Motion for Sanctions
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Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators
Benchslap Of The Day: Turnabout Is... Painful
"Indeed, if the Court were forced to sanction anyone, the Court would sanction.... [the sanction seeker]." -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Holidays and Seasons
Lawyer Faces Possible Discipline Over Epic Christmas Poem About Neverending Divorce Case
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Biglaw, Litigators, Partner Issues
Biglaw Firm Could Get Hit With Discovery-Related Sanctions
Which Biglaw firm might get hit with sanctions, and why?
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Boutique Law Firms, Defamation, Email Scandals, Google / Search Engines, Labor / Employment, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Women's Issues
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A Sign Of Softening?
Are we seeing a de-escalation of hostilities in this epic litigation? -
Boutique Law Firms, Defamation, Email Scandals, Google / Search Engines, Labor / Employment, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Women's Issues
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: Seeking Sanctions
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Holidays and Seasons, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Faces Possible Discipline Over Epic Christmas Poem About Neverending Divorce Case
While poetry may be the best way to make passive-aggressive complaints about your case, the next time you’re considering writing a four-page, 60-line email riffing on a classic holiday poem, you might want to consider your audience... -
Airplanes / Aviation, American Bar Association / ABA, Antitrust, Attorney Misconduct, Depositions, Facebook, Legal Ethics, LSAT, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.12.11
* LSAC might start auditing the LSAT scores and GPAs that law schools report to the ABA. Now, which agency is going to handle their too good to be true employment stats? [National Law Journal] * Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s lawyer asked a judge to ban the word “bomb” from his trial. The judge denied it, […]
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10th Circuit, Benchslaps, Document Review, Federal Judges, Neil Gorsuch
Biglaw Litigators, Rejoice! A Circuit Court Opinion on a Discovery Dispute
Litigators at large law firms spend an inordinate (and depressing) amount of time on discovery disputes. They bombard poor magistrate judges with motions to compel. They bicker over deposition timing and location. They compile massive privilege logs. They file letter briefs with the court, explaining their entitlement to certain documents that opposing counsel is withholding, […] - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, Depositions, Legal Ethics, Paralegals, Weirdness
Will Footsies During a Deposition Lead to Sanctions?
A pair of motions are bouncing around email inboxes this week, thanks to the “foot-tapping lawyer.” (This has nothing to do with Larry Craig, so read on without fear.) It all started in July, when Florida law firm Rasco Klock sent a paralegal to Wilmington for a deposition. The firm is representing a plaintiff suing […]
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