Deaths
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Deaths, Football, Quote of the Day, Sex Scandals
Quote of the Day: Death Is No Match for a Good Lawyer
Death doesn’t change your status as a party. — Max Kennerly, a Philadelphia trial lawyer, commenting on the effect (or lack thereof) that Joe Paterno‘s death would have on lawsuits stemming from the Penn State football sex scandal. Kennerly said prospective litigants could name Paterno’s estate. -
Cars, Deaths, Election Law, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Non-Sequiturs, Public Interest
Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.12
* So, just so we’re all clear, Republicans running for President are no longer on board with the Voting Rights Act. Happy Martin Luther King Day. [Election Law Blog] * It’s not like there are no more voting issues where we might want to have federal oversight of state laws that affect the electoral power […] - Sponsored
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American Bar Association / ABA, Barack Obama, Celebrities, Deaths, Free Speech, John Roberts, Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.09.12
* Is the Roberts court really as pro-First Amendment as we’ve been led to believe? Lawyers aren’t really that good at math, but they’ve done studies, you know. And 34.5% of the time, it works every time. [New York Times] * The people at the ABA aren’t concerned that William Robinson’s remarks made him seem […]
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Bar Exams, Deaths, Election 2012, Election Law, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Police, Romance and Dating
Morning Docket: 01.04.12
* Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s Attorney General, wants Rick Perry’s election law suit to be dismissed, because really, what’s the point? Standing or not, Perry got completely hosed in Iowa. [Bloomberg] * What’s next for Stephen Glass? When all else fails, hire a high-profile appellate team to do your dirty work for you. He could write […]
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California, Deaths, Gay, Immigration, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, UVA Law, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 12.27.11
Just in case you weren’t able to get your fill of legal news in your Christmas stocking this year, here’s a news round-up from the long, holiday weekend….
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American Bar Association / ABA, Deaths, Department of Justice, Election 2012, Facebook, Morning Docket, New York Times, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wall Street Journal
Morning Docket: 12.19.11
* It’s about freakin’ time. Guess who’s jumped on board the ever popular “blame the ABA” bandwagon? None other than David Segal, the New York Times equivalent of the law school scam blogger. [New York Times] * Newt says that as president, he’d ignore SCOTUS decisions. Raise your hand if you want to elect someone […]
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Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, King & Spalding, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
King & Spalding Lawyer Received Key Email As Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty Against Stephen McDaniel
As we mentioned in Morning Docket on Friday, prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty against Stephen McDaniel if he is convicted of the murder of Lauren Giddings. The Macon Telegraph conducted a long interview with Lauren Giddings's boyfriend, David Vandiver. The King & Spalding lawyer wonders if Giddings's final email to him was entirely hers.... -
Deaths, In-House Counsel
House Rules: Requiem
A close friend’s father passed away. He was 71, a retired school teacher and a great man. A man dying at 71 used to seem far off in my comprehension of time, but as I get older, it’s really not. I learned of his death the day after ATL had posted a story about a […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Deaths, Kids, Law Schools, Murder, Police, Pornography, Prisons, Violence
Stephen McDaniel Indicted for Murder of Lauren Giddings
This should not come as a great shock, since he’s been in jail since July, but Stephen Mark McDaniel has been indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Lauren Giddings. McDaniel and Giddings graduated earlier this year from Mercer Law School, where they were classmates, and they were also neighbors in the Barristers […] -
Biglaw, Deaths
Autopsy Inconclusive In Death Of Skadden Associate, But Toxicology Report Is Clean
Back in June, we wrote about Lisa M. Johnstone, a corporate associate in the Los Angeles office of Skadden who passed away in her home. The autopsy is out now. While the cause of death is inconclusive, the toxicology report found no trace of drugs.... -
Antitrust, Deaths, Litigators, Partner Issues
Morgan Lewis Partner Passes Away in Office
From all indications, Mark P. Edwards, a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius who died at his desk on Friday, was one of those people who liked working in Biglaw. His friends and family will mourn that his life was too short, but hopefully they will feel that he died doing what he wanted to do.... -
Deaths, Drinking, FDA, Food, Guns / Firearms, Violence
Parents Try To Blame Four Loko For Son Getting Shot
If we try hard enough, I bet we can blame the entire collapse of the American economy on some Lehman Brothers dudes who had too much Four Loko. We’ve been following the successful crusade to get the original Four Loko banned because of its “dangerous” combination of caffeine and alcohol. Outlawing one specific mixture of […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Deaths, Facebook, Legal Ethics, Patton Boggs, Screw-Ups, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Trials
Facebook Spoliation Costs Widower and His Attorney $700K in Sanctions
When a tipster sent us an e-mail with the subject, "Court awards $700,000+ in sanctions for destruction of FB page,” Chris Danzig thought it sounded like it might be interesting. Because hey, that's a lot of money. He didn't realize it would also be one of the most depressing legal news stories he'd read since the tragic Friedlander murder-suicide....
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Celebrities, Deaths, Jury Duty, Michael Jackson, Trials
Breaking: Conrad Murray Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Michael Jackson Case
With hundreds gathered outside of a courthouse in California (with a stunning lack of Michael Jackson impersonators), we can finally answer this lingering question. Who’s bad? Dr. Conrad Murray. Dr. Murray, the King of Pop’s doctor, has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. What kind of sentence is Dr. Murray looking at? -
Biglaw, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Guns / Firearms, Murder, Solo Practitioners, Suicide, Violence
An Update on the Sam Friedlander Family Murder-Suicide
In October, we brought you news of a tragic family murder-suicide in New York. The apparent perpetrator, solo practitioner Samuel Friedlander, reportedly beat his wife to death and then shot and killed his two young children, before committing suicide. There was some speculation as to whether the massacre had been premeditated. We bring you an update on the slayings, including information on possible premeditation and additional background regarding Friedlander's employment history.... -
Advertising, Announcements, Deaths
Frank Kimball, R.I.P.
Disclosure: This obituary has been provided by Lateral Link, an Above the Law advertiser. We are very sad to inform the legal community that Frank Kimball, a true leader in our legal industry who influenced thousands of attorneys, from law students to managing partners, during his successful career, passed away last Friday, October 28. In […] -
Deaths, Gay, Immigration, Job Searches, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.20.11
* Another victim of the vengeful prosecution of Tyler Clementi’s roommate might be the guy Clementi was hooking up with when Dharun Ravi broadcast it. [Gawker] * As I said on Twitter, you have to give Obama a little credit: when he uses suspect legal reasoning to do whatever he wants abroad, he comes home […] -
Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Guns / Firearms, Murder, Solo Practitioners, Suicide, Violence
Western New England Law Alum in Tragic Family Murder-Suicide
Earlier this week, we learned tragic news that solo practitioner Sam Friedlander, an alumnus of Western New England University School of Law, was involved in a dispute with his estranged wife -- one that led to her bludgeoning and the shooting of his two young children -- before he decided to turn the gun on himself.... -
Deaths, Small Law Firms, Technology
Size Matters: Innovate
It is without question that Steve Jobs was a genius, and we will never know what he could have created with more time. As the saying goes, if you can’t beat 'em, copy 'em. Or at least that is what Valerie Katz is saying now. And luckily, she came across a blog post by Larry Bodine about what lawyers, particularly small-firm lawyers, can learn from Jobs.... -
Deaths, Football, Sports
Al Davis, R.I.P.
Al Davis shuffled off this mortal coil on Saturday, slipping the surly bonds of earth. Juggalo probably doesn't need to tell you this, but Al Davis epitomized everything this website is about. Through sheer cunning and derring-do, Davis committed his life to two things: lawsuits and trolling the everliving s**t out of the most successful sports league this country has ever known....