/legalethics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Legal Ethics Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:01:51 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2361168?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2361168 A central Pennsylvania county prosecutor's office on Thursday urged a federal court to grant an early win in an ex-clerk's race discrimination suit, arguing a "single, isolated incident" in which the clerk overheard a racial slur could not be tied into her firing weeks later. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:47:14 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2361062?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2361062 The Central Bucks School District in Pennsylvania says counsel representing two female teachers awarded $165,000 in an equal pay lawsuit should not be given $2.7 million in fees, arguing that request is not proportionate to the result. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:45:41 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2361131?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2361131 McCarter & English LLP argued a veterans' rights law does not apply in a former attorney's anti-veteran discrimination suit against the firm, while the attorney fought to preserve his claims relating to the law, according to briefs they filed in New Jersey state court Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:24:52 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2361035?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2361035 New Jersey is seeking a protective order to halt an ex-workers' compensation judge's "harassing" inquiries in her suit over her removal, telling a state court that her conduct over the past month raises serious concerns about the security of the individuals she is targeting. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:21:15 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2361000?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2361000 A law firm has accused a New Jersey lawyer who is suing it in a complex fee dispute of filing a vexatious complaint designed to chill its legal work and gain an advantage in separate ongoing cases. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:17:28 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2361076?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2361076 A Minnesota freight broker claims it had to settle a personal injury lawsuit with one of its employees following a crash for more than $3 million because the Lone Star State lawyer hired to defend the case allegedly failed to file motions and made misrepresentations to the court and the company. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:07:03 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360964?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360964 A Pennsylvania state judge accused of misusing COVID-19 unemployment relief money to pay his law firm's staff has lost a bid to shake the criminal charges he's facing, as a federal judge rejected the state judge's argument that prosecutors withheld his ex-workers' employment records that he sought to determine their credibility. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:48:17 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360927?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360927 A Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge is accusing the state's judicial ethics board of showing "animus" toward him with its investigation of his moonlighting at his wife's cheesesteak restaurant, saying he did not tout his judgeship to promote the business or bring disrepute upon the bench. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:34:12 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360667 Massachusetts courts should be busy through the second half of 2025, with litigation against the Trump administration playing a starring role at both the state and federal level. Here are some of the key cases and issues that attorneys are monitoring. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:25:27 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360976?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360976 A Chicago attorney and his business partner are accused of defrauding Oregon-based cannabis company Nectar in a federal lawsuit that claims they promised to secure an Illinois license for the company but instead walked away with hundreds of thousands of dollars. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:30:57 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360760?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360760 Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to remain free on bond while he appeals his wire fraud conviction, saying he's not a flight risk or danger to the community and there are several issues on appeal that could result in reversal or resentencing. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:41:27 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2360689?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2360689 After the acting director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last month undid her predecessor's decision canceling all the claims of five Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics LLC patents as a sanction for misconduct, the company dropped its appeal in the case Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:15:43 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2359752?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2359752 As the Federal Trade Commission insisted Wednesday that Amazon should be punished with a bad faith finding for mislabeling documents as privileged in a case over the company's Prime subscription practices, a Washington federal judge questioned why the agency wasn't "made whole" when the court granted its sanctions bid. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:53:47 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2359798?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2359798 The judge overseeing the FTC's antitrust enforcement action against farm machinery maker Deere & Co. has penned a light-hearted order calling out another judge and asking equipment manufacturers to stop calling his staff to ask for advice. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:27:14 +0000 /legalethics/articles/2359548?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /legalethics/articles/2359548 A Tennessee federal judge has sanctioned a group of building manufacturing employees and ordered them to pay their former employers' attorney fees, finding they'd intentionally withheld and spoiled evidence during discovery.