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Wan’s story from the launch of her book to the landing of an original Netflix series is a testament to her hard work, grit, and the realization of dreaming big.

This fact pattern should be on a law school final exam, because surely even students can do better!

* When champagne brings pain: Man wins 450k suing his job because they threw him a birthday party. [WSOC TV]

* Due to an anti-CRT law, Missouri teacher loses job after teaching a fictional work about Martin Luther King. I’m sure this is what he would have wanted. [Salon]

* Of course Netflix is a video service provider, but are they legally? [Cleveland]

* NY lawyer’s years of using his firm to fund his Big Tyme living could make for a radio hit. [Reuters]

* It’s my money and I want to use it now: Law prevents discrimination against cash-users. [WCVB]

Hopefully the show will have some realism.

* A lawsuit filed by a former college basketball player against Adidas has been dismissed. Maybe he should take Adidas’s slogan “impossible is nothing” to heart if filing an appeal… [Oregonian]

* A man accused of shooting a New Hampshire pastor has pleaded guilty to assaulting his own lawyer. [AP]

* The University of Miami has fired the dean of its law school, and members of the law school community are reportedly not pleased. [Miami Hurricane]

* Alan Dershowitz is reportedly suing Netflix over a docuseries about Jeffrey Epstein. [Fox Business]

* A judge has lowered a sentence after a defendant alleged “shady shenanigans” by a federal prosecutor. Surely, the lawyer didn’t use the word “shenanigans” lightly… [ABA Journal]

* Pope Francis has changed church law to allow women slightly larger roles in church services. Maybe he was inspired by the movie On the Basis of Sex… [Washington Post]

* An NYPD lawyer is under investigation for allegedly threatening to shoot another attorney in her unit. [New York Daily News]

* A show based on the film The Lincoln Lawyer has been greenlit for a 10-episode run on Netflix. [Deadline]

* A black lawyer claims he was racially profiled by law enforcement for not wearing a suit in court. [New York Post]

* A lawsuit against the publisher of Dungeons and Dragons has been settled. Maybe they resolved the case using 20-sided dice… [Polygon]

* Netflix has defeated libel claims related to The Laundromat, a film about the “Panama Papers.” Maybe the judge was moved by Meryl Streep’s performance… [Hollywood Reporter]

* A lawsuit has been filed over alleged abuse of migrant women in detention centers run by ICE. [NBC News]

* A typo in a Georgia election lawsuit says the lawyer verified the allegations under “plenty of perjury” instead of “penalty of perjury.” [ABA Journal]

* Judges of the Southern District of New York exercised a rarely used power to keep the acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan on the job until Joe Biden is inaugurated. [New York Times]

* A report alleges that some law firms took Payroll Protection Program money and banked the cash rather than used it on payroll. Don’t think anyone should be surprised… [ABA Journal]

* Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, is arguing for early release from home confinement. To be completely fair, most of us are confined to our homes right now… [Hill]

* Google is facing two more antitrust lawsuits filed by four publishers. [Fox Business]

* The L.A. City Attorney is warning against driving under the influence this holiday season because hospitals are filling up with COVID-19 patients. [KTLA]

* Attorney General Barr has unveiled new charges over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. [USA Today]

* Netflix has settled a lawsuit with the Conan Doyle estate over the film Enola Holmes. Elementary! [Hollywood Reporter]

* Netflix has settled a lawsuit over the “Choose Your Own Adventure” trademark. Guess Netflix chose the adventure that doesn’t end in a trial… [Hollywood Reporter]

* Two women, who were detained in northern Montana for speaking Spanish, have settled a lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [Reuters]

* A new lawsuit alleges that a 70-year-old worker at the grocery store chain Publix contracted COVID-19 and died as a result of lax policies of his employer. [NBC News]

* Check out this article on the legal prowess of Daredevil and She-Hulk (had no idea She-Hulk was a comic-book character!). [Screen Rant]

