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Rodriguez v. West Pub. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Education Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Remedies
In an antitrust action regarding a bar preparation course, the District Court's approval of a settlement is affirmed, where the incentive agreements...

Wolters Kluwer Fin. Serv., Inc. v. Scivantage

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In an action involving sanctions imposed on a law firm and its partners, district court's judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1)...

Kansas Judicial Review v. Stout

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a First Amendment challenge to Kansas state judicial ethics canons, a preliminary injunction entered in favor of Plaintiffs is vacated, where the...

Powell v. Kelly

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas proceeding, the denial of Petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed, where: 1) Petitioner's second trial was not a violation of the...

Venturi & Co. LLC v. Pacific Malibu Dev. Corp.

Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In a breach of contract action, trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where the court erred in denying...

Sturdza v. United Arab Emirates

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an appeal from the District Court's appointment of a guardian ad litem for Plaintiff, the District Court's order is reversed, where Plaintiff never...

In re Bees

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In an attorney's appeal from the District Court's sua sponte imposition of Rule 11 sanctions, the order is reversed, where: 1) the attorney made no...

Samuel v. Druckman & Sinel, LLP

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action seeking a declaratory judgment that a fee-sharing agreement between lawyers was invalid, the Appellate Division's order that Defendant...

US v. Basham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant's capital murder conviction is affirmed, where: 1) a juror improperly contacted the media but the government rebutted the resulting...

Brandon v. Blech

Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a law firm's appeal from the District Court's denial of its motion to withdraw based on the client's nonpayment, the District Court's order is...