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Legal Ethics - November, 2024

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• Starbucks, Baker Botts Partner Accused Of Defaming Inventor
• Dad Can Sue Over Atty Sons' Alleged Fraud In Death Deal
• Atty Censured For Posts Criticizing Town Council Clients
• Indicted NH Justice Pushes To DQ AG's Office, Nix Charges
• Injury Law Firm Accuses Rival Of Stealing 'Call Sam' Slogan
• Stephenson Harwood Says Trade Export Co. Owes $100K In Fees
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Bank Regulation, Workers' Comp
• Fla. Atty Vows To Fight Litigation Funder's Law Firm Stock Win
• Conn. Commercial Litigator Suspended For One Year
• Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Collusion In 'Texit' Case
• Ex-GMU Law Prof Drops Suit Over Title IX Probe
• Fla. Judge Suspended For Cursing From Bench
• Service Providers Must Mitigate 'Secondary Target' Risks
• Ex-Texas Atty Can't Beat Sanctions For 'Egregious Conduct'
• Attys, Insurance Broker Seek Appeal In $22M Tax Scheme
• Myman Greenspan Accused Of Wrongfully Firing Assistant
• Better, Faster, Stranger: What Attys Think Of Our AI Future
• How Trump's Ga. Allies Could Walk Back Their Guilty Pleas
• Rikers Faces Federal Takeover As NYC Held In Contempt
• Developer Accuses Fla. Attys Of 'Fraudulent Billing' Scheme
• Fla. Bar Alleges Atty Delayed Trial Over His Broken Tooth
• Beasley Allen Escapes Sanctions For J&J Deposition No Show
• Prosecutor Defends Outside Counsel Hires To Mich. Justices
• Madigan Pushed Land Transfer After Law Biz Pitch, Jury Told
• Affinity Bar Groups Decry Colo. No-Poach Restrictions
• Law Firms' Tobacco Fee-Sharing Showdown Revived In Texas
• Paul Hastings Seeks GenapSys CEO Depo In Malpractice Suit
• Texas Atty Sanctioned For Citing Bogus Cases After Using AI
• Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fulton County DA Seeks To Reinstate Trump Election Charges
• Ga. Law Firm Faces DQ Bid Over 'Hopeless' FCA Case Conflict
• Nadine Menendez's Atty Seeks Trial Delay Due To Jan. 6 Case
• NJ Law Firm Hit With Whistleblower Suit From Fired Atty
• Ex-Faegre Drinker Atty Files Disability Bias Suit
• Victim Shares Blame For $1.4M Scam, Connecticut Atty Says
• NJ Equal Pay Law Date Will Guide Atty's Discrimination Suit
• Giuliani's New Atty Faults Previous Counsel As NY Trial Nears
• Mich. Atty's Voting Machine Criminal Trial Delayed Again
• Gibson Dunn Treated Crypto Client Like 'Hot Potato,' Suit Says
• Samsung Inks Deal In Suit Nixed Over Rival's Atty Misconduct
• Texas AG Loses 'Unserious' Bid For Jack Smith Doc Order
• Informant Says He Brought Developers To Madigan's Law Firm
• Baltimore Atty Convicted Over $25M Hospital Extortion Plan
• Texas Judge Tosses Remainder Of Border Phone Search Suit
• AG Slams Bid To 'Indoctrinate' Public In NJ RICO Case
• Berger Singerman Sued For Hurricane Insurance Malpractice
• Pashman Stein Seeks Win In Fees Dispute With NJ Atty
• Atty Sanctioned Over Depo Misconduct In Blank Rome Suit
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Corp. Head Ends Bias Suit Against Firm
• BigLaw Backs Barnes & Thornburg In Ga. Malpractice Appeal
• Colo. Firm Sued Amid Ownership Battle For Mental Health Co.
