David Boies
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.19.23
* Rudy Giuliani sued by attorney over $1.36 million in legal fees. That’s about 4200 Cameos for the guy. [NBC]
* Weil, O’Melveny and Keker, Van Nest & Peters among firms sorting out the remains of the Pac-12. [American Lawyer]
* Internet “protect the children!” laws to restrict content are unconstitutional on a bipartisan basis. [Washington Post]
* Meanwhile, loot boxes aimed at kids? Yeah, those are trouble. [LegalCheek]
* Perkins Coie and MoFo hire counsel in pending DEI suits. Perkins hired Jenner & Block (and boutique firm Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann) and MoFo has hired MoFo has hired Gibson Dunn (and boutique firm Gelber Schachter & Greenberg). [Bloomberg Law News]
* David Boies charges $2110 an hour. Pro tip: it’s best to write down all your questions for your attorney beforehand to streamline the meeting! [Reuters]
* Winner, winner, market-manipulated chicken dinner. [Law360]
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Small Law Firms
Prince Andrew Picks Lawyer Deep In Sex Cannibalism Defense
Has Prince Andrew changed his outlook in this case?
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Courts
Cert Petition Asks Supreme Court To End 'Winner Take All' Electoral College Voting
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.21.20
* A company that claims its app is “the world’s first robot lawyer” is facing a class action. Wonder if the class representative is named John Connor… [Tech News World]
* The top lawyer for the City of Chicago has resigned over a botched police raid. [Guardian]
* A new lawsuit alleges that an inmate in a St. Louis County jail died of treatable leukemia despite asking his guards to see a doctor. [NBC News]
* Rob Gronkowski and Floyd Mayweather are facing a class action for allegedly endorsing a supposedly fraudulent teeth-whitening brand. [Yahoo News]
* Since Above the Law has not had a “Lawyerly Lairs” segment in a while, wanted to note that David Boies has put his $23 million California ranch on the market. [Fox News]
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Biglaw
Boies Schiller Restructuring Continues With New Deputy Chair
News of a major partner departure obscures the big picture taking shape. -
Biglaw
Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans To Settle For $2.7B... And That's Not The Most Important Relief
After seven years, David Boies eyes the finish line for his clients in the Blue Cross Blue Shield class action. -
Law Schools
Billionaire's Camp Responds That They Honestly Have No Idea What Dershowitz Is Talking About
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.18.20
* Boies Schiller has been hit with a malpractice lawsuit over a representation involving water balloon patents. The litigants should just have a water balloon fight to settle the dispute. [American Lawyer]
* Charges have been dropped against a Tampa megachurch pastor who was accused of violating Florida’s safer-at-home orders. [Fox News]
* An attorney for Quinton Dunbar, an NFL player accused of armed robbery, claims he has affidavits proving his client’s innocence. [Boston Globe]
* A federal judge has called “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli “delusional” while rejecting his request for early release to help find a treatment for COVID-19. [Hill]
* A lawsuit has been filed against SeaWorld San Diego for continuing to charge annual pass fees while the park is closed due to COVID-19. [NBC News]
* Tiffany Trump celebrated her graduation from Georgetown Law this weekend. From one “Hoya Lawya” to another, congrats! [Yahoo News]
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Biglaw
Everyone Seems To Be Overreacting To These Boies Schiller Departures
Not every string of departures is created equal. -
Biglaw
What Good Might Come Out Of The Coronavirus Crisis?
