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Hurrell-Harring v. N.Y.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action by defendants in various criminal prosecutions ongoing at the time of the action's commencement in various counties, contending that New...

Broney v. California Comm'n on Teacher Credentialing

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff-teacher's petition for extraordinary relief from the Commission's decision, finding her unfit to teach and suspending her teaching...

Jenevein v. Willing

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action by a censured state judge against the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct seeking to have the censure expunged from his record,...

Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. L.M. Ross Law Group, LLP

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In an insurer's action against its insured-law firm, seeking to recover $175,000 it had paid to settle a legal malpractice suit against the law firm,...

US v. Diekemper

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sentencing
In a prosecution of a husband and wife for conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, making false statements for the...

Fieger v. Corrigan

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a suit brought by a trial attorney and politician, regarding an ongoing feud with several justices of the Michigan Supreme Court, seeking a...

Medtronic Navigation, Inc. v. Brainlab Medizinische Computersysteme GMBH

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In an appeal by plaintiff and counsel in a patent infringement action, involving defendant's accused devices, which are image-guided surgical...

Fulton v. Med. Bd. of California

Administrative Law, Cyberspace Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Health Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's suit against the Medical Board of California, claiming that the publication of plaintiff's disciplinary information on its Web site,...

Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA

Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action contending that, by sending a notice requiring her to dispute the debt in writing, defendant law firm violated section 1692g(a) of the...

Kaufman v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In plaintiff's counsel's appeal from the district court-s order imposing sanctions against them for discovery misconduct, and the district court-s...