• Attys Fight Sanctions In Dropped Bob Dylan Abuse Suit
• Hawley Troxell Wants Ex-Paralegal's Suit Trimmed
• Mitigating Defamation Liability Risks Of AI-Generated Content
• Jack Smith Drops Trump's Federal Cases
• Solar Co. Ex-CEO Attys Say DQ Request 'Untethered To Facts'
• Justices Pass On Ex-Atty's Puerto Rico Bribery Appeal
• Malaysia Looks To Shore Up Counterattack Over $14.9B Award
• Defamation Suit Against Ga. Election Chief Tossed
• Social Media MDL Judge Threatens States With Contempt
• Navajo Co. Dismisses Case Alleging Paralegal Took Docs
• Texas Justices Say Paxton Can Duck Whistleblower Suit Depo
• Pot Dispensary Aims To Escape Lowenstein Sandler's Fee Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Toppling Tire Verdict
• Marketer Asks Judge To Rethink OK'ing Text Solicitation Ban
• Shipman & Goodwin Atty Dodges DQ In Waste Permit Case
• Judge 'Concerned' With 'Lack Of Progress' In Walmart OT Suit
• Trump Sentencing Halted To Weigh President-Elect's Immunity
• Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Stanford AI Prof Accused Of Filing AI-Generated Expert Brief
• Key Informant Who Recorded Madigan Takes The Stand
• Texas AG Pushes For Preservation Of Jack Smith, DOJ Docs
• Tax Firm Must Disclose Case Info In Malpractice Suit
• Ye's Cos. Sanctioned For Blowing Off Discovery In Bias Suit
• Pa. Enviro Hearing Board Can Sanction Atty, Court Affirms
• Dentons Atty Owed No Duty In $54M Currency Deal, Jury Says
• When Investigating An Adversary, Be Wary Of Forged Records
• Experts Cool On 'Chill' Defense In NJ RICO Case
• Suit Against Mortgage Co. Axed Despite Atty's Bad Faith Claim
• Paxton Sanctions Bid Unwarranted, Immigration Org. Says
• NJ Courts Eye Tech Education And Competence For Attys
• Defamation Suit Against Ga. Election Chief Likely To Proceed
• Ex-Connecticut Town Officials Appeal Toss Of Defamation Claims
• 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
• 4th Circ. Tells Judge To Try Again After 'Vindictive' Sentence
• House Dems Tell Gorsuch To Recuse Over NEPA Case Conflict
• Gaetz Ends AG Bid, Citing 'Distraction' To Trump Transition
• House Dem Proposes Vote Forcing Release Of Gaetz Report
• DOJ Settles With Atty Who Reported Judge's Sexual Misconduct
• Canadian Court Revives Award In $7M Coffee Franchise Fight
• 'Fat Leonard' To Appeal 15-Year Sentence Over Navy Bribery
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Texas AG's Bid To Revive X Probe
• Foley Shouldn't Face Data Breach Claims, Calif. Panel Says
• CFPB Subpoenas Trustee In Debt Relief Firm Bankruptcy Case
• Judiciary Touts Reforms In Handling Workplace Complaints
• 3rd Circ. Reins In Novel Use Of Atty-Client Privilege Exception
• Conn. Trial Firm's Dissolution Is In Disarray, CEO Tells Judge
• Why States Should Adopt ABA's 'Duty To Inquire'
• Girardi Pushes For New Trial Over Competency Claims
• Beasley Allen And J&J Tussle Over Atty Sanctions Bid
• Ex-Fla. Official Says Litigation Privilege Bars Defamation Suit
• NJ Power Broker, Attys Demand Wiretap Docs In RICO Case
• 3 Law Firms Can't Dodge TCPA Suit Over Camp Lejeune Claims
• Fla. Judge Can't Get Free Speech Ruling In Ethics Case
• Flint School Atty Can't Get Immunity In Defamation Case
• Georgia Justices Won't Consider DA's Bid To Escape Suit
• Philly Atty, 'Danger To The Public,' Earns 5-Year Suspension
• Walgreens Wins Sanctions Over Depo With 300 Objections
• Fla. Judges May Create Nonprofits To Improve Legal System
• Trump Wants 'Immediate Dismissal' Of NY Hush Money Case
• Judge Rejects Infosys' Bid To Seal NDAs In Trade Secrets Row
• 'Blackballed' Bailiff Who Reported Jury Tampering Loses Suit
• Personal Injury Atty Buzbee Accused Of Assault, Malpractice
• Dentons Atty Owed No Duty In $54M Currency Swap, Jury Told
• Ga. Atty Gives Up Law License After Felony Charges
• Ex-US Attorneys See Risks In Working Under Gaetz
• Conn. Firm CEO's Wife Dropped From Ex-Partner's Suit
• Feds Ordered To Delete Combs Notes From Raid, For Now
• Lying Lawyer Gets 2-Year Suspension From Ga. Justices
• Calif. Judges Get 'Road Map' For Recall, Election Comments
• J&J Wants Beasley Allen Atty Sanctioned For Depo No-Show
• In 'Perplexing' Move, Ga. Appeals Court Cuts Trump Oral Args
• Litigation Funder Can't Arbitrate German Biz's Discovery Bid
• NY Judge Rejects Ozy Media CEO's DQ Bid Over Investments
• Former Georgia Judge's Law License Suspended After Ouster
