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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • July 20, 2026

    Google Data Sharing With Temu Violates DOJ Rule, Suit Says

    Google shares internet users' sensitive information with Chinese e-commerce giant Temu and a technology firm the Pentagon calls a "Chinese military company," violating a U.S. Department of Justice rule preventing the bulk transmission of data to "countries of concern," according to a proposed class action in California federal court.

  • July 20, 2026

    Panel Revives Malpractice Suit Against Criminal Defense Atty

    A Washington state appellate panel Monday revived legal malpractice claims against a public defense attorney who failed to correct an erroneous sentencing document that placed his client on supervised probation, when a plea deal instead called for unsupervised probation.

  • July 20, 2026

    Investors Seek $1.34M Judgment Against Cannabis Venture

    An investment company is looking to secure a $1.34 million default judgment against the cannabis venture that previously sued it for $40 million, according to a notice filed by the investor that said the cannabis entity's suit was tossed.

  • July 20, 2026

    Scientist Seeks To Enforce Journalist's 2024 Contempt Order

    Yanping Chen, a scientist who accused an FBI agent of leaking her confidential immigration records to former Fox News correspondent Catherine Herridge, is asking a D.C. federal judge to finally enforce a yearsold contempt order against Herridge now that the appeals process has run its course.

  • July 20, 2026

    Amazon Says Atty's Defense In TM Suit Still Baseless

    Amazon has asked a Washington federal judge to reject a renewed motion to dismiss from a California attorney being sued for alleged participation in a trademark fraud scheme, claiming she was rehashing arguments from her prior motion, which the company said was riddled with artificial intelligence-generated hallucinations.

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