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Conflicts of Interest Recusal

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

To Recuse or Not to Recuse? That is the Question Potentially Facing Supreme Court Justices on Book Publisher Copyright Case

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What happens if two-thirds of the U.S. Supreme Court justices have a conflict of interest in a case presented before the Court? The speculative possibilities are abundant in such a situation—do all of the affected Justices...more

Haug Partners LLP

Federal Circuit Vacates $2.75 Billion Award Due to Violation of Judicial Recusal Statute

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In Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., the Federal Circuit vacated a $2.75 billion judgment against Cisco, finding that the district court judge failed to cure a conflict of interest by putting his wife’s Cisco...more

Knobbe Martens

Justice Must Satisfy the Appearance of Justice— A Judge’s Family’s Financial Interest of 100 Shares of a Party’s Stock Is a...

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CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Before Dyk, Taranto, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Summary: Placing stock in a blind trust does...more

Perkins Coie

Impaired Objectivity and the Ability to Influence: Avoiding Pitfalls in Mitigating OCI

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A common source of organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) is when a firm’s ability to render impartial advice to the government is or might be undermined by the firm’s competing interests. These OCIs, termed “impaired...more

Mintz - Securities Litigation Viewpoints

Phantom Recusal Policy Leads to Partial Summary Judgment for Plaintiffs in the Ocwen Securities Litigation

In a June 13, 2017, ruling on a motion for partial summary judgment in the Ocwen Financial Corp. Securities Litigation (the “Ocwen Litigation”), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida determined...more

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