Trials
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1st Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Asians, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, California, Judicial Nominations, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Malpractice, Morning Docket, Politics, S.D.N.Y., Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.06.14
* U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wants to know more about why Governor Andrew Cuomo shut down an anticorruption commission. [New York Times]
* The ABA weighs in on the “unfinished business” controversy affecting bankrupt law firms, their lawyers, and their clients. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Better late than never: students and professors at UC Davis Law are pushing for the posthumous admission to the California bar of Hong Yeng Chang, who was denied a law license in 1890 solely because of his Chinese heritage. [Associated Press; South China Morning Post]
* Speaking of late, a robber sent to prison 13 years late because of a clerical error just got released. [ABA Journal]
* Drones could claim another victim: the First Circuit nomination of Harvard law professor David Barron. [How Appealing]
* Who still wants a landline phone? The jury foreman in the latest Apple-Samsung battle, who is sick and tired of cellphones after the month-long trial. [The Recorder (sub. req.)]
* Not such a Great Adventure: “Cadwalader To Pay $17M In Six Flags Malpractice Fight.” [Law360 (sub. req.)]
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6th Circuit, Defamation, Quote of the Day, Trials
Will The Sixth Circuit Get 'A Rise' Out Of This Former Bengal Cheerleader's Dirty Case?
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Crime, Federal Judges, Guns / Firearms, Quote of the Day, Trials, Violence
A Shocking Shooting, Inside A Courthouse
Could what happened yesterday in Salt Lake City happen anywhere?
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Jury Duty, Litigators, Trials
Qui Tam: Jury's Out
Is jury trial "the grand bulwark of our liberties" -- or just a big disaster? -
Cellphones, Federal Judges, Patents, Quote of the Day, Technology, Trials
Federal Judge Shames Attorneys For Phone Use During Tech Trial
Put those phones away, lest you anger this judge. -
Celebrities, Trials
Chris Brown's D.C. Trial Will Start In Late April
Is anyone tired of Chris Brown yet? We sure are, but it's interesting to watch him crash. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Patents, Small Law Firms, Trials
Beyond Biglaw: Candid Camera
What can litigators learn from cameras in the courtroom? -
8th Circuit, Biglaw, Celebrities, Law Firm Mergers, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Movies, Murder, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms, Trials, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 04.08.14
* The Eighth Circuit axed a $900K jury award after a lawyer recounted her tale of sexual harassment by a law professor at Drake University Law during closing arguments. Well, that sucks, but we’d really love to know which professor this was. [ABA Journal]
* If flat is the new up, then mergers must be the new growth. The new year is upon us, and law firms are on track to either meet or break the merger record set in 2013. Thus far, 22 firms have announced mergers or acquisitions in 2014. [Washington Post]
* A lawyer in Minnesota who’s been in trouble with the bar quite a few times was recently charged with setting his girlfriend on fire. Yikes, someone’s way too excited about the Fargo mini-series. [Star-Tribune]
* Oscar Pistorius took the stand in his murder trial yesterday, revealing that when he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, he was really trying to protect her. This case gives us the sads. 🙁 [New York Times]
* Sorry we’re not sorry about the toupee: Paramount wants this Wolf of Wall Street suit dismissed since it’s undeniable the plaintiff was part of “bizarre travesty that was Stratton Oakmont.” [Hollywood Reporter]
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Court Reporters / Stenographers, Drinking, Holy Crap, Lunacy, Quote of the Day, Ridiculousness, Trials
Court Reporter Causes Chaos By Repeatedly Writing 'I Hate My Job' On Trial Transcripts
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Celebrities, Crime, Murder, Trials
The Oscar Pistorius Trial Is Underway
Olympian Oscar Pistorius’s trial in South Africa for allegedly murdