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* An association of insurance agents is suing Allstate for breach of contract. Hope the company is in good hands… [Insurance Business]

* A California ethics advisory opinion has stressed that lawyers cannot ignore another attorney’s mental impairment. [Bloomberg Law]

* Amazon is the subject of five lawsuits claiming discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. [Forbes]

* Donald Trump was not happy about news that the New York Attorney General has opened up a criminal probe into his business affairs. [Politico]

* A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a South Carolina paper mill over a “rotten egg” smell. Hope they’re sure the smell is coming from the mill… [NBC News]

Amazon has carved out for itself a unique position as the leading online marketplace. With that success comes a great responsibility to help snuff out sales of counterfeit goods.

Securing the cooperation of the online platforms on which the counterfeiting activity takes place is a must.

* A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Amazon challenging the award of a lucrative Defense Department contract to Microsoft. Guess Jeff Bezos doesn’t have enough money already… [Verge]

* The FBI has purportedly seized a phone from a lawyer who has ties to Rudy Giuliani. [Salon]

* A lawyer connected to “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has resigned from the New York Bar. [Bloomberg Law]

* The family of a protester shot and killed by police during the Capitol riot earlier this year is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. [NBC News]

* A New York lawyer, who is accused of vanishing and leaving clients and their money in the lurch, allegedly forged his mother’s signature on loan documents. Guess the joke about lawyers being willing to throw their mothers under the bus might be true for some people… [Commercial Observer]

* Florida’s Ron DeSantis threatened litigation unless the CDC greenlights cruises to resume by summer. Maybe he just wants to galivant around the Caribbean… [Yahoo News]

* Amazon is facing litigation over allegations that it failed to provide required meal breaks. [Verge]

* A Brooklyn judge has dismissed a case because a lawyer refused to wear a mask. [Daily News]

* A Minnesota lawyer has been sanctioned for allegedly filing election challenges without the plaintiffs’ knowledge. [Twin Cities Pioneer Press]

* A small Chicago bookseller is suing Amazon for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics. Sounds like this could be a sequel for You’ve Got Mail… [Oregonian]

Never get high on your own supply. Or your client's.

* The Massachusetts Attorney General is suing an orthodontist who allegedly filed false claims worth millions of dollars. Guess the attorney general thinks she’s taking a “bite” out of misconduct… [NBC News]

* Governor Andrew Cuomo has purportedly hired a criminal defense lawyer after recent sexual harassment allegations were made against him. [Fox News]

* A Brooklyn lawyer is facing grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing around $200,000 from a client. [Patch]

* Amazon has been hit with a lawsuit alleging racial and gender discrimination. [Fox News]

* WeWork and Softbank have settled a longstanding legal dispute. Maybe they should rename themselves WeSettle… [Real Deal]

Ed. note: Due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, we will not be publishing today. We will be back in full force tomorrow.

* An impeachment lawyer for Donald Trump said he was “going to Disney World” following Trump’s acquittal. Did he pour Gatorade on himself too? [Business Insider

* The home of a lawyer representing Donald Trump at his impeachment trial was vandalized last week. [Forbes]

* Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the New York Attorney General over employment practices at the company. Thinking Amazon can handle service of process in-house… [Reuters]

* A Connecticut judge is suing a town after he was injured during pickleball lessons at a local senior center. [CT Insider]

* Court filings allege that the Attorney General of Texas swapped political favors for a home remodel job for his purported mistress. [Dallas Morning News]

Nicely done.

From the Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 Dept.

* A Supreme Court advocate mentioned a case involving Taylor Swift at oral arguments recently. Bet that advocate hopes the justices don’t shake it off… [TMZ]

* An attorney who represents a client in connection with acts allegedly committed during the Capitol riot last week is placing blame for the event on President Trump. [NBC News]

* Amazon had some harsh words for Parler after the social media site filed a lawsuit against Amazon over a suspension of services. [Fox News]

* A Stanford Law professor, and legal ethics expert, has passed away at the age of 68. [Washington Post]

* Mary-Kate Olsen’s lawyer says her divorce has been “resolved.” Is she certain? Pretty sure “it takes two” but now she can move in with Uncle Jesse… [Vulture]

A novel theory.

* Another class action has been filed over Nintendo controllers that allegedly drift during gameplay. Is this why I always lose at Super Smash Bros….? [Polygon]

* An attorney will not be sanctioned for leaving an allegedly harassing voicemail on the phone of a lawyer representing the Trump Campaign. [Patriot News]

* Rudy Giuliani allegedly sought to be paid $20,000 a day to work on post-election lawsuits for the Trump Campaign. [New York Times]

* The New York Attorney General is taking a stand against online retailers unfairly increasing the price of items that are in high demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [New York Attorney General]

* A retired New Jersey lawyer is in hot water for allegedly trying to sell a supposed cure to COVID-19. Doesn’t he remember the Carbolic Smoke Ball case? [New Jersey Law Journal]

* The Supreme Court is allowing an antitrust case against the NFL to move forward. The XFL is still around to compete with the NFL…right? [Chicago Sun Tribune]

* A Texas lawyer has been disciplined for stealing LegalZoom referrals from the firm that employed her. [Texas Lawyer]

* The Attorney General of South Dakota was reportedly distracted before allegedly striking a pedestrian earlier this year. [Hill]

* The Surgeon General of the United States has pleaded not guilty to allegedly being in a park that was closed to slow the spread of COVID-19. [AP]

* A lawsuit alleging that Amazon did not do enough to protect its workers from COVID-19 has been dismissed. [CNN]

* A lot of billable hours may be recorded in the legal battles that may arise after the presidential election. [Fox News]

* Dr. Dre’s estranged wife has filed a lawsuit claiming she co-owns the trademark to his name. Maybe she owns the “Dr.” part… [Yahoo News]

* Julian Assange was allegedly offered a presidential pardon in exchange for revealing the source of leaked Democratic National Committee emails. [Bloomberg Law]

* A Florida attorney is in hot water over allegedly misappropriating client funds. [Daily Business Review]

* An attorney has apparently gone from making $700,000 a year to $30,000 a year as an Amazon warehouse worker because of the ongoing pandemic. [Connecticut Law Tribune]

* TikTok has filed additional legal action to block President Trump’s ban on the app. Maybe they should consider serving process through Twitter… [Washington Post]

* The Pennsylvania Attorney General is taking action against an Amazon seller for allegedly selling hand sanitizer for $75 a bottle. Maybe it was made with top-shelf alcohol? [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* A group of 100 New York City eateries are planning a lawsuit to allow indoor dining in the Empire State. [New York Post]

* A judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at keeping a Chic-fil-A at a San Antonio airport. [San Antonio Express-News]

* A Fort Worth, Texas, attorney who walked all the way to Austin, Texas, to bring attention to police reform has completed his trek. [Fox News]

* A former FBI lawyer has pleaded guilty to altering a document used to justify surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser. [AP]

* A disbarred attorney is accused of siphoning around $500,000 meant for a disabled client and using the money on vacations, plastic surgery, and about a thousand Amazon purchases. Hope he was a Prime member at least… [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen may have to go back to prison because he dined out last Friday night. Unless that restaurant was Casa Bonita, it wasn’t worth it… [New York Post]

* A Virginia lawyer is in hot water for selling the stock of his two deceased former law partners and pocketing the proceeds. [Roanoke Times]

* Amazon is being sued for allegedly firing an employee for bringing her child to work. [New York Post]

* A Florida lawyer has lost his law license for settling cases without his clients’ permission. [Florida Times-Union]

* Texas has become the latest state to postpone the bar exam amid concerns over COVID-19. [Texas Tribune]

* A lawyer who claims a sleazy, toupee-wearing criminal in the film The Wolf of Wall Street was based on him has lost his defamation lawsuit. [Business Insurance]

* The New York Attorney General is interviewing Amazon workers in a probe over Amazon’s COVID-19 response. [CNN]

* A Florida lawyer is facing ethics charges over a practice at his firm of telling clients the firm settled cases for less money than was recovered and pocketing the difference. [Daily Business Review]

* A new lawsuit alleges that a Drake University coach told a player who accidentally shot another student in the head to lie to the police. [Des Moines Register]

* An appeals court said the judge overseeing Michael Flynn’s criminal case may have picked an “intemperate” lawyer to write an opinion over the Department of Justice’s decision to drop the case. Those are some fighting words. [Fox News]

* A judge in Florida is in hot water for pretending to be her son’s lawyer during an interrogation. Wonder if she told investigators her name was “Jerry Gallo“… [Daily Business Review]

* 3M is suing a merchant who is selling PPE on Amazon for 18 times the listing price. [Wall Street Journal]

* A Florida lawyer who appeared on beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper has attended recent protests in the same costume. [Fox News]

* George Floyd’s lawyer is asking the United Nations to intervene in his case and make recommendations for police reform. [Newsweek]

* Prince Andrew seems royally screwed over an investigation into his connections with Jeffrey Epstein. [AP]

* A lawyer has been suspended from practice for filing a $67 million lawsuit over pants he lost at the dry cleaners. Maybe the pants were just really nice? [ABA Journal]

* President Trump tweeted a letter that his lawyer John Dowd wrote to former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis about criticism Mattis lodged against President Trump. Guess Dowd can save money on a stamp… [Hill]

* The attorney accused of firebombing an NYPD police car during protests last week has been suspended from his Biglaw firm. [New York Post]

* A Texas attorney is accused of charging homeless people exorbitant fees to help process their stimulus payments. [KHOU.com]

* Attorneys are fearful over plans to reopen Brooklyn courthouses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As someone who has attended CCP and JCP in Kings County many times, I can understand the concern. [New York Daily News]

* Jay-Z lent his private jet to Ahmaud Arbery’s legal team so they could make it to a court proceeding on time. [E! Online]

* Amazon is facing a lawsuit alleging that warehouse workers were not properly protected from COVID-19. Thought Amazon would just have robot workers by now… [Fox News]