Reed Smith Attorneys Cleared of Ethics Claims in LuLaRoe Suit

Reed Smith LLP attorneys took appropriate measures with privileged documents sent to them anonymously about an ongoing lawsuit between clothing company LuLaRoe LLC and one of its manufacturers, a California appellate court said Friday, declining to disqualify the firm from the litigation.

Providence Industries LLC, represented by Reed Smith, sued LuLaRoe and its founders in 2018 for more than $48 million, alleging the company failed to pay for clothing and services.

During the litigation, Reed Smith received several anonymously sent documents relating to the case. The documents turned out to have been sent by an employee of LuLaRoe’s outside counsel, ...