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Litigation Misconduct
51 published works
Legal Profession Blog
“Inappropriate Litigation Behavior”
The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department concluded that a four-month suspension with fitness was the appropriate sanction for misconduct involving "inappropriate litigation behavior"RespondentHe is the sole…
All About eDiscovery
Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Complaint As Sanction for Doctored Emails
On August 1, 2018, Judge Beetlestone (E.D. Pa.) granted Defendants’ motion for sanctions based upon unequivocal evidence that Plaintiffs manipulated and fabricated emails material to the litigation. Although the Court…
Legal Profession Blog
Too Many Begats
A suspension of six months and a day was ordered by an Arizona Hearing Panel of an attorney who defaulted on charges of incompetence and litigation-related misconductIn this matter, Ms.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Voss Law Firm Found Guilty of Fraud, Intentional Litigation Misconduct and A Pattern and Practice of Deficient Representation
By Chip Merlin
I have written about the problem of the Voss Law Firm before in Policyholders Should Carefully Pick Their Lawyers — Voss Law Firm Loses Hundreds of Hurricane Lawsuits, and Is…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Penalties for Litigation Misconduct
My latest ethics column for The Bencher, a publication of the American Inns of Court, discussed the recent Delaware Supreme Court opinion that upheld a Chancery decision that imposed fees…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Ex-Chubb Vice President of Claims Says Company Destroyed Pertinent Litigation Documents
By Chip Merlin
Anthony Guerriero, a former vice president in charge of claims, filed a lawsuit in Union County Superior Court, New Jersey, claiming he was fired after raising concerns that Chubb destroyed…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Affirms Chancery Penalties for Litigation Misconduct
The Supreme Court’s recent affirmance of penalties imposed by the Delaware Court of Chancery for litigation misconduct is a useful tool for litigators of all stripes to brandish as an incentive…
Delaware Chancery Law Blog
Sanctions Affirmed by Delaware Supreme Court
Delaware follows the "American Rule", which mandates that each party bear their own attorneys' fees regardless of the outcome of the litigation. However, as an exception to this rule, the…
SDNY Blog
On Heels of Inquiry Into Potential Litigation Misconduct, Uber CEO Moves to Have Case Heard in Arbitration
Yesterday -- just hours after Judge Rakoff ordered broad discovery from Uber and its in-house counsel regarding potentially improper investigative techniques -- Uber's CEO moved to compel arbitration in the antitrust class action…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Steve Badger Rants and Then Files Class Action About Hail Claims Misconduct
By Chip Merlin
Steve Badger's recent article regarding hail damage claims, The Emerged Hail Risk: What the Hail is Still Going on and Getting Worse, is a bit of a rant. He had…