Legal Ethics Archive » December, 2021

Legal Ethics - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• Opioid Judge's 'Many Errors' Ruined Trial, Pharmacies Charge
• Bartlit Beck Says Dentons Enables Billionaire's Delay Tactics
• Judge Told CardioNet Owes $2.9M In Fees For 'Misconduct'
• Houston Law Firms Spar Over Fees After Atty's Termination
• Fund Manager's Late Appeal Pandemic Excuse Rejected
• County Atty Fired After Akin Gump Call Can Pursue Bias Claim
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Pa. Justices Say Two Disputed Words Don't Warrant New Trial
• The Top NJ Supreme Court Rulings From 2021
• Ex-NJ Judge Faces Reprimand For Research, Calling Witness
• DOJ Opioid Trial Team Tainted By Kirkland Ties, Ex-CEO Says
• Kasowitz Accused Of Framing Woman In Hate Mail Spat
• Furniture Co. Hit With $3.5M IP Verdict Faults Its Attorney
• Harvard Prof Convicted Of Lying About China Ties
• Jackson Lewis Wants Conn. Doc's Defamation Bid Axed
• Insurer Says Georgia Firm Hid Ties To Tax Scheme
• Counsel Scolded For Anti-Chinese Remarks During Deposition
• NJ Firm Wants To Toss Suit Over Benicar MDL Atty Fees
• Fla. Atty Gets 3-Year Suspension For Ignoring Client Concerns
• Cleta Mitchell Latest To Move To Block Jan. 6 Panel Subpoena
• DLA Piper Hit With $180M Malpractice Suit From Investor
• NJ Assembly Approves Bill For Judge Info Privacy Office
• StarKist Says 9th Circ. Can't Overlook Judge's Stock Conflicts
• Albright's Caseload Prompts Court Admin To Eye WDTX Policy
• Ex-Citibank Exec In Contempt For Bid To Enforce $9.5M Award
• Enviros Fight Mine Operator's Sanctions Bid In Pollution Row
• Hiding China Ties Key To Harvard Prof's Grants, Jury Told
• Pension Fund Fights Sanctions Bid In ERISA Row
• Eagle Hospitality Gets Ch. 11 OK Despite Investor Appeal
• NJ Judge Agrees To Discipline For Trimming Mayor's Warrant
• Firm Fires Back In Legal Malpractice Coverage Dispute
• Ex-WilmerHale Temp Moves To DQ Judge In Employment Case
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• Dentons Wants To Drop Billionaire As Client In $50M Fee Fight
• Target Sanctioned For Losing Track Of Floor Mat After Fall
• Trump Sues NY AG To Halt Probe Into His Businesses
• Inside Ex-Prosecutor's Suit Alleging Honesty Cost Him Job
• Kramer Levin Attys Rebuked For Baseless Antisemitism Claim
• Kazakh Law Firm Feud Revived In Australia
• SDNY Judge Says Feds Misled Her In Hedge Fund Case
• Future Of Florida 'Legal Lab' Proposal In Jeopardy
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• Jury Sees Harvard Prof Admit 'Damning' China Ties On Video
• Robbins Geller Seeks $4.5M Fee In Investor Deal Intervention
• Parkland Victim Attys Want Podhurst Out As Lead Counsel
• Fired Casino GC Wants Quick Decision In Whistleblowing Suit
• Morgan Lewis Settles Ex-Assistant's Disability Bias Claims
• Dan Snyder Scandal Shows Investigations Can't Be Black Box
• Calif. County Can't Sink Jewish Prosecutor's Bias Claims
• The Biggest Texas Rulings Of 2021
• Ex-Farmers Legal Chief Fired Over Bias Suit Awarded $155M
• Davis Wright, Partner Sanctioned $40K For 'Bad Faith' Filings
• Cozen O'Connor Beats DQ Bid In Credit Agency Software Suit
• Nobel Hopes Drove Harvard Prof To China Program, Jury Told
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• How Attys Should Handle Unsolicited Privileged Information
• Fla. Justices Double Down On Axing CLE Diversity Rule
• Judge Probing Girardi Fallout Mulls Who Knew What, When
• Pot Co. Wants Tobacco Rival Sanctioned Over Phony Photo
• Dershowitz Says CNN Motion Will Cause 'Discovery Madness'
• Attorney Can't Front Sanctions For Clients, Pa. Court Says
• Hagens Berman Breached Client Duty, Objector Tells 9th Circ.
• Calif. Judge Sanctions Property Cos. In Insurer Bias Suit Row
• Law Firm Says 'Metaverse' Name Too 'Ironic' For TM Claim
• Insurer Wants To Drop Fla. Atty Client Over Kickback Scheme
• ICE Looks To Escape Suit Seeking Mass. Judge Docs
• Trump Lawyer Eastman Sues Jan. 6 Panel To Block Subpoena
• Pa. Atty Charged Over Alleged Pandemic Relief Fraud
• Legal Ethics 2021: A Rocky Year In Review
• Harvard Prof Rips 'Mangled' China-Ties Case As Trial Opens
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• Edelson Sought Solid Case Before Flagging Girardi Concerns
• Dems Unveil Bill To Disclose Amicus Brief Funders
• Okla. Law Firm Tries To End Ex-Employee's Pot Licenses Suit
• NJ Atty Gets 14 Months For Evading Taxes On Firm Income
• FilmOn Founder Can't Reverse $11M Sexual Battery Loss
• Pa. Court DQs Firm Over Conflict In Utility Pole Crash Suit
• Investor Can't Serve Crypto Execs Via Twitter, Court Says
• Ill. Bar Insurer Can't Ditch Law Firm Defense In Fees Fight
• Texas Atty Can't Limit Ga. Discipline To 36-Month Suspension
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• Jones Day Tells Court It Fired Paralegal For Lying, Denies Bias
• Pharma Co. Seeks To Deny Novartis' 'Speculative' DQ Bid
• Ex-Ga. Law Firm Leader Asks 11th Circ. To Nix His Prison Time
• NJ Atty Can't Revive 'Gangster' Defamation Claims
• Ga. High Court Won't Remove Judge Over Slow Gov. Pick
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• High Court Asked To Weigh Robocall Ruling, Recusal Denial
• Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Contempt Over Meadows' Silence
• Boy Scouts Bash Group's Proposed Fix To Email Row
• USPTO Sanctions Chinese Co. Over 'Infected' 15K TM Apps
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Jury Finds Brooklyn Judge Guilty Of Obstructing Feds
• Fla. Firm Seeks Early Win In Missing Escrow Funds Case
• NY Bar Tells Attys To Steer Clear Of Non-Atty-Owned Firms
• Edelson Faces Grilling At Girardi Keese Contempt Hearing
• Fla. Judge Can Seek Punitive Damages In Blackmail Suit
• Houston Attorneys Sued For $5M Over Altered Fee Agreement
• Sister Of Phillies Owner Loses Bid For Law Firm Documents
• NY Atty Kossoff Pleads Guilty To Stealing $14.6M From Clients
• Calif. Atty Sues Ex-Firm For Defamation, Breach Of Contract
• NJ Firm Loses Fee Cut Challenge In Walmart Injury Case
• SEC Sued For Docs On Ex-Officials' Potential Crypto Conflicts
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• Hotel Chain Investors With Baggage Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• Fed. Circ. Sizes Up Whether Levi's Too Tight With Arbitrator
• DC Circ. Revives Bid For Fired AG's Draft Travel Ban Memos
• Jones Day Says Orrick Top Brass Can't Avoid Testifying
• Ga. Law Firm Says Atty Still Not Cooperating Despite Jail Time
• Pa. Law Firm Wants Fired Atty's Bias Suit Tossed
• 6th Circ. Affirms $50K Sanction For Attys Of Ex-MSU Recruiter
• DOJ's China Initiative On Trial As Harvard Prof. Faces Jury
• Texas Justices To Decide Future Of Atty Wiretapping Suit
• Former BigLaw Atty Sentenced To 3 Years For Bank Robberies
• Edelson Could Get Dinged For Sitting On Girardi Concerns
• Ga. Judge Will Pay $25K Fine To End Campaign Funds Probe
• Defunct Pa. Law Firm Fights Landlord's $320K Judgment Bid
• US Trustee Wants Jones Day Booted From J&J Talc Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Told Firm's $2.1M Atty Fee Fight Belongs In Texas
• Judge Hopped On Corrupt CEO's 'Gravy Train,' Feds Tell Jury
• Unfounded Racial Bias Claims Get Fla. Atty 2-Year Suspension
• Biden Seeks Higher Penalties For Attys Enabling Corruption
• Insurer's Data Breach Claims Get Trimmed Before Trial
• Ga. Atty Calls Dismissal Motion An Attempt To Smear Him
• Retired NJ Atty Beats Ex-Firm's Storage Fee Debt
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill For Judge Info Privacy Office
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Availability, Documents, Deference
• Donziger Sent Home 1½ Months Into Contempt Sentence
• 3rd Fla. Federal Judge Recuses Himself In Battle Over Fees
• Spinal Injury Not Evidence To Be Preserved, NY Court Finds
• Sills Cummis Accused Of Overbilling In Rock Musician Suit
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• 'Reset' UK AML Rules To Target Lawyers, Think Tank Says
• Attys Say Girardi Solely To Blame For Unpaid Settlements
• Ex-Atty Can't Leave Prison Amid Money Laundering Appeal
• Disbarred Atty Can't Ditch CFPB, States' Telemarketing Claims
• Justices Skeptical About Gutting Martinez 'Gateway' Rule
• Fired Atty Wraps Up Suit Ripping Firm's 'Sweatshop Culture'
• DOJ Floats FARA Overhaul As Enforcement Blitz Rolls On
• Judge Says Trial In Sussmann Case Likely To Start By June
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Copyright Atty Liebowitz Suspended From North Texas
• Fla. Firm Settles Trademark Suit Over Competitor's Billboards
• NJ Judge Can't Avoid More Surveillance In Pension Suit
• Cisco Rival Fights To Keep $2.7B Win Alive At Fed. Circ.
• Judge Who Brought Bias Suit Fights Bid For Psych Exam
• Conflict Bumps Retired Del. Judge From Scouts' Ch. 11 Panels
• Weinstein, Boies Defeat Actress's Suit After Missed Deadline
• Prison Phone Co. Says It's Immune To Rival's Collusion Suit
• $1M Sanction Against Stan Lee's Daughter Flops At 9th Circ.
• Ex-LA Water Chief Cuts Plea Deal In Corruption Scandal
• Sussmann Says New Evidence Impairs Charge He Lied To FBI
• 9th Circ. Sends Argentine Atty's Uber Suit To Calif. High Court
• NY Atty Who Missed 7th Circ. Hearing Reprimanded
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• Victims' Attys Want Docs Clawed Back In Scouts Ch. 11
• Details Of Ex-Credit Union GC's Firing Off-Limits At Trial
• 3rd Circ. Backs L'Oreal's Win In Atty's Whistleblower Suit
• Pa. Law Firm Says Federal Estate Row Barred By Settlement
• Lelling Expects Rollins' Confirmation Despite 'Polarization'
• Cook Co. Atty, Judges Want Out Of Ill. Name-Change Law Row
• Novel Obstruction Indictment Of Mass. Judge Puzzles 1st Circ.
• Davis Polk Again Seeks End To Associate Discrimination Case
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• JPMorgan Beats 'Frivolous' Suit Claiming Trust Fraud
• Former Tyson Execs Denied Mistrial On Price-Fixing Charges
• Maryland Atty Charged With $8.5M Escrow Fraud In NY Court
• Convicted Atty Disbarred In NJ Over Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Knicks Star Fights Sanctions Threat For Failed Assault Suit
• Ala. Mill To Pay Plaintiff Attys In 'Poisoned' Employment Case
• Powell, Other Attys Ordered To Pay $175K Over Election Suit
• Legalist Accused Of Stealing Legal Database's Trade Secrets
• Texas Justices Won't Free Atty From Undisclosed Death Suit
• Ex-Nissan GC Turned Whistleblower Must Destroy Docs
• NJ Township Atty Steps Down After Making Racist Joke
• Kossoff Accused By DA Of $14M Escrow Theft, To Plead Guilty
• Avenatti Wants New Nike Trial Over Potential Brady Violation
• NY Atty Gets 57 Months Over Theft Of Girl's Inheritance
• 'Housewives' Star Says Feds Poisoned Trial With Hulu Doc
• Atty Sanctioned For 'Mountain Of Evasiveness' Settles
• DC Circ. Doubts Atty Can Appeal Disciplinary Panel Referral
• Giant Eagle Opposes Letting Lawyer Front Clients' Sanctions
• Law360 Explores: A Low Bar In California
• Girardi Clients Have A Bumpy Road To Recover Missing Cash
• Buchanan Ingersoll Objects To Fee Split In Discovery Dispute
• Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Contempt For Ex-DOJ Atty Clark
• Insurer Must Cover Atty In Sexual Assault Suit, Judge Says
• GOP Rep. Says Feds Falsely Swore Probe Wasn't 'Bullshit'
• Buchanan Ingersoll Atty Gets Fees In Malpractice Suit
• House Passes Judicial Stock Disclosure Bill
• Texas Panel Affirms Awards Against Elevator Co. In Injury Suit
• StarKist Tells 9th Circ. Judge's Conflicts Doom Class Cert.
• NJ High Court Disbars Pa. Atty Who Defrauded Elderly Client
• Law360 Explores: The Thief In Shining Armor
• Attys In Law Firm Bias Suit 'Acting Like Children,' Judge Says
• NJ Atty Who Avoided Taxes Is Suspended 2 Years In NY
• Girardi's Criminal Fate Still Unknown As Civil Storm Rages