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Legal Ethics - September, 2024

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• Epic Judge Slams Apple's 'Bad Behavior' Managing Discovery
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• US Trustee Says Reed Smith Didn't Disclose Eletson Ties
• 'Really Poor Lawyering': Benchslap, No Mistrial In YSL Case
• Philly Atty Suspended For Claiming To Rep Slain Boy's Father
• BakerHostetler Says Ethics Suit Must Stay In Ga. Fed. Court
• Leon Black Can't Duck Sex Assault Suit Or Sanction Wigdor
• Atty Accused Of Trying To Win Back Client With Loan
• DC Ethics Hearing Starts For 3 Attys Over 2020 Election Suits
• Del. Justices Asked To Revive Malpractice Suit Against Firms
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• 'Rust' Armorer's Conviction Stands Despite Evidence Scandal
• Fla. Timeshare Biz Wins $1.3M Fee Award In False Ad Suit
• Giuliani Keeps Condo If He's In Fla. 'State Of Mind,' Judge Told
• Ex-Conn. Police Chief Drops Atty Fee Ask After Lawsuit Win
• Texas Judge Lets Paxton Probe Of Immigration Nonprofit Go On
• Valve Corp. May Continue Wash. 'Patent Troll' Claims
• Disbarred Ex-DA Must Face Rival's Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Calif. Atty's Fee Bid Against LegalMatch Denied At Appeal
• Texas Bar Seeks Non-Atty Rule Changes To Fill Justice Gap
• Honigman Not Conflicted Out Of $40M Detroit Embezzling Suit
• Ex-Partners Blast Lin Wood's Constitutional Fight Over Fees
• Lawyer Wields Blank Rome Atty Voicemail To Bolster DQ Bid
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Conn. Firm's Data Breach
• NJ Atty Reprimanded For Keeping Client In Dark On Fee Hike
• Houston Firm Gets Time In Zeta MDL To Fend Off DQ Bid
• NY Judge Resigns Amid Probe Into Jan. 6 Rally Attendance
• Cooley Accused Of Hiding Fraud From Startup Investors
• Gunster Says Absence Of Damages Sinks Data Breach Case
• Ill. Justices Won't Hear Baker McKenzie's London Transfer Bid
• Donziger Unveils Plan To Launch Impact Litigation Fund
• Keller Postman Defends Hitting Tubi With 23K Arbitration Claims
• Judge Recommends Axing Disbarred NC Atty's FOIA Suit
• BigLaw Attys Have 'Knack' For Insulting Judges, Says Judge
• Conn. Lawyer Wants Early Win In $450K Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Court Affirms Loss For Boies' Film Co. In $20M Spat
• Colo. Justices Pause Discovery In Hospital Lien Suit
• Atty Can't Shield Bank Records In Judge Romance Probe
• Jailed 'Rust' Armorer Accuses Prosecutor Of 'Lying, Cheating'
• Pa. Justices Say State Lawmakers Can't Impeach Philly DA
• Conn. Atty's Suit Against Willkie Partner Tossed
• Seton Hall, Ex-Prez Point Fingers On Who Broke Deal First
• NJ Atty Rips AG For 'Grossly Distorted' Power Broker Case
• Immigrant Legal Aid Group Sues Over Texas AG's Probe
• Atty Sheehan Owes $144K Fees For 'Frivolous' Big Lots Suit
• Fla. Bar Says Atty's 'False Narrative' Warrants Suspension
• GOP Senator Blocks Fast-Tracking Of DC Judges
• DC Court Disbars Giuliani After License Revoked In NY
• Sullivan & Cromwell Didn't Ignore FTX 'Red Flags,' Report Says
• NYC Mayor Adams Vows To Fight Looming Federal Charges
• Wash. Judge Says Co., Firm Seem To Share Sanctions Blame
• Arnold & Itkin DQ Bid Says Zeta Defense Atty Is Ex-Employee
• 3 NJ Attys Charged With Bank Fraud In Short-Sale Scheme
• Judge Connolly Sticks By Fining Paralegal Patent Owner
• Ex-Murder Suspect's Suit Against Embattled DA Gets Tossed
• Boies Joins Authors' Meta IP Suit After Judge Blasts Lead Atty
• Workplace Protections Bill For Judiciary Reintroduced
• Jones Day Must Face Ex-Firm Attys' Parental Leave Suit
• Lin Wood's Former Partners Rip 'Outright Lies' Over Assets
• Blank Rome Faces DQ Bid Over Alleged Tampering
• Penalized Apple Atty Says He Was 'Demoralized' By Co. Culture
• Vape Co. Sues Buchalter Alleging Malpractice After IP Action
• Besieged NJ Prosecutor Says Gov. Can't Replace Him Yet
• Shipman & Goodwin Atty Needed As Witness, DQ Bid Claims
• Philly-Area Atty Convicted In Bankruptcy Fraud Case
• NJ High Court To Review Judicial Privacy Law In Media Case
• Mich. Justices Take Up Prosecutor's Outside Counsel Hires
• Ohio Judge Removed For Jailing People Over Court Costs
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Dentons Accused Of Hacking Laptop, Aiding Vape Co. Usurper
• Adult Actresses' Blacklist Suit Against Meta Nixed Before Trial
• Amazon Scolded Over Improper Privilege In Alexa Privacy Suit
• Athlete Investment Co. Gets Claims Nipped In $1M Fraud Suit
• Cathode Ray Class Attys Fight Over Fees At 9th Circ.
