Judicial Ethics
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A Wisconsin attorney who was disbarred by the state’s Supreme Court last year was hit with sanctions on Monday by a Seventh Circuit appeals panel in a scathing opinion that ripped her “serial dilatory, vexatious, and unprofessional litigation practices”… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Miami-based attorney Joseph Klock Jr., known for his role in the legal battle over the 2000 presidential election, is disputing the police account of events that led to him being charged with resisting arrest as police investigated a possible shooting on his property… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A California federal judge issued a pointed judgment Tuesday ordering an attorney to pay back $12 million earned in fees from a class action over a never-built Las Vegas condominium, saying the lawyer’s conduct in the case amounted to “serious ethical violations” … Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye used her annual State of the Judiciary speech on Tuesday to highlight the problem of discrimination and sexual harassment in the justice system, calling for a more accessible and equitable judicial branch… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A defunct ride-hailing startup accusing Uber of having driven it out of business asked a California federal court on Friday to let it keep Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP as counsel, saying the firm’s previous work counseling Uber in cases related to taxi regulations has nothing to do with the current antitrust case…
Mike LaSusa 