Legal Ethics Archive » November, 2025

Legal Ethics - November, 2025

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• Cyber Co. Says Mich. Atty's Recusal Bid Based On Speculation
• NJ County Wants Out Of State's $400M PFAS Deal With 3M
• Anti-Disinformation Nonprofit Claims FTC Retaliation In Suit
• Databricks Attys Warned Not To Coach IP Suit Witnesses
• Keesal Young Poaching Suit Against Stradley Ronon Trimmed
• Split 6th Circ. Shields Baker Donelson, Not City Councilman
• 11th Circ. Denies Trump Bid To Revive Clinton, DNC RICO Suit
• Disbarred Atty Can't Avoid Judgment In Theft Suit
• DOJ Says Ex-Employees Can't Challenge Firings In Fed. Court
• Expert Fights 11th Circ. Ruling To Strip Qualified Immunity
• Foley & Lardner Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Chancery Loss
• Ex-Atty Not Covered In $750K Law Firm Purchase Dispute
• Democracy Forward Adds High-Profile Former DOJ Atty
• Order Blocking Redistricting 'Too Late In The Day,' Texas Says
• Trial Over Judge's Alleged ICE Interference Gets Ground Rules
• Calif. Justices Asked To Review Prosecutors' Alleged AI Errors
• 9th Circ. Slams 'Unimpressive Excuses' In L'Oréal Rival's Suit
• $255K In Fees To Google For 'Frivolous' Ramey Case Upheld
• 'Gross Abuse Of Power': Rep. Swalwell Sues Housing Official
• Ex-Bank GC Faces Garnishments After $7M Restitution Order
• Considerations When Invoking The Common-Interest Privilege
• Democrats Seek Documents On Emil Bove's DOJ Tenure
• Holtec Can Pursue Suit Over Alleged Scheme Involving Ex-GC
• DOJ Official Sues Over Firing For Epstein Talk On Hinge 'Date'
• Judges Decline Invites To Senate Hearing On Impeachment
• Husch Blackwell Blasts Ex-Firm Atty's ERISA Suit
• MSG Seeks To Boot Atty From Ex-Exec's Bias, Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Admin Of Norfolk Southern Deal Denies Disobeying Court
• Goldstein Asks 4th Circ. To Undo Pretrial Rulings
• How Marsy's Law Has Been Applied In Unexpected Ways
• Atty Error Led To $400K Death Settlement, Insurer Tells Court
• Feds' Claim Against Judge Weighing Trans Troops Ban Tossed
• Texas Redistricting A 'Race-Based' Exercise, High Court Told
• Washington Judge Disciplined After Children Given Jobs
• Conn. Law Firm Sued Over $7.5M Truck Crash Judgment
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Making The Case To Combine
• Fla. Jury Awards $50M In DNA Case Involving Ex-Marvel CEO
• Navajo Nation Leaders Face Removal Bid Amid Ethics Lawsuit
• DOD Probes Sen. For Urging Troops To Defy Illegal Orders
• UC Law SF Fights Bid To Recuse Judge In Disability Bias Suit
• Google Calls Rumble's Recusal Bid Irrelevant To Its Appeal
• Comey, James Defeat Charges Over Halligan's Appointment
• 8th Circ. Won't Force Judge's Recusal In Pork Price-Fixing Case
• Google Calls Rumble's Judge Recusal Bid 'Cynical Maneuver'
• Lemon Law Attys Urge Court To Kill Ford's 'Chilling' RICO Suit
• Writers Accuse Databricks Of Deposition Misconduct In AI Suit
• Worker Says Morgan & Morgan Fired Her Over Fraud Concern
• Debt Negotiator Settles Case Against Conn. Banking Chief
• Creek High Court Orders Updates On Freedmen Citizenship
• Firm Wants Lender's Attys To Bear Blame In $16.2M Loan Suit
• Despite Deputy AG Remarks, DOJ Can't Sideline DC Bar
• Fenwick & West Must Face New Claims In FTX Crypto MDL
• NJ Experts Warn Of Evolving AI Pitfalls At Bar Symposium
• Atty Had 6 AI Tools Check Each Other, Yet Fakes Still Cited
• Ex-Gordon Rees Atty Reprimanded For Mistakes Blamed On AI
• Ga. Justices Spell Out How Atty Ads Can Be Misleading
• Conn. Agency GC Tried To 'Mislead The Court,' Judge Says
• Comey Says DOJ's Conduct 'Shocks The Conscience'
• X Corp. Ends $90M Fee Suit Against Wachtell
• NY Appeals Court Reinstates Holland & Knight In Fuel Dispute
• Ex-Kline & Specter Atty's Video Hinted At Violence, Court Told
• Priest Privilege Can't Cloak Info In NY Child Sex Abuse Case
• Senate Passes Bill To Protect State Judges From Threats
• Ramey Ordered To Pay $95K For Sharing Netflix Info
• Dell Says Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Becker Secures $100K Deal In Fla. Town's Suit Over FBI Sting
• NJ Panel Expands Scope Of Ex-Reed Smith Atty's Bias Claims
• Claims Firms Barred From Misleading Plaintiffs In Pharma MDL
• Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Disbarred After Bribery Conviction
• Rule Amendments Pave Path For A Privilege Claim 'Offensive'
• Unlockd Is Latest Google Foe To Seek Judge's Recusal
• Ex-SDNY Chief Rejects Claim Of Broken FTX Plea Promise
• My Miniature Livestock Farm Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Charlie Javice's Redo Bid Says Clerks Had Davis Polk Conflict
• PacifiCorp To Pay $150M To 1,400 Survivors Of 2020 Wildfires
• Sinclair Sanctioned For Failing To Preserve Texts In Ads MDL
• The House's Plan B For Repealing Provision On DOJ Lawsuits
• Latham DQ'd From Sleep Apnea Device Co.'s Patent Fight
• Alaska Senator Pushes For Better Vetting After Judge Scandal
• Troutman Owes $3.7M In Atty Fees After $1M Malpractice Loss
• Georgia Atty Told To Arbitrate Wage Claims Against Ex-Firm
• Paxton Deputies Seek To Block Subpoenas In Harassment Suit
• Disbarred Pa. Atty Gets 15 Mos. For Forging Judge's Signature
• Halligan Says Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
• Reed Smith Can't Represent Eletson By 'Repeated Incantation'
• Plaintiffs Seek Meta Research Docs On Youth Users
• Court Says Keeping Tribe's Suit Alive Respects Federal Law
• Atty Asks 5th Circ. To Address Outlying Matters In TM Case
• Juror Discharge Prompts New Trial In NY Murder Attempt Case
• Rumble Alerts 9th Circ. To Recusal Bid Over Google Ties
• Romania Says Mining Co.'s $4.4B Claim Can't Be Revived
• Litigation Funding Could Create Ethics Issues For Attorneys
• Trump Asks 11th Circ. For Redo On Clinton, DNC RICO Claims
• Margolis Edelstein Says Insurer Can't Challenge Settlement
• Judge Details Reasons For Goldstein's Pretrial Motion Losses
• McGuireWoods Is Delaying Defamation Case, NC Justices Told
• Miss America Fight Heats Up With Competing Sanctions Bid
• NY AG James Blasts 'Outrageous Conduct' Behind Indictment
• Federal Watchdog Funds Released After Bipartisan Pushback
• Latino Atty Drops Bias, Retaliation Suit Against Va. Law Firm
• Disbarred NC Atty Must Pay $5.2M For Escrow Fund Misuse
• Redfin Investor Denied Atty Fees For Rocket Cos. Merger Suit
• Sanctioned Atty Convinces Mo. Court Errors Not Caused By AI
• Republican Senators Seek Judge Boasberg's Suspension
• Conn. Atty Fined $500 For AI-Generated Errors In Wage Suit
• NJ Township Seeks To Revise $2.5B DuPont PFAS Settlement
• BNP Asks Judge To Overturn $21M Sudan Refugee Verdict
• DOJ Defends HPE Merger Deal As 'Prudent Compromise'
• Atty 'Misplaced' Trust In Par Funding Promoter, Panel Hears
• Wis. Judge And Feds Clash Over ICE Arrest Trial Rules
• Senator Slams Trump For 'Blowing Up' Wis. US Atty Process
• Feds Back IRS Agent Testimony In Goldstein Tax Case
• ABA Decries Lawmaker Calls For Impeachments Of Judges
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Dynamic Databases
• Comey Case Highlights Complex Speedy Trial Rights Calculus
• 'Astounding' Holland & Knight Conduct Drives Liability Ruling
• Uber's Fraud Claims Against LA Firms Is 'Fantasy,' Court Told
• Georgia Hospital System Says Judge DQ Bid Arrived Too Late
• Judge Orders Grand Jury Docs Released In Comey Case
• Gibson Dunn Seeks Exit From Josh Cellars TM Royalties Case
• Ex-USC Coach Says 'Varsity Blues' Prosecutors Hid Evidence
• DOJ Backs White House's Military Lawyer Transfers
• New DNA Analysis Enough For Murder Case, Calif. Panel Says
• Philly Atty Who Paid Client's Living Expenses Is Disbarred
• Porzio Bromberg Wants Doctor's Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Eaton Fire Plaintiffs Say Edison Is Delaying Litigation
• Lawyers Call On High Court To Stop 'Capitulating' To Trump
• JetBlue Accused Of Pushing Workers To Drop Wage Claims
• Investment Adviser Twins Convicted Of $10M Client Fraud
• Perkins Coie Sued By Omani Co. Over Trade Case Defense
• Panel Slashes Mich. Law Firm's Damages In Embezzling Case
• Ex-Berger Singerman Clients Seek Early Malpractice Suit Win
• Murder Conviction Tossed Over Judge's Texts To Prosecutor
• Frequent DEI Foe Takes Aim At Mich. Law Firm's Scholarships
• 'Predator' Gets 37 Years For Post-Commutation Ponzi Scheme
• Vaccine Suit Plaintiffs Say Disbarred Atty Is Doing Legal Work
• Northern NY US Atty To Defend DOJ In Maurene Comey Suit
• House Eyes Vote To Repeal Provision On Senators' Lawsuits
• Keesal Young Fights Stradley Ronon Bid To Ax Poaching Suit
• Manning Kass Hit With Age Bias Suit In Calif.
• NJ Law Firm Blume Forte Wins Bid To Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Buchalter Won't Be Sanctioned For 'Hallucinated' AI Citations
• Prosecutorial Watchdog Takes Helm In Trump Election Case
• Jenner & Block Resolves $8M Fee Fight With Sierra Leone
• Pipe Maker Names 2nd Firm In Asbestos RICO Suit
• Anthropic Judge Rips Opt-Out Law Firm As 'Quick Buck' Ploy
• Ex-Judge Worries Top Court Will Be 'Timid' In Checking Trump
• ITC Ruling Highlights Conflicts Hurdles For Law Firms
• Detroit Judge Faces Ethics Complaint For Cuffing Dozing Teen
• Rumble Cites Judge's Longtime Friendship With Google VP
• Fla. Judge Cites Free Speech In Death Row Ethics Fight
• Coalition Rips Trump Deputy AG's Claim Of 'War' With Judges
• Ex-Seton Hall Prez Accused Of Filing Confidential Clerk Info
• NY Judge Declines Sanctions For Citation Errors — Again
• FTC Fails To Block Doctors' Testimony In $945M Merger Case
• Judge Halts Jackson Walker Secret Romance Settlements
• Del. US Atty Tapped For Acting Role After Interim Term Expires
• Judge Casts Doubt On Legitimacy Of Halligan's Appointment
• Claims Firms Accused Of Misleading Plaintiffs In Pharma MDL
• Ga. Gov. Taps New Prosecutor After Prior's Feud With Judge
• NY Gov't Ethics Watchdog Called To Testify Against AG James
• Efforts To DQ Judge In Venezuelan Debt Case Come Up Short
• Tesla Fatal Crash Trial Delayed Over Discovery Disputes
