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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • September 18, 2026

    Maurene Comey Says DOJ's Firing Justification Is Off Base

    Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey on Friday urged a Manhattan federal judge to find the Trump administration unlawfully fired her due to its dislike of her father, former FBI director James Comey, saying there's no support for the claim that an AUSA can be terminated without cause.

  • September 18, 2026

    Texas Oil Exec Asks 5th Circ. To Ax 'Lopsided' $210M Verdict

    Exxon-acquired company InterOil's founder has urged the Fifth Circuit to reverse his $210 million loss in a lengthy Texas battle with a Swiss financier, arguing it resulted from a "lopsided" trial with sleeping and distracted jurors and a "cascading series of prejudicial errors" that wrongly allowed his ex-lawyer to testify.

  • September 18, 2026

    Ex-Animal Rescue Dir. Owes $975K In TM Feud, Judge Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has awarded animal shelter and rescue Last Chance Ranch a $975,000 judgment against its former director, saying the cyberpiracy and trademark infringement merited damages and attorney fees.

  • September 18, 2026

    Fla. Firm Looks To Dodge Bank's DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Suit

    Florida-based Trenam Law fought Friday against a disqualification bid in a trade secrets case over residential solar lending technology, arguing that its prior representation of defendant Climate First Bank ended two years ago and was limited to handling a few real estate deals.

  • September 18, 2026

    Patent Atty Can't Stop His USPTO Discipline Case

    An Ohio federal court rejected a patent attorney's suit looking to stop U.S. Patent and Trademark Office disciplinary proceedings against him, saying Friday that he misread a "plain, unambiguous and easily understood" statute in making his failed constitutional challenge.

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