Legal Ethics Archive » October, 2020

Legal Ethics - October, 2020

293 articles

• Atty Lied About Settlement Pay, Calif. Appeals Court Rules
• Manatt Must Face Full Suit For Under Armour Slip, Judge Told
• Cop-Shoving Judge Gets Buffalo Cases Cut From Docket
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Disbarred After Conviction Over Crypto Scam
• Attorney Wins Bid to End Mother's Fraud Suit
• Girardi Keese Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Settlement Share
• Texas Co. Fights To Keep Failed Mask Deal Suit Intact
• Fresenius Fights $11.5M Atty Fee Bid In Medicare Case
• Insurer Backs McGuireWoods DQ In Trade Secrets Case
• NYT Finds Support In 2nd Circ. For Tossing Defamation Suit
• Venable And Con Man Must Face $11M Facebook Fraud Suit
• Deny Kasowitz's $237K Bill For 'Pointless' Work, Panel Told
• NY Landlord Wants Feds Sanctioned Over Forfeiture Action
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• Anadarko Fights 'Kitchen Sink' Approach To OT Class Cert.
• DC Court Revives Suit Over Former Police Atty's Firing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Sends CFPB's RD Legal Case Back To NY
• Disbarred Atty Pleads Guilty To Stealing 9/11 Victim Funds
• PG&E Nears Win In $500M Ch. 11 Appeal After Atty No-Show
• Ex-Atty For Prince's Sibling Seeks To Save Defamation Suit
• Texas Court Backs Atty's Win Over Property Theft Claims
• Kavanaugh Revises Election Opinion After Vt. Official Objects
• Fla. Judge Quits Election Board After Trump Donation Reports
• NJ Atty Disbarred After Pleading Guilty In Fraud Scheme
• Texas County Cites Privacy Concerns In Doc Access Fight
• 5th Circ. Gives Doctor New Shot At Disputing $1.7M Atty Fees
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Appeals Court Won't Axe Atty Fine In Energy Co. Dispute
• Reforming The FEC
• Maxell Targets DLA Piper For Atty Side-Switch In Apple Suit
• Donziger Trial Pushed 5 Days After Last Atty Eyes Exit
• Montgomery McCracken Malpractice Row Dismissal Upheld
• Feds Defend Warrant In $94M Drug Return Fraud Appeal
• Dershowitz May Seek DQ Of Attys In Defamation Suit
• Rig Maker Can't Shield Docs Prepared After Worker's Death
• Ex-NYC Civil Service GC Cops To Faking Work Hours
• Calif. Bar Escapes ADA Suit Over In-Person Bar Exam
• Colo. Atty Sanctioned For Virtual Trial Appearance
• Milberg Clients Urge 2nd Circ. To OK Axing $12M Fee Suit
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Says NJ Law Boosts Sex Abuse Case
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Ethics Panel Tells Calif. Judges To Eye Staff Social Media Use
• 9th Circ. Gives Defense Atty New Shot At Client Wiretap Suit
• Second Thoughts Can't Get City Worker Out Of FLSA Deal
• NYC Bar To Attys: Get Client OK Before Settling Multiple Suits
• DC Latest To Move Feb. 2021 Bar Exam Online
• Alsup Grants Sanctions, Bemoans Ex-Player's MLB 'Crusade'
• LeClairRyan Trustee Seeks $42M From UnitedLex Over Deal
• Juror's 'Tasteless' Remarks Won't Get Firm A New Fraud Trial
• Hagens Berman Says It Earned Every Penny Of $48M Fees
• Reforming The FEC: Bipartisan Compromise Is Essential
• Donziger Judge Punts Ethical-Disobedience Question To Trial
• Food Maker Blames Ex-Attys After $8.3M Judgment
• Malpractice Suit Revived Despite Ex-Client's Discovery Lapses
• Judge Won't Exit OSU Sex Harassment Suit Over Adjunct Job
• Jay-Z Erased Emails Amid Looming Perfume Suit, Judge Says
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• Why GCs Should Buckle Up Before Blowing The Whistle
• Fragomen Confirms Data Breach Of Google Employee Info
• $2.2M Deal Struck To End Law Firm Suit By Ch. 7 Trustee
• Pa. County Wants Justice Barrett Off Election Deadline Case
• Dickinson Wright, Others Hit With Suit Over Stock Sale
• Chase Says It Doesn't Owe Firm Fees For Pandemic Loans
• Davis Polk Partners Must Face Black Atty's Retaliation Claim
• Judge Married To AG Won't Recuse Herself In Backpage Case
• Davis Wright Raps CBP For Ignoring Order In Pot Worker Suit
• Indiana AG Says He's Being Overbilled In Discipline Fight
• Legal News Co. Says Firm Steals Stories Hot Off The Presses
