Lawyer Ethics

12 Years For Possessing Cell Phone In Jail

The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed the 12-year sentence for a black man who brought a cell phone into jail […]

Plaintiff Lawyer Accused Of Extortion In Roundup Case

A Virginia plaintiff attorney has been arrested and accused of attempting to extort $200 million from manufacturers of a component […]

Prison Internet: Reading Moby Dick At Three Cents A Minute

Inmates in West Virginia prisons are receiving free tablet computers, but if they want to read e-books it will cost […]

Nine Law Firms Sued For Alleged Role In $1.3B Ponzi Scheme

Following the conviction of Robert Shapiro for engineering a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme, nine law firms have been sued for […]

Low-Tech Public Defenders Just Barely In The Game

It’s possible to extract supposedly secure information from all manner of devices, almost without exception, but the ability to do […]

Years of ADA Shakedowns Alleged, And A Law Firm Settles

A Silicon Valley law firm has settled a lawsuit alleging that it was shaking down small businesses by filing lawsuits for minor and in some cases bogus ADA violations and then extracting settlements.

Law Firm Sued For Defamation, After Aggressive Move In Bankruptcy Case

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has reinstated a defamation case against a law firm, in a ruling denying the law […]

Photographer Sues Law Firm For Using His Skyline Photo

A Kansas City photographer has sued a law firm, claiming it used his copyrighted work on its website without permission. […]

Insider Trading Liability

Steep sanctions and reputation damage to the company often follow an insider trading event. Insider trading can be an elusive […]

Giuliani’s Foreign Clients: Is He a Lawyer, Consultant Or Lobbyist?

Guliani has represented interests from Turkey, Romania and Ukraine, among other venues. How those representations should be characterized is debatable, […]

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