Legal Ethics Archive » April, 2021

Legal Ethics - April, 2021

291 articles

• NJ Atty Accused Of Malpractice Over $481K No-Show Ruling
• Texas Justices Kick Back Dispute Over Trade Secret Sealing
• NHL Drops Proskauer After Judge's Rebuke In Retaliation Suit
• Jails Wiretap Suit Must Claim Bad Intentions, Judge Says
• 'Taxi King' Disbarred In NJ For Tax Fraud Conviction In NY
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Won't Scrub Comments About Atty From GM MDL
• Bankruptcy Watchdog Bares Teeth At BigLaw In Purdue Ch. 11
• Giuliani Raid Tees Up Major Test For Emboldened DOJ Unit
• Atty Slams Weinstein Victim Bid For Ch. 11 Fees As 'Front'
• Ill. Food Maker Says Suit Over Shoddy Legal Advice Is Proper
• NLRB Wants Contempt Paused For Mediation In Casino Cases
• Maxwell Judge Wants More Info In Scrap Over Legal Papers
• 'Missing' Atty Forged Mom's Signature For Cash, Court Told
• Texas AG Can Be Named In Ex-Clients' Fraud Suit, Court Says
• Union Says CBS Defied Subpoena In Misconduct Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Affirms Tossing Of Defamation Suit Against Fla. Bar
• 3 Firms Give Up $1M In Fees From Purdue Ch. 11
• Jones Day Atty Wins Fresh Look At Axed Equal Pay Claim
• Fla. Bar Argues For Pending Case To Factor In Atty Sanctions
• CC'ing Apple Attys Doesn't Create Privilege, Calif. Judge Says
• Ex-Katten Atty Caught In Shkreli Fraud Gives Up Law License
• Alsup Slams $12M Atty Fee Bid In Facebook Deal
• Fla. Atty Accused Of Swindling NFL Players Faces Disbarment
• Texas County Must Face Ex-Judge's Due Process Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Return Of Atty Fees To Criminal Defendants
• Attys' 'Unprofessional Language' In Death Suit Angers Judge
• Raymond James Gets Bigger Chunk Of $8M Jay Peak Deal
• Ethics Panel Cautions Calif. Judges On Social Media Use
• Donziger Prosecutors Say Contempt Case Isn't 'Vindictive'
• SEC Enforcement Head Resigns 1 Week After Being Hired
• Ex-Girardi Keese Attys Fight Push For Contempt Order
• Montgomery McCracken Tells 2nd Circ. Malpractice Suit Is Old
• Senate Dems Inquire Into Ex-AG Barr's Influence On Tax Probe
• Judge's Conduct Gets Ex-Cop New Trial In Age Bias Case
• Atty Can't Get Contribution Fee In Nonprofit's Ch. 11
• Feds Raid Giuliani's Apartment In Escalation Of Ukraine Probe
• Pa. Bar President Resigns After Prostitution-Related Charge
• Leviton Gets New Patent Trial After Judge Cops To Error
• Fed. Circ. Told Albright's Comments 'Smack Of Prejudgment'
• Ex-NY AG Gets 1-Year Law Suspension After Admitting Abuse
• Polsinelli Says Former Atty Must Arbitrate LGBT Bias Claims
• Atty Sues Consultant Co.'s Counsel Over Med Mal Dismissal
• 4th Circ. Declines To Rehear Ex-Flynn Partner's Conviction
• House Dems Urge AG Garland To Intervene In Donziger Case
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty's Suit Should Hit Red Light, Car Co. Says
• Fla. High Court Will Take Up Firms' Fee Dispute
• Teva Calls DOJ Questions About Morgan Lewis Work Intrusive
• AGs Warn Against Sanctioning Calif. In Generics Pricing MDL
• Firms Want Out Of Botched BP Oil Spill Claims Suit
• Former Ga. Judge Must Face Retrial Over Computer Hacking
• Home Care Co. Says Sanctions Unwarranted In Forgery Fight
• Girardi Firm Trustee Wants Atty To Chase Celeb Wife's Assets
• Domestic Violence Case Against Boies Partner Dropped
• Baylor Must Produce Docs From Report In Title IX Suit
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• Huawei Cleared Over Info-Sharing With Fugitive CFO
• Sanctuary Belize Defendants Cheered By Justices' FTC Ruling
• Optical Drive Objector Says Hagens Berman Used 'Bad Math'
• Attys From BYU-Idaho Title IX Suit Won't Be DQ'd
• Pueblo Sues NM State Judge Over Slip-And-Fall Ruling
• DOJ Wants More Info On Morgan Lewis' Glenmark, Teva Work
• Eckert Seamans Can't 'Pinky Promise' To Duck Casino Conflict
• Schain Banks Gets Win In Hotel Fiduciary Suit Affirmed
• 'Golden Rule' Upends $1M Record Label Defamation Award
• 11th Circ. Revives Atty's Suit Over His Disbarment In Fla.
