Milwaukee

  • Morning Docket: 09.25.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 09.25.20

    * A company run by Evel Knievel’s son is suing Disney because a character in Toy Story 4 allegedly resembles the late performer. Assuming Disney already has the license for Mr. Potato Head… [AP]

    * A black British lawyer has received an apology after being mistaken as a criminal defendant instead of a lawyer multiple times in a single day. [New York Daily News]

    * A New York attorney has been disbarred for sending “disturbing” emails to the New York City Bar Association and then failing to respond to ethics inquires. [New York Law Journal]

    * A defamation lawsuit filed against Tucker Carlson by Karen McDougal, an alleged paramour of Donald Trump, has been dismissed. [Hill]

    * A well-known immigration lawyer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been killed following an altercation with a bicyclist. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

    * An NCIS investigator has won a lawsuit for unpaid overtime pay. Since NCIS is entering its 18th season, everyone involved with that show probably deserves some overtime pay as well… [Bloomberg]

  • Morning Docket: 07.08.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 07.08.20

    * Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized last month for head injuries he sustained in a fall while walking around his neighborhood. [CNN]

    * The Trump family is continuing its efforts to prevent the publication of a tell-all book written by President Trump’s niece. [Daily Beast]

    * Disappointingly, there are still some Biglaw firms that have zero black partners. [American Lawyer]

    * The Supreme Court announced yesterday that the first women appointed to oversee the justices’ security and publishing opinions are retiring. Thank you for your service! [AP]

    * A lawsuit has been filed in an attempt to preserve a mural that shows depictions of slavery at the University of Kentucky. [New York Times]

    * Milwaukee County’s top lawyer has been suspended for failing to satisfy CLE requirements. Just goes to show you that no attorney is above the law… [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]