Florida

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.01.20

* A Long Island lawyer has filed nearly 100 lawsuits alleging that companies are falsely claiming their products contain vanilla. He should go after restaurants unfairly advertising they sell New York-style pizza and bagels... [Inside Edition] * A Florida lawyer, who dressed as the Grim Reaper on beaches to promote social distancing, is facing legal setbacks in his lawsuit against Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis over COVID-19-related measures. [News Service of Florida] * A number of court proceedings in Durham County, North Carolina, have been canceled because a substantial amount of local prosecutors are quarantining after being exposed to COVID-19. [WRAL.com] * A Michigan funeral home recently settled a lawsuit that led to a major LGBT ruling at the Supreme Court. [Star Tribune] * Massachusetts is paving the way for marijuana delivery, which may prompt legal action from retailers. Guess Mr. Nice Guy might soon be legal in the Commonwealth... [Mass Live]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.19.20

* A Florida woman, who allegedly pretended to be a lawyer, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Did she say her name was "Jerry Gallo"? [Tampa Bay Times] * The FBI is purportedly investigating the Attorney General of Texas for alleged improprieties. [Hill] * A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning this past summer of an actress on the show Glee. [Deadline] * The Attorney General of Pennsylvania had some harsh words for Rudy Giuliani upon the latter's return to the courtroom in post-election litigation after a nearly three-decade hiatus. [Newsweek] * A lawyer has been found guilty of a misdemeanor for refusing to stop texting in court. Guess the attorney will be texting sad emojis for a while... [Bloomberg Law]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.17.20

* A Florida lawyer has been charged with extortion against two NFL players for allegedly asking for cash in exchange for clients recanting robbery and assault allegations. Guess the attorney might be liable for "unnecessary roughness"... [New York Times] * An Iowa lawyer, who allegedly forged his client's name on court documents, has been suspended from practice. [Bloomberg Law] * The Supreme Court may soon determine whether governments can restrict church functions to curb the spread of COVID-19. [New York Times] * A Colorado lawyer, who was purportedly arrested four times in 2019, has been suspended from practice for over a year. [Denver Post] * A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by former New York Knick's player Charles Oakley over a televised scuffle at a game. Guess Oakley is flexing his muscle in another "court"... [New York Post]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.29.20

* A federal judge may soon certify a class action involving the pay of fighters in the UFC. Maybe they should just resolve their differences in the Octagon... [Yahoo News] * A former judge in Texas has surrendered her law license after she faced charges for wire fraud and other crimes. [Texas Lawyer] * A Florida lawyer claims he was racially targeted for jogging late at night around his community. [NBC News] * Sanctions against an attorney involved in a case concerning Roundup have been overturned. [Bloomberg Law] * Bed Bath & Beyond is paying $1.49 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it illegally disposed of hazardous waste. Maybe the company will be able to negotiate a 20 percent discount... [CBS News]

By Jordan Rothman
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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.24.20

* Florida's Attorney General is calling for an investigation over whether Michael Bloomberg's pledge to pay off fines for ex-felons in Florida so they can vote was unlawful. You know what they say, no good deed... [Politico] * Facebook has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that it failed to remove hateful pages which allegedly led to the Kenosha shootings. [ABC News] * A judge has ordered Eric Trump, son of President Trump, to sit for a deposition conducted by the Attorney General of New York before the election. [NBC News] * A new trial has been ordered on a murder charge that was nixed because a lawyer did not object to an erroneous jury instruction. [Bloomberg Law] * A disbarred Florida lawyer has been found guilty of forging a court order even though his twin brother claimed he himself did the forgery. And I can't even get my triplet brothers to go on a road trip with me... [Herald-Tribune]

By Jordan Rothman