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Legal Ethics - October, 2022

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• Hillary Clinton Wants Trump Sanctioned For Tossed RICO Suit
• IP Atty Disbarred In Pa. For 'Reprehensible Misconduct'
• Giuliani Can't Ax Ga. Poll Workers' Defamation Claims
• NY Businessman Pleads Guilty In Asylum Fraud Case
• Pilots' 737 Max Suit Tossed After Failed Recusal Bid
• Indicted Atty Doubles Down Defense Coverage Appeal
• Utah's $100K Atty Fee Bid Excessive, Construction Co. Says
• EEOC Disavows Ex-GC's Warnings About Abortion Travel
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Malpractice In Mortgage Hacking
• NJ Updates Model Jury Charges For Atty Malpractice
• 'We're Just Mean People,' Texas Atty Argues In Contempt Fight
• Ill. Atty Gets 9 Years For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering
• Houston Firm Accuses Ex-Member Of Sharing Private Info
• Atty YouTuber Launches Defamation Suit Over Online Claims
• DLA Piper's Ex-Client Wants Malpractice Suit In State Court
• Chevron Case Special Master Slams Atty's 'Deceitful' Conduct
• Celsius Network Gets OK To Auction, GWG To Raise Money
• Judge Questions Investors As She Exits Wynn Case
• Inactive 'Gaps' Plague Calif. Atty Disciplinary Cases, Bar Says
• Whistleblower's Atty Accused of Coercing False Statements
• 6th Circ. Lets Two Ky. Judicial Candidates Continue Campaign
• Hartford Unit Drops Suit Over Atty Feud Coverage
• Prof. Says VW Can't Thwart Jones Day Emissions Docs Row
• Quinn Emanuel Latest Law Firm To Part Ways With Ye
• Appeals Court Scraps DQ Of NJ Firm In Workers' Comp Claim
• Ex-Texas Rep. Admits To Using Firm Accounts To Evade Taxes
• Former DOJ Attys Say Sen. Graham Should Face Grand Jury
• Feds Charge Dallas Lawyer In $1B Tax Shelter Scheme
• Biogas Plant's Late Depo Bid Nixed In $100M Colo. Dispute
• Morgan Lewis Hit With $12M Suit From Investment Firm
• Cisco Urges Justices To Reject 'Extremely Rare' Stock Case
• NJ Atty Beats 'Bogus' Malpractice Claims From 'NJWeedman'
• Law Firm Can Arbitrate Claim Microsoft Locked Its Client Files
• Ford Asks Judge To Punt $550M Fee Bid In $1.7B Crash Case
• LeClairRyan Trustee Turning To Deal With Malpractice Claims
• Mistrial Declared In Idaho Law Professor's Bias Trial
• Sanctions Bid In Flint Water Suit Denied As 'Nonsensical'
• Locke Lord Aims To Sink NJ Malpractice Suit Over Oil Project
• Pierce Bainbridge Ends Paralegal's Defamation Suit
• Camden Diocese Insurer Wants Cole Schotz Out Over Conflict
• Schwarzenegger Files High Court Brief, Slams Trump DOJ Atty
• CNN Says Defamation Suit Financiers Want To 'Inflict Harm'
• 4th Circ. Says Insurer Not Required To Contact Old Address
• Texas Appeals Court Won't DQ Judges In Atty Discipline Case
• Attys Accused Of 'Riling Up' Texas Jury Against Facebook
• Ga. Atty Suspended Retroactively For Fla. Trust Mishandling
• Ex-Florida Atty Avoids Prison For Illegally Signing SEC Letters
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Default Against SUNY Students In IP Case
• Cadwalader Drops Ye Following Antisemitic Remarks
• What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Tesla Row Over Judge's Conflicts
• Ex-Eversheds Trainee Banned Over Sexual Assault Conviction
• 'Vicious' Sanctions Unwarranted After Mistrial, Ill. Atty Says
• Judge Bans Startup's 'Props' At Apple Patent Retrial
• Firm Urges Denial Of Ex-Atty's 'Power Grab' In Clearview Suit
• Diamond Timeshare Exit Suit Tossed For Failure To Prosecute
• Ex-Utility Board Chair Fights Attempt To Refreeze Assets