• Reforming The FEC: Effective Commissioners Are Needed
• Insurer Gets Quick Win For Coverage Suit Against Atty
• Consultant Says Vape Biz, Atty Are Source Of Investors' Woes
• As Insurance Costs Climb, Law Firms Seek To Self-Insure
• Judge Halves Fee Bid In Boston Cop Bias Suit
• Firms Fight Fox News' Sanctions Bid In Sex Harassment Suit
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• UAE Prisoner Says Dechert Coerced False 'Confessions'
• Med Mal Atty Suspended Following Federal Extortion Charge
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Reject Atty's 'Man Of La Mancha' Appeal
• Calif. Judge Won't Let Insurer Revoke Atty's Policy For Now
• L'Oreal Gets Win In Ex-Patent Atty's Whistleblower Suit
• Judge Thinks Texas AG's Fraud Case Belongs In Collin County
• Ex-NFLer's Estate May Settle $2M Concussion Malpractice Suit
• Reforming The FEC: Rulemaking Obligations Must Be Fulfilled
• Ex-Defender Claims Fed Judiciary Liable In Harassment Suit
• Judge Won't DQ Furman Kornfeld Over Atty 'Switching Sides'
• Buffalo Police Surprised Cop-Shoving Judge Wasn't Charged
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• Judge's King & Spalding Criticism Fair Game In Fired Atty Trial
• Donziger Questioned On His Need For Remote Trial Witnesses
• Gambler Billy Walters Says Bharara, Others Lied About Leaks
• Mississippi Atty Must Face Malpractice Suit In NJ
• Clark Hill Accused of 'Whitewash' In Cyber Malpractice Case
• Pittsburgh Lawyer Claims Google Ignored Fake Bad Review
• Hallmark Nabs Win In TM Suit Marred By Foul-Mouth Dustup
• Akerman Faces Copyright Suit Over Photo On Firm Website
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Biden Says He'll Set Up Commission To 'Reform Court System'
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Liebowitz Hit With Malpractice Suit From Former Client
• Anti-Graft Atty Denies Money Laundering Charge In UK Case
• Ex-NC Assistant AG Fires Back At Bid To Sink Age Bias Suit
• Google Can't See Who's Funding Ad Tech Co.'s Patent Battle
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Attys Can Seal Motion In Boeing Suit
• Fox Rothschild Escapes Bulk Of Aide's Graphic Sex Bias Suit
• Former BigLaw Atty Charged With Bank Robbery Spree In Fla.
• NJ Judge Faces Ethics Complaint For Independent Research
• Fox News Personality Can Fight Sex Assault Claims In NJ
• Law Firm Freed From $100M Suit Alleging It Swindled Mogul
• Acacia's General Counsel Fired In Wake Of SEC Sanction
• Cuomo Could Probe Judge Brawl After Neighbors Say FBI Did
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• NJ Immigration Atty Censured For Dodging Client Duties
• LA County DA, Husband Sued Over BLM Gun Incident
• Top Dems Ask IG To Review DOJ Election Meddling Concerns
• Opioid Settlements Stymied By Atty Fee Demands, AGs Say
• 11th Circ. Revives Fla. Firm's Fraud Suit Vs. Bankruptcy Atty
• Atty Says Medical Device GC Ousted Him For Not Hiding Cash
• Ex-Jones Day Attorney Fights To Revive Equal Pay Claim
• Feds Get Discovery Pause In Ex-BigLaw Atty's SEC Case
• Jacoby & Meyers' Ex-Clients Renew Cert. Bid In Billing Suit
• Trulieve Slams 'Ham-Fisted' Sanction Bid In Hiring Dispute
• Calif. DA Seeks To Ax Prosecutors' 'Threadbare' Sex Bias Suit
• Firm Looks To Stay On As NJ Transit Attys In Bias Suit
• Pa. Justices Unsure Of 'Continuing Representation' Rule
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• High Court Won't Review Case Involving 1946 Lynching Docs
• New Yorker Suspends Toobin For Exposing Himself On Zoom
• Judge Warns Ex-Jones Day Attys Against 'Fishing Expedition'
• Calif. Atty Aided Shell Co. Pump-And-Dump, SEC Says
• Lawyer Asks Court To Block Pa. Bar's Anti-Bias Rule
• Feds Must Pay Special Master To Check ICE Center Virus Data
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Avenatti Judge Splits Calif. Fraud Trial As Start Likely Delayed
• Visa, Black Card Spar Over Virus Safety In $600M IP Fight
• NY Court Trims Docs For Handover In NY AG's Trump Probe
• Brown Rudnick Seeks Defense Bill 'Advance' from Trustee
• Memorabilia Biz Accuses Debevoise Of Fraud Amid SEC Probe
