Legal Ethics Archive » September, 2021

Legal Ethics - September, 2021

245 articles

• 'What's The Evidence?' Calif. Judge Asks After Big Opioid Trial
• State Farm Fights Sanctions In 15-Year-Old Katrina Fraud Suit
• Boies Looks To Take Over FIFA Suit After Robbins Geller DQ
• NJ Tax Appeal Atty Disbarred For Dipping Into Client Funds
• NJ Justices Give Nod To Ouster Of Trespassing Judge
• County Settles Negligence Case Over Judge Accused Of Rape
• ENRC Has Lost Privilege Over Graft Reports, SFO Says
• Ex-Fla. State Attorney Seeks To Dodge Retaliation Case
• Tribal Tobacco Co. Hits Atty, Firm With $3.3M Malpractice Suit
• New Ethics Charges Lobbed Against Ga. Probate Judge
• Discipline Referral Not Ripe For Appeal, Amicus Tells DC Circ.
• Ga. Atty Wants Judge Recused For Bias After Contempt Clash
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• With Sentencing, Donziger Legal Saga To Enter New Phase
• SFO Denies Using ENRC's Privileged Info During Graft Probe
• Jury Told 'Varsity Blues' Honcho Claimed Steve Jobs As Client
• Firm's Bid To Halt Timeshare Co.'s 'Sham' Suit Falls Short
• 'Overheated': How A Chinese-Spy Hunt At DOJ Went Too Far
• Attorney Founder Of Litigation Finance Outfit Cops To Fraud
• Insurance Suit Over 'Englewood Four' Settlement Can Proceed
• Wyndham Vacation Denied Win Against 'Timeshare Exit' Atty
• Bank, Fla. Law Firms Beat Loan Foreclosure RICO Suit
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• Endo Agrees To $7.5M Deal With La. AG Over Opioid Claims
• LeClairRyan Founder Slams Trustee's Conspiracy Claims
• Mass. Top Court Says Sheriffs' Virus Response Met Legal Bar
• Domestic Violence Center Defeats Fired Lawyer's Bias Suit
• Apple Slips Wrongful Arrest Suit But Can't Get Sanctions
• Facebook Ruling Spawns Bid To Rethink Other Chancery Suit
• Gerrard Put Whistleblower Above Client, Atty Admits
• Prop 65 Judge Out, Slams Bid's 'Aggressive' Privacy Invasion
• NJ Bar Aims To Limit Disbarment Rule For Misusing Funds
• Sempra, SoCalGas Cut $1.8B Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Deal
• Ex-CFO Appeals Sentence For $65M Theft At 7th Circ.
• Feds Confirm Witness Lied In Ex-BigLaw Atty's OneCoin Trial
• Texas AG Blasts Bar Investigation Over Election Suits
• Avenatti Says Data Turnover Delay Shows Feds' Sloppiness
• Eckert Can't Dodge Conflict-Of-Interest Suit, Game Maker Says
• How Female Criminal Law Attys Face Obstacles To Growth
• Ill. Board Wants Longer Ban For Ex-Vedder Price Atty's Fraud
• BASF, Cahill Gordon To Pay $22.5M Atty Fees In Asbestos Suit
• FCC Moves For Judgment To End Attorney's Racial Bias Suit
• NJ Judge Slams Virus Excuse For Late Docs In Campaign Suit
• McGuireWoods Faces DQ Bid In BofA Foreclosure Bias Fight
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• Improper-Fee Suit Against Nelson Mullins Withdrawn
• WikiLeaks Suspect Can't Get CIA Servers Cloned For Trial
• States Go First In Google Display Ads Case
• Atty In Rolling Stones IP Row Warned Over Client's Threats
• Faegre Drinker Facing DQ Bid In Del. Insurance Row
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• Davis Polk Can't Sink Associate's Bias, Retaliation Claims
• Atty Gets 9-Month Suspension For Abusing Nonprofit Gig
• Ex-Rice Exec Settles Discrimination Suit, Ducks Sanctions
• Saxena White Can't Lead FIFA Suit After Robbins Geller DQ
• Trump Org Ordered To Comply With NY AG's Subpoenas
• Ex-Dechert Atty Defends His 'Professional' Probe For ENRC
• Ga. Judge Takes Dig At Overcomplicated Drink Formula IP Suit
• Court Can't Bar Injured Workers' Atty Fees, Pa. Justices Told
• Ch. 11 Toss Of $619M Malpractice Suit Gets 2nd Circ. Review
• Metal Cos. Can't Duck Ex-Counsel's COVID-19 FMLA Claims
• Texas Law Firm Wants Claims Against Insurer Reheard
• Non-Atty's Med Mal Work Required Warning, Pa. Justice Says
• Ga. Justices Question Atty's Bid To Nix Judge Appointment
• Georgia Gov. Appoints Commission To Review DA Indictment
• NJ Bar President Aims To Exit Atty's Suit Over City Contract
• ENRC Judge Casts Doubt On Gerrard, SFO Conspiracy
• Texas Panel Mulls Immunity In Whistleblower Suit Against AG
• Treasury GC Nominee Takes Heat From Warren Over Recusals
• Dominion Rips MyPillow's 'Meritless' Appeal In Libel Case
• NYPD Cops Set To Plead Out In Crash Corruption Case
• DOJ Defends Handling Of Health Care Staffing No-Poach Case
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Ex-Pa. Judge Pleads Guilty To Theft, Election Code Violations
• Actor Faked Emails In $50M Viacom Sex Abuse Suit, Feds Say
• Donziger Argues For Time Served, Citing Lengthy Prosecution
• Judge Says He'd Entertain Recusal Motion In Sussmann Case
• 11th Circ. Judge Chastises Atty For Irrelevant Appeal
• Dechert Admits To 'Significant Omission' Over ENRC Texts
• Can US Courts Police Themselves On Workplace Misconduct?
• Gerrard Lied At Trial About ENRC Whistleblower, Atty Says
• Okla. Pot Cos. Caught In Lawyers' Alleged License Scheme
• Holland & Knight, RSM Win Pause Of Fund's Negligence Suits
• New RICO Suit Targets Fla. Attys Behind Debt Relief 'Scam'
• Tenn. Judge Won't Let Johnny Cash Museum Exit Suit
• Blizzard's Top Atty Departs Amid Legal Tumult At Parent Co.
• NJ High Court Shoots Down Decade-Old Atty Ethics Complaint
• Ex-Locke Lord Atty, Others Escape Investors' OneCoin Suit
• Colorful Ex-Attys Sue Doctor In First Texas Abortion Law Suits
• DC Circ. Wary Of Court Agency's Political Activity Rules
• Girardi's Ex-Partners Suffer Setback In Suing Nano Banc
• Attys Sort Out Duplicate Counsel In Chiquita Terror MDL
• Uber Calls $91M Arbitration Association Fee A 'Ransom'
• Suit Alleging 2020 Election Fraud Appealed To 10th Circ.
• Ex-Mayor Gets Some Convictions Nixed In Corruption Case
• NJ Law Firms Accused Of Malpractice In Flood Damage Suit
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Broadcaster Can Recoup Appeal Fees In Atty Malpractice Spat
• JPMorgan's Sanctions Bid 'Abuse' Of Legal Process, Atty Says
• Ex-Athletes Seek Judge's Recusal In Ohio State Abuse Suit
• Job Placement Org. Won't Be Sanctioned In Settlement Fight
• NJ Atty Disbarred For Paying Cousin's Loan With Client Funds
• Film Funder Sues Chicago Atty Over Legal Work On Cop Show
• Fired XFL Commissioner Can't Depose K&L Gates Atty
• Robbins Geller Substitute Flags Rocky Transition In FIFA Case
• 11th Circ. Unhooks Attys From Sanctions After Client Absence
• SEC's 1st Crowdfunding Suit Targets Pair Of Cannabis Cos.
• Evidence Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Lied 'Pretty Weak,' Experts Say
• Ga. Judge To Travel Biz Atty: 'What The Heck Are You Doing?'
• Endo's Attys In 'Career-Wrecking' Peril As Opioid Woes Grow
• Ex-Perkins Coie Partner Pleads Not Guilty To Lying To FBI
• NJ Judge Suspended Over 'Misogynistic' Remarks On Bench
• Nelson Mullins To Face Punitive Damages Claim In Estate Row
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Fla. Judge Reaches Deal In Ethics Case Over Missed Work
• CA State Bar Admonishes Atty Over Courtroom Outbursts
• Philly Atty Pushes To Ax Greenblatt Pierce's $5M Fee Claim
• Suspended Immigration Atty Admits To Visa Fraud
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Alleges Perjury Coverup In OneCoin Trial
• Quinn Emanuel Gets $185M Fee From $3.7B Win In ACA Suits
• The Perkins Coie Cyber Expert Accused Of Misleading The FBI
• Law Firm Says It Lacked Duty To Tell Hiscox About Breach
• ​​​​​​​3rd Circ. To Rehear Atty Fraud Case With Eye On Bridgegate
• Baker Donelson Wants $13B Surveillance Suit Dismissed
• Perkins Coie Attorney Charged With Lying To FBI
• Lin Wood's Ex-Colleagues Say Hidden Emails Merit Sanctions
• SEC Says 2 Attys Helped Carry Out $5.7M Penny Stock Fraud
• Deal To Release Mich. Attys In $2M PPE Fraud Suit Rejected
• Insurer Drops Policy Suit Over Atty-Client Sexual Encounter
• Perkins Coie Atty Defended After Report Of Indictment Threat
• David Boies Threatened Theranos Whistleblower, Jury Told
• Remington's Student Records Bid Irks Sandy Hook Judge
• Nelson Mullins Moves To Nix Suit Over Improper Fees
• Littler Settles Dispute Over Allegedly Filched Copyrights
• Pot Co. Sues Law Firm Over Alleged Fraudulent Loan Scheme
• Ex-Quinn Emanuel Worker Says Racism Suit Isn't Time-Barred
• NJ Justices Won't Suspend Atty Who Shot Son By Accident
• Ariz. Judge Calls Early Mistrial In Backpage Criminal Case
• NJ Justices Decry Judge's Offending Remarks About Women
• Attorney Tells 1st Circ. His Sex Bias Suit Belongs In Court
• Ariz. Appeals Court Tosses Pot Co's Legal Malpractice Claim
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury Hears BigLaw Atty's Deal With Mastermind
• Ex-EBay Execs Tell Judge Docs Undermine Stalking Case
• Rutgers Students Can't Remove Judge In COVID Vaccine Suit
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Bankruptcy Court Rebuffs Kossoff's Latest Request For Stay
• Nuance Slams Atty Fee Bid 'Shakedowns' Over Microsoft Deal
• NJ Judge Fights Ouster Bid Over School Trespassing Battle
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Pop Warner Wins 9th Circ. Concussion Case With Girardi Ties
• Judge Opposes Firm's Bid To Halt Timeshare Co.'s 'Sham' Suit
• J&J Says Plaintiff Firms Can't Hide From Talc Media Subpoena
• OptimisCorp Says Plaintiffs, Bayard Must Be DQ'd In Del. Suit
• NJ, NY Attys Sued Over Missing $1M In Mortgage Funds
• Ga. Bar Asks 11th Circ. To Deny Lin Wood's Sanctions Bid
• Ex-NFLer Claims Atty Ripped Him Off In $2M PPE Deal
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• FCC Atty Taps New Counsel After Mistrial In Race Bias Case
• PPE Reseller Reaches Deal With Mich. Attys In $2M Fraud Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Cut Judge From TCPA Row Over Law Firm Ties
• Oklahoma Pot Grower Says It Was Caught In Law Firm's Scam
• NJ Supreme Court Preview: Teacher Bias Suit, New Biz Rule
• Law Firm Affiliate Aims To Toss Whistleblower's Subpoena
• Sanctions Sought Against State Farm In 15-Year Katrina Suit
• DC Circ. Skeptical That 'Housewives' Alum's Trial Was Unfair
• Howard & Howard Settles Summer Intern's Gender Bias Suit
• Brafman On Depo List In Atty's Fee Beef With Billionaire
• NY Giants, Ex-Staffer Fight For 'Last Word' In 'Strangle' Suit
• Victims' Rights Firm Accused Of Firing Atty For Taking Leave
• Ex-Cooley Atty Sentenced To 7½ Years For UK Fraud
• Objector Attys Get $1.5M After 9th Circ. Hagens Berman Fight
• 'Varsity Blues' Judge Seals Jury Selection, Stoking Criticism
• DC Circ. Mulls 'Calculating' Behavior In Ohio Judge Censure
• Endo Strikes $50M Opioid Deal In NY Amid Trial Tumult
• Texas Attys Didn't Defame Firm Through $2.2M Deepwater Suit
• Court Refuses Again To Keep Paxton Fraud Case In Houston
• Cognizant Fights To Keep Law Firm Overbilling Suit Alive
• Ga. Justices Reverse Bar's Denial Of Atty's Admission
• Pa., State Agency Cut From Suit Over Harrisburg Incinerator
• NJ Nursing Home GC Charged In NY With Child Porn
• Kossoff Faces Default In $4.5M Escrow Case
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Mich. Officials Seek $22K In Legal Fees From Sanctioned Attys
• Federal Judge's Ties To Buffalo Mayor Raised In Ballot Appeal
• Angels Rip Feds' 'Baseless' Privilege Fight In Fatal OD Case
• Ex-NFL Team GC Accused Wilkinson Of 'Trickery'
• CFPB Says Disbarred Atty Misreads Telemarketing Law
• Texas Firm Drops Class Action Over Allstate Experts
• Jones Day Loses Bid To Force Orrick Top Brass To Testify
• What 9th Circ.'s Tinder Ruling Means For Class Settlements
• Ga. District Atty Charged With Bribes Tied To Murder Cases
• NJ Atty Wins Bid To Toss Award In Malpractice Suit
• ABA OKs Some Atty Investing In Firms Owned By Nonlawyers
• Receiver In $7B Stanford Ponzi Row Seeks $2.2M In Fees
• Ex-NFLer Wants $118K Fees After 9th Circ. Benefits Win
• Girardi Saga Shows Why Calif. Attys Don't 'Snitch'
• From Boies To Mattis, Theranos Trial Promises VIP Witnesses
• Feds Say Classified Info Off-Limits To Ex-Partner Of Flynn
• Albright Is Asked To Punish Oil Biz In Patent Fight
• Texas Justices Skip Houston Firm's Bid To Ax Defamation Suit
• Judge Turns Down Sanctions Bid In Toxic Release Row
• Broker Loses Bid To Block 'Unfair' Virtual FINRA Hearing
• Chicago's Discovery Bid A Defective 'Attack,' Endo Says
• Ex-Manager Accuses DOJ Of Misconduct In No-Poach Case
• Anti-Mask Shoppers Told To Turn Over Facebook Messages
• JPMorgan Asks Court To Sanction Atty For 'Frivolous' Filing
• Michigan Panel Suspends Ex-FBI Atty's License For 2 Years
• Businessman Drops Appeal Of $32.5M Vt. Resort Investor Deal
• Jones Day Says Service Failure Dooms Paralegal's Bias Suit
• Rutgers Students Seek To Oust Judge In COVID Vaccine Suit
• Ex-NJ County Prosecutor Settles 'Toxic' Bias Suit
• LGBTQ Rights Group Ousts Chief Who Gave Cuomo Advice
• Calif. Officials, Atty Snared In Scheme To Study Solar Farm
• Ark. Suit Against Pot Law Firm May Require Arbitration In NY
• Laugh Framed As Survival Move In NY Giants 'Strangle' Suit
• Closure Of NYC Fed Jail Draws Scrutiny From Congress
• Chinese Investors, Fla. Firm Settle Visa Fraud Claims
• Ex-NFL Player Seeks DQ Of Firm Likely To Become Witness
• NJ Town Sues Law Firms Over Affordable Housing Scheme
• Lin Wood Wants Ga. Bar Sanctioned In Mental Exam Suit
• Curtiss-Wright Wants DLA Piper DQ'd In $30M Supply Fight
• Ex-Trump Official Says Missing Party Sinks $9M Pa. Fraud Suit
• Judge Slashes Attorneys' Uber Safe Ride Payout To $5.7M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Keds Says Hanes Tried To Extort It Via 'Champion' TM Suit
• Utah Atty Ducks Some Conduct Claims With High Court Ruling
• Calif. High Court To Mull Releasing State Bar's Girardi Files
• 'Varsity Blues' Wiretaps Flouted Law, Ex-USC Staff Says
• John Pierce's Capitol Riot Cases In Peril As He Fights COVID
• Former Ga. DA Indicted For Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case
• Fla. Weighs Rule Changes For Admitting Foreign-Trained Attys
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• Law Firms Aim To Sink J&J Subpoenas For Talc Media Info
• Boston Absolved For Late Filing In Satanic Temple Suit
• Judge Flags Apple Stock Conflict 11 Years After Nokia IP Case
• 11th Circ. Revives Immigration Appeal Over Lack Of Notice
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• Ex-Client's Widow Sues Lowenstein Sandler For Bigamy Claim
• Fla. Bar Pushes For Suspension For Doctoring Police Lineups
• Attys Flagged For Possible Discipline Over Settlement Clause
• Lowenstein Sandler Atty Targeted In NJ Virus 'Favor' Suit
• Ex-Miami Judge Who Made Staff Run Errands Joins RE Firm
• Attys Attempt To Shut Down Texas Bar Membership Fees
• NJ Judge May Face Reprimand For Independent Research
• Ex-Securities Atty Must Pay Nearly $29.8M For Ponzi Scam