Billy Merck
Posts by Billy Merck
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket 07.24.07
* Vick hires Billy Martin (I’ll forego all the jokes about whether he’s gonna fire him and rehire him twice). [AOL Sports NFL Fanhouse] * And the NFL tells him to stay away from training camp. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * And apparently he’s taking a “leave of absence”. [WAGA FOX 5 (Atlanta FOX affiliate)] * The […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.23.07
* Sex abuse case is lost in translation. [Washington Post via How Appealing] * A victory for judicial independence in Pakistan? [Jurist] * God I’m sick of Harry Potter. [WSJ Law Blog] * Speaking of South Asia, India has elected its first woman president, and she’s a lawyer. [AFP via Yahoo!] * The NYT on […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.12.07
* It wasn’t a ridiculous damages claim, he’s just really bad at math. [Stephen Dunne’s amended complaint via Keeping Up With Jonas] * We heard there was a story going around about NJ Gov. Corzine, so we emailed him for comment. Not sure why we haven’t heard back from him… [WSJ Law Blog] * Here’s […]
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Bankruptcy, Correspondence, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Weddings
Couple of Clarifications
We have heard from the subjects of a couple of today’s posts, and would like to post a couple of clarifications based on what they told us. First, a source from Davis Polk wants to make it very clear that the marriage bonuses are not “bonuses” per se, but are instead gifts from the partnership, […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Biglaw Pay Raise Watch: Paul Hastings to 180 In London
We previously had an open thread on London salaries, when Weil and Cleary went to 180 and Latham went to 190. Now TheLawyer.com reports that Paul Hastings has raised to £90k, or roughly $180k, in its London offices. So we’ll ask again: does this make London more attractive than New York? Will the London raises […] -
Sexual Harassment
McDade Has Been In Trouble Before
We have been pointed to an opinion from the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in a sexual harassment case filed against the subject our earlier post, Douglas County District Attorney David McDade, back in 1999. (See Lewis et. al. v. McDade, 54 F.Supp.2d 1332 (1999)). The descriptions of the allegedly harassing behavior […] -
Bankruptcy, Malpractice
Court-Appointed Examiner Blows The Whistle on Mayer Brown In Refco Case
This can’t help the whole equity partner situation at Mayer Brown. A court-appointed examiner in the Refco bankruptcy case has there are grounds to sue Mayer Brown for malpractice in the case. Ernst & Young and Weil might be on the hook too, but these are “close calls” according to the examiner (with the obvious […] -
Department of Justice, Harriet Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Politics, White House Counsel
Harriet Miers Stands Up Her Date With Destiny
Earlier we covered Harriet Miers impending date with destiny in the form of the House Judiciary Committee. Well, it looks like Miers needed some more time to polish up on her French. From the report from AP via the Reno Gazette-Journal on the hearing that went down sans Miers: A House panel cleared the way […] 
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Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer Biography of the Day: Kevin A. "Happy Feet" Gliwa
Kevin A. Gliwa, a shareholder in real estate practice at Otten Johnson, does not take his job seriously. At least not the part of it where he drafts his official bio for the Otten Johnson website. Either that, or he’s experienced one of the most interesting human lives ever. From the bio: Kevin, a Shareholder […] -
Biglaw, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Weddings
Does It Pay to Be Married In Biglaw?
A rather odd rumor recently came across our desk that Davis Polk hands out marriage bonuses of $500. That’s right, $500 for being married (and if you’re married to someone at Davis Polk, you each get $500, according to the rumor). We hadn’t heard of this at Davis Polk or anywhere else previously, so we […] -
Fashion, Shameless Plugs
Do You Heart David Lat?
Then you need some of this gear from the “Pundits” series from Illegal Briefs. Available, among other things, are mugs, mousepads, shirts and boxer shorts with the logo to the right imprinted. Also included in the series is Howard Bashman, Eugene Volokh, Dahlia LIthwick, and others. So if you’ve got a unshakeable crush (or man-crush?) […] -
Michael Nifong, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Sex Scandals, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Sex, Laws, and Videotape: Is David McDade The New Michael Nifong?
Billy Merck here, once again filling in for Lat while he squeezes out some more vacation before the summer gets away from us. We’ll be here today and Laurie Lin will be here tomorrow; Lat’s back next week. We start today with an update on a case from Georgia with which you’re all probably at […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.12.07
* Now that’s what I call deliberation. [BBC] * Texas execution delayed. [CNN] * Technicalities: Australian for justice. [The Daily Telegraph] * Bush tells Miers to ignore subpoena, then starts laughing to himself about the word subpoena. [CNN] * Take your happy asses out of Times Square! [NYT]
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9th Circuit, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Morning Docket, Porn Names, Pornography, Sex, Violence
Morning Docket: 07.11.07
* Charges coming in “collar bomb” case. [CNN] * Size matters. And bigger isn’t always better, as the Ninth Circuit demonstrates. [Los Angeles Times] * That’s some hardcore pwnography. [Click 2 Houston (KPRC, Houston NBC affiliate)] * Deal reached in Libya foreign medics AIDS trial, with details to come tomorrow; Libyan Supreme Court had been […]
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China, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Habeas Corpus, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Morning Docket, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sentencing Law
Morning Docket: 07.10.07
* Georgia Supreme Court expedites Genarlow Wilson hearing. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Libby gets supervised release to wrap up his sentencing. [WSJ Law Blog] * Off with their food safety head. [BBC] * Georgia judge dies after beating received during robbery two weeks ago. [Fulton County Daily Report]
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Barack Obama, Environment / Environmental Law, Fashion, Morning Docket, Politics, Trials
Morning Docket: 07.09.07
* That’s one way to have “smaller government”. [CNN] * Maybe the jury can pick a day to wear their “pimps ‘n hos” jumpsuits. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Corzine signs New Jersey greenhouse gas legislation. [Jurist] * So where was Hillary on Friday night? [AP]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.29.07
* This whole thing is just out-of-control weird. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * I was very wrong; it is going away. [NYT] * You would think that a suicide attempt might be good enough for a mistrial. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Court overrules per se rule on price fixing. [U.S . Supreme Court(PDF)] * Mr. Quarterman is a […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.28.07
* That was quick. [CNN] * Linda G. says Scalia is calling Roberts a puss. [NYT] * Wow, these guys got rid of the death penalty before us. [Jurist] * Is it weird to anybody else that the WWE lawyer is looking into this? [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Does working for free pay? [WSJ Law Blog]
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Death Penalty, Gender, Immigration, Morning Docket, Sports
Morning Docket: 06.27.07
* He killed, but it was a tough crowd; they crucified him. [CNN] * Jeez, all sorts of shenanigans going on with convicted murderers. [CNN] * It’s not going away folks. [Jurist] * Yep, it’s still constitutional in Georgia. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Is this going to lead to people who suck at it not even […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.26.07
* Saving Inmate Sizemore. [CNN] * Paris is once again free to flash her vag and make us wonder why she’s famous. Except that we hear she’s changed her life or something. What a drag. [CNN] * The EPA doesn’t have to consult with the FWS about the ESA before handing over the NPDES program […]
