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The Florida Bar v. Varner

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In an attorney discipline case, a referee's finding of guilt is approved, but the sentence recommendation rejected as too short where: 1) findings...

Guzman v. Shewry

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Sanctions
In a case about suspension of a doctor from the Medi-Cal program, denial of a preliminary injunction to halt plaintiff's suspension is affirmed where:...

Richmond v. New Hampshire Supreme Court Comm. of Prof'l Conduct

Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Remedies
In an action for costs following attorney-appellant's disbarment for violating provisions of state rules of professional conduct, decision finding...

Richmond v. New Hampshire Supreme Court Comm. On Prof'l Conduct

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In a bankruptcy case involving underlying attorney disciplinary proceedings, a finding that an order to pay the costs of bringing disciplinary...

In re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Recommended amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar and the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration regarding the multijurisdictional...

In re Barach

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
On show-cause order for reciprocal discipline for respondent-attorney for failing to keep or maintaining adequate records of client accounts, failing...

Gong v. RFG Oil, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of motion to disqualify counsel for defendants is reversed and remanded where: 1) an actual conflict of interest existed between defendants;...

Bertelsen v. Harris

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In an action claiming that an attorney and his law firm committed various forms of attorney misconduct and seeking disgorgement of fees paid by...

Dougherty v. Haag

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving a procedural fairness inquiry by plaintiff expert witness brought to overturn his censure by a gatekeeper organization (AFTE)...

US v. Hoffecker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for mail fraud along with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) the district...