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Legal Ethics - June, 2026

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• Pot Co. Fights To Keep Defamation Claims Against Atty Alive
• Claims Full Of 'Fog' Cloud Pa. Nurse's Racial Bias Suit
• Morgan & Morgan Wins Bid To Arbitrate Ga. Malpractice Suit
• McCarter Atty Says He Didn't Know NY Law Before $20M Deals
• NJ Assembly Passes Litigation Funding Disclosure Bill
• Law Firm Permitted $63M Cannabis Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says
• Ex-Morgan Lewis Atty Not Restored Over 'Dishonest Conduct'
• Ohio Accounting Firm Escapes Holtec's Fraud Claims
• Ga. Justices Refuse To Take Up Drew Eckl's Arbitration Fight
• Eletson Ex-Owners Ordered To Pay $296K In Fraud-Tainted Feud
• Uber, FedEx Slam Pa. Law Firm Counterclaims In RICO Suit
• NC City Beats Ex-Paralegal's Besmirched Reputation Suit
• Ex-Name Partner Drops Suit Over 'Toxic' Workplace At NJ Firm
• 2 Ex-Clifford Chance Attys Say Firm Wants To Claw Back $6M
• Rhodium Seeks Sanctions Over Ch. 11 Patent Claim
• 6th Circ. Says Insurers Needn't Cover Malpractice Suit
• Apple Gets High Court Review Of Epic Case Sanctions
• Power To The Paralegals: Burnout As A Structural Problem
• Calif. Firm Can't Arbitrate Ex-Clients' Sex-Abuse Deal Claims
• Ore. Top Court Takes PacifiCorp Case As Judge Won't Recuse
• McCarter & English Missed Key Docs In $20M Loans, Court Told
• $100M RICO Suit Is 'Classic' Sanctionable Activity, Attys Say
• High Court Blocks Roy Moore's Bid To Preserve $8.2M Win
• Judge Limits Vegas Trip For BigLaw Insider Trading Defendant
• Lawyers, Funder In Hot Seat Over Nixed $15B Malaysia Award
• Former NJ AG Pushes To End Suit Over Tossed RICO Case
• Fish & Richardson Faces DQ Bid In Texas Patent Suit
• Justice Jackson Tops High Court Book Earnings In 2025
• Ex-Pa. AG, Trump Defense Firm Want Malpractice Claims Axed
• Embattled Ga. Judge Faces Growing Wave Of Recusal Motions
• Tax Attys Cite Justices' Venue Ruling In Seeking 4th Circ. Redo
• DC Ethics Counsel Conflicted In Ethics Case, DOJ Atty Says
• Texas Supreme Court Weighs New Rules To Tackle AI Misuse
• Fed. Circ. Says Vet's Atty Can't Get Fees Over New Hip Claim
• Law Firm Must Face Lowenstein Sandler's Malpractice Suit
• Ill. Law Firm MSO Bill Clashes With Court Power, Ethics Rules
• Fla. Justices Want Judge To Be Fined Over Political Donations
• High Court Rejects Dershowitz's Appeal To Revive CNN Suit
• Supreme Court Shuts Down 4 Patent Cases
• NY Court Faults 'Woebegone' $71M Tupi Award Challenge
• 'Millennial VC' Says Atty Failure Warrants New Fraud Trial
• Elite Schools Must Face Aid-Fixing Trial First, Appeal Later
• PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades
• Wash. County Judge Admonished For Post-Recusal Orders
• Texas Justices Revive Fraud Suit Over Criminal Defense Fees
• Messner Reeves Says $8.3M Fraud Suit Repeats Utah Case
• Supreme Court Pauses Fine In Journalist's Appeal
• King & Spalding Insists On Fraud Suit Pause Amid 'Conflicts'
• Homebuilder Says Colo. Atty Took Its Info To Adversary Firm
• NY Appeals Court Grants Hearing In Speedy Trial Fight
