Legal Ethics Archive » May, 2022

Legal Ethics - May, 2022

286 articles

• Rakoff Denies Palin's DQ Bid Following NYT Libel Verdict
• FilmOn Founder's Antics Sink $58M Sex Battery Retrial Bid
• High Court Clerks Facing New Scrutiny In Leak Probe
• Brown Rudnick Can't Get Malpractice Counterclaim Tossed
• Atty Accused Of Storing Child Porn On Devices At NJ Office
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Lin Wood's Psych Exam Suit
• Saul Ewing Must Conduct Ethics Screen In Superfund Suit
• $3.5B Pipeline Developers Want Fresh 4th Circ. Panel
• LeClairRyan Trustee Seeking OK For $21M UnitedLex Deal
• Dem PAC, Ad Company Can't Shed Roy Moore Ad Suit
• Jury Clears Ex-Perkins Coie Partner Of Lying To FBI
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Feds Want Avenatti To Serve Consecutive Sentences
• NJ AG, Gov.'s Aide Meet Skepticism Over Exiting Virus Suit
• Sussmann Attys Slam Feds' 'Conspiracy Theory' To End Trial
• 9th Circ. Upholds DQ Of Calif. Firm For Having Privileged Info
• Calif. Supreme Court Extends Provisional Licensing Program
• In 'Vexing' Clerk Conflict, Sonos Won't Seek Alsup Recusal
• Recruiter's Suit Against Robinson & Cole Moved To Conn.
• Fired King & Spalding Atty Loses Benefit Interference Claim
• Atty Accused Of Stealing Fees For $270M Iran Hostage Fund
• Conn. Law Firm Wins Reversal Of Expert Contact Sanctions
• Ex-Alston & Bird Staffer Fights Firm's Arbitration Bid
• Federal Judge Says Trump Can't Stop NY AG Investigation
• J&J Aims To Block Counsel Deposition In Ex-Exec's Bias Suit
• 5th Circ. Rebuke Of Judge Hughes Is 'Déjà Vu All Over Again'
• Maschoff Brennan Hit With Prosecution Bar In Grill IP Case
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• NFL Retirement Plan Violated ERISA, Texas Judge Says
• Ga. Judge Denies 'Close Call' Sanctions Bid Against Atty
• 'We Are Under Attack': Judge Warns Of Threats To Judiciary
• Russian Disinformation Puts Courts' Legitimacy At Risk
• Partisanship Endangers The Courts, Doug Jones Tells Judges
• Attys Claimed $900K In 'Unearned' Fees, Rape Survivor Says
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Opts Not To Testify In Criminal Trial
• NJ Atty Must Face Town's Suit Over $118K Health Benefits
• NJ Judge's Legal Battle Over Pension Headed To Mediation
• NC Atty Gets Prison Over Fraud That Funded Plastic Surgery
• Trump Can't Quash AG Subpoena, NY Appeals Court Says
• 11th Circ. Nixes Suit By Atty Who Ended Mental Health Checks
• Arnold & Porter Stuck In Sanctions Scuffle Despite Endo's Exit
• San Mateo Courts Pause Late Fees In Response To Suit
• Insurer Seeks Default Win Against Co. In Atty Self-Dealing Suit
• NJ Firm Can Sue Ex-Client's Former Counsel, Judge Says
• NC Firm Hamilton Stephens Skirts Suit Over $12M Judgment
• Texas Court Affirms Disbarment For Atty Who Lied To Client
• Infogroup Cleared Of Stealing Rival's Trade Secrets
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• Sonos Says Alsup Shares Clerk's Google Conflict
• No Cause To Revive Atty's Defamation Suit, Del. Justices Told
• Lowenstein Sandler Can't Escape Venture Capitalist's Claims
• Non-Atty Debtor Advice Co. Shielded From NY Prosecution
• Atty Wants SEC Penalties Delayed Amid Jury Polling Kerfuffle
• Judge Pauses Roche Freedman's Subpoenas To Ex-Clients
• Texas Bar Says Paxton's Election Litigation Was Misconduct
• ​​​​​​​Fla. Firm's Former Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $3M
• Feds, Sussmann's Attys Zero In On 2016 Bills To Clinton Camp
• Ga. Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Dickinson Wright Bill Row
• Mass. Atty Fined $175K For Allegedly Scamming Elderly Client
