Morning Docket 06.22.09
* One bra size does not fit all. There are so many different reasons why one might get a severe rash from a Victoria’s Secret bra that the 17 suits filed in various states cannot be consolidated into one. [On Point News]
* More on Law Student of the Day: Leo Wolpert. The UVA Law card shark is spending his summer writing memos for the ACLU. Money quote from the article: “With the economy as it is, it’s definitely nice to have poker to fall back on.” [Washington Post]
* A North Carolina company had a big day in court last week. On Thursday, MIG Inc. filed for bankruptcy and filed a big lawsuit against Paul Weiss. MIG alleges that stock offering documents drafted by the firm were unprofessional and filled with errors that cost it $140 million when it merged with another company in 2007. [American Lawyer]
* Rihanna may sing from the witness stand today in Chris Brown’s assault trial. [CNN]
* Federal Judge Denny Chin of the Southern District of New York has a flair for the dramatic. [Studio 360]
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Chris Brown is going down! Good riddance to bad "singing".
Rock the Kash box.
Okie Dolie - First!
WSP bracelet + ACLU
that's a pretty damn good resume for his fall OCI!
To 4 (describing poker player as having a good resume)- maybe, maybe not. The article (like every other article about him) indicates he spent time as a "professional" poker player, but this article also indicates that despite two years as a "pro" and multiple cashes at tournaments, he still had to borrow money to obtain the entrance fee to the WSOP tournament, which was only a few thousand dollars. Unfortunately for him, what this story appears to really show is that he (like almost every "professional" poker player) is a borderline compulsive/degenerate gambler who also has some skill at poker, but that sort of recklessness is not typically good for big firm lawyers.
Even the true "top" poker
Kashmir you told me those pictures would remain PRIVATE!
MysTTTal
Can someone dig up a link to the MIG offering documents with the fuck up that cost them $140 million?
Baby got back.
My thong is giving me a rash. Punitive damages!
Kash rocks!
BTW, that was VERY brave of you to don one of those VS bras to ad this story just the touch of authenticity ALT is so well known for.
Had LAT been photographed for this piece I doubt that the same degree of “balls-on” accuracy would have been achieved.
5 may be right that firm interviewers may view me as a compulsive/degenerate gambler. This may be even truer when I show up to OGI in flip-flops and a wife-beater (I kid I kid).
It's true that I borrowed money to enter the $10k heads-up event. But, there's a reasonable explanation for it that doesn't involve me being a busto degenerate. Simply, I was at the Rio the night before the $10k heads-up event watching my friend Jason Somerville at the final table of the $1.5k shootout. There was a rumor going around the Rio that the $10k heads-up event was about to sell out (it was capped at 256 entrants) and I only had about $6k in cash/chips on me at the time. My big concern was that if I waited until the morning of the tournament to get money from the bank, the tournament would be sold out. So, I borrowed the money from a friend instead of waiting. I guess it worked out well.
Oh, and by the way I'll play Elie HU4ROLLZ.
-Leo Wolpert