge Rips Prosecutors' Conduct In Iran Sanctions Case
• Nixon Peabody Accused Of 'Punishing' Attys For Move To DLA
• SEC Calls Bid To Ditch NFL Player Fraud Suit An 'Utter Failure'
• Fox News Personality Aims To Fight Sex Assault Suit In NJ
• NYDFS Brings 1st Case Under State's Debt Collection Rules
• Ship Owner Says Law Firm Gave Bad Advice On Fuel Lien
• Judge Slams Donziger's 'Repackaged' Recusal Request
• Eckert Seamans Sued Over 'Needless' $2.8M Discovery Bill
• NJ High Court Eyes Anti-Bias Training Requirement For Attys
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• AT&T Says Ex-Atty Agreed To Sell Privileged Info In FCA Suit
• Top DC Court Says It May Allow Law Grads To Skip Bar Exam
• NJ Justices Challenge Writing Rule For Investment Job Suit
• NJ Justices Question If Attys Should Explain Arbitration Pacts
• NFL Disability Plan Made 'Glaring' Error On Claim, Judge Says
• Sen. Wants Probe Into Why EPA Attys Aren't Signing Docs
• 5th Circ. Finds Squire Patton Partner Wasn't Biased Arbitrator
• NYC Atty Takes $5M Crypto Loss Dispute To 2nd Circ.
• GAO Probes Immigration Courts' COVID-19 Response
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• Donziger Atty Asks Judge To Recuse Herself For Bias
• Some Criminal Charges Dropped In Arkema Trial
• Real Estate Co. Says Its Law Firm Aided $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Vedder Price Denied Quick Win In $800K Legal Bills Suit
• Magistrate Pans EB-5 Fraud Case Against PNC, Fla. Hotel
• Avenatti Slams Feds' Document Dump In Bid For More Time
• South Dakota AG Kills Pedestrian In Saturday-Night Collision
• Witnesses Not Safe With Livestreamed Trials, Philly DA Says
• Fugitive, Disbarred Attorney Charged In $5M Bitcoin Fraud
• Jones Day Insists Sex Bias Suit Should Be Pared
• Ethics Board Slams Pa. Judge's Bid To Avoid Suspension
• Fla. Gov. Swaps Ineligible High Court Pick For Appellate Judge
• Basic Mandamus Questions Support DC Circ.'s Flynn Ruling
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Sports Memorabilia Co. Says SEC Used DOJ To Hide Evidence
• Pruco Gets Out Of Fight Between Atty, Ex-Partner's Widow
• British Investor Sues CBD Co., Lawyers Over $1M Loan
• Judge Slams Hagens Berman's Pause Bid As Stalling Tactic
• Calif. Law Firm Sues Former Associate Over Trade Secrets
• Ex-Judge Turned Fox Personality Faces $10M Sex Assault Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Lien Against Fired King & Spalding Atty
• Justices Disbar Longtime NJ Atty With Recent Ethics Gaffes
• Avenatti Says Rejailing Arg Is Based On 'Unreliable' Virus Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fla. Gov. Must Replace Ineligible State Supreme Court Pick
• Texas Bar Drops Proposal To Limit President's Powers
• Arkema Says Prosecutor Misconduct Dooms Criminal Trial
• Fla. High Court Asked To Rethink 'Upended' Discovery Rules
• NJ Justices Scrap Rule Requiring Firms To Include Atty Name
• Motorcyclist Can't Get New Trial Over Judge's Question
• Epstein Accuser, Media Slam Maxwell's Bid To Shield Docs
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Takes 3-Year Suspension For Insider Trading
• NJ Atty Loses Appeal Over 'Grossly Unfair' Fee Deal
• Eckert Seamans Hit With Investment Fraud Suit In Fla.
• Ex-Atty Can't Take Back Money Laundering Plea, Feds Say
• Pa. Justices Reject Diploma Privilege Petition
• Parsing The DOJ's Flawed Spoofing Theory
• Michigan Bar Prevails In Fight Over Mandatory Atty Dues
• Ex-Jones Day Atty Says Nix Of Equal Pay Claim 'Erroneous'
• Diploma Privilege Group Tells Calif. To Scrap Online Bar Exam
• Fla. Gov. Urges Lawmaker To Drop Suit Over High Court Pick
• Ex-Law Firm Bookkeeper To Cop To Embezzling $740K
• NY Top Court Dubious Of Judge Fighting Removal For Sexism
• 3rd Circ. Won't Slash Podhurst's Fee In NFL Concussion Deal
• Calif. Atty Cops To Credit Fraud, Campaign Finance Schemes
• Victims Coalition Told To Release Docs In Boy Scouts' Ch. 11
• Pa. Justices Defend Chief Jurist Against Bias Allegations
• Texas AG Warns State Bar Against Adopting Anti-Bias Rule
• Attys Ask JAMS For Bias Review After Judge's Racist Email
• Troutman Pepper Hit With $5M Malpractice Claim
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• Ex-GC Nets Early Win Against CBD Cos. Over Stocks, Benefits
• House Seeks 2nd DC Circ. Review Of McGahn Subpoena
• Reed Smith To Disclose SEC Comms In Hedge Fund Suit
• Boy Scouts Insurer Blasts Victim Coalition's Ch. 11 Claims
• Recruiter Calls Jones Day A State Agent In MSU Probe
• Indivior Wants Class Rep DQ'd In Suboxone Product-Hop Suit
• Fla. Court Tosses Investors' Fraud Claim Against Va. Attys