• Building With Lego Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Reed Smith Facilitated Jet Repossession Ploy, Suit Claims
• SEC Atty Broke Shutdown Protocol With Subpoena, Suit Says
• Valve Suggests AI Created Quotes, Cases In Patent 'Troll' Feud
• Judge Confirms $620K Award In Radiology Contract Dispute
• Pork Buyers Fight Bid To Pause Price-Fixing Case For Appeal
• Ex-Prince Lobel Atty Charged With Forging Liquor Licenses
• BNP Trial Judge Rejects 'Frivolous' Witness-Coaching Claim
• House Looks To Undo Sens.' Ability To Sue Over Phone Info
• Insurer Fights Margolis Edelstein's Bid To Toss Malpractice Case
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Networking 101
• Law Firm Drops 'Steamboat Willie' Suit Against Disney
• Ex-Alaska Judge Disbarred Over Sexual Misconduct Scandal
• Edelson Enters 'Clean' Dismissal In Girardi Atty Case
• Defeating Estoppel-Based Claims In Legal Malpractice Actions
• Ex-NJ Judge Denied Benefits For Aiding Fugitive Boyfriend
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Fitch Even, Ex-Client Settle $1.2M Fee Fight
• Senate Committee To Investigate Impeachment Of Judges
• Tyson's $85M Deal Gets Initial OK In Pork Price-Fixing Case
• 'Legal Fiction' May Doom Rastafarian's Haircut Suit
• Judge To Review Grand Jury Materials In Comey Indictment
• Ex-Judges, US Attys Urge Axing 'Political' Indictment Of NY AG
• Judge Ends Stay In Modoc Nation's $14.6M Fraud Lawsuit
• Mich. Judge Skips Ethics Hearing After Resignation Attempt
• The Biz Court Digest: How It Works In Massachusetts
• Holtec Defends Suit Over Alleged Scheme Involving Ex-GC
• Ex-Mass. Judge Joins Todd & Weld After Fiery Resignation
• McCarter & English Estate Suit Paused Amid 'Duplicative' Case
• Trump Pardons Giuliani, Others Accused Of Election Crimes
• Up Next At High Court: Religious Rights & Gov't Contracts
• Letitia James Rips 'Unconstitutional Vindictive' Indictment
• 'It's A War, Man': Trump's Deputy AG Unloads On Judges, Bars
• Smoke Shop Sanctioned Tossing Sale Docs In NY Tribal Row
• Ex-Polsinelli Atty Agrees To Dismiss Sexual Harassment Case
• Ex-Calif. Judge Seeks To Toss Sex Assault, Coverup Charges
• Dems' Bill Would Give DHS Detainees Right To Talk To Atty
• DC Circ. Airs Doubts About USPS Args In 2020 Mail Delay Row
• Wis. Judge, Feds Push For ICE Arrest Trial Guardrails
• Insurer Freed From Covering $3.4M Lost Evidence Settlement
• Telecom Co. Held In Contempt Over Docs In Tower Dispute
• BNP Wants Plaintiffs Attys At Sudan Suit Misconduct Hearing
• Shutdown, Funding Crisis Leave Federal Defenders Unpaid
• Fla. Atty Missed $36K Fee Deadline Over AI Use, Execs Say
• Ex-NJ Lawyer Disciplined For Sharing Fees With Non-Attys
• Firm Accused Of Abusive Fee Bid In Texas Mass Shooting Suit
• DOJ Backs Trump In NY False-Records Conviction Appeal
• Why Appellees Should Write Their Answering Brief First
• Del. Federal Court Won't Keep Trump's Interim US Atty In Role
• Pot Biz Owner Can't Nix Atty Brother's $18.3M Contract Suit
• Hearing Officer Clears Mass. Judge Of Aiding ICE Escape
• DOJ Gives Comey Seized Materials, Balks At Grand Jury Docs
• Atty Ordered Detained After Harassment Of BigLaw Attys
• Philly 'Whiz Honor' Judge Suspended In Ethics Case
• Mining Co. Can't DQ Arbitrator In $400M Panama Claim
• Goldstein Loses Bid To Trim Tax Charges Before Trial
