Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jan. 7, 2015
Judge in Sedgwick malpractice case raises lawyers' duty to whistleblow
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter asked whether outside counsel retained for one task must tell a corporate client about possible fraud distinct from the lawyers' assignment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - A federal judge hearing a $200 million malpractice case against Sedgwick LLP on Monday questioned whether outside attorneys must warn a company about potential fraud within the company.
"As a lawyer, I question whether we have the duty when we see something obvious and glaring ... to call it to somebody's attention," U.S. District Judge David O. Carter told Sedgwick...
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