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Legal Ethics - March, 2025

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• Law Firm's Blog Post Unwinds $43M Ill. Injury Retrial Verdict
• Conn. Law Firm Hit With Class Action Data Breach Suit
• NY Law Allows Ex-Thompson Hine Atty's Harassment Suit
• Feds Seek $3M From Ex-Ill. Speaker, Who Wants New Trial
• 'Unprofessional' Pro Se Atty Can't Get 2nd Extortion Trial
• Trump EOs And Skadden Face Pushback At Law Schools
• Colo. Firm Says Former Atty Uses Google Ads To Steal Clients
• Carlton Fields Faces DQ Bid In $500M Miss America Suit
• 'American Idol' Singer Wants Early Win In Contract Fight
• Atty Wants Firm In Neutral Hands Amid Dispute With Partner
• Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind
• DOJ Seeking Steep Costs To Make Challengers Think Twice
• Faegre Drinker Fights Sanctions Bid In Trump IP Song Suit
• Disbarred Fraudster Gets 25 Years For $18M Hemp Scam
• Ex-Workday Atty's Bias Claims Axed, Stock Dispute Kept Alive
• Perkins Coie DQ'd From Facial Recognition IP Suit
• Boston Bomber Judge Won't Recuse From Juror Bias Inquiry
• Eric Adams Urges Speedy Dismissal As NYC Primaries Loom
• Up Next At High Court: Terror Liability, Health Provider Choice
• Judge Blocks Bid To 'Hijack' $44M Ga. Realtor Settlement
• Failed Software Secrets Case Costs MasterCard Unit $2.8M
• TSI Ch. 7 Trustee Opposes Firm's Withdrawal From The Case
• Judge Won't End Atty Dispute Over Beirut Bombing Suit
• Tubi Says Keller Postman Breached Deal In Arbitration Fight
• No Admission Needed For Conn. Atty To Use Anti-SLAPP Law
• Shutts & Bowen Accused Of Sinking Florida Country Club Sale
• 3rd Circ. Preview: April Arguments Feature Class Action Rows
• NC Atty Can't Shield Bank Docs From Tycoon In Hacking Suit
• NJ Law Firm Beats DQ Bid Over Atty's Indictment
• How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence
• Ohio Judge Admits To Steering Receivership Work To Friend
• Attorney Accused Of Tax Scam Wants Opposing Counsel Cut
• Judges Block Trump's Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Orders
• Trade Court Skewers ITC Over Secretive Redaction Policy
• Trump Targets WilmerHale In 5th BigLaw Executive Order
• Illinois Atty Faces Indefinite Suspension For Ignoring Appeal
• Fitch Even Sues Ex-IP Client In Effort To End Malpractice Case
• Ex-Atty Ran $840M Tax Evasion Scheme, DOJ Says
• Full 7th Circ. Urged To Review Law Prof's Retaliation Suit
• Texas IP Attys Get $60K Sanction For Unauthorized Practice
• Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Texas Law Firm Must Face 2nd Firm's Paxil Fees Suit
• Ex-Troutman Atty Says Racial Bias Suit Should Go To Trial
• Dutch Software Co. Tells 4th Circ. To Pause Trial After Atty DQ
• McCarter & English Faces DQ Bid In NJ Food Biz Dispute
• Eletson, Levona Ask 2nd Circ. To Not Delay Atty Removal
• Panera Franchisee Blames Insurer For Slip-And-Fall Payout
• Tesla Can't DQ Calif. Judge Over His Old Firm's Prior Work
• Atty's Falsehoods In Key Docs Aided $23M Fraud, Suit Says
• Ramey Slams BlackBerry's IP Fee Win As 'Manifest Injustice'
• Judge Knocks Amazon For Mislabeled Docs In Antitrust Suits
• Ex-Aides Say AG Paxton Acted Like 'Pro Se Litigant' In Fee Fight
• Jay-Z's New Evidence May Save Claim Buzbee Tried Extortion
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw
• State AGs, Bars Urge Attys To Speak Up Over Trump Orders
• 11th Circ. Appears Dubious Of Ex-Judge's Defamation Claims
• BCBS Settlement Opt-Outs Ordered To Disclose Funding Deals
• Sysco Can't Tap Out Of $50M Price-Fix Deal With JBS
• DOJ Can't DQ Judge In Perkins Coie Suit Over Trump Order
• Ex-CEO Says McGuireWoods Can't Rehash Immunity Appeal
• Del. Justices Urged Not To Open Malpractice Suit 'Floodgates'
• Ill. Attorney Accused Of Spending Client's Settlement Funds
• Calif. Consumer Affairs Dept. Sued For 'Unqualified' Arbitrator
• Ore. Lawyer Challenges Forced Bar Membership At High Court
• Goldstein's Devices Must Be Monitored, Judge Affirms
• Jailed Conn. Atty Should Be Suspended, Ethics Boss Says
• Diddy Producer's Atty Gets Warning For 'Shocking' Statement
• Ex-Masimo CEO Slams Bid To DQ His Hueston Hennigan Attys
• Coupang Must Face Ex-In-House Atty's Whistleblower Suit
• FIFA Cites New 'Nonexistent' Quotes By Attys Accused Of AI
• Realtek Loses Sanctions Bid Over Alleged Patent Suit Abuse
• Jenner & Block Latest BigLaw Firm Targeted In Trump Order
• Atty Says Netflix's Boy Scout Doc Copied Style, Not Just Facts
• Doctor Defends Exam Saying Judge Newman Is Fit To Serve
• McCarter & English's $3.77M Fee Win Headed For Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Trims Ex-K&L Gates Atty's Cyberstalking Conviction
• Lowenstein Sandler Can Pursue NJ Dispensary Fraud Claims
• Justices' False Statement Ruling Curbs Half-Truth Liability
• Colo. Atty Gave $2M Mineral Rights To Other Client, Suit Says
• Baker Botts Atty Says Patent Exec Can't Prove Defamation
• Womble Bond Atty's Contempt Order Isn't Final, 4th Circ. Told
• Calif. Justices Revive Bounty Hunter's Claims Against SF Atty
• Law Firm Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $835K
• Justices Won't Hear Insurance Dispute Over Claim Timeliness
• Google Wins Sanctions For Ramey Firm's 'Baseless' IP Suit
• DC Circ. Appears Divided In Venezuelan Deportation Appeal
• Visa Ducks Antitrust Suit Rife With 'Elementary Mistakes'
• No New Trial For Alleged Embezzler Who Waffled On Testifying
• Ill. County Must Face Public Defender's 1st Amendment Claim
• Ill. Law Firm Accused Of Suing Wrong Co., Lying About Error
• Colo. Justices Say ABA Standards Don't Trump State's Rules
• Fla. Judge OKs $19.3M In Spinal Products Noncompete Suit
• Lawyers Slam Trump Memo On 'Vexatious' Attys
• Ex-Girardi Lawyer Faces Ethics Charges For $53M Settlement
• Reed Smith Accused Of Interference In $102M Award Fight
• Sheppard Mullin, Others Accused Of Aiding Loan Fraud
• NJ University Launches Malpractice Suit Over Forfeited Land
• Pa. Judge Largely OKs Schnader Harrison Overbilling Suit
• Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist
• Conn. Firms Sue For $175K Fee After 8-Year Estate Litigation
• Paul Weiss Chair Defends Trump Deal Amid Outcry
• Trump Tells AG To Seek Sanctions On 'Vexatious' Attys
• Attys Suing FIFA Say Humans, Not AI, Made Citation Errors
• Paul Weiss Stuns Legal Industry With Trump DEI Deal
• Jenner & Block Fights Sierra Leone's Fraud Claims In $8M Suit
• 3rd Circ. Axes Ethics Claim Against Judge Critical Of Trump
• Colo. Disbars 'Unregulatable' NY Atty For Abandoning Clients
• DOJ Seeks To DQ Judge From Perkins Coie's Exec Order Suit
• Wright Says Defamation Suit Did Not Violate Anti-SLAPP Law
• No Suspension Pause For Ex-Alex Jones Atty, Ethics Boss Says
• Ex-Buzbee Client Says Roc Nation Can't Exit Conspiracy Suit
• Musk Atty Spiro Evading Subpoena, Twitter Investors Say
• Judge Accused Of Bias Expresses Regret Over MDL Remarks
