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Suit Contends Crosby Heafey Botched Patent
Deadlines can be a killer. California-based Deposition Sciences Inc. contends that patent lawyers at the former Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May missed a patent filing deadline, causing them to lose the rights to their patent in eight European countries. And that could be bad news for the entire patent bar: The potential for big payouts has already made malpractice insurance more costly and difficult for patent lawyers to obtain.N.Y. Panel Suspends 815 Lawyers for Failure to Register or Pay Fees
In the first stage of its first major roundup of delinquent attorneys in nearly a decade, New York's Appellate Division, 1st Department, has suspended 815 lawyers for failing to re-register and to pay their fees. One possible reverberation is that a suspended attorney's criminal clients might be considered to be without counsel, which could lead to reversals of convictions. And even after attorneys are reinstated, experts warned, the suspension will remain on their records.Auto Industry Whistleblower Barred from Discussing Economic Fraud
A former car salesman who for years testified against the auto industry for plaintiffs seeking class actions was barred by a Florida appeals court from publicly discussing allegations of economic fraud against Ford Motor Credit. The court ruled he is bound by a gag order signed in the settlement of his 1992 whistleblower suit, because economic fraud is not a "tangible danger to public health or safety."SEC Charges Minneapolis Lawyer With Fraud
The SEC today charged a Minneapolis attorney and two San Francisco-area real estate lending fund promoters with misleading investors by concealing the financial collapse of the fund's sole business partner. Attorney Todd Duckson was counsel to the Capital Solutions Monthly Income Fund, which made real estate loans to a single borrower, Hennessey Financial. The fund raised $74 million from about 450 investors nationwide between 2005 and 2009, according to the SEC complaint.Claims Proceed Over 9/11 Payout
Former partners of Ohrenstein & Brown accused five other partners of the New York firm of shutting them out of a $10 million insurance payout related to the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attack.Paying a Premium for Law Firm Malpractice Insurance
Professional liability insurance rates for attorneys at large firms are likely to rise anywhere from 35 percent to as much as 75 percent in the next year, experts say. But while some of the increase may be due to claims against lawyers in corporate scandals such as the one involving Enron Corp., rising malpractice insurance rates have deeper roots as well.
Attorney-Client Privilege in Work E-Mails
Can employees retain attorney-client privilege for e-mails sent to their lawyers using employer-provided e-mail and computers? Attorney Anthony E. Davis seeks to reconcile apparently inconsistent decisions, and to aid in advising clients on avoiding the risks such communications pose.
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