A U.S. District Judge in New York has reprimanded an attorney, finding that she was "the driving force" behind a series of woeful acts and "misconduct" during litigation, including altering transcripts, refusing to provide opposing counsel with documents, and misrepresenting facts to the court, to her fellow lawyers and to her client. You can read the 129 page opinion and order by clicking HERE.
Source: "Federal Judge Lowers The Boom On Attorney" published at Courthouse News Service.
One of our federal magistrates here in Las Vegas, Nevada, just published an article in our county bar journal complaining about "speaking objections" during depositions such as, "If you know," or "If you understand the question." Cracking down on this kind of abuse by defense attorneys during depositions is long overdue.
Posted by: Jonathan C. Reed | January 09, 2011 at 02:24 PM