Legal Ethics Archive » July, 2022

Legal Ethics - July, 2022

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• The 2022 Regional Powerhouses
• Alsup Decertifies Cricket 4G Class Over Attys' 'Critical' Error
• Dershowitz May Have To Provide Harvard Emails In CNN Case
• DQ'd Tenn. Judge Suspended For Media Interviews, Affair
• Apple Must Produce Docs On Tim Cook's 'Letter To Investors'
• Worker Fights AutoZone's Bid To DQ Atty In Bias Suit
• Finance Co. Urges Court To Greenlight Defamation Claim
• 7th Circ. Pulls Back $2.3M Atty Fee In Trade Secrets Row
• Judge Cautions Alex Jones' Atty About Courtroom Conduct
• Judge Denies 'Frivolous' Vacate Bid By Ex-MSD Analyst
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Attorney Fee Coverage Decision
• Law Firm Accused Of Botching NJ Property Value Dispute
• Ex-NY Judge Gets 16 Months For Taking Ex-Atty's Bribes
• Abbott Labs' Judge Choice Leads To JPML Conflict Questions
• Texas Court Affirms IP Attys' Arbitration Win, Fees
• Bob Dylan Accuser Drops Case After Sanctions Threat
• Disbarred NY Atty Gets 3 Years For Litigation Finance Fraud
• Embattled Atty Eastman Faces High Court Bar Complaint
• Ga. Judge 'Regrets' Threat Over Produce Pilfering Accusation
• NJ Firm Can't Duck Claims Over Debt Collection Fees
• Ga. Judge Says Ethics Watchdog Should 'Put Up Or Shut Up'
• Littler Mendelson Fights Polsinelli Bid To Crop IP Theft Suit
• The Slow Death Of New York's 'Brick And Mortar' Office Rule
• 5th Circ. Lifts Ban On AUSA Subjected To Judge's Sexist Dig
• Wynn Resorts Fights Recusal Of Judge Who Defended It
• Ex-JPMorgan Atty's Firing Maybe Was Retaliation, Rakoff Says
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Can't Revive Claims In Assault Suit
• 'Blatant Gamesmanship' Lands Netflix A Fee Win At Fed. Circ.
• How Lawyers Can Set Ethical Boundaries Post-Pandemic
• 10th Circ. Rebuffs Corn Farmers' $140M Legal Malpractice Suit
• Ex-GOP Congressman Denies 'Weak' Insider Trading Charges
• Panel Again Nixes Pa. Atty's Claims That Judges Defamed Him
• Therium Snags 4 Investment Managers From BigLaw
• Tax Expert Taps SRA Over Osborne Clarke Libel Letters
• Firm's Prior Work For Defendant Doesn't Amount To Conflict
• NY Firm Beats Cybersecurity Co.'s $5M Malpractice Suit
• Panel Says BIA Had No Basis Denying Guatemalans' Asylum
• Kossoff Out Of Time In $4.5M Escrow Row, Court Told
• Ga. Judge Won't Recast FordHarrison Blame In Walmart Case
• A Lawyer's Guide To Collecting Fees From Nonpaying Clients
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Convicted Of $80M Fraud
• Ex-Partner Says Redgrave Arbitration Claims Based On 'Fraud'
• David Boies Wants To Take Over FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit
• Allstate Can't Recover $1M In Fees From Disbarred NJ Atty
• Female Atty Sues Former Firm For Sexual Discrimination
• Boies Schiller Case Bars New Malpractice Suit, Court Told
• Unvaxxed NY Top Court Judge To Get Jab As Chief Job Opens
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Mongol Ex-Chief's ATF Ties Probed By Judge: 'Is He A Rat?'
