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Legal Ethics - February, 2026

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• Goldstein Testimony 'Solidified' Case, Juror Says
• Marshall Dennehey Can't Arbitrate Atty's Sex Harassment Suit
• Was Judge's DUI Arrest Legal? County Tussles With Ex-Jurist
• Optimum Says Apollo, BlackRock Bullied Kirkland Withdrawal
• Calif. Bar Charges Atty With Misconduct In LA Utility Case
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Undo Attys' DQ In Patent Fight
• Kluger Kaplan Exiting $500M Miss America Ownership Battle
• Injury Defense Atty Scolded For 'Gotcha' Litigation Tactic
• Judge Tosses Bulk Of Copyright Suit Over Ye's 'Donda' Album
• Calif. Mass Tort Firm Drops Suit Against ABS Fee-Sharing Ban
• Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Eyes Exit After Appeals End
• Judge Sends Willkie Partner's Abuse-Of-Process Suit To Trial
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Fighters Allege UFC Destroyed 'Years Of Critical Evidence'
• Real Estate Law Firm Failed To Stop $400K Theft, Ga. Suit Says
• UFC Accused Of Monopolizing Pay-Per-View MMA Fights
• Katten Pushes For Atty Immunity To Non-Clients' Suit In Texas
• Life Insurer Sanctioned For Ignoring Orders To Transfer Policy
• Gibbons Wants NJ Malpractice Suit Over $35M Award Trimmed
• Up Next At High Court: Drug User Gun Possession
• 'One Way Or Another, ICE Will Comply,' Minn. Judge Vows
• Goldstein Placed Under Home Confinement Until Sentencing
• NC Lawyer Gets At Least 4 Years For Real Estate Fraud
• DOJ, Apple Clash Over Discovery For Monopolization Case
• Patent Examiner Settles Ethics Probe For $500K
• Calif. Atty Agrees To Discipline From State Bar Over AI Errors
• Ga. House Speaker Beats Suit Over State Senator's Ban
• Defense Atty In Valve Patent Troll Trial Says He Never Used AI
• Hegseth Appeals Block On Sen. Kelly's Rank Reduction
• 11th Circ. Axes ATM Co.'s Latest Bid To Revive Patent Dispute
• Insurer Dodges Spinoff Coverage Suit From 'Maya' Verdict
• Ga. Panel Eyes Alternative Discipline Against Resigned Judge
• How Epstein Referred Clients To BigLaw Partners In His Orbit
• Arete Wealth, GC Can't Slip SEC Claims In Offering Fraud Suit
• Reed Smith Says Atty Can't Expand Pay Bias Damages Period
• 'Almost At A Loss For Words': Judge Fines Attys For AI Errors
• Feds Seek To Toss DOJ Official's Suit Over Epstein-Talk Firing
• Firm Seeks Contempt Order In Mich. Atty Retaliation Suit
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Levona Wants Permanent Injunction In Eletson Gas Spat
• Netflix Swaps Out Latham For Munger Tolles In Antitrust Suit
• Florida Co. Blames Holland & Hart For $21M Judgment
• Tom Goldstein Guilty On Tax Evasion, 11 Other Counts
• Hagens Berman Fights Fee Demand Amid Misconduct Claims
• Foley & Lardner Wants 'Scattershot' Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Holtec Wants Stay Lifted In NJ Over Alleged Ex-GC Scheme
• Ousted Conn. Public Defender To Appeal Bias Suit Loss
• Former Calif. Judge Can't Escape Sex Assault Case
• Atty Accused Of Insinuating Murder In NJ Food Biz Dispute
• Democrats Cast Doubt On New DOJ Fraud Role
• Judge Won't Toss Copyright Suit Against Proud Boys Attorney
• Talent Shop Hits Back Against UFC Fighters' Discovery Claims
