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US v. Poe

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant's conviction is affirmed where district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that no conflict of interest existed when counsel,...

Century Indem. Co. v. Congoleum Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
In a Chapter 11 reorganization, evidence of pre-petition conduct by a law firm is relevant to a review of a debtor's application to retain the firm as...

In Re: Fletcher

Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Plaintiff's suspension from the practice of law is affirmed over his claim that the scope of his investigation into his misconduct was expanded beyond...

Price v. Time, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
Where Plaintiff seeks to compel disclosure of a confidential source that formed the basis of an article about Plaintiff in "Sports Illustrated...

Regan v. Price

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
A judicial officer does not enjoy absolute immunity from civil liability for assaulting and battering a litigant.

Mosby v. Ligon

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Plaintiff's complaint, seeking a declaration concerning the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct's disciplinary proceedings...

People v. Navarro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
A search warrant issued based on information provided by an attorney, in violation of the attorney-client privilege, does not invalidate the search...

King v. Fox

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The question of whether a client can ratify an attorney's fee agreement during a period of continuous representation, if attorney misconduct has...

Berg & Berg Enter. v. Sherwood Partners

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
California law does not allow a plaintiff to pursue a claim of attorney-client conspiracy to deplete the assets of an assignor corporation based...

In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
Defendant's motion to quash a grand jury subpoena, seeking testimony from his former counsel, is granted where the government did not make the prima...