Fashion
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.24.16
* Ivanka Trump has responded to a lawsuit filed by fashion house Aquazurra, which accused her of infringing upon the luxury brand’s shoe designs. Trump repeatedly denied copying the shoe designs in question, and asked that the suit be tossed out like a pair of last season’s pumps. Will this keep on kicking until after the election? [Huffington Post]
* A federal judge tossed a rather absurd suit that was filed against Starbucks, which alleged the company put a deceptive amount of ice in its cold drinks, writing, “If children have figured out that including ice in a cold beverage decreases the amount of liquid they will receive, the Court has no difficulty concluding that a reasonable consumer would not be deceived.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Bad Boies, bad Boies, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they finance you? The Boies/Schiller Film Group, a small film finance company started by law firm founder David Boies and Zack Schiller (son of law firm co-founder Jonathan Schiller), is fronting the cash needed for comedy movie based on reality show “COPS.” [Law.com]
* Turing Pharmaceuticals, the drug company once led by disgraced pharma bro Martin Shkreli, has been accused of retaliation following the alleged sexual assault of its chief commercial officer at the hands of its interim chief financial officer. For his part in this mess, Shkreli is accused of sexist and vulgar behavior. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “The allegations of the suit are ridiculous. We are confident that the suit will be dismissed in short order.” Cassidy Recruiting is suing Holland & Knight partner Dean Schaner over a failed law firm placement, and it’s seeking between $200K and $1M in damages, all because Schaner used another recruiter to join the firm. [Big Law Business]
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Entertainment Law, Events, Fashion
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Copyright, Fashion
Forever 21 Knocked Off 'Complex' Producer Emily Oberg's Sporty & Rich Hoodies
The saga of indie brands getting copied by major retailers continues...
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Fashion
How Do Indie Designers Deal With Knockoffs?
Laws around fashion design protection may not be perfect, but smaller brands aren't as defenseless as one might think. -
Career Alternatives, Fashion
Amal Clooney To Quit Practicing Law?
A passion for fashion may lead the lawyer to hang up her robes. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.26.16
* Could it be? Could she really do such a thing? Rumor has it that Amal Clooney may be quitting her law firm job at Doughty Street Chambers to become a fashion designer for the likes of fashion house Oscar de la Renta. We may have more on this later today. [Inquisitr]
* Maryland’s AG intends to contest a ruling granting “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed a new trial, saying that the state would “defend what it believes is a valid conviction.” Syed has been servicing a life sentence for the murder of Hae Min Lee since 2000. [Baltimore Sun]
* Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert may be behind bars for a 15-month term for attempting to conceal secret payments to his underage sexual assault victims in a cover-up scheme, but that doesn’t mean he’s not going to fight a lawsuit seeking the full $3.5 million he allegedly said he would pay to buy a victim’s silence. [Chicago Tribune]
* Vermont Law School, which was hit relatively hard by the recession in terms of its ability to fill its seats, has applied for a $15 million loan from the federal government to help restructure its debts. Unlike what its students face in terms of their debt, the law school may be able to get a good interest rate upon approval. [VTDigger / Valley News]
* “[A]ttempting to fit the sale of Bitcoin into a statutory scheme regulating money services businesses is like fitting a square peg in a round hole.” Congratulations (or perhaps condolences?) digital currency aficionados, because a judge just ruled that Bitcoin isn’t money for the purposes of money-laundering statutes. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Fashion
Indie Artists Call Out Zara And River Island For Copying Their Designs
Sadly, the illustrators have few options for retaliation. -
Entertainment Law, Events, Fashion
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Entertainment Law, Events, Fashion
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Entertainment Law, Events, Fashion
Join ATL In Los Angeles On July 28 For The Fashion & Entertainment Law Forum
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.29.16
* In case you haven’t been keeping score like we have, these are the firms that recently raised salaries: Lowenstein Sandler and Venable (kind of). If you’re ever worried that you’ve missed any of our coverage on pay raises, you can check out our omnibus 2016 salary chart where we collect these stories. [2016 Salary Increase / Above the Law]
* “Imitation is NOT the most sincere form of flattery.” Not long after filing suit against Ivanka Trump on similar grounds, Aquazzura seeks to plant its dainty foot firmly up Steve Madden’s ass with a series of trade-dress infringement suits for what the Italian company alleges are knockoffs of some of its most popular shoe designs. [Observer]
* Will law school graduates be the next ones to have their student loans canceled? Thanks to the Department of Education’s proposal of an expanded debt forgiveness rule last week, law school graduates may be able to qualify for a “defense to repayment” provision — and escape their debt — if they can prove they were defrauded. [BuzzFeed]
* “I’m just not taking any chances with my legal profession. It’s very difficult to qualify as a solicitor and I’m not willing to just give it up because the U.K. decides to vote out the EU.” British attorneys specializing in antitrust law are registering as Irish solicitors for fear of losing their ability to practice EU law. Thanks, Brexit. [Big Law Business]
* Blank Rome is adding Stacy Phillips’s celebrity divorce boutique to its firm. Over the course of her career, Phillips has represented many “high-net-worth, high-end clients,” the likes of which include Britney Spears and Bobby Brown. With the addition of her small firm, Blank Rome’s family-law group will grow to 30 attorneys. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Biglaw, Summer Associates
Is This Really A Summer Associate Scandal?