• We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment
• Conn. Firm Appeals Client's Win In Suit Over Email Scam
• Pa. Attorney's Discovery Dispute Leads To Sanction Threat
• High Court Says Misleading Statements To FDIC Not Criminal
• Trump Rescinds Paul Weiss Order After Firm Strikes Deal
• Fox News Host Wins Atty Fees Over Failed Defamation Row
• 9th Circ. Judge Takes Aim At Calif. Gun Ruling On YouTube
• LA Hit With Sanctions Request In Encampment Sweep Lawsuit
• Payday Lender Gets Appeal On Lawyer's Blackmail Conflict
• Philadelphia Inquirer Gets OK For Data Breach Class Deal
• Faegre Drinker Faces Sanctions Bid In Trump IP Song Suit
• Attys Suing FIFA Appear To Have Used AI In Fighting DQ Bid
• Deportation Flights May End Up A Legal And Strategic Error
• Ga. Judge Defends 'Daddy Issues' Detention In Divorce Case
• Former Ohio Atty Admits To Lying To FBI In Trafficking Probe
• Fla. Judges Cleared To Open Flight School, Join Condo Panel
• Feds Seek 3-Year Sentence For Med Mal Atty's Extortion Ploy
• Berger Singerman Rips Bid To Save Fla. Malpractice Suit
• NJ Firm Can't Force Arbitration Of Ex-Leader's Firing Suit
• NH Justice Can't Use Immunity To Escape Criminal Charges
• 'Jailhouse Lawyer' Ran Unauthorized Practice, NY Jury Finds
• Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Tells DOJ To Alert All Agencies Of Perkins Coie Ruling
• Ohio Judge Blasts Fla. Atty In Opioid MDL For False Statements
• Fla. Judge Mulls Appointing 3rd Party Atty In Chiquita MDL
• Abortion Case May Be Just The Start For Empowered Paxton
• Calif. Panel Probes Disbarring Eastman Over 2020 Election
• Jury Deliberates Fraud Charges Against 'Jailhouse Lawyer'
• White House Says It Will Obey Court Orders But Faults Judges
• Monsanto Lawyers Face Reduced Penalties Over PCB Reports
• Satellite Startup Execs Accused Of Fraud And Tax Evasion
• Mich. Judges Fret Over Danger Of Proposed Disclosure Rules
• Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Wants Suspension Halved
• Special Master Suggests Sanctioning Irell In Patent Case
• Goldstein Says Feds 'Misled' Court With Obstruction Claim
• Plaintiffs Attys Fight Arbitration, While Imposing It On Clients
• NJ Lawyer Says SDNY Filing Ban Not In Court's Power
• Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
• Robbins Geller Escapes Sanctions In Gas Price-Fixing Suit
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards
• Legal Advertising Co. Escapes Texas Hurricane Ad Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Nike Bias Suit Docs Can Be Ordered Destroyed
• 9th Circ. Denies Bid To Halt $24M Deal In AIG Hidden Fee Case
• Apple Attempts To Hide Discovery Are 'Systemic,' Epic Says
• Fed. Circ. Says It Can't Review Realtek's ITC Sanctions Fight
• Illinois Asbestos Injury Firm Escapes 'Fraud Playbook' Suit
• NJ Firm Blume Forte Hit With Disability Bias Suit
• Dem Ex-EEOC Officials Call Law Firm DEI Letters Overreach
• Fulton DA Must Pay $54K To Law Firm Over Trump Case Docs
• Conn. Atty Drops Appeal In Battle With Willkie Partner
• Pa. Atty, Funder Can't Escape Litigation Funding Scheme Suit
• Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
• Chief Justice Speaks Out After Trump's Impeachment Push
• Ex-Avenatti Clients Resolve Fight Over Seized Honda Jet
• Wayne Gretzky Suing Co-Investor For Malicious Prosecution
• 'Jailhouse Lawyer' Admits Firing Off Error-Filled Filings
• X Corp. Says Dismissal, Sanctions Go Together In Bonus Suit
• 1st Circ. IMessage Ruling Illustrates Wire Fraud Circuit Split
• 20 Law Firms Face EEOC Demands For DEI Employment Info
• NJ Justices Take On Nonclients' Malpractice Case Against Atty
• Arnold & Itkin Says Houston Firm 'Renting' Its Name For Clout
• Georgia Justices Urged To Revive Trump Election Charges
• Wright Looked To 'Bankrupt' Accusers With Suit, Filing Claims
• Feds Defend Prof's Deportation As Arnold & Porter Withdraws
• Seeger Weiss Atty Tapped To Lead Depo-Provera Plaintiffs
• Pa. Judge Facing Fraud Charges Asks For Trial Delay
• Fla. Watchdog Says Judge Can't Use Prestige To Hawk Book
• 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
• Trump Revokes Paul Weiss Security Clearances
• Williams Kastner Accused Of Malpractice After $128M Payout
• 9th Circ. Axes Dershowitz Sanction, Clarifies 'Of Counsel' Law
• Meta Digs Into Co.'s Asset Selloff As $5.5M Win Goes Unpaid
• Reed Smith To Fight Removal In $102M Shipping Award Suit
• Why A Rare SEC Dismissal May Not Reflect A New Approach
• Startup Investor Says Cooley Knew About Fraud Probe
• Client Who Sent Money To Fraudster Wins Suit Against Firm
• Class Can't Re-Contest Debt Collection, Mich. Law Firm Argues
• NJ Firms Accused Of Losing $146K In Client Funds In Scam
• Philly Firm Decries Ex-Holland & Knight Atty's Counterclaims
• A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing
• Atty Gets 8½ Years For Attempted Embassy Attack
• Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty Ordered To Pay $15.5M To IRS
• Fla. Attys Disbarred, Suspended For Forgery Accusations
• Judge Hits 'Reset Button' In 3M, DuPont PFAS Cleanup Case
• Smartmatic Wants MyPillow CEO Held In Contempt
• Sandy Hook Families Oppose Revived Infowars Sale Bid
• Law Firm Helped Fintech CEO Undercut $1.7B Deal, Suit Says
• Md. Judges Told Not To Advise Bar Members On Trump EOs
• Chaitman Wants NJ Malpractice Suit Axed For Delays
• After Court Loss, DA Willis To Turn Over Trump Probe Docs
• 5th Circ. Sides With NLRB On Reconsidered Exxon Ruling
• Solicitor General Pick, 2 More DOJ Noms Go To Full Senate
• ​​​​​​​Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Suspended Over Info Release
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit By Law Professor Disciplined Over Exam
• Panel Decries Judge's Watergate Remarks, Axes $2M Verdict
• Ex-Atty Gets 3 Years In Prison For Using Fake IDs To Get Jobs
• COVID Test Device Maker Settles Fed. Circ. Feuds With Rival
• Willkie Beats Malpractice Suit Over ERISA Ch. 11 Advice
• 9 Considerations For Orgs Using AI Meeting Assistants
• Kroger Waited Too Long To Seek Sanctions, Judge Says
• Judge Blocks Order Limiting Perkins Coie Government Access
• As Perkins Coie Fights Order, How Will Other Firms Respond?
• Widow Blames Lawyer's Death On Heat From Atty, Biz Partner
• US Trustee Seeks Sanctions Against NY Lawyer
• Drew Eckl Can't Keep Breakaway Firm In Arbitration Over Fees
• Buzbee, Ex-Client Say Roc Nation Can't Exit Conspiracy Suits
• Tony Buzbee Accused Of Duping Another Seaman
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions In Chinese Billionaire's Ch. 11
• McCarter & English Wins $3.77M From Ex-Client In Billing Spat
• Atty Wants Early Win In NJ Malpractice Suit Over Land Dispute
• Russian Can't Claim Seized $300M Superyacht, Judge Rules
• Medical Device Co. Seeks Fed. Circ. Redo Over Patent Trial
• Perkins Coie Slams Trump's Executive Order Retaliation
• 5th Circ. Hopes For 'Sanity' In Backing Legal Malpractice Arb.
• Rising Caseloads Call For 71 New Judges: Judicial Conference
• GPB Capital Execs Denied New Trial In Fraud Case
• A Reminder On Avoiding Improper Venues In Patent Cases
• Ex-Prosecutor's Handling Of 2017 Protest Evidence Defended
• Alleged Fake Atty Meddled In Real Lawyer's Case, Jury Told
• Eric Adams Case Dying Slow Death In 'Sovereign' District
• Threats Against Judges 'Top Priority,' Fed. Judiciary Says
• NJ Power Broker Fights Civil Suit After Criminal Case Victory
• Publix's Suit Over Ga. County's Private Attys 'Beyond Reason'
• Ex-J&J Atty Says She Was Fired For Making Ethics Complaint
• Goldstein Wants Look At Testimony On Alleged Obstruction
• NJ High Court Approves AG Conflicts Waiver Pilot Program
• Epic, Apple Duel Over App-Store Injunction Compliance
• Illinois Judge Floats Sanctions In Akorn Mootness Fee Fight
• Realtek's Antitrust Claims Against MediaTek Pared Back
• Gaming Websites Can't Stop Law Firms' Arbitrations
• GOP Sens. Escalate Fight With ABA Over 'Leftist' Statements
• Split 5th Circ. Vacates Death Sentence Over Brady Violations
• Accused Fraudster An Innocent 'Jailhouse Lawyer,' Jury Told
• 2 Firms Sued After Cyber Thief Steals $442K From Estate
• DC Ethics Hearing Over Anti-Trump Protest Arrests To Kick Off
• Hagens Berman Comms With Ghosting Client Kept Privileged
• Texas Atty Wants Allstate Sanctioned Over 'Dead' Expert Claim
• Patent Exec Seeks Defamation Win Over Atty's Statements
• Fla. Judge Won't Exit DaBaby Suit Over Sanctions, Comments
• Clerks May Seek Political Jobs On 'Case-By-Case Basis'
• NJ Judge Ousted For Clerk Thigh Touch On Boozy Beach Day
• Photographer Sanctioned For Skipping Deposition In IP Case
• ByteDance Wants Sanctions For Attys After Client's Perjury
• Feds Say NJ Atty Smuggled Drugs, Phone To Pa. Prison Inmate
• Ga. PFAS Liability, DEI Bills Among Those To Not 'Crossover'
• Ex-Kirkland IP Atty Can't Fire Her Bias Suit Atty 'For Cause'
• MGM Scraps Suit After FTC Withdraws Cybersecurity Probe
• DOJ Cites SDNY Prosecutors' Texts In Bid To End Adams Case
• 'Exhausted' Jury To Deliberate 3rd Week In Judge Murder Trial
• Judicial Impeachment Calls Could Drive Anger At Bench
• Calif. Atty, Reality TV Hopeful Gets 5 Years For Client Theft
• Ex-Client Wants $150K To End Estate Suit Against Conn. Atty
• Judge Slams 'Unreasonable' Atty Fee Request in FOIA Case
• Atty Fights $190K Demand After Malicious Litigation Trial Loss
• Greenspoon Marder Beats Fla. Suit After Missed Arbitration
• Dispensary Fights Lowenstein Sandler's Bid To Merge Suits
• Ga. Court Urged To Weigh Genealogy Of Wife Killed By Ex-Atty
• How A Showcase Prosecution Collapsed For New Jersey's AG
• Mich. Atty Says Ex-Mentee Wanted Hush Money Before Suing
• Ex-GMU Prof Ends Defamation Suit Against Former Students
• Amid Court Setbacks, Trump Wants Foes To Foot Legal Bills
• Ariz. Firm Urges Justices To Hear Suit Over Ad Search Terms
• MyPillow CEO Found In Contempt For Failing To Give Up Docs
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Meltzer Lippe, Fired Partner Agree To End Sex Bias Suit
• Insurers Seek Toss Of Meta's Social Media MDL Coverage Suit
• NJ Developer, Conn. Atty Settle Suit Over Alleged $1.4M Scam
• Trump Tells Admin To Yank Perkins Coie Security Clearance
• Ex-Conrail CEO Blames Saul Ewing For Casino Deal Fallout
• Bove May Sidestep Discipline In Adams Scandal, Experts Say
• Ga. Attys Fight Bid To 'Hijack' $44M Realtor Settlement
• Bankruptcy Court's Input Sought In Judge Romance Row
• Fake NY Lawyer Charged With Stealing $200K From Clients
• Contempt Of Atty's 'Own Making,' Judge Says In Allowing Trial
• NJ Atty Seeks Exit From Developer Suit Over Escrow Cashout
• 7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
• Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Former Kaufman Dolowich Atty Settles Bias Suit Against Firm
• Fla. Chiropractor Bilked State Farm For $2.7M, 11th Circ. Told
• Justices Asked To Recuse Fitbit Judge Over Google Ties
• Combs Says Assault Claims Expired More Than 10 Years Ago
• Houston Atty Says Rivals Solicited And Duped His Clients
• Jay-Z, Buzbee Dispute Threats, Confession In Rape Case
• Willkie Farr Partner Gets $23K Fee In Suit Over Media Tip
• Native Groups Want Equal Footing In Fed. Appellate Courts
• Atty Can Be Retried For 'Disrespecting' Judge, Court Told
• Ex-DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark Returns To Trump Administration
• New Jersey AG Office Must Face Whistleblower Suit
• Murder Convict's Outbursts At Issue Before Conn. High Court
• Ga. Judicial Ethics Watchdog Shuffles Members
• ABA Says Attys Victimized By Clients May Share Certain Info
• Law Firm Beats Malpractice Suit From Ex-Fla. School Official
• House GOP Push WH Right To Send State Cases To Fed. Court
• Judge Says She'll Ask What 'Nobody Else Will' In Romance Suit
• Construction Co. Slams Iraq Attys' Appearance In $120M Suit
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Blackmail Case's Effect On Fraud Conviction
• Paxton Retaliation Case In 'Untested Territory,' Judge Says
• NY Judicial Complaints Hit New High Amid Public 'Anger'
• Trump Asks 2nd Circ. To Take Over Hush Money Appeal
• Ga. Atty Suspended 6 Months For Sharing Client Information
• Ga. Justices Reject Broadened 'Bad Faith' Claim In Injury Suit
• How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
• Colorado Couple Sue Atty Over Handling Of Property Dispute
• Jay-Z Files Fresh Defamation Suit Against Buzbee In Ala.
• Ramey Dodges Fees After Losing Virtual Payment Patent Suit
• Conn. Justices Set New Atty Duty In Deathbed Will Dispute
• 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
• Saul Ewing Wants Out Of Home Care Co. Asset Transfer Suit
• Oklahoma DAs Look To Nix DOJ's Jurisdiction Lawsuits
• Eckert Seamans Will Pay $38M To Par Funding Investors
• NJ Justices Skeptical Of Judicial Privacy Law Challenge
• Fla. Judge Admits To Improper Remarks About Prosecutors
• Justices Pass On Reviewing Ohio Prisoner's Habeas Win
• Bove Faces Ethics Complaint Over Adams Case
• NJ Law Firm Must Pay Fees To Rival Firm For 'Frivolous' Suit
• Defendant Admits To 'Shell Factory' Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Ex-Judges Urge Probe Of 'Quid Pro Quo' Claim In Adams Case
• Ex-Paxton Aides Say More Evidence Needed Before Judgment
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Litigation Funder, J&J Seek Relief In March
• What SDNY Judge Can And Can't Do In Adams Case