Bernie Madoff
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Andrew Cuomo, Antonin Scalia, Bernie Madoff, Morning Docket, Pornography, Sexual Harassment, Wal-Mart
Morning Docket 3.24.09
* United Airlines settled a suit filed by a former pilot, who resigned after repeatedly finding porn in hidden places in her cockpit, including underneath a cap on a safety device called a “stick shaker” (no pun intended). Click to see United’s ridiculous effort to dismiss. [The Seattle Times] * Attorney General Andrew Cuomo convinced […]
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Affirmative Action, Antitrust, Bernie Madoff, Law Schools, Layoffs, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 3.19.2009
* Take a look at this legal analysis of the AIG bonus fiasco [The Hartford Courant] * A new report from the Project for Attorney Retention (sounds like something we can all get behind) shows that it makes better business sense to have attorneys work reduced hours rather than laying them off. [The American Lawyer] […]
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Bernie Madoff, White-Collar Crime
Breaking: Bernie Madoff Plea Agreement?
The T.V. people are saying that there may be a plea deal in the works for Bernie Madoff: Prosecutors have filed a motion indicating a Bernard Madoff plea deal is in the works, according to the Associated Press. I hope the deal includes an opportunity for all the people he swindled to slap him in […]
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9th Circuit, Bernie Madoff, Federal Judges, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court
Morning Docket 02.23.09
* Legal experts write a letter to Congress suggesting term limits for Supreme Court justices. [The Washington Post] * SCOTUS will discuss whether judges should excuse themselves from voting in cases involving big campaign contributors when they hear a case involving a West Virginia judge. [Detroit Free Press] * 3 jurors who convicted Alfred Trenkler […]
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Bernie Madoff, Federal Circuit, Layoffs, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 2.13.09
* Mississippi Circuit Judge Bobby Delaughter, known for prosecuting a white supremacist, pleaded not guilty. He was accused of ruling in favor of Tobacco attorney Dickie Scruggs (Trent Lott’s brother in law) in exchange for a seat on the federal bench. [The Associated Press] * Damn, I miss the 90’s (and not just because I […]
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5th Circuit, Bernie Madoff, Enron, Morning Docket, Securities and Exchange Commission
Morning Docket 1.21.09
* Lawyers are winning in the long rivalry between lawyers and bankers. Endless financial fraud cases make lawyers look ethical. There is another fraud charge in Philadelphia against money manager Joseph Forte. [The Philadelphia Inquirer] * The SEC is investigating Apple’s disclosures about CEO Steve Jobs’ health, to make sure the company did not mislead […]
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Barack Obama, Bernie Madoff, Gay Marriage, Guantanamo Bay, Joe Biden, Morning Docket, Supreme Court
Morning Docket 1.14.09
* The Madoff case will garner lawyers lots of money in fees. “This is a financial 9/11 for our clients” said a Proskauer Rose litigation partner, licking his lips. [Bloomberg.com] * Meanwhile, the U.S. is challenging the New York Judge’s decision to keep Madoff free on bail. [Bloomberg.com] * Legislators in Maine are introducing a […]
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Bail, Bernie Madoff, Guantanamo Bay, Morning Docket, Wall Street
Morning Docket 1.13.08
* If you don’t have hooters you can’t work there. Hooters discriminates against men by refusing to hire them, a class action argues. Get over it sissies, and grow some boobs. [Courthouse News Service] * In less pressing news…President-elect Barack Obama will issue an executive order to close Guantanamo within days of entering the White […]
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Bernie Madoff
Breaking: Bernie Madoff Still Free to be under House Arrest
Really, it brings a new definition to the phrase “gilded cage.” The judge today denied a prosecutor’s request to revoke Madoff’s bail. It’s pretty hard to convince a judge that a 70 year old man whose apartment is guarded by a phalanx of news reporters that jail is the only way to “protect the community.” […]