CoinVoice recently learned that on October 2, court documents showed that U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said that SBF could not blame FTX's lawyers for its closure or operation in its opening statement, although he could still try the so-called "lawyer's advice" defense later. Previously, the SBF defense team said that FTX lawyers "participated" in some of the company's decisions, but Judge Kaplan said that this statement without specific details could confuse or bias the jury.

CoinVoice previously reported that SBF has been accusing its law firm Sullivan & Cromwell over the past few months, saying it betrayed its obligation to seek the best interests of its clients. [Original link]