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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • July 10, 2026

    Intuit Hid True Status Of TurboTax Business, Investor Alleges

    Intuit touted a "momentum" across its businesses while hiding that its TurboTax business was, in reality, poorly performing, an investor alleged in a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court that also accuses the financial software company's CEO of fraudulently enriching himself by more than $36 million.

  • July 10, 2026

    1st Circ. Sinks Child Porn Evidence Found On Wrong Phone

    The First Circuit has upheld a lower court's ruling to suppress child pornography evidence found on a Puerto Rico man's iPhone, saying federal agents could not rely on the good faith exception after knowingly searching a device not specified in their warrant.

  • July 10, 2026

    MTA Says Top Atty's Exit Was Planned, Not Forced Over Costs

    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's general counsel for the past 4½ years is poised to leave at the end of the month, the New York agency confirmed Friday, but emphasized her departure was planned and not the result of a news article alleging the MTA's legal costs surged under her tenure.

  • July 10, 2026

    Mich. Judge Axes Atty's Suit Over Discovery Violations

    An attorney who sued her former mentor and two former law firms alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and employment discrimination had her lawsuit dismissed Friday after a Michigan federal judge found that she repeatedly violated discovery rules, ignored court orders and failed to correct the deficiencies despite multiple opportunities.

  • July 10, 2026

    L'Oreal's Baby Products Same As Standard Version, Suit Says

    L'Oréal uses baby imagery and pediatric dermatologist references on certain CeraVe eczema and healing ointment products to mislead customers into believing that they're specifically formulated for infants, despite containing ingredients identical to cheaper versions of the same standard products, alleges a proposed class action filed Thursday in California federal court. 

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