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Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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February 03, 2026
NJ Justices Wary Witness Hiring Defendant's Atty Is A Conflict
Justices on New Jersey's supreme court appeared skeptical on Tuesday of a claim from a man convicted of murder that his trial counsel was ineffective because his girlfriend, who was a witness for the state and the victim's cousin, hired and paid for his attorney.
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February 03, 2026
4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief
A Kansas federal judge has issued sanctions against a group of lawyers representing a technology company in a patent dispute and has referred one attorney for disciplinary action over case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT appearing in a legal brief.
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February 03, 2026
Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink $162K Fee Award In Ramey Case
The Federal Circuit will not reconsider its earlier ruling upholding a $162,000 fee award against a patent owner represented by attorney William Ramey III and his firm, Ramey LLP, after a district court found Ramey had brought a "weak" patent suit against television maker Vizio.
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February 03, 2026
Pa. Juror's Lie Wins Ex-Trooper New Vehicular Homicide Trial
Because a jury foreman lied and said he was childless, an off-duty Pennsylvania state trooper sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for crashing into and killing a mother of three will have a new trial, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled in a reversal.
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February 02, 2026
Businessman Fights Sanctions In $500M Miss America Feud
Attorneys for a Florida businessman locked in a $500 million dispute over the ownership of the Miss America pageant urged a federal judge Monday not to sanction their client for filing allegedly false documents, arguing they withdrew the documents once they were notified of questions about their authenticity.
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- LITIGATION
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- Misconduct claims against attorneys and judges
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