• Ex-NJ Prosecutor Seeks To Revive Claims Over Resignation
• Poll Workers Fight Giuliani Attys' Bid To Exit Collection Cases
• GMU Asks Court To Toss Ex-Prof's Suit Over Title IX Probe
• Colo. Atty Suspended Over Online Comments About Ex-Client
• Law Firm Wants Out Of Ex-Paralegal's OT, Disability Suit
• DA Says Trump Sentencing Could Be Delayed Until 2029
• The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
• Diddy Calls DOJ's Possession Of His Notes 'Outrageous'
• 'You Stepped Over The Line': Judge Rips Quinn Emanuel Atty
• Fringe Benefits Co.'s Ex-Atty Can't 'Abandon' Them, DOL Says
• SEC Says Calif. Atty, His Wife Stole $2.2M To Buy House
• Menendez Calls Trial Evidence Flub 'Deeply Troubling'
• Trump Faces Uphill Battle If He Tries To Target Prosecutors
• Diddy Accusers' Atty Buzbee Accused Of Extorting Celebs
• Mich. Atty Avoids Default For Now In Election Audit Pay Suit
• LA Atty Again Accused Of Bilking Inmates With False Hope
• Ozy Media CEO Turns To 2nd Circ. Over Judge's Investments
• NJ Justices To Consider Sanctions Against Town For Suing Attys
• State Bar Can't Set Limits To Atty Speech, Fla. Justices Told
• Blank Rome Attys Ask To Split Lawyer Retaliation Case
• Georgia Judge Blocked From Obtaining Memos In Ethics Case
• 5th Circ. Says Texas County Wrong To Close Court Hearings
• Calif. Bar Asks State High Court To Wipe Some Discipline Files
• Murdaugh's Ex-Banker Wins New Trial Over Juror Removal
• Texas Court OKs Peloton Atty's Suit Against Ex-Coworker
• Giuliani Gets New Atty As Poll Workers Seek To Collect $148M
• Atty-Brother Feud Belongs In State Court, Mich. Judge Finds
• Venezuelan Lawyer Relied On Ex-Dentons Atty In $54M Swap
• Poor Counsel Led To Unjust Tax Convictions, Justices Told
• Colo. Judge Nixes Debtor's Transfer Try For Not Conferring
• Girardi Seeks Sentencing Delay Amid Atty's Departure
• Plaintiffs Ask To Seal $8.5M Data Breach Deal With Gunster
• Conn. Atty Resolves $80K Labor Dept. Reimbursement Suit
• Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Menendez's NJ Law License Suspended After Conviction
• Wilson Sonsini Atty To Produce Docs In Under Armour Row
• Grassley To Take 'Traditional Approach' To Blue Slips
• Ga. Law Firm Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• Former ADA Notches Bias Win Against Georgia Prosecutor
• Atty Who Called Mich. Judge 'Crazy' Secures New Hearing
• Florida Bar Says Novel Ethics Case Doesn't Require Leniency
• Chinese Amazon Sellers Say Firm Botched Settlement Talks
• Judge Vows Atty Fee Trims For Handling Of $90M Google Deal
• Defense Attys Urge Justices To Narrow False Statement Law
• Insurer Says Mich. Lawyers Lying About Its Auto Coverage
• 5th Circ. Judge Pummels Judicial Integrity Critics
• Giuliani Can't End Dominion Exec's Suit Over Election Lies
• Legal Aid Groups Accuse NYC Of Payment Delays
• Houston Back Wages Trial Was 'Circus,' Atty Tells Court
• Gaetz's Slim Legal Resume Raises Concerns Over AG Role
• Seton Hall Says No Impropriety, No Whistleblower Case Move
• Chipmaker's 'Bounty' Lawsuit Was 'Nonsensical,' Court Told
• Pierson Ferdinand Atty Accused Of Helping Defraud Client
• Giuliani Attys Signal Impasse In Bid To Exit Collection Cases
• Conn. Atty Must Pay $282K Default In Estate's Home Sale Suit
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Say Firm Can't Hide Family Leave Memo
• NJ Law Firm Faces Depo Sanctions Bid In Crypto Scam Suit
• Judiciary Chair Calls For Release Of Gaetz Ethics Report
• Texas Bar Eyes Ban On Lawyers Partnering With Non-Attys
• Attys Want To Drop Baby's Dad As Client In Conn. Death Suit
• Texas Judge Recuses Himself From Microsoft Patent Case
• Ex-Kline & Specter Atty Says Firm Tried To Stop Departure
• So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
• Settlement Reached In Ga. Data Breach Class Action
• Judge Cites 'Deterrence' In Attys' Tax Scheme Prison Sentence
• Panel Says Ex-Atty's ADA Claim Doesn't Apply To Her Lawyers
• Menendez Prosecutors Admit Evidence Gaffe But Deny Harm
• Firms Seek To Ax 'Retaliatory' Suit Over Arbitration Demands
• Former Fla. Law Prof Turns To 11th Circ. For Reinstatement
• Exploration Co. Opposes Atty DQ Bid In Fla. Shipwreck Suit
• Bradley Arant Aims To Toss Malpractice Arbitration Claims
• Paralegal Says She's Owed For Work On Stuart Scott Estate
• Connecticut Atty Frees AAA From Firm Break-Up Spat
• What's Next For Court Reform In This New Political Climate?
• Fla. Judge Tosses Law Firm Investor's Derivative Suit
• Jackson Walker Must Supply Docs In Judge-Atty Affair Probe
• Trump Taps DOJ Critic Matt Gaetz For Attorney General
• DC Circ. Mulls Legality Of Gag Orders On X Corp. Subpoenas
• Catfished Ex-NBA Player Says Atty Stole Cash, Blew Film Deal
• Businessman Blames Dentons For Failed $54M Currency Swap
• Valve Can't Speak Directly With Gamers In Antitrust Row
• Navajo Co. Says Paralegal Blocking Return Of Privileged Docs
• Thompson Coburn Hit With Suit Over Healthcare Data Breach
• Progressive Accused Of Giving Crash Victims' Info To Law Firm
• Pennsylvania Atty Text Solicitation Ban Stands, For Now
• Teen Says Judge Not Immune After 'Scared Straight' Trial
• Suit Demands Boston Boutique Return Escrowed $7M
• Broker Calls 78-Month Sentence For Tax Scheme Unfair
• Texas Bar Eyes Ban On Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Cos.
• Trump's NY Case Paused As DA Weighs Impact Of Election
• Justices Won't Review Mark Meadows' Ga. Case Removal Bid
• Combs Suggests $50M Bail As He Loses Bid For Gag Order
• Judiciary Advisers Back Development Of AI Evidence Rules
• Fla. Law Firm Gunster To Pay $8.5M Over 2022 Data Breach
• Monsanto Judge Pushes Sanction 'Distraction' To After Trial
• Sullivan & Cromwell Fees Questioned In Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11
• Orrick Gets Final OK On $8M Deal To End Data Breach Case
• How Trump Could Turn The Government Against Jack Smith
• Florida Voters Fail To Show Injury From Prosecutor Suspension
• Clifford Law Sues Ex-Partner For Allegedly Poaching Clients
• Pa. Atty Suspended For Cocaine Use At Time Of Court Hearing
• Gov't Union Continues Organizing Push For DOJ Attys
• GOP Reps. Tell Trump Special Counsel To Preserve Records
• NJ Appeals Panel Rejects Convicted Ex-Atty's Bid For Relief
• Ex-NJ Judge Gets More Time To Make Discrimination Case
• DC Judge Freezes Election Subversion Case Against Trump
• Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
• Valve Says Atty Ignoring, Threatening Gamers In Antitrust Row
• Feds Accuse Miss. Mayor And Local DA Of Taking Bribes
• Privilege Overruled In Firm's Suit Against Drinks Co. Founder
• Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
• Firm That Took Hurricane Victim Cases Wants Out Of Fee Row
• 'Where Have You Been?' Conn. Judge Asks About Late DQ Bid
• NC Court Refuses Law Firm Sanctions In Bankruptcy Fee Fight
• Conn. Injury Atty Beats Referral Fee Claims At Jury Trial
• Attys For Solar Co. Ex-CEO Should Be DQ'd, Plaintiffs Say
• Two Cook Co. Judges Referred To Watchdog After Election
• Greenberg Glusker Wins Bid To Arbitrate Ex-Client's Suit
• NJ Atty Accused Of Ending Assault Suit Without Client's OK
• Feds Say Fla. Atty Can't Shake COVID Relief Fraud Conviction
• Indicted Power Broker Says Civil Suit Repeats Earlier Claims
• Fla. Law Firms Accused Of Mishandling Brain Injury Case
• Atty Says Ex-Colleague Can't Escape Assault Claim
• Ex-Pa. Judge Censured Over Misconduct With 3 Teens
• NC Panel Affirms Axing Sex Abuse Suit As Sanction For Delay
• Boston Firm Says Atty Diverted Leads To Keches Law Group
• Trump's Victory Muddles NY Sentencing: 'No Playbook Here'
• Chicago Pol Urges Narrow Reading Of False Statement Law
• Seattle Judge Wants Plaintiff's Comms In IPad Antitrust Suit
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
• Ex-Ga. DA To Face Arbery Obstruction Charges In January
• 9th Circ. Revives Retaliation Suit By Ex-Santa Clara Deputy DA
• Tesla Defeats Sanctions Bid Over Atty's Mediation Appearance
• Lawyer's Suit Against Ex-Partner Can Proceed, NJ Panel Says
• Lowenstein Sandler Sues Firm Over Dispensary Fee Dispute
• Fla. Judge Invokes Free Speech Protection In Ethics Case
• Texas High Court Delays Rule Changes For Non-Atty Services
• Suit Over Legal Ads Was Abuse Of Process, Firm Says
• Ga. Judge Cops To 9 Ethics Charges Over Case Delays
• Trump Has Official Immunity. What About His Aides?
