all - Opinion Summaries

LA SALLE NAT'L BANK v. FIRST CONNECTICUT HOLDING GROUP, L.L.C. XXIII

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Sanctions
Imposition of sanctions for an attorney's deliberate misrepresentation of fact to court chambers was improper, where decision to do so came after...

IN RE: A WITNESS BEFORE THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
A state government lawyer may not refuse to disclose communications with a state officeholder when faced with a grand jury subpoena; no such...

FINE v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (DE FLORES)

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
Commissioner had power to adjudicate order of contempt issued against attorney where "cause" was still pending before commissioner, and parties had...

US v. ALEXANDER

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
No Sixth Amendment or attorney-client privilege violation resulted from district court's order compelling appellant's former counsel to testify and...

MOAKLEY v. SMALLWOOD

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
Florida trial courts have the inherent authority to impose attorneys' fees against an attorney for bad faith conduct. (Revised opinion)

HAMBARIAN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY (PEOPLE)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Superior court did not abuse its discretion in declining to disqualify prosecutor's office, which had accepted services from a forensic accountant...

HICKS v. MATTEL, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
District court decision, ordering defense counsel to pay plaintiff $501,565 in attorneys' fees incurred in defending frivolous action for infringement...

MOSS v. HOFBAUER

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defense counsel's failure to make an opening statement, to cross-examine key witnesses, and to pursue a particular defense theory were not objectively...

FINE v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (DE FLORES)

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Contempt order issued against attorney not set aside, where sufficient facts show that attorney's "statement of disqualification" filed against...

US v. DAY

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a claim for denial of effective assistance of counsel, the district court erred in concluding that the defendant could not show prejudice by...