• Justices Set New Limits On Recess Testimony Talks
• 9th Circ. Grants Atty Fee Appeal In Eye Drop Pricing Suit
• Munchkin Can't Arbitrate Ex-GC's 'War On Families' Suit
• Lindis Decries Erasing $50M Verdict Over Inequitable Conduct
• Boeing Wins Discovery Battle Over Document Clawbacks
• Agri Stats To Face DOJ In May Info-Sharing Antitrust Trial
• Firm Ordered To Show Proof In Google Teen‑Harm Fee Fight
• Quince Says Uggs Maker Runs 'A Litigation Assembly Line'
• $3M Verdict Upheld In Philly Wrongful Conviction Case
• Key Details To Know As Judiciary Rules Face Decisive Votes
• Clark Hill Faces DQ Bid In NJ Health Noncompete Fight
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• Callagy Law Ex-Client Pushes For DQ In Firm's Countersuit
• Personal Injury Firm Fights Sanctions Bid In Swipe-Fee Case
• Pro Se Atty Asks 10th Circ. To Rehear Frontier Bias Suit
• Calif. Firm Says Texas Immunity Law Blocks $11M Fee Suit
• ABA Mulls Repeal Of Embattled Law School DEI Standards
• NC Firm Says Insurers Shirked Coverage For Forgery Loss
• Mich. Federal Judge On Leave Amid Drunk-Driving Charges
• Judge Tosses Fitch Suit Against Ex-Client In Malpractice Row
• ICE Atty Whistleblower Rips 'Broken' Agent Training Program
• ABA Says Trump Attacks On Justices Cross 'Dangerous Line'
• Firm Waived Arbitration When It Filed Fee Suit, Ga. Panel Says
• Snow Delays Goldstein Deliberations Until Tuesday
• Feds Fight Ex-Judge's Bid For New Trial In ICE Arrest Case
• Atty's Dual Role In Abuse Cases Didn't 'Feel Right,' Panel Told
• Seton Hall Beats Former President's Whistleblower Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• 4th Circ. Reverses $57K Atty Sanction In Engineer's Bias Suit
• NJ Watchdog Takes File Fight In Hospital Row To 3rd Circ.
• Ga. Judge Resigns After Call For Her Removal In Ethics Case
• Ga. Law Firm Aims To Escape Nonprofit's Housing Deal Suit
• Ex-Stone Hilton Staffer Seeks Cruz Subpoena Denial Review
• Debt Services Firm Challenges Connecticut Banking Penalties
• Supreme Court Won't Review NRA's Qualified Immunity Case
• Class Attys Allege Lead Counsel Is Hoarding $75M Sutter Fees
• Judge Nixes DOJ Fine In ICE Case, But Blasts 'Radio Silence'
• Va. Judges Name New US Atty, But Blanche Says 'You're Fired'
• Fake Attys, Judges, Hearings: DOJ Alleges Immigration Scam
• Valve's Anti-Troll Law Win Could Open New Doors
• Epstein's Advisers Ink $35M Deal With Sex Trafficking Victims
• Ill. Dispensary Says Rivals, Ex-Partners Illegally Raided Store
• Schools Push For Pretrial 7th Circ. Appeal In Aid-Fixing Suit
• DuPont Atty's Clerkship Leads Judge To Reconsider Recusal
• Michigan Federal Judge Faces State's 'Super Drunk' Charge
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Beasley Allen Can't Pause NJ Talc DQ Order, Judge Rules
• 2nd NJ Defendant Joins Bid To Disqualify US Atty Leadership
• Attys Regret Unnoticed ChatGPT Errors In Conn. Court Filings
• Former Calif. Judge Seeks To End Sex Assault Case
• Texas High Court Stands By Refusing Same-Sex Marriages
• Judiciary Preps Training On National Injunction Limits
• Boies Schiller Partner Faces Possible Sanctions For AI Errors
• Fabiani Cohen Escapes Fired Black Atty's Discrimination Suit
• DOJ Atty Fined $500 A Day Over Withheld ICE Detainee ID
