Ethics

In Kidwell v. Sybaritic, the Supreme Court of Minnesota rejected a suit by an in-house lawyer who claimed to be a whistle-blower.  The court declared:

The court of appeals reversed, holding that Kidwell did not engage in conduct protected by the whistleblower statute because he was fulfilling the responsibilities of his position of employment when he reported a suspected violation of the law. Kidwell v. Sybaritic, Inc., 749 N.W.2d 855, 866-67 (Minn. App. 2008). Because we conclude that Kidwell did not offer evidence from which a reasonable jury could conclude that he engaged in protected conduct, we affirm.

  . . . . . .       In San Francisco, the DA has filed a motion to recuse the judge -- who's married to a criminal defense lawyer -- in a long-running battle over a disgraced crime lab.       . . . . .       NY State Bar created a task force to look at changes to the profession.  (h/t: ALM)       . . . . .       A graduating law student from Berkeley offers applicants some advice: go top 10 or go as cheaply as you can.   (h/t: Nuts & Boalts)      . . . . .       Stats of our times: a West Palm Beach law firm received 1,200 resumes for 5 summer slots.       . . . . .       Here's some more info on Judge Feldman's stock ownership interests.       . . . . .       The UK's new legal profession ombudsman will open up shop in October 2010.       . . . . .       Legal ethics prof and PR  textbook author, Ron Rotunda, will be called by the Republicans at the upcoming hearings on the Kagan nomination.  I assume he will speak to jurisprudence and constitutional law rather than ethics, but we will see.