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Legal Ethics - March, 2026

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• Students Can Become Aid Fixing Class, With New Lead Attys
• FTC Backs Florida's Move To Kill ABA's Accreditation Monopoly
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Apple App Store Injunction
• UK Co. Must Pay Sikorsky $15.1M In Helicopter Sale Feud
• 7th Circ. Scolds Ex-Judge For Citing Fake Cases In Brief
• Protest Targets Noem-Approved $641M Border Barrier Deal
• Moye White, Ex-Landlord Settle $4M Denver Lease Dispute
• 9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Doc Protection Limits In Gov't Probes
• Michigan Judge OKs Lawyers' Exit From Atty's Retaliation Suit
• Ga. Prosecutor Suspended Over AI Errors In Murder Case
• Beasley Allen Seeks Stay Of DQ In Federal J&J Talc MDL
• Habba, Ex-Firm Get Defense Redo In Suit Over Divorce Advice
• Libre Sale Voided Under $811M CFPB, State AG Judgment
• NC Attys Oppose DOJ Interference In State Ethics Complaints
• Lack Of Harm Dooms Ex-Estate Firm Partner's Bid For Notices
• IRS Can Collect $371M From Convicted Ex-Atty, 7th Circ. Says
• Sanctions Nixed In Suit Over Calif. County's Hemp Destruction
• Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs
• Ex-FirstEnergy Execs' Bribe Trial Ends After Jury Hits Impasse
• Law Firm Blew Fraud Suit Against Ex-Partners, Pot Co. Says
• Justices Won't Touch Ex-CTA Worker's Deleted Text Sanction
• Georgia Firm Says 'Corporate Mole' Aided Archetype Capital Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Charlotte, NC, Prosecutor Fires Paralegal After Deadly Crash
• Ex-Laffey Bucci Atty Accused Of Stealing Over $1.3M
• Ex-Asst. AG Blames 'Con Woman's' Influence For Shoplifting
• Chancellor Rejects Musk Recusal Bid But Transfers Tesla Suits
• NY State Lender, Servicer Escape Foreclosure Fraud Claims
• Judge Cites 'Game Of Thrones,' Pans Testimony In Rent Case
• AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel
• Mich. Panel Affirms Man Was Warned About Self-Rep Risks
• Ex-Williams & Connolly Clerk Accused Of Posting Client Info
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Judge Exits, Duke Ducks Climate Suit
• Judiciary Nixes Amicus Disclosure Reform Over Potential Chill
• Atty Asks To Stay Out On Bond Amid $22M Tax Fraud Appeal
• Mich. Judge Signals No Stay If Attys Exit Retaliation Suit
• Disco Ball Theatrics Land Flat With Campaign Fraud Jury
• 3rd Circ. Scolds Atty For Using Client's AI Hallucinations
• Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings
• Fla. Judge Admits To Improper 'Chopped Cotton' Remark
• Apollo, BlackRock Deny Asking Kirkland To Abandon Optimum
• Atty Sanctioned For AI Hallucinations In Workers' Comp Row
• Ex-CEO Sues Former NJ AG Over Tossed RICO Case
• Insurer Rips Sanctions Bid In Opioid Coverage Dispute
• NJ Federal Judge DQs Beasley Allen In J&J Talc MDL
• Watching Hallmark Movies Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-Mich. City Workers Say Judge Erred In Trimming Vax Suit
• Atty. Conduct Gets Fraud Conviction Thrown Out By 2nd Circ.
