David Kluft asks: “Can an IPO underwriter’s counsel be adverse to the stock issuer in a subsequent patent case?” —
- “Company A, a sleep apnea device maker, retained a financial services company (the Underwriter) to launch its initial
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David Kluft asks: “Can an IPO underwriter’s counsel be adverse to the stock issuer in a subsequent patent case?” —
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David Kluft asks: “Did Microsoft Teams AI just secretly record my meet and confer with opposing counsel?” —
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Bill Freivogel has been busy indeed spotting interesting updates!Presented with our thanks are several of his April highlights:
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David Kluft asks: “Can I get the judge recused at the last minute by hiring his best friend as my lawyer?” —
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“Phila. Judge Denies Second Recusal Bid in Zantac Suit for Wife’s Ties to Blank Rome” —
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“Anapol Weiss Disqualified From $12M COVID Test Dispute Over Conflict Tied to Former Defense Lawyer” —
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David Kluft asks: “Can I mediate a dispute and then later be adverse to one of the mediating parties in a substantially related dispute?” —
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“Lawsuits Accuse Trio of Am Law 200 Firms of Running Afoul of Conflict Rules” —
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“Jones Day Disqualified as Bankruptcy Counsel to R.T. Vanderbilt Unit Before Asbestos Trial” —
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David Kluft asks: “Must a judge’s clerks, like Caesar’s Wife, be above suspicion?”
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