Judicial Ethics
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The Seventh Circuit on Friday handed a $1,000 fine to an Indiana attorney accused of intentionally altering photos to make it appear they backed up claims that his client slipped and fell at a Walmart store and then lying to the court when asked about the change… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A self-described “annoyance lawyer” wants another chance to argue his case before the Second Circuit after he was booted from an appellate hearing last month for “disrespectful and discourteous” conduct in the courtroom… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Software company Juma Technology Corp. sued Massoud & Pashkoff LLP in New York state court Wednesday, accusing the Big Apple-based law firm of bungling a $20 million lawsuit by failing to serve the defendants on time… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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In a startling three-minute hearing Wednesday, a Second Circuit panel ordered an attorney out of the courtroom for lobbing sarcastic remarks and then refusing to drop his demand for rebuttal time… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Massachusetts attorney will have his license temporarily yanked after a state appeals court on Monday agreed with previous findings that he hadn’t fulfilled his duties to clients, including one who got detained by immigration authorities after taking the lawyer’s advice… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 