What's New in the Courts

June 21, 2022

Florida Supreme Court Allows Attorney Accused of Hiding Potential Future Fees from Bankruptcy Court to Invoke Advice-of-Counsel Defense

Written by Steve Herman
June 21, 2022

U.S. Magistrate Judge in the District of Kansas Shifts Costs to Requesting Party in Connection with TAR

Written by Steve Herman
June 21, 2022

Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Louisiana Sanctions Lawyers Who Fail to Account for Assets Subject to Client’s Previous Bankruptcy

Written by Steve Herman
May 29, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Makes Clear That There Is No Policy or Presumption in Favor of Arbitration

Written by Steve Herman
May 4, 2022

U.S. Fifth Circuit Rejects Design Defect Claim Against Gun Maker under the LPLA

Written by Steve Herman
April 18, 2022

U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Sanction of Attorney Who Misunderstood Pleading Deadline Order

Written by Steve Herman
April 18, 2022

ABA Issues Formal Opinion Regarding “Lead Generation” and Other Potential Acts of Solicitation

Written by Steve Herman
April 18, 2022

U.S. Seventh Circuit Affirms Sanctions against Lawyer for Making Baseless Jurisdictional Allegations and Re-Pleading Unsupported Claims

Written by Steve Herman
April 18, 2022

Texas Supreme Court Declines to Extend Attorney Immunity to Allegations Repeated to the Press for Pre-Suit Publicity

Written by Steve Herman
April 18, 2022

Eastern District of Texas Judge Discusses the Requirements for Authenticating Social Media Files in the Context of a Sanctions Motion

Written by Steve Herman