Legal Ethics Archive » November, 2020

Legal Ethics - November, 2020

289 articles

• Embattled Copyright Lawyer Liebowitz Suspended From SDNY
• Law Firm Billing Tips For Avoiding An Irate Client
• Ex-Clients Say Fox Rothschild Exposed Them To Enviro Costs
• Philly Utility Fights Bid To Remove Judge From Bias Suit
• Iraqi Telecom Co. Seeks Dechert Docs In Gov't Bribery Row
• Legal Industry Is Still Running Behind On Diversity Work
• Ga. Judge Rips Law Firm's Atty Fees Bid In Insurance Row
• Firm's COVID-19 Insurance Claim Faces Skeptical Ga. Judge
• Pa. Ethics Court Drops Bid To Suspend Judge, For Now
• Google Attys Want Access To Rivals' Docs In Antitrust Fight
• Berg & Androphy Hit With Race Bias Suit By Fired Black Aide
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• Calif. Tribe Seeks Sanctions Against BIA In Trust-Land Row
• Pension Plan Eyes Negligence Suits Against Linklaters, Squire
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Ex-Freshfields Atty Overturns Sexual Misconduct Penalty
• Calif. Judge DQ'd From Atty Fees Fight In Water Plan Dispute
• Akin Gump Must Explain Role In $1B Ohio Energy Bailout Bill
• Feds Say NC Atty Used Fraudulent Funds For Plastic Surgery
• Disability Groups Criticize Tweak To Fla. Bar Admission Rules
• Notice Dispute Can't Block TV Co. From Malpractice Coverage
• Wisconsin Atty Who Mishandled Clients' Cash Is Reinstated
• Ex-Secretary Says Texas Firm Axed Her For Reporting Abuse
• Qatari Financial Arm Seeks $55M Over 'Flagrant' UAE Bank
• Bar Argues For In-Person Hearing Rights At Mass. Top Court
• MoFo Pans 'Self-Righteous Say-So' In Maternity Bias Case
• Texas PI Firm Settles Client Poaching Suit With Fired Atty
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• Allen & Overy Sued For £12M Over London Stadium Deal
• Beth Wilkinson Hit With Lawsuit Amid NFL Harassment Probe
• Attys In 5Pointz Graffiti Destruction Case Net $2M In Fees
• San Bernardino Settles Retaliatory Prosecution Suit For $65M
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Blasts Redo Bid In Bias, Assault Suit
• Ethics Complaints Against Trump Attys Are Likely A Dead End
• NJ Judge Reprimanded For Hearing Her Landlord's Cases
• Kansas Atty Suspended After Copping To Role In Cyberattacks
• Samsung Says Expert Ruined Batteries In Vape Explosion Suit
• NLRB Must Face Claim It Surveilled Its Workers' Union
• Cop-Shoving Judge Faces 2nd Ethics Probe Over 2018 Case
• Law Firms Say Botched BP Oil Spill Claims Time-Barred
• Bostock Says Judge Was Trash-Talking After High Court Win
• Fired Analyst Sues Manhattan DA's Office For Racial Bias
• Steptoe Says Texas Is Wrong Forum For $6M Malpractice Suit
• CEO Presses Removal Of Judge Who Worked At Debevoise
• IBA Aims To Fight Bullying, Harassment In Law Firms
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• NBA Star Seeks Docs To See If Judge's Son Presents Conflict
• Apple's Security Head Indicted In Gun Permits-For-IPads Plot
• NY Courts Survey Finds Room For Gender Bias Improvement
• Greenberg Traurig Clears Conflict Inquiry In $1B Fraud Case
• Publisher Says Fox Rothschild Violated Legal Ethics
• Rebuffed By Kaplan, Donziger Atty Calls Out Judges' 'Opacity'
• 9th Circ. Says Client Can't Sue Ariz. Firm In Company's Stead
• Rabicoff, Budo Patent Attys Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Filings
• Jacoby & Meyers Slams Renewed Cert. Bid In Billing Suit
• CFPB Insists Student Loan Biz And Exec Must Cough Up $53M
• Big Lots' Ohio Attys Wrongfully DQ'd From Calif. Wage Fight
• Ex-GC Drops Falsification Suit Against Cash Advance Co.
