Legal Ethics Archive » January, 2026

Legal Ethics - January, 2026

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• Litigation Funder Suit Against Janus Henderson Can Proceed
• Atty Defends Retyped Docs In $500M Miss America Feud
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Grok, Drummond, Bravo Star
• Colo. Law Firm Accused Of Malpractice In Infant Death Matter
• 9th Circ. Says DOJ Can Withhold VW Grand Jury Records
• GAO Slams Contractor For Fake Citations In Protest
• Susman Faces Suit After Ex-Client's Arbitration Loss
• Bill Regulating Attorney AI Use Passes California Senate
• House To Vote On Reform Of Court Nondisclosure Orders
• Attys Rip Judge-Shopping Sanctions As Bid To 'Rewrite' Rules
• 1st Circ. Upholds Atty's 7-Year Sentence In Email Fraud Case
• Amazon Says Shoppers' Labeling Suit Is Corrupted By AI Errors
• Client Says Attys Settled Georgia Case Without Permission
• Drug Cos. Want Rethink Of DQ Bid Targeting Ex-Prosecutor  
• Reed Smith Brings On Gibson Dunn In $102M Award Feud
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• Atty's Defamation Suit Over Social Media Posts Can Proceed
• NC Bar Urges Panel To OK Atty Discipline For Account Misuse
• Prosecutors Can't Revive RICO Case Against NJ Powerbroker
• CORRECTED: Ex-Worker Says Goldstein Offered Crypto, Gifts As IRS Probed
• No New Trial For Atty Who Sued For Nassar Scandal Work Pay
• US Gymnast's Bronze Medal Case Revived By Swiss Court
• Atty Error On Medical Records Info Leads To New Abuse Trial
• NY Appeals Court Vacates Guilty Plea In Attempted Rape Case
• Sandoz, Teva Beat Malicious Prosecution Claims, For Now
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Conn. Firms Settle $1.3M Fee Split Suit
• Immigrants' Attys Say Detention Center Must Ease Access
• NJ Justices Disbar Pa. Atty Over Client Theft Conviction
• Ex-Fla. Cop Gets 10 Months After Plea In DEA Bribe Case
• From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers
• Clemency Favors White Collar Offenders, New Study Shows
• ICE Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders, Minn. Judge Says
• Wrong Standard Sunk Benesch Ex-Client's Suit, 7th Circ. Told
• USPTO Seeks 'Serious Sanctions' For Chinese Co.'s 19K Apps
• Ex-Detainees Detail Conditions At Florida Immigration Facility
• Tyson Cuts $48M Deal To End More Pork Price-Fixing Claims
• Arbitrator Choice Prompts New Feud In Asbestos Claims Fight
• Expert Fights Dismissal Of Jan. 6 Report Copyright Case
• Tobey Maguire Says He Rerouted Fee To Goldstein
• Schools Want To Appeal Financial Aid-Fixing Antitrust Case
• Sanctions Motion Allowed In Barratry Suit, Texas Court Says
• Fla. Prosecutors' Detention Defense Met With Sanction Threat
• 'Compassion Isn't Pretty': Judge Defends Deportation Threats
• Atty Who Sued Blank Rome Lawyers Ordered To Pay Fees
• Reciprocal Discipline Unfair After 'Ambush,' Atty Tells 4th Circ.
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• Robins Kaplan Takes Aim At Benicar MDL Fees Suit In NJ
• Tom Goldstein Saga Could Go From Courtroom To Big Screen
• Mass. Disbars Pot Shop Lawyer Convicted In Bribery Scheme
• Judiciary Panel Gets Earful On Legal Financing, Subpoenas
• Colo. Defender Refused 'Reality' Of Overwork, Court Told
• UBS Wants Hayes' $400M Malicious Prosecution Suit Axed
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Ill. Panel Upholds Life Sentence Despite 'Juvenile Mind' Claim
• Offit Kurman Beats Appeal In $40M Malpractice Suit
• BigLaw Firms Seek Partial Exec Order Appeal Consolidation
• Ex-NJ Judge Wants To Revive Civil Rights Suit Over Arrest
• Ill. Judge Removed For Column Stating Pro-Trump Opinions
• 2 Attys Sanctioned For AI Citations In Pa. Copyright Suit Filing
• Database Exec Must Face Widow's Business Asset Suit
• Foley & Lardner Can't Dodge Pro-Palestinian Atty's Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Fund For Bilked Clients
• Ex-Calif. Judge Takes Aim At Sex Assault Charge
• Fla. Bar Clears Gaetz Despite US House Ethics Report
• La. Doctor Drops Porzio Bromberg Malpractice Suit In NJ
• Presidential Pardon Brokering Can Create Risks For Attys
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• High Court Won't Review Social Security Judge's Removal
• Trio Leading US Atty Office Raises 'Red Flag' For Judge
• Heart Valve Deal Was Blocked Over Innovation Concerns
• Cartiva Hid Toe Implant Safety Info, Pa. Woman's Suit Claims
• Prisoners' Access To Health Info Should Have No Bars
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• Embezzler's Legal Malpractice Claims Too Late, Court Says
• Ex-Judge's Tax Issues Back License Revocation, Court Told
• Ga. Med Mal Win Nixed Since Atty Juror Not Struck For Cause
• DOJ Alumni Back Maurene Comey In Effort To Keep Suit Alive
• Convicted Ex-Budget Official Gives Up Conn. Law License
• Dems Push For Another Round Of Jack Smith Testimony
• Suit Accusing FTM Wealth Of Tax Scam Faces Jurisdiction Test
• Ex-Ross Feller Casey Atty Suspended For Misleading Clients
• Ga. Atty Disbarred Over 'Warrantless' Suit, Bogus Fees
• More Push In The 'Push-Pull' As DOJ Targets 'Gamesmanship'
• Assistant DA Isn't 'Employee' In Her Race Bias Suit, Court Told
• SEC Gets $900K Judgments In Bitcoin Miner CEO's Fraud Suit
• Goldstein Prosecutors Unveil Conflicting Cash Source Claims
• Closed Captioners Get Initial OK For Wage Deal With Vitac
• Ex-Baker McKenzie Atty Alleges Assault In New DC Lawsuit
• ABA Outlines Limited Atty Duty To Give Info To Former Clients
• Pa. Justices Say Judge's Partisan Posts Warrant Suspension
• Amazon Says IP Lawyer Can't Dodge Trademark Suit
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-Ga. GOP Chair Likely Stuck With Party's Settlement Bill
• Investors Drop LA Law Firm From Bioscience Fraud Suit
• Lawyer Testifies Goldstein Dodged $500K Poker Repayment
• Delaware Justices Clarify Ruling On Loews' $1.5B Cash-Out
• Firm Seeks To Toss Suit Alleging Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme
• Ga. Justices Deny Atty's Reprimand Bid After Jan. 6 Actions
• Title Insurer Gets Atty's Emotional Distress Claims Cut
• After Turmoil, Connecticut Names New Chief Public Defender
• Former SG Prelogar Joins Cooley Team On Trump EO Appeal
• Litigation Funder, Former GC Reach Deal In Trade Secrets Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds Order Forcing Law Firm To Turn Over Docs
• Fla. Court Opts Not To Send Grand Jury Secrecy Case Higher
• Ga. Justices Find Willis Subpoena Moot After Testimony
• DOJ Outline Of New Fraud Role Doesn't Mention WH Oversight
