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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • June 11, 2026

    Quinn Emanuel Settles International Oil Feud With Ex-Client

    Quinn Emanuel and a Mexican oil company told a Miami federal court they have reached a settlement in a bitter dispute stemming from the firm's representation of the company amid a New York bankruptcy, resolving claims in U.S., Mexican and Singaporean courts.

  • June 11, 2026

    Firm Fights Insurer's Bid to Ax Subpoena In Malpractice Row

    A law firm on Wednesday pushed back on a Canadian insurance company's bid to quash a subpoena issued in a policyholder's negligence suit in New Jersey state court against a trio of American firms.

  • June 10, 2026

    Restaurant's Attys Sanctioned After Sushi Chef's Deposition

    A Connecticut restaurant's attorneys must pay $7,000 to a sushi chef's attorneys after bringing the chef's ex-manager onscreen during a remote deposition in a wage lawsuit, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying sanctions are warranted for conduct that can reasonably be interpreted as an intimidation tactic.

  • June 10, 2026

    Conviction Gets Toshiba Malicious Prosecution Suit Tossed

    A California federal judge permanently dismissed a former printer toner salesman's lawsuit accusing Toshiba of manufacturing a criminal case against him and others to maintain an illegal monopoly, ruling Tuesday that the antitrust claims are time-barred and the malicious prosecution allegations are undone because the salesman was initially convicted.

  • June 10, 2026

    Trump Loses Bid To DQ Judge In BBC Defamation Suit

    A Florida federal magistrate judge on Wednesday denied President Donald Trump's request that she recuse herself from overseeing discovery in his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC, ruling he waived his right to ask for recusal by waiting over five months to do so.

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