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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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April 06, 2026
Judge Won't Alter $631K SEC Penalty Against Atty
A Connecticut attorney found liable for violating securities laws as a part of an alleged sham merger agreement can't get his $631,000 penalty modified after a Boston federal judge rejected the attorney's argument that the penalty sum reflects an unjust "double-count[ing]" error.
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April 06, 2026
Morgan Lewis Beats DQ Bid In Meta Smart Glasses IP Suit
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP can remain Oakley Inc.'s counsel in Solos Technology Ltd.'s lawsuit accusing the eyewear brand and Meta Platforms of infringing smart eyewear patents, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Monday, saying the firm's 2019 representation of a corporation Solos spun out from didn't warrant its disqualification.
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April 06, 2026
3rd Circ. Backs Sentence Enhancement In $2M COVID Fraud
A man who was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for defrauding pandemic-era safety-net programs of more than $2 million cannot challenge his sentence, a Third Circuit panel has ruled, finding he was a ringleader and thus qualified for a sentencing enhancement.
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April 06, 2026
Colo. Justices OK Copied Claims If Lawyers Check Facts
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that copying allegations from other litigation isn't alone a violation of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, so long as attorneys conduct a "sufficient investigation" into the allegations prior to filing a complaint.
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April 06, 2026
Ex-Microsoft Lawyer Says Judge Can DQ Ogletree
A former Microsoft attorney suing the company for pregnancy discrimination called on a Washington federal judge to reject the company's dismissal bid, and doubled down on her efforts to have its Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC lawyers disqualified.
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