• 5 ERISA Cases To Keep An Eye On In The Second Half Of 2026
• Judge Junks Counterclaims In Suit Over Ex-Eagle's Injury Win
• Scientologists Want 'Ignored' Boies Schiller AI Errors Review
• Ex-Yale Student Can't Sue Amici For 'Rapist' Claim, Court Says
• Judge Stays Jackson Walker RICO Suit Over Sorrento Ch. 11
• Insurer Says NJ Atty Sank Coverage By Not Cooperating
• Firm Beats DQ Bid Over Deposition In Housing Authority Suit
• Discovery Dispute Mounts In Boeing Moon Exploration IP Suit
• State Courts Must Be Gatekeepers Of Expert Testimony
• Ábrego García Can't Force Costa Rica Removal, DOJ Says
• Quinn Emanuel Says 3M Fee Proposal Undervalues Its Work
• Moshing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Colo. Judge Tosses Fired Public Defender's Speech Claim
• Attys Urged To Challenge Clients Who Demand AI Research
• 3rd Circ. Vexed By Diabetic Worker's Atty, AI Issues
• Pittsburgh Atty Suspended For Ditching Clients Mid-Case
• Lack Of Evidence Sinks Insurance Fraud Case, Atty Says
• Del. Shields Kroger Lawyers' Brainstorming In Albertsons Suit
• Ethical Wall Can't Cure Quinn Emanuel's Conflict, Judge Told
• Atty DQ Over Inadvertent Doc Disclosure Overturned
• Eric Adams' Ex-Chief Of Staff Charged In Bribery Scheme
• Atty Says Keches Reneged On Fee With 'Bad Faith' Excuse
• 11th Circ. Urged To Toss Convictions In $1.4B Hospital Fraud
• Booker, Cassidy Press DOJ On Trump Immunity Deal
• Why Highly Specialized Experts May Risk Exclusion At Trial
• FTX Exec's Wife Gets Trial Date In Campaign Finance Case
• Conn. Justices Threaten Sanctions For AI Errors
• DOJ Shifts Raise Ethics Questions For White Collar Defense
• How 3 Courts Are Approaching AI Adoption
• Texas Judge Tosses Buzbee Firm's Jay-Z Conspiracy Suits
• FTC Tells 4th Circ. Court Got It Wrong In J&J Stelara Case
• Fla. Judge Won't Toss Suit Over $300M Guyana Fuel Deal
• Judicial Noms Still Say Biden Won In 2020 — Technically
• Judge Who Denied Goldstein Retrial Says It Wasn't Close Case
• NY Rule Rewrite Drops 30-Day Pause For Atty Soliciting
• Mich. Appeals Court Backs Detroit In Ex-Officer's Bias Suit
• Ill. Feds Drop More Charges For Grand Jury 'Irregularities'
• Connecticut Courts Require Verification Of AI Output In Filings
• Drawing A Line Between Settlement Pressure And Extortion
• High Court Tosses Rastafarian's Haircut Suit
• Blanche, Pirro Can't Be DQ'd From Trump DC Shooting Case
• Sorrento RICO Case Naming Jackson Walker Gets Axed
• Ex-NJ Judge's Femininity Bias Fight Ends After Settlement
• Attorney Reprimanded In $256M Defamation Case
• NJ Prosecutor Improperly Shared Meeting Video, Cop Says
• NJ Firm Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' On Pelvic Mesh Fees
• Fla. Panel Revives Malpractice Suit Over Sex Offender Error
• Fla. Court Vacates US Rep.'s Contempt For Flipping The Bird
• Justices Seek Input On NJ State Bar Diversity Challenge
• Feds Face Sanctions Over Robbery Case At Odds With Video
• Tort Suit Marketing Co. Says It Must Keep Firm's $9M Payment
• 'Mortified' Atty Takes Blame For Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight
• Convicted Atty's Federal Bar Future Hinges On State Review
• Another Defendant Claims Ill. AUSA Prejudiced Grand Jury
• Ford Says 'Lemon Law' Firm Faked Bills Using Overseas Staff
• FTC, Amazon Must Answer Attorney-Client Privilege Questions
• Israeli Atty Gets 15 Months For Role In Ponzi Scheme
• Mich. Panel Sanctions Atty Over AI-Hallucinated Cases
• Wire Fraud Ruling May Upend White Collar Enforcement
• NY High Court Upholds Mandatory Judge Retirement Age
• Ex-Court Clerk Wants Murdaugh Jury-Tampering Suit Dismissed
• Founding An Autism Academy Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Ga. Ethics Panel Fights Ex-Candidates' Bid To Nix Statement
• Judiciary Cites AI Deepfakes In Opposing Courtroom Cameras
• Eve Legal Accused By AI.Law Of Infringing AI Drafting Tech
• Broadview Immigration Activists Seek DOJ Misconduct Probe
• FTX Exec's Wife Must Face Campaign Finance Charges
• NY Judge Rejects Permanent Ban In Eletson Award Feud
• Maya Kowalski Sues Ex-Atty Over Fees, Funding Loan
• ADT Says Worker Can't 'Veto' Ogletree In Pregnancy Bias Suit
• No Discipline For DOJ Atty's 'Lapse Of Judgment' In ICE Case
• Sanctioned IP Atty Tells Fed. Circ. 'Integrity' On The Line
• Google, Apple Call CEO Depo Bids 'Harassment' At 9th Circ.
• Seward & Kissel Accused Of 'Sham' Privilege Claim In NJ Suit
• Rule Of Law Requires Gov't Engagement With Bar, Not Retreat
• Ex-Girardi Atty Hid Firm's Diversion Of Funds, State Bar Says
• Oral Arguments In Comey, James Appeal Set For September
• Roy Moore Seeks High Court Stay In PAC Defamation Fight
• 2nd Circ. Won't Let Man Reverse Tax Plea Over Bad Advice
• Consumers Call Google Search Damages 'Palpably Obvious'
• Georgia Atty Disbarred For Terror Threats, Intimidating Judge
• Judge Won't Nix Minor's Guardian In Ethiopia Crash Suit
• SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein Denied Acquittal Or Retrial
• Ex-Judge Loses Bid To Undo ICE Obstruction Conviction
• Ga. Judge Steps Away From DOJ Voter Case After Ethics Flap
• The Paradoxical Duty To Adopt AI When You Can't Bill For It
• Newman's Appeal Loss Shows Limits On Suspension Reviews
• CareFirst Says Intent Standard Was Misread In Stelara Case
• Attorney Gets Over A Year For $1.5M Tax Evasion
• Alito Says Justices Should've Revived Ala. Capital Conviction
• FBI Misplaced Nadine Menendez's Jewelry, Judge Told
• NJ Panel Says Judge Should Be Removed For Berating Teens
• Ala. Judge Shopping Case Dismissed, But Docs Sealed For Year
• Carlton Fields Pushes To Be Involved In Miss America Hearing
• Hagens Berman Must Cover Fees After Misconduct Findings
• Firm Faces DQ Bid Over Atty's Housing Authority Deposition
• Stinson Accused Of Failing To Pay Fees On Indian Patent
• Laffey Bucci Suit Against Former Partner Sent To Arbitration
• High Court Won't Revive Carter Page FBI Spying Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Law Firm Can't Revive Social Media Defamation Suit In NJ
• Texas Judge Sanctioned Over Court YouTube Misuse
• Ex-SEC Atty Reprimanded Over Misstatements In Crypto Case
• Justices Turn Down Judge Newman's Suspension Case
• 'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.
• Split DC Circ. Backs Venezuela's $108M Arbitration Order
• Texas Judge Reprimanded For Jailing Jurors Amid Feud
• PTAB Again Invalidates Centripetal Patent In Cisco Case
• Ill. Judge Decries Grand Jury 'Turmoil,' Tosses Fraud Charges
• 9th Circ. Tells Serial Litigant App Developer No More
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Tax Plea Advice Misled Man On Deportation
• 'Demonstrably Untrue' Claim Ends Google Teen‑Harm Fee Bid
• Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook
• Fla. Judge Accused Of Endorsing Violence From The Bench
• Atty Faces Sanctions Over Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight
• NJ Justices Take Up Atty's Defamation Suit Against GOP
• Texas Court Urged To Keep Judge Romance Suit Alive
• 3 Things To Know As Judge Stares Down Impeachment Push
• Board Wants 6-Month Suspension For Ex-DC Prosecutor
• No Amici In Comey Seashell Threat Case, Judge Says
• Texas Justices Say Pro Se Attys Can Contact Opposing Party
• Families Appeal Loss Against Lockheed Martin To 11th Circ.
• NY Sex Criminal Can Fight Atty's Use Of Ex-Boyfriend As Expert
• Mich. Judge Denies Law Firm's Bid To Toss Data Breach Suit
• Mich. Judge Bullied Staff, Disciplinary Adjudicator Finds
• Immigration Firm Says Attys Fraudulently Poached Clients
• Miss America CEO Wants Ex-Atty Barred From Court
• Ex-Trump Atty Chesebro Gets Fla. Law License Back
• NJ Prosecutor's Suit Called A Bid To 'Weaponize' Court
• 7th Circ. Rejects Firms' Bid For More Flea Collar MDL Fees
• Firm Says Assistant Stole, Passed On Client Communications
• Quinn Emanuel Settles International Oil Feud With Ex-Client
• Widow Sues Podhurst Orseck Over $4M 737 Max Settlement
• Firm Fights Insurer's Bid to Ax Subpoena In Malpractice Row
• Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Morgan & Morgan Atty Again Blocked From Harvard Suit
• Restaurant's Attys Sanctioned After Sushi Chef's Deposition
• 'Anti-ICE Vigilantes': DOJ Says Law Clerks Aided Noncitzens
• Camp Mystic Fights Sanctions Over 'Burn In Hell' Atty Remark
• Conviction Gets Toshiba Malicious Prosecution Suit Tossed
• Trump Loses Bid To DQ Judge In BBC Defamation Suit
• Judge Cuts IP Suit, Sees Error In Defendant's AI-Assisted Brief
• Transcripts Show Missteps, Tension In ICE Protest Grand Jury
• Florida Appeals Court Revives Asset Probe Of Law Firm
• Ga. Federal Judge Faces 2nd Set Of Impeachment Articles
• Debt Co. Says Conn. Can't 'Second Guess' Law Firm Work
• Unions Rally As 5 Shops Approach Contract Deadline
• Pa. Atty Suspended For Trust Account Use As 'Clearinghouse'
• 2nd Circuit Rejects Nadine Menendez's Bail Bid During Appeal
• Fox Rothschild Sued Over Data Breach Tied To Ransom Group
• Atty Looks For Early Win In Defamation Row With Pot Co.
• 5 Firms Barred From Handling NFL Parkinson's Claims
• Philly Violated Cornerstone Of Bankruptcy Law, 3rd Circ. Says
• Insurer Says Swift Currie Crash Case Mishandling Cost It $11M
• DOJ Pushes For Dismissal Of NJ Mayor's False Arrest Suit
• Pa. Law Firm Calls Uber and FedEx's RICO Suit A 'Sham'
• Trump Blames Sealing Order For Missed Deadline In BBC Suit
• Apollo SLC Opposes Bid To Oust Judge In $570M Payout Suit
• Next ABA International Ethics Chair Looks To Year Ahead
• Attys, Broker Lose 4th Circ. Bid To Toss Tax Convictions
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Nadine Menendez's Args At Bail Hearing
• The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
• All Attys In Miss. Suit DQd For Back-To-Back-To-Back AI Flubs
• Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street
• Trump Attys Ordered To Explain Missed Deadline In $10B Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge Faces Inquiry, Charges After Idaho Altercation
• Judge Awards $2.2M In Sanctions In $500M Miss America Spat
• Law Student's Kirk Comment Discipline Stays During Appeal
• NY AG Alleges 'Sham' Arbitration Co. 'In Cahoots' With Lender
• Todd Blanche Officially Nominated To Be AG
• Shoals Solar Patent Dispute Kept Alive By NC Court
• Ex-Judge Says DarrowEverett Atty Cut Secret Deal For Estate
• SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein's Sentencing Delayed To July
• 100+ Ex-Prosecutors Question Chicago US Atty's Leadership
• Baker Donelson Owes $2.8M After Ponzi Trial, Court Told
• DOJ Says Maurene Comey's Firing Was Constitutional
• Georgia Justices To Hear Atty's Claim Of Shady Solicitation
• King & Spalding May Be Sanctioned In $300M Fraud Lawsuit
• DC Disciplinary Counsel Enlists Nonprofit In DOJ Fight
• Conn. ​​​​​​​Prosecutor Admits To Snooping On Romantic Rival
• Colorado Gov. Signs Bill Banning Fee Sharing With Non-Attys
• Suspended Ex-PD Expected To Return To Court With DA Office
• Okla. Firm Urges Dismissal Of EDNY Misclassification Suit
• NJ Senators Advance Litigation Funding Disclosure Bill
• Congress Must Bolster Wrongful Conviction Framework
• Another Lawmaker Joins Impeachment Push For Ga. Judge
• Fed. Circ. Unsure Where State 'Bad Faith' Patent Cases Belong
• Epic Fights Apple's Bid For High Court Sanctions Review
• DLA Piper Urges 2nd Circ. To End 'Vexatious' Malpractice Suit
• ​​​​​​​Judge Seeks Discipline For DOJ Trans Care Subpoena Tactics
• 5th Circ. Backs Texas Cop In Mistaken-Identity Shooting Suit
• The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland
• Leon Black Seeks $1.6M In Fees After Wigdor Sanction
• Montgomery McCracken Wants Out Of Rider's Malpractice Suit
• GrayRobinson Data Breach Suits Get Consolidated
• Gibson Dunn Wants Ex-Worker's Bias Suit Sent To Arbitration
• ICE Atty's Bid To Ax Contempt Order Is 'Absurd,' Amicus Says
• Trump Era Worse Than McCarthy For Speech, Law Dean Says
• Deepfake Mocks Judge Spearheading Judiciary Deepfake Rule
• Swipe-Fee Class Opposes Rethink For Sanctioned Injury Firm
• Calif. Bar Accuses More Attys In Unlicensed Practice Scheme
• Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Face New Bribery Charges After Mistrial
• Georgia Fed. Judge Facing Impeachment Threat, New DQ Bid
• Baker Donelson Seeks 'No Recovery' Ruling In Ponzi Fallout
• Goldstein Seeks Sentencing Delay, Citing New Tax Claims
• DOJ Attys Launch Disability Suit Over Telework Revocation
• Blanche's AG Bid Could Face Rocky Path In Senate
• 'Kentucky Hammer' Tries To Control Attys, PI Market, Suit Says
• Blank Rome Awarded Trimmed Fee In Malicious Litigation Suit
• Panel Unsure Fraud Suit Against Conn. Atty Was Late
• Atlantic City Mayor Sues County Prosecutor After Acquittal
• NY AG Must Preserve Cohen Docs In Trump's Civil Fraud Case
• Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• IOLTA Problems Topped Ethics Issues For Conn. Attys In 2025
• SPLC Slams Feds For Leaking Superseding Indictment Draft
• Brooklyn Party Boss Says Client Impersonated Him In Filings
• Blank Rome Beats DQ Bid In Cannabis Dispensary Loan Fight
• 9th Circ. Suspends 2 Attys For 6 Months Over AI Hallucinations
• DHS' Mullin Tells Sens. Ábrego García Can Go To Costa Rica
• Colo. Firm Accused Of Giving Bad Immigration Filing Advice
• Tech Industry Groups Back Apple High Court Bid In Epic Case
• Lin Wood Pushes To Erase $11M Trial Win For Ex-Partners
• 'Read The Cases': Conn. Judge Offers AI Advice To Attys
• NJ Says Most Of $3B PFAS Deal Objector Issues Are Resolved
• Atty Can't Shake $120M Verdict In RICO, Defamation Dispute
• Pillsbury Hit With Suit Over Alleged $145M Loan Fraud
• 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan
• Goldstein Cites Addiction To Avoid Time, DOJ Seeks 8 Years
• BigLaw Insider Trading Defendants Have Big-Name Legal Help
• Ex-Judge Says 4th Circ. Ruling Undercuts Obstruction Charge
• Graham Pushes Federal Tort Path After DOJ Drops $1.8B Fund
• Mass. Lawyer Admits To $5M Client Fund Theft
• 6th Circ. Probes $450K Award In Farmworker Trafficking Case
• Police Say Man Who Served As ALJ Cut Wife With Butter Knife
• Tenn. Firm Gets AI Sanctions In Suit Against Baker Donelson
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Tardiness Contempt Against Atty
• Chicago US Atty Report Denies Grand Jury Misconduct Claim
• Ex-Wash. Immigration Atty Rebuffs Bar's Misconduct Claims
• Judge Surprised By Second Phone In Abortion Pill Spike Row
• Panel Unsure Lowenstein Missed Deadline In Pot Biz Fee Row
• Brooklyn Party Boss Seddio Faces Sanctions In $2M 'Theft'
• AI Software Contracts Need Careful Review, Attys Are Warned
• NC Dem Lawmakers Introduce Gov't Transparency Bills
• Ex-McDermott, Venable Attys Sued Over Estate's $40M Tax Bill
• 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them
• DOJ Won't Move Forward With $1.8B Fund, Blanche Confirms
• Ill. Judge's Suit Over MAGA Ouster Paused, But Not Tossed
• Fox Rothschild Atty Censured Over $2.7M In Unapproved Fees
• BigLaw Could Tap PE Money For Advantage In Talent Wars
• Onetime Trump Defense Firm Beats Pa. Legal Malpractice Suit
• Worker Can't Force Ogletree Off ADT Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Ga. Law Firm Says Wells Fargo Has Info On $1.3M Wire Fraud
• 7th Circ. Fines Deported Migrant's Atty For ChatGPT Misuse
• 11th Circ. May Lower Bar For Getting ERISA Claims To Court
• Mich. Firm Says Insurer Can't Avoid Bad Faith Counterclaim
• Students Win Class Status In Elite College Aid-Fixing Suit
• Fed. Circ. Debates Line Between Extortion And Settlement
• Judge Wary Of Firms' Bids To Toss Jay-Z Conspiracy Suits
• Jan. 6 Participants Sue Feds For 'Vindictive' Prosecutions
• Ill. Passes Bill To Restrict Outside Investment In Legal Sector
• Plaintiffs' Counsel In Tylenol MDL Agree To $50K Donation
• Mich. Judges Seek Sanctions Over Ex-Defender's Discovery
• Ramey Takes Fight Against $162K Fee To Supreme Court
• $226K Atty Fund Seizure Stands On Shaky Ground, Panel Told
• DOJ Will Obey Order Freezing $1.8B 'Slush Fund'
• DOJ Seeks Judge's Recusal Over Attending Political Event
• Insurer Wants Law Firm's Subpoena Nixed In Malpractice Suit
• Mich. Panel Backs Conversion Ruling Against Disbarred Atty
• 1st Circ. Says BIA Botched Reopening Bid Over Late Brief
• Suspended Fla. Lawyer's Bankruptcy Case Thrown Out
• As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags
• Fla. Judge Again Loses Bid To Dismiss Ethics Charges
• Okla. Firm Wants Malpractice Suit Over $92M Verdict Tossed