Legal Ethics Archive » March, 2022

Legal Ethics - March, 2022

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• Sued Pot Social Media Co. Can't Use Co-Defendant As Atty
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Cisco To Seek Recusal After $2.7B Loss
• NJ Firm Loses Revoked Insurance Claims Over Ethics Case
• Harvard Prof Calls China-Ties Case 'Embarrassment' For DOJ
• Actavis Must Face Sanctions For Withholding Docs, Man Says
• Broadcom Wants IP Suits Sent To Calif. After Albright's Denial
• NYC Real Estate Atty Kossoff Disbarred For Felony Plea
• Gilstrap Calls For Partial New Trial In Garage Door IP Fight
• 'Varsity Blues' Prosecutor Accused Of Gender-Based Bullying
• Elliott Greenleaf Rips Ex-Attys For 'Confidential' Info In Suit
• A $500M Fraud Case Imploded. Now A Judge Wants Answers
• NAACP Sues To Break SC's Ban On Scraping Court Records
• Jury Clears Warden Grier Over Data Breach Response
• Pa. High Court Disbars Montgomery County Atty
• Sussmann Attys Say It Is 'Nonsensical' Alleged Lie 'Lulled' FBI
• Goodwin Failed To Stop $44M Ponzi Scheme Loss, Suit Says
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• Hard-Hit W.Va. Eyes 'Day Of Fate' In Imminent Opioid Trial
• Clinton Campaign Fined Over Reporting Of Perkins Coie Fee
• Hack Drove Wedge Between Law Firm And Client, Jury Told
• 9/11 Plaintiffs Spar Over Approach To $3.5B In Afghan Funds
• AT&T Can't DQ Ex-BigLaw Attys From $450M IP Case
• Oxy Says $392M Award In Ecuador Oil Fight Must Be Nixed
• Ex-EBay Execs Lose Fight For Gov't Records In Stalking Case
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• Bannon Contempt Defense 'Not How Law Works,' Feds Say
• NJ High Court Suspends Atty, Former GOP Official For 3 Years
• Texas Court OKs Jury's $12M Award In Tractor-Trailer Crash
• SC Atty Sanctioned For 'Shotgun' Pleading In ADA Death Suit
• Ga. Atty Wants 'Empty' New Claims In Shared Client Row Axed
• 'COVID Ate My Homework' Excuses Aren't Flying In Appeals
• Attys Accused Of Pocketing Millions At Legal Finance Trial
• Firm 'Didn't Need' Deep Probe Of Hack Data, Partner Testifies
• Texas Court Skeptical Recruiter Has $1.2M Claim Against Attys
• Ex-Dewey CFO Won't Appeal Conviction To NY's Top Court
• Ex-Elliott Greenleaf Attys Want Firm To Fund Their Defense
• 'Varsity Blues' Atty, Judge Rip Prosecutor For 'Bullying' Court
• Firms Struggle With Ethics Of Repping Sanctioned Russians
• NJ Firm, Atty Beat Malpractice Suit Over Eatery Approval
• Fla. High Court Suspends Patent Attorney For 3 Years
• Texas Bailiff Says Reporting Jury Tampering Cost Him His Job
• Timeshare Exit Cos. Want Out Of False Ad Suit
• Dems Press Justice Thomas To Recuse From Jan. 6 Cases
• Fla. Public Defender Asks 11th Circ. To End Atty's Firing Case
• When Should Lawyers Tell Clients They've Been Disciplined?
