Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.21.10

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* Beat Hess, legal director at Royal Dutch Shell, argues that the “party is over” for law firms. Beat, I’d like to introduce you to our commenter, Captain Obvious. I think you guys will really hit it off. [American Lawyer]

* A judge told accused cop-killer Richard Poplawski that he can no longer play “lawyer roulette” — which, if it’s anything like Chatroulette, involves a lot of naked dudes. Also, check out the phone call Poplawski allegedly took during his skirmish with cops. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

* Hewlett-Packard remembers that it dumped Mark Hurd and drops the jilted lover act. [New York Times]

* Rural jurors used to get off of jury duty by paying a fee and doing community service. Not anymore. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Sportingbet, a British gambling site, backed up the Brinks lorry and paid 21 million quid to settle a dispute with U.S. prosecutors. I have no idea what any of that means. [The Guardian]

* Acid-faced hoaxer now faces theft charges. As it turns out, throwing acid in your own face doesn’t pay off. [ABC News]

* Lindsay Lohan’s legal woes are a thing of the past after withdrawing her lawsuit against E-Trade. [Associated Press]

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