• How Trump Can Quash His Criminal Cases
• An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist
• GOP's Senate Win Hands Future Of The Judiciary To Trump
• The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin
• Colo. Voters OK Overhaul Of Judicial Discipline Process
• 'Fat Leonard' Gets 15 Years For Navy Bribery Scheme
• Feds Say Girardi's Behavior At Trial Shows He Is Competent
• Father, Daughter Attys Ask To Avoid Prison For Tax Scheme
• Hagens Berman Defends Bid To Ditch AWOL Apple Suit Client
• Paxton Seeks Sanctions In Immigration Nonprofit Row
• Connecticut High Court Will Hear Atty's Suspension Appeal
• Trustee Seeks Jackson Walker Docs In Judge Romance Probe
• Lab Owner's Atty DQ'd After Repping Doctor In Fraud Inquiry
• Firm Alleges Damage From Holland & Knight's File Breach
• Fla. Agency's Election Fraud Power Needs Review, Court Told
• NJ Atty Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Real Estate Deal
• Georgia Atty Disbarred After Theft Conviction
• On Election Eve, Trump Fights Reviving Nixed Charges In Ga.
• Fla. Judge Blames Lack Of Training In Fighting Ethics Charges
• NC Justices' Ruling Invites Judicial Bias, Former Clerk Argues
• Ex-Fabiani Cohen Atty Fights To Preserve Discrimination Suit
• On The Ground: How Attorneys Safeguarded The Election
• Adams Loses Bid To Sanction Feds Over Alleged Leaks
• Paralegal Loses ADA Suit Over Firm's Vax Status Disclosure
• Turkish Co. Asks To End Sanctions As Kyrgyzstan Settles Suit
• Sanctions Lessened Against Testing Co. That 'Duped' Judge
• Firm Says 3D Printer Biz Owes $7.2M For Patent Trial Win
• Ex-Dentons Atty Botched $54M Currency Deal, Jury Told
• Hurricane Zeta MDL Judge Orders Mediation Amid DQ Battle
• NJ Justice Vexed By Judge's Stance On Thigh Touch Claim
• Colo. Justices Say Expert Testimony OK Without Formalities
• Judge Cites Tesla Stock, Friendship In SpaceX Firing Recusal
• Justices Remand Atty Privilege Case After Judge Admits Gaffe
• Tesla Fights Sanctions Bid Over Atty's Mediation Appearance
• Suspended Fla. Atty Seeks Leniency Over Missing Precedent
• Atty Moves To Oust DA Who Cleared Cops In Brother's Death
• Mortgage Co. Accused Of 'Bad Faith' In Settlement With Atty
• Ford Gets New Trial In $1.7B Rollover Case In Georgia
• Feds Slam Ozy Media CEO's 'Last-Ditch' Effort To DQ Judge
• Georgia Bar Forms 23-Person AI Special Committee
• Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
• Manufacturer Says Atty Turned Tiff Into 'Slow Motion Disaster'
• Atty Suing Ex-Partner Asks Judges For 'Fairly Nominal' Bond
• Fitbit Knocks Out Cellspin Litigation Campaign At Fed. Circ.
• Judge Skeptical Of NYC Mayor's Bid To Dismiss Bribery Count
• GRSM50 Won't Be Disqualified In Detroit Hotel Firing Suit
• What Happens To Ga. Election Case If Trump Wins?
• Ex-Mohawk IT Exec Cops To $1.8M Ripoff Of Flooring Co.
• Judge In Philly Inquirer Data Sharing Case Won't Join Class
• How 2024 Election Litigation May Look Different From 2020
• Jackson Walker Rips Trustee's Judge Romance Fee Clawback
• Dentons, Boies Schiller Want Out Of 'Absurd' $300M RICO Suit
• Danish Tax Agency To Settle With Atty In $2.1B Tax Fraud Suit
• Conn. Judge Hacks Up Ex-Town Atty's Defamation Suit
• Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
• Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer