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Legal Ethics - June, 2025

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• Philly-Area Law Firm's Bookkeeper Jailed For Embezzlement
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-Defender Tells 4th Circ. Bias Hearing Would've Been Futile
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In June
• Ga. Judge Can't Quash Ethics Charges, Watchdog Panel Says
• Trump Admin Appeals Perkins Coie Case To DC Circ.
• Fla. Law Firm Accused Of Holding Deal Funds 'Hostage'
• Law Firm Aims To Exit Lowenstein Sandler Suit Over Affidavit
• McCarter & English Says Developer Estate Suit Is A Duplicate
• Adapting To Private Practice: From US Rep. To Boutique Firm
• Lin Wood Can't Avoid Legal Costs In Defamation Case
• Judge Hits Pause On Civil RICO Suit Against NJ Power Broker
• Calif. Panel Chides Attys Who Hid Opponent's Inactive Status
• Fox Rothschild Beats RICO Suit From 2 Former Clients
• Conn. Firm Settles Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit Over Biz Sale
• Trump's Susman Godfrey 'Sword Of Damocles' Order Tossed
• Ga. Panel Says Court's Tech Glitch Shouldn't Kill Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Arguments In NY Atty Grievance Privacy Suit
• Sunbeam Says 'Reptile Theory' Tactics Doom $8.8M Verdict
• Court Urged To Push Ex-GC To Provide Co. Laptop Password
• Calif. Panel Tosses Hacking Case Against Ex-LA Prosecutor
• Ga. Panel Fines Atty For 'Blatant Lack Of Professionalism'
• 2 Firms Accused Of Vexatious Litigation Over Property Liens
• BNP Alleges 'Coaching' In Refugee Case Sanctions Bid
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Last-Minute Settlements Head Off Trials
• Kirkland Stops Repping Novartis After Regeneron Sought DQ
• Fla. Lawyers Suspended For Online Criticism Of Judge
• Ex-Trump Atty Chesebro Disbarred In NY For Fake Elector Plot
• Del. Justices Mull New Appeal In $1.5B Pipeline Co. Cashout
• Senate's 41% Litigation Finance Tax Would Hurt Legal System
• Conn. Atty Can't Intervene In Ex-Partner's Digital Data Bid
• Ex-McCarter & English Atty Questioned On Bias Pleading
• 9th Circ. Rejects Amazon's Bid To Claw Back Antitrust Docs
• Conn. Firm Says Judge 'Overlooked' Key Case In Dismissal
• Performing As A Clown Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Reed Smith Doc Turnover Order In Eletson Row
• Swiss Re Says Botched Representation Led To Inflated Deal
• Paxton Deputy Accused Of Pressuring Impeachment Witnesses
• State Gets Second Chance Despite Delays, Pa. Court Rules
• Judge OKs Most Of Attorney Fees In MGM Vax Exemption Suit
• Latino Atty Says Va. Law Firm Axed Him For Flagging Bias
• Watchdog Targets US Atty Over Arrests, Probes Of NJ Officials
• 3rd Circ. Pick Emil Bove Says He's 'Not Anybody's Henchman'
• Texas Magistrate Recommends Tossing La. Hurricane Ad Suit
• Atty's Ex-Wife Tells NC Justices She's Owed Half Firm's Worth
• Colorado Attorney Settles Bias Suit With DC-Area Firm
• Mass. Atty Gets 18 Mos. For 'Greed' In Pot Shop Bribery Plot
• DOJ Atty Firing Highlights Tension Between 2 Ethical Duties
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths
• DOJ Sues Md. Federal Judges Over 'Lawless' Habeas Orders
• Colo. Justices Order Fraud Retrial Over Legal Advice Hearsay
• Another Musk Case, Another Judge Recusal
• Apple Assails 'Fundamentally Unfair' App Order At 9th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Pick Told DOJ To Defy Courts, Whistleblower Says
• Co. Slams 'Overheated' Reed Smith Brief In Shipping Row
• Boeing Says COVID-Era Docs Needed In Suit Over 737 Sales
• Gaming Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Malpractice Coverage
• Ex-J&J Atty's Race Bias Suit Lacks Facts, Company Argues
• 10th Circ. Rejects Ex-GC's Sanctions Bid Against Loeb & Loeb
• Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing
• Ex-Staffer For Judge Wants Wage Theft Appeal Outside Circuit
• Florida Judge Denies Bid To DQ Boies Schiller In Fee Suit
• Amazon Sanctioned For Hidden Discovery
• Fubo Streamers Demand Own Attys In Disney Suit Settlement
• Boston Firm Says Competitor Had Secret Deal With Shareholder
• Litigation Funders Fight 'Kill Shot' In 'Big Beautiful Bill'
• Dems Demand Info On Emil Bove's Alleged Misconduct
• Convicted Pot Ring 'Consigliere' Denied Return To Pa. Bar
• Conflict Forces Transfer Of Seton Hall Whistleblower Case
• Dems Laud Axing Of Budget Bill's Injunction Bond Provision
• Conn. Firm's Claims Against Restaurant Attys Trimmed
• 9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
• Justices To Review Liability For Forcing Prisoner's Haircut
• Mich. Judge Denies Ethics Charges, Says He Was Spied On
• Atty Interaction Prompts Recusal In Google AI Suicide Suit
• Off The Bench: Lakers Sale, NASCAR Antitrust, NIL Appeals
• Attys Face Sanctions For 'Sweeping' Copying Of Firm's Motion
• Wash. Municipal Judge Fights State Board's Removal Petition
• Veterans Can't Stop Defendant's Outreach To Potential Class
• New Trial Ordered Over $25M Fee Split In Verizon Injury Case
• Florida Judge Barred From Keeping Police Credentials
• Conn. Atty Agrees To Suspension After Court No-Shows
• NJ Court Greenlights Beasley Allen Attys In Talc Litigation
• Mich. Judge Won't Step Aside In Atty Voting Machine Case
• Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Patent Suit Against Alibaba Dropped After Sanctions Bid
• Boies Schiller Fights DQ Bid In Law Firms' Fee Dispute
• Wisconsin Judge Gets Court To Weigh Dismissal Before Trial
• Toyota Says DOJ Has Closed Thai Bribery Probe
• Nurse Staffing Exec Can't Nix Conviction, Sanctions Floated
• Ex-Drug Exec Must Testify, But Keeps 5th Amendment Rights
• Pa. Injury Atty With 'No Idea Who He Is Suing' Faces Discipline
• Atty Accused Of Forgery, Stealing Client's Settlement
• Judge Warns Overeager Samsung, ZTE Attys Not To Bug Staff
• FTC, Amazon Trade Blows Over Attempts To End Prime Case
• NJ Justices Take On Shielding Atty ID In Public Records Case
• Atty Told To Fix AI 'Train Wreck' In Multiple Fla. Courts
• California Bar Exam Woes Latest Chapter In Ongoing Scrutiny
• Jeanine Pirro Faring Better Than Earlier Pick For DC US Atty
• Trump Organization Taps DLA Piper Atty As Ethics Adviser
• Firm Can't Keep Atty's Fla. Whistleblower Suit​ In Federal Court
• NJ Judiciary Hit With Pregnancy Bias Suit From Court Exec
• NC Bar Lacks Power To Punish NY-Licensed Atty, Panel Rules
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
• Loss Of Ga. Immunity Doctrine A Blow To Malpractice Defense
• Atty Loses Final Bid To Appeal Law School Loan Judgment
• Law Firm Inks $21K Deal To End Paralegal's OT Suit
• Baker Tilly Hit With Investor Suit Over Failed LA Projects
• NFL Coach's Lawyer Faces Scrutiny Over NY Practice Claims
• Safety Co. Demands Sanctions Over No-Show Witnesses
• Explicit Pic Takedown Law Casts A Wide Net
• Fla. AG Held In Contempt Over Defying Migrant Law Order
• Justice Jackson Tops Royalties And Trip Disclosures In 2024
• Ex-Stone Hilton Employee Adds Sexual Harassment Claim
• 'Is Anybody Home?': Ex-Judge Faces Ethics Case Over Delays
• How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
• Gemini Says CFTC Enforcement Went 'Trophy-Hunting' In Suit
• Hyundai Dealership Sues Snell & Wilmer Over 'Botched' Filing
• Burford Blasts Interference Claim In Chicken Price-Fix Case
• NJ Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Privacy Law Challenge
• Judge OKs Deal To End LeClairRyan Founder Tax Claims
• When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
• Davis Wright Must Face Employment Atty's Defamation Claim
• Telecoms Shareholder Gets Sanctions Lifted In Control Fight
• Canadian Atty Must Pay SEC $323K Over Stock Promotion
• TM Registration Co. Sanctioned Over Attorney Signatures
• Colo. Justices Allow Malicious Prosecution Case To Proceed
• Fla. Justices To Weigh 'Blindfolded' Jury Selection Procedure
• Winery Can't Overcome Ex-Atty's 'Negligence' In Noise Suit
• Convict's Outbursts Didn't Warrant DQ, Conn. Justices Rule
• Ga. Judge Won't Revive Attorney's Lien On Former Client
• NJ Atty Disciplined For Private Law Work On GC Role Time
• Firm Slams Insurer's Bid To Exit Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Calif. Bar Panel Upholds Recommending Eastman Disbarment
• Fake NY Lawyer Admits To Stealing Over $290K From Clients
• Biz Seller Seeks Atty Fees After Win In 'Frivolous' Fraud Case
• Fla. Judge Denies Ethics Breach Over Fake Recording
• Texas Bar Limits Attorney Nondisparagement Clauses
• Wash. Judge Tosses IUD Suit Against Bayer For Good
• Quinn Emanuel Drops Binance Founder Amid $8M Fraud Suit
• Calif. State Bar Is Immune From Atty's ADA Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• The Law Firm Loophole: How Debt Cos. Snare NC Consumers
• Wash. High Court Suspends Atty Amid Delays In Bar Probe
• Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Gets 7½ Years For Bribery
• Ga. Judge Makes Final Push To Toss 'Tainted' Ethics Charges
• Akerman Seeks To Move Malpractice Suits From Medical Cos.
• Grassley Budget Bill Calls For More Use Of Injunction Bonds
• Ex-Defender Urges 4th Circ. To 'Fortify' Workplace Protections
• Jackson Walker, Ex-Judge Facing Class Action Over Romance
• 7 Willkie Partners Join Cooley Over Trump EO Deal
• Ex-Judges Slam DOJ Bid To Block Them In Wis. Judge Case
• Communication Lapses Topped Conn. Ethics Issues For Attys
• Firms Get $275K Refund After $5M Overbilling Probe
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Retaliation Over Maternity Leave
• Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 'I Want Names': YouTube Attys' MDL Redactions Face Scrutiny
• Turkey Buyers Fight Burford Units' Objection To Cargill Deal
• Charter Flight Co. Sanctioned In 'Hot Start' Damage Suit
• 'Bad Faith': Valve Accused Of Thwarting Arbitration It Sought
• Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways
• Judge Hints Signature Is Evidence Staffer Waived Jury Trial
• Avenatti Sheds 3 Years After 9th Circ. Orders Resentencing
• Reed Smith Pushes For 2nd Circ. Stay In $102M Award Fight
• Mass. Judge, On Stand, Denies Helping Immigrant Evade ICE
• Google Fights MDL Plaintiffs' Sanctions Bid Over Lost Chats
• Judge Won't Disqualify Attys In AmeriMark Control Dispute
• Ga. PI Firm Says 'Distasteful' Practices Aren't Court's Concern
• Ex-Judges Urge High Court To Protect Right To Counsel
• DOJ Says Newsom Can't Ask Court To Halt Guard Deployment
• 11th Circ. OK's Probationer's Malicious Prosecution Suit
• DC Attys Say They Had Small Role In 2020 Mich. Election Suit
• DOJ Legal Policy Chief, Adviser On Judge Selections, Resigns
• Iraq Sanctioned After Ignoring Order In $120M Award Suit
• Queens Defenders Ex-Director Charged With Embezzling
• Attys For Disney Streaming Customers Vie To Lead Settlement
• Uber Says Fla. Firm, Drivers Staged Wrecks For Profit
• Houston Atty Says Rival's Client Files Aren't Trade Secrets
• Atty Wants 6th Circ. To Vacate Tenn. 'Gag Order' Rule Decision
• JC Penney Blasts Jackson Walker Bid To Escape Fee Dispute
• Trump Presses 2nd Circ. To Federalize Hush Money Appeal
• Insurer Says Law Firm Mishandled Pesticide Exposure Suit
• J&J's Beasley Allen DQ Bid Based On 'Innuendo,' Court Told
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure
• Judiciary Panel Advances New Rules On Amici, AI, Subpoenas
• Vertex Says Tax Software Rival Purposely Destroyed Evidence
• House Conservatives Push Senate To 'Rein In' Judges
• GM To Drop 'Cockamamie' Fiat Foreign Account Claims
• Wash. Justices Unsure About State Bar's Atty Suspension Bid
• Farella Braun Wins Partial Fee Award In FDIC Dispute
• Willkie Partner Wants To 'Chill' Media Contact, Conn. Atty Says
• 3rd Circ. Upholds NFL Case Findings On Censured Atty
• Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use
• Clerk's Role Means Antitrust Judge Must Recuse, Court Told
• Fla. Atty Faces NY, Conn. Discipline For Client Theft Charges
• Ex-GC Accused Of Stealing IP Amid Ownership Stake Dispute
• Spoliation Of Evidence Is A Risky And Shortsighted Strategy
• Judge Warns Attys Over Candor In Grubhub-Kroger TM Row
• Ex-Conn. Attorney Sues AG Bondi To Restore Gun Rights
• Wis. Judge Can't Wield Immunity For Obstructing ICE, DOJ Says
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dechert's Victory Over Hacking Suit
• COVID Funds Bribery Scheme Gets Ex-Calif. Official 5 Years
• Judge Denies Obstructing ICE As Disciplinary Hearing Begins
• 'No Question' DuPont Polluted Delaware River, NJ Court Told
• Madigan Denied Acquittal, New Trial Ahead Of Sentencing
• FEMA Dodges Atty's Bias And Retaliation Suit, For Now
• Ga. Judge Argues Ethics Charges Are 'Irreparably Tainted'
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Doc's Power Of Atty Deal In Patient ERISA Suit
• NJ Bar Pushes To Keep Limit On Nonclient Malpractice Claims
• 5th Amendment Can't Shield Ex-Exec, Drugmakers Argue
• Fitch Even's Ex-IP Client Wants Firm's Patent Suit Tossed
• Alibaba Wants Patent Suit Axed Over Atty's 'Extreme' Conduct
• In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable
• Boies Schiller Faces DQ Bid In Law Firms' Battle In Florida
• Pro Bono Civil Counsel Not A Guarantee, 7th Circ. Rules
• Pa. Firm, Insurer End Suit Over Legal Malpractice Coverage
• Feds Can Sell Russian Oligarch's Seized $230M Superyacht
• Fla. Bar Rejects Ethics Probe Of Bondi While She's In Office
• Nadine Menendez Says Counsel Shake-Up Erases Conviction
• Willkie Atty's Ex-Landlord Says NY Post Leak Wasn't His Idea
• Stewart Says PTAB Should 'Never' Cancel IP As A Sanction
• Teachers Want $218K In Costs After Pay Bias Trial Win
• Ex-Wells Fargo Atty Wins Arbitration Bid In Trade Secrets Suit
• Flaws Remain In Bar Fitness Queries, Summit Panelists Say
• Calif. Bar Hires Investigator To Review Exam Snafu
• NJ Firm Says It Has No Business Being Sued In Louisiana
• Texas Justices Say 'Reciprocal' Discipline Is Time-Limited
• How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity
• Firm Fights Bid To Remand Florida Whistleblower Suit
• Litigation Funder Can't Stop Attys' Texas Fee Fight Remand
• 5 Takeaways From DOJ's Media Compulsory Process Rules
• Calif. Panel Remands Fee Claims Over Evidence Exclusion
• Fox Rothschild Settles Suit Over $3M Real Estate Deal
• Med Mal Juror Misconduct Claim Won't Mean New Trial
• Ex-Atty Says IRS Suit Over Property Sale Tactic Is Retaliatory
• Paralegal Gets Firm's Extortion Counterclaim Nixed
• Dems, GOP Question Contempt Section Of Reconciliation Bill
• Fla. Justices Set New Atty Suspension Rule For Felony Cases
• Judge Rejects DC Bid To Toss Black Atty's Bias Suit
• Sills Cummis Slams 'Woefully Inadequate' Docs In Fees Suit
• Girardi's Son-In-Law Admits Contempt In Illinois Theft Case
• Convicted Fla. Atty Urges 11th Circ. To Reexamine Sentence
• Conn. Atty Seeks Digital Data To Unmask Alleged ID Thief
• Foley & Lardner Says Palestine Support Didn't Doom Job Offer
• Atty Coalition Asks Fla. Bar To Open Ethics Probe Into Bondi
• Senate Panel Advances Picks For Nat. Sec. Post, Iowa US Atty
• Ga. Law Firm, Insurer Settle Over $6.4M Hotel Injury Case
• Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bernstein Litowitz Can Hire Ex-SEC Atty Over Musk Objection
• Apple Loses Bid To Pause App Store Order Amid Appeal
• Skadden Foundation Chief Exits, Urging Pro Bono 'Courage'
• High Court Told 'Categorical' Right To Counsel Must Persist
• Fed. Circ. Pushes Back As Ramey Fights Fee Award To Google
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: TikTok Tussle And Merger Melee
• FIFA Slams Atty's Bid To 'Circumvent' DQ In Puerto Rico Case
• Ill. Atty Faces 1 Year Suspension, Left Watchdog 'Baffled'
• FTC Fights Attys Who Want State Bar Input On Ethics Worries
• Last Defendant In 'Shell Factory' Scheme Gets 1½ Yrs
• Pa. Firm Defends Informal Biz Arrangement In Coverage Bid
• Ex-Ga. Strip Club Workers Slam Bid To DQ Attys In Wage Suit
• SEC Says Accountant Errors Don't Doom Crowdfunding Case
• NJ Judge Suspended Over Pro-Police 'Likes' On Facebook
• Judge Won't Block Amazon From Talking To Depo Witnesses
• NJ Mayor Expands False Arrest Suit Against US Atty
• Conn. Attorney Failed To Split $165K Fee, Watchdog Says
• MoFo Can't Escape Perkins Coie's 'Taint' In IP Suit, Court Told
• Orlando Says $1 Typo Cost It Win In Workers' Unpaid OT Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team
• Ga. Judge Can't Escape Ethics Charges, Panel Told
• Foes Urge Court To Assume Google Hid Evidence
• Valve Patent Troll Case Paused Over Legal Fee Dispute
• Consumers Defend Amending Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case
• Judge Blocks Foreign Enforcement In $102M Award Fight
• Conn. Real Estate Execs Say Investors Weaponized Courts
• State Farm, Inventor Agree To End Driver Tech Patent Feud
• License Lapse Gets Atty Suing NFL's Cardinals Suspended
• Groups Ask California Bar To Discipline Google's Kent Walker
• Sanctions Bid Over Bribe Claims 'Short On Proof,' Judge Says
• Indicted Judge Seeks Info On His 'Disgruntled' Ex-Workers
• Mich. High Court To Weigh Warrantless DNA Testing Legality
• NJ Fights Investment Fund's Push To DQ Connell Foley
• Ex-Bank GC Can Easily Pay $2.5M Fraud Restitution, Feds Say
• 'Frivolous' Defamation Suit From Diddy Security Guard Tossed
• Conn. Judge Narrows McCarter's Defenses In $22M Loan Suit
• Butler Snow Calls Bogus AI Citations An 'Isolated Event'
• Estate, Lawyer And Law Firm Clash Over Malpractice Liability
• Tom Girardi Sentenced To Over 7 Years For $15M Client Fraud
• The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
• Text To Sanctions Trial Witness Just An 'Error,' Judge Agrees
• Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw
• Jenner & Block Ruling 'Meant What It Said,' Judge Tells Feds
• Fla. Sanitizer Co. Faces Penalties Over Fake AI Legal Citations
• Ga. Panel Urged To Back $17M Honda Seatbelt Verdict
• Forced Litigation Funding Disclosure Threatens Patent Rights
• Girardi's Dropped Pants Don't Sway Judge From Sentencing
• Judge Finds Exec Sought To Dodge Chicago Hotel Fraud Order
• Jackson Walker, US Trustee Agree To Mediator In Fees Case
• Third Round Of Fixes Sought In Botched Calif. Bar Exam
• Feds Want 12½ Years For Ex-Ill. Speaker Convicted Of Bribery
• Ga. Appeals Court To Review Arbitration Of Firm Fee Fight
• Judicial Clerk Boycott May Be Unethical, Circ. Judge Says
• Retired Judges Call Wis. Judge's Prosecution 'Dangerous'
• J&J Again Seeks To Block Beasley Allen In NJ Talc Litigation
• Womble Bond Atty Asks 4th Circ. To Undo Contempt Order
• MSG Tries Again To Have Ex-Knick's Assault Suit Tossed
• Union Loses Atty DQ Bid In NJ Wrongful Termination Dispute
• The Ins And Outs Of Consensual Judicial References
• Immunity Shields Mich. AG From Flint Water Prosecution Suit
• Schumer Pledges To Fight GOP's Limits On Court Power