Monique

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.17.20

* The Supreme Court handed down an order yesterday that will make it very difficult for ex-felons in Florida to vote this year. It's not like there's an election coming up or anything... [Slate] * A lawyer for victims of Jeffrey Epstein is claiming that the estate of Epstein is withholding evidence and stonewalling the litigation. [ABC News] * A court is allowing Mo'Nique's discrimination lawsuit against Netflix to proceed. [Fox News] * Weil Gotshal was able to ink four merger deals in a single day recently despite the ongoing pandemic. [Reuters] * An attorney whose slogan was "been hit, call Flit" has surrendered his law license for withholding settlement funds from clients. Calling all lawyers with a last name that rhymes with "hit": the slogan is now open... [Daily Report]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.27.20

* A federal judge ripped litigants in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving images of unicorns, arguing that a hearing in the case can wait until after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided. It seems doubtful that images of unicorns, like toilet paper, are flying off the shelves right now. [New York Post] * A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by comedian Mo'Nique alleging that Netflix gave her a low offer because of her race and gender. [Daily Beast] * Hiring partners are currently interviewing candidates through videoconferencing and may extend offers without meeting candidates in person because of COVID-19. [American Lawyer] * A Houston auction house that hosted the sale of medical masks and other protective gear has become the subject of a deceptive trade practices lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney General. [Bloomberg Law] * A lawyer turned rower is aiming to row across the entire Atlantic Ocean. She is going to miss out on a lot of billable hours... [Yahoo News]

By Jordan Rothman
Divorce Train Wrecks

Putting the ‘French’ in ‘Kiss’: Man Sued By Ex-Wife Over Lack of Sex

Apparently the French aren't such great lovers anymore. A 2010 poll found that 76% of people surveyed were having relationship problems due to a poor sex life. And it seems that a poor sex life was what brought about a divorce between Jean-Louis B. and Monique, a middle-aged French couple. But after enduring 21 years of a near sexless marriage, a divorce was simply not enough. Mrs. B. wanted to be compensated for the lack of sexual rendezvous with her ex-husband, so she sued him for it....

By Staci Zaretsky