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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.28.21

* A lawsuit over a house that looks out of the Flintstones has been settled, and the home can stay as it is. Yabadabadoo! [NBC News] * Trump lawyers have purportedly been warned of potential forthcoming charges against the Trump Organizations and its officials. [CNBC] * A class-action lawsuit has already been filed over the building collapse in Surfside, Florida last week. [CBS News] * Johnson & Johnson has settled opioid litigation with the State of New York for $230 million. [Hill] * A prominent Chicago-area attorney was found dead in his home last week. [Chicago Tribune] * The management firm that represents Connor McGregor is suing Manny Pacquiao over breach of contract and other claims. Seems like a knockout... [ESPN]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.13.21

* To-go alcohol from restaurants and bars has been made permanently legal in the Lone Star State. Time to order some Texas-sized cocktails to go... [People] * An Orlando lawyer allegedly left her kids at home to run an SUV into their father's house. [Miami Herald] * A Central Pennsylvania lawyer, who is accused of threatening to kill United States Senators and shoot his wife, has been disbarred. [Patriot News] * The top federal prosecutor in Chicago was hospitalized recently after suffering stroke-like symptoms. [Chicago Tribune] * A lawsuit has been filed over a failed sale over the domain name "bird.com" and other URLs. The buyer should have known a bird in hand is better than two in the bush... [Domain Name Wire]