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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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July 23, 2019
Dentons' Docs Not Privileged, Investors Say In Fraud Suit
Investors suing Dentons told an appellate court Tuesday that attorney-client privilege no longer exists for the now-dissolved company behind the €6.5 million ($7.25 million) gold dust fraud the law firm's predecessor allegedly enabled, despite a ruling that held out the possibility of the company's restoration.
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July 23, 2019
Ex-Mortgage CEO Sues Attys Over $3M Sex Assault Verdict
After being hit with a $3 million verdict over sex assault claims brought by a waitress at a Philadelphia restaurant, the ex-CEO of a New Jersey mortgage lending firm accused his former attorneys on Monday of botching his defense in the case.
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July 23, 2019
Indiana Lawmakers Turn To Jackson Lewis In AG Groping Suit
The Indiana Senate and House of Representatives have hired a Jackson Lewis attorney who helped craft their sexual harassment policies as they attempt to intervene in a Title VII suit by a state legislator and three staffers claiming state Attorney General Curtis Hill groped them at a party.
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July 23, 2019
Insurer Beats Class Action Over Non-Attys In Arbitrations
A California judge has ruled that Infinity Insurance Co. is permitted to use a collection agency to pursue coverage disputes with other insurers in arbitration, throwing out a policyholder's proposed class action alleging that the practice runs afoul of the Golden State's ban on the unauthorized practice of law.
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July 22, 2019
DC Circ. Won't Rehear Grand Jury Docs Release Decision
The D.C. Circuit declined on Monday to revisit its decision backing a narrow view of how much authority district courts have to unseal grand jury records, a ruling the U.S. Department of Justice had sought to keep in place.
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