* A Texas man is in hot water for allegedly filing a mandamus petition on behalf of two clients even though he is not a licensed attorney. [Bloomberg Law]

* A Pennsylvania lawyer has been found guilty of identity theft and other crimes. So tempted to make a My Cousin Vinny joke right now… [Legal Intelligencer]

* Looks like Netflix will be picking up the upcoming Lincoln Lawyer series. Not too newsworthy, but very excited about this! [What’s on Netflix]

* A federal judge may soon rule if Apple’s App Store runs afoul of antitrust rules. [Wall Street Journal]

* A Georgia court is allowing a couple to sue a sperm bank for allegedly misrepresenting the background of a sperm donor. [ABC News]

* A Massachusetts law firm is being sued for allegedly accepting money from a pharmacy in exchange for referring personal injury clients to the business. [Insurance Journal]

* A lawyer for President Trump’s campaign previously worked for Al Gore. Maybe this attorney can double as a climate change advisor… [NPR]

* A Florida city has repealed an ordinance against saggy pants over claims that the law unfairly targeted people of color. [Fox News]

* An Iowa lawyer, who transferred a case to another lawyer without client consent, has been suspended from practice. [Bloomberg Law]

* The Mayor of Rochester, New York, has fired the city’s police chief and suspended the Rochester City Attorney over the death of Daniel Prude. [Hill]

* The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Green Party will be off the presidential ballot in Wisconsin for the upcoming election. [CNN]

* Law school deans are asking for an open-book bar exam given the hardships that bar candidates presently face. [ABA Journal]

* A Nebraska lawyer has been sentenced to up to four years in prison for purportedly keeping thousands of dollars of settlement money meant for clients. [Lincoln Journal Star]

* Attorneys General of several states are calling on Netflix to remove the show Cuties due to alleged sexualization of children. [ABC News]

* A Cincinnati lawyer has pleaded guilty to buying a $3,000 tiger-skin rug in violation of the Endangered Species Act. Maybe he was just a huge fan of Joe Exotic? [Enquirer]

* A South Florida lawyer says he has spent around $700,000 to recover $100,000 over the principle of it all. [Daily Business Review]

* Parents are claiming in a new lawsuit that remote learning because of COVID-19 denies some children a basic education. [News Tribune]

* The Florida lawyer who wore a grim reaper outfit to warn about the dangers of COVID-19 is now using a mobile billboard to protest Governor Ron DeSantis’s response to the pandemic. [Florida Phoenix]

* A California lawyer who called a female judge’s opinion “succubustic” is suing over potential ethics consequences for the comment. If it weren’t for South Park, I would have no idea what that meant… [ABA Journal]

* A lawyer who was featured in the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer has been unable to shake his conviction for violating a restraining order. Maybe he should have had “dreamy” Dean Strang defend him… [ABA Journal]

* A study has found that the number of lawyer jobs may have decreased by over 15% in the past six months. [Bloomberg Law]

* A group of voters have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the Trump Administration from excluding undocumented immigrants from the census. [Jurist]

* Michael Avenatti will receive a taxpayer-funded lawyer in one of his criminal cases after claiming he did not have the financial resources to pay his own counsel. [Fox News]

* The Supreme Court has denied the request of environmentalists to stop the Trump Administration from building a southern border wall. The justices didn’t rule if Mexico needs to pay for it… [ABC News]

A story about how the five families were put on trial -- and convicted.

* A receiver may be appointed to oversee the dissolution of Cellino & Barnes. That receiver would have tough decisions about what to do with the jingle. [New York Post]

* The former police officer accused of killing George Floyd is being represented by a new lawyer. [Reuters]

* An attorney who is also a police officer has been prohibited from working on traffic matters in courts located in the county where he is a cop. [Bloomberg Law]

* President Trump is already being challenged over an executive order he signed targeting social media. [Washington Post]

* Steven Avery, a subject of the Netflix series Making a Murderer, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 according to his lawyer. [Daily Beast]

* The Washington State Attorney General is suing tuna companies for allegedly fixing the price of their product. Hope the defendants don’t use “canned” arguments when defending the case. [Spokesman Review]

* Attorneys associated with the Trial Lawyers College are currently embroiled in litigation. It would be amazing if this case went to trial… [Bloomberg Law]

* An ex-lawyer from Atlanta, who hired a hitman to murder his wife, has died of natural causes in prison. [Daily Mail]

* Check out a behind-the-scenes look at a lawyer featured on the new Netflix show Trial by Media. Haven’t gotten to that episode yet. [NBC News]

* A New York City judge has denied Mary-Kate Olsen’s request for an emergency divorce, even though she may be forced out of her apartment. Guess she can always crash with Ashley. [Fox News]

* An appeals court has refused to dismiss an emoluments lawsuit against President Trump, setting up a battle at the Supreme Court. [Business Insider]

* The L.A. City Attorney is suing the maker of a radish paste that allegedly provides protection from COVID-19. Sounds kind of like the Carbolic Smoke Ball, haven’t thought about that fact pattern since law school. [Los Angeles Times]

Now, when things reopen, we can all go see a Jim Jefferies show together.

* A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by musicians who had their work destroyed in a 2008 Universal Music Group blaze. Maybe the defendants listened to “We Didn’t Start the Fire” to celebrate their victory… [Variety]

* The top lawyer at CVS Health was paid over $23 million last year. Clearly, I’m in the wrong field. [Bloomberg]

* An attorney that spent two years in prison for wire fraud has been reinstated. Those are some forgiving bar examiners… [CT Post]

* Attorney General Barr has suggested that judges should consider COVID-19 when making bail determinations. [Politico]

* If you have not yet seen Tiger King on Netflix, you should watch it immediately. Then read this interview with an attorney from PETA. [Hollywood Reporter]

* Apparently in Boston, New York Sports Clubs are called Boston Sports Clubs, and like in New York, members are suing because they are being billed while gyms remain closed. [Boston Globe]

* The star of the hit Netflix docuseries The Tiger King has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was framed as part of a massive conspiracy. Now I really need to watch series… [TMZ]

* Lawyers are predicting that social isolation will lead to higher divorce rates in the months to come. [CNBC]

* It seems that along with divorce attorneys, wills and estates lawyers are in high demand because of COVID-19, and certain attorneys are preparing so many wills that some are being signed on the hood of a Porsche. [Bloomberg Law]

* The attorneys general from 33 states have sent a letter to Amazon, Walmart, and others asking them to crack down on price gouging related to COVID-19. [NPR]

* Federal officials are forcing attorneys to wear gloves, masks, and other protective gear to represent clients in certain immigration detention centers. However, some attorneys argue that this could be taking equipment away from healthcare workers. [Denver Post]

* A Native American tribe has sued a group of insurance companies seeking coverage for casino closures under a business interruption policy. Depending on the policy language, this could be a huge gamble… [Insurance Journal]

* Prosecutors assigned to the Roger Stone criminal case have resigned amid concerns that the White House “stonewalled” DOJ officials about sentencing recommendations. [The Hill]

* Jussie Smollett is facing new charges over his claims of being assaulted on the streets of Chicago, and his lawyers are crying foul. [Deadline]

* Alan Dershowitz filed claims against David Boies for defamation and other causes of action. [Wall Street Journal]

* Netflix has lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit about using the “Choose Your Own Adventure”® phrase when promoting a popular movie. See, made sure to use the trademark sign there… [Hollywood Report]

* President Trump has won the dismissal of a lawsuit aimed at forcing the White House to archive communications with Vladimir Putin and other officials. [Washington Post]

* A New York attorney tried to escape a grand larceny investigation by buying a boat in cash and sailing to the Caribbean. She made it as far as New Jersey. [New York Law Journal]