New York

  • Morning Docket: 12.08.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 12.08.20

    * Facebook could be hit with antitrust litigation as soon as this week. Don’t get it, people still use MySpace…right? [Washington Post]

    * A former lawyer and an active attorney have been charged with allegedly writing fraudulent opinion letters. [ABA Journal]

    * More than 1,500 attorneys from across the country have signed a letter condemning the Trump Campaign’s legal team. [Hill]

    * A New York lawyer is accused of steeling eight properties from unsuspecting clients through deed fraud. [New York Daily News]

    * Kamala Harris’s sister is allegedly advancing the name of Kamala’s brother-in-law to be Joe Biden’s Attorney General. There is some precedent for nepotism in the Attorney General position… [Politico]

  • Morning Docket: 10.19.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.19.20

    * This election cycle, we are reminded again that taking ballot selfies is illegal in many jurisdictions. Too bad, with the right insta filter, that ballot would look really good… [New York Times]

    * A New York federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction to the Catholic Brooklyn Diocese seeking to reopen churches closed due to COVID-19 rules. [CNN]

    * A lawsuit has already been filed over the forthcoming Borat sequel. [Wrap]

    * A group in Louisiana has been charged for allegedly staging car accidents in order to generate legal payouts. [Times-Picayune]

    * A lawsuit in Oregon alleges that a Portland gas station attendant purportedly refused to sell gas to black customers out of fear the gas might be used in rioting. [Fox News]

    * The owner of a law firm named Legal Genius PLLC has pleaded guilty to defrauding the IRS and other charges. Hate to go for the low-hanging joke here, but the firm might want to change its name to something more accurate… [ABC News]

  • Morning Docket: 10.16.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.16.20

    * Peloton has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit by a competitor. It’s not like they “reinvented the wheel” or anything… They must be “cycling” through legal fees… (I can go all day!) [Business Insider]

    * A federal judge has overruled the rejection of New York residents from programs run by the Department of Homeland Security that make it easier to process through airport security. [Minnesota Lawyer]

    * A law firm, which bought a practice from a retired lawyer who then passed away, has been approved to use the deceased lawyer’s name on its letterhead. Sounds a little like Weekend at Bernie’s… [Bloomberg Law]

    * A U.S. Attorney in New York has announced that he will be stepping up efforts to clamp down on violent crime in New York City because crime rates in the Big Apple have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Daily News]

    * A couple has been charged for allegedly attacking a teenage worker at Sesame Place for enforcing a mask policy. People need to stop acting like Oscar the Grouch… [Philadelphia Inquirer]

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  • Morning Docket: 08.14.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 08.14.20

    * A lawsuit challenging New York’s quarantine has been dismissed partly because an Arizona woman did not suffer harm by not being able to help a New York friend move. The judge obviously doesn’t know how fun assembling Ikea furniture can be… [New York Daily News]

    * Georgia’s governor has withdrawn a lawsuit challenging a mask mandate instituted by the Mayor of Atlanta. [CNN]

    * Claims of sexual impropriety are roiling the Texas Supreme Court. [Texas Lawyer]

    * An Ohio lawyer has been granted the green light to provide financial planning services along with legal representation in certain circumstances. [Bloomberg Law]

    * Carole Baskin of Tiger King fame has been served with papers related to a lawsuit about her missing former husband. Baskin took a selfie with the process server, maybe “service selfies” will trend on insta one day… [CBS News]

  • Morning Docket: 08.11.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 08.11.20

    * A lawsuit filed by McDonald’s alleges that its former CEO sent nude pics from his work email, destroyed evidence related to sexual relationships with employees, and committed other illicit acts. Looks like Ronald wasn’t the only clown at McDonald’s… [Business Insider]

    * A federal judge in New York has allowed a lawyer to withdraw from representing Michael Avenatti in a criminal case. [Fox News]

    * A disbarred Beverly Hills lawyer has pleaded guilty to stealing over $500,000 from a former client. [CBS News]

    * Susman Godfrey has elected the first female managing partner in the history of the firm. [Bloomberg Law]

    * A lawyer is apparently accused of billing his client 40 hours in one day. Maybe he had a time machine? [Texas Lawyer]

  • Morning Docket: 08.10.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 08.10.20

    * TikTok is allegedly preparing to sue the Trump Administration over an order that may force the company to leave United States markets. If given permission, TikTok can likely serve process in some really creative ways… [Verge]

    * A lawyer behind a lawsuit aimed at overturning California’s school closure order says that closing schools impacts fundamental rights and violates equal protection. [Fox News]

    * The Attorney General of Texas welcomed the National Rifle Association to the Lone Star State after the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit to dissolve the group. [New York Post]

    * A Fort Worth, Texas, attorney is walking to the governor’s mansion in Austin in order to bring attention to police reform. [Fox News]

    * Lawyers for Jussie Smollett claim that a recording proves that key witnesses in the case were coached by prosecutors into conveying a narrative to avoid prosecution. [Chicago Tribune]

    * A New York landowner is suing a landscaper for $355,000 for allegedly destroying a tree. Maybe money grew on it? [Advance Media]