Here are four ways that Biglaw might benefit from the current crisis. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.12.20
* Prosecutors assigned to the Roger Stone criminal case have resigned amid concerns that the White House “stonewalled” DOJ officials about sentencing recommendations. [The Hill]
* Jussie Smollett is facing new charges over his claims of being assaulted on the streets of Chicago, and his lawyers are crying foul. [Deadline]
* Alan Dershowitz filed claims against David Boies for defamation and other causes of action. [Wall Street Journal]
* Netflix has lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit about using the “Choose Your Own Adventure”® phrase when promoting a popular movie. See, made sure to use the trademark sign there… [Hollywood Report]
* President Trump has won the dismissal of a lawsuit aimed at forcing the White House to archive communications with Vladimir Putin and other officials. [Washington Post]
* A New York attorney tried to escape a grand larceny investigation by buying a boat in cash and sailing to the Caribbean. She made it as far as New Jersey. [New York Law Journal]
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Biglaw
Boies Schiller Transition Process Continues With Two New Managing Partners
Change may not be coming fast, but BSF is trying to stay ahead of it.
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Morning Docket: 12.13.19
* President Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen is asking for a sentence reduction. Guess President Trump’s former fixer is not enjoying his time in “Club Fed.” [CNBC]
* The alleged Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyer has argued that the jury pool was tainted and that the bomber’s death sentence conviction should be thrown out. [NBC News]
* The Supreme Court has been urged to review a constitutional challenge to the high tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Hopefully, the justices will look into the New Jersey turnpike next. [Penn Live]
* A defeated governor is accused of handing out an insane number of pardons on his way out the door, even catching some of the pardoned prisoners completely by surprise. [Washington Post]
* Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has begun succession planning so that the firm can continue long past David Boies’ tenure. [Wall Street Journal]
* A Florida politician is accused of stealing nearly $50,000 from a law firm, and buying items from a sex toy store, among other purchases. Maybe he’ll argue that this was a business expense… [CBS Miami]
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Law Schools
Dershowitz Seeks To Bring Unknown Sketchy Dude Into Defamation Case
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.02.19
* A fraudster tried to convince top lawyers David Boies and John Stanley Pottinger that he had sex videos of public figures that were taped by Jeffrey Epstein. [New York Times]
* New Jersey has experienced a surge in sexual abuse lawsuits since the state loosened the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse claims starting on December 1st. [NJ.com]
* A New York Assistant U.S. Attorney was arrested over the weekend in a drunk driving stop, and she wasn’t even driving the car. I’m sure this lawyer knows a few good attorneys who can represent her. [New York Post]
* The Supreme Court today will hear its first substantial Second Amendment case in over a decade. [Wall Street Journal]
* An Ohio attorney has been suspended from practice for helping clients evade taxes. Don’t worry tax attorneys, this lawyer was doing far worse deeds than simply giving clients tax advice. [Bloomberg Law]
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Biglaw
David Boies Sues Alan Dershowitz, Becomes A Pro Se Litigant
The bar for most prepared pro se litigant may never be topped. -
Law Schools
Dershowitz Wanted To Get Boies Disqualified... So Now He Has To Deal With Another Famous SCOTUS Litigator
Chuck Cooper is taking on the Dershowitz defamation case. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.24.19
* Rudy Giuliani is reportedly looking for another defense lawyer. Guess he listened to the old adage about he who represents himself… [CNN]
* Rose McGowan is suing the lawyers Harvey Weinstein enlisted to discredit her, including David Boies. I’m sure the defendants know a few good attorneys to represent them. [New York Times]
* The D.C. Bar just released an ethics opinion on what managers and employees should do if they think a lawyer is impaired. Based on some of the stories on this website, such guidance is sorely needed. [American Lawyer]
* A Clarence Thomas documentary is set to be released in 2020. Guess Justice Thomas wanted his own RBG. [Time]
* A lawyer who is suing her former employer must pay the legal fees of her former law firm because she failed to produce critical evidence for 17 months. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* A man caught on video punching his own lawyer in court was acquitted of the assault, since the injuries were deemed not serious. Apparently being injured with a concussion and a broken nose from an assault by a client is just a job hazard for lawyers. [WTVR.com]
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Courts
Judge Mocks That Bonkers Republication Argument Dershowitz Made
Dershowitz fails in his motion to dismiss but succeeds in disqualifying Boies Schiller.