Law360: Legal Ethics
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Law360: Legal Ethics
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Guatemala's newly elected government has decided not to have Greenberg Traurig as its counsel in its fight against a construction and engineering firm's bid to enforce $31 million in arbitral awards, according to a Friday filing in a D.C. federal court ..read more
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Hope Hicks, a former senior aide to Donald Trump, took the witness stand Friday in the former president's Manhattan hush money trial and described the fallout during the 2016 campaign after the release of the notorious "Access Hollywood" video and as word of his alleged extramarital affairs began to spread ..read more
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A California state appeals court has backed sanctions against The Vanderpool Law Firm in a dispute with Masimo Corp., finding that the firm had engaged in misconduct during discovery and noting that it was "woefully uncivil" in its emails with opposing counsel ..read more
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A New York state judge on Friday denied an early win to Harvey Weinstein in his $1 million fee dispute with criminal defense attorney Jose Baez, saying the incarcerated former media mogul produced nothing but a "selfÂ-serving affidavit" and "haphazard printout" to make his arguments. ..read more
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The Ninth Circuit on Friday told a lower court to reconsider its order staying claims PG&E investors brought against officers, directors and others over wildfire liability, saying more factors should have been considered before the stay was granted ..read more
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Gannett Co. can't escape a defamation case accusing it of writing misleading articles saying Ryan LLC, a tax services and technology firm, engaged in shady business practices, a Texas appeals court ruled, finding the media giant isn't shielded from the claims by the Lone Star State's anti-SLAPP law ..read more
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A Georgia Senate special committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, questioned three county officials Friday about the kind of oversight Willis' office faced from the county and hinted that state law related to the hiring of special prosecutors may soon change ..read more
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A trio of Chinese investors have urged a New York federal judge to prevent a Chinese cinema magnate from being deported, saying he will otherwise skip town without paying more than $500 million in arbitral awards and nearly $164,000 in attorney fees ..read more
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Counsel for a family of business magnates who say they were duped into an illegal tax shelter scheme over 25 years ago by Sidley Austin urged a Georgia federal judge Friday to let their suit against the firm continue, arguing its defense that the suit is time-barred should be done away with ..read more
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A Colorado federal judge on Friday scolded an attorney representing a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier in an antitrust suit, saying the lawyer "crossed a line" during closing arguments by implying a potentially threatening conversation was harmless, even though he had moved to exclude witness testimony suggesting the opposite ..read more