• BMW Avoids Sanctions Over Undisclosed Docs In Dealer Suit
• Texas Firm Seeks To Prevent Paralegal Collective In OT Suit
• Atty Who Drunkenly Shot Up Oregon Firm Dodges Disbarment
• Texas Firm Asks Judge To Keep Allstate Fraud Suit Alive
• Albany Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Probe, Attacks Watchdog
• DOJ, Victim's Sister Slam Ex-Atty's Early Prison Release Bid
• BIA Mishandling Of Forged Letter Resurrects Removal Appeal
• Ex-Berg & Androphy Paralegal Slams Bid To Toss Bias Suit
• 'Rude' Philly Judge Asks For 2nd Chance At Ethics Hearing
• Disney, Fox Say 'Predator' Creators 'Forum Shopped' IP Suit
• DC NFL Team Accuses Wilkinson's Atty Of Threatening Leaks
• Federal Judiciary Mulls Changes To Amicus Disclosures
• 7th Circ. Blasts Home Design Firm As 'Copyright Troll'
• No Discovery For Now In Crypto Co.'s Beef With Ellenoff Firm
• 'Answer The Question!' Judge Upbraids Mass. AG In Auto Suit
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• 11th Circ. Finds Expert Qualified In Suit Over Surgery Tool
• Fla. High Court Rejects Proposed Sanction For Miami Judge
• Deutsche Bank Seeks Sanctions For Atty's 'Egregious' Scam
• Footnotes, Eye-Popping Fee Bids Among Judges' 'Pet Peeves'
• NY Church Tells 2nd Circ. Bankruptcy Trustee Out Of Bounds
• Mo. Atty Agrees To Pay $137K To End SEC's Pot Fraud Suit
• Gilead Whistleblower Dinged For Lost Texts In Kickbacks Suit
• Mo. Distillery Urges Sanctions In Trademark Coverage Suit
• Ex-CBS Worker Blames Atty For Missing Docs In Bias Dispute
• Ex-Littler Client Wants Substitute From Judge's Old Firm
• Judge Rips 'Gotcha Litigation Tactics' In US Steel Stock Row
• Donziger's Bid For Cameras In Trial Thwarted Again
• Ill. Judge Blasts Attys While Tossing Biometric Privacy Suit
• YPF Seeks To Appeal Denial Of Bid To DQ White & Case
• Actress Accuses Girardi Of Stealing From Crash Settlement
• Okla. Court Nixes $20M Atty Fees In Energy Royalties Row
• Alsup Scolds Bernstein Litowitz Over Symantec 'Spectacle'
• Khan Declines Blanket Recusal On Big Tech Cases
• Insurer Wins Suit Against Atty Who Took Data To Next Job
• Atty Tells 11th Circ. His Florida Disbarment Was Unfounded
• Ex-Trump Aide Tells 7th Circ. Defamation Suit Belongs In Ill.
• Locke Lord Can't Ax $30M Malpractice Suit Under Anti-SLAPP
• Buchalter Adds Ex-Holland & Knight Atty For New Practice
• Lawyer Suing Over Kozinski Fallout Says Trial Judge Biased
• Texas Firm Seeks Exit From PNC Suit Over Jet Payments
• NY Hotel Scores Win In Ex-Worker's Bias Suit
• Feds Can't Opt For Ore. Law In Indian Country Crime: 9th Circ.
• Dems Urge Barrett To Recuse From Donor Privacy Law Case
• NY Court Admins Sue Union Boss As Chief Judge Faces Depo
• Moving Health Care To Virtual Models Creates Legal Issues
• Ga. Lawyer Accuses Ex-Partners Of Self-Dealing
• Bankruptcy Litigation Could See More Third-Party Funding
• Cozen Says Ex-Client's 'Bitterness' Driving Malpractice Suit
• Donziger Protests Order Refusing To Televise His Case
• 9th Circ. OKs $52M Fee For Attys In Wells Fargo Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Atty Can't Get Payout Absent Fee-Sharing Deal
• Twitter Uses Texas AG's Own Words To Fight Content Suit
• Walmart Punished In Opioid MDL For Discovery Defiance
• 9th Circ. Bumps Ore. Atty's Hourly Fee Rate In Labor Case
• Texas High Court Told To Close 'Forum Shopping' Loophole
• Ex-Tax Atty Gets 15-Month Stock Fraud Term Slashed
• NJ Justices To Hear Builder's Suit Against Cooper Levenson
• NY Judge Won't Toss Attys Over Class Action Soliciting
• Littler Nixes Atty Bio From Its Site After Subpoena Fiasco
• Ex-Atty Gets 4 Years For Stealing From 9/11 Responder Friend
• CFPB Issues Debt Collector Rule Tied To Federal Eviction Ban
• Kirsch Gelband Sues Over Referral Fee In $125M Verizon Deal
• Ex-Katten Atty's Retirement Accounts Can Be Garnished
• Judge Scratches Atty From $7.5M Fight Over Cat Pictures
• Quinn Emanuel, Other Firms Sue MiMedx Over Legal Fees
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Ex-Flynn Partner Asks Full 4th Circ. For New FARA Trial
• Kossoff PLLC Attys Resign Amid Firm's Mounting Legal Woes
• Feds Say Ex-Atty's Lies In GM Settlement Scam Merit Prison
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• Judge Won't Disqualify Strip Club's Attorney Over Email
• Atty Petitions Fla. Appeals Court Over Masked Testimony Rule
• Donziger Wants His Trial Televised, Citing Chauvin Case
• Boies Atty's Domestic Violence Case Awaits New Hearing
• Atty Charged With Laundering Cash In DEA Sting Operation
• Fla. Businessman Says Ex-Partner's RICO Claims 'Absurd'
• Texas Justices Toss Ex-1L's Cheating Suit Against Law School
• FedEx Drivers Want Missing Plaintiff Demoted, Not Dismissed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Tax Atty Helped CEO Evade Taxes On $225M, Indictment Says
• Ex-NY Judge Claims Movers Demanded 'Ransom' For His Stuff
• Feds Say Huawei Defied Order, Shared Info With Fugitive CFO
• Iron Maiden, Law Firm Say Civil Theft Suit In Fla. Is Off Key
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Widow's Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit
• W.Va. High Court Orders Judge Disqualified From EQT Suits
• Fox Rothschild Beats Malpractice Suit Over Land Cleanup
• Shepherds To Settle Conspiracy Claim After Attys Find Client
• LeClairRyan Trustee Strikes Ch. 7 Deal With Ex-GC
• MAGA Atty Lin Wood Gets Help In Ex-Colleagues' Pay Suit
• Littler Punished Over Atty Lies In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• NHL Attys' Filing In Retaliation Suit Draws Judge's Icy Reply
• TransPerfect Ducks Ross Aronstam's Sanctions Bid In Del.
• Kirsch Gelband Gets $10.1M In Verizon Deal Fee Dispute
• Fired Atty 'Lucky' To Get Reduced Fees In GM Ignition MDL
• New Law Needed To Hold Judges Accountable, Advocates Say
• Sutter Destroyed 192 Evidence Boxes, Antitrust Class Says
• Older Retired NY Judges May Come Back To Bench After All
• Fla. Judge Facing Ethics Suit For Allegedly Ditching Work
• DOJ Accountability Bill Is Flawed And Inadequate
• Trustee Enlists Firm To Hunt Down Erika Girardi's Valuables
• NJ Pet Gifts Co. Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Magnet Fraud Suit
• Ex-Pitt Coach Says Tossed Race Bias Suit Wasn't Frivolous
• Girardi Keese's LA Offices In Escrow
• 3rd Circ. Won't Nix Pa. Atty's Conviction In Fraud Case
• Epic Judge Says No To Apple's Bid For Pretrial Sanctions
• Casino Billionaire Appeals $54.6M Bartlit Beck Award Decision
• 'Missing' Atty's Clients Push For Firm's Bankruptcy
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• Mass. Harbormaster Claims Testimony Fueled Mayor's Threats
• Ellenoff Grossman Sued For Malpractice Twice In Six Weeks
• Federal Judge Won't Jump Into TransPerfect Fee Fight
• NJ Attorney Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Public Records
• Ga. Law Firm Hit With Malpractice Suit Over PI Case Dismissal
• Mallinckrodt Slams Bid To DQ Arnold & Porter In Its Ch. 11
• Google Accused Of Harassing Buchanan Ingersoll In IP Suit
• MTA Says In-House Lawyer's Race, Sex Bias Suit Falls Short
• NJ Must Face Judicial Clerk's Sexual Harassment Suit
• NY Judge To Freeze Accounts Tied To 'Missing' Atty's Firm
• Donziger Seeks Dismissal Of 'Vindictive' Prosecution
• Ex-CBS Worker, Atty Held In Contempt In Race Bias Dispute
• Delivery Co. Asks High Court For Atty Fees In IP Dispute
• Seila Law Says Full 9th Circ. Should Reject CFPB Ratification
• Fla. Man Gets 20 Years For Posing As Immigration Attorney
• NJ Justices Won't Step Into 3rd Circ. Pelvic Mesh Fee Row
• Apple Says Not Naming Third-Party Witnesses Was Epic Fail
• Ex-9th Circ. Judge Escapes Atty's Suit Over Porn Complaints
• Studio Can't Slip Gay Asst.'s Bias Suit Against Atty's Cos.
• Most Texans QB Accusers Ordered To ID Themselves
• Manhattan DA Investigating 'Missing' NYC Real Estate Atty
• Law360's 2021 Legal Ethics Editorial Board
• House Slams DOJ's 2nd Bid To Delay McGahn Subpoena Case
• Voters Seek Sanctions Against Ga. Election Officials
• Lieff Wants To Know Why Overbilling Probe Cost So Much
• Parents Want Wholesaler Sanctioned In Drug Death Suit
• Gibson Dunn, Recruiter Agree To Arbitrate Hiring Fees Dispute
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Ulbricht Floats Theory That 2nd Silk Road Plea Offer Existed
• Ethics Board Says Florida Judge Gave Staff Personal Tasks
• Morgan Lewis Sues Pierce Bainbridge For $436K Unpaid Rent
• FedEx Wants Attys Penalized For 'Implausible' Patent Claims
• Wage Deal Can't Include Atty-Linked Organization, Judge Says
• Departing Attys Taking Files Can Break Law, Mass. Court Says
• Tribal Lending Deal With Larger $182M Payout Gets Initial OK
• Opioid Judge Withdraws After AbbVie Elevates His Atty Sister
• Ex-Steelers Blocked From 'Race Norming' Talks, For Now
• Lloyd's Retracts Fraud Allegations In Spat With Calif. Tire Co.
• Ex-Jenkens Atty's Wife Wants Feds Sanctioned Over Docs
• Texans QB Seeks Court Order To ID Sex Assault Accusers
• Judge Ends Insurer's Fire Claims Over Evidence Destruction
• Attys Flagged For Fights In Ex-NFLer's 'Dream Home' IP Suit
• Ga. Judge Rips 'Unprofessional' Attys In Cardi B Slander Case
• Pa. Justices Order Redo In Suit Over Atty's Estate Work Delay
• 2nd Circ. Eyes Resentencing After Talk Of Boxer's Nationality
• Houston Judge Scolded For The 12th Time For Delays
• City Housing Agency Says Ex-Deputy GC's Suit Not Protected
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Pa. High Court Deadlocks On K&L Gates Privilege Appeal
• NY Bar Says Attys May Contact Old Clients After Moving Firms
