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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.23.20

* An attorney has sued the Governor of Florida for not closing Florida's beaches earlier. So this is the guy who canceled Spring Break? [CBS News] * New York courts are having a difficult time administering justice in the current environment. [New York Times] * The Ohio Attorney General has sent letters to abortion clinics telling them to stop all non-essential abortions. [Cleavland.com] * The Supreme Court has reported that all nine justices are healthly, and all participated in the most recent conference. [Fox News] * The maker of Purell is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that it misled customers when it said that Purell can kill 99.9% of germs. Any recovery would simply be a fraction of the money Purell is printing right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [NBC News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.26.20

* Michael Avenatti's lawyer has indicated that his client has been released from solitary confinement. Guess this will help Avenatti prepare for his other criminal trials... [CNN] * A lawsuit alleges that Florida should not count primary votes for Bernie Sanders since he is not a true Democrat. [USA Today] * The judge overseeing the Roger Stone criminal case seemed skeptical about Stone's request for a new trial. [Guardian] * Julian Assange's lawyer claims the U.S. wanted to kill the Wikileaks founder and make it look like an accident. Seems a little paranoid. [New York Post] * The Supreme Court has tossed a lawsuit over the cross-border killing of a teen. [Reuters] * A University of Maryland student is alleging in a lawsuit that the school knowingly served her gluten even though she had celiac disease. South Park fans know some of the symptoms of eating gluten... [WUSA9]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.30.19

* There is a lawyer who gets to decide whether bobbleheads of the pope are allowed to be made. Sounds like a pretty good gig. [Wall Street Journal] * A New York lawyer who practiced until he was 101 has passed away. [New York Times] * Wawa has been hit with lawsuits over a massive data breach. Everyone who lives in North Jersey is breathing a sigh of relief... [ABC News] * An Illinois man who pretended to be a lawyer for five years has been charged with the unauthorized practice of law. [Patch] * A Florida attorney has been suspended from practice after making anti-Muslim and homophobic remarks. [Miami Herald]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.18.19

* The Florida Bar is requiring a Florida attorney to take a professionalism workshop after he shooed a stowaway raccoon off of his boat in open waters. Bet the Florida Bar was moved by the heartbreaking pictures of the raccoon in the water. [Tampa Bay Times] * Notorious RBG threw cold water on President Trump's impeachment law knowledge yesterday after President Trump suggested that the impeachment process could be stopped by the Supreme Court. [USA Today] * A California lawyer has been found guilty of running a scheme to secure foreign investment visas when legitimate investments were often not being made. [Mercury News] * The Washington State Attorney General has sued the Trump Administration over ICE arrests made in state courthouses. [Seattle Times] * Progressive groups are calling for Justice Brett Kavanaugh to recuse himself from a case involving the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [CNBC] * It looks like the CBD industry could be facing a flood of new lawsuits, and that's not just people being paranoid. [Bloomberg Law] * Lawyers for a stuntman who was killed on the set of The Walking Dead is asking for up to $100 Million in damages from AMC. [Yahoo Entertainment]

By Jordan Rothman

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]

By Jordan Rothman