Legal Ethics Archive » February, 2025

Legal Ethics - February, 2025

322 articles

• Group Blasts Judge's Call For Women In Contraception MDL
• Presidents v. Courts: Lincoln, Trump & Judicial Power Limits
• New Jersey AG Office Tells Court It Wasn't Whistleblowers' Boss
• Roc Nation Aims To Get Out Of Buzbee Conspiracy Suit
• Mich. Atty Says Ex-Firm Foiling Cases Over Retaliation Suit
• Dems Claim DOJ Atty's 'Quid Pro Quo' Violated Ethics Rules
• NYC Bar Slams Trump's Order On Covington Attys
• Audit Finds Calif. Bar Backlog Growing Amid Budget Crunch
• Missouri Judge Won't Step Aside From Plastics Recycling Suit
• Fla. Justices Say Atty Broke Rules With Nonviable Engle Suits
• VW Urges Fed. Circ. Not To Revive 3D Glasses Patent Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Foe Urges 5th Circ. To Let TM Feud Go To Jury
• Judge Axes NYC Loan Row, Sanctions Firm For Depositions
• Food Startup Owes $575K In TM Fight With Jaden Smith's Co.
• Texas Attorney Says He Can Contact Party While Pro Se
• Sierra Leone Accuses Jenner & Block Of Fraudulent Overbilling
• Ex-Trump Atty Powell's Mich. Misconduct Hearing Set For May
• No Sanctions For Atty As TM's Incontestability Status Axed
• Judge Limits Atty Expert Witnesses In Legal Malpractice Trial
• Conn. Supreme Court Snapshot: Water Rates, Judicial Attacks
• Starbucks, Patent Exec Reach Deal In Atty Defamation Case
• Insurer's Bid To Dodge $1.4M Bank Scam Suit Premature
• Paralegal Accuses Morris Manning Of Race, Disability Bias
• Ga. Plant Denies Alleged Atty Bribe, Claims Letter Was Fake
• Trump Urges Ga. Justices To Leave Election Charges Nixed
• Whistleblowers Fired By Paxton Propose $6.75M Settlement
• Polsinelli Blocked From Repping BCBS Settlement Opt-Outs
• How Adams' Latest Move Might Checkmate The DOJ
• Fried Frank Rips RICO Sanctions Bid As Intimidation Tactic
• NJ Republicans Look To Oust AG After Failed RICO Case
• Texas Atty Seeks Woman's Employment Docs In Sex Tape Case
• McCarter & English Wants $3.8M, Ex-Client Wants New Trial
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Colo. Justice Warns Attys Not To Dodge Tough Questions
• Apple Comms Director's Texts Reveal Criticisms Of Judge
• Legal Groups Call Out Trump's 'Outrageous' Covington Attack
• Walmart Injury Suit Wrongly Axed For Fraud, Panel Says
• Calif. AG's Hiring Of Lieff Cabraser In Climate Suit Challenged
• Debt Collectors Accused Of Preying On Fla. Military Members
• GOP Reps. Criticize Judges At 'Impeachathon'
• No DQ For Norton Rose In Texas Competition Row, Court Says
• Conn. Judge Tosses False Origin Claims In Atty's Firing Suit
• Judge Won't Disqualify Firm In Solar Co. Fraud Fight
• Foley & Lardner Can't End Claims It 'Strung Along' Recruiter
• Investor Says Lowenstein Sandler Violated Dispensary Deal
• Michigan Counties Say Firm's Client Solicitations Merit DQ
• Defunct Fla. Law Firm Can't Revive Suit Over Theft Case
• JPMorgan Paying For Lawyers On Both Sides Of Javice Trial
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Texas Atty Accused Of Stealing Homeowner's Insurance Win
• DA Willis Loses 'Absurd' Bid To Nix Trump Probe Subpoenas
• Texas Judge Tosses Law Firm's Claims Of Unfair Competition
• Mass. High Court Reaffirms No Private Right To Atty Discipline
• Paralegal Wants Firm's Counterclaim In OT Suit Axed
• Adams Says SDNY Memo Leaks Doom His Bribery Case
• NJ RICO Case Toss Leaves AG Irate, Defense Attys Elated
• Walgreens Inks $595M Deal To End COVID-19 Testing Suit
• Apple Litigation Director Threatened With Sanctions At Hearing
• Trump Targets Covington Attys For Repping Special Counsel
• Pa. Biotech Co. Can't Escape $4M Trade Secrets Award
• Judge Who Shot Wife Admits Hundreds Of Gun Law Violations
• Karen Read Attys Say Expert Bill Came 'Out Of The Blue'
• Jay-Z's Claims Against Buzbee May Get Trimmed, Judge Says
• Houston Atty's Alleged Sex Tape Going To FBI Before Defense
• Newman Says Fed. Circ. Doctors Undermine Suspension Case
• Judge Says Brazilian Justice's Orders Not Properly Served
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Atty In $1.4M Bank Scam Suit
• 3 Attys Reprimanded, 2 DQ'd In Ala. Judge Shopping Probe