• DC Judge Rebuffs Trump's Bid To Delay Immunity Briefing
• Judge Defends Atty Fees In Failed Law Firm Case
• Neurosurgeon Deems Judge Newman's Brain 'Entirely Normal'
• Ex-Ohio City Prosecutor Took Car Repairs As Bribes, Feds Say
• 'Salacious' Keches Spat With Ex-Partner Aired In Court
• Justices' Immunity Ruling Could Foil Trump Charges, Sens. Told
• 'The Predators Are Back,' Mich. Tax Foreclosure Attys Warn
• 4th Circ. Poised To Uphold $1M Sanction For Court 'Attack'
• A Lawyer Promised Clients Fast Action. Then He 'Disappeared'
• Firms Allowed To Exit IP Case After Gaining Philips' Consent
• More Enrollment Wanted For Judges' Home Security, IG Says
• NJ Justices Seem Doubtful Over Barring Atty Keyword Search
• NY Atty Hit With $26M Malpractice Verdict For Exploiting Elder
• Conn. Judge Sends Law Firm's Trade Secrets Case To Fla.
• NJ Power Broker Says AG's 'Crime Thriller' Lacks A Crime
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• Smartmatic Can't Seek Punitive Damages In Newsmax Suit
• Med Mal Case Is Settled After Scuttled $111M Verdict in Minn.
• Gordon Rees Gets Insurer's Wash. Malpractice Suit Trimmed
• Nonprofit, Union Say Janus Doesn't Apply To NYC Dues Fight
• Penn Law Professor Sanctioned For Discriminatory Remarks
• What A Harris Administration Would Mean For The Courts
• Judge Recuses Self After Opening Jackson Walker Ethics Probe
• NC Man Gets 100 Mos. For Fleecing Attys In 'Collection' Scam
• Feds Ask To File Up To 180-Page Brief On Trump Immunity
• J&J Accuses Beasley Allen Of Casting Bogus Talc Ballots
• Law Firm Accused Of 'Gamesmanship' In NJ Malpractice Suit
• Conn. Judge Rips 'Odd Lawyering' In Referral Fee Feud
• Ex-Conn. Police Chief Demands Atty Fees After Winning Suit
• Legal Malpractice Suit Over Med Mal Case In Ga. Revived
• Fabiani Cohen Says Equity Partner Can't File Employee Claim
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• FEMA Looks To Escape Atty's Bias And Retaliation Suit
• Litigation Funding Firm Likely Out Of Hurricane Ad Class Action
• NY Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Charges of Corruption, Abuse
• Eviction Law Firm Says Tenant's Fee Class Action Untimely
• Veteran High Court Litigator Warns Of Ethics Debate's Impact
• Plaintiffs Firms Battle Over Proposed $9B Deal In J&J Talc Suit
• Ex-Healthcare Exec Can't Sue GC Over Probe Advice
• Insurer Off Hook For Late-Reported Malpractice Claim
• Jenner & Block Seeks Exit From Plane Crash Fees Suit
• What A Second Trump Term Could Mean For The Courts
• Morgan Law, Morgan & Morgan Ad Spat Breaks Open Again
• Houston Judge Won't Take Up Prosecutor License Issue
• King & Spalding Fights Bias Suit Over Summer Program
• Firm Won't Be Sanctioned For 'Fabricated' Baby Death Suit
• NY Firm Settles With Chinese Exile Guo's Ch. 11 Trustee
• Seward & Kissel Says NJ Malpractice Docs Are Privileged
• Drew Eckl Battles Ex-Firm Attys Over Fees Arbitration
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• Ellenoff Grossman Denied Arbitration In Ex-Atty's Firing Suit
• Trump Again Asks To Delay Evidence In DC Election Suit
• Illinois Justices Affirm Fired Attorneys' $1.7M Fee Award
• Steel Biz Investors Sue Atty Over 'Father-Son'-Like Conflict
• Former Wilson Elser Attorney Drops 9th Circ. Benefits Appeal
• Dechert Settles Aviation Exec's Hack Cover-Up RICO Claims
• Ex-George Mason Law Prof Can't Stop Title IX Investigation
• Why Justice Thomas' Gifts Probe Is Likely Taking So Long
• 10th Circ. Says Disbarred Atty Mooted Appeal With Guilty Plea
• Mich. Atty Gets 1 Year For Inflating Apartment Values
• Newsmax Appeals Quash Of Smartmatic Atty Subpoenas
• Ex-Ballard Spahr Legal Assistant Drops Wrongful Firing Suit
• Conn. Justices Wonder How 'Malicious' Firm's Ex-Client Was
• Judge Keeps Hur Investigation Ghostwriter Tapes Sealed
• Quinn Emanuel Challenges Oro Negro Execs' Discovery Bid
• New NJ Senator Seeks Postelection Vote On 3rd Circ. Nominee
• Ex-La. Assistant DA Indicted In Bribery, Laundering Case
• Calif. Panel Rejects Malpractice Claim In Ambulance Crash Suit
• Filing After Bar Lapse Was Honest Mistake, Prosecutor Says
• Mich. Judge Can't End Probe Over Alleged Lies
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Sentenced To Jail Time For Contempt
• Philly Legal Org Fights Attorney's Race Bias Claims
• Quinn Emanuel Role Must Face Scrutiny, Djibouti Tells DC Circ.
• Stonewalling Justifies Cab Co. Atty's Deposition, Court Rules
• Fla. Judge Won't Sanction Circle K Over Late-Produced Docs
• Wynn Resorts To Pay Investors $70M Over Misconduct Claims
• Georgia High Court Won't Hear Missed Patent Deadline Case
• Texas AG Ran Voter Intimidation Campaign, Dem County Says
• SEC Settles Latest Covington Info Theft Case For $33K
• IP Firm Prevails In Malpractice Suit Over Dueling Patent Apps
• Toshiba Loses Bid To Sanction Mich. Energy Cos. Over Depo
• Texas Firm, Marketing Biz Settle 'Click To Call' Ad Scheme Suit
• Ex-Gunster Client Says Firm Can't Shake Data Breach Suit
• Calif. Atty Can't Escape Billing Scandal's Hacking Claim
• Texas Criminal Court Pauses Paxton Prosecutor Fee Ruling
• Real Estate Atty Pleads Guilty To Ga. COVID Funds Fraud
• Sidley Can't Escape Malpractice Suit In Ga. Over Tax Scheme
• More Guidance Needed On Appellate Amicus Recusals
• DOJ Investigating Alaska US Atty's Office, Murkowski Says
• Fla. Panel Told Boies Schiller Film Co. Had Proper Fraud Claim
• Ga. Atty Disbarred For Mishandling Injury Settlement Funds
• In-House Atty Brings Bias Suit Over Firing After Miscarriage
• Duane Morris Atty Asks Court To Keep Proposed Class Alive
• Ex-Plexus Lawyer Suspended For Misleading Client, Insurer
• Holland & Knight Slams Suit Over Ex-Atty's Client Info Access
• Crypto-Fraud Victim Sues Lawyers Over 'Valueless Advice'
• Profits Tumble At Australian Disputes Funder
• Lawyer Cleared Of Dishonesty Over Insurance Failure
• Senate Confirms Tenn, Prosecutor To 6th Circ.
• Federal Judges Beat Ethics Complaint Over Clerk Boycotts
• Texas Trio Ordered To Pay Lewis Brisbois $1.5M After TM Spat
• Morgan & Morgan Can't Arbitrate Ethics Claims, Court Told
• J&J Cheers Toss Of 'Indefensible' $260M Talc Verdict
• Schnader Harrison Inflated Bills Before Collapse, Suit Says
• Record Retrieval Co. Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• Lawyer Barred For Misleading Another Firm About Costs
• Nothing Novel About Trump Ex-Atty's Case, Justices Told
• Solicitor Barred Over Scheme That 'Bore Hallmarks' Of Fraud
• Lawyer Fined For Claiming Mishcon Represented Pinochet
• Burford Capital Adds Chief Development Role In London
• McCarter & English's Misstatement Won't Nix Malpractice Win
• Ex-Atty In Fla. Charged With Pilfering $650K From Estate
• Law Firm Director Dishonestly Misled Insurer, SRA Says
• Top Atty For NYC Mayor Resigns As Fed. Investigations Mount
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Firm's Bill Battle Rages In Sept.
• Bankman-Fried Lays Blame On Trial Judge In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Judiciary Panel Dems Endorse Amicus Funding Disclosure
• Fed. Judges Urged To Stop Clerks From Seeking Political Jobs
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• Doctor Charged In DOJ Fraud Suit Gets 6 Months Probation
• Ga. Lawyers Group Blast 'Chill' Of Young Thug Atty Contempt
• Lawyers To Face Tribunal Over Allegations Of Asylum Lies
• Ex-Fla. Law Prof's Retaliation Suit Moved North To Tallahassee
• Trump Gets Counts Cut From Ga. Election Interference Case
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Another Trump Bid To Halt Hush Money Case
• Senate Preps Vote On 6th Circ. Nom Opposed By Tenn. GOP
• Paxton Deputy Says Ethics Claim Is Dangerous To Other Attys
• Jones Foster Defeats Bid To Revive Fla. Malpractice Suit
• Feds Eye Nixing Girardi's Ill. Case After Calif. Theft Conviction
• Ex-CBA Chief Jo Sidhu KC Accused Of Sexual Harrassment
• Beasley Sues Fellow Talc Firms Over Joint Venture Gone Awry
• NY Top Court Rejects Trump's Latest Challenge To Gag Order
• Slater & Gordon Beats Former Analyst's Redundancy Appeal
• Barrister Cleared Of Misconduct Over Touching Paralegal
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• Norfolk Southern Fires CEO, CLO Over Relationship
• 5th Circ. To Rethink Houston Firm's Poaching Suit Removal
• Kirkland Can't Shake Former Associate's Bias Suit
• Calif. Judge Admonished For Silencing Harassment Defendant
• Barrister Accused Of Groping Paralegal At Work Dinner
• SEC Files New Insider Case Tied To Stolen Covington Info
• Colo. DA Faces Disbarment After Probe Of Murder Case Judge
• Philly Firm Says It's Owed Referral Fee On Injury Case
• Ex-Conn. Town Atty Slams Official's Defamation Suit Defense
• Will Tom Girardi's Age Impact His Sentence?
• Symbion Claims 'Serious Defects' In Power Plant Arbitration
• Fulton County Tries To Chop Court Staffer's Harassment Suit
• Philips Balks At Dentons' Request To Exit IP Case
• FAMU Must Face Law Professor's Race Bias Claims
• Klayman's PGA Tour Antitrust Case Tossed By Fla. Court
• Spain Hit With $18B Claim Over Massive Malaysia Award
• Lewis Brisbois Denied Early Win In Real Estate Broker's Suit
• Wash. Justices Disbar Atty For Theft From Cannabis Investors
• NY Courts' Limits On Ethics Data Broke Law, Watchdog Says
• Durbin Calls For Justice Thomas To Recuse Over Wife's Email
• Mass. High Court Hints At Notice Rule To Open Clerk Hearings
• Dems To Bring Back Judiciary Accountability Bill
• DC Circ. Revives Legal Malpractice Suit Over Terrorism Case
• Conn. Atty Defaults In Real Estate Client's Overcharge Suit
• Zeta MDL Judge Limits Talk Of Arnold & Itkin Billing 'Scheme'
• No Re-Do In Ex-Defender's Sex Bias Case Against Judiciary
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• Kramer Levin Beats NJ Malpractice Suit From RE Developer
• Judge Settles Suit Over Atty Blackmailing Her With Nude Pics
• Judge Rejects Ex-Law Prof's Recusal Bid In Retaliation Suit
• Covington Owes $100M For Malpractice, Ex-Client Claims
• DC Circ. Considers Age Of Ex-Trump Aide's Surveillance Claims
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Bid To Revive Fraud Claims Against Firm
• Ex-CEO Of Defunct Solar Co. Seeks Sanctions In Fraud Suit
• Justice Alito Reports Concert Tickets From Catholic Activist
• Pa. Borough Says Insurer, Atty Wrongfully Settled Feud
• SEC Accuses Fla. Men Of Mass Tort Litigation Financing Fraud
• Atty Loses Bid To Revive NJ Malpratice Suit Against 2 Firms
• Jones Foster Notches Fees Win After Beating Malpractice Suit
• NJ Atty Censured Over 'Protracted Conflict Of Interest'
• Trump Sentencing Pushed Back Until After Election
• Indicted Power Broker, Atty Brother Hit With Civil RICO Suit
• Judge Newman's Suspension Extended For Another Year
• Panel Finds Colo. Attys Can't Poach From Current Employers
• DA Pans Trump Maneuvering On Hush Money Case Removal
• Colo. Election Denier Hit With $1K-A-Day Contempt Fine
• Norton, Quinn Emanuel Decry $600M Patent, Contempt Ruling
• Fla. Law Firm Says It's Owed $247K In Fees From Chiquita MDL
• $9.1M In Fees Requested For Calif. Debt Relief Law Firm Ch. 11
• Calif. Firm Beats $9.5M Malpractice Loss Over Estate Work
• Ahmaud Arbery's Mother Agrees To Dismiss One Of The Killers
• 'Flimsy Attack' In $102M Award Suit Falls Flat, Court Hears
• Lloyd's Looks To Ditch Cadwalader's Coverage Suit In NC
• 11th Circ. Urged To Boot Fla. Judge From Trump Docs Case
• Troutman Pepper Faces $59 Million Malpractice Suit In NY
• Ex-Defender Wants Judge To Reassess Judiciary Bias Ruling
• Ill. Judge Exits Home Sellers' Broker Fees Antitrust Suit
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• Chutkan Rejects Trump's Evidentiary Delay Request
• Marine Atty Fights Sanctions In Afghan Baby Kidnapping Suit
• Fed. Circ. Told To Skip Dish's Review Bid Of $3M Fee Ruling
• Atty Tied To Ponzi Scheme Can't Discharge CFTC Debt
• Judge Says EB-5 Investors, Fund Must Disclose More Info
• Zoetis Sanctions Bid Denied In Racehorse Death Suit
• 2nd Circ. Hears Unvaxxed NY Judge's 'Exile' Challenge
• Ga. Justices Take On Barnes & Thornburg Malpractice Case
• 1st Circ. Unsure If Texts In Pot Bribe Case Crossed State Lines
• Fla. Builder Can't Escape Former In-House Atty's Suit
• Ga. Justices Disbar Atty For Abandoning Clients' Cases
• A Federal Judge On Being Married To A Congresswoman
• Feds Say Ex-Judge's Misconduct Does Not Warrant New Trial
• McCarter & English Rips Challenge To Malpractice Win In NJ
• Election Year Surprise? GOP Judges Opening Seats For Biden
• Fla. Judge Won't Delay Trial In Judge's Blackmail Suit
• Atty Disbarred In Fla. Over Sexual Messages To Client
• Immunity Can't Shield Ex-Judge In Romance Suit, Court Told
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• Dave's Killer Bread Judge Rips Attys For 'Flooding' Docket
• Feds Abandon $12M Somali Fraud Case Against Atty
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive BP Spill Malpractice Settlement
• Firm Can't Enforce Unexplained Arbitration Clause In Illinois
• Ex-Miami Atty's Countersuit Tossed Due To Litigation Privilege
• Criminal Lawyers Group Backs YSL Atty In Contempt Appeal
• Ch. 11 Bankruptcy Trustee Says Firm Charged Excessive Fees
• Former Partner Of Bankrupt NC Firm Settles With Trustee
• Duane Morris Wants Bulk Of Atty's Equal Pay Suit Tossed
• Fla. Judge Faces DQ Bid Over 'Hostility' In Ex-Law Prof's Case
• Serial Litigator Fights To Keep Michigan FOIA Suits Coming
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
• Atty's Use Of AI Didn't Taint Rapper's Trial, Judge Says
• Trump Loses Renewed Bid To Take Hush Money Case Federal
• Jackson Sees No 'Reason' To Not Enforce High Court Ethics