• Jefferies Steered Feds To $200M Water Ponzi Case, Judge Told
• Atty Imprisoned For Fatal Shooting Loses License For 5 Years
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• House Speaker Johnson Supports Impeachment Of Judges
• Ex-DOJ Attys Describe Fallout From Trump Takeover
• LA Judge Faces Ethics Probe Over 'Bizarre' Comments
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty To Take Plea Deal In Chicago Case
• Atty Missteps Warrant New Criminal Trial, Conn. Justices Say
• Willkie Accused Of Aiding $735M Fraud In Buyout Deal
• Goldstein Poker Pals Got Money From Firm, Witness Says
• American Bridge Owes $57M In Seattle Convention Center Suit
• Ex-Paralegal Can't Prove Disability In ADA Bias Suit, Firm Says
• Plaintiffs Atty Who Disclosed Uber MDL Docs On 'Thin Ice'
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Jury Awards $120M In Defamation, RICO Suit Against Atty
• Zillow, Redfin Must Produce CEO Docs In FTC's Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Malpractice Suit Against Bankruptcy Atty
• Ill. Panel Scraps Ex-Smollett Attys' Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Judge Tosses Ex-NJ Port Worker's Suit Against Maersk, Union
• Lindsey Halligan Out As US Atty As Judge Criticizes 'Charade'
• McCarter & English Knocks Down Biotech Malpractice Appeal
• McDonald Hopkins Forms Practice Group For Law Firm MSOs
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• Texas, Fla. AGs Pen Opinions On 'Unconstitutional' DEI Efforts
• Fulton County Says DA Should Foot Trump Election Case Bill
• Ex-MSG Worker Says DQ Attempt Is 'Clear Misdirection'
• NJ Justices Sharply Limit Attorney Liability To Nonclients
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• 'Egregious' Judge Shopping Sanctioned In Ill. TM Case
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Toss Of Prosecutor's Fraud Conviction
• Denver Accused Of Withholding Records From Shooting Victim
• Kirkland, Ex-Judge Hit With Class Action Over Texas Romance
• Judge Says Okla. DAs Must Face Tribal Jurisdiction Lawsuits
• Planned Parenthood Can Challenge Heartbeat Act, Court Says
• Legal Nonprofit Settles EEOC Suit Over Atty Fired On Leave
• Judicial Candidate Nixed From Ballot Over Text To Rival
• Calif. Atty Wins Fee Appeal In Dispute With Ex-Firm
• Judge Yanks $41M Atty Fee Award In SPAC Merger Suit
• Maurene Comey Fights DOJ Bid To Toss Firing Suit
• J&J Largely Loses Bid To Toss Former Atty's NJ Bias Suit
• Watchdog Urges Blanche To Exit Trump Records Role
• Law Grad's Malpractice Claims Are Time-Barred, Atty Says
• Georgia Magistrate Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation
• As Goldstein Trial Begins, Gov't Points To 'Lavish' Lifestyle
• Wash. Judge Arrested For DUI Had Booze In Car, County Says​​​​​​​
• Trial 'No Longer Warranted' After Judge's Stelara Reversal
• 5th Circ. Revives Allstate's Fraud Suit Over Car Crash Billing
• DOJ Backed US Operation To Capture Maduro, Memo Shows
• Seattle Judge Fights Removal Rec Over Forged Parking Doc
• Considerations In Building Guardrails For AI Use In Arbitration
• Ex-Judge Sues Atlanta For Wrongful Arrest, Excessive Force
• Calif. Justices Order Prosecutors To Explain Alleged AI Errors
• MSG Bid To Punish Oakley Over $642K Owed Will Go Forward
• Trump US Atty Pick In NM Bumped To First Assistant
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• Senior NY Judge Avoids $273K Fee Bid In Fla. Condo Suit
• Rehab Center's Suit Against Atty Can Proceed, 6th Circ. Says
• Sinema Sued Under Rare Law By Her Former Guard's Ex-Wife
• Graham Blocks Bill To Repeal DOJ Lawsuit Provision
• Judge Questions If Workers' Attys Can Handle AI Bias Class
• House Blocks GOP Bid To Cut Funds For DC Judges, Courts
• Judicial Misconduct Prompts New Assault Trial In New York
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• DOJ Calls On 3rd Circ. To Rethink Habba DQ Ruling
• Fla. Atty Witness In Charity Probe Picked For Appellate Seat
• Judge 'Can't Ignore' Missed Atty Conflict In Oil Firm's Ch. 11
• Trump Renominates NY, Virginia US Attorneys
• Calif. Bill Would Ban AI From Replacing Arbitrators' Analysis
• Supreme Court Rejects Cigar Maker's Appeal Over Atty Fees
• CoStar, Quinn Emanuel Spar Over Litigation Representation
• Detroit Judge Urges Immunity In 6th Circ. Teen Arrest Appeal
• Emotional Distress Claim Axed In Hartford Fire Coverage Row
• No Jury Yet In Goldstein Trial, But Celeb Witnesses Possible
• Financial Aid-Fixing Antitrust Claims Heading To Trial
• DOJ Fights For May Trial Against Agri Stats
• Sen. Whitehouse Presses AG On Boasberg Complaint Results
• Ex-Ohio Judge Suspended Over Divorce Work Scandal
• Wis. Sanctions Order May Shake Up Securities Class Actions
• NC Judge Leery Of Early Exit Bid In Produce Co. ESOP Suit
• Halligan Blasts Court's 'Inquisition' Over US Atty Status
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Ex-Atty, Others Charged In Staged New Orleans Crash Scheme
• Beasley Allen Talc Work Sends 'Bad Signal,' J&J Says
• 4th Circ. Combines DOJ Appeals Of Comey, James Dismissals
• Moore & Van Allen Gets Fla. Malpractice Suit Moved To NC
• NY Judge Vacates Eletson's $102M Arbitral Award
• Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Next Week
• Approach The Bench: Judge Bough On Ethics
• 7th Circ. Finds DEA, State Officials Immune In Pill Mill 'Mess'
• The Issues That Could Decide The Tom Goldstein Tax Case
• Greenspoon Marder Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Boat Fight
• Ex‑NJ Judge's Trial Postponed Amid Police Immunity Appeal
• Killer Pa. Brothers Win Resentencing Due To Judge's Role
• NJ US Atty Office's 3-Person Leadership Unlawful, Court Told
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Cayuga Nation, Cig. Sellers, Vie For Post-Verdict Wins
• Sitting Judges Advocate For Bill To Allow Them To Carry Guns
• Justices Won't Hear Claims Highland Ch. 11 Judge Is Biased
• Justices Won't Hear If Atty Needs Client's OK To Admit Crime
• Justices Nix Petition On Legal Malpractice Arbitration
• Fed. Circ. Doubts Trade Secret Was Properly Spelled Out
• Feds Seek To DQ Ex-Boxer's Atty Over Juror Bribery Probe
• Gov't Can't Use NYT Article As Evidence In Goldstein Trial
• 7th Circ. Upholds Ex-Atty's Conviction In Burke Bribery Case
• Ramey Ducks BlackBerry's Sanctions Bid Over 'Frivolous' Suit
• 10th Circ. Says Judge Didn't Cross A Line In Plea Deal Dispute
• Texas Justices Say Judges Can Refuse Same-Sex Marriages
• Biz Owner's RICO Suit Says 5 Calif. Attys Helped Loot IT Co.
• Judge Blocks Edwards' $945M Heart Valve Deal
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Panel OKs Sentence In Ex-Ky. Prosecutor Sex Bribe Scandal
• Ex-Prosecutor OK For Drug Pricing MDL, Special Master Says
• Calif. Wage Suit Settles Months After Atty Admits To AI Mishap
• NY Courts Open To Attys Using AI To Prep Filings
• Bruce Fein Unauthorized To Represent Maduro, Atty Says
• Texas Law Firm Sues Former Clients Over $11M Unpaid Fees
• Calif. Law Firm Wins $3M From Deal Made Without Client's OK
• Calif. Judge Will Resign, Cop To Workers' Comp Fraud
• Walgreens Gets $392K Sanction Against Blue Cross Insurers
• Venezuela Says Citgo Auction Marred By Conflicts
• 4th Circ. Says Fraud On Optional Visa Docs Is Still Criminal
• Ex-Budget Official's Atty Stays On Case At Judge's Urging
• House OKs $540M For Imperiled Legal Services Corp.
• New Assistant AG For Fraud Will Report To White House
• Mass. Court Affirms DQ Of Pot Shop Lawyer
• Ga. Panel Orders New Fee Calculation Against Attorney
• Judge's 'Grudges' Book, Obscenities Spur Conduct Complaint
• Miami Dade College Seeks Judge DQ In Trump Library Case
• Vicor's Patent Defense Faces Skepticism In SynQor Case
• NJ Panel Backs Atty's Defamation Suit Against GOP
• Production Co. Drops Malpractice Suit Against Vegas Atty
• 3 DC Circ. Rulings Signal Shift In Search And Seizure Doctrine
• US Atty In NY Northern District Serving Unlawfully, Judge Says
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ford Drops Firms From Beefed-Up RICO Suit Against 3 Attys
• DOJ To Appeal Reinstatement Of Clearance For Mark Zaid
• Jurisdiction Questioned In NY Fried Frank Data Breach Suit
• Judge Seeks Assurance That PFAS Deals Are Good For NJ
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• Vets Allege Firm's Data Breach Jeopardizes Private Info
• Cruz Tells House Speaker To Move On Judicial Impeachments
• Kaplan Fox Remains Lead In Securities Suit After Ex-Client DQ
• Objector To PACER Overcharge Settlement Faces Uphill Battle
• Feds Want To Use Goldstein's Comments To NYT At Trial
• BNP Can't Undo $21M Verdict In Sudan Refugee Case
• Firm In 'Maya' Verdict Seeks Coverage For Spinoff Fee Row
• DOJ Nominee Says He'll Work Within Blue-Slip 'Parameters'
• Halligan Ordered To Explain Why She's Still Listed As US Atty
• Judiciary Advisers Predict Clashes Over AI, Remote Testimony
• Law Clerk Conflict Talk Can't Get Javice Retrial, Feds Say
• 'Get Over' Yourself, Ho Says To Judges' Independence Worry
• Ramey Blocked As Atty In Image Patent Fight In NY
• Envestnet Trade Secrets Suit Cleared For Trial
• Atty Apologizes For ChatGPT-Hallucinated Citations In Briefs
• Conn. Atty Owes $152K To Client Estates, Watchdog Says
• Margolis Edelstein Must Face Insurer's NJ Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Shows Procedural Perils Of Civil Forfeiture
• 'Lost Your Way': Firm Records Suit Attys Draw Ire From Bench
• Practus Faces DQ Bid In Lacrosse Glove Patent Fight
• Girardi Keese CFO Must Use His Own Atty For Chicago Appeal
• Former Ga. State Legislator Accused Of Pandemic Aid Fraud
• Cruz Can't Avoid Firm Harassment Case Subpoena, Court Told
• Fla. 'Grim Reaper' Atty Facing Bar Admonishment Over Appeal
• Judgeship Nomination Not Renewed Amid Fla. Charity Probe
• Uber Sex Assault MDL Judge Won't Delay Bellwether Trial
• Town Must Reveal Atty Behind Email 'Threat,' NJ Justices Told
• Feds Fight To Keep Goldstein 'Sham Employee' Evidence
• Quinn Emanuel Contempt In $600M Row Probed By Fed. Circ.
• Legatum Exec Keeps $8M Libel Verdict Against Investigator
• McGuireWoods Atty Fined Over Citation Errors In BoA Suit
• Forum Clause Keeps Holtec Consultant's Suit In Ohio
• Aviation Co. Wants Rosen To Pay For 'Abusive' Legal Tactics
• Legal Asst., Law Firm Drop Claims In NM Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Wis. Judge Resigns After Conviction In ICE Arrest Case
• Atty Convicted Over Threats Storms Out Of Discipline Hearing
• Ex-Seton Hall Prez Denies Leaking Info, Wants Suit Tossed
• Ga. Justices OK Voluntary Suspension Of Ex-County Solicitor
• Tribe Seeks $662K Atty Fees After RICO Win Over Pot Shop
• His Client Got A Pro Se Suit. Then The AI Filings Started.
• Malpractice Claims Are Timely, Pardoned Law Grad Argues
• Ga. Probate Judge Should Be Removed, JQC Panel Says
• Ind. Judge's Chat With Tesla Crash Jurors Undoes $60M Verdict
• Newman Eyes High Court After Latest Loss On Suspension
• Atty Largely Loses Bid To Trim Sanctions Over Fake Citations
• Calif. ABS Fee Sharing Ban Cleared To Kick Off In 2026
• Baking Co. Sanctioned For Sharing Secret Formula In Affidavit
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• Approach The Bench: What Judges Had To Say In 2025
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• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
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• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year