The Lawyers Representing Lawyers blog, published by Cozen O'Connor, focuses on legal issues pertinent to attorneys and law firms. It covers topics such as attorney-client conflicts, ethical considerations in settlement negotiations, enforcement of oral settlement agreements in mediation, and protections against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP). The blog also addresses matters related to attorney confidentiality and privilege, including recent court rulings on client identity disclosures and fiduciary duties. Additionally, it discusses legislative developments affecting legal practice, such as anti-SLAPP legislation, and provides analysis of appellate decisions impacting lawyers' professional responsibilities and litigation strategies.
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Pennsylvania is the latest state to adopt a law designed to protect citizens who are faced with lawsuits aimed to impede their right to speak about matters of public concern. Both chambers of the Pennsylvania legislature unanimously passed House Bill…
Oral settlement agreements are typically enforceable, provided that the parties are able to show a meeting of the minds regarding terms that comply with their jurisdiction’s statute of frauds, and that can be performed within one year.[1] However, when…
In a rare foray into the thicket of former client conflicts, the Third Circuit affirmed a district court ruling in favor of a lawyer who represented a claimant adverse to a former client in an aviation products liability action.
In…
In SEC v. Covington & Burling, LLP, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently ordered a large multinational law firm to disclose the names of its clients to the Securities and Exchange Commission, opening the door for…
Contrary to a recent decision by a Pennsylvania trial court, to borrow from the Bard — all that is redlined is not accepted — as is evidenced by the recent appellate decision reversing the lower Court’s Order.
Under Pennsylvania state…
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently issued an interesting opinion upholding claims against a New York law firm stemming from its employment of an IT support technician contrary to the terms of a restrictive covenant with his…
The Federal District Court in Philadelphia has sanctioned a lawyer for copying and pasting opposing counsel’s motion in limine and filing it as her own work product the next day. Finding that the motion had been plagiarized, the court granted…
The Third Circuit recently opined that sanctions were warranted against investors who pursued claims against an ailing company that were brought solely for the purpose of leveraging a settlement. The ruling stands as a stark warning of the potential consequences…
Lawyers, particularly in-house lawyers, across the country had been anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court’s opinion on whether privilege attaches to attorney communications created for legal and non-legal purposes. In re Grand Jury, No. 21- 1397 (U.S.) The collective agita was…
