Legal Ethics Archive » April, 2022

Legal Ethics - April, 2022

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• Asset Manager Says Lowenstein Advice Led To SEC Scrutiny
• Ex-Monster Distributor Speaks Out Over JAMS 'Taking Sides'
• 4th Circ. Sides With W.Va. Limit On Attys' Medication Case Ads
• Criminal Charges Dropped Against Ga. Probate Judge
• Quinn Emanuel Backs Ukraine But Sticks By Russia Over Stoli
• Fla. Bar Claims Judicial Smears Merit Miami Atty Suspension
• Law Firms Topple J&J Subpoenas For Talc Media Info
• Pa. Panel Tosses School Districts' Suit Over Court Fees
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• DC Court Backs Ex-Perkins Coie Atty On DQ Of AG Race Rival
• Big Banks Say 'Odd Lots' Judge Had No Conflict At Dismissal
• Paralegal Accused Of Poisoning Atty Wants Suit Trimmed
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Redo Bid On Seal Decision In Apple IP Row
• Doc Says DOJ Seized Sex Tapes, Personal Info In Fraud Case
• Dentons Stuck With $32M Malpractice Verdict Over Verein DQ
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Ex-Shkreli Atty Can Keep BigLaw Nest Egg
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Fed. Judge Won't DQ Herself In Gov't Vaccine Mandate Case
• 'Overheated Hyperbole'? Opioid Atty Gets Fiery In SF Trial
• NJ Judge Regrets Revealing His Ignorance Of Family Law
• Republicans Say High Court Ethics Bill Is 'Attack' On Thomas
• Roche Freedman Attys Seek To Ax Former Partner's Claims
• DC Top Court Wary Of AG Candidate's Fight Over Ballot DQ
• New York Attys Accused Of Abusing Trust, Collecting $1.3M
• Ga. Counties Ask 11th Circ. To Toss Ex-Judge's Sex Bias Suit
• Anapol Weiss Must Face Trial In NJ Over Plane Crash Deal
• Express Scripts Wants Departing Attys To Aid Acthar Dispute
• House Passes Judicial Stock Bill, Sending It To Biden's Desk
• Court Won't Change Atty Malpractice Ruling In BP Spill Suit
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• Gibbons Can't Toss Malpractice Suit Over Construction Debts
• Buchanan Ingersoll Wants $1.9M From Ex-Client's Settlement
• Dodgers Pitcher's Sex Assault Defamation Suit May Backfire
• Ex-DOJ Paralegal Guilty Of Gang-Related Witness Retaliation
• NJ Justices Seem Likely To Erase New Biz Rule For Profits
• Dechert Says It Has No More Docs To Give Iraqi Telecom
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Shire Sanctions In Pharma IP Fight
• Ga. Judicial Investigator Urges Better Social Media Training
• Texas Gov., Lt. Gov. Urge Review Of AG's Whistleblower Case
• Atlanta Firm Fights Ex-Client's Sanctions Bid In Billing Row
• 4th Circ. Revives Sexual Harassment Suit Against Judiciary
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Ex-LA Water Chief Gets 6-Year Sentence In Corruption Case
• NJ Firm Beats DQ Bid Over Ex-Judge's Role In Suit
• FARA Prosecutors May Get Lessons In Flynn Ex-Partner Case
• Ex-Locke Lord Atty Says Perjury Demands New Crypto Trial
• Metals Co. Cries Mistrial In Magnesium Patent Trial
• Fed. Judge Who Fired Unvaxxed Worker Cleared Of Bias Claim
• Insurer Calls Contractor's Sanctions Claims 'Hyperbolic'
• Houston Atty Asks Texas Justices To End Client Poaching Suit
• Ralph Lauren Atty's Error Can't Ax NYC Rent Deal, Court Told
• Judge Limits Discussion Of Data Sussmann Shared With FBI
• Novartis Wants Rival's Atty Booted From MS Drug Patent Suit
• Baker Donelson Loses Bid For Immediate Appeal In $13B Suit
