Legal Ethics Archive » May, 2026

Legal Ethics - May, 2026

318 articles

• Calif. Panel Reverses Order For Citing Atty's Bogus Case Law
• NC Prosecutors Oppose Criminal Contempt For Witness
• Akin Gump Owes Fees For Winebow's 'Self-Indulgent' Appeal
• Lockheed Beats Families' Birth Defects Suit At Trial
• Telecom Shareholders Seek Fees Over 'Frivolous' Stay Bid
• NY Judge Doubts Nussbaum-Linked Firms Belong In Ch. 11
• Fed. Judge Rips Altice, Touchstream For Patent Case Delays
• Texas Justices To Weigh Attys' $126K Sanction In Horse Row
• Fla. Panel Revives Firm's Suit Over Tobacco Case Referrals
• Calif. Supreme Court OKs Challenges To Blanket Judge DQs
• Georgia Lawyer Again Seeks To DQ Judge Over Bar Referral
• Ex-Judge's Move To Firm Earns DQ In Fla. Divorce Case
• Dems Say DOJ Blocked Bondi On Trump Questions
• Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs
• White House Says It's Following Presidential Records Law
• 3M, DuPont Lose PFAS Forum-Shopping Sanctions Bid
• Injury Law Roundup: Freight Brokers, Uber Lose Key Cases
• Pa. Panel Orders Judge Replaced In Sex Abuse Retrial
• IRS Ordered To Repay Law Firm $1.5M For Mistaken Levy
• Parents Demand 'Bad Faith' Sanctions In Camp Mystic Case
• 'Socioeconomic' Remark At Atty's Homicide Trial Vexes Judge
• Goldstein Says Bad Jury Instructions Warrant New Trial
• King & Spalding Blocked From Exiting $300M Fraud Lawsuit
• NJ Firm Can't Sue Ariz. Atty For Defending Client, Court Told
• Florida High Court Adopts AI Policy For Lawyers
• Fla. Court Refers Atty To Bar Over Bogus Case Citations
• Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Immigration Atty Forfeits Wash. License Amid Malpractice Suit
• Google Seeks End To Antitrust Case From 'Serial Litigants'
• PacifiCorp Link Should DQ Appeal Judge, Plaintiffs Say
• Chicago US Atty Revamps Grand Jury Rules After Misconduct
• Perkins Coie Docs At Issue In Omani Co.'s Malpractice Case
• ProPublica Denied Access To Ranbaxy Antitrust MDL Docs
• NJ Disbars Attorney After He Lied To Prison Officials
• Ga. Atty Says State Bar Can't Use Immunity To Stop Bias Suit
• Florida Panel Says ADA Doesn't Entitle Pro Se Filer To Use AI
• Brownstein Hyatt Faces DQ Bid In Sports Betting Biz Fight
• Pierce Atwood Rips Billionaire's 'Absurd' Suit Over Asset Sale
• Murdaugh Reversal Masks Deeper Justice System Issues
• SPLC Says DOJ Indictment Is Baseless 'Retributive Campaign'
• NY Lawyer Gets A Year After $20M Emigrant Bank Fraud Trial
• Judge Says Ex-City Prosecutor's Bias Suit Should Be Tossed
• Houston Firm Wired Cali Man's $1.3M To Criminals, Per Suit
• 3rd Circ. Disapproves Of Judge's Quips In Fatal Crash Case
• Schools Fight New Lead Counsel, Cert. In Aid-Fixing Suit
• Trump Wants Magistrate Judge Off $10B Defamation Suit
• Copyright Suits Against Jan. 6 Attys Won't Be Tossed
• Fenwick Reaches $54M Deal To Exit FTX Litigation
• Wiley Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• NY Murder Conviction Stands Despite 'Blah Blah' Transcript
• Fla. Panel Orders Atty To Explain AI Citations In Roofing Case
• Beasley Allen Fails To Overturn J&J Talc Disqualification
• Mintz Gets Patent Malpractice Suit Sent From Texas To Mass.
• Justices To Consider Taking Judge Newman Case On June 11
• Diversion Plan Ordered For Pa. Judge With 'Book of Grudges'
• DHS Pauses ICE Home Entries Under Administrative Warrants
• Pirro, Blanche Fight DQ Bid In Attempted Assassination Case
• 2nd Circ. Eyes Bail For Bribe Case Cooperator: 'Why Not?'
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• PFAS Judge Wary Of Bid To Sanction Town For 'About-Face'
• Attys Hijacked 1,000 Storm Cases In 'Shakedown,' Suit Says
• Mich. Panel Upholds $20M Verdict Despite Improper Closing
• Ala. Atty Suspended Over 'Atrocious' Bid To Cover Up AI Use
• Ga. Panel Rejects 'Disingenuous' Bid To Dodge Settlement
• Texas Bar Says Attorney Neglected Child Support Cases
• 4th Circ. Says Atty's Hospital Fraud Claims Not Med Mal
• Opioid Plaintiffs Want Sanctions Over McKinsey Deletions
• Nelson Mullins Faces $2B Suits Over Alleged Conflicts
• Md. Docs Seek $50M After DOJ's Failed Russia Case
• DOJ Hid Grand Jury Misconduct In ICE Case, Ill. Judge Says
• Discipline Upheld For Fed. Judge Who Had Sex In Chambers
• Sills Cummis, Ex-Rock Musician Manager Ink Pretrial Deal
• Justices Won't Upend Ruling Making Ga. Ethics Claims Public
• Ex-Public Defender, Ex-Boss Spar Over Bias Suit Discovery
• Tax Teams Get No Bright-Line Rule From AI Privilege Cases
• Prosecutors Seek $1.98M Forfeiture In Goldstein Case
• Survey Finds Legal Malpractice Claim Frequency Grew In 2025
• Apple Wants Justices To Review Epic Games Contempt Order
• OpenAI Ouster About Governance, Not Bad Counsel, Pros Say
• LGBCoin Buyers Say Sanctions Bid Flunks Safe Harbor Rule
• Goldstein Taps Ex-SG Prelogar Before Sentence, Likely Appeal
• 5 Podcasts To Keep IP Attys Entertained And Informed
• Baltimore Atty Not Liable For Client's Taxes, 4th Circ. Told
• BigLaw Deals Scandal Puts Boston Back On White Collar Map
• Clark Hill Exits NJ Health Noncompete Dispute After DQ Bid
• Immigration Judges' 'Anxiety' Dialed Up Amid Mass Exodus
• Justices Urged To Uphold Ethics Ruling On Ga. Candidates
• Zantac Cases To Proceed During Appeal Of Recusal Denial
• Worker Fired Over Kirk Meme Lands $485K From Fla. Agency
• Fla. Justices Reject Bolivian Lawyer's Bar Rule Challenge
• Baker Donelson Found At Fault In Miss. Timber Ponzi Suit Trial
• NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Bad AI Citation Sanction Slashed Amid 7th Circ. Guidance
• Exxon Seeks Sanctions Over 'Altered' Photo From Mass. AG
• White House Told To Obey Records Law, Not Trump's Policy
• Ex-DOJ Atty Stole Trump Classified Docs Report, Feds Say
• Hagens Berman Says Apple Smear Job Can't Stop Withdrawal
• How Anthropic's Mythos May Upend Defense Cyber Rules
• LA Judge Who Told Juror To 'Learn English' Gets Disciplined
• Atty Withdrawals Not Limited To Fee Conflicts, ABA Says
• 2 Fla. County Courts Requiring AI Disclosure In Court Filings
• Watchdog Targets Convicted Ex-Legislator's Law License
• Atlanta Law Firm Beats Attempt To Revive RE Malpractice Suit
• OpenAI Says ChatGPT Misuse Is Users' Responsibility
• Former Judge, NJ Judiciary Settle Pension Denial Fight
• Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing
• VLSI Tells Fed. Circ. To Allow Whistleblower Report After FOIA
• Quinn Emanuel Owes More Sanctions In Guardant Fight
• Colo. Co. Seeks More Boeing Discovery In NASA IP Fight
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $900M Suit Against Boies Schiller, Dentons
• Mich. Judge Orders Discovery In Ex-Public Defender Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Two-Dismissal Rule Sinks Boat Insurer's Claim
• $1.8B IRS Deal Fund 'Not Slush Fund,' Blanche Tells Senators
• Ex-Kline & Specter Atty Ordered To Pay Firm $100K
• Georgia Atty's Sixth Ethics Case Ends In Disbarment
• Pullman & Comley Beats Malpractice Claims In $16M Loan Suit
• Non-Clients Say Katten Attys' 'Double-Cross' Bars Immunity
• Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need
• Del. Judge Pushes Firms To Back Up 2nd Bid To DQ Her
• Ga. Atty Disbarred For Withholding Settlement Funds
• Brother May Pay Ex-BigLaw Atty's Legal Fees In Insider Case
• Realty Firm, Dispensary Say Other Shop Abusing RICO Claims
• Aspiring Georgia Justices Take Ethics Case To High Court
• Gibson Dunn Ex-Client Development Manager Alleges Bias
• DeMayo Says Marketers Owe Coverage In Camp Lejeune Suit
• Ad Buyers Want To Depose Nexstar CEO In Price-Fixing Case
• NY Judge Largely Halts Manhattan Immigration Courts Arrests
• Madigan Ruling May Offer High Court New Bribery Test
• Aspiring Ga. Justices Flagged For Possible Ethics Violations
• Fed. Circ. Says USPS Contractor Too Late To Counter Rival
• Compass Must Provide Info For Antitrust Defenses, MLS Says
• Fla. Hospital Patients Denied Rethink On Class Cert.
• Health Co. Wants Kirkland Off IP Case For 'Cardinal Sin'
• Half The Nation's Bar Apps Could Remove Rape Questions
• Ill. Panel Sides With AbbVie In Eye-Stent Injury Suit
• Ex-Willkie Atty Banned By SEC For Insider Trading
• Legal Assistant Says Atty Sexually Assaulted Her After Party
• Boies Schiller, Firm Partner Dropped From Fla. Fee Suit
• Del. Judge Sanctions Insurance Attys For 'Sloppy Lawyering'
• Murdaugh Sues Ex-Court Clerk Who Tried To Sway The Jury
• Pullman & Comley Pans 'Absurd' Challenge To Tax Sale
• Ex-NJ Firm Name Partner Claims Founder Forced Him Out
• Morgan & Morgan Atty Barred From Harvard Suit Over AI Error
• Food Biz Exec Drops Death Claims Amid Atty Sanctions Bid
• Attorney Lifts Veil On Jay Peak Visa Fraud Recovery Efforts
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution
• Atty Tied To Trump Pardon Headed For August Extortion Trial
• Fla. Agency Boss Hit With Sanctions In Suit Over Kirk Meme
• Artist's Atty Owes Disney $475K Sanctions In 'Moana' IP Case
• Fed. Circ. Urges Justices To Reject Newman Suspension Case
• Fed. Circ. OKs Decisions Clearing Banks In Patent Cases
• $19.2M Joint Juice Deal Ends Calif. False Ad Suit
• What Jury Holdouts Can Teach Trial Lawyers About Strategy
• ABA Section Votes To Scrap Law School DEI Standards
• Panel Fights Fla. Judge's Bid To Rethink Ethics Ruling
• Alston & Bird, Banks Sued Again Over $328M Goliath Scam
• Lender Vouches For Blank Rome In Cannabis Dispensary Suit
• MMA Law To Shutter Under Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Rosen Law Owes $286K After Failed Aviation Co. Investor Suit
• Colorado Passes Bill Banning Fee Sharing With Nonlawyers
• Texas Atty And Firm Accused Of $1M Investment Scam
• 3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid
• 8th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Horse Breeder's Malpractice Suit
• Platinum Execs, Feds Spar Amid $70M Bond Fraud Appeals
• IP Atty Gets $4.5M Over Fake Child Abuse Allegations
• Insurer Says Denver Law Firm Let $825K Deal Go To Scammer
• Insider Trading Case Shows BigLaw Associate Vetting Gaps
• Sen. Whitehouse Warns Colleagues Of Privilege 'Creep'
• Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ogletree Fights Atty's Discovery Bid For DQ Push In Bias Suit
• NYC Bar Endorses Random Audits For Law Firm Accounts
• Sills Cummis, Ex-Client Compete To Narrow Malpractice Trial
• NJ Lawmakers Slam Attacks On Judiciary At State Bar Panel
• Fla. AG Blasts State Atty Over Lenient Felony Punishments
• Time For Trial, Judge Says, Nixing DQ Appeal In Generics MDL
• Fenwick Hit With FTX Suit In DC Over $525M Losses
• Lover's Ex-Wife Fights Sinema's Request For Therapy Notes
• Calif. Judge Admonished For Disparaging Pro Se Litigants
• DOJ Goes After DC Bar, Courts For Discipline Of Ex-DOJ Atty
• Ore. Justices Urged To Reverse PacifiCorp Appeal Win
• Judge Says LegalForce Must Pay $93K After Losing TM Suit
• Judge Challenges DOJ On Trump Records Act Defiance
• 4th Circ. Says Prison Misconduct Sank Sentence Cut Bid
• Ex-Client Can Relitigate Malpractice Suit Over Workers' Comp
• Arbitrators See Global Stakes In Trump BigLaw EO Fight
• Mich. Panel Revives FOIA Suit, Finds Defense Frivolous
• Conn. PFAS Plaintiffs Deny Forum Shopping In Montana Suit
• Mass. Audit Fight Not Over As AG Is Ripped For Comments
• Apple Targets Hagens Berman 'Gamesmanship' In ICloud Suit
• Ex-NY Judge Charged With $5M Real Estate Investment Scheme
• NC Personal Injury Firm Blasts 'Baseless' Claims In DQ Bid
• Michigan Federal Judge Gets Probation For Drunken Driving
• The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind
• 11th Circ. Rejects Trump Rehearing In Clinton RICO Fight
• Texas Atty Must Pay $5M For Groping Opposing Counsel
• 6th Circ. Says Kentucky Judicial Hopefuls May Tout Ideology
• Murdaugh Murder Conviction Overturned By SC High Court
• Decades After Bombing Conviction, Forensics Don't Hold Up
• ​​​​​​​Amazon Beats Sanctions Bid Over Supplement Product Pages
• SCOTUSblog Founder Can't Delay Tax Fraud Sentencing
• Mass. AG OKs Auditor Lawsuit, Ending Constitutional Spat
• USPTO Touts Fraud Crackdown In Patent, TM Applications
• Law Student Can't Get School To Nix Kirk Comment Discipline
• Mich. Panel Backs Contempt Orders Against Disbarred Atty
• Ex-FCA Exec Must Answer GM Discovery In UAW Bribery Suit
• Ga. Atty Seeks Judge's Recusal From Discrimination Suit
• DOJ Says Pardon Atty's Ethics Case Belongs In Federal Court
• 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language
• Atty Urges Texas Justices To Restore Trade Secret Damages
• Palestinian Ex-Associate Slaps DLA Piper With Bias Claim
• Pot Co. Claims Attys Filed 'Malicious' Suit To Hide Asset Theft
• Fired Immigration Judge Says Trump Can't Skirt Bias Laws
• Pa. Law Firm, Doctors Can't Shake Uber, FedEx RICO Suit
• 'I Am The Judge,' Atty Facing Apple Sanctions Bid Told
• Law Firm Says Data Breach Claims Lack Actual Identity Theft
• Sanctions On Table In Sushi Chef's Wage Suit Against Eatery
• Chartwell Law, Ex-Firm Atty Settle Ga. Racial Bias Suit
• NYC Sanctioned For Sluggish Discovery In IVF Sex Bias Suit
• Combs Accuser's Atty Avoids Jail For Overdue AI Fine
• Trading Scheme Is A 'Wake-Up Call' For BigLaw Compliance
• NY Ethics Panel Finds US Attorney Committed Misconduct
• Ex-NJ Judge Suspended From Law Practice Over Harassment
• Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned In Tylenol MDL, Sparking Appeal
• Pa. Atty Suspended Over Marketing Of Non-Atty Mediator
• Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved
• NJ AG's Office Avoids Defense Of Prosecutor In Ethics Case
• ChatGPT Suit Points To Ups And Downs Of Pro Se AI Use
• Telecom Tower Owners Found In Contempt Over Sale Defiance
• Levin Simes Atty Sidelined For 'Outrageous' Uber Remarks
• Fed. Circ. Doubts Ability To Review Sanctions From VLSI Saga
• Disbarred Atty Can't Escape Tax Evasion Case, 2nd Circ. Says
• Texas Atty Cleared Of Claims She Misled Client
• Ex-Wachtell Lipton Atty Tied To Stolen BigLaw Info Trades
• Montana PFAS Defendants Seek 'Forum Shopping' Sanctions
• DLA Piper Accused Of 'Frivolous' Suit To Please Chipotle GC
• Prosecutor Faces Probe Into Withheld Immigration Case Info
• Vartabedian Katz Sanctioned Over Atty Privilege Violation
• Alleged Would-Be Trump Assassin Aims To DQ Pirro, Blanche
• The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents
• Ex-Holland & Knight Atty Asks For End To File Access Case
• Goliath Investors Add Companies To Alston & Bird Scam Suit
• Walgreens Loses Atty Sanctions Bid In Georgia Bias Suit
• Combs Accuser's Atty May Face Contempt Over AI Sanctions
• Montgomery McCracken Sues Lit Funder Over Unpaid Fees
• Mike Lindell's Atty Sanctioned Again For False Case Citation
• Prosecutors Oppose Move To Put Off Goldstein Sentencing
• Dispensary Owners Want Blank Rome DQed From Loan Suit
• SEC Fines Ex-BigLaw Atty For Insider Trades On Apollo Deal
• Firm Sanctioned For Misleading Merchants In Swipe-Fee Case
• Bloomberg, RPX Want Ramey's Defamation Suit Tossed
• How Litigation Funding Disclosure Could Affect ITC Cases
• 'Miscarriage Of Justice' Wipes Out $2.5M Injury Verdict
• Womble Bond Atty's 'Draconian' Penalty Gives 4th Circ. Pause
• Ex-Jackson Walker Atty Seeks Breakup With Romance Suit
• NC Judge Tosses Atty's Suit Against State Bar Panel Member
• Judge Grants Additional Deposition Time In Retaliation Suit
• Va. Judge Seeks More Info On Law Firm Wage Deal's Fees
• Financial Cos. Say Atty Can't Represent Self In Securities Suit
• Judge Cuts 13 Wire Fraud Counts From $1B Tax Shelter Case
• Toss Of Ex-Shkreli Atty's Deal May Be Error, 2nd Circ. Hints
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Google Users Say DOJ Win 'Leaves Only Damages For Trial'
• High Court Rejects Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Ruling
• ACLU Seeks Full DC Circ. Review Of CECOT Contempt Halt
• 4th Circ. Appears Unpersuaded By $22M Tax Fraud Appeal
• Feds Say 4th Circ. ICE Ruling Doesn't Help Ex-Wis. Judge
• Atty Sanctioned Over Bogus Citations In Forced Labor Case
• Fed. Circ. Backs Atty Fees In Bicycle Design Patent Case
• Conn. Lawyer Makes 3rd Bid To Rejoin Bar After $3M Scheme
• Federalism Probed In Suit Over Judge's MAGA Op-Ed Ouster
• Feds Say Stolen BigLaw Deal Info Aided Huge Trading Scheme
• Mass. Justices Push For An End To AG-Auditor Deadlock
• NJ Prosecutor Gets OK To Trim Suit Over Alleged Interference
• 'Varsity Blues' Coach 'Not Close' In New Trial Bid, Judge Says
• DOJ Atty Faces Possible Discipline Over DHS 'Lack Of Candor'
• Potato Co. Gets Defense Attys DQ'ed In Benefits Plan Suit
• Bike Trainer Co. Accuses Rival Of 'Hallucinations' In Brief
• Miner Looks To DQ Dorsey Under The 'Hot Potato' Doctrine
• NC Law Firm Can Pursue Coverage In $510K Loan Fraud Row
• Ga. Justices Sanction Asst. DA For AI Errors In Murder Case
• Bankruptcy Atty Sued By Debtor After Ch. 11 Turns To Ch. 7
• 4th Circ. Says USPTO Doesn't Have To Cough Up PTAB Docs
• SEC Lifts NY Atty's Lifetime Practice Ban
• Colo. Nonprofit Law Firm Hit With Race Bias, Retaliation Suit
• SPLC Faces Fla. Probe Over Donations Amid Fed. Indictment
• Ex-McCarter & English Atty Pushes To Keep Alive Bias Suit
• Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation
• Apple Asks High Court To Pause Epic Games App Store Order
• 2nd Circ. Raises Concern Over Challenge To NY US Atty's DQ
• Wash. Bar Task Force Spotlights Atty Mental Health Issues
• DOJ's In-House Detention Legal Aid Plan Is MIA
• Calif. Firm Accused Of Withholding Fees From Dying Partner
• AI Hallucinations Kill Montreal Arbitrator's Decision
• Lee & Hayes Wins Liability Ruling In Fee Fight With Ex-Client
• Gas Stations Bound To Visa Swipe Fee Deal, 2nd Circ. Says
• Wells Fargo, Lloyd's Beat $900B Fraud Suit Over Wire Error
• Texas Bar Says Atty, Now Judge, Took $15K But Ignored Client
• Split 7th Circ. Refuses To Revive Kohl's Consumer Arbitration
• Mass. Justices Uneasy Over Judge's Handling Of ICE Incident
• Wells Fargo, Law Firm Sued Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme Ties
• Maduro Gets June Court Date After US Relents On Atty Fees
• Lewis Brisbois Gets Ex-Paralegal's Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Military Atty Can Prosecute Minn. Civilian Despite Regulations
• Sinema Pans 'Gross Distortion' By Ex-Guard's Wife In Tryst Suit
• Vrdolyak Firm Loses Bid To End Ex-Staff's Wiretapping Claims
• Atty Seeks Docs To Back Ogletree DQ Bid In Bias Suit
• Fla. Judge Urges Rethink Of Refusal To Toss Ethics Charges
• Bondi Spurs Ethics Doubts By Using DOJ Official As Counsel
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• Don't 'Throw' Young Attys Under Bus, Judge Warns Musk Atty
• Winery's Ex-Lawyer Has No Rights To Wine Brand, Judge Says
• Insurer Sanctioned For 'Willful' Discovery Defiance
• California High Court Rejects Dunn's Bid To Nix Suspension
• Mich. Judge Faces Warrant After Crashing Into Bus, DUI Arrest
• Whistleblower Says DOJ Rushed SPLC Indictment
• Texas Panel Finds No Shield For Paralegal From Stalking Suit
• 'No Easy Task': Atty Seeks Fees For Ending Practice Limit Law
• Judge Wants DOJ Answers On Timeline Of Fulton Ballot Raid