• Texas Court Reporter Faces Jail Over Missing Case Record
• NJ Atty Claims In Suit Firm Fired Her For Not Lying In Affidavit
• Sidney Powell Fights Dominion's Fox Document Demands
• La. Judge To Review Texas Firm's 1,640 Hurricane Suits
• Ga. Court Transfers Firm's Pay Dispute With Former Atty
• BakerHostetler Says Web Scam Client Suit Is Too Flawed
• Law Firm Can't Expand Deposition In Legal Malpractice Suit
• Feds Want Jones Walker DQ'd In $1.2B Venezuelan Fraud Case
• 2nd Circ. Backs Toss Of NY Paralegal's Due Process Suit
• Avenatti's Leniency Bid 'Cannot Be Taken Seriously,' Feds Say
• Ex-JPMorgan Atty Reaches Agreement To End Retaliation Suit
• Get Litigation Funding 'Out Of The Shadows,' Attys Say
• 9th Circ. Slams 'Abusive' ADA Suits In Upholding Atty Fee Cut
• Crypto Lender Says Roche Remarks Should Sink Class Action
• Justices Urged Not To Take On Swisher Appeal
• Man Says Ga. Law Firm Illegally Contacted Him In Debt Suit
• Attys Say Trump Got 'Special Treatment' Over Seized Docs
• Pa. Committee Report Faults Philly DA's 'Progressive Policies'
• Attys Sued Over Woman's $4.6M Tax Bill For Yacht Donation
• Crypto Trading Firm Must Justify Atty Fees In $1.5M Judgment
• Queens Lawyer Pleads Out Of $31M Trip-And-Fall Fraud Probe
• Ga. Judge Wants Ethics Charges Dropped Mid-Trial
• Littler Wants EEOC To Probe Ex-GC Over Abortion Warnings
• Ex-Girardi Attys Want Illinois Theft Suit Sent To California
• Boeing Calls 2nd Recusal Bid In 737 Max Pilot Case 'Baseless'
• Pennsylvania Atty Discipline Bill Narrowly Passes Committee
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends
• Thomas Temporarily Shields Graham From Election Probe
• Atty Sanctioned $8K For 'Blatantly' Copying Opponent's Brief
• Trump Says DOJ Misrepresented Mar-A-Lago Doc Disputes
• NJ Justices To Probe Limits Of State Bribery Law
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wife Asks To Compel Roche Freedman Docs
• Firm Gets 9/11 Family's Misconduct Suit Mostly Slashed
• Morgan Lewis Can't Ditch Tax Scheme Claims, Fla. Court Says
• Ex-NJ Official Says Governor Can't Sidestep Defamation Claim
• Ex-Touradji Traders Want Atty's Testimony For Pay Trial Redo
• NY Lawyer Charged With 2 Felonies In Capitol Attack
• US Trustee Calls Kirkland Conflicted In 3M Unit Bankruptcy
• Law Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over NJ Land Appraisal
• Court Trims False Arrest Suit Against Pittsburgh Judge
• Nixon Peabody Atty Faces DQ Bid In Nazi-Plundered Art Suit
• House Panel Subpoenas Trump Over Role In Jan. 6
• Foster Garvey Says TelexFree Ponzi Claims Are Time-Barred
• Hewlett Packard Blasts Oracle's $12.3M Fee Bid In IP Suit
• American Airlines Docs Shielded In Trial Over JetBlue Pact
• Trump Told DOJ Clemency Requests Are Personal Records
• Wigdor Seeks To DQ Perry Guha In Leon Black Suit
• Ex-Atty Says Firm Fired Him Over Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Convicted Long Island DA's Bid For New Trial
• Del. Judge Says Patent Status Emails Aren't A Privilege Waiver
• Ohio AG Wants Ex-Utility Board Chair's Assets Refrozen
• Atty Says Elderly Client Felt Betrayed By Ga. Appellate Judge
• Pilots Say Ex-Kirkland, SEC Atty Can't Judge 737 Max Suit
• Arguing Free Speech, Pa. Atty Fights Bid To Revive Bias Rule
• Atty Who Signed Disbarred Lawyer's Docs May Face Prison
• NYCLU Wins Release Of Memos To New York Judges
• Wash. Justices Say Racist Tropes Require Retrial Hearing
• Law Firm Says Nevada Is Wrong Place For Data Breach Row
• Fed. Judges' Spouses Should Divulge Legal Work, Groups Say
• Ogletree, Redgrave Want Atty Sanctioned In Calif.
• Cognizant Asks Chancery To Offset Ex-CLO's Legal Fees
• New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
• 'What's Wrong With You People?': Judge Rips Dow, PPG Attys
• After Crypto Leaks Report, Roche Out At Firm He Co-Founded
• Cardi B Trial Heats Up As Rapper And Atty Trade Barbs
• Trump Signed Doc He Knew Had False Voter Data, Judge Says
• 6th Circ. Says Former Atty Can't Kick Bank Fraud Sentence
• Haviland Hughes Must Pay Ex-Judge's Arbitration Bill
• Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
• Real Estate Financier Held In Contempt Over Unpaid Fee Docs
• Girardi Victims Claim Attys Improperly Took Their $1.25M
• Fugees Rapper Accused Of Using Forged Docs In $6.5M Deal
• Weighing Advice-Of-Counsel Defense If Trump Is Charged
• 7th Circ. Affirms Lower Atty Fees In Drivers' Wage Suit Deal
• Feds Can Screen Atty's Phone In Pot Shop Bribe Case
• Ga. Atty Wants New Trial After Murder Conviction
• Michael Jackson's Publicist Loses $300M Malpractice Suit
• Stock Disclosures No Reason To Nix $3B Win, Justices Told
• Bribed Ex-Fla. State Atty Gets Twice The Sentence He Wanted
• Buchalter Firm Liable For Discovery Abuses In Softball Case
• OpenSky Without Counsel As Vidal Lets Amin Turocy Exit
• PennyMac Accuses Firm Of Malpractice In Mortgage Deal
• Ohio Municipal Judge Ousted Over 'Game Show Host' Manner
• Trump Special Master Irked By Discord Over Basic Facts
• Ex-Stern & Eisenberg Atty Gets Claims Trimmed In Bias Suit
• Seyfarth, Yeshiva U. Seek Toss Of Student Rape Cover-Up Suit
• Del. Judge Questions VLSI's Suit After Failure To ID Owners
• Recruiter Wants DLA Piper Sanctioned In Trade Secret Case
• Insurer Says Liability Isn't Needed To Bar Settlement Coverage
• Trustee Looks To Recoup Kossoff's $1.6M Rent Payments
• Ex-GPB Capital CEO Loses Wiretap Fight In Fraud Case
• NJ Atty Ethics Office Slams 'Expedition' Over Ex-Director
• Feds Avoid Spoliation Claims In Colo. Mine Spill Litigation
• US Enters Whistleblower's Medicare Fraud Suit Against Cigna
• Ex-DOJ Atty Clark Says Ethics Case Belongs In Federal Court
• Brothers' Dispute Over Their Ga. Law Firm Sent To Biz Court
• NJ, Counsel Accused Of 'Gaming' Atty Fees In DuPont Suit
• Ex-K&L Gates Partner Convicted Of Cyberstalking Attys
• OpenSky IPR Bounces Back To Vidal In Sanctions Aftermath
• Duke Energy, Rival Settle Contract Row After Attorneys Quit
• Eviction Firm Pushes Back On Effort To Strike Defenses
• 'Fire The Liar Judge' Site Maker Broke Atty Rules, Board Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Albright Asked To Keep Patent Suit Amid Discovery Fight
• Ex-WSJ Reporter Sues Dechert, Gerrard Over Hack 'Blackball'
• Suspended Ga. Judge Admits Ethics Violation At Trial
• NJ Atty Accused Of Firing Paralegal For Ending Relationship
• Ga. Bar Data Breach Draws Firm's Attention
• Wilson Elser Says Ex-Litigator Must Arbitrate Bias Suit
• Trump Attorneys Among Witnesses In Giuliani DC Ethics Case
• Bias Suit That Led To High Court LGBTQ Rights Ruling Settles
• Aviation Mogul Says Dechert, Partner Ran 'Pervasive' Fraud
• Ex-Lawyer For Mexico's AG Gets Prison For Drug Trafficking
• Here's What Makes An IP Case Attractive To Litigation Funders
• NJ Seeks To Toss Ex-Workers' Comp Judge's Firing Suit
• Law Firm Not Liable If It Misled In Hailstorm Row, Insurer Says
• Chinese Investor Wants End To Arbitration In $3M Fraud Case
• Prenatal Tech Co. Says Fitch Even Patent Error Cost It Millions
• DOJ Asks 11th Circ. To End Mar-A-Lago Special Master Review
• Dechert, Gerrard Face New NY Suit Over Aviation Exec. Hack
• Utah Tribe Tells 10th Circ. $330K Sanctions Bill Is Unwarranted
• Removing Dan Snyder From NFL Is Unlikely Despite Report
• NC Bar Says Atty Can't Reverse Suspension Over Client Affair
• Google Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Play Store Case
• Ga. Judge Axes GE's Bid To Sanction Electronics Co.
• Levi & Korsinsky Says Firm Shortchanged It $500K In Del. Suit
• High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
• Philly Atty Suspended 1 Year For Sexual Advances On Client
• Schnader Harrison Accused Of 'Monumental' Deadline Failure
• CORRECTED: RSA Largely Loses Challenge To Law Firm's Arbitration Win
• VLSI Says OpenSky Sanctions Are Making Things Worse
• DLA Piper Slams Ex-Client's 'Sanctionable' Malpractice Suit
• Legal Orgs Sue Feds Over ICE Detainee Access To Counsel
• Alex Jones Paid Price For Uniquely 'Offensive' Lies, Attys Say
• DOJ Finds Calif. County Ran Illegal Informant Program
• How Much Information Should Cos. Share With Auditors?
• DOJ Must Face Suit Over Botched ICE Raid, Irked Judge Says
• Bitfinex Judge Boots Roche, Rejects 'Drunk & Stupid' Excuse
• How To Avoid Flubbing Privilege When Working With PR Pros
• Atty, Former Atty Accused Of Crafting Impersonation Scheme
• Jan. 6 Committee Votes To Subpoena Trump
• Justices Deny Trump's Classified Mar-A-Lago Docs Appeal
• Monk, Lawyer Charged With $3.6M Pandemic Aid Fraud
• Ex-Fla. State Atty Wants 20 Mos. For Bribery, Extortion
• Trump Election 'Scheme' Atty Hit With NY Ethics Complaint
• Ga. Judge Asked To Reconsider Sanctions In Billing Row
• Ticketmaster Buyers Say Arbitration Co. Withholding Docs
• Minn.'s New Common Interest Doctrine: A Primer
• Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
• Ex-Associate Says Kirkland's IP Team Favored Male Attorneys
• Alex Jones Ordered To Pay $965M Over Sandy Hook Lies
• DOJ Interview With Trump Atty Spotlights Privilege Exception
• NY Atty Wants Out Of $1M Missing Mortgage Funds Case
• Avenatti's Client Theft Merits Additional 17½ Years, Feds Say
• Panama Foundation, Fla. Firm Settle Suit Over $4M Investment
• Clark Love Wants Mesh Settlement Scheme Suit Tossed
• Jury Poll Error Shouldn't Win Atty New Trial, 1st Circ. Told
• Feds To Pay $125M To End PACER Users' Overcharge Suit
• OpenSky Attorneys Want Out At PTAB After Vidal's Sanctions
• NJ Justices Take On Atty Malpractice Suit Over Eatery Bid