• 3rd Circ. Finds No Conflict In Sidley Repping Scouts, Insurers
• Tucker Arensberg Must Offer More Records In Land Dispute
• Danish Tax Agency Appeals Judgment Clearing Law Firm
• Ex-Defender Insists Judiciary Owes Appellate Cost Award
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Pal Pleads Out As Severance Bids Renewed
• NJ AG Ordered To Give Prosecutors' Manual To Defense Atty
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• FDIC Atty Sues Feds For Gender Pay Discrimination
• UK Legal Ethics Regulator To Boost Fines Twelvefold
• DC Atty Set Up $19M 'Captive' Insurance Swindle, Suit Claims
• No Atty Privilege For Eastman Records, Jan. 6 Panel Argues
• NCAA Wants Firm Removed From Race Bias Suit Over Conflict
• Disbarred Atty's Past Keeps Him Out Of Insurance Field In NJ
• Panama Canal Operator Says $240M In Awards Should Stand
• 'Varsity Blues' Or Not, Last Parent Headed To Trial In June
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• PNC Can't Shield Talk With Attys Over $660M Mellon Trust
• Stormy Daniels Testimony Belies Book Deal Claim, Agent Says
• Justices Shut Door On Inmates Claiming Ineffective Counsel
• Gay Texas Judge Set To Defend Pride Display In Court
• Sussmann's Clients Not 'Dispositive' For Probe, Official Says
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Head Pleads Not Guilty To Lab Kickbacks
• Roche Freedman Defends Subpoenas To Ex-Partner's Clients
• The Case Runner: Girardi Pal's Scandals Go Beyond Lion Air
• 11th Circ. Restarts Atty Lender Suit Over Frozen Accounts
• NJ Judge Won't Open Path For Wilentz In Trenton Pols' Feud
• Ex-Pa. AG Kane Ordered To Rehab After Probation Violation
• NJ Justices Censure Judge For Presiding While Ineligible
• 'Seriously, We Are Done': Judge Quits Trial, Says Atty Lied
• SEC Denies Atty's Bid To Ax Lifetime Ban Over Fraud Claim
• How A Heated 'Varsity Blues' Trial Nearly Went Off The Rails
• NY Atty Back On The Hook For Flub Lessee Says Cost $12M
• We Can't Rely On Lawyers For Every Justice Need
• Chicago Firm Can't Seek $9.8M Fee From Ex-Client
• Wynn Settles Defamation Suit Over Atty's Press Release
• MyPillow CEO Sanctioned For Claims In Voting Machines Case
• DC Circ. Probes Leaked Survey Alleging Judges' Misconduct
• Ex-FBI GC Says Atty's Clinton Links Would've Been Concern
• Trump Pays $110K To NY AG For Not Complying In Biz Probe
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Again Pleads Not Guilty In 'Shifting' Case
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes Atty Fees Award
• ADI Lied About Breaking Export Law, Engineer On Trial Says
• Ill. Court Reverses J&J Contempt In Talc Cancer Case
• IP Forecast: Crocs Takes Look-Alike Shoe Fight To ITC
• FilmOn Exec's $58M Sex Battery Loss Unfair, Calif. Panel Told
• Flint Engineers Lose 'Arguably Frivolous' Mistrial Bid
• Fla. Judge Suspended, Fined For Representing Son
• W.Va. Coal Co. In Contempt For Inadequate Compliance Plans
• Archegos Judge Backs Out Over JPMorgan Stock Holdings
• Ga. Atty Surrenders License Over Issue With $250K Settlement
• Group Asks Texas Bar To Investigate Cruz Over 2020 Election
• Ohio Atty Hit With $250K Sanction Over Sue-And-Withdrawals
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• Attys Try Again To Beat BP Spill Relief Malpractice Claims
• NJ Judge Doubts Prosecutors' Grip On Manual Sought By Atty
• Ex-FBI Atty Says Sussmann Said He Was Acting On His Own
• Polsinelli Must Face Negligence Claims In $35M Crypto Fraud
• OIG Finds Vindman Twin Faced Retaliation Over Trump Report
• Gibson Dunn Denied $300K Fee In Contract Dispute, For Now
• Ex-Clinton GC Says Campaign Didn't Send Sussmann To FBI
• Ex-Roche Freedman Atty Says Firm Is Harassing His Clients
• 2nd Circ. Rules Bankruptcy Court Can Award Attorney Fees
• Legal Malpractice Payouts More Costly In Hot Lateral Market
• States Evolve On Mental Health As A Question Of 'Fitness'
• Ga. Justices Hint Claims Over Proskauer Tax Advice Too Old
• Novartis' DQ Bid Sinks In Gilenya Row
• Why Attys Must Embrace 'Cultural Competence' As Key Skill
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Trump Ally Faces New Charges In Illegal Lobbying Case
• Panel Says DOJ Can Shield Census Citizenship Question Docs
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Law Office Biz Pin Issues On Building Sale
• Trump Keeps Up Fight For More Fees In Stormy Daniels' Case
• Last Of LeClairRyan's Partners Battle Opaque Tax Threat
• Gov't Targets 'Privilege' Of Clinton-Linked Atty In Trial Opener
• NJ Atty Barred From Suing Judge Over Misconduct Claims
• Calif. Atty Paying $41K To End SEC's Shell Co. Fraud Suit
• Atty Asks New Judge For SEC Trial Redo After Polling Blunder
• Insurer Must Face NJ Coverage Suit Over Malpractice Claims
• 3rd Circ. Backs Asylum Seeker's Ineffective Counsel Claim
• Edelson Slams Ex-Girardi Keese Attys' Bid To Duck Theft Suit
• Steel Co. Wants Bid To Vacate $12.7M Award Dismissed
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trial Looms For Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Accused Of Lying To FBI
• Fox Rothschild Faces New DQ Bid In Athlete Startup Case
• Imprisoned Avenatti's Retrial Date In Doubt Without Plane Ride
• Lies, Leaks and Scares: Five Damning Finds From ENRC's Win
• Payment Processors Ask 11th Circ. To Uphold CFPB Sanction
• Dechert Loses Battle With ENRC Over SFO Leaks
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Commissioner Agrees To Turn Over $128K
• Biden Signs Bill To Bolster Judges' Stock Disclosure Rules
• Judge Reinstates CFTC Deal, $16M Fine With Kraft, Mondelez
• Law Firm Beats Ex-Trading Firm Worker's Leaked Info Suit
• Soccer Promoter Blasts Gibson Dunn's $300K Fee Request
• No Sanctions For Google's 'Privilege' Labeling
• Ex-Jones Day Lawyers Can't Fix Complaint Thrice, Court Says
• SEC's Grewal Calls Out Defense Attys For Undue Delays
• Wilentz Pulled Into Fight Between Trenton Mayor And Council
• DA Can Be Deposed About Alleged Perjury, Calif. Court Says
• Insurer Asks 9th Circ. For Refund In Law Firm Forgery Dispute
• Sanctioned NFL Player Must Cover Atty Fees In Poaching Suit
• Mediation On Tap For Firm In Atty's Pregnancy Firing Suit
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• 'Measly' Opioid Fine Invites BigLaw Defiance, NY AG Warns
• Feds Want Up To 2 Years In Prison For NYC Molotov Attys
• Supreme Court Ethics Bill Faces Tough Path In Congress
• Quinn Emanuel Settles Hispanic Worker's Discrimination Suit
• Nonprofit Advice To Debtors Is Protected Speech, Court Told
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Benjamin's Bribery Trial Set For January
• Ga. Judge Says Alcohol, Stress Drove Gun Incident
• Ethics Panel Wants Reprimand For St. Louis' Top Prosecutor
• House Judiciary Panel Advances Supreme Court Ethics Bill
• Avenatti Denied Remote Sentencing In Stormy Daniels Case
• Judge Tosses BofA Bias Suit And Bid To DQ McGuireWoods
• Louisiana Firm Hacked, Harassed Former Partner, Suit Says
• Illinois Court Upholds Toss Of Malicious-Prosecution Claim
• BigLaw Asks Ga. Justices To End Proskauer Malpractice Case
• Army Col. Faces July FCPA Retrial After Atty Errors Sank Case
• Could The Dobbs Leak Change Supreme Court Clerkships?
• Suspended 'Copyright Troll' Faces New Sanctions In Colorado
• Trump Must Pay $110K Fine To Nix Contempt In NY AG Probe
• Airbnb Wins $162K In Fees From Sanctioned Calif. Atty
• Blanket Gag Orders, Secret Deals Could End With Calif. Bill
• 5th Circ. Mulls Texas Arbitration Act In Atty Fee Dispute
• SEC Asked To Probe Ex-Official's Crypto Statements
• Judge Salas Calls To Revive Stalled Judicial Protections Bill
• Attys Urge 4th Circ. To Revisit W.Va. Law On Drug Case Ads
• Convicted Lawmaker Won't Lose Radio Stations, Judge Says
• Week In Bankruptcy: Mass Torts Stumble, New Ch. 11 Crop
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• Ill. Watchdog Says Atty Failed To Disclose Client's Death
• Energy Co. Claims Ex-GC Stole Trade Secrets
• NY DA's Paralegal Accused Of Unemployment Insurance Theft
• NYC Reports No New Falsehoods Found In Protester Cases
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Says Feds Got Improper Peek At Docs
• NY Atty Struck Secret Plea Deal Before Lt. Gov.'s Indictment
• CBD Co. Doubles Down On Bid For Sanctions Against Cooley
• Alston & Bird Says Diversity Staffer Must Arbitrate OT Claims
• EOIR Doesn't Have To Share Atty Probe Results, 9th Circ. Says
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• Texas Family Court Judge Reprimanded For Shackling Attys
• Law Firm Beats Suit Over Undervalued Med Mal Settlement
• Calif. Bar, Girardi Trustee Reach Deal On Records Handover
• Keep It Short And Simple, Justices Advise Appellate Attys
• Ex-Stites & Harbison Atty Returns To Copeland Stair
• Conspiracy Talk Is Sideshow In Sussmann Trial, Judge Says
• Ex-Philly Prosecutor Disbarred In NJ After Meth Conviction
• NYU Seeks Atty Sanctions In COVID Refund Class Action
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• Posner Stiffed Ex-Pro Se Project Exec, $170K Suit Says
• Justice Thomas Calls Leak A Symptom Of Waning Respect
• Kyrgyzstan Owes $11M Sanction For Arbitral Dodge, Co. Says
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Atty Immunity Recording Suit
• Oil Tanker Cos. Face $3M In Fines For Lying About Discharges
• Donziger Says NY 'Injustices' Should Halt His DC Disbarment
• State Farm Counsel Sanctioned In Sherwin-Williams Suit
• Judge Axes Benicar Fee Suit, Says Firm Didn't Overcharge
• Roe Draft Prompts Sens. To Reassess Confirmation Answers
• Texas Bar Sues Assistant AG Over 2020 Election Lawsuit
• Calif. Bar To Notify Attys, Witnesses Exposed By Data Leak
• Atty Immunity Blocks Texas, But Not Federal, Wiretap Claims
• Imprisoned Avenatti Faces Summer Retrial On Fraud Charges
• Fla. Atty To Keep His License During Ethics Proceedings
• Texas AG Opens Probe Into State Bar's Immigration Funding
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NYC Atty Kossoff Gets Up To 13½ Years For Stealing $14.6M
• Novartis Can't DQ Rival's Atty In Drug IP Row, Report Says
• Ga. Says Ex-DA Can't Escape Indictment In Arbery Case
• Calif. Woman Can't Ax Hilton Injury Deal Taken 'Under Duress'
• Texas Panel Won't End Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm
• Ill. Atty In Contempt For Taking Items From Foreclosed Condo
• Citi Investors Can't DQ Judge Married To Cahill Atty
• Roberts Defends Supreme Court Staff After 'Appalling' Leak
• Cognizant Must Hand Over Docs In Ex-Execs' Bribery Case
