Enron Scandal May Force Reconsideration of New Legal Ethics Rules

The American Bar Association completed work on Tuesday overhauling its code of ethics, a five-year effort that included emotional debates over lawyers' competing loyalties. The group tabled a proposal that would have made it easier for lawyers to tattle on clients involved in shady financial deals, including accounting flimflams. But the Enron mess may soon force the ABA to reopen the issue.

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