• DOJ Asks Justices To Skip Trump Classified Doc Appeal
• Ex-K&L Gates Partner Stalked And Harassed Attys, Jury Hears
• Ga. Judge Orders 5 Trump Allies To Testify In Election Probe
• DA Asks NC High Court To Undo DQ From Cyberstalking Case
• CORRECTION: Ga. State Bar Makes Changes After April Breach
• Kasowitz Eyes Gibson Dunn Sanctions In Broidy Hacking Suit
• NJ Town Fights Atty's Bid To Erase Billing Fraud Claim
• Ex-Judge's Alleged Case Scheme Reported To Ga. Authorities
• Paralegal Says Fla. Firm Stiffs Workers Out Of Lunch Breaks
• Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
• Texas Justices Say Officials Can Cut Judge's Extra Work Pay
• Kasowitz Hit With Sanctions In Fla. Hate-Mail Framing Spat
• Feds Want Immigration Judges' 'Muzzled' Speech Suit Axed
• Wigdor Asks 2nd Circ. To Ax Ex-Apollo CEO's 'Retaliatory' Suit
• Board Vote Violated Court Order In DLA Piper Suit, Judge Says
• DLA Piper, Fox Rothschild Face Fresh Suit Over Alleged Ponzi
• Firm Faces HIPAA Claim After Trumpeting $4M Med Mal Win
• Special Master Says DLA Piper Can Rep Co. Suing Amgen Unit
• Kyrgyzstan Ordered To Pay $8.6M In Discovery Sanctions
• Ga. Voters Say Dominion Gave Sealed Report To Nonprofit
• BakerHostetler Accused Of Fraud, Jones Asks For New Hire
• Ex-NJ Judge Reprimanded For Leaving Voicemail For Witness
• Ga. Judicial Agency Fights Judge's Bid To Cut Trial Evidence
• Ill. Judge Invokes Dante's Inferno In $2.5M Sanctions Order
• Saudis Say Kreindler's 9/11 MDL Sanctions Stay Bid Improper
• Chiquita Opposes Boies Schiller Plan To Withdraw From MDL
• McCarter & English Seeks Cooley Docs In Malpractice Row
• Nurick Law Accused Of Malpractice In Whistleblower Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• California Bar To Release Info On Closed Girardi Complaints
• NY Judge Censured After Helping Niece's Boyfriend In Court
• Pa. Committee Says Court Can't Interfere In Probe Of Philly DA
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
• Ohio Atty Threw Water Bottle At Browns Owner, Cops Say
• Ex-Fisher Phillips Atty Denied Bond Ahead Of Murder Retrial
• Jones Spun Up Sandy Hook 'Storm' For Profit, Jury Hears
• Recruiter Accused Of Email Threats In Award Collection Spat
• Kreindler & Kreindler Seeks Stay Of 9/11 Depo Leak Sanctions
• Ind. High Court Gives Florida Patent Lawyer 90-Day Ban
• NJ High Court Clarifies Atty Rules On Advertising Of Awards
• Atty Convicted In Mob-Extortion Case Wants Top Court Appeal
• 5th Circ. Judge Calls Anti-Yale Clerk Hiring Policy 'Regrettable'
• Opioid MDL's Verdict Watchdog Deserves DQ, Pharmacies Say
• DeFi Groups Push Back On How CFTC Served Suit
• Ex-Wilson Elser Litigator Says He Can't Arbitrate Bias Suit
• Carnival Slams Bid To 'Halt The Madness' In Brain Injury Suit
• Pot Co. Seeks 2nd Shot At Suit Against NFLers
• Atty Faces Discipline For Ducking Payment In Trafficking Suit
• Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
• Del. Supreme Court Denies Tech Co.'s Interlocutory Appeal
