Hollywood

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 04.09.21

    * Nike and Lil Nas X have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the latter’s “Satan Shoes.” Thank God… [Fox Business]

    * A defamation lawsuit OJ Simpson filed against a Las Vegas hotel has been resolved. [Fox News]

    * A new lawsuit alleges that Facebook’s failure to police hate speech causes anti-Muslim abuse. [Los Angeles Times]

    * Hollywood power lawyer Howard Weitzman has passed away. [Los Angeles Times]

    * An actor from the Jack Black movie “School of Rock” is now a district attorney in Texas. That rocks… [My San Antonio]

  • Morning Docket: 06.23.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 06.23.20

    * Lawyers for the estate of the helicopter pilot accused in a lawsuit of causing the crash that killed Kobe Bryant and others wants the case removed from Los Angeles. Pretty sure people know who Kobe Bryant is outside of LA… [Yahoo Sports]

    * Lyft has settled a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice alleging that the ride-sharing service violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Tech Crunch]

    * The Trump Administration is facing a lawsuit for failing to provide COVID-19 relief money to undocumented families. [Buzzfeed News]

    * A lawyer for alt-right figure Richard Spencer has been allowed to withdraw from representing him in a case involving the 2017 Charlottesville violence. [Yahoo News]

    * Check out this profile of a top Hollywood lawyer who wheels and deals while walking around 10 miles a day. That’s kind of the opposite of the Lincoln Lawyer… [Wall Street Journal]

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