Brooklyn

  • Morning Docket: 05.21.21
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 05.21.21

    * Hershey has a new general counsel. Hope his compensation package is “sweet”… [Reuters]

    * A celebrity lawyer, who represented the late DMX, has listed his New York City duplex for sale. [New York Post]

    * A Texas judge has refused to move a lawsuit against Google from Texas to California. Should be fine, a lot of tech companies are moving to Texas these days anyways… [Reuters]

    * A Brooklyn lawyer has pleaded guilty to running a $6 million real estate scam. [Patch]

    * Bacardi has won a lawsuit against a former distributor. To celebrate, maybe they should sip Bacardi like it’s their birthday… [Spirits Business]

  • 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: 03.29.21
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.29.21

    * 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]

  • Morning Docket: 03.02.21
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.02.21

    * 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]

  • Morning Docket: 04.27.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 04.27.20

    * Students at numerous universities have filed class-action lawsuits alleging their colleges have not properly refunded fees from COVID-19-related closures. Guess classes by Zoom are just not cutting it. [CNN]

    * A New York lawyer alleges that conditions at a federal jail in Brooklyn are insufficient to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [New York Daily News]

    * A lawsuit has been filed over a policy denying COVID-19 stimulus checks to American citizens who are married to immigrants. [Business Insider]

    * An attorney for the physician accused of selling fake COVID-19 cures says his client was just following President Trump’s lead. [NBC News]

    * Michael Flynn has attempted to undo his guilty plea on the grounds that his former lawyers gave him bad advice. Sounds like an awkward situation. [Politico]

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  • Morning Docket: 04.10.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 04.10.20

    * Michael Cohen, President Trump’s incarcerated former lawyer, has been moved to a Special Housing Unit (“SHU”) after a confrontation with another prisoner. Fans of Orange is the New Black should know what that is. [Fox News]

    * The Supreme Court is facing challenges about how to function during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [New York Times]

    * A Brooklyn judge allegedly balked at social distancing guidelines in his courtroom just two weeks before he died from COVID-19. [New York Daily News]

    * Actors playing “Walking Dead” zombies at Universal Studios have sued the park claiming that Universal promotes an environment that encourages guests to fight and grope the actors. [Daily Beast]

    * Doulingo, the popular language-learning company, has picked it’s new general counsel. Hope he knows that money is the universal language… [Corporate Counsel]

  • Morning Docket: 03.06.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.06.20

    * A Brooklyn court has been disinfected over coronavirus fears. While they’re at it, they should clean out the attorneys’ room at 360 Adams — that place has smelled bad for years… [New York Post]

    * Actor Ed Norton skipped out of a deposition over a deadly fire that erupted at a location at which he was filming. [New York Post]

    * Harvey Weinstein spent his first night at Riker’s Island yesterday, a far cry from the red carpet. [CNN]

    * The New York Attorney General is cautioning televangelists not to peddle unproven coronavirus cures. [Washington Post]

    * Check out a piece on the complicated legacy of Michael Bloomberg’s “stop and frisk” policy. [The Appeal]

    * The Supreme Court has lifted a stay of execution for an Alabama man who has been sentenced to death even though he didn’t kill anyone. [NBC News]

    * Two members of the band “Journey” have been kicked out of the group over a trademark lawsuit. Don’t stop beleivin’ that there will be a solution to this dispute. [Fox News]

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