• Scheef & Stone Settles Claims Tied To $80M Fraud Scheme
• 11th Circ. Judge Rips Firm's Letter In Debt Collection Case
• Ex-Fox News Guest Drops Wigdor Suit Over Seth Rich Claims
• Pa. County Clerk Of Courts Pleads Guilty To $96K Theft
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Atty's Conviction For Helping Bribe Witness
• Avenatti Wins Yet Another Extension To His Prison Release
• Purdue, Sacklers Say Atty-Client Privilege Shields Documents
• K&L Gates Can't Duck $100M Nanotech Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge Won't DQ Self From Saudi Heirs-Chevron Case
• Hagens Berman 'Defiance' Voids $48M Fee Award, Judge Told
• Whistleblower Firm Sued Over Fees In GlaxoSmithKline Suit
• Insurer Seeks Do-Over On Greenberg DQ Bid In Hartford Case
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Drops Jones Day Conspiracy Suit
• NY Bar Says Firm Can Use Dead Atty's Name On Letterhead
• Who Objected To $2B In Cum-Ex Trades? Not The Lawyers​
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Dechert Sued For £15M Over Torture Claim During UAE Probe
• Govt Attys Slammed For 'Straight Up Dishonesty' In ICE Case
• Pot Co. Exec Says Atty Played Both Sides In Failed Buyout
• Judge's Law School Gig Questioned In Sex Harassment Suit
• Burford's NYSE Launch Presages 'Securitized' Case Financing
• Borrowers Reject AG's Atty Fee Critique In $141M Lender Deal
• Seyfarth Cyberattack Spotlights Gaps In Law Firm Security
• Saudi Heirs Want 9th Circ. Judge DQ'd In Chevron Row
• McGahn Subpoena Case Again Returns To Full DC Circ.
• NY Top Court Removes Family Court Judge For Sexism
• Former GC, Wife Get $602K In Pay, Dividends From CBD Cos.
• Cop-Shoving Judge Recuses Himself In Buffalo Police Cases
• Atty's Dating App Signup Doesn't Send IP Fight To Arbitration
• Ex-Partner Sues Carothers DiSante For 'Blatant' Bias
• Bernstein Litowitz Accused Of Age Bias, Homophobia
• Avenatti Seeks Extension Of Prison Release Amid Virus Risk
• Gun-Wielding Attys Plead Not Guilty In Protest Confrontation
• Allergan, Teva Sanctioned For Flouting Opioid MDL Discovery
• Driller Dodges Sanctions Bid But Gets Discovery Warning
• Kozinski Can't Duck Suit Over Porn Complaints, Atty Says
• Snell & Willner Won't Be DQ'd From EB-5 Project Fight
• Firm Wants To Ax Malpractice Suit Over Truck Fire Insurance
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• Tomax Seeks To Duck Blame Over Failed $57M PPE Deal
• Ex-NFL Player Resists Giving Fees To Atty Accused Of Fraud
• Paxton's Defense Team Slams Renewed $300 Hourly Pay Bid
• Legal Liaison Accuses Cleveland Schools Of Racial Bias
• Norton Rose Fights Gartner's DQ Bid In $340M Coverage Suit
• MoFo Says Ex-Atty Is At Fault For Scuttled Partner Ambitions
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• FTC Drops Bid For Sanctuary Belize Attys' Funding Info
• Coach Fights Sanction Fees For Edelson In Hidden-Abuse Suit
• Atty Wants RBG-O'Connor Book Adaptation Dispute Arbitrated
• Pa. Judge Suspended Following Charges Of Campaign Theft
• Judge Orders Private Look At Emails In Buckley Insurer Fight
• 'Intoxicated' NY Judge Shoved Officer, Invoked Ties To Power
• NY Bar Says Immigration Atty Can Withdraw Due To Virus Fear
• Barrett Hearings Begin With Focus On ACA, Faith
• Seyfarth Shaw Hit By Ransomware Attack
• Legal Recruiter Drops Fee Suit Against Freshfields
• Firm Says Malpractice Suit Too Late Over Severed Leg Case
• Littler Attys Trim Discovery Blunder Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Nix Alsup's Fees Award To Apple, Cisco
• Texas Justices Bounce Back Fen-Phen Atty Malpractice Fight
• Harvard Prof Sues School For Not Covering Criminal Defense
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Tangled Up Over Claims, Depositions
• What To Watch For At Barrett's Confirmation Hearings
• Backpage Prosecutors Fight Recusal For Judge Married To AG
• Ex-Shoplet GC Gets 3 To 9 Years In Prison For $6M Theft
• NY Judge Pauses Doc Handover In NY AG's Trump Probe
• Ex-Judge To Mediate Law Firm Data Breach Fight
• Judge Changes Mind, Will Recuse From Subaru Air Bag Row
• Fee Bid Is 'Unseemly Mudslinging,' ICO Suit Co-Counsel Says