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Hear Ruling Invalidating Immigration Law
• Lawmaker Can't Quash Subpoena In Ga. Trump Election Probe
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Trial Wraps Up With Arguments On Intent
• How Lawyers Can Benefit From TikTok Without Being 'Cringe'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ripple Battle Offers Defense Strategy Against SEC Privilege
• ​Attorney-Client Privilege Shields Lowe's Internal Chatter​
• Ex-FBI Trainee Stole Stock Tips From Atty Girlfriend, Feds Say
• Latham Can't Shake Russian Bank As Client In Jet Crash Suit
• Ex-Avco Atty Must Face Switching Sides Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Legal Recruiter Still A No-Show In Conn. Robinson & Cole Suit
• Class Backs Atty Fee Bid In $68M Morgan Stanley Privacy Deal
• Ex-GOP Congressman, 8 Others Charged With Insider Trading
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Jan. 6 Panel Might Consider Subpoena For Ginni Thomas
• Ga. DA Wants New Murder Trial Against Ex-Fisher Phillips Atty
• Inside An Atty's Plan To Get 2 Wrongfully Jailed Men Justice
• NY Landlord Ducks Jail After $500M Fraud Case Implodes
• 11th Circ. Won't Nix $40M Arbitral Award Over Conflict Claims
• Credit Biz Owner Drops Process Server Harassment Claims
• Over 60 Colleagues Defend Va. Prosecutor Ejected From Case
• Ga.'s Judicial Watchdog Makes Second Bid To Suspend Judge
• SEC Can't Make VW Identify Key Jones Day Emissions Docs
• Ga. Judge Suggests Baker McKenzie DQ In Russian Bank Row
• Ex-DOJ Atty Clark Faces Ethics Case Over Voting Fraud Ploy
• NJ Atty Can't Use Own Firm To Advise Side Business
• Trump Ignored Pleas To Call Off Rioters, Jan. 6 Panel Reveals
• Alleged Ponzi Schemer Can't Undo SEC's Default Win
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Avenatti's Fox Defamation Suit
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Plays Cooperator Wiretaps As Trial Nears End
• Must Your Client Pay An Opponent's Expert For Prep Time?
• Cozen O'Connor Splits With Golfer Joining Saudi-Backed Tour
• Eckert Seamans Continues Fight Over Docs In Conflict Suit
• White & Case Accuses Ex-Legal Assistant Of Faking Expenses
• Bob Dylan Accuser Fires Lawyers
• Malpractice Suit Against Nelson Mullins Atty Ends In Mistrial
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Law Firm's Virus Coverage Suit
• Trump Lawyer Accused Of Race Bias By Black Ex-Assistant
• NY High Court Fails To Agree On Acting Chief Judge
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Hid Dealings From Rivkin Radler, Chair Says
• Atty's 'See You Next Tuesday' Remark Prompts Bar Referral
• Bill Would Add To Those Required To Report Suspect Dealings
• SEC, Ripple Spar Over Token Holders' Role In Court Battle
• 2 More Attys Face Complaints Over 2020 Election Challenges
• Title III ADA Suits Down At Midyear Compared With Busy 2021
• Insurers Fight Coverage Bid For NJ Atty's Cyberattack Suit
• Disbarred NJ Atty Charged With Stealing From Dead Client
• SC Attorney Murdaugh Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering Family
• CFPB Wants Bond Co. Sanctioned Over Discovery Order
• Pa. Justices Keep Legal Malpractice Limits For Settlements
• 4th Circ. Affirms Disgraced Atty's Fraud Conviction
• Wash. State Supreme Court Suspends County Judge
• Giuliani Ordered To Testify In Ga. Election Probe
• NJ Justices Bar Ex-Judge From Bench After Groping Case
• Kasowitz Must Keep Fighting Accusations It Framed Woman
• Ex-JPMorgan Atty's Retaliation Suit Headed To A Fall Trial
• Buchalter Products Liability Chair Sued For Sex Harassment
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Loses Bar Exam Disability Bias Suit
• Sills Cummis Clears Hurdle To Lead Developer's Ch. 11 Case
• Mega Millions Winner Says 'Lottery Lawyer' Hid 'Red Flags'
• Nationwide Needn't Cover Law Firm In Drivers' Privacy Suit
• Debt Relief Firm Accused Of Scheme Involving Hired Attys
