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Texas Lawyer

Law Firm Profit in Peril as Receiver Seeks Disgorgement

But the law firm is arguing the statute of limitations bars the bankruptcy receiver's effort to disgorge its profits.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Scranton Attorney Gets Prison Time After Pleading Guilty to Forgery, Tampering With Records

James Conaboy was sentenced to between 30 days and one year in prison followed by four years on probation. He was disbarred last year for misleading clients about a phantom settlement.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Par Funding Receiver Urges Judge to Approve $45M Settlement With Eckert Seamans, Freeze Out Objectors

The proposed settlement would max out the firm's insurance limits and ultimately net $37 million for defrauded investors. It also includes $1.2 million set aside for two groups that seek to pursue their own claims against the firm.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lies to a Court, Incompetence: 12 Texas Lawyers Disciplined

The State Bar of Texas reports 12 attorneys for disciplinary action in its May 1 report. There were no disbarments.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Attorney Indicted After Paralegal's Lawsuit

The criminal investigation originated from a civil lawsuit filed in 2020 by a paralegal and convicted felon for healthcare fraud, who upon release from prison went to work for the attorney.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Despite Tech Vendor's 'Admitted Negligence,' Ex-FisherBroyles Client May Struggle to Recover Damages

A Georgia appellate court earlier this month affirmed a ruling dismissing tech vendor CPA Global Support from a suit over a missed foreign patent application deadline. Damages could exceed $100 million, according to expert witness testimony.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Public Entities Not Immune From Frivolous Litigation Statute's Sanctions, Appellate Division Concludes

"K.L.F. and P.M. both express sound reasoning in reaching their respective rulings, making our decision a close call," Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. wrote. "We, however, conclude, as did K.L.F. and the trial court, that a public entity is not immune from the sanctions that can be imposed under the FLS."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

DENIED: Court Rejects Ken Paxton's Bid to Dismiss Disciplinary Suit

"Subjecting Paxton to disciplinary proceedings does not violate separation of powers; immunizing him does," Justice Erin Nowell wrote for the majority.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A Judge Told the Bar to Fix Its Exhibits. The Bar Did Not Listen

The appeals court cited numerous critical errors in the Commission for Lawyer Discipline's exhibits in a case against attorney Sidney Powell, a key figure in former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Lawyer to Be Deposed: 3M Claims Law Firm Fraud

The 3M petitions attempt to make the case the attorney possibly knew more than what he has admitted about a co-counsel's fraudulent acts, and was possibly a co-conspirator.
4 minute read

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