• DOJ Takes Issue With Tyson Args In Turkey Price-Fixing Fight
• 'I Don't Know': 9th Circ. Presses Verrilli On Boeing Venue Issue
• White & Case Staffer Sues Firm Over Nude Photo Ridicule
• FBI Agent Doesn't Have To Testify In Ga. Ballot Fight
• Penny Stock Seller Says SEC Fraud Claim Fails Without Victim
• Atty Group Backs Newman's Suspension Fight At High Court
• Akin Must Explain Client's 'Self-Indulgent' 9th Circ. Appeal
• McDonald Hopkins Must Produce Fraud Warning Docs
• Pa. High Court Nixes Convictions Over Use Of Silent Witness
• NC Suit Says Real Estate Co. Cyberattack Notice Took Months
• Bill To Give Admin More Control Over US Attys Advances
• Troutman, Former Associate Fight Over Scope Of Bias Trial
• Shutts & Bowen Must Face DQ Bid In Fla. Real Estate Dispute
• Watchdog Suit Seeking NJ AG Ethics Training Docs Revived
• Mich. High Court Says Judge Who Struck Wife Must Retire
• Attys In 'Cop City' Suit 'Better Learn' Filing Rules, Judge Says
• AI Doc Ruling Got Privilege Analysis Wrong
• Creek Justices Order New Update On Freedmen Citizenship
• Maduro Judge Hints US Should Reconsider Legal Fee Refusal
• Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says
• MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors
• Ex-Pharma GC Freed From Trade Secrets Suit Amid Ch. 7 Stay
• 4th Circ. Says Md. Justices, Gov. Not To Blame For Debt Writs
• Security Co. Wants Out Of Pot Store Raid RICO Suit
• Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts
• Ex-Partner Seeks 2,000 Client Notices In NC Estate Firm Fight
• Conn. Atty Faces Civil Arrest Bid In $10M Trust Account Probe
• NJ Panel Grills Judge For Berating Teens, Deportation Threats
• Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge
• Lawyer's Fear Of 'Thief' Label Delayed Taking Responsibility
• Mass. High Court Clarifies Anti-SLAPP Standard, Atty Fees
• Del. Chancellor Pauses Tesla Suit As Musk Cites LinkedIn Post
• Ex-Calif. Judge Censured After Guilty Plea For Mail Fraud
• Charlie Javice Can't Get Retrial Based On Clerk Conflicts
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Remark About Shooting Attys
• Fla. Judge Keeps Mexico Timeshare Feud In Federal Court
• 7th Circ. Upholds Conviction Despite Hidden Evidence
• NY Court Voids Gun Plea Over Ignored Ask For New Lawyer
• Goldstein Seeks New Trial, Citing 'A Series Of Legal Errors'
• Clark Hill Says No Conflict Exists In Health Noncompete Fight
• Regulator Bars Connecticut Atty From Investment Advising
• DOJ Says Gov't Attys Can't Be Punished Over ICE's Actions
• Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'
• Judicial Conference Backs Latest Judge Newman Suspension
• Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says
• Convicted Ex-Budget Official's Attorney Resignation Approved
• Mich. Panel Revives Kewadin Casinos Malpractice Suit
• Out-Of-State Counsel's Fake Citations Cost Oregon Atty $14K
• 5 Takeaways From California's 2026 State Of The Judiciary
• Bankman-Fried Must Reveal Any Legal Help In Pro Se Motion
• Civil Rights Attys Sanctioned After Admitting AI Errors
• Atty, New Firm Face DQ Bid In Fight Over Arbitration Fees
• Day Pitney Fights DQ Over Ex-Justice's Time On Case He Heard
• Arts Groups May Post DOGE Deposition Videos, Court Says
• Wash. Firm, Ex-Client Clash Over Fee Agreement Terms
• Injury Law Roundup: Meta Atty Uses Jane Doe Plaintiff's Name
• Truck Insurance Wants Arbitrator Dispute Back In State Court
• Mich. School Gets Disability, Bias Claims Out Of Student's Suit
• Ugg Maker Moves To Boot Rival Shoe Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• Attys For City Of New Orleans Sanctioned For AI Use
• DOJ Says Block On Sen. Kelly's Demotion Must Be Reversed
• Reed Smith Pushes To Continue Atty Depo In NJ Bias Suit
• NJ Law Firm Hit With Firing Suit From Former Paralegal
• Social Media Atty Sanctioned For 'Most Shameful Moment'
• Ramey IP Attys, Client Must Pay $107K Fees In Bad-Faith Suit
• Judge Clears Way For Hearing On Fulton County Ballot Raid
• Justices Pass On Challenge To Courts' Sanctions Authority
• Ore. Atty Sanctioned $10K For Brief With Fabricated Citations
• Firms Must Face Discovery In $102M Award Feud
• Ad Tech Class Can't Make Outside Plaintiffs Set Aside Funds
• 5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit
• Where Calif. State Courts Landed On Generative AI Use Rules
• Cooperator Rechnitz Can't Avoid Jail At SDNY Resentencing
• No Federal Discipline For Disbarred Conn. Civil Rights Atty
• Beasley Allen Can't Halt DQ Ruling In J&J Talc Litigation
• Morgan & Morgan Wants To Probe Derailment Atty Fee Split
• DOJ Rebuked Over Lack Of Candor For 'Imperious Client'
• Fired 'Arctic Frost' Agents Accuse FBI Of Political Retribution
• Ex-Judges Say Anthropic Case Doesn't Merit Court Deference
• Ga. Court Upholds $3M Judgment In Sibling Trust Dispute
• No Proof Of Discrimination In Ann Arbor Vax Suit, Judge Says
• Judge Digs Into Counsel Over 'Astronomically High' Fee Bid
• Anatomy Of A Citation Hallucination: AI Edit, Associate Review
• Maya Kowalski Says Atty Made Her 'Uncomfortable'
• Calif. Bill Seeks Legal Aid For Residents Facing Deportation
• Feds Say Atty Used Stolen Nonprofit Funds To Buy Crypto
• Sitting Judges Take Stand Over Threats Growing 'Ordinary'
• Plaintiff's Attys Withdraw From Michigan Atty Retaliation Case
• Suspended Conn. Atty Hit With $1M Client Fund Complaint
• Jackson Walker, US Trustee Reach Deal On Fee Settlements
• Civil Rights Groups Back Creek Freedmen's Citizenship Battle
• Coaching Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• With Warrants, Good Faith Worth More Than Legality: DC Circ.
• Texas Judge Blasted After Jailing Truant Student's Mother
• Kenyan Firm's Boeing Crash Fee Dispute Largely Proceeds
• Split 2nd Circ.: NY Officials Belong In Inmate Mental Health Suit
• Ill. Panel Suggests Suspension Of Atty Over Fraud
• FTC Says Amazon Seeks 'Impossible' Standard For Sanctions
• What Happens In Vegas: LA Official Sues Over Ethics Fine
• NJ Firm Pushes For Rare Arbitration Redo In Fee-Split Dispute
• O'Toole Scrivo Fights DQ Bid Over Port Authority Leader Ties
• Calif. Bills Would Reform Litigation Funding, Client Recruiting
• Law School's Missed Lessons: The Human Element
• Biotech Investor Blames Pierce Atwood For Messy Asset Sale
• Toy Co. Not Covered In Unpaid Judgment Fight, 8th Circ. Says
• Mich. Justices Hear Broad Support For Court Rule Changes
• Conn. Justices Won't Hear Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Ethics Case
• Deals In Jackson Walker-Judge Affair A 'Dilemma,' Judge Says
• IP Atty Appeals Order Requiring OK To File WDTX Patent Suits
• USPTO Won't Ax Centripetal IPR, But Sends It To New Panel
• Indicted Atty's Party Was Actually Campaign Launch, Jury Told
• NJ Judge Boots Prosecutor, Orders US Atty Trio's Testimony
• NY Ch. 11 Case Reopened Over Missing $344K Disbursement
• Atty Seeks To Boot Ogletree From Microsoft Bias Suit
• Indiana Firm Drops Quintairos Prieto 'Mass Exodus' Suit
• Comer Subpoenas AG Bondi Over Epstein Investigation
• Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks On Judges 'Got To Stop'
• 2nd Circ. Kills Contempt Order In Starbucks False Ad Suit
• NJ Justices Create Attorney Readmission Board
• Ga. Atty Disbarred For Cutting Client Contact, Keeping Funds
• Conn. Atty Suspended For Owing $152K To Client Estates
• Pro Se Litigant Lawyered So Well He Owes $1.8M, Judge Says
• Winston & Strawn Sanctioned For Trying To 'Make Up Facts'
• Trump Taps Vance For Fraud Task Force, Bashing Blue States
• Boris Epshteyn Targeted Over Trump Bid To 'Coerce' BigLaw
• Amazon's TM Abuse Suit Against IP Atty Survives Dismissal
• Firms Fight Discovery In Sanctions Bid Following Eletson Row
• NY Suspends Atty Accused Of Scamming Clients There, Fla.
• Democrats Push DOJ To Investigate Noem For Perjury
• Conservative Groups Back DOJ As Amici In Law Firm EO Suits
• PFAS Judge Again Declines Recusal Over DuPont, 3M Ties
• Paralegal Calls Full Lewis Brisbois Arbitration Unenforceable
• The Benefits Of Choosing A Niche Practice In The AI Age
• Atty Who Sought Trump Pardons Accused Of Extorting Client
• Texas Attorney To Stay In Jail In Cyberstalking Case
• 'Swinging Dicks' Dissent Stirs Uproar Across 9th Circ. Bench
• Cannabis Co. Loses Bid To Merge Rival's Suit With AI Fight
• Ex-FTC Staff Urge Full 9th Circ. Review Of Apple Injunction
• 6th Circ. Affirms Denial Of Atty's Theft Deduction
• Judge Denies US Atty's Recusal Call Over Conflict Concerns
• Law Firm Wants Out Of $6.4M Malpractice Suit
• NY Republicans Say Chief State Judge Crossed Ethics Line
• Reed Smith Is Ignoring Expanded Back Pay Window, Atty Says
• Ariz. Judicial Council OKs ABS Rules Despite Bar Concerns
• Pa. Suspends Lawyer Jailed For Threats To Disciplinary Atty
• Immigration Watchdog Sues DOJ Over Secret Court Hearings
• Baldoni Atty Avoids Sanctions For Blake Lively Comments
• Drug Co. Moves To Sanction Insurer Over Destroyed Evidence
• Georgia Legal Malpractice Appeal Tossed As 3 Days Late
• Tort Report: Uber Won't OK Bigger Jury At 2nd Bellwether
• Sinema Says Tryst With Ex-Guard Not In NC Court's Reach
• Judge Newman Takes Suspension Battle To Supreme Court
• Meta To Face Sanctions Bid Over Addiction MDL Privilege Log
• 4th Circ. Scolds Atty Suspected Of Using AI In Race Bias Suit
• Boston Ex-Atty Sentenced For Stealing $2M In Client Funds
• What To Know About Supreme Court's New Recusal Rules
• Colo. Lawyer Disbarred For Misusing Client Funds
• Patent Examiner Settles Conflict Allegations For $122K
• Democrats Seek Review Of Bondi's Role In Brother's Cases
• Court Told To Keep Holtec Suit Alleging Fraud Scheme Paused
• Gibbons Bid To Trim Malpractice Suit 'Premature,' Court Told
• Calif. Bar Says Internal Docs Bolster Claims Against Exam Co.
• Fla. Judge Gets Reprimand For Aiding Friend's Case
• Podcasting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bayer AG's Monsanto Pays $1M For Misclassified PCB Docs
• Firm Doesn't Owe Ex-Managing Atty Fees In Client Luring Suit
• Pa. Justices Doubtful Law Unclear In AG-DA Opioid Deal Row
• 3 Attys Escape Ford's 'Retaliatory' Lemon Law RICO Suit
• Investor Says JPMorgan Enabled $328M Crypto Scam
• Judges, Lawmakers Urge 4th Circ. To Affirm Halligan Ruling
• Hedge Fund Founder's Wife Can Expand Seward & Kissel Suit
• $600M IP Award, Quinn Emanuel Contempt Faulted On Appeal
• Paralegal's OT Claims Met With Countersuit Over TikTok Video
• Theory Nixed But Not Claims Against Triumph In Pork Case
• Texas Firm Fights Atty Immunity Bid In $11M Fee Dispute
• Ex-DOJ Atty Who Said 'This Job Sucks' Running For Congress
• High Court's Recess Talks Ruling Raises Practical Challenges
• Firm Probed In $4B LA Sex Abuse Deal Hit With UPL Charges
• Law Firm, Ex-Client At Odds Over $7.2M Fee Dispute
• Prosecutor Resigns, Judge Shows Slide Deck On AI Errors
• Apple AirTag Plaintiffs Can't Get Class Cert. In Tracking Suit
• J&J Unit Wins Sanction In Talc Libel Case
• Calif. Atty Gets Over 11 Years For Solar $1B Ponzi Scheme
• Firm, Atty Say Insurer Can't Stop Covering Ponzi Scheme Suits
• $18.7M Settlement Nixed Over 'Fabricated' Loan Docs
• Ex-Mass. Atty Gets 3 Years For $2M Client Thefts
• Overstock Slips Cursor IP Suit After Claim Construction Issue
• DOJ Official Faces Ethics Case Over Georgetown DEI Letters
• Former Conn. Prosecutor Can Stay On Generic-Drug Case
• J&J Opposes Beasley Allen Reinstatement Bid In NJ Talc Fight
• Ex-Moses & Singer Partner Admits Tax Crimes, Will Pay $2.8M
• Insurer Can't Oust Arbitrator In Asbestos Fight, Court Told
• Fla. Judge Admits To Misleading Campaign Tactics
• Judge Nixed Over MAGA Op-Ed Seeks Reinstatement
• DLA Piper Can't Rep Itself At Bias Trial, Fired Atty Says
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Alleging Rape Can't Remain Anonymous
• Judge OKs Sanctions In $500M Miss America Ownership Fight
• Valve Gamers Seek Fees After Co. Dropped Them From Suit
• Reed Smith, Greenberg Traurig Fight Gas Feud Sanctions
• NJ US Atty Trio Booted In 2nd Leadership Ouster
• Proposed Changes To NJ Atty Ethics Rules Raise Worry In Bar
• McGuireWoods Beats Sun Pharma's DQ Bid In NJ Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Renews Bid To Force Paralegal To Arbitrate
• SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein To Be Sentenced In June
• Wash. State Bill Would Expand AG Power To Demand Docs
• DOJ Forges Ahead With Law Firm EO Appeals At DC Circ.
• FCC Wants To Make It Easier To Kick People Out Of USF
• Meta, Google Begin Defense As Mental Harm Plaintiff Rests
• Calif. Judge Blasts Ex-Venture Capitalist In Axing SVB Suit
• Former Calif. Securities Atty Gets Year For Tax Evasion
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Pleads Guilty For Role In Client Scandal
• Courts Aren't Ignoring Justices' TPS Orders, Ex-Judges Say
• Bank Beats Sanctions Bid In Jail Debit Card Fees Suit
• Florida Bar Rescinds Claim Agency Is Investigating Halligan
• NJ Talc Suit Will Proceed Amid Beasley Allen DQ Appeal
• Suspended Atty Can Become Paralegal After $3M Scheme
• Constantine Cannon Defends Handling Of Sutter $75M Fee
• 'Cop City' Protester Sues UNC Law Over Campus Lockout
• Investors Accuse Alston & Bird Of Aiding $328M Crypto Fraud
• Louisiana Atty Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Filing
• Pa. High Court Snapshot: AG Powers, Gun Parts, CEO Bonus
• Dems Again Push For Independent Immigration Courts
• Lindsey Halligan Faces Fla. Bar Investigation, Watchdog Says
• OpenAI Practices Law Without A License, Insurer Alleges
• Apple AirTag Judge Compares Fight To Uber Sex Assault MDL
• Wash. Lawyer Disbarred For Theft Of Client Funds, False Docs
• Colo. Appeals Court Finds Atty's Suit 'Frivolous'
• Hyundai Faces $9.8M Sanction For Car Destruction
• Signal 'Never' Regular Biz Practice, Amazon Tells FTC Judge
• NY Court Reverses Fraud, Unlicenced Lawyer Convictions
• UK Law Sector's Private Equity Boom Offers Lessons For US
• Criminal Contempt Of DOJ Attys Unlikely For Violating Orders
• Troutman And Former Atty Push To Limit Scope Of Bias Trial
• NJ Court Skeptical Firm's Blog Posts Defamed Holtec
• Ex-Judge In Wis. Says ICE Prosecution Theory Has No Limits
• Former Ga. Chief Justice To Mediate Fulton Ballot Seizure
• Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Amazon Shoppers' Attys Must Explain AI Use In Botched Brief
• Bondi Subpoenaed To Testify On DOJ's Epstein Investigation
• Judge Questions DOJ Stance In ABA's Intimidation Suit
• AI Communications May Be Discoverable In Patent Litigation
• Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling
• BakerHostetler Aided Illegal Insurance Scheme, Trustee Says
• NJ Judge Faces Ethics Charge Over Pro-Palestinian Hat
• DOJ Seeks Power To Block State Bar Probes Of Agency Attys
• Comey, James Urge 4th Circ. To Reject Indictment Revival Bid
• Appeals Panel Debates NJ's Duty In Prosecutor Ethics Case
• NY Bill Would Expand Liability For Chatbot Operators
• Goldman's Departing CLO, Gates Asked To Testify On Epstein
• Squires' Restrictions On Conflicts May Have Little Effect
• Cruz Fights Subpoena Review In Stone Hilton Employee's Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Fee Dispute From BCBS MDL
• Produce Co. Employees' ESOP Suit Survives Early Exit Bid
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Part Of App Store Injunction
• Early Publicity Could Poison DOJ's Criminal Cases, Attys Say
• Aligning Microsoft Tools With NYC Bar AI Recording Guidance
• McDermott Must Trim 'Vastly Overbroad' Subpoena In Atty Suit
• Ex-Georgia Judge Not Immune From Jailing Suit, Court Told
• Wash. Panel Upholds AG's Church Sex Abuse Subpoena
• DOJ Turns To 2nd Circ. In Bid To Revive James Subpoenas
• Day Pitney Faces DQ Bid Over Ex-Justice's Role In $1.3M Case
• Georgia High Court Disbars Atty For Abandoning Clients
• NJ Firm Faces DQ Bid After Port Authority Chair Added To Suit
• Skadden Hit With Sanctions Over 'Vexatious' Gaming Suit
• NY Judicial Watchdog Says Complaints Break Record Again
• DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
• Seattle Kraken Owners Beat Appeal Over Scrapped Deal
• Dems Probe Trump 'Fixer' In Kirkland Pro Bono Deal
• Ex-Atty Kossoff Axed From Bankruptcy Case Amid Appeal
• 4 Things That Likely Sealed Fate Of SCOTUSblog Founder
• NFL Teams Ask Judge To Revisit Flores Suit Arbitration Ruling
• NC Woman Appeals Criminal Contempt After Atty Assault Trial
• 5 Different AI Systems Raise Distinct Privilege Issues
• Ga. Justices To Weigh Ex-Judge's Resignation In Ethics Case
• Hagens Berman Denied Rehearing Bid In Sanctions Dispute
• Mich. Law Firm Sued Over Data Breach
• Georgia Judge Fights Removal Based On 'Vague' Ethics Rule
• Univ. Aims To Pull Montgomery McCracken Into Property Suit
• Fla. Judge Faces Possible Suspension Over Bogus Recording
• Texas Firm Sues Former Associate For Running Her Own Firm
• Cumberland County Atty Disbarred In Pa. For 2nd Time
• Attorney, Law Firm Seek Exit From EB-5 Fraud Suit
• 6th Circ. Backs Ohio Judge's Firing Over Campaign Attack Ad
• Justices Won't Probe Habeas Power In Racist Voir Dire Case