• Reed Smith To Review Handling Of London Misconduct Report
• Liquor Importer Seeks Sanctions In 'Outlandish' Award Fight
• MoFo Says Black Atty's Bias Case Is 'Patchwork' Of Slights
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• Tenn. Judge Cited For 'Overtly Sexual' Social Media Messages
• Cozen Sued Over Client's Unenforceable Noncompete
• Hagens Berman Says It Doesn't Have To Repay $48M In Fees
• Malaysia-Linked Co. Dodges In-House Atty's Bias Suit
• Flynn Atty Decries 'Persecution' By Trial Judge In Recusal Bid
• CNN's Bakari Sellers Beats Ky. Students' Defamation Suit
• Pa. Republicans Launch Bid To Impeach State Justice
• Online Bar Exams Create Flurry Of Frustrations Across US
• Judge Won't Exit Air Bag Row Over 'Old Boy Network' Claim
• O'Melveny Can't Keep $9M From Bankrupt Co., 9th Circ. Told
• LA Fined $2.5M For 'Serious Abuse' Of Discovery In PwC Suit
• 2 Florida Attys Charged For Foreclosure Funds Fraud
• Judge Won't Step Down From Airline Workers' Bias Suit
• NC Court Tosses Ex-DA's Conviction For No-Show Hiring
• 2nd Circ. Clears Wachtell In Refiner's Malpractice Case
• Sobo, Ex-Atty Told Not To Harass Accuser In Harassment Suit
• Pa. Judge Allegedly Pilfered Campaign For Gambling Sprees
• Grocer Looks To Toss Suit Over Soured EB-5 Bid
• Steel Co. Says Steptoe & Johnson Cost It $6M In Duty Refunds
• Hedge Fund Settles SEC's NFL Concussion Fraud Suit
• Gun-Toting St. Louis Attys Indicted Over Anti-Protest Standoff
• Mom Who Lost Fraud Suit Against Coach Fights Sanctions Bid
• Investor Wants Attys Sanctioned In CBD Co. Securities Suit
• Law Office, Others Targeted For Breach of Confidentiality
• Ex-Benjamin Moore Atty Must Arbitrate Whistleblower Claims
• Polsinelli Settles Claims With Former Novak Druce Atty
• Trump Org Denies Waiving Privilege In NY AG Investigation
• Jones Day Wants To Seal Berkshire Hathaway Unit's Suit
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• Feds Charge Baltimore Atty With $25M Hospital Extortion Plan
• Evidence Ruling Highlights Spoliation Claim Concerns
• Golf Club Wants McGuireWoods DQ'd In $750M Contract Suit
• Buckley Says Docs In Privilege Fight Preview Legal Woes
• Pot Co. Trulieve Accused Of Hiding Discovery In Hiring Row
• Donziger Judge Warns No More Delay As Another Atty Leaves
• Texas AG Won't Resign Amid Misconduct Allegations
• FCA Materiality Standard's Odd Application To Payment Terms
• Trump Org Atty Didn't Disclose Cache Of Docs, NY AG Says
• McGuireWoods Out Of Hartford Suit For Conflict Of Interest
• Locke Lord To Pay $150K Over Bonus Discrimination Claims
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Top Aides Accuse Texas AG Of Criminal Misconduct
• Trump Taps Judicial Watch Prez For DC Judicial Commission
• Lewis Brisbois Accused Of Sabotaging Cow Dung Energy Biz
• Davis Wright Wants CBP Sanctioned In Pot Immigration Row
• Calif. Bar Highlights Ethical Risks Of Litigation Funding Deals
• Houston Firm Wants 'Huckster' Deepwater Suit Tossed
• Botched Arkema Trial Shows Enviro Crimes A Tough Sell
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• Calif. Supreme Court Rejects Calls For Open-Book Bar Exam
• Howard & Howard Wants Ex-Intern's Bias Suit Narrowed
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Seila Law Pushes For Rejection Of CFPB Demand At 9th Circ.
• How To Address Suspected Atty Mental Health Issues At Work
• Acacia Research GC Censured, Ordered To Pay $25K Penalty
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Chicago Judge Who Repeatedly Harassed Women Resigns
• AG Barr Slammed For 'Weaponizing' DOJ Ahead Of Election
• Privilege Fight Brews As Buckley Eyes 'Key Partner' Coverage
• Law Student Group Says 26 Firms Fail On Climate
• ACC Backs Ethical Oath For In-House Attorneys
• Drivers Want Judge DQ'd From Subaru Airbag Suit
• 'LOVE' Artist's Estate Dodges Sanctions Over Deleted Emails
• Sbarro Exec Gets Worker's Attys Penalized For 'False' Claims
• Judge Rips Union's 'Inflammatory' Filing In Harassment Fight
• Judge Overrules Magistrate's Sanctions Call In Debt Suit
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition