Legal Ethics Archive » January, 2022

Legal Ethics - January, 2022

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• Cosby Tells Justices Reviving Pa. Suit Would Not Be Fair
• Jones Day, Judge Spar Over Private Docs In Family Leave Suit
• Taiwanese Pharma Co. Beats Sanctions In AOP Arb. Fight
• 9th Circ. Won't Review DEA Letter On Medical Psilocybin Use
• Ill. Firm, Impaired Ex-Partner End Dispute Over Firing
• Tribe Says Calif. Judge Ignored Tribal Court's Orders
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• Judge Exits $1B Nigeria Award Case Over Chevron Stock
• Chicago Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Insider Trading Charges
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Ex-Jenkens Atty's $371M Tax Fraud Penalty
• Convicted Attorney's Defense Team Deny Malpractice
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury May Hear Coach's Calls With Ringleader
• Fla. Foreclosure Atty Beats Deutsche Bank's Sanctions Bid
• Firm Challenges 'Threatening' FOIA Retraction From Feds
• 2nd Circ. Repeals Finding $40K Atty Fee Resulted In 'Windfall'
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty's Late, Lengthy Filing Is Tossed
• 'Ashamed' Atty Pleads Guilty To Kickback In LADWP Scandal
• No Coverage For Atty Who Didn't Show At Trial, 8th Circ. Says
• Ex-Roche Freedman Partner Must Face 'Bullying' Allegations
• Pa. Atty Accused Of Misrepresenting Ability To Practice In NJ
• NJ Firm Caused $25K Child Support Mix-Up, Father Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Vulgarities Fly During Wild Avenatti Cross Of Stormy Daniels
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• Widow Wants Lowenstein Sandler DQ'd From Estate Fight
• Ill. Court Weighs Rehearing $2.8M Dispute Involving DLA Piper
• 10th Circ. Deals Trial Lawyer Partial Loss In TM Fight
• NJ Judge Must Undergo Psych Exam In Workplace Bias Suit
• Workers Will Tell House Of Washington NFL Team Misconduct
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Edelson, Ex-Girardi Attys Can Post Separate Financial Charts
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• Judge Says Bid To Nix EEOC Suit 'Wasted Everyone's Time'
• Apple, Gibson Dunn Beat COVID App Maker's Sanction Bid
• Why Breyer Is To Thank (Or Blame) For Sentencing Guidelines
• Injured Live Nation Worker, Atty Take $5M Fee Spat To Court
• Stormy Daniels Tells Jury Avenatti Lied And Stole From Her
• 5th Circ. Affirms $2.1M Atty Fee Fight Doesn't Belong In Texas
• 4th Circ. Asks If Union Free Speech Issue Belongs In Court
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Says Feds Have 'Pattern' Of Misconduct
• Ga. Atty Says Eleventh-Hour Call Backs Client-Stealing Claims
• Ga. Judge Wants Ethics Probe Into Pre-Judicial Conduct Axed
• Mass. Pays $425K To Settle Court Clinician's Harassment Suit
• NJ Judge Wins Disclosure Of Internal Memos In Pension Suit
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• NJ Atty Banned From LinkedIn Can Still Sue Networking Site
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• Fla. Judge Vacates Arbitration Award Over Deposition Texting
• NY AG Seeks To Toss Trump's Challenge To Business Probe
• UHS Investors Get $2.5M Fees After 'Audacious' $5.7M Bid
• California Atty Tells Jury Avenatti Hounded Him For Cash
• Indicted Ex-K&L Gates Atty Can't Remove Ankle Monitor
• Atty's Parental Leave Row Fit For Arbitration, 1st Circ. Says
• Ex-Ga. Judge Says Double Jeopardy Blocks 2nd Hacking Trial
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• Ex-NJ Judge Can't Explain Woman's Groping Claim To Panel
• Ex-CIA Coder Can't Get New Legal Help For Espionage Retrial
• Calif. Bar's New Top Prosecutor On Building Back Trust
• Nonprofit Challenges NY Rules On Free Non-Atty Legal Advice
• USPTO Sanctions 3 Cos. Over 'Fraudulent' TM Applications
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• Girardi Used Client Cash On Diamonds For Wife, Trustee Says
• Ex-Clinton Atty Elias Testified To Sussmann Grand Jury
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• Kutak Rock Says Ex-Partner's Malpractice Claim Is Not Viable
• Monster Wants Quarles & Brady DQ'd From False Ad Row
• Dominion Sees No 'Realistic Possibility' Of Libel Settlement
• Billionaire Calls Wigdor LLP Sanctions Bid 'Baseless'
• NY Prosecutors Face Rare Probe Of 'Missteps' In $500M Case
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• COVID App Developer Wants Apple, Gibson Dunn Sanctioned
• NJ Panel OKs Counsel Fees For Attys Seeking Public Records
• Boy Scouts Say Claimant Atty Tweeted Confidential Ch. 11 Info
• Texas Bar Claims Immunity From Membership Fee Suit
• Avenatti Drops Attys To Rep Himself In Stormy Daniels Trial
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Venable Beats $11M Suit Alleging It Duped Facebook Investors
• Restaurants Fight Sanctions Bid In Sexual Harassment Suit
• Ill. Panel Backs Disbarment For Atty Who Misused $122K
• Ex-NY Judge Says Phone Evidence Tainted Obstruction Trial
• Suit Against Ex-USPTO Director Should Stay Alive, Biz Says
• Avenatti Atty Says Stormy Daniels Case Is Just A Fee Dispute
• Chicago Immigration Firm Sued For Wage, Visa Violations
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Fights Bid To End Bias Suit For Good
• Bayard, King & Wood Mallesons Escape Sanctions Bid In Del.
• Ex-W.Va. Jurist Won't Get Top Court Review On Juror's Twitter
• Feds Fight 'Overbroad' Probe Into Botched $500M Fraud Case
• Calif. Bar Hires Firm To Probe Girardi Conflicts
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• Attys Beat NJ Town's Malpractice Claims Over Housing Deal
• Ill. Justices Revive Malpractice Suit Over Shoddy Biz Advice
• Atty Stonewalled Deal In Sex Harassment Suit, Worker Says
• 'Irretrievable' Client Schisms Not Always How They Appear
• NJ Judge Seems At Risk Of Facing Psych Exam In Bias Suit
• Pa. Atty Disbarred In NJ Over $300K Fraud Convictions
• Atty In Mask Suit To Seek Ethics Opinion Over Fronting Fees
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge In Citigroup Bond-Rigging Case Says He Held Co. Stock
• Okla. Law Firm Says Employee's Pot Licenses Suit Is A Dud
• Ex-Portnoy Schneck Atty Launches Age, Disability Bias Suit
• Fla. Appellate Judge Scolds Atty For Misgendering Her
• Va. Judge Forced Off IP Case Over Wife's Cisco, Oracle Stock
• 6 Maura Healey Cases To Know As Gov. Campaign Launches
• Unvaxxed NY Judge Defies Courthouse Ban As Others Ousted
• Atty Suing Dechert Asks 9th Circ. To Allow Google Subpoena
• Kreindler Says 9/11 Case Leak Doesn't Warrant Sanctions
• Chicago Law Firm's Insurer Wants Out Of Coverage For Suits
• Fraudster Ex-SEC Lawyer Has A New Con, Wall St. Cop Says
• 11th Circ. Upholds Atty's Suspension From Fla. District Court
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• Ex-Fisher Phillips Atty Seeks To Upend His Murder Conviction
• N.M. High Court Suspends Atty For 'Defaming' Judge
• School District Wants BB&K Disqualified From Cleanup Suit
• Landlord Who Dodged $500M Fraud Rap Wants Feds Probed
• Delaware Supreme Court Overturns Lin Wood Dismissal
• Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Giuliani, Other Trump Allies
• Sutter Calls Class' Bid For Chief Judge Intervention 'Improper'
• 7th Circ. Tosses Reprimand For Attorney Who Missed Hearing
• Firms Reduce Fee Bid In Virus Suit After Rutgers Challenge
• Contractors Say PECO Falsely Accused Them Of Trespassing
• Libertarian Groups Urge High Court To Review Bar Dues Row
• Akerman Appeals Counsel DQ In Medicare Repayment Row
• Judge Had Exxon Stock While Overseeing Case, Insurer Says
• Kasowitz Beats Ex-UMG Exec's 'Outrageous' Malpractice Suit
• Norton Rose Avoids DQ In $340M COVID Coverage Suit In NY
• Firm Wrongly Trying To Monopolize 'Metaverse,' Rival Says
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• Maxwell Faces June Sentencing, Judge Ponders New Trial Bid
• Calif. Atty Sanctioned In Suit Against Airbnb, Workers
• Fla. Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Lift SDFL Suspension Order
• Conn. High Court Affirms 'Gross Negligence' In Atty Filing
• Man Can't Sue Attys Over Hit-And-Run Deal, NJ Court Says
• NJ Court Officials Aim To Shield Judge's Pension Memos
• Avenatti Can't Keep Free Speech Group Out Of Fox Suit
• Baltimore State's Atty Facing Perjury, False Mortgage Charges
• Avenatti Seeks $94M Over Solitary Confinement 'Retaliation'
• Law Firm Not Covered For Timeshare Exit Suits, Insurer Says
• NJ Ethics Charges On Table For Race-Based Jury Selection
• Glenmark's Ethics Allegations Against DOJ Rejected
• Texas Justices Told Co-Party's Appeal Tolls Malpractice Claim
• Accellion May Pay $8M For Data Breach That Spooked BigLaw
• SEC Wins Claim Atty's Biotech Co. Stock Sales Were 'Charade'
• King & Spalding Can Arbitrate Fight With Ex-Client
• Ex-Ga. County Bar Prez Owes $1.6M In Tax Row, Gov't Says
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Firing Atty For Being Pregnant
• 5th Circ. Overturns Ex-Atty's Tax Fraud Conviction
• Fla. Firm Settles Escrow Funds Case With Former Client
• Feds Say Ex-K&L Gates Atty Should Keep Ankle Monitor
• Ex-Atty Seeks Retrial In Edwards Wildman Malpractice Suit
• 13 People Charged Over Alleged 'No-Fault' Insurance Crimes
• Sanction Lifted For Texas Lawmaker Who Wore 'Pussy Hat'
• NJ Chief Justice Dragged Into Ex-Judge's Back-Pay Suit
• Ex-Judge And Accuser Can't Delay Trial In Harassment Suit
• Sex Assault Suits Against Ex-Fox News Pundit Dropped In NJ
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• Texas Justices Asked To End Suit Against Immigration Firm
• Paralegals Say Miami Firm Renamed To Evade Wage Suits
• What Attys Can Learn From Harvard Professor's Conviction
• Avenatti Wins Bid To Block Legal Ethics Testimony In NY Trial
• Justices Look Askance At Time Bar For Day-Late Tax Suit
• Docs Show ICE Atty Cheered Judge's Arrest: 'First Of Many?'
• ENRC Loses Bid To Block Ex-Kazakh PM's Lawyers From Trial
• Chicago Atty Charged With Trading On College Pal's Stock Tip
• Okla. High Court Disbars No-Show Cannabis Advocate
• Prosecutor's Bid To Tap Pipeline-Funded Account Questioned
• Bid To DQ Firm In NJ Malpractice Suit Meets Skepticism
• Ga. Justices Won't Touch Default Loss In Atty Malpractice Suit
• CBD Co. To Bring $300K Atty Fee Fight To Fed. Circ.
• Ex-Trump Official Must Face Bulk Of $9M Fraud Suit
• EBay Accused Of Using Stalking Probe As 'Sword And Shield'
• Reject SEC Contempt Bid From Ex-Informant, Court Told
• Billionaire Accused Of Using Lawsuit To Punish Rape Victim
• Dentons Must Give More Details Before Exiting $55M Fee Fight
• Judge Exits Amazon RICO Suit Over Stock Conflict
• Proskauer Tax Malpractice Case Taken Up By Ga. High Court
• Ill. Board Affirms Disbarment Recommendation For Ex-Judge
• Suspended Pa. Atty Charged With $240K Client Fraud
• Indicted Ex-K&L Gates Atty Says Ankle Monitor Caused Hernia
• Girardi Should Be Disbarred, Calif. Bar Judge Recommends
• Ex-LA City Attorney To Plead Guilty To Role In DWP Scandal
• 5th Circ. Blasts Court For Sealing Records In Abortion Case
• Fla. Justices Nix Disbarment Appeal By Atty In NFL Player Plot
• 9th Circ. Orders New Fraud Sentences For Atty, Bank Execs
• WDNY Judge Fumes At Feds' Missteps In $500M Fraud Case
• Supreme Court Won't Review Chinese Drywall Atty Fee Award
• Justices Won't Touch Disbarred Immigration Atty's Conviction
• Ga. Judge Axes Atty's $4M Fees Suit Against Dickinson Wright
• Polsinelli Hit With Malpractice Suit Over $35M Crypto Theft
• NJ Atty Accused Of Dropping Ball In McDonald's Injury Claim
• Ellenoff Grossman Can't Escape Malpractice Claim
• DNC, Perkins Coie Duck High Court Review In Carter Page Suit
• Harvard Won't Have To Pay Prof's Legal Tab In China Case
• NYC Atty Suspended 2 Years For Stiffing Restaurant Workers
• Special Master In VMware IP Suit Exits, But Not Due To DQ Bid
• Attys Aim To Toss Amended Claims Over Process Service
• NJ Justices Suspend Atty For Lying About Qualifications
• Pillsbury Denies Negligence In San Jose Hotel Ch. 11
• Pa. Atty Suspended 3 Years For Stalking
• Wesson Oil False-Ad Class Wants Atty Fees Cut To Keep Deal
• Merrill To Pay $4.5M To End Jay Peak-Related Oversight Claim
• Chinese Property Investor Wins Round In $3M Tax Fraud Case
• Va. High Court Backs Atty Suspension Over 1857 Treasure List
• No Sanctions Urged For Steakhouse Lawyers In Wage Row
• 5th Circ. Told FBI Cloaked Retaliatory Firing To Avoid Review
• Ex-CEO Says Barnes & Thornburg Conflict Hurt His Defense
• CARES Act Limits Remote Plea Hearings, 7th Circ. Told
• FERC Plows Forward With $229M Enforcement Case
• Rutgers Blasts $1.6M Fee Bid In COVID-19 Fee Refund Suit
• Texas AG Urges State High Court To End Whistleblower Suit
• Avenatti Can't Get Virus Delay For NY Stormy Daniels Trial
• Former Ga. DA Sentenced For Unprofessional Conduct
• Fed. Circ. Won't Touch Levi's Win In Royalty Arbitration
• Court Rejects Recusal Bid In WilmerHale Employment Suit
• No Damages Do-Over For Syngenta Ads, Firms Say
• Queensboro Bridge Contractor Claims Atty Botched Appeal
• FedEx Sanctions Bid In IP Row Should Be Denied, Judge Says
• No DQ For NY Fed. Prosecutor In Opioid Case Against Ex-CEO
• Texas Panel Says Atty Must Face Tortious Interference Suit
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• NY Law Firms Can Use Two Names If Not Misleading, Bar Says
• Law Firms Say TD Bank Failed To Detect Staffer Check Scam
• DC Circ. Ends Russian Inventor's $340M Hogan Lovells Saga
• Maxwell Wants New Trial After Juror Reveals Past Sex Abuse
• Ill. Watchdog Wants Atty Who Acted Without OK To Stay Iced
• Patent Agent Can't Dodge Irish Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Morris Nichols Apologizes After Del. Judge Rips Redaction Bid
• Texas County Settles Ex-Judge's Due Process Suit
• NJ Atty Accused Of Mishandling $800K Judgment Collection
• Judge Halts Lin Wood Client Fee Case For Free Speech Appeal
• NJ Atty Suspended For 1 Year For 'Abandoning' Law Practice
• Ex-US Atty Office Romance Courted Misconduct, DOJ Says
• Weinstein Sues Former Atty Over Rape Case Insurance Loss
• FilmOn Exec Can't Block New Retaliation Claims In Complaint
• Zoom Trial Glitches Earn Kinder Morgan Redo In Tax Case
• Ga. Judges Uphold 'Harsh' Sanction Against Dental Clinic
• Va. Law Firm Settles Real Estate Investors' Malpractice Claim
• Staffing Co. Pans DQ Bid Of Ex-Temp For WilmerHale
• DA Drops Cuomo Sex Crime Charge: 'Impossible To Prove'
• New York Cases To Watch In 2022
• Delaware Cases To Watch In 2022
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• Pennsylvania Litigation To Watch In 2022
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• Illinois Legislation To Watch In 2022
• The Biggest Corporate Crime Cases To Watch In 2022