• Tom Girardi's Brother, Bankruptcy Trustee Settle Legal Fees
• Lawmakers Rip Judges Over Anonymous High Court Criticism
• Edwards Defends $945M Heart Valve Deal From FTC Challenge
• Atty Exits Bankruptcy Case Amid Judge Romance Fallout
• Larry Klayman Gets 2-Year License Suspension In Florida
• SD Judge DQs Counsel, Denies Early Win In $1M Fraud Suit
• Ex-Ga. Atty Says Former Law Firm Violated Severance Deal
• Calif. Judge OKs $1.3M Deal Over Houser LLP Data Breach
• Okla. Justices Claim Immunity In Pot Atty's Suspension Suit
• 2nd Circ. Orders New Look At Trump's Hush Money Case
• Mindfulness Meditation Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• AGs Defend Bid To Intervene In DOJ's HPE Merger Deal
• Everclear Maker Wants Plaintiff's Atty Gagged For Harassment
• Colo. Atty Censured For Misleading Court In Wages Suit
• Investigator Immunity Limited In Death Row Exoneree Suit
• FTC Wants 'Tainted' Drs. Testimony Barred From Merger Case
• Texas Justices Mull Pro Se Atty's Contact With Opposite Party
• Atty Is Still Making Cyberstalking Posts, Feds Say
• NJ Panel Unsure Businessman's Threats Broke Law
• Fired E-Biz Execs Sue Jackson Walker Over Judge's Romance
• Atty Owes More Than $1M For Note Default, Ga. Bank Says
• NJ Appeals Court Tosses Claim In Ex-Prosecutor's Suit
• After Atty DQ, Family Preserves Claims Against Home Depot
• Conn. Firm Says Departing Atty Failed To Pay For Clients
• What To Know About Changes To Texas Judicial Ethics Panel
• Judge Slams DOJ's 'Indict First' Strategy In Comey Case
• AI Litigation Tools Can Enhance Case Assessment, Strategy
• Ethics Case Dropped After Fla. State Judge Steps Down
• Bankruptcy Judge Taken Off GWG Case Amid Scandal Fallout
• Hagens Berman Owes $2M Over Failed Suit, Tech Giants Say
• Judge DQs Levi & Korsinsky Over 'False Press Releases'
• 10th Circ. Revives Atty's Free Speech Retaliation Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives Habeas Petition Over Counsel's Mistake
• Attys Beware: Generative AI Can Also Hallucinate Metadata
• DOJ Ignores Court Discovery Order In Letitia James Case
• Ga. Justices Disbar Atty Over Abandonment Of Six Cases
• Winston & Strawn Fights 'Anti-Woke' Fintech $1.7B Crash Suit
• Conn. Firm Bookkeeper Asks To Delay Embezzlement Trial
• Baker Donelson Tries Again To Escape Miss. Timber Ponzi Suit
• Ga. Justices Uphold Ex-Atty's Matricide Conviction
• 2nd Circ. Hints Bankman-Fried's $11B Forfeiture Is Overkill
• Feds Defend Cases Against James Comey, Letitia James
• 'Frankly, They're Irrelevant:' ABA Ratings In Trump's 2nd Term
• OpenAI Sets Policy Against Legal, Medical Advice
• 2nd Circ. Denies Reed Smith Relief In Eletson Discovery Feud
• Paymentus Faces Trial Over Fintech Atty's Age Bias Claims
• Fla. Law Firm Escapes Data Breach Class Suit
• Judge Reminds Gov't To Follow Media Rules In James Case
• DC Public Defender Funding To Halt Because Of Shutdown
• 'Exercise More Restraint,' Judge Tells OpenAI Co-Founder
• Cannabis Cos. Allege Hinckley Allen Malpractice Cost $25M
• Black Man Granted New Trial In Mass. Over Lawyer's Bias
• Ex-Paxton Attys Defend Conspiracy Suit Tied To Impeachment
• DOJ Faces Potential Discovery Pitfalls In Comey Prosecution
• ABA Changes DEI Scholarship Requirement Amid Lawsuit
• Expert Sues DC Atty For Allegedly Pirating $30K J6 Report
• When Atty Ethics Violations Give Rise To Causes Of Action