"This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale"
This direct monetization of prior government service is beyond the pale. It is also a violation of Rule 1.11(c) of Pennsylvania's Rules of Professional Conduct. The Rule violation undermines the integrity of the proceedings, including an upcoming complex bellwether trial that will have a ripple effect in other multi-district litigation.
- ▪This direct monetization of prior government service is beyond the pale.
- ▪It is also a violation of Rule 1.11(c) of Pennsylvania's Rules of Professional Conduct.
- ▪The Rule violation undermines the integrity of the proceedings, including an upcoming complex bellwether trial that will have a ripple effect in other multi-district litigation.
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Politics "This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale" Eugene Volokh | 8.5.2026 9:34 AM From Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove's dissent last week from the one-line denial of mandamus in In re Mylan, Inc. (the majority consisted of Judge Brooks Smith, joined by Judge Matthew Schwartz): The Attorney who survived Defendants' disqualification motion is representing private parties in the very same litigation he led on behalf of Connecticut for more than a decade. This direct monetization of prior government service is beyond the pale. It is also a violation of Rule 1.11(c) of Pennsylvania's Rules of Professional Conduct.
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