• States Too Late To Question Report In MDL, Drugmakers Say
• Opioid MDL Judge Picks New Bellwethers, Denies Retaliating
• 6th Circ. Says Jurors' 'Cosby Show' Remarks Show Overt Bias
• 2 Attys Suspended For Hiring Suspended Atty As Paralegal
• Firms Can't Be Roped Into RICO Suit With Client, Judge Told
• Tone It Down, Judge Tells Attys In Vt. PFOA Settlement Fight
• Giuliani Seeks To Toss Dominion's $1.3B Election Lie Claims
• Avenatti Likely To Remain Free Ahead Of Calif. Trial
• Ex-Texas Atty Denied COVID-19 Prison Release
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Liebowitz Asks Skeptical 2nd Circ. To Undo Harsh Sanctions
• Barnes & Thornburg Hires Ex-Greenberg Media Leader
• Locke Lord Asks Texas Panel To End $30M Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Cardiology Practice Worker Wants Sanctions In Bias Suit
• NJ Atty Must Face 'Doomed' COVID Trial Claims, Court Told
• Donziger Can't Get Livestream Of Upcoming SDNY Trial
• Botched FCPA Defense May Taint Conviction, 1st Circ. Hints
• 4th Circ. Flynn Partner Ruling Misses How Jurors Really Think
• 'Sketchy' Race Bias Suit Merits Sanctions, 1st Circ. Says
• Girardi Keese Trustee Still Finding Cases, Potential Victims
• Court Urged To Allow Masked Witnesses In $1M Contract Suit
• Calif. AG Says Sanctions Rec. 'Misunderstands' Generics MDL
• NY Bar Weighs In On False Advertising Of Firm Partnerships
• NJ Court Won't Break Up Claims Over Med Mal Dismissal
• Walgreens Claims Crowell Betrayed It With Humana Suit
• Albright Issues Case-Ending Sanctions In Oil Patent Fight
• CFPB Settles Over Calif. Debt Collector's 'Litigation Notices'
• Edelson Gets Mixed Bag In Bid To Depose Ex-Girardi Partners
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• 2nd Circ. Won't Kickstart Hispanic Court Clerk's Bias Case
• YPF Loses 'Shabby' Bid To DQ White & Case In Maxus Suit
• Insurer, Atty Sued For Nixing Offer Before $250K Verdict
• Ga. Justices To Review Clerks' Immunity Over False Arrest
• Ga. Justices To Review Closely Watched Arbitration Case
• Fed. Circ. Says Inventor Tried To Rehash Args In Patent Row
• NJ Campaign Finance Suit Grows With New Malpractice Claim
• Proud Boys-Linked Atty Can't Escape Disbarment Bid In Ga.
• 6th Circ. Revives Baker Donelson Malpractice Dispute
• Calif. Court Revives Ex-Drinker Biddle Atty's Firing Suit
• Pierce Bainbridge Atty Lied To Beat Fee Dispute, Suit Says
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Walmart Beats Ex-Worker's Sanctions Push In Race Bias Suit
• Paralegals Want Collective Cert. In OT Wages Suit
• Atty Who Covered Up Past Discipline Booted From EDTX
• Pharmacies Take Swipe At Judge Amid Tightening Opioid MDL
• Klayman Says Judge's 'Hostility' Warrants Rehearing His Case
• Ill. Court Won't Revive Chicago Law Firms' Malpractice Fight
• Ex-NJ Judge Sues Over Withheld Pay During Fugitive Ex Case
• Colombian Law Can't Pin Kleinbard To Lost Investment Suit
• Judge Calls For Sanctions Over EMS Co.'s Conduct In OT Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of $2.5M Award To Debt Collectors
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• UMG Says Petty's Ex-Wife, Attys' Rashness Merits Sanctions
• Lundy Law Pushes For Arbitration In Ex-Atty's Fee Suit
• Texas Attorney Barred From Asbestos Case Over Omissions
• NC Says Ex-Assistant AG Didn't Face Bias, Abandoned Job
• Ex-Prof. Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink Tossing Age Bias Claims
• YPF Says Its Confidential Info At Risk In Ch. 11 DQ Fight
• SEC, Ex-Katten Partner Reach Deal In Shkreli Fraud Suit
• Venator's UK-Based GC Can't Duck Shareholder Suit In Texas
• Feds Drop Securities Fraud Case Against Ex-Brixmor Chiefs
• NJ Atty Fights Claims He Mishandled Case Amid Pandemic
• Girardi Keese CFO Takes The Fifth To Avoid Testifying
• Ex-Mass. Judge Must Face Clinician's Discrimination Suit
• Ex-Ill. State Attorney's Race Bias Suit Tossed
• Delta Tries To Sink Ex-Worker's ADA Suit, Alleging Depo Lies