• Major Litigation Finance Firms Create New Trade Group
• Feds Want Avenatti Jailed Again Over Alleged Laptop Use
• Ill. Atty Who Faked Cancer Should Be Suspended, Panel Says
• Ga. High Court Says Atty Can Arbitrate Malpractice Dispute
• Legal Advertiser Can't Escape Firm's 'Heavy Hitter' TM Suit
• Firm Defends Counterclaims Against Atty In Sex Bias Suit
• SC Atty Who Blew Deadline Can't Dodge Malpractice Trial
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• Judgment Shows Ex-Baker McKenzie Partner Abused Power
• NY Attys Who Reported Overbilling Can Sue Firm Over Firings
• Donziger Trial Delayed After 3rd Atty Protests 'Travesty'
• Nelson Mullins, Ballard Spahr Partner Hit With Ethics Suit
• Jones Day Must Face Bulk Of Ex-Associates' Leave Bias Suit
• Ex-AIG Atty Says He Was Fired For Reporting Co. Misconduct
• Quinn Defends $185M Fee Request In 'Pioneering' ACA Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Says Law Firm Facing RICO Suit Can't Pay Up
• Ala. Firm Must Face Atty's IP Suit Over FCA Book In Ohio
• NYC Restaurant Bosses Want Workers' Attorneys Sanctioned
• Ill. Atty Says Investor Has No Basis For Negligence Claims
• Lost Texts Spur Sanctions Ask In L'Oréal Discrimination Suit
• Atty Blasts SEC's Fraud Claims As 'Fiction,' Seeks Sanctions
• Brown Rudnick Encouraged To Settle $300M Malpractice Beef
• Attys Say Abusive Ex-Boss Won't Pay After Nasty Firm Split
• Dallas Judge Who ID'd Domestic Violence Victim Reprimanded
• Axon Can't DQ FTC's In-House Judge From Merger Challenge
• Law Firm Launches TM Fight Over NYC-HURT Phone Number
• Pruco Tries To Exit Fight Between Atty, Ex-Partner's Widow
• Mass., NY ICE Courthouse Arrest Cases Different, Court Told
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Credit Union Wants Worker Sanctioned For Bias Deal Rebuff
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Atty Ordered To Keep Representing Donziger
• Insurer Wins 'Incompetent' Atty Fight To Recoup $5.5M
• Avenatti Fights To Hide Finances From Feds In NY Case
• Shoplet's Ex-GC Admits Stealing $6M, Faces 3 To 9 Years
• Watchdog Finds Prosecutor Aided Friend Facing DOJ Probe
• Texas Atty Accused Of Double Dealing On Mask Sales
• NJ Atty Charged With $9M PPP Loan Fraud Scheme
• Trucking Co. Says New Orleans Atty Paid For Staged Crashes
• Hawaii Braces For In-Person Bar Exam As Virus Cases Soar
• Ex-BigLaw Bankruptcy Atty Charged With Extortion In NY
• Judge Calls For Civility In Tesla Libel And Fraud Case
• Ch. 11 Trustee Slams Anti-Terrorism Group Atty's Money Grab
• Fla. Eases Bar Restrictions On Addiction, Mental Illness
• Ill. Atty Botched $73M Damages Request In IP Trial, Suit Says
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• Donziger Ties 'Beyond Repair,' Atty Says In Bid To Exit Trial
• In Dissent, 9th Circ. Judge Rips Fees Equaling $6,700 An Hour
• Fox Rothschild Takes Aim At Ex-Aide's Graphic Sex Bias Suit
• Firm's 'Dud' Racketeering Suit Alleging TCPA Abuse Is Axed
• LA Labor Partner Wins Bid To Arbitrate Sex Harassment Suit
• Schlichter Bogard Faces $1.5M Sanctions Bid Over Fees Suit
• NJ Judge Apologizes For Disparaging Remarks About Women
• Littler Doesn't Belong In $20M Malpractice Suit, Its Client Says
• Feds Want Atty In $393M Crypto Scam To Forfeit College Fund
• AT&T Call Center Worker Demands New Trial In Overtime Suit
• Fla. Judge Wants Real Estate Suit Moved To Orlando
• Deutsche Bank Whistleblower Must Pay Experts $2.75M
• Ex-Stanford Exec Gets Redo In Bid To Ditch 20-Year Sentence
• NY Judge Rejects Trump Org's Request To Move AG's Case
• Attys Seek $2.6M Fees For Wholesaler Antitrust MDL
• Latham DQ'd From Repping Investors In Ponzi Scheme Suit
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• Donziger's Ex-Atty Hires Lawyer To Fight Trial Role
• CFPB Warns Of High Stakes In 9th Circ. Ratification Fight
• Calif. Assembly Backs New Pass Score For Earlier Bar Exams
• Allergan, Teva Accused Of Hiding 'Critical' Opioid Info
• Panish Shea Gets Litigation Funder's Arbitration Award Axed
• Fla. Law Firm's Founder Won't Face $8M Malpractice Suit
• Toyota's Thai Business Is 'Corrupt,' Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says
• Texas Panel Flips Anti-SLAPP Win For Carrington Coleman
• 1st Circ. Nixes Mass. Judge's Ban On ICE Courthouse Arrests
• Hedge Fund Seeks Exit From SEC Suit Over NFL Player Fraud
• Trial For Fired King & Spalding Atty Delayed Until 2021
• Texas Court Says 1/2 Hour Long Enough To Uncover Jury Bias
• Atty Punished For YouTube Deposition Video Loses Appeal
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases