Legal Ethics Archive » December, 2020

Legal Ethics - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• Netflix Beats Attys' Defamation Suit Over Panama Papers Film
• Mars Blasts Attys Behind Dozens Of Vanilla 'Strike Suits'
• Judge's 'Inappropriate' Nassar Comments Don't Nix Sentence
• Dominion Voting Exec Lobs Defamation Suit At Trump, Attys
• Genova Burns Faces New Claims In NJ Campaign Finance Suit
• Roof Co., Compliance Chief Settle SEC Fraud Suit For $2M
• Fed. Circ. Won't DQ Quinn Emmanuel In Texas Patent Case
• Jones Day, Ex-Attys Set Table For Next Phase Of Sex Bias Suit
• Carrington Coleman Wants Texas Anti-SLAPP Win Reinstated
• NY Atty Gets Scolded For Racist Tirade
• Texas Judge Sanctioned For Campaign Appearance
• Ga. Suspends Jury Trials Until At Least February
• Renters Can't Dodge Landlord's RICO Suit Over Pot Operation
• Accounting Rules May Spark Next Wave Of Bankruptcy Suits
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• Biggest Georgia Decisions Of 2020
• Ex-Skadden Atty, Duncan Hunter Among 15 Trump Pardons
• Tenn. Man Says Sanctions Unwarranted In Vape Battery Suit
• Calif. Clears Path For Retired Judges To Ease Case Backlog
• Ex-Texas Judge Punished For Using Slur, Improper Call To DA
• Ga. County Limits In-Person Proceedings Amid Virus Spike
• JAMS' Impartiality In Monster Fight In Question, Court Hears
• Va. Judge Orders 'Sea Of Portraits Of White Judges' Removed
• Girardi Accused Of Improprieties By Fifth Plane Crash Client
• Motions Not Covered By Atty Liability Law, Pa. Justices Say
• Atty Can't Duck Payment To Receiver In Spat With Old Firm
• Software Co. Seeks $5M After Beating 'Outrageous' IP Suit
• Pa. Atty Wants To Redo Defamation Suit Against Judges
• Pot Co. Wants Ex-Worker, Attys Sanctioned For 'Fruitless' Suit
• Scheef & Stone To Pay $3M For Role In $80M Fraud Scheme
• 5 Article III Takeaways From 7th Circ.'s FDCPA Ruling Frenzy
• Elevator Biz Wants Goldberg Segalla DQ'd In Patent Row
• Chase Ducks Firm's PPP Fee Suit Thanks To Unfiled Form
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• Atty Lin Wood Under Fire From Del. Judge For Election Suits
• Leaders Appeal Order Keeping Older NY Judges On Bench
• Fox Rothschild Fights Publisher's Sanctions Bid
• Nokia Trims But Can't Beat Bias Suit By Former In-House Atty
• Pa. Atty Says Former Firm Hid Revenue To Withhold Pay
• NJ Beats Judge's Suit Claiming Pension Denial Violated ADA
• 4th Circ. Affirms Fraud Conviction Of Former W.Va. Justice
• 6th Circ. Won't Reconsider Refusal To DQ Judge In GM Case
• Attys Must Clarify Arbitration In Retainers, NJ High Court Says
• Insurer Can Challenge Deal In Dickstein Malpractice Row
• Boxer's Manager Accuses Co., Law Firm VGC Of Racketeering
• Citing Vaccine, Panama Papers Tax Dodger Wins Prison Delay
• Court Staff Fight Appeal To Revive Political Speech Limits
• Fox News Personality Blasts Sex Assault Claims As 'Extortion'
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• Girardi's Wife's Clothes Sale Flouts Asset Freeze, Judge Told
• Judge Blasts 'Scorched Earth' Tactics In Legal Recruiter Fight
• Actual Innocence Enough To Get Wrongful Conviction Funds
• LA Attys' Labor Suit Against Ex-Firm Goes To Arbitration
• Baltimore Attys Charged With Conspiracy In Trafficking Case
• Ex-Stanford Exec's 20-Year Sentence To Remain In Place
• Mich. Top Court Floats Plan To Improve Access To Justice
• 3rd Circ. Seeks NJ High Court Input In Pelvic Mesh Fees Fight
• Fired Atty's FMLA Suit Blasts Firm's 'Sweatshop Culture'
• Washington Post Wants A Say In Wilkinson Suit Redactions
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2020
• Donziger Says His Confinement Unprecedented In U.S. History
• Atty Escapes Most Claims Over Firm's Shutdown
• McGuireWoods DQ'd In Hartford's Trade Secrets Case
• Perkins Coie Accused Of Breaching Cryptocurrency Deal
• US Immigration Agencies Ordered To Fix FOIA Backlog
• 11th Circ. Denies Rehearing In Bankruptcy Fraud Suit Dispute
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• NY Courts Say Tech Improvements, Fluidity Key To Better Ops
• NJ Justices To Eye Malpractice Suit Against Newark Counsel
• Ex-Clients: Girardi Firm Took Boeing Deals Without Consent
• Utah Amends Legal Biz Program Over Atty Referral Fee Worry
• Atty's Bid To Defeat EB-5 Malpractice Suit Denied
• Six Charged In Scheme To Steal Michigan Crash Reports
• Immigration Judges Ask 4th Circ. To Block Muzzling Policy
• PETA Wins Fee Sanction Against 'Tiger King' Park Operator
• CORRECTED: Steve Wynn Dodged Rape Suit With Bribery, Ex-Worker Says
• Donziger Sued By Lawyer Who Withdrew From Criminal Case
• Weil Says Hagens Berman Faked Witness Claims In Stock Suit
• NY Bar Calls State's New Power Of Attorney Law A 'Big Win'
• Girardi Keese Receiver Delayed As Bankruptcy Threat Looms
• Southern District Of Ind. Halts In-Person Trials Until March
• Silicon Valley Bank Beats CARES Act Referral Fees Suit
• Bill Barr's On The Job Market. Will Any Law Firm Hire Him?
• Ex-Theranos CEO, Feds Spar Over Atty-Client Privilege
• Girardi's Ex-Partners Say He Cheated Them Out Of $2.3M
• Annoyance At Demand Letter Not Enough To Sue Law Firm
• ABA Open To Attys Working Remote Outside Home States
• Client Won't Face Sanctions After Firing Atty Mid-Deposition
• Feds, New York Get OK On Modified Global Entry Settlement
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• 11th Circ. Upholds SEC Subpoenas Tied To Brokerage Inquiry
• Wyndham Slams Bid To Return DQ'd Atty To Timeshare Suit
• Finjan Fights $8.7M Fee Bid For 'BS' Juniper Patent War
• Ex-Trump Adviser Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Defamation Suit
• Ill. Panel Suggests 1-Year Suspension For Atty's Fund Misuse
• Suspension On Tap For NJ Judge Over 'Misogynistic' Remarks
• 11th Circ. Backs Fla. Atty's Sanctions For Shushing And Haiku
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty To Posing As Immigration Attorney
• Insurer Blasts 'Illogical' Attack On Coverage Defense
• Trump Org Must Turn Over Documents, NY Judge Orders
• Prepare For More Electronic Device Searches At US Borders
• TD Ameritrade's Recusal Bid 'Shameful,' Ex-Sen.'s Wife Says
• Clark Hill Must Face Trimmed Ex-Client Suit, Texas Panel Says
• A Look At Spoliation Risk In The 11th Circ., By The Numbers
• Texas Magistrates Can't Undo Discipline Over Bail Practices
• Texas AG Taps Lewis Brisbois For Staff Whistleblower Case
• 9th Circuit Affirms No Anti-SLAPP For Atty Libel
• Transgender Teacher Wins Sanctions Against School District
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Drop Class Claims After Seeing Pay Data
• After Contempt Order, Prosecutors Probe Girardi Case
• GE Can't Get Hands On Baker McKenzie Docs In Turbine Suit
• Fla. Gov. Urges Sanctions For Atty Over COVID-19 Beach Suit
• Immigrants Push To Stop U.S. Marshals From Arresting Them
• Contractor Scoffs At Ex-Partner's Poverty Plea Over Sanctions
• NY Developer Says Firm Dropped Ball In Creditor Lawsuits
• NC Reinstates In-Person Court Freeze Due To COVID-19 Surge
• Workers Will Drop FLSA Claim From UPS Class Action
• Judge To Refer Girardi To Prosecutors Over Missing $2M
• Sanford Heisler's Bias Probe Stirs Neutrality Concerns
• Amazon Retailer Can't Sell High Court On Epson Fight
• Firm DQ'd From $1.6M Securities Fraud Suit Over Phone Calls
• Ohio Judge Who Bypassed COVID Rules Removed From Trials
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Atty's Suit Over 'Defamatory' Opinion
• Atty Group Wants Discipline Of AGs Who Challenged Election
• BIA Slams Calif. Tribe's Sanction Bid As 'Guise' For Atty Fees
• High Court Passes On Atty's Stock Fraud Appeal, Again
• Davis Polk Pans Black Atty's 'Opportunistic' Race Bias Claims
• 4th Circ. Mulls New Trial For Ex-Trump Transition Adviser
• Allergan Must Face FCA Claims Over Dementia Drug Patents
• Law Firm Hit With Wrongful Firing Suit From Gay Ex-Assistant
• Shell Unit's Failed Atty DQ Bid Faulted For Lack Of Research
• Girardi Taps Criminal Defense Pro As Contempt Hearing Nears
• NY Court Chiefs Can't Escape Judges' Age Bias Suit
• Arnold & Porter Lowers Fees Judge Called 'Not Reasonable'
• Lil Wayne's Ex-Manager Sues For Cut Of $100M Universal Deal
• Gibson Dunn Accused Of Hiring Atty Behind Recruiter's Back
• The Biggest Legal Ethics Moments Of 2020
• Ameritrade Demands Judge Recusal Over Plaintiff Connection
• Ex-Atty Gets Prison For Living Large On Stolen Client Money
• Giuliani's Atty To Rep Bannon After Quinn Emanuel Bails
• Ex-Arnold & Porter Worker Wins Disability Benefits Trial
• Contract Atty Says McDermott Fired Him For Having Asthma
• Cyberattack Slowed Texas Probes Into Judicial Conduct
• Blockvest, Founder Ordered To Pay $700K In ICO Fraud Suit
• Long Island Firm Accused Of Bias Against Disabled Employee
• 'World's First Robot Lawyer' Sued Over Illegal Spam Texts
• Ex-Nat'l Lampoon Prez Claims Execs, Attys Bullied Him
• NJ Ethics Panel Gives Attys Path To Respond To Online Critics
• Tri-State Injury Firm Says Rival Stole Catchy Spanish Slogan
• Texas Courts Ease Rehearing Standards
• Atty's Questions Misled Car Crash Jury, Texas Panel Rules
• Ex-Paralegal Hits Colo. AG With Discrimination Suit
• Gov't Delays Should Ax Pa. Atty's Conviction, 3rd Circ. Told
• Philly Judge Fights Ethics Charge Over Unpaid Club Fees
• NY Bar OKs Fees For Resuming Suit After Client Death
• Judge Ordered To Respond To DQ Motion In Backpage Case
• ACC Launches Data Security Program For Law Firms
• DC NFL Team Brings In Dechert In Wilkinson Suit
• Florida Attorney Settles With SEC In Opinion Letter Scam
• Lewis Roca Accused Of Spiking Abuse Case Against School
• Law Firm Beats Third Suit Alleging $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Philly Bar Decries Judge's Blocking Of Lawyer Anti-Bias Rule
• Perrigo Must Share Atty Advice Over $2B Tax Bill, Court Rules
• Roche Calls Meso's Bouchard-Related Bias Claims 'Weak'
• Debevoise Alum Federal Judge Recuses From SEC Fraud Suit
• Ill. Panel Suggests 20-Month Ban For Atty Over Invoice Fraud
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• Defendant In $50M EB-5 Fraud Suit Hit With Default, Sanctions
• Fox News Fights Avenatti's Bid To Remand $250M Libel Suit
• Firm Gets Claims Trimmed In Ex-Employee's Age Bias Suit
• Girardi Keese: Rising Debt, Fleeing Attys And Theft Claims
• 5th Circ. Says It 'Meant What We Said' About Bad-Faith Appeal
• Objector Challenges Bernstein Litowitz's $11M Fee At 7th Circ.
• Ex-NJ Doctor Can't Duck Sentence With Unproven Atty Claims
• Quinn Emanuel Tells Fed. Circ. It's Clear To Rep Patent Biz
• 9th Circ. Revives Atty's Claims Ex-Spouse Spied On Emails
• Oracle's Trump Ties Got DOL Bias Battle Dropped, Atty Says
• Krebs Sues Trump Campaign, Atty Who Suggested He Be Shot
• Judge Bars Implementation Of Pa. Anti-Bias Rule For Attys
• Trump Org Opposes New Subpoena Args In NY AG's Probe
• Florio Perrucci Says Malpractice Claims Are Undercooked
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Fights $393M Forfeiture Bid In OneCoin Case
• Pa. Panel Asks If Sanction Fight Can Keep Spill Case Alive
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• Ex-Theranos CEO Claims Doc Privilege Via Boies Schiller
• Justices Urged To Clarify Patent Review Standard
• Cooper & Kirk Fights Dershowitz's DQ Bid In Defamation Suit
• BYU-Idaho Attys Oppose Disqualification Bid In Title IX Suit
• Hundreds Of Attys Tell Bars To Condemn Trump Election Attys
• Philly Court Leaders Scolded For Missing Race Equity Hearing
• USC Wants Atty's Investigation-Meddling Claims Arbitrated
• Ex-NFL Player Must Pay Fees To Langfitt Garner
• Attys Say Credit Agency Founder Can't Pile On Claims
• A Data-Based Spoliation Risk Study After NY Jay-Z Ruling
• Policing Software Company Wins Sanctions Against Rival
• Judge Consolidates Suits Against Firms Over BP Settlement
• DC NFL Team Wants To Review Redactions In Wilkinson Suit
• NC Prosecutor Disciplined Over Not Notifying Victim Of Deal
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• John Pierce Leaves Rittenhouse Case Amid Debt Controversy
• SEC Fights CEO's Bid To Ax Judge Who Worked At Debevoise
• Ex-Chicago Alderman Gets 1.5 Years For Atty Fee Tax Scheme
• Crypto Co. Status Research Seeks Nix Of Securities Suit
• Texas Judicial Selection Reform Sees New Push From Attys
• Texas Justices Deny Ex-Lynn Pinker Client's Invoice Fight
• NY Law Firm's Suit Over Virus Closure Orders Tossed
• Ex-NJ Trusts Atty Gets 18 Years For Money Laundering
• Ohio Justices Strike Down Judge's Order Blocking Pay Raises
• Feds Want To 'Send A Message' With Ex-FBI Atty Prison Time
• Lessons In Crafting Valid Employment Class Settlements
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Robbins Geller Says Bernstein Litowitz Hire May Pose Conflict
• Greenspoon Client Sanctioned For Illegal TCPA Class 'Survey'
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Girardi Keese Faces Contempt Over Edelson's Theft Claims
• Med Mal Suit Tossed After Conn. Atty 'Did Absolutely Nothing'
• Philly Judge Can't Skirt Ethics Charges For Unpaid Club Fees
• NJ Justices Disbar Convicted 'Consigliere' To Illegal Pot Ring
• NJ High Court Disbars Atty Stripped Of Pa. License
• Ohio Atty Disbarred Over 'Egregious' Lies, Misconduct
• Texas Atty Can't Shake Disbarment For Lying Under Oath
• No DQ For Firm Over Call Dispute With Debt Collector
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Philly Judge's 'Rude' Behavior Smeared Judiciary, Panel Says
• Lexlaw Client Challenges Fee Deal For RBS Misselling Dispute
• Finjan Faces $8.7M Fee Bid For 'BS' Juniper Patent War
• Nepotism Claims Won't DQ Mo. Prosecutor From Investigation
• Counsel Owes Same Duties To Class And Rep, 11th Circ. Says
• Former NJ Atty Can't Yank Money Laundering Guilty Plea
• Edelson Sues 'Housewives' Couple, Claims Girardi Debt Spiral
• Aviation Parts Co. Escalates Sanctions Fight In OT Suit
• Barr's Special Counsel Pick Known For Not Caving To Politics
• Ex-Pa. AG Escapes Staffers' Email Retaliation Suit
• NBA Star Wins Appeals To Avoid Former Agent's Suit In Fla.
• Two Microcap Firms Allege Scheme To Steal Clients
• Migrants Lose Challenge To Rushed Deportation Programs
• Bernstein Litowitz Attys Fight Sanctions Bid In Stericycle Case
• Arizona Atty Sentenced To 6 Years Over Illegal Adoptions
• Atty Disbarred In Wyoming Is Now Disbarred In NJ For Fraud
• Disbarred NY Atty, Fla. Lawyer Indicted In Opinion Letter Scam
• Texas Judge Sanctioned Over Political Door Hanger Ads
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• Maxell, Apple Texas Patent Trial Delayed To March
• Ill. Court Revives Malpractice Claims Over Shoddy Biz Advice
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Hits Firm With Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Barr Names Special Counsel To Keep Probing Russia Probe
• NYC Bar Condemns Sanctions Against ICC Prosecutors
• Fla. Atty Admits To $7.5M Bank Extortion Scheme
• Prison Call Co. Sanctioned For 'Subterfuge' In Class Action
• Texas Justices Dubious Over Ex-1L's Claims In Cheating Suit
• NY Bar Says Ethics Screen Cures Conflict for Ex-Judge's Firm
• IP Firm Tells Atty To Go By Any Other Name
• Atty Says Sex Harassment Warrants Closing Real Estate Firm
• Houston Atty Gets 5-Year Suspension For Pocketing Fees
• Ill. Bar Says Attys Without State License Can Practice
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Loses Bid To Revive Sex Bias Claims
• Morgan Lewis Can't Ax $10M Debt Collection Malpractice Suit
• Logitech Speaker False Ad Suit Dies With A Whimper For Now
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'