Sanctions
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Courts
Burger King Wants Sanctions On The Menu
To be fair, I've never gotten a Whopper that looked like what was on the window. -
Courts
Judge Contemplates Whether To Sanction Lawyers Who Used ChatGPT After Hearing Them Out
The presiding judge said that the lawyer’s use of ChatGPT was 'the beginning of the narrative, not the end' and was only part of the problem. - Sponsored
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Crime
Attorney Admits To Plot To Launder Russian Oligarch's Money
The attorney faces up to 5 years in prison.
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Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Learns The Hard Way You Can't Launch 'Baseless' Accusations Of Antisemitism
Kramer Levin partner denied pro hac vice admission. -
Courts
Trump Appeals Million-Dollar Sanctions Order On Grounds Of ... Ummm, He'll Tell You Later
Trump litigation never dies, it just comes back with a different team of lawyers. -
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Courts
Attorney Under Fire For Trying To Submit Fake News To Court, Bailing On Hearing
There's a lot to unpack here. - Sponsored
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Courts
All Work And No Play Makes Opposing Counsel Pay Legal Fees And Costs
*sigh* God damn it, Brooks Ent. -
Election Law
Sidney Powell Played Herself With Bold Claim No One Should Believe Her
Navigating the Scylla and Charybdis of defamation and sanctions. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.10.19
* Tired of remaining silent, Jones Day is now defending itself against a $200 million gender bias class-action lawsuit, saying that the firm is “proud of its success in promoting a diverse group of outstanding lawyers.” [Law.com]
* Meanwhile, MoFo is seeking sanctions against the attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp who filed the “mommy track” lawsuit against the firm, as well as against one of the anonymous plaintiffs, alleging that the claims made were “knowingly baseless.” [American Lawyer]
* As it turns out, during his testimony yesterday before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin acknowledged that his legal department had already been in touch with the White House Counsel’s Office over the release of President Trump’s tax returns — an exchange that’s “deeply troubling and certainly violates the spirit of the law” meant to prevent such communications. [Washington Post]
* In case you missed it, Michael Cohen is no longer as useful to the House Intelligence Committee as he once thought. Chairman Adam Schiff seems to have no interest in helping Cohen to delay his upcoming prison sentence. [CNN]
* Senator Lindsey Graham has once again again introduced the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. He’s proposed this bill since 2013 and it gets slapped down each time, but this time… things could change. [CBS News]
* Two Wisconsin lawyers claim that being required to pay bar dues to practice in the state is unconstitutional because it requires them to participate in the state bar’s advocacy. You can look forward to more lawsuits like this thanks to the Janus ruling. [Big Law Business]
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Litigators, Pro Se Litigants
Pro Se Plaintiff Asks For Expenses For A Pizza Party As Discovery Sanction, Gets Them
The request may be a little cheesy, but... -
eDiscovery, Litigators, Technology
Let The Rules Guide You In eDiscovery
No matter how long you've been practicing, sit down and read the rules on electronic discovery, comments included.
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Labor / Employment, Litigators, On The Job
1 Weird Trick to Avoid Sanctions
Courts around the country are rapidly losing patience with boilerplate objections to written discovery requests. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators
Benchslap Of The Day: Turnabout Is... Painful
"Indeed, if the Court were forced to sanction anyone, the Court would sanction.... [the sanction seeker]." -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.20.16
* Will Pokémon Go open up a battlefield of legal troubles for Nintendo? [Ohio State Bar Association]
* Better Call Saul’s Jimmy McGill is a great example of the trickster lawyer. [Guile is Good]
* ComicCon is coming, and most of the vendors owe a lot to the doctrine of fair use. [ReCreate Coalition]
* A soured love affair turns into sanctions for discovery violations. [Legal Profession Blog]
* Lawyers get a reputation for being slow to change, but you need to adapt to a changing landscape. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.15
* I get that litigation is expensive, but I promise, Tom Brady doesn’t need donations for his Deflategate legal bills. Especially not when they’re solicited in an obituary. [Deadspin]
* Protip: Don’t ask a female attorney if she is going through menopause, unless you like sanctions. [Lawyers for the Profession]
* Great time waster: what’s the weirdest law in your home state? [Yahoo!]
* Lat reviews Allegiance (affiliate link), a novel by Kermit Roosevelt featuring a Supreme Court clerk. [Wall Street Journal]
* An all too realistic look at what it is like to be a lawyer — substance abuse, terrible workload, self-loathing and all. [Vice]
* A case study of estate planning as played out in the life of fashion icon Helen Gurley Brown. [New York Times]
* Heads up to Missouri lawmakers — you don’t end sexual harassment by telling interns to dress “modest.” [Think Progress]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket 4.30.15
* Supreme Court actually limits speech rights and upholds a Florida ban on judicial candidates’ direct fundraising. Here’s the excellent plain English breakdown of Williams-Yulee. [SCOTUSblog]
* Former NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pleaded not guilty to a superseding indictment. [NY Law Journal]
* Professor Dorf analyzes the sex discrimination rationale in the same-sex marriage case. [Dorf on Law]
* $1 million in sanctions upheld against a Philadelphia lawyer. [Legal Intelligencer]
* So this is what they mean by practicing “sexy” law. 2015 list of 100 top Hollywood attorneys revealed. [Hollywood Reporter]
* In an increasingly rare bipartisan act, patent reform is back on the agenda. [Corporate Counsel]
* According to a new study by Harvard University, nearly 50% of millennials believe the criminal justice system is unfair. Welcome to the party kids. [NY Post]
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Holidays and Seasons
Lawyer Faces Possible Discipline Over Epic Christmas Poem About Neverending Divorce Case
Although poetry may be the best way to make passive-aggressive complaints about your case, the next time you’re considering writing a four-page, 60-line email riffing on a classic holiday poem, you might want to consider your audience. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What's Worse Than Billing A Client For Bottled Water? Billing Them For Sanctions
We've got to do better than this, according to columnist Keith Lee.