• Ex-NJ Official Aims To Keep Staff In COVID Whistleblower Suit
• Sills Cummis Must Face Malpractice Claim Over Musician Suit
• Ex-Saul Ewing Paralegal Pleads Not Guilty To $600K Theft
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• Ex-K&L Gates Atty Can't Loosen Bail Restrictions, Feds Say
• Nationwide Unit Says Underlying Suits Constitute Single Claim
• Ex-DOJ Atty In Misconduct Case Loses Fed. Circ. Bid For Job
• Atty Misconduct Claims Won't Get Ariz. Woman's Suit Revived
• Ga. Appeals Court Considers Injury in 2020 Vote Dilution Case
• Asbestos Trust Drops Bid To Hide Claimants' Law Firm Names
• 7th Circ. Told Unvaxxed Atty Can't Argue In Person
• 5th Circ. Denies Immunity For DA In False Evidence Case
• Holland & Knight Nets $5.8M Atty Fee For Trade Secrets Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Hear $2.4M Fee Fight With Skadden
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Must Let Judge Review Fusion Emails
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• Amazon Attorney To Be Deposed To Settle Disqualification Bid
• Pillsbury Escapes Malpractice Threat In Hotel Ch. 11
• Ex-Homeland Security Agent Found Guilty In Bribery Scheme
• Alito's Leaked Opinion May Be Far From Final Word On Roe
• Leak Likely To Spur Paranoia At High Court, Legal Pros Say
• Cannabis Co. Fires Back At CBD Rival With Sanctions Bid
• Med Mal Atty Can't Escape 'Botched' Doc's Defamation Suit
• Cannabis Attys Still Practicing Under Cloud Of Prohibition
• Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue On Defense, Becker Goes To Jail
• Florida Justices Inclined To Reverse Writ In Fee Fight
• Abortion Ruling Draft Dominates High Court Ethics Hearing
• Ex-NJ Judge Loses Bid To Revive Suit Over Early Term End
• Ga. Justices Modify Attorney Rule On Contacting Ex-Staffers
• Leak Casts Pall On High Court Ahead Of Final Abortion Ruling
• NJ Law Firm Beats Malpractice Suit Over Missing Plane
• 3rd Circ. Casts Skeptical Eye On Firm DQ Bid In Maxus Case
• Bias Claim Can't Spring 'Melrose Place' Actress Out Of Jail
• Hanover Likely Must Cover Easement Malpractice Claims
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• Roberts Launches Probe Into Leaked Abortion Draft Opinion
• Tax Law Firm Urges High Court To Shield Client Messages
• Quinn Emanuel Client Hit With $160K In Fees In IP Fight
• Firm Seeks To Toss 'Speculative' Suit From 9/11 Family
• Guess Exec Claims Lisa Bloom's Legal Tactics Are Extortion
• Boehner, Squire Patton Allegedly Cribbed Pot Talking Points
• 'Inflammatory' Closing Upends $3.1M Union Pacific Verdict
• Law Firm Faces Class Action Over 'Abusive' Collection Suits
• Motion Alleging Fraud In Brooklyn Deed Row Dropped
• Conflict Claim Can't Sink $2.75B Cisco Loss, Fed. Circ. Told
• Latham Can Drop Sanctioned Russian Bank As Client
• Ga. Bar Probing 'Unauthorized Access' To Computer Systems
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Says Feds Misled Judge In Fighting Bail
• NYC Atty Fired Over Forged Emails In Police Protester Case
• JPMorgan Says VP's Poor Work, Bad Behavior Led To Firing
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans
• Benefits Fund Atty Says He's Not To Blame For Losses
• Ex-Client Fights Buchanan Ingersoll's $1.9M Fee Lien