• Bar Exam Policies On Menstruation Still Fall Short
• Judge Won't Fast-Track 'Gaslighting' Claim In Timeshare Row
• US Trustee To Appeal 2nd LeClairRyan Settlement Ruling
• In Dissent, 5th Circ. Judge Calls FDA E-Cig Denial A 'Mockery'
• Lottery Fraudster Called Atty 'Prey' In Recording, Jury Hears
• SEC Seeks Final Judgments Over $7B Stanford Ponzi Scheme
• Holland & Knight Call With Co. Is Privileged, NC Justices Told
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses Pot Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Hear Objector's Hagens Berman Fee Fight
• Erika Girardi's Biz 'Created For Tax Fraud,' New Suit Claims
• Ga. Judge Can't DQ Judicial Watchdog In Ethics Case
• Keys To Crafting Hybrid Work Policies At Law Firms
• Berg & Androphy, Former Paralegal End Racial Bias Suit
• AIG Wants Early Win In Ex-Company Atty's Retaliation Suit
• Google Hit With $1M Discovery Sanctions In 'Incognito' Suit
• W.Va. Judge Allegedly Pointed Gun At Atty After DQ Attempt
• CORRECTED: FirstEnergy Bribery Suit To Get New Lead Attys
• Trump's Testimony Delayed In NY Probe After Ex-Wife's Death
• Ex-NJ Public Defender Wins Second Chance At Age Bias Case
• Your AI Program Probably Isn't A Person In A Court Of Law
• Mille Lacs Tribe Looks To Keep Policing-Power Suit Alive
• Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Says Feds Forced Quid-Pro-Quo Label On Case
• Kossoff Seeks More Time For Settlement In $4.5M Escrow Suit
• Calif. Bar Investigating Ex-Girardi Attys, New Filing Shows
• NJ Atty Malpractice Suit Revived Over Pub Crawl Crash Case
• Judge Beats Bias Suit By Worker Who Threatened Protesters
• Panel OKs Atty's 9-Month Suspension Over Emails To Judge
• Bob Dylan Accuser Gets Sanctions Warning In Sex Abuse Suit
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Partner Tells Jury Of 'Panic' In $80M Fraud
• VW Decries Texas Gov.'s Bias In Choosing Emissions Judges
• Activision Shakes IP Battle Over 'Call Of Duty' Elements
• Tips For Handling Audio Data In E-Discovery Post-Pandemic
• Fed. Circ. Sanctions Rakuten Foe $108K For 'Frivolous' Appeal
• Judge Leery Of Trustee Challenge To $21M LeClairRyan Deal
• Bradley Arant Panned For Subpar Brief In Texas Pipeline Row
• NY AG Asks To Hasten Discovery in Suit Against Eviction Firm
• NJ Firm Must Face Overbilling Suit, Loses $500K Win
• No New Med Mal Trial Despite Atty Flub, NY Court Says
• Ex-Carter Ledyard Partner Disbarred After Ignoring Subpoena
• Atty Murdaugh Charged With Killing Wife And Son
• Polsinelli Wants Parts Of Littler's Trade Secrets Suit Struck
• Texas Atty Ordered To Provide Bank Info In $115M Debt Case
• Crypto Issues Grow, Mediation Over Abuse OK'd In Ch. 11
• 'Lottery Lawyer' Blames Cooperators As Fraud Trial Opens
• NY Top Judge's Intervention In Critic's Case Alarms Ethicists
• 11th Circ. Told Arbitrator Conduct Dooms $240M Awards
• Class Member Rips $20M Fee Bid In Morgan Stanley Deal
• Legal Ethics: A 2022 Midyear Review
• Georgia Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022
• Lewis Brisbois Sues NY Law Firm Over DirecTV Cases
• 9th Circ. Pick Commits To Isolate Rulings From Political Views
• 11th Circ. Hints Delay Kills Bid To Void $40M Arbitral Award
• Judge Slams SEC's 'Hypocrisy' In Ripple Discovery Battle
• Firm's Insurer Says No Coverage For Timeshare False Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Retaliation Suit Against Ex-Pa. AG Kane
• Posner Wants To Nix Ex-Pro Se Project Exec's Wage Suit
• DC Circ. Says Disbarred 'Housewives' Alum's Trial Was Fair
• 11th Circ. Revives Firm's Sanctions Bids Against Homeowners
• DOJ Defends Citing EverWatch Emails While Redacting Them
• Jan 6. Panel Says Defiant Trump Egged On March To Capitol
• US Trustee To Fight LeClairRyan Deal Over $3M Quinn Payout
• Texas Says Gov. Can Pick Judges In VW, Audi Emissions Suit
• Strategies For Effectively Marketing Law Firm ESG Practices
• Former Atty Gets Probation For Obstructing Labor Dept. Probe
• Fla. Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Fake Accessibility Suit Spree
• Browder On SLAPPs, Sanctions And Dirty Money In The UK
• Kossoff Gets Final Warning Ahead Of Default In Escrow Suit
• Ga. Judge Tosses Public Defender's Work Bias Suit
• DOJ Accused Of 'Overzealous' Contract Merger Challenge
• Witness Harassment In SEC's Ripple Case Spurs Redactions
• NY Chief Judge Faces Ethics Probe As She Leaves Office
• Solar Farm Wants Attorney Cut From Property Damage Suit
• Why Bankruptcy Counsel Must Be Mindful Of Ethics
• Agreement Among Litigants Key To Using E-Discovery Tech
• NJ Atty Beats DQ Bid Amid 'Mutual Vitriol' In Divorce Case
• Calif. Bar Seeks Further Discipline For Ex-Director
• Panel Finds No Judicial Bias In NJ Cop's Whistleblower Suit
• Ex-Baker Donelson Lobbyist Wants Timber Scam Counts Axed
• Apple Slams Ericsson's 'Secret' Colombia FRAND Injunction
• Texas Pol Threatens Sidley With Charges Over Abortion Policy
• Lens.com Attys Sanctioned For 'Wild Goose Chase' In TM Row
• 1 In 20 Death Row Reversals Tied To Prosecutor Misconduct
• Convicted Dallas Developer Tests Bribery Finding At 5th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Lift Atty's USPTO Conflict Suspension
• Nelson Mullins' Work Tripped Ethics Alarm For Doc's Son
• NYS Courts Again Hit With Suit Over Vax Mandate
• Bannon Attorney 'Reluctantly' Seeks To Exit Contempt Case
• Legal Writer Says Firing Was Revenge For OT Complaints
• Law School Admissions Shouldn't Hinge On Test Scores
• Vidal Drills Down On Patent Abuse In VLSI Director Review
• Fla. Dr. Called The Shots On Estate Actions, Son Told Jury
• Texas Court Says Lanier Can Arbitrate Malpractice Claim
• SEC Fines Ex-Eckert Seamans Atty $125K In Stock Fraud Case
• Gov't Workers Can't Hold Crypto And Work On Crypto Policy
• Crypto Winter Starts, Mediation Sought For Sex Abuse Claims
• Jacoby & Meyers Dodges Class Cert. Effort In Billing Suit
• Lobbying Firms Settle Brief DC Trademark Suit
• Porter Wright Attys Targeted Over 2020 Pa. Election Challenge
• Clark Hill Must Face Claims From Ex-Client, Philly Judge Rules
• Roy Moore Loses Appeal In Sacha Baron Cohen Slander Suit
• Edelson Suit Claims Girardi Stole $100M From Clients, Others
• Pittsburgh Judge Hit With Over 60 Misconduct Complaints
• Relative Testifies Fla. Dr. Not Apologetic About Unequal Trusts
• Cooper & Dunham Accused Of Botching Water Balloon Case
• Embracing Revenue Operations For Strong Law Firm Growth
• Lindsey Graham Vows To Fight Ga. 2020 Election Subpoena
• Ga. Justices Disbar Atty For Stealing $41K In Fake Settlements
• Albright Won't Sanction Apple Over Evidence-Hiding Claims
• Ga. Labor Class Says Attys' Comments Don't Bar Settlement
• Following Subpoena, Cipollone Agrees To Talk To Jan. 6 Panel
• SRA Takes Steps Toward Probing Dechert Over ENRC Case
• A&O Wins Battle Over Docs In Stadium Negligence Suit
• Supreme Court Embraces Originalism In 'Momentous' Term
• Norton Fights Columbia's Atty Award Bid After Patent Verdict
• Pro Say & The Term Discuss A Historic Supreme Court Term
• 11th Circ. Denies Law Firm's Bid For Fees In $4.5M TCPA Deal
• Telemundo Escapes Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• Biggest Georgia Decisions Of 2022 So Far: Midyear Report
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Attys File For Ethics Probe In Trump NM Election Suit
• NJ Atty Discipline Declined In 2021, But Disbarments Were Up
• K&L Gates Fights Health Center's Bid To Revive Billing Suit
• Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Prudential Bias Row
• Make Room For Serendipity In Your Legal Job Search
• Texas Firm Seeks Pre-Trial Win In Fired Atty's Bias Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Trim Suit From Poisoned Attorney
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Mogul Says Fraud Loss Based On Atty's 'Grotesque Lies'
• Letting Atty Off Hook Will Weaken Disclosure, Ocado Warns