• Fox Rothschild Says Ex-Aide's Bias Claim Rightly Tossed
• 3 Things To Know About The Calif. Bar's Latest License Plan
• Stericycle Investor Seeks Atty Sanction After Objector Claim
• Texas Law Firm, Mexican Supplier Settle $3M Mask Sale Row
• Samsung Can't Slip Android IP Suit Under Two-Dismissal Rule
• Feds Want Former Chicago Alderman In Prison For Tax Crimes
• NY Judge Exits Sex Bias Suit Targeting Fellow School Parent
• Judge Nixes Suit For Crypto Co. Investor's $728K Atty Fees
• Judge Backs Sanctions For AWOL EB-5 Fraud Suit Defendant
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Cop-Shoving Judge Ruled For Atty Paying Him A $35K Debt
• Apple Wants Data Withheld From Google's In-House Attys
• Fla. Judge Says Attys On 'Thin Ice' After FCRA Claims
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Plans To Appeal Loss In Sex Bias Suit
• NJ Rep. Calls For Giuliani's Disbarment Over Election Suits
• Texas Ex-Atty Loses Fee Fight Over $4.7M Sex Assault Award
• Medical Marijuana Co. Sues Law Firm For Malpractice
• Creditor Fights 'Outrageous' Contempt Bid In Gem Row
• Iona College, Law Firm Escape Ex-GC's Defamation Suit
• NY Court Leaders Face Contempt In Judges' Age Bias Suit
• Women Suing Baylor Say 'Enough Is Enough' In Docs Fight
• Young Conaway Can't Get $232K In Fees For 'Self-Advocacy'
• Clark Hill Rips 'Whitewash Narrative' In Malpractice Case
• NY Judge Orders Args In AG's Trump Probe Doc Dispute
• $1.6M Securities Fraud Suit On Ice Amid Atty Ethics Claims
• Paralegal Admits To Stealing Immigration Firm Clients' Money
• K&L Gates Calls Former Partner 'Serial Harasser'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• 9th Circ. Puts Heat On Seila Law In CFPB Ratification Fight
• DOJ Keeps Heat On Advisers Despite Quiet End To Bain Case
• Lawyer Gets 10 Years For Role In $72M Fraud Scheme
• Atty Fighting IP Suit Says He's Not Former Firm's 'Property'
• Judge Postpones Sentence For Panama Papers Tax Dodger
• Lender Seeks Sanctions Over 'Shakedown' FCRA Suit
• Ex-Asst. City Atty Can't Revive Retaliatory Discharge Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge Pans 'Hot Mess' Of Immigration Case Law
• Ex-Pa. Judge Barred From The Bench Over Racist Remarks
• NY AG Wants New Args In Trump Tax Probe Doc Dispute
• Debevoise Work In 1980s No Reason To Recuse, Judge Says
• 6th Circ. Questions Judge's Bid To Put Atty On Pro Bono List
• 9th Circ. Revives Vodka IP Suit Tossed For Atty's 'Misconduct'
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Ex-Cooley Atty Gets August Trial Date In Corruption Case
• Dershowitz Seeks DQ Of Cooper & Kirk In Defamation Suit
• Prof Wins $8M IP Trial Against Health Cos., Convicted Ex-Atty
• Troutman Pepper Atty Beats Nike's Sanctions Bid In TM Suit
• Fla. Judge OKs Prevagen Deal After Striking Objection
• Seattle Attys Strike Deal To Exit Wyndham Timeshare Suit
• Napolitano Says 'Lenient' Sentence Due To Plea Deal, Not Sex
• FINRA Slams Broker's Bid To Block Virtual Hearing
• Fla. Woman Gets Prison Time For Setting Up Fake Law Firms
• 4th Circ. Upholds Atty's Conviction For Texting In Court
• Baylor Calls Sanctions Bid In Title IX Suit 'Shocking'
• Legal Defense Fund Donations Should Get Gift Tax Treatment