• No Verdict Thursday In Goldstein Case
• Washington Justices' Input Sought On Prosecutorial Immunity
• Nunes Ordered To Finish Deposition In Trump Media Suit
• Paralegal Can Pursue Her ADA Bias Suit Against Former Firm
• Tips For Consumer Finance GCs Navigating AI In Pro Se Suits
• NY Court Grants New Robbery Trial Over Judicial Interference
• Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed
• Doc Fight Delays Trial In $22M McCarter & English Loan Suit
• Ex-LA Atty Faces Possible Suspension Over Billing Scandal
• Ga. Watchdog Rips 'Probation' Bid From Judge In Ethics Case
• 11th Circ. Upholds Atty Sanctions, Recusal Denial In CBD Row
• Stone Hilton Seeks Sanctions Over 'White Trash' Hostility Claim
• Law Firm Says Sports Database Co. Defaulted On $116K Bill
• 8th Circ. Pick Joins List Of Personal Attys Elevated By Trump
• Disqualification Bids Mount For Trio Leading NJ US Atty Office
• Tech Co. Seeks Morgan Lewis DQ From Smart Glasses Case
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 5th Circ. Sanctions Atty Over AI-Generated Errors In Brief
• DOJ Acknowledges Violations Of Court Orders For Immigrants
• Trump Taps Atty In Carroll Case For 8th Circ.
• Jury To Get Goldstein Case After Clashing Closing Statements
• Judge Won't Let MediaTek Out Of Bogus Litigation Case
• McCarter & English Seeks Delay, Toss Of $22M Ethics Case
• Amazon Says Atty Accused Of TM Scheme Used AI Citations
• LA DA Chief Demoted Over View On Juvenile Cases, Suit Says
• Amazon Rips FTC's 'Farfetched' Antitrust Discovery Refusals
• Texas County Seeks Removal From Witness-Tampering Suit
• Florida Court Revives Homeowner Suit Against Insurer
• Bridging The Bench And Bars To Uphold The Rule Of Law
• Indiana Firm Sues Quintairos Prieto Over 'Mass Exodus'
• Judges' Neutrality Must Extend Beyond Courtroom, ABA Says
• State High Court Chiefs To Review Law School Accreditation
• Georgia Judge Aims To Escape Suit Alleging Wrongful Jailing
• Clarifying A Persistent Misconception About Settlement Talks
• Former Calif. Judge Can't Escape Sex Assault Case, Feds Say
• Fed. Circ. Backs More Samsung PTAB Wins Over Audio Tech
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• Uber Wins 'Partial' Atty Fees Reimbursement In Assault MDL
• Goldstein Tax Trial Heads To Closing Args As Defense Rests
• No Need To Reopen Asbestos Suit, Insurance Exchange Says
• Flat Fee Or Contingency? Firm, Ex-Client Fight Over IP Spoils
• Supreme Court Adopts Rule To Suss Out Stock Conflicts
• Ga. Panel Says Union Shorted Cop's Defense Over Shooting
• DC Judge Won't Halt Bidding Process For New Dulles Terminal
• Valve Jury Says Rothschild, Atty Broke Anti-Patent Troll Law
• Funkadelic Member's Estate Beats Clinton's Sanctions Bid
• Firm Seeks Sanctions For Rhodium Settlement Fee Fight
• Ga. Justices Disbar Atty For Forging Client Checks To Steal
• J&J Fights Beasley Allen's Bid To Pause Talc DQ Ruling
• Freight Co. Can't Notch $3.9M Judgment Against Texas Firm
• Ex-McCarter & English Atty Adds Port Authority To Bias Case
• Insurer Demands $1.5M Over Hotel's AI-Based Legal Filings
• AG Ends Pursuit Of RICO Case Against NJ Power Broker
• Ex-Miami City Atty Seeks To Halt Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Tennis Pro Wants Claim Revived Over Ban Due To Steroid Meat
• Atty Fee Fight Brewing After Google's Chatbot Injury Settlement
• Ga. Judge Rejects 'Conspiracy Theories' Behind DQ Bid
• Full 4th Circ. Asked To Rethink Visa Fraud Conviction
• 9th Circ. Nixes Chase Atty Fees In Wrongful Garnishment Suit
• Del. Justices Reject Conflict Claims In Gaming Co. Deal
• Conn. Title Insurer Settles With Atty Tossed From Boards
• LA Dealt Case-Ending Sanctions In Encampment Sweep Suit
• Colorado Atty Delayed Filing, Gave Faulty Advice, Suit Says
• Feds Ordered To Return Mass. Student Deported To Honduras
• NFL Found To Fumble Arbitration Over Bias, Must Go To Court
• Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Single Use Of Slur Not Enough To Revisit Ex-Clerk's Bias Suit
• Indiana AG Declines To Intervene In Posner Wage Suit
• Atty Fights Latest Bid To Sink Social Media Defamation Suit
• Talc MDL Law Firm Accuses Litigation Funders Of Case Piracy
• Bogus Citations Show 'Lack Of Respect' For Legal Profession
• Another Atty Ordered To Explain Fake Case Citations
• Mass. Judge's 'Show Me The Fentanyl' Dismissal Vacated
• Cayuga Tribe Slams Pot Shops' Request For Fees In RICO Suit
• Judiciary Issues 'Rule Of Law' Ethics Guidance For Judges
• Goldman Sachs' CLO Resigns After Epstein Email Revelations
• Affairs, Spending Come Out In Goldstein Cross-Examination
• Law Firm Shouldn't Have To Give Up 1MDB Docs, Judge Says
• Hegseth Blocked From Reducing Sen. Kelly's Navy Rank
• Rein Tech Prez Again Sanctioned For Patent Order Violations
• 9th Circ. Judges Doubt AG-Picked Nevada US Atty Can Serve
• NY Court Orders Ineffective-Counsel Hearing In Murder Case
• Inventor Says Claims Against Baker Botts Atty Should Remain
• IP Firms Are Navigating AI Era With Range Of Guardrails
• McCarter & English Can't Tank $22M Suit, Insurer Says
• Watchdog Defends Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Conn. Suspension
• NYC Board Fines Atty $8.5K For Use Of Laptop, Role With City
• NY Senators Criticize DOJ Over US Attorney Firing
• Judge Says Utah Tribal Court Cures Still Exist In Contract Row
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SC High Court Probes Clerk's Misconduct In Murdaugh Appeal
• Goldstein Says He Lost Millions On Poker In 2016
• Wash. Atty 'Vehemently' Denies Using AI In Supplement Suit
• Ford Slams Lemon Law Attys' Bid To Escape Billing Fraud Suit
• Former In-House Atty To Colo. Court: Fees Suit Isn't Frivolous
• Not 'Your Dad's DOJ': Recapping Year 1 Under Bondi
• CoStar Digs In On Quinn Emanuel DQ Bid In CREXi IP Suit
• Calif. Atty Wins $25K Fee Sanction Over AI Errors
• Schools Must Face Financial Aid Suit Before Appeal: Students
• UFC Fighters Say Talent Agency Shirking Discovery Order
• Trio Leading NJ District Office Face New Disqualification Bid
• Beasley Allen Wants Talc DQ Paused Pending High Court Appeal
• Creek Nation Fights City's Bid To Pause Jurisdictional Suit
• Atty Should Remain Jailed In Cyberstalking Case, Court Told
• Md. Federal Judge Owns Up To Creating 'Abusive' Workplace
• Morgan & Morgan, Former Aide Settle Disability, Age Bias Suit
• Calif. Atty Faces Possible Sanctions Over Bogus Citations
• Del. Developer Accuses Ex-GC Of Drafting 'Unfair' Agreements
• Atlanta Wants Ex-Judge's Arrest, Excessive Force Suit Tossed
• Pot Investor Sues Attys Over Securities Suit Loss
• Seyfarth Faces DQ Bid From Luxury Terminal Developer
• Fla. US Attys Push Back Against Sanctions In Habeas Case
• Wash. County Defends Judge's DUI Arrest, Cites Open Alcohol
• Tom Goldstein To Testify At Tax Trial Wednesday
• DC Circ. Seeks End To Atty Fight Over Fees From IRS Deal
• Valve's Trial Against Accused Patent Troll Begins In Seattle
• Swipe-Fee Class Wants Personal Injury Firm Sanctioned
• Amazon Calls FTC Allegations Of Hidden Documents 'Reckless'
• Ex-McDermott Atty Fights 'Harassing' Subpoena In Bias Suit
• Suit Claims Atty Wrongly Sought Guardian Ad Litem For Client
• Lewis Brisbois, Ex-Paralegal Bring Dueling Suits Over Firing
• DOJ Pushes To Revive Comey, James Indictments
• Title Insurer Gets Lender's Fraudulent Loan Suit Trimmed
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says
• Feds Want Bannon's Contempt-Of-Congress Conviction Axed
• Ex-Judge Says 'Post-Arrest' Details Don't Justify His DUI Stop
• Cooperation Helps Ease 2 Sentences In NJ Ponzi Scheme
• Chemical Cos. Move To DQ Law Firm From NJ Water Suit
• Goldstein's Defense Questions Missing Tax Emails
• Judge OKs Sanctions In Valve Fight, Warns More May Come
• Tribal Corp. Says Colorado Consultant Misused Trade Secrets
• Georgia Appeals Court Reverses Attorney Disqualification
• 10th Circ. Ends Civil Rights Suit, Sanctions Atty For AI Errors
• Pullman & Comley Says Lender Can't Sue Over $16.2M Deal
• Ill. Legislation Targets Outside Investments In Legal Sector
• High Court Asked To Take Up Malpractice Case Against Akin
• Conn. Atty Sanctioned For Another Case Of AI Misuse
• Law Firm Sues Over Allianz Unit's 'Inadequate' Defense
• Atty Wants Jury To Hear Public Defender Overwork Suit
• NJ Watchdog Must Give Up Files In Hospital Row
• Insurer Gets Counterclaims Tossed In Pot Co. Fire Dispute
• Beasley Allen Disqualified From NJ Talc Multicounty Litigation
• Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty, Rendell Aide Reinstated To The Bar
• NJ Panel Won't Revive Arbitration Advice Malpractice Suit
• Louisiana Attys Face Possible Sanctions For AI Slop Usage
• Ousted Conn. Public Defender Chief Loses Bias Suit
• Paymentus Settles Fintech Atty's Age Bias Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Arbitrators Take Cautious Approach To Integrating AI
• 5th Circ. Nixes 50-Year Ponzi Sentence Due To Misinformation
• Sen. Cruz Subpoena Nixed In Ex-Stone Hilton Employee's Suit
• Graham Pushes Bill To Allow Suits Over Smith Investigations
• Deel Loses Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Trade Secrets Fight
• Judge Says AI Errors Show Atty Can't 'Learn' From Mistakes
• Lima Can't Escape $200M In Arbitral Awards, Court Hears
• Wash. Lawyer Faces Sanction Threat Over Alleged AI Errors
• NY Times Article Excerpts Admitted In Goldstein Trial
• Ex-Alex Jones Atty Asks Conn. Justices To Nix Suspension
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Dual Representation DQ, Biting Censure
• Fake Case Pulled From Toshiba Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Texas Atty Must Explain AI 'Misuse' In Employment Case
• Judge Affirms Health Cos.' Sanctions For Witness Omission
• Mich. Justices Uphold One-Man Grand Jury Murder Conviction
• McCarter & English Wants To Torpedo $22M Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Judge Recommends Axing Some Claims Against IP Atty
• Ga. DAs, State Spar Over Prosecutor Watchdog Challenge
• Seton Hall Wants Ex-President Sanctioned In Leak Lawsuit
• NJ Atty Suspended For Faking Records, Lying To Client
• Judiciary Backs Bill To Let Judges Carry Concealed Guns
• Defunct Gov't Contractor Found In Contempt Of Asset Freeze
• State Bar Of Texas Declines To Open Grievance On Ramey
• Judge Who Resigned To Criticize Trump Had Faced Inquiry
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fla. Court Urged To Hold IP Atty Liable For Defamation
• Goldstein Accountant Admits Tax Return Errors
• 'Careless Or Disingenuous': Judge Rips CareFirst Rethink Bid
• ​What's Left In VLSI-Intel's $3B Patent Litigation
• Packaging Co. Seeks Fees After Judge Kills Rival's Patents
• Paul Weiss' Karp Steps Back After Epstein Email Revelations
• Fla. Court Affirms Win For Law Firm In $10M Malpractice Case
• Atty Nonprofit Claims Denver Police Withheld Discovery Info
• CREXi Fights Bid To Disqualify Quinn Emanuel In CoStar IP Suit
• Fintech Exec Wins Toss Of $150M Fraud Case After Mistrial
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Trump Bid To Move NY Appeal Faces 'Fatal' Error, Judge Says
• Real Estate Atty Can't Duck Meddling Claims, NC Justices Told
• Ex-DLA Piper Partner Aims To Toss Claim He Raped Associate
• Drugmakers Say Hagens Berman Responsible For Costs
• Fla. Judge Can't Nix Death Penalty Ethics Case, Panel Says
• Mass. Court To Hear Immigrant's Guilty Plea Withdrawal Args
• Wachtel Missry Settles Liability In $26M Atty Malpractice Case
• Sinclair To Pay $175K For Lost Texts In Price-Fixing MDL
• Oakley Fights To Keep MSG Case Afloat Amid Fee Dispute
• Feds Vow New Effort To Protect Privacy Of Epstein's Victims
• Goldstein Knew What Was On His Returns, Accountant Claims
• Boston IP Firm Sees Malpractice Claims Revived By 1st Circ.
• Google Erroneously Removed Biz Profile, Colo. Law Firm Says
• NJ Justices Wary Witness Hiring Defendant's Atty Is A Conflict
• Feds Fight Cyberstalking Atty's Bid For Pretrial Release
• Georgia Atty Gives Up Law License After Forging Court Order
• 4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief
• Queens Defenders Ex-Director Admits Embezzling Over $100K
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink $162K Fee Award In Ramey Case
• Pa. Juror's Lie Wins Ex-Trooper New Vehicular Homicide Trial
• Approach The Bench: Judge Yew Warns Of Deepfake Evidence
• Ex-Goldstein Employee Claims Accountants Made Mistakes
• Businessman Fights Sanctions In $500M Miss America Feud
• FTC Says Bezos, Amazon Execs Hid Evidence Via Signal App
• DOJ Defends NJ US Atty Office Funding Amid Scrutiny
• Army Corps Contractor Says Law Firm Sent $1.3M To Hackers
• Fenwick Reaches Deal In FTX Crypto Scam Suit
• Watchdog Renews Halligan Bar Complaint After Court Rulings
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• 6th Circ. Clears Judge Boasberg In DOJ Ethics Complaint
• Plaintiff Pulls Data Breach Claims Against Brown Paindiris
• Amazon Shoppers' Counsel Admit To AI Errors In Motion
• Judge Says 'Piddling' Dispute Slowing Arts Grant Cut Cases
• Paul Weiss Chair's Emails To Epstein Include Apollo Info
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court