• Shutterstock Seeks Sanctions For 'Ill-Advised' Copyright Suit
• DraftKings Loses Bid To DQ Firm From Patent Suit
• Ga. DA Wants Attys Disqualified In Trump Election Probe
• Paxton Can't Outrun Abortion Subpoena After All, Judge Says
• Trustee Asks 2nd Circ. To Toss Kossoff's 'Mystifying' Appeal
• 11th Circ. Fast-Tracks DOJ's Appeal Of Trump Special Master
• Jones Calls Sandy Hook Trial 'Synthetic' In Final Evidence
• Ex-Jones Atty Fined Over 'Burn' Text In Ocado Suit
• Infowars Finance Czar Says Jones Called The Shots
• 4 Takeaways From OpenSky's PTAB Sanctions
• Ill. Judge Holds Sanction Bid Over Express Scripts' Doc Dump
• Trustee Seeks Debevoise DQ In $250M Bond Fraud Case
• Atty Must Arbitrate Claims That USC Hinders Investigations
• Ala. Steel Mill Workers Awarded $13M In Wage Suit
• Attorney Challenges Complaint Of Fraudulent Loan Deal
• Ga. Justices Issue Disciplinary Opinions For 4 Attys
• Wesson Oil Buyers Seek No Fees In New $3M False-Ad Deal
• Recruiting Firm Wants DLA Piper, Tauler Smith To Pay Fees
• Doc Says SDNY Judge Showed Bias In $30M Injury Scam Case
• Trump Asks High Court To Intervene In Mar-A-Lago Docs Case
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Pediatric Dentists' Sanctions
• In State Court Elections, Few Step Up To Take On Incumbents
• NJ Supreme Court Names New Director Of Attorney Ethics
• Insurer Aims To Duck Coverage For Law Firm Malpractice Suit
• Girardi Victims Hit NY Law Firm With $6.3M Conversion Suit
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Malpractice Over 'Judge Shopping'
• Ex-Calif. Atty Gets 3 Years For Forging Court Docs
• Bob Dylan Seeks Sanctions Over Withdrawn Sex Assault Case
• Cooperator In Failed $500M Fraud Case Asks For No Prison
• Jury Convicts Ex-FBI Agent Of Taking Bribes From Dirty Atty
• Vidal Sanctions OpenSky For Abuse In VLSI Patent Challenge
• American Airlines Faces Sanctions Over Texts To Witness
• Calif. Jury Reaches Verdict In Ex-FBI Agent's Bribery Trial
• 'Uniquely Stupid' Roche Comments Leave Bitfinex Judge Torn
• Attys Lose USPTO Privileges Over Foreign Sponsorship Scam
• Wash. Attys Aren't Due Coverage For Sanctions, Judge Says
• CVS, Aetna 401(k) Stock Inflation Suit Axed For Filing Error
• Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
• Judge's Recusal Won't Get Investors A Redo In Rigging Case
• Ill. Panel Revives Suit Over Medical Co. Atty's Firing
• NJ Atty Sued By Paralegal Claiming Abuse And Discrimination
• Suspended Ga. Judge Wants Evidence Cut From Ethics Trial
• Ex-Ill. Judge Accused Of Harassing Women Faces Disbarment
• Calif. Restricts Use Of Rap Lyrics In Criminal Trials
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Feds Slam Misconduct Claims In Pot Shop Bribery Case
• As Money Increases In State Court Races, So Do Concerns
• Trump Fights Fast Appeal Of Mar-A-Lago Special Master Order
• Justices To Review Firm's Bid To Shield Client Tax Comms
• Conflict Sinks Special Master Plan For Musk-Twitter Disputes