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  • Morning Docket: 01.31.23
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 01.31.23

    * Trump sues Bob Woodward claiming copyright on all the stuff he told Woodward during interviews Trump granted for the purpose of letting Woodward write a book. This is not going in the magical “Trump keeps winning cases” bucket his lawyer talks about. [Courthouse News Service]

    * Johnson & Johnson tried the “Monopoly Man turns out his pockets” routine and failed. [Law360]

    * Hey Siri, explain labor law. [MacRumors]

    * Speaking of labor law, a look at the upcoming Supreme Court labor showdown from the perspective of the service workers are preparing. [Eater]

    * Jones Day facing sanctions request citing harassment as the motivation for the earlier sanctions request Jones Day made against former associates in discrimination case. You may remember this one as the case that brought attention to Jones Day’s… questionable photoshop decisions. [Reuters]

    * The pandemic may have broken lawyers. I mean, lawyers were always broken, but it broke them in a new way. [American Lawyer]

  • Morning Docket: 10.26.22
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.26.22

    * Justice Alito thinks that the timing of the Dobbs leak, rather than the opinions therein, is the real problem. [Wa Po]

    * Despite being in legal limbo, you should still Pokémon Go do the student loan debt forgiveness application. [ABC News]

    * Does anyone else find it weird that it is easier to get arrested for feeding the homeless than it is to impose any accountability on Supreme Court justices? [AZ Family]

    * Due to an EU law, Apple will be switching over to USB-C charging cables. Take that, lighting cable! [CNBC]

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  • Morning Docket: 05.10.21
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 05.10.21

    * A lawyer for an accused Capitol riot claims his client had “Foxitis.” Don’t think penicillin can cure that… [Hill]

    * Melinda Gates was apparently meeting with divorce lawyers for the past few years before announcing her divorce from Bill Gates. [Wall Street Journal]

    * The Daily Mail is asking a judge to “smother” a lawsuit filed by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his alleged romantic involvement with an actress. [Yahoo News]

    * SpaceX is facing a lawsuit over a deadly car crash that occurred close to a SpaceX facility. [NBC News]

    * A Pennsylvania district attorney has resigned after he allegedly pressured women into prostitution. [Patriot News]

    * Sony is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it monopolizes downloadable PlayStation games. Guess Sony is allegedly acting a little like Apple… [Ars Technica]

  • Morning Docket 04.23.21
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket 04.23.21

    * The Florida Supreme Court won’t let voters legalize recreational marijuana in the Sunshine State. At least the Court didn’t break the bad news on 4/20… [Slate]

    * A Brooklyn man’s murder conviction has been overturned because his lawyer was reportedly “atrocious” and committed inexcusable mistakes. [New York Daily News]

    * A new lawsuit claims that Florida’s so-called anti-riot law is unconstitutional. [AP]

    * Rob Bonta has been confirmed as California’s Attorney General. [Los Angeles Times]

    * Apple must face a lawsuit over telling customers they can “buy” a movie even though access can later be revoked. [Hollywood Reporter]

    * Tesla’s top lawyer has left the company for a self-driving startup. Wonder who will “take the wheel” of Tesla’s legal department after his departure… [Business Insider]

  • Morning Docket: 03.23.21
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.23.21

    * A new lawsuit alleges that marijuana was mixed with salads from Whole Foods and transported interstate to help another weed business. Gives new meaning to the term “Devil’s lettuce”… [Crain’s Chicago Business]

    * A former doctor has been sentenced to prison for attempted murder against a California lawyer. [Mercury News]

    * A judge has certified a class action against Apple over claims that MacBook keyboards were defective. Hope the class members read the terms and conditions. [Verge]

    * Biglaw associates are seemingly sitting pretty when compared to some analysts at Goldman Sachs. [Law and More]

    * Another lawyer is leaving the criminal defense legal team of the former NXIVM leader. [ABC News]

    * Check out this article about who owns the moon. Guess finders keepers, losers weepers does not apply to space law… [Yahoo News]

  • Morning Docket: 09.29.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.29.20

    * Looks like Netflix will be picking up the upcoming Lincoln Lawyer series. Not too newsworthy, but very excited about this! [What’s on Netflix]

    * A federal judge may soon rule if Apple’s App Store runs afoul of antitrust rules. [Wall Street Journal]

    * A Georgia court is allowing a couple to sue a sperm bank for allegedly misrepresenting the background of a sperm donor. [ABC News]

    * A Massachusetts law firm is being sued for allegedly accepting money from a pharmacy in exchange for referring personal injury clients to the business. [Insurance Journal]

    * A lawyer for President Trump’s campaign previously worked for Al Gore. Maybe this attorney can double as a climate change advisor… [NPR]

  • Morning Docket: 08.04.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 08.04.20

    * A Texas lawyer is accused of smuggling meth into a county jail. Maybe this lawyer has been watching too much Breaking Bad. [Houston Chronicle]

    * The lawyer for a man accused of firing shots after an argument over masks escalated claims his client is “not handling the pandemic well.” That seems like an understatement. [NBC News]

    * A Chinese artificial intelligence company has filed a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Apple, alleging that Apple infringed on its patents. [CNBC]

    * Senate Republicans are divided over whether they would move to fill a Supreme Court vacancy that occurs before the election. [Hill]

    * A mysterious death has resulted in a $2 million life insurance settlement. Sounds like the plot of a John Grisham novel… [Daily Business Review]