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Accomplice In Witness Payoff Case Gets 14 Months
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• SEC Says Judge Who Worked At Debevoise Shouldn't Recuse
• Photographer Drops Copyright Suit Against Morgan & Morgan
• Ex-LeClairRyan GC Disbarred For Diverting $2.5M From Trust
• NY Firm Beats Construction Biz's Legal Malpractice Claims
• Kirkland Dodges Sanctions For 'Abusive' Call In Trump Case
• DC Judge Slams DOJ's $212K Fee Payment To Arnold & Porter
• Avenatti Sues Fox News For $250M Over Trump 'Propaganda'
• Judge Accused Of Racist Remarks Quits Before Ethics Trial
• Hotel Co.'s Atty Faces Sanctions In Pa. Accessibility Suit
• Backpage Execs Take Judge DQ Fight To 9th Circ.
• Notable Colo. Pot Atty Suspended Over Raft Of Ethics Lapses
• 11th Circ. Questions Atty's Challenge To SEC Subpoenas
• Judge Who Worked At Debevoise Asked To Quit Fraud Case
• Bush v. Gore Attys: Trump Election Suits Lack Legal Basis
• Calif. Judge Halts Immigration Arrests In San Diego Courts
• 'Real Housewives' Alum Freed From Prison Due To Virus Risk
• Real Estate Law Firm Must Face Suit Alleging Pregnancy Bias
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Law Firm Says Chase Can't Duck Suit Over PPP Agent Fees
• McGahn Says Incoming Congress Will Moot House Subpoena
• Fla. Atty Accused Of Trying To Extort Former Giants Player
• Houston Judge Ordered To Get Training On Time Management
• New Donziger Atty Immediately Asks For Judge Reassignment
• Avenatti's Sentencing Moved To Feb. Amid COVID-19 Spike
• Utility Worker Wants Judge DQ'd For Time As Cozen Partner
• Fla. Atty's Spamming Should Net 2-Year Ban, Judge Says
• BYU-Idaho Attys Accused Of Conflict Of Interest In Title IX Suit
• Trump Campaign Loses More Attys From Pa. Election Lawsuit
• Defense Atty's Comment Won't Scuttle Arbitration Award
• Employer Group Says Littler Attys Filched Copyrighted Files
• Ex-Ga. Judge Not Blocked From Bench After $15K Court Theft
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Trump Atty Slams Kirkland For Associate's 'Abusive' Message
• Magistrate Judge Says Ex-NFL Player Should Pay Atty Fees
• Bankruptcy Firm Settles Paralegal's OT Wages Suit
• Buckley Must Produce Latham Emails In $6M Policy Fight
• Sanford Heisler's Turbulent Summer
• Law Firm Prevails In Timeshare Company's Suit
• CVS Pay Deal Disrupted By Rival Suit's Opt-Out Message
• Dem. State AGs Call For DOJ Backtrack On Election Probes
• Anti-Trump Protesters Target Jones Day, King & Spalding
• Attys Ask To Drop Ex-NFL Team Investor Over Fee Dispute
• Texas AG Accused Of Forcing Out Whistleblowers
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Cotton Co. Requests Sanctions For $8.9M Litigation Funder
• Avenatti's COVID-19 Prison Release Extended 2 Months
• Debt Collector Urges DQ Of Atty Accused Of Misleading Calls
• Fired King & Spalding Atty Drops Jury Bid For One Claim
• Reed Smith Apologizes For Past Harassment Response
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Can't DQ Wigdor In Defamation Suit
• NJ Turnpike Dept. Must Face Attys' 'Partisan Purge' Claims
• Kelley Kronenberg Settles Pay, Visa Fight With Italian Atty
• Maxell Scoffs At DLA Piper's 'Ethical Screen' In Apple IP Suit
• Koh Rips Kellogg Class Attys' 'Kitchen Sink' Litigation Tactics
• Houston Lawyers Assoc. Tells Judge New Group Infringing
• Clark Hill Says Ex-Client Suit Must Be Tossed
• Bankruptcy Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Undo Fraud Suit Finding
• Atlanta Law Firms Deny Conflict In Georgia Election Suits
• DOJ Says Acosta Used 'Poor Judgment' In Epstein Deal
• CBD Co., Attys Look To Ax British Investor's $1M Loan Suit
• 9th Circ. Ruling Cited In Bid To Ax Hagens Berman Fee Claim
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Sports Agency Wants NFL Player's Atty DQed In Contract Suit
• DLA Piper Atty Wants Out Of Suit Over Alleged Ponzi Ties
• Fired Goldman Atty Calls Mandatory Arbitration 'Anti-Woman'
• Broker Sues FINRA To Block 'Unfair' Virtual Hearing Via Zoom
• ​​​​​​​Davis Polk Partners Whiter Than Trump Judges, Ex-Atty Says
• Avenatti Trial Over Stormy Daniels' Book Money Set For April
• Atty Says K&L Gates Fired Him For Raising Bias Concerns
• Brown Rudnick Says Trustee's Doc Ask Is 'Premature'
• DLA Piper Fights Maxell's DQ Bid In Apple Patent Dispute
• Judge Says Courtroom Reality Show Didn't Flout Ethics Rules
• Barr's Election Fraud Memo Leaves Ex-Prosecutors Queasy
• Alaska High Court Says No Need For Diploma Privilege
• Judge Says Klayman Appeal Of $2.8M Verdict May Be Too Late
• As Private Citizen Litigant, Trump Still Has Cards To Play
• NJ Justices Challenge Ethics Behind Atty Keyword Search
• Firm Committed Malpractice In Severed Leg Row, Insurer Says
• Calif. DA Says Women Prosecutors' Bias Suit Falls Short
• Atty Gets 3.5 Years For Taking $1.4M From Veterans Charity
• Texas PI Firm Accuses Fired Attorney Of Poaching Clients
• NJ Says It Didn't Give Up Immunity In Judge's ADA Suit
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Jussie Smollett's Attys Say Defamation Claims Are All 'Spin'
• Gibson Dunn Steps In To Rep DLA Piper In Apple-Maxell Case
• EEOC Faces More Discovery Breach Accusations In GWU Suit
• Alsup Rejects Attys $1.6M 'Sweetheart Deal' In Wage Suit
• NY Bar Urges State To Consider Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine
• Ex-Lawyer Gets 3 Years For Defrauding NFL, MLB Players
• SEC Whistleblower Is Broke, Unrepresented With $2.75M Tab
• Pa. Judge Forces Cleanup In Decades-Old Wetlands Case
• Dentons Bingham DQ Overturned In Bankruptcy Case
• Law Firm Hit With FLSA Suit Over Unpaid Overtime
• Feds Rip Avenatti's Call For Sanctions In Fraud Case
• 2nd Circ. Dampens Discovery In Spanish Oil Spill Suit
• Goldman Sachs Wants Ex-Atty's Retaliation Suit Arbitrated
• Snell Seeks Sanctions For Ex-NFL Player In Liability Fight
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• NJ Panel Nixes Untrained Developer's Suit Against Atty
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• Morgan & Morgan Gets $5M Legal Malpractice Verdict Slashed
• Donziger's Criminal Contempt Trial Delayed To January
• Firm Should Be DQ'd, Sanctioned For Threats, Court Told
• Fraudster Sentenced For Bilking Firms In $7.8M Scheme
• Deal In Dallas Malpractice Suit Ends State High Court Bid
• Another Case Raises Fla. Medical Expert Pay Disclosure Issue
• Law Firm Tries To Sink Third Suit From $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Professor's 'Self-Defamation' Suit Unlikely To Succeed
• National Lampoon's $3M Fraud Suit Against Ex-Prez No Joke
• 7th Circ. Digs Into Lack Of Proof In Atty's Workplace Bias Suit
• Suspension and Debarment: FY 2020 By The Numbers
• Ex-BigLaw Bankruptcy Atty Mulls Guilty Plea In Extortion Rap
• Mass. Top Court Chews Over Mistrial In Bad Burger Case
• Quinn Emanuel Drops Bannon After Inflammatory Remarks
• Litigation Funding Demand Rises As Pandemic Suits Percolate
• Donziger Trial Headed For Remote Criminal Defense
• Online Pharmacy, Ex-Exec Sue Polsinelli Over SEC Probe Fees
• EEOC Avoids Sanctions In Email Privilege Dustup With GWU
• Law Firms Sued For Allegedly Botching BP Oil Spill Claims
• Atty Charged In Scheme To Pay For Fake Accidents
• Women Say Baylor's Discovery Fails Continue In Assault Case
• Here's How Law Firms Can Ward Off Disgruntled Atty Leaks
• Fla. Judge Reprimanded For Yelling At Courthouse Visitors
• Sanctions Bid Says Atty Filed Fake Deal In Water Rate Fight
• Judge Recommends Kyrgyzstan Pay Triple Daily Sanctions
• Ex-Cole Schotz Atty Can't Post Secrets To 'Injure' BigLaw
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Firm Seeks Littler Docs To Fight $20M Malpractice Suit
• Houston Firm Scores Jury Win In Dispute With Marketing Biz
• Windstream's GC, Uniti Beat Fraud Claims Over Spinoff Risks
• LSU's GC Must Face Ex-Univ. Attys' Wage Bias Suit
• Disgraced NFLers' Atty, Litigation Funder Settle Fraud Suit
• Calif. Launches Working Group To Tackle Bias In The Courts
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• SEC Slams Atty's Sanctions Bid In $48M Fraud Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Mexican Man's Deportation Defense
• Clerk Who Fixed Cases Wants Another Shot At Plea Bargain
• Ex-Ark. Coach Wants Penalty For Fraud Claim Over Pats Pay
• Magistrate Won't Be Bumped From OSU Harassment Suit
• Atty Caught Up In NFL Player Scheme Faces Bar Complaint
• Mich. Woman Sentenced 6 Years For Posing As DHS Atty
• Botched Island Spying Was Intimidation, Dechert Atty Says
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Insurer Prevails On Texas Law Firm's Bad Faith Claims
• Florio Perrucci Malpractice Suit Not Time-Barred, Insurer Says
• Fired Atty's Disability Claim Came Too Late, Judge Says
• Atty Says It's Not His Fault Property Buyer's $120K Was Stolen
• Calif. DA 'Cherry Picking' Info To Beat Bias Suit, Women Say
• NY Atty Accused Of 'Shadow Counseling' After Gem Fight DQ
• NY Firm Can't Refer Clients To Funder Married To Ex-Partner
• Texas Panel Backs Attys' Sanctions Win In Title Co. Fight
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Covert Spying On Dechert Atty Wasn't Illegal, ENRC Says
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Service Flub In Video Game IP Case Leads To Sanctions
• Dilworth Paxson Can't Dodge Pension Fund's Bond Scam Suit
• Feds Urge High Court To Reject Sheldon Silver Graft Case
• Seyfarth Must Face Punitive Claim In Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Judge Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Boy
• Feds Admit 'Substantial Failures' In Iran Sanctions Case
• Ex-Howard & Howard Intern Fights Bid To Nix Sex Bias Suit
• Feds Aim To Nix Ponzi Schemer's Bid To Escape Sentence
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity