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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.22.21
* Google is asking that an antitrust lawsuit filed against it be moved from Texas to California. Interesting, seems like Silicon Valley types keep moving from California to Texas… [Reuters]
* A group called Lawyers Defending American Democracy are calling for Rudy Giuliani to face professional discipline over his work for President Trump. [Hill]
* A judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association can move forward. [ABC News]
* Numerous lawsuits have been filed over the helicopter crash last year that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and several other passengers. [USA Today]
*Alan Dershowitz claims that the Senate does not have jurisdiction to hold President Trump’s impeachment trial. Sounds a little like a “sovereign citizen” argument… [Law & Crime]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.31.20
* An appellate court was divided about whether a lawyer should be given slack for missing a filing deadline because of COVID-19. The judges not giving this attorney a break are real “juristicklers”… [Texas Lawyer]
* A West Virginia lawyer has been disbarred for attempting to barter sex in exchange for handling a stripper’s divorce case. [Bluefield Daily Telegraph]
* The Manhattan District Attorney is reportedly hiring forensic accountants as the criminal probe into President Trump’s activities deepens. [Washington Post]
* A new lawsuit alleges that a black man was misidentified and jailed due to facial-recognition technology. [NBC News]
* The Space Force is delaying a $12 billion deal after a court found that a contractor may have engaged in fraudulent conduct. Steve Carrell must be behind this conscientious move… [Hill]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.23.20
* A lawyer for a Pennsylvania man, who allegedly pretended to be his dead mother to cast an extra vote, claims his client was engaged in “civil disobedience.” Pretty sure Gandhi and MLK didn’t use that strategy… [Yahoo News]
* President Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commutations yesterday to many individuals in his political circle and others. [CNN]
* A Colorado lawyer is accused of allegedly mishandling $2 million earmarked by clients to purchase personal protective equipment. [Denver Post]
* Walmart is being sued over allegations that the company helped fuel the opioid crises. [New York Times]
* A New York lawyer, who allegedly went on a racist rant at a restaurant in 2018, has been disciplined for his conduct. [New York Post]
* Somewhat relatedly, a Texas judge, who allegedly used racial slurs against Mexicans, has been sanctioned. [Texas Lawyer]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.14.20
* Dwight Howard is being sued after allegedly stiffing two women who took care of his snake collection. Guess they’re alleging he might be a “snake in the grass”… [New York Post]
* An El Paso attorney, who died of COVID-19, still won her election for a local judgeship. [KSAT]
* Simon Cowell is considering a lawsuit against an ebike manufacturer after purportedly suffering a crash. [Page Six]
* Andrew Cuomo, the current Governor of New York and a contender to be Joe Biden’s Attorney General, is facing sexual harassment allegations. [New York Times]
* A disbarred lawyer, who is charged with shooting seven police officers, is arguing about whether a receiver should be appointed to oversee his assets. [Rochester First]
* A lawyer is facing possible discipline for purportedly alleging that a female judge would be biased towards a wife in a divorce case. By this logic, wouldn’t a male judge supposedly be biased for the husband? [Daily Business Review]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.25.20
* 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]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.06.20
* A lawsuit has been filed over the rights to Breakfast at Tiffany’s. “And I said, ‘what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?'”… [Deadline]
* An Ohio lawyer is facing ethics charges because he allegedly offered to exchange legal services for a client cleaning the lawyer’s home in the nude. [ABA Journal]
* An purported extra-marital affair of the Attorney General of Texas is being connected to criminal allegations against the official. [U.S. News and World Report]
* Check out this article on the latest status of election lawsuits filed by the Trump Campaign. [Fox News]
* The Michigan Attorney General pleaded with residents to stop telling election officials to shove sharpies in their butts. Michigan residents sure are creative. [New York Post]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.03.20
* The Supreme Court is allowing an antitrust case against the NFL to move forward. The XFL is still around to compete with the NFL…right? [Chicago Sun Tribune]
* A Texas lawyer has been disciplined for stealing LegalZoom referrals from the firm that employed her. [Texas Lawyer]
* The Attorney General of South Dakota was reportedly distracted before allegedly striking a pedestrian earlier this year. [Hill]
* The Surgeon General of the United States has pleaded not guilty to allegedly being in a park that was closed to slow the spread of COVID-19. [AP]
* A lawsuit alleging that Amazon did not do enough to protect its workers from COVID-19 has been dismissed. [CNN]
* A lot of billable hours may be recorded in the legal battles that may arise after the presidential election. [Fox News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.29.20
* A federal judge may soon certify a class action involving the pay of fighters in the UFC. Maybe they should just resolve their differences in the Octagon… [Yahoo News]
* A former judge in Texas has surrendered her law license after she faced charges for wire fraud and other crimes. [Texas Lawyer]
* A Florida lawyer claims he was racially targeted for jogging late at night around his community. [NBC News]
* Sanctions against an attorney involved in a case concerning Roundup have been overturned. [Bloomberg Law]
* Bed Bath & Beyond is paying $1.49 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it illegally disposed of hazardous waste. Maybe the company will be able to negotiate a 20 percent discount… [CBS News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.15.20
* Britney Spears scored a small victory in her conservatorship battle with her father after a judge allowed her to hire her own counsel. Guess now “she is that innocent”… [Variety]
* President Trump has refused to say whether he will keep Attorney General Barr if Trump wins reelection. [CNBC]
* A medical device company will pay millions and submit to monitoring as a result of allegations that the company paid kickbacks to doctors. This would have been a boring ending to Love and Other Drugs… [Salt Lake Tribune]
* Bernard Cohen, the lawyer who argued Loving v. Virginia at the Supreme Court, and was instrumental in eliminating interracial marriage bans, has passed away at the age of 86. [U.S. News & World Report]
* A Texas attorney has been charged for allegedly using his smartphone to record a coworker in a bathroom. [New York Post]
* The Missouri lawyer couple in hot water for allegedly pointing guns at protesters is purportedly handing out autographs. Soon, we may see them on Cameo… [Yahoo News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.13.20
* A class action about Xbox controllers that allegedly “drift” has been beefed up. I used to blame controllers when I lost at GoldenEye as a kid… [Video Games Chronicle]
* Andrew Cuomo apparently has “no interest in going to Washington” to become Attorney General if Joe Biden is elected president. [Fox News]
* A Connecticut lawyer who served time in federal prison for fraud is seeking reinstatement to the Connecticut Bar. [CT Post]
* Law School Transparency is hosting an event on the future of the bar exam that you should all check out! [Law School Transparency]
* A black man who was allegedly led through Galveston, Texas, by a white police officer on horseback is suing the city for $1 million. [CNN]
* The Florida Bar says a lawyer acted so poorly, the judge had to “resort to a discipline strategy typically reserved to parents separating bickering siblings.” This sounds like so many depositions I’ve attended… [Daily Business Review]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.02.20
* A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the federal government against John Bolton for publishing a memoir without prior approval. Guess the government doesn’t celebrate the guy’s entire catalog… [New York Times]
* A group of former Department of Justice lawyers are accusing Attorney General Barr of illicitly helping President Trump win reelection. [Hill]
* A Texas judge who admonished and grabbed at a paralegal for sitting in a seat designated for lawyers has been disciplined. [Texas Lawyer]
* Check out this primer on the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, which is being discussed after President Trump announced he has COVID-19 earlier this morning. [NPR]
* A new lawsuit accuses Kris Jenner of committing sexual harassment against a former bodyguard. [Fox News]
* A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed after a fan suffered a heart attack at a Philadelphia Eagles game. If he ate any Philly cheesesteaks, that probably also didn’t help… [Philadelphia Business Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.30.20
* A lawyer has been suspended from practice for being arrested for allegedly driving while nude. The bar examiners can rest assured that this attorney had nothing to hide… [ABA Journal]
* A lawyer for Michael Flynn admitted yesterday that she briefed President Trump about Flynn’s case. [Politico]
* A new lawsuit is claiming that one of Texas’s largest counties is approving voter registrations for noncitizens. [Fox News]
* The son of a federal judge that was fatally shot in an attack over two months ago has finally been laid to rest. [New York Post]
* A Massachusetts lawyer has pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. government by applying for federal funds to rehabilitate apartments and then never completing the work. This sounds like a scheme depicted in The Sopranos. [Mass Live]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.24.20
* A new lawsuit claims that Chipotle restaurants are not providing customers with appropriate change when they pay for meals in cash. Maybe they are charging more for guac now? [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* Utah is allowing individuals without law licenses to offer legal services under certain circumstances. [Desert News]
* A federal judge has halted a lawsuit aimed at challenging Pennsylvania’s mail-in-voting plans for the upcoming election. [Hill]
* A lawyer accidentally offered $10,000 to settle a case instead of the intended $100,000 and this lower number was accepted. This attorney should review the law surrounding scrivener’s error… [Daily Business Review]
* Check out this profile of a patent lawyer who became a professional poker player. [Card Player]
* A lawyer in Texas will appear at a jury trial virtually while his adversary attends the trial in person. The virtual attendee should consider hiring a surrogate to appear in person in his place. [Texas Lawyer]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.18.20
* A special prosecutor appointed in the Jussie Smollett case found that the prosecutor’s office abused its discretion in overseeing the matter. [Wall Street Journal]
* A Texas lawyer is being sued for allegedly leading clients to a failed real estate investment with which the attorney had an undisclosed interest. [Texas Lawyer]
* The Boston Bar Association is urging Attorney General Barr not to pursue the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber. [Boston Globe]
* Apparently it’s not libelous to tell a lawyer that he “needs to go back to law school.” Maybe this is because lawyers learn very little about how to be practicing attorneys in law school… [Volokh Conspiracy]