• Kroger Seeks More Sanctions For Prolific Consumer Atty
• Petrochemical Cos. Want Judge Out Of Plastic Recycling Row
• Ga. County Collected Too Late On Theft Claim, Panel Says
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Ex-NJ Judge Says Judiciary Still Retaliating In Pension Fight
• Federal Judiciary Repeats Request For More Judges
• NJ Atty Suspended Over Secret Outside Legal Work
• Referral Co. Barred From $5.54B Swipe Fee MDL Settlement
• Masimo Aims To DQ Hueston Hennigan As Ex-CEO's Counsel
• Family Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty Still Fighting For Funds
• Calif. Bar Touts Reduction In Racial Disparity In Atty Discipline
• Patent Exec Says Starbucks Is Liable For Atty's Statements
• King & Spalding Beats Bias Suit Over Summer Program
• Lawyer Who Became Client's 'Punching Bag' Scores Case Exit
• 10th Circ. Asked To Rethink Denying Atty's Racing Deductions
• High Court Orders New Trial In Okla. Death Row Case
• Ex-Judge Hopes To Avoid Testimony In Atty Romance Probe
• Injury Attys Sanctioned Over AI-Hallucinated Case Citations
• Okla. Attorneys Say Tribes Can't Intervene In Jurisdiction Row
• Judge Who Ordered Pages Restored Put On Impeachment List
• Lloyd's Says Cadwalader's Suit Claims Nonexistent Tort
• Trump Media Co. Wants TRO Against Brazilian Justice
• Conn. Solo Wants Willkie Partner's $27K Fee Bid Slashed
• DA Willis Says 'Makes No Sense' To DQ Her From Trump Case
• Atty Faces $190K Demand After Losing Malicious Litigation Trial
• Law Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Home Project Case
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Texas Atty Dinged For AI-Generated Fake Citations In Briefs
• High Court Rejects Dish's Bid For Atty Fees For PTAB Work
• DOJ Hits Judge Weighing Trans Troops Ban With Complaint
• Ex-Trump Atty Powell Can't Dodge Michigan Ethics Claims
• Death Row Case Offers Window Into Prosecutors' Gender Bias
• 9th Circ. Revives Atty's Ownership Claims Over Calif. Winery
• Officers Say NJ Attorney General Can't Avoid Retaliation Suit
• Paul Hastings Seeks To End GenapSys Malpractice Action
• Lowenstein Sandler Keeps Up Battle With NJ Dispensary
• Adams Judge Won't Toss Case, Taps Paul Clement For Review
• Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims
• Judge's Son Concedes Misstatement To Police After Shooting
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Appeal In Dog Magnet Design Spat
• US Atty Pick In DC Probes Dem Lawmakers Over 'Threats'
• Ex-Eletson Owners Given Reprieve On Ch. 11 Sanction Bid
• Convicted Fraudster 'Ponzied' His Way To Millions, Jurors told
• Texas Judge Threatens Charges Over 'Dead' Expert's Signature
• FCPA Shake-Up May Open Bribery Loophole
• Ga. Panel Rips Willis' 'Delay Tactic' Over Trump Case Probe
• NJ Law Firm, Ex-COO Settle Sexual Harassment, Bias Suit
• Calif. Judge Disciplined For Calling Victim 'Manipulative'
• Baker Donelson Fights Docs Request In Ponzi Scheme Suit
• 'Lawsuit Protection' Co. Fined In Ohio For Unlicensed Practice
• Ex-Heritage Pharma CEO Disciplined Over Price-Fixing Case
• Texas Bar Forbids Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Companies
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 'Convict My Ass': Judge Admits Killing Wife In Police Video
• Savannah Officials Rip 'Prejudice' From Attys' Press Briefing
• Netflix Wants IP Atty Sanctioned Over Alleged Doc Sharing
• Walgreens Says $1B COVID Testing Award Must Be Nixed
• Detroit Judge May Be Immune Despite 'Outrageous' Fake Trial
• Amazon Drivers Deny Discovery Lapses In Yearslong Pay Suit
• NJ Lawyer Sanctioned, Barred From New SDNY Petitions
• GOP Reps Move To Impeach SDNY Judge, Threaten More
• Silver Point Knocks SEC Suit Over Attorney Info Access Rules
• Franchise Group Gets Tentative Deal On Ch. 11 Voting Process
• Ga. Judge Faces Another Round Of Misconduct Charges
• McCarter & English Says 'Offensive' Post Backs Atty's Firing
• 3rd Circ. Hints County's Probation Detainers Need Scrutiny
• Adams, DOJ Quizzed On Dismissal Bid By Wary Judge
• Jay-Z's Roc Nation Aims To Exit Buzbee Conspiracy Suits
• Ex-Defender Again Tries To Revive Sex Bias Suit At 4th Circ.
• Trump Media Co. Sues Brazilian Supreme Court Justice
• Law Schools, Attys Defend Judiciary Amid Gov't Attacks
• Jury Won't Tour Living Room Where Calif. Judge Shot Wife
• Reed Smith Removed In $102M Shipping Group Award Fight
• Car Dealer Can't Depose Government In 'Deceptive' Price Suit
• Convicted Pharma Exec Seeks Trial Redo, Citing Feds' Error
• Judiciary Dems Denounce Ethics Watchdog Changes At DOJ
• NY High Court Upholds Ethics Commission In Cuomo Case
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Killed Wife Joins Fray Over Deal Funds
• Georgia Justices Revive Defamation Suit Against Atty
• Baker Botts Partner Says Inventor's Atty Is Threatening Her
• Ga. Atty Chastised For Pasting Judge's Signature On Order
• NJ High Court Rejects Ban On Out-Of-State Atty Referral Fees
• Adams, Feds Ordered To Explain Dismissal Bid At Hearing
• DaBaby Gets Fla. Atty Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Claims
• Almost Everyone Hates The Judiciary's Amicus Rule Revamp
• FTC Political Appointees Told To Break Up With 'Leftist' ABA
• NJ Appeals Court Confirms Officials' Votes Were Conflicted
• Pa. Injury Firm Botched Burger King Suit Service, Suit Says
• Fla. Criminal Defense Atty Accused Of Bribing DEA Agent
• Diddy, Jay-Z Rape Lawsuit Dropped Amid Legal Ethics Battle
• House Dems Amplify ABA Decision On High Court Ethics
• Feds Hit With Brady Claims As Implant Kickback Trial Looms
• Buchalter, Parker Milliken Get Stay In $19M Theft Suit
• Tulsa County 'On Notice' In Jurisdiction Dispute, Suit Says
• House Judiciary Courts Chair Previews 'Rogue' Judges Bill
• Adams Case Careens Toward 'Messy' Hearing, Experts Say
• Adams Case Fiasco 'Unparalleled' In Modern US History
• Off The Bench: Trans EO, Cards Arbitration, NASCAR Revs Up
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• BakerHostetler Can't Keep Ga. Malpractice Suit In Fed. Court
• Pashman Stein Gets Arbitration Award Against Atty Confirmed
• Fla. Atty Disbarred After 'Serious Pattern Of Neglect'
• Rewarding Ex-Atty For Killing Wife Is Unjust, Ga. Court Told
• Texas Justices End Election Ethics Suit Against AG Paxton
• DOJ Files Motion To Drop Adams Case After Prosecutors Exit
• Ex-JPMorgan Atty Pleads Guilty To NYC Housing Fraud
• After Winning $18M, ASUSTek Foe Asks For New Patent Trial
• PQA Loses Bid To Fight VLSI's Extortion Claims In Fed. Court
• Lawsuit Trimmed Over Holland & Knight Atty's File Access
• Madigan Verdict Caps Stunning Fall For Powerful Chicago Pol
• Trump Ally Seeks To Limit Judges' Sway Over White House
• SoCal Judge Admonished For 'Demeaning' Female Lawyers
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Atty Can Keep Fees In Foreclosure Row, Mich. Panel Rules
• Ga. House Speaker Sued Over State Senator's Ban And Arrest
• Family Ties Could DQ Judge From Hawaii Wildfire Litigation
• Lowenstein Sandler Accuses Dispensary Of 'Bad Faith' Move
• Landscape Workers Seek Sanctions Over Lacking Class Lists
• Ga. Plant Boss Accused Of Trying To Bribe Opposing Counsel
• SDNY US Atty Resigns, Alleging Trump-Adams 'Quid Pro Quo'
• Ex-Angels Staffer Says Attys Botched Skaggs Overdose Case
• Judge's Bias Justifies Reviving Insurance Row, Fla. Panel Says
• Applying ABA Atty Role Guidance To White Collar Matters
• Elon Musk Wants Judges Removed For DOGE Court Losses
• Social Media MDL Judge Rips Google, Snap Quick Appeal Bid
• Feds Cleared Of Intentional Intrusion Over Diddy's Jail Notes
• Estate Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty Opposes Consolidation
• Willkie DQ'd Out Of Franchise Group Ch. 11
• Foley Hoag Must Face Bulk Of Worker's Bias, Wage Suit
• Client Says Seattle Firm's Bad Advice Cost Him Millions
• Fried Frank Faces Sanctions Bid Over RICO Suit
• Houston Firm Pushes For $30K Sanctions In Back Wages Case
• Connell Foley Can't Refute DQ Bid, NJ Investment Firm Says
• Texas Bar Suggests Limit On Atty Nondisparagement Clauses
• Ex-Client Slams Buzbee's Sanctions Bid In Fraud Suit
• Morgan Lewis, Patent Specialist End Age, Race Bias Suit
• California Judge Chided For Entering Other Jurists' Chambers
• Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Guilty Of Bribery In Mixed Verdict
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• GAO Says Protester Wrongly Used Redacted Army Corps Info
• Orion Telescope Partly Revives $4M Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• GOP Reps. Reintroduce Litigation Funding Disclosures Bill
• NY Judge Sides With Attorney In Golf Malpractice Row
• Rodney King's Former Atty Gets Prison For $7M Tax Evasion
• Ill. Atty Beats Wire Fraud Retrial After Privilege Violation
• Eaton Fire Victim Wants Sanctions Against SoCal Edison
• Ye Sanctioned, Ordered To Sit For Depo In Fired Guard's Suit
• NJ Prosecutor Can Pursue Claim He Was Misled Over Resignation
• Starbucks Fights Fla. Defamation Suit Over Atty's Statements
• Ex-Major Lindsey Employee Must Face Firm's $4.8M Claim
• Ex-Client May Not Appeal Morgan & Morgan Arbitration Order
• Texas Bar Eyes Ban On In-House Referrals From Non-Attys
• NJ Senator Seeks Answers On Departure Of Watchdog's Chief
• NYC Mayor Says Bribery Case Is Over, Despite Silent Docket
• Remorse, Sobriety, Therapy Help Pa. Atty Avoid Disbarment
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• Injury Attys Admit 'Embarrassment' Of AI-Hallucinated Cites
• Trump Ousts Office Of Government Ethics Director
• Investigators Say Texas Atty Lied To Help Clients Hide Assets
• GenapSys Can't Claw Back Some Docs From Paul Hastings
• Atty Accused Of Impeding Model In Fla. NFL Player Injury Suit
• DOJ Brass Want Bribery Charges Against NYC Mayor Dropped
• Experts Sound Alarm After Musk, Vance Float Ignoring Judges
• Attys Shouldn't Be Sanctioned For Press Briefing, Parents Say
• NJ Attys Agree To End Libel Suit Over Father's Money
• BCLP Received Improper OK To Challenge Ga. Fee Ruling
• Goldstein Rearrested After Feds Say He Hid Millions In Crypto
• Ex-FTC Commissioner's Accusers Call Damages Bid 'Fiction'
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Injury Attys In Hot Water Over Possible AI-Hallucinated Cites
• 2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case
• NC Judge Knocked By Fed. Circ. For Rushing Patent Trial
• DC Prosecutor Axed Jan. 6 Case Against Client, Group Says
• Fed. Circ. Pushes Back At Doctors Who Vouched For Newman
• Fla. Atty Couple Can't Escape Verdict Over Abandoning House
• Conn. Trial Firm Partner Seeks Sanctions In Heated Split-Up
• Pullman & Comley Escapes Ex-Tech CEO's Legal Ethics Claim
• NAFTA Case Useful In Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel, Judge Says
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Fund Mishandling, Cover-Up, Contempt
• UAE Prisoner Subpoenas Ex-Dechert GC Over Torture Claims
• NJ AG Seeks To Escape Retaliation Suit Over Alleged Fraud
• Prosecutors Urge Ga. Justices To Revive Trump Charges
• 4th Circ. Says LeClairRyan Founder May Duck Tax Liability
• NJ Supreme Court Snapshot: Paterson Police, Immigrant Pay
• Goldstein's Pro Se Filing Irks Feds Amid Murky Atty Situation
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• Judge In Ga. 2020 Election Fraud Case To Retire
• Fla. Ethics Watchdog: Judge Should Testify If Subpoenaed
• USPTO Suspends Atty For Mishandled China IP Applications
• Chaitman Offers $900,000 To Settle Mal Claim In RE Case
• Judge Questions Firm's Candor In Apple, Amazon Docs Row
• Colo. Panel Upholds State Attys' Immunity In Defamation Row
• Calif. Firm Settles Photographer's IP Claim Over Photo Use
• Girardi's Mental Evaluation At NC Prison Extended By 15 Days
• Tort Report: Kiss Death Suit Must Be Axed, Band Says
• Ga. Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Probe Over Communications
• NJ Personal Injury Firm Hit With Bias Suit From Fired Atty
• Philly Law Firm Settles $1.5M Fee Suit Against Metal Company
• Union Funds Call For Sanctions In CBA Fight With Crane Co.
• Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee
• Convicted Atty Disbarred In NJ Over LA Utility Billing Scandal
• Fla. Judge Beats Bias Challenge In Presiding Over CBD Suit
• Metals Dealer Says Partners Lost $12M In Attys' Tax Scam
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Filing Claims 'Secret Lockout' Led To Conn. Trial Firm Schism
• Cuomo Faces Skeptical Panel In AG Document Lawsuit
• Motorcycle Co. Gets $2.7B Mexico Claim Revived
• GOP Sens.' Bill Ups Penalty For Protesting Justices' Homes
• NJ Seeks Jury Trial In PFAS Cleanup Case Against 3M, DuPont
• Ga. Judge Balks At Zurich's Claim Of Surprise Testimony
• NJ Fraud Defendant Loses Bid To Toss 'Vindictive' Charges
• Worker, Nonprofit Mental Health Co. Agree To End Work Row
• Barnes & Thornburg's Immunity Challenged At Ga. High Court
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• Va. Law Firm Ends Ex-Worker's Harassment, Retaliation Suit
• Texas Bar Says Lawyers Can't Partner With Non-Attorneys
• Girardi Keese Trustee Sues NY Atty Who Funded Girardi
• Ex-Ga. DA Beats Charges Over Ahmaud Arbery Murder Probe
• Lowenstein Sandler Aims To Combine Dueling Dispensary Suits
• Goldstein, Saying He's Mired In Debt, Asks To Redo Bail Terms
• Berger Singerman Aims To Sink Hurricane Malpractice Suit
• Proskauer Fights Another DQ Bid In NJ Hospital Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Panel Revives Malpractice Suit Against Insurer Attys
• NC Software Co. Says DQ Of Rival's Atty Shouldn't Stall Trial
• Ex-CBD Co. Franchisee Says Magistrate Can't Rule On DQ Bid
• As Adams Case Teeters, A DOJ 'Ideal' Hangs In The Balance
• OpenSky Defends Patent Challenge After Verdict Against Intel
• Dems Call For Another Hearing For Patel Over FBI Upheaval
• Ex-NY Real Estate Atty Gets 4½ Years For $3.3M Client Con
• Colorado Atty Says She's Blameless For Divorce Money Hack
• DLA Piper Partner To Testify At Cognizant Evidence Hearing
• SEC Receiver, Atty Agree To Settle Fraud Transfer Claims
• Exploration Co. Wants Sanctions Over Atty DQ Attempt
• Guo Trustee Gets OK To Keep Law Firm Deal Sealed For Now
• Philly Firm Seeks $1.5M Fee, Denies 'Explosive' Malpractice
• Conn. Atty Sues Client, Lawyer Over State Farm Settlement
• 'Is This A Joke?' Judge Denies Atty Fees For Grocery Patrons
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• NJ Atty Avoids Disbarment After Bank Fraud Conviction
• Javice's Texts About Elizabeth Holmes Not Fair Game For Trial
• Gilstrap Tells Patent Atty To 'Relearn The Fundamentals'
• Yacht Building Co. Faces Sanctions For Hiding Hoist Failure
• DC Circ. Rejects Newman's Bid To Unseal Suspension Docs
• Disciplinary Rule Updates Every Texas Lawyer Needs To Know
• Utah Court Urged To Preserve $8.3M In Messner Reeves Funds
• Jackson Walker Ethics Case Shelved Over Lack Of Authority
• Tesla Says Judge DQ Bid In Crash Suit Arrived On Time
• ABA House Of Delegates Votes For Stricter High Court Ethics
• Panel Backs Sanctions For Frivolous Bid In Malpractice Case
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Lawyer's Asylum Fraud Conviction
• Law Firm Involved In Talc Fee Fight Seeks To Arbitrate Claim
• Attys For Blake Lively, Baldoni Warned Over Media Statements
• Troutman Says Lawyer's Firing Due To Performance, Not Bias
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer