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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • September 28, 2026

    Alito Makes Last-Minute Recusal From Colo. Climate Case

    Justice Samuel Alito on Monday recused himself from the city and county of Boulder, Colorado's climate change tort lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy, just a week before the case is set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • September 28, 2026

    Netflix Gets Atty Fees From Ramey For 'Bad Faith' Conduct

    A California federal judge Monday refused to let intellectual property attorney Bill Ramey off the hook for paying Netflix's attorney fees, attributing nearly $1.4 million to the Houston-based attorney's misconduct, including the concealment of the fact that his client didn't own a patent they accused Netflix of infringing.

  • September 28, 2026

    WordPress Parent Ducks Extortion But Not Antitrust Claims

    A California federal judge issued a mixed ruling last week in the two-way fight between WordPress parent Automattic and web hosting company WPEngine, dismissing digital extortion claims against Automattic while preserving WPEngine's antitrust allegations, and preserving Automattic counterclaims of trademark infringement but dismissing false advertising accusations.

  • September 28, 2026

    Law Firm Seeks Exit From Carbon Capture Ponzi Suit

    A group of investors failed to show how a law firm and a securities attorney who gave legal assistance to the perpetrators of a carbon capture Ponzi scheme knew the fraudsters were breaking the law, the firm and the attorney have told a Texas federal court.

  • September 28, 2026

    Katerra Inks Deal Clawing Back $560K In Jackson Walker Fees

    The administrator for construction startup Katerra Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan has told a Texas bankruptcy court he reached a $560,000 settlement with Jackson Walker LLP over the fees the firm was awarded in the case by a bankruptcy judge who was dating a Jackson Walker partner.

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