• Judge Sues Daily Beast Over 'Outrageous' QAnon Link Story
• Ga. Judges Allow Foreclosure Claims Against Law Firm, Bank
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Law360's 2022 Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board
• Judge Calls Out Atty Gender Pay Gap In $760K Fee Award
• Justices Won't Disturb Immunity For Judge Over Asset Freeze
• SEC Wants Atty Sanctioned $500K For Pot Investment Scheme
• NY Court May Probe Botched $500M Fraud Case Despite Pleas
• Atty Seeks Time To Investigate Defense Of Deed Transfer
• Cleary, Orrick Can't Kill Malpractice Suit Over $2B Energy Buy
• Georgia Poll Workers Settle Defamation Claims Against OAN
• Hedge Funders Avoid Prison In Bungled SDNY Case
• DC AG Candidate Fights DQ Won By Ex-Perkins Coie Atty
• Texas Judicial Watchdog Chastises Fired Judge
• Fla. Firms Launch 3rd Circ. Fight Over Ch. 11 DQ, Sanctions
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Freezes Funds Of Atty Shot By FBI In $449M Ponzi Suit
• Ex-Paralegal Ran $600K Embezzlement Scheme, Feds Say
• Judge Dings Norton's Attys In Columbia Antivirus Patent Trial
• 4th Circ. Says Bad Advice Can't Stop Ex-Citizen's Deportation
• Disqualified Endo Judge Defends Facebook Posts On Opioids
• Dechert Withholding Docs In Iraqi Telecom Fight, Court Hears
• Investors Take Aim At Wells Fargo Over $449M Ponzi Scheme
• Nassar Victims Seek $130M From FBI Over Botched Probe
• Atty Slams Wells Fargo For Rejecting Black Judge In Bias Suit
• Judge Admits 'Inexcusable' Error In Atty's SEC Fraud Trial
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Justices Revive Law Firm's Day-Late IRS Levy Challenge
• Court Rejects DOL's 'Ambushlike' Sanctions Bid In Wage Fight
• Mass. Jury Hands $5.8M To Ousted Pot Co. CFO In Breach Suit
• Latham Asks To Drop Sanctioned Russian Bank As Client
• Ga. Justices Won't Hear Law Firm's Appeal In Escrow Case
• DOJ Charges Israeli Corporate Atty With Securities Fraud
• Insurer Seeks Default For Law Firm's Failure To Appear
• Google IDs 0 Cases Backing Sanctions Power; DOJ Finds 15
• Ex-Brooklyn Judge Gets 15 Months After 'Tragic' Downfall
• Fox Rothschild And Developer Agree To Dismiss NJ Suit
• NJ Judge Faces Ethics Charges For Admitting Legal Ignorance
• Texas Panel Won't Revive Defamation Suit Over Law Firm Ads
• Ex-Law Student Calls Northwestern's Dismissal Bid 'Absurd'
• Ga. Justices OK Reprimand For Atty Who Mishandled Cases
• Construction Co. Wants Pa. Firm To Release File For NC Suit
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Endo Wins Reversal Of Opioid Default And Judge Is DQ'd
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Hagens Berman Must Forfeit $31M Fee Win, 9th Circ. Told
• NJ Atty Accused Of 'Web Of Deceit' Over Case Against Glock
• Prosecutor Of Death Row Exoneree Gets Ethics Case Axed
• Ex-Attys For Dermagraft Whistleblower Nab $6M Fee Award
• AmFam, Baker Donelson Must Face $13B Surveillance Suit
• GM Settlement Scam Gets Calif. Woman 6 Months In Prison
• New Suspension And Debarment Report Shows Innovation
• Ex-Judge Opposes Credit Union's Tough Sentence Request
• Justices, Not Congress, Urged To Police High Court Ethics
• NFL Concussion Firm Asks Judge Not To Block Its Fees
• Sussmann Slams 'Last-Minute Assault' On Privilege Claims
• Ga. Atty Who Blamed Depression For Lies Gets Disbarred
• Law Firm Can't Shake Bankruptcy Fee Ruling At 3rd Circ.
• Bankruptcy Rulings Highlight Split On Excusable Neglect
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Gets Opponent For DC AG Disqualified
• Wells Fargo Beats Suit After Stock-Owning Judge's Recusal
• Gov't Paralegal Outed Gangland Cooperators, Jury Hears
• Condo Owner Too Late To Accuse Insurer Of Fraud
• Ex-Indiana Racetrack GC Cops To Hiding Political Payments
• Conn. Atty Can't Redo Trial Over Alleged Jury Talk, SEC Says
• Dorsey Email Purge Draws Sanctions Bid In NY Condo Spat
• Fla. Attorney Gets 2-Year Ban For Work With Nonlawyers
• Home Depot ERISA Class Members Seek Judge's Recusal
• NJ AG Ducks Defense Of Ex-County Prosecutor In Suits
• Kramer Levin Attys For Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Call Bribe Case 'Flimsy'
• Bannon Says Jan. 6 Committee Makeup Bars Contempt Case
• Spector Gadon Sued For Fee Refund In Clergy Abuse Case
• Feds Fight Judge's 'Fishing Expedition' To Show Political Bias
• CFTC 'Struck Foul Blows' In Suit Against Kraft, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Partly Revives $44.4M Jury Verdict Against Swisher
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Dropping Ball On Wawa Injury Claim
• Residents Want To Revive BP Spill Fraud Claims Against Attys
• Ex-Judge Earned Prison For Impeding Bank Probe, Feds Say
• Firm Wants Ex-Employee Sanctioned In Discrimination Suit
• Fox Rothschild Faces DQ Bid In Athlete Shares Fraud Case
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Ga. Atty Pushes To Preserve Fraud Claim In Partnership Fight
• Deal Hits Snag In Fired GC's Suit Against NJ Casino
• Firm Loses Bid To DQ Atty In Flint Water Crisis Litigation
• Uber Can't Dodge $91M Arbitration Bill On Appeal
• Exxon Hit With $288K Tab Over Alex Oh, Paul Weiss Conduct
• Baltimore State's Atty Must Face Perjury, Fraud Allegations
• California Bar's Weak Policies Let Off Bad Attys, Audit Finds
• NFL Concussion Firm Hit With TRO Bid Over Fees
• Loeb & Loeb Atty Can't Delay Trial In Suit By Redstone's Ex
• O'Melveny Conflict In Trump Ally's Trial May Need Workaround
• NJ High Court Suspends Atty 1.5 Years For Ignoring Clients
• Prior Atty-Client Relationship Dooms $7M Arbitration Award
• Ill. Judge Won't OK New Girardi Keese Fee Complaint For Now
• Ex-Atty Cops To GM Scam After Feds Warn Of ID Theft Count
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Uniloc, Apple Say No Do-Over Needed On Seal Decision
• SEC Says Atty Shot By FBI Took Part In $449M Ponzi Scheme
• Non-Atty Can Pursue Title Biz Assets, Axed From Owner Bid
• Ex-Gordon & Silber Atty Stole $1.2M From Firm, DA Says
• Ex-Staffer Sues Over Pond Lehocky Firing
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• ABA Ethics Panel Clarifies 'Live' Solicitation Rule
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Can't Ditch Charge Of Lying To FBI
• Veteran Texas Atty Warned For Insulting 5th Circ. Panel
• 'Vexatious' Ex-MLB Player Abused Court System, Alsup Says
• Fresenius GC Says He Was Canned For Flagging Misconduct
• Google, DOJ Asked To Submit More Info In Privilege Row
• South Dakota AG Impeached Over Fatal 2020 Car Crash
• ​​​​​​​Duane Morris Says Shkreli Owes It $2M In Bid To Drop Client
• Disbarred Atty Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Calif. Bar's $2M Bill
• ​​​​​​​Facebook, Gibson Dunn Fight Sanctions Bid In Privacy MDL
• Indicted Mass. Judge Says Feds' Bias Revealed In ACLU Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Must Face Claim It Aided Fraud, Panel Says
• Much Shelist Allegedly Aided $87M Judgment Avoidance
• 9th Circ. Tosses Mich. Atty's Suit For $2.6M In Atty Fees
• Ore. Bar Suspends County DA Among Some 300 Atty Licenses
• Ga. Officials Accused Of Smearing Judge In Election Case
• DC Atty Says PNC Bank Allowed Theft From Trust Account
• NY Feds Drop $500M Fraud Case, Avoiding Misconduct Probe
• NY Lt. Gov. Resigns Over Bribery Conspiracy Charges
• 'I'm A Lawyer And I Will Bleed You': DC TM Row Turns Ugly
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Loan Foreclosure RICO Claims
• 7th Circ. Won't Nix Sanctions Against Ill. Atty In Copyright Suit
• Ga. DA's Office Wants Ex-Aide's Pregnancy Bias Suit Tossed
• 'Broken' Ex-Brooklyn Judge Wants No Prison For Obstruction
• DOJ Attys Escape Subpoena To Testify In Wage-Fixing Trial
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ga. Judge's Ethics Charges Settled Over Spa Shootings Post
• Longtime Georgia Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation
• Google's 'Privilege' Labeling Unlikely To Yield Sanctions
• Ex-NJ Judge Accused Of 'Dishonesty' In Groping Denial
• Texas Atty Who Misread Order Chided By 5th Circ.
• Subcontractor Asks Court To Hold Insurer In Contempt
• Delaware Won't Take Illinois Suit Delayed By 'Gamesmanship'
• Publix Can't Probe Financial Ties Of Morgan Injury Attys, Docs
• Asbestos Claimants Liable For Rare Fines In Bestwall Ch. 11
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• Filmmaker In Rolling Stones IP Row Wants Labels Sanctioned
• Trucking Co. Drops 'Forum Shopping' Loophole Appeal
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. To Nix Coverage For Condo Row
• Ga. Biz Wants Law Firm Sanctioned In Representation Row
• 3rd Circ. Deems Epstein Becker's Sanctions Appeal Premature
• Pa. Ruling On Attorney-Client Privilege Appears Flawed
• Legal Mistakes Are Growing Costlier, Experts Say
• DC Appeals Court Disbars Atty Who Tricked Vets
• Forster Garbus On Hook For Seizing Funds From Wrong Party
• UPS Says Lost Injury Settlement Payment Is Fla. Firm's Fault
• US Seeks Clinton Campaign Research In Sussmann Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Attorney's ADA Suit Against Law Firm
• Prison Phone Co. Can't Expel Pa. County's Counsel In IP Row
• DOJ Says Google's 8,000 New Releases Show Privilege Abuse
• COVID Closure Can't Nix Delay Damages In $2M Injury Verdict
• Judge Calls Cohen's Claims About Jailing Over Book 'Horrific'
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• Firm Asks 5th Circ. To Undo Class Cert. In Debt Collection Suit
• Ill. Legal Funding Bill Sparks Concern Over Settlement Strain
• Fla. Atty Hopes To Use Anti-SLAPP To Exit Ethics Complaints
• Baseball Caps & Unmade Beds: Judges Talk Virtual Decorum
• Judge Disqualifies Firm In Hemp Biz Investment Suit
• GM Settlement Lies Merit Prison Sentence, Feds Say
• Clinton-Appointed Fla. Judge Won't DQ In Latest Trump Suit
• Arnold & Porter, 'Dragged Through Mud,' Touts Opioid Probe
• Alsup Calls Amazon In-House Atty's LinkedIn Gap 'Suspicious'
• Atty Says Failure To Poll Jury In SEC Suit Warrants New Trial
• New York AG Accuses Eviction Attys Of Deceiving Tenants
• 11th Circ. Asked To Cut Atty Fees In Wrongful Death Fight
• Tort Report: Soccer Megastar Escapes Sex Assault Suit
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• Fla. Atty Says Admissions In IRS Suit Can't Be Used Again
• Sympathy For The Mayor: Wu Excused From Satanists' Depo.
• Indiana Not Liable For AG's Misconduct, 7th Circ. Rules
• US Chamber Says Arbitrator's Failure To Disclose Sinks Award
• Judge's 'Disdain For Antitrust Law' Gets Visa Case Rerouted
• Feds Recover $112K In Unpaid Overtime From Detroit Firm
• Pa. Atty Suspended In NJ For Botching Immigration Cases
• 3rd Circ. Denies Ex-Atty A Retrial In Plots To Kill Witnesses
• Milberg To Settle Lengthy Malpractice Class Action
• NY Court System Fires 103 Unvaccinated Workers
• SEC Finds Enforcement Staff Accessed Privileged Docs
• 'Tomorrow Is A New Day,' Theranos Judge Tells Balwani Atty
• 'Intense Pressure' To Ink Opioid Deal? Too Bad, 6th Circ. Says
• Facebook, Gibson Dunn Face Sanctions Bid In Privacy MDL
• Atty Says Ga. Broadcaster Can't Retry Legal Malpractice Case
• 5th Circ. Asks For Precedent Backing Court Prayer Policy
• Hill Wallack Hit With Putative Class Suit Over Debt Collection
• Sussmann Says Steele Dossier Would Turn Trial Into 'Circus'
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• For Firms Donating To Ukraine, Due Diligence Is Key
• Timeshare Exit Cos. Can't Duck Florida False Ad Suit
• Pleas Delay Probe Of Gov't Missteps In $500M Fraud Case
• Edelson Seeks To Pay Girardi Victims, Sue 'Family Enterprise'
• Hausfeld Admits To Shortcomings In Failed Airline Cartel Suit
• Fed. Circ. Mulls If Stock Ownership Dooms $2.75B Cisco Loss
• Tempers Flare Again In 'Varsity Blues' Trial As Feds Rest
• Immigration Judges' Free Speech Claims Booted By 4th Circ.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• What Ga. Attys Must Know About 'Hot Mess' Cannabis Climate
• Jury Finds Connecticut Attorney Ran Stock Sale Scheme
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas To Clarify Limits Of Exoneree Statute
• NJ Divorce Lawyer Beats Malpractice Suit Over Atty's Plane
• NY Judges Ignored Income, Gift Reporting Rule For Years
• 3rd Circ. Is Asked To Revive Suit Over Legal Fee Dispute
• Brooklyn Judge Steps Down After Obstruction Conviction
• Court Blocks Fifth Deposition In $1.8M FBAR Case
• NJ Panel Blocks 'Open Season' For Bribing Candidates
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenges To Mandatory Bars
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• MLB Rips 'Woefully Unprepared' Witness In $6M Award Spat
• Andrew Cuomo Says Ethics Panel Can't Take His Book Profits
• Maxwell Can't Have New Trafficking Trial, Judge Says
• 'Don't Threaten Me,' Judge Warns Balwani Atty At Fraud Trial
• SEC's Lee Envisions New Era Of Accountability For Attorneys
• Ill. Panel Backs Attys' Win In Dermatologist's Malpractice Suit
• Conn. Atty, Suspended Over Client Payouts, Quits Bar
• Eckert Seamans Gets Fraud Charges Cut From Conflict Suit
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Ga. Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over Drunken Gun Incident
• 2 Attys Escape Claims They Bungled Infection Treatment Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London