• Vedder Price Ends Dispute With US Capital Over Unpaid Fees
• Atty Can't Rep Dead Client's Putative Class, Mass. Court Says
• Law Firm Defends Hack Response As Rare Breach Trial Opens
• Cos. Fight To Keep Saul Ewing In Pa. Superfund Cleanup Suit
• Ex-Informant Loses Contempt Bid Against SEC Over Fla. Suit
• Ex-Trump Official Can't Duck $10M Fraud Suit, Court Told
• 11th Circ. Sides With Law Firm In Fla. Timeshare Exit Suit
• Cox's Attack On $1B Music Piracy Verdict Falls Short
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Says Edelson Is Seeking Invalid Fees
• Fla. Justices To Disbar Atty Accused Of Swindling NFL Players
• Trump Tried 'Coup In Search Of A Legal Theory,' Judge Says
• Claim Of Misuse Of Insys Docs Struck As Bid To 'Taint' Atty
• Mass. Judge Resigns After Sanction For Alleged Grope
• Chicago Immigration Firm Wants Wage, Visa Claims Dropped
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• Lewis Brisbois Says Sanctions Unwarranted In COVID Case
• Facebook Bags $3.1M Default Win In Cybersquatting Row
• Rare Trial Over Law Firm Hack To Shed Light On Industry Risk
• Holland & Knight Wins Back Litigation Pro From Boutique
• Ex-Alderman OK'd To Pay Foley Lardner With Campaign Cash
• Mixmax Investor Sues Over CEO's 'Invalid' Salary Increases
• Tensions Ease In LA School District, Scrap Metal Yard Fight
• Vorys Adds Professional Liability Pro From Jordan Coyne
• Wife's Election Texts Spur Recusal Calls For Justice Thomas
• Utah Tech Co. Wants Sanctions For LinkedIn Hush Request
• Judge Blocks Pa. High Court's Anti-Bias Rule For Attorneys
• Conn. Bill Seeks Disciplinary Actions For Top State's Atty Role
• Buchanan Ingersoll Says 'Privileged' Docs' Clawback Too Late
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• Neb. GOP Rep. Convicted Of Lying To FBI Over Illegal Funds
• Insurer Claims Attys Botched Advice In Hotel Wage Action
• Judge Orders Immig. Atty To Pay $240K For Asylum Scam
• Pa. Atty Gets 3 Years For Forging Parents' Mortgage Note
• Google Says Attys CC'd Under Legit Rules, Not Fake Privilege
• Legal Stakes Rise As Court Data Breach Grows
• BB&K Disqualified From Calif. School District Cleanup Suit
• Ex-Ga. DA Wants Charges Over Arbery Murder Probe Dropped
• Judges Can Write Recs For Attys, Md. Ethics Panel Says
• NJ Atty Keeps Win In Fee Split Spat With Davis Saperstein
• NJ Firm Beats Sanctions Bid Over Files In Partner Pay Suit
• Law Firm Overbilling Suit Put On Hold For Del. Decision
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Palin Wants Rakoff DQ'd Over 'Tainted' NYT Libel Verdict
• Quinn Emanuel Dinged Repeatedly In Antivirus Patent Case
• Rakoff Caution To Jury On Media Sparks Free-Speech Debate
• Wells Fargo Beats Claims It Aided Bitcoin Fraud Scheme
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• Atty Says Chicago Firm Botched $4.4M VW Storage Deal Suit
• Atty Caught In FBI Shootout Sued For $300M Ponzi Scheme
• DC Ethics Panel Finds Ex-Hunton Atty Still Unfit For Practice
• Ga. Justices Revoke Disgraced Ex-DA's Law License
• Lawyer Accuses Philly Firm Of Undervaluing Female Attys
• NY Boutique Hit With $4M Suit Over Late Collateral Filing
• Mass. Judge Faces Removal For Alleged Grope, Justices Say
• Pharmacy Attys Risking Opioid MDL Sanctions, Judge Warns
• Texas Court Mulls If Free Speech Ends Littler Malpractice Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Kleinbard's Win In Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Defender In Judiciary Harassment Case Unmasks Herself
• Del. Justices Asked To Affirm $690M Award Due To 'Bad Faith'
• CBD Startup Wants Susman Godfrey Taken Off Fraud Case
• Ga. Judge Accused Of Using Campaign Funds For Vacations
• Jackson Emphasizes Judges' Impartiality, 'Limited Authority'
• Atty Can't Appeal Disciplinary Referral Over Election Claims
• 3rd Circ. Ponders Venue In Atty's Free Speech Dispute
• 3rd Circuit Says NJ Prosecutor Immune To Claims After Killing
• Conn. Atty Enriched Self With Sham Stock Sales, Jury Hears
• NY Courts To Fire Unvaccinated Workers In April
• DOJ Says Google Abusing Attorney-Client Privilege Claims
• High Court Sidesteps Fight Over Robocall Ban's Enforceability
• Napa Valley Vintner's Ex-Atty Loses Bid To Sanction Winery
• Broadcaster Seeks More Damages Over Botched FCC Filing
• Immigration Atty Faces 366-Day Sentence For Visa Fraud
• Minn. Board Says Public Defenders Can't 'Abandon' Clients
• 9th Circ. Ends Stormy Daniels' Trump Defamation Fight
• 'Fearless Girl' Artist Can't Take New Depositions In TM Suit
• Dershowitz, Netflix Agree To End Claims Over Epstein Doc
• Ex-NJ Pol's Bid To Duck Bribery Charge Gets Cold Shoulder
• Justices Won't Review Court-Appointed Receivers' Immunity
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Ex-Clerk Wasn't Fired For Being Pregnant: 11th Circ. Council
• Ex-Fla. Atty Gets 4 Years For Foreclosure Fraud Scheme
• Firm Beats Sanctions, But Town To Pay For 'Harassing' Attys
• Fed. Circ. Puts Stock Disclosure At Center Of $2.7B Cisco Row
• Firm Repping Smollett Sues Over 'Frivolous' Defamation Suit
• NY High Court Says NFL Player Must Arbitrate Agent Suit
• DQ, Sanctions Bids In Bob Dylan Sex Abuse Case Fall Flat
• DC Judge Ends 'Dormant' LabMD Suit Against FTC Attys
• Convicted Philly Union Boss Wins Defense Fee Advance
• Yale Students Fight Law School's Bid To Toss Retaliation Suit
• NJ Firm Accused Of Failing 9/11 Victim's Family On Claims
• La. Attys, Insurers Beat BP Oil Spill Fraud Claims For Good
• Dispute Between Oil Tycoon's Attys Won't Go To Pa. Court
• Texas Justices Say Bank Not Liable For $400K Check Fraud
• Ex-NY Court Official, Husband Must Face Condo Deal Charges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fox News Slams Smartmatic's Defamation Claims As 'Fanciful'
• Chancery Tosses TransPerfect Claims Against Ross Aronstam
• 8th Circ. Says Atty Not Incompetent In Sentencing Protest
• Robbins Geller Denied $4.5M Fee In Investor Deal Intervention
• Records Release Blunder Wipes Out Texas Med Mal Verdict
• Attys Fighting Lin Wood Over Client Fees Claim Defamation
• CFPB Can Carry On With RD Legal Suit In NY
• Firm Says Ex-Client Can't Sue To Recoup Punitive Jury Award
• Pa. Justices Suspend Ex-Judge For Taking $90K To Quit Race
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• Ex-Judiciary Staffers Press Congress For Workplace Reforms
• 9th Circuit Dismisses Avenatti's Double Jeopardy Appeal
• Daiichi Sankyo Hit With $75K Legal Bill Before Patent Trial
• Virus Whistleblower Suit Short On Specifics, NJ Officials Say
• FERC Says Settlement Is Near In $229M Enforcement Case
• Disbarred NJ Atty Allegedly Took $243K From Client
• Firms Fight Over 30-Day Delay Bid In Sberbank Suit
• Fed. Courts Claim Progress On Harassment Ahead Of Hearing
• Conn. Judge Dismisses Suit By Ex-Client Of Adler Pollock
• Texas Atty Sentenced To 3 Years For Stealing $500K
• Feds Fight New Trial Bid In NCAA Hoops Bribery Case
• NJ Casino Settles Fired GC's Suit Over Info To Regulators
• Mid-Trial Report: An Ex-Goldman Exec And 1MDB
• Lewis Brisbois Faces Sanctions In Nursing Home COVID Case
• ITC Asks Judge To Clarify Warning To Attys In Motor IP Row
• CBD Co. Wants Cooley Sanctioned Over Patent Row Tactics
• Firm DQ'd From Representing Pa. County In Antitrust Case
• NJ Diocese's Insurers Say More Info Needed On Abuse Claims
• Federal Courts To 'Automate' Judges' Financial Disclosures
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• NJ Atty Disbarred For Misappropriating $35K In Escrow Funds
• Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads Guilty After US Admits Botching Case
• 5th Circ. Denies Texas Atty's Anti-Barratry Law Exemption Bid
• Coal Magnate Says $1M Fee Sanction Unjustified
• Pa. News Orgs Say County Court Restricts Records Access
• 8th Circ. Revives Gerber's Atty Fee Bid Against Ex-Counsel
• New Judge Assigned In Foreign Gov't Bond-Rigging Case
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• White & Case Latest Firm To Drop Russian Client
• Davis Polk Says Ex-Atty Still Has No Evidence Of Race Bias
• Pa. Panel Says Insurance Adjuster's Notes Not Privileged
• Girardi Keese Finances May Take Years, And Luck, To Unravel
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Paxton's Bid To Exit Fraud Suit
• Odyssey Portal Security Gap Verified As Developer Tackles Fix
• Judge Exits Parkland Shooting Fee Row To Avoid 'Side Issue'
• Maxwell Wants New Trial Due To Juror's Undisclosed Abuse
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• Securities Atty Loses Defamation Suit Against Journalist
• Ex-Pa. Atty Jailed For Sex Offenses Gives Up NJ License
• McDermott Atty's Ukraine Reform Work Halted By War
• Live Nation, Ticketmaster Rip 2nd Monopoly Class Action
• Parkland Victims Want New Judge Over Podhurst Connection
• Pa. Justices Note Ex-Philly Judge's 'Chutzpah' In Ethics Case
• Ex-Apollo CEO Can't Take Discovery In Federal Court For Now
• US Judge Finds Conn. Atty Liable For Illegal Stock Sales
• Jones Day Settles Paralegal's Bias And Harassment Suit
• NJ Court Must Rethink Archer DQ In Dental Office Biz Dispute
• Ex-Speaker's Fall May Not Trigger Illinois Ethics Reforms
• Miller & Martin Denied Ga. High Court Review In Trust Dispute
• Akerman Gets Counsel Reinstated In Medicare Payment Row
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Suspended Judge's Ethics Case
• Warren, Porter Slam FINRA Reply To Arbitration Bias Claims
• Black Staffer Accuses NJ State Bar Of Race Discrimination
• Feds Accused Of 'Reckless' Push To Get Bannon Atty Records
• Former Ill. Speaker Pleads Not Guilty To Racketeering Charges
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• Exploring The Intersection Of ESG And Anti-Bribery Ethics
• Smartmatic Defeats Fox News, Giuliani Dismissal Bids In NY
• Jan. 6 Panel Says Eastman Push To Break Law Ends Privilege
• Jones Day Can Stay As J&J Talc Spinoff's Ch. 11 Counsel
• Ex-Foley Atty Faces Ethics Complaint Over 2020 Election Work
• Atty Sues Google Over Wiretap Scheme To Nix Fees
• DraftKings Wants Firm DQ'd From Gaming Patent Row
• Software Co. Duck Creek Urges Court To Sanction Ex-VP
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Pharma Co. Says NJ Law Firm Is Misusing Trade Secrets
• Maxwell Juror Says Failure To Flag Abuse An 'Honest Mistake'
• Ill. Judge Won't Sanction McDonald's Over 'Confidential' Docs
• Dershowitz Drops Economic Damages Claim In Netflix Suit
• Ex-NJ Judge Slams Judiciary's Bid To Toss Back Pay Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Donziger Disbarment Challenge
• NJ Agency Can Reimburse Reinstated Worker's Legal Fees
• 'Varsity Blues' Feds Deny They Hid Evidence From Coach
• Judge Won't Budge On Lawyer Fronting Client's Sanctions
• Firm Says It Fired Gay Clerk Over Performance, Denies Bias
• Justices Won't Hear Pa. Bid To Reinstate Cosby Sentence
• Freshfields Drops VTB Bank As Pressure Grows Over Invasion
• Ga. Judge Hands Off $140M Home Depot ERISA Action
• Ex-ACLU Atty's Claim Boss Did Racist 'Neck Roll' Tossed
• How Feds Closed In On Ill. Speaker In Corruption Probe
• Northwestern Slams Ex-Law Student's 'Frivolous' Bias Suit
• Calif. Ex-Atty Can't Slip $2.2M Over Arrows Fired At Law Office
• Court Files Offline In Several States After Security Flaw Found
• AI Co. Gets 8th Circ. To Boot Judge From Cyberattack Case
• Judge's Bank Stock Prompts Call To Revive Rigging Claims
• SEC's Lee Wants Regulators To Step Up Scrutiny Of Lawyers
• Law Firm Blasts Latest Sanctions Bid From Timeshare Co.
• Feds Slam Ex-Perkins Coie Atty's Bid To Ax FBI Lying Case
• Texas Justices Pass Up Dallas Firm's Bid To Arbitrate Fee Spat
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Boss Faked Relationships For Gain
• Labaton Sucharow Beats Texas Atty's Bid For Referral Fees
• 'Varsity Blues' Trial Still On Despite Ethics Claim Against Feds
• Bottling Co. Says It Was Swindled By Bogus $55.3M Loan
• Atty Says Chicago Mayor Let Insults Fly On Zoom Call
• Class Seeks Bond-Rigging Suit Redo After Judge's Recusal
• Md. Law Firm Hit With Legal Malpractice And Racial Bias Suit
• NRA Settles Dispute With Former Ad Agency Ahead Of Trial
• Calif. Bar Seeks More Input On Ethics Of Remote Lawyering
• Feds Back Harvard Prof's Conviction In Nixed 'China Initiative'
• NY Judges Cut Public Resignation Deals In Record Numbers
• Illinois Appeals Court Refuses To Rehear $2.8M Estate Dispute
• Calif. Bar Trying To Determine Which Leaked Files Were Seen
• Panel Says Judiciary Went 'Off The Rails' In Harassment Case
• Paul Weiss Dumps Ex-Iconix CEO Ahead Of Fraud Retrial
• SEC Accuses Calif. Atty Of Bogus Fruit Co. IPO Scam
• Durbin, Cotton Continue Fight Over US Atty Nom Delays
• Texas' Top Criminal Court To Weigh Venue In AG Fraud Case
• Maxwell Juror May Get Immunity Over Claim He Lied In Survey
• Ga. Law Firm Can Get Atty Fees Over Ex-Associate's Exit
• Grocer And Atty Duck Suit Over Soured EB-5 Investment
• Longtime Ill. House Speaker Indicted On Bribery Charges
• McCarter & English Accused Of Malpractice Over Biotech IP
• Ex-Shutts Partner Loses Fight Over Employment Arbitration
• Sidley Was Conflicted In Boy Scouts Ch. 11, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ropes & Gray Beats DQ Bid In Computer Network IP Suit
• Disbarred Atty Gets 3rd Trial For LA Jail Strip Searches
• 7th Circ. Says Atty's Mistakes Kept Clients Out Of MDL
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Pal Urged Kushner To Nix 1MDB Probe
• Rakoff 'Not Familiar' With Phone News Alerts Before Palin Trial
• NJ Bankruptcy Atty Accused Of Botching Marital Claim
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Loan Foreclosure RICO Suit
• Trump Attorney Eastman Faces Calif. Bar Ethics Probe
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship
• Alston & Bird Faces OT Suit By Diversity And Inclusion Staffer
• When Presuit Demands Cross The Line To Extortion
• 'Varsity Blues' Coach Says Gov't 'Misconduct' Spoils Case
• Calif. Bar Leak Reveals Wider Exposure Of Court Records