Lawyer Ethics

Sharing Protected Information With Potential Litigation Funders

Third-party funding of litigation projects, increasingly popular with plaintiffs, can raise serious questions about protected information. Defendants in some of […]

Elite FLA Firm Accused Of Bribery, Stiffing Client

A Fort Lauderdale law firm known for helping George Bush’s case in his year 2000 election victory and for winning […]

Massive Slip-And-Fall Scheme Alleged In New York

Five men have been charged in what federal prosecutors in Manhattan say was a massive litigation fraud that involved doctors, […]

Lawsuit Alleges Fake Data Breaches, Corrupt Prosecutor

LabMD, an Atlanta-based cancer detection lab and the target of an FTC data security enforcement action, has sued a former […]

Stealth Email Tracking By Law Firms Deemed Unethical

Stealth email tracking software, sometimes called spymail, is likely employed “in just about every marketing email you receive,” writes Mark […]

Mesh Litigation Conspiracy Alleged

According to a New York Times investigative article, an “assembly-line-like system” involving plaintiff attorneys, litigation funders, banks, physicians and marketers is […]

“If I Don’t Bribe Them Somebody Else Will”

Richard Bistrong, writing in the FCPA Blog, describes the fundamental mindset that leads to corrupt practices; lack of faith in […]

In-House Lawyers Can Be FCPA Targets

In one case, the company itself got off the hook on the basis of full disclosure and cooperation, but no such luck for the former GC…

Trump Lawyer’s $130K To Porn Actress Raises Legal Ethics Questions

There are a number of ways to look at the $130K that President Trump’s personal lawyer paid to a former porn movie actress, and all them…

After Partner’s Suicide, Miami Lawyer Accused Of Bilking Firm For Insurance Money

The former law partner of a prominent Miami tax attorney who committed suicide has been sued by the deceased lawyer’s […]

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