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Free Speech, Legal Ethics, Racism
Dear Lawyers: Maybe Don't Wear Your KKK Hood
It may be offensive, but when is it a crime?
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.12.16
* Behold! The power of a single judge. A Brazilian state judge shuts down Brazil’s most popular chat app, WhatsApp, for 72 hours. [The Intercept]
* The 16 most… unique legal defenses in history. [Reeves Law Group]
* Do ponytails count as a professional hairstyle? [Corporette]
* Former clerks of the late justice speak about Scalia’s legacy. [C-SPAN]
* Can the Urban Confessional Project actually help stressed-out lawyers? [Law and More]
* Germany is annulling the convictions of 50,000 men for homosexuality, saying the victims of this now obsolete law shouldn’t have to live with the stigma of conviction. [Wonkette]
* Michael Ratner, noted civil rights attorney who challenged the government’s detention of prisoners without judicial review at Guantánamo Bay, RIP. [New York Times]
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Fashion
Supreme Court Case Over Cheerleading Uniforms Has Implications For Fashion Designers
This case could change the types of clothing that could be copyrighted in the future. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.10.16
* Oxford Law students can miss classes if they find the crimes being discussed upsetting. What’s happened to the legendary British stiff upper lip? [HeatStreet]
* Update on the story about the lawyer who apparently lied about his mom’s death to get out of court deadlines. Judge Ross didn’t even need to reach the question of whether or not he lied to slap down some sanctions. [ABA Journal]
* A short horror story inspired by author Timothy DeLizza’s Biglaw summer experience. [Your Impossible Voice]
* As we mentioned earlier today, David Boies played a hotshot lawyer on the series finale of The Good Wife. Pfft, typecasting. [The Careerist]
* BYU law student says he was almost expelled for writing in support of marriage equality. [Tax Prof Blog]
* Kaley Cuoco understands the value of a good lawyer. [Jezebel]
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Law Schools, Sexism, Women's Issues
The Pink Ghetto: Law School Is A Breeding Ground For Sexism
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Who Needs A Business Card When You Can Be A Lawyer Stereotype?
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Law Schools, March Madness
ATL March Madness: Best Law School Scandal, Pt. 2
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In-House Counsel, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.14.16
* Ivanka Trump is getting called out on Instagram. Seems one of the shoes in her eponymous line is a dead ringer for Aquazzura’s Wild Thing fringe sandal. [The Fashion Law]
* The billable hour actually makes law firms less competitive — not that this revelation will stop firms from conducting business that way. [Lawyerist]
* When people attack Judge Jane Kelly because she used to be a public defender, they are really taking a crack at the Sixth Amendment. [Slate]
* All the things that in-house counsel really want from their outside attorneys. [Ten Things]
* A contested convention looks increasingly likely, and the GOP establishment is busy planning for that eventuality. [Bloomberg Politics]
* Our friends at Solo Practice U turn 7! Don’t miss their anniversary special. [Solo Practice University]
* Word to the wise: when you start looking to House Of Cards for political tactics, you might be one of the bad guys. [The Slot]
* What it takes to pull off a career comeback. (Spoiler alert: it isn’t easy.) [Law and More]