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Disbarred Attorney Must Pay $1.3M in Restitution for the 'Most Egregious and Extensive Trust Violation' Commission Has Ever Seen

"In recommending disbarment, the Commission asserted that the scope and magnitude of Doud's ethical failures were 'unequaled in the Commission's collective experience,' and this case proved the most egregious and extensive trust violation and misappropriation/commingling case to ever come before it," the order said.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Mere Dissatisfaction With Case Outcome Does Not Constitute Malpractice

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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The Recorder

L.A. Firm, Attorney Subject of Malpractice, Breach of Fiduciary Duty Suit for 'King Fury 2' Movie

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts.
3 minute read

The Recorder

California Law Firm Accused of Legal Malpractice and Fraudulent Billing Practices

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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The Recorder

LA Firms Held 'Front Row Seats' to Client Embezzlement, Suit Says

Am Law 200 firm Buchalter and Los Angeles stalwart Parker Milliken Clark O'Hara and Samuelian represented a Beverly Hills attorney who was removed from his role as trustee after an arbitrator found he embezzled $20 million.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Client Says Kasowitz Benson Torres Owes $100M for Alleged Conflict of Interest

A New York state court summons names the Am Law 200 firm and a former partner who now serves as chief legal officer at real estate investment company Safehold as defendants.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Unemployable? Substance Abuse and Negligent Hiring Central in Ga. Med-Mal Appeal

The plaintiff-appellants also alleged that the nurse responsible been involved in a prior incident where she tested positive for a narcotic substance and ended up breaking the jaw of an unrelated patient while administering anesthesia.
3 minute read

Law.com

Former Kentucky Prosecutor Convicted on Wire Fraud and Bribery Charges

Evidence presented to the jury outlined Ronnie Goldy's transactional relationship with a woman that included "encounters and solicitations and acceptance of sexually explicit images and videos of the woman."
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney Claims Law Firm Ruined His Reputation, Drove Him to Drink

The alleged vexatious litigation damaged his reputation, and led to the loss of his professional liability insurance, the lawyer claimed. As a result, the attorney allegedly struggled to represent clients and make a living.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

9 Client Complaints Lead to Lawyer's Disbarment

While representing two of his criminal defendant clients, the attorney was administratively suspended from the practice of law but failed to notify his clients, the State Bar of Texas report said.
6 minute read

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