On April 25, 2018, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a half-billion-dollar judgment against DePuy Orthopaedics in a metal-on-metal artificial-hip case due to the “fraud, misrepresentation or …
Can a lawyer’s failure to pay business-related debts be sanctionable in the lawyer disciplinary system? Yes, according to a March 14, 2018, opinion by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. See In …
The Supreme Court of Oregon has sanctioned a judge who “inappropriately screened . . . wedding applicants to ensure that they were not same-sex applicants, because [respondent] refused to marry same-sex …
No, according to a March 27, 2018, opinion from the Wyoming Supreme Court. See Manigault v. Daly & Sorenson, LLC, No. S-17-0163 (Mar. 27, 2018). In that case, a client accused her …
The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a permanent injunction banning a Pennsylvania corporation, Century Negotiations, Inc., from engaging in what the court deemed “the unauthorized practice of law.” Ohio State …
If a Louisiana lawyer were were to read just one post on this blog all year, this should be it. Here are the top ten developments in Louisiana legal ethics …
An “activist” lawyer purporting to represent an “occupy movement” was suspended for two years, all deferred, for exclaiming to a magistrate, “what the fu** is going on around here.” See N.C. State …
Do you know what’s in your spam inbox? You should. A cautionary tale from Florida makes it clear that a “defective email system” is no excuse for missing important communications. See Emerald …
A recent suspension imposed by the Nevada Supreme Court sends a cautionary message to lawyers who might offer to pay money to fact witnesses. The lawyer, Jonathan Callister, sent a …
On October 18, 2017, the Louisiana Supreme Court resolved an unsettled question as to whether a prosecutor’s “ethical” duty to disclose exculpatory evidence under Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(d) …
