By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 19, 2024
A judge may host an informal event at the courthouse, with light refreshments, to thank and recognize the not-for-profit entities that participate in the court's community service program by permitting defendants to satisfy their community service requirements as part of a negotiated sentence.
By Marianna Wharry | March 19, 2024
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Washington State Bar Association outlined four instances in which Nicholas George allegedly engaged in misconduct from instances involving conflicts of interest with his clients to using a client's information to her disadvantage after withdrawing as her counsel to using prejudicial language to describing a prosecutor as a "dumb bitch."
By Michael A. Mora | March 19, 2024
"Our client was dealing with a complicated transaction and paid her lawyers a lot of money to get things right," said Keith Meehan, a partner at Morgan & Morgan.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 19, 2024
A March 15 sanctions motion accused the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's lawyers of a "bad-faith course of conduct" that includes libeling class counsel, disseminating the wrong information to class members and filing frivolous objections.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 18, 2024
Where a court-sponsored committee on racial equality in the courts has been directed to interact with the local community and develop projects that highlight local history, judges on the committee may publicly support an effort to rename a local geographic feature that currently bears a racially offensive name, but must not assume a leadership role in the effort or use judicial or court resources to file the name change application with federal authorities.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 18, 2024
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday declined to disqualify Motley Rice from dozens of opioid cases, but said he was "very uncomfortable" with its government client arrangements.
By Joshua Lenon, Clio | March 18, 2024
By remaining vigilant about potential risks, adhering to established best practices, and continually applying independent judgment, lawyers can effectively harness AI's capabilities while responsibly managing associated liabilities.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 17, 2024
After a judge's adult child has been convicted and sentenced, a judge may attend and participate in the child's subsequent parole hearing, provided they do so in the obvious role of a parent and without reference to their judicial status or otherwise invoking the prestige of judicial office.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 15, 2024
Express Scripts Inc., a pharmacy benefit manager facing upcoming bellwether trials over the opioid crisis, filed a March 13 brief referencing a subpoena that Motley Rice member Linda Singer sent to the company on behalf of the city of Chicago.
By Thomas Spigolon | March 15, 2024
"That's going to be a major cost, to find a new special prosecutor or to bring the prosecution [up to speed]," Emory University law professor John Acevedo said, noting it may cause delays.
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