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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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April 25, 2025
Ramey Loses Last-Minute Attempts To Avoid Sanctions
Texas attorney Bill Ramey and two others will have to pay more than $64,000 and alert disciplinary bodies that they have been sanctioned by Saturday, after a California federal court and the U.S. Supreme Court refused a last-minute stay on the sanctions.
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April 25, 2025
Off The Bench: NIL Deal Drama, Oakley V. MSG, Transfer Rules
In this week's Off The Bench, the landmark $2.78 billion settlement to compensate college athletes hits a snag, a former New York Knick's assault case against Madison Square Garden may be on shaky ground, and Vanderbilt University's quarterback fights to protect his successful challenge against the NCAA's eligibility rules.
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April 25, 2025
NY Judge Axes Ford O'Brien Malpractice Suit
A former Ford O'Brien Landy LLP client who claimed the firm's "haphazard" representation lost him millions at arbitration has had his legal malpractice suit thrown out of New York state court, with a judge finding no evidence that the outcome would have changed had his counsel acted differently.
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April 25, 2025
NJ Atty Sues Former Partner Over Diverted Fee Awards
A New Jersey attorney sued his onetime debt collection defense law partner in Union County Superior Court this past week alleging that the former partner kept fee awards owed to the firm for himself as the partnership collapsed and the firm faced financial troubles.
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April 25, 2025
Chaitman Reaches Malpractice Settlement Over RE Dispute
Chaitman LLP has reached a tentative settlement with a pair of siblings suing it for legal malpractice in New Jersey state court after nearly three years of litigation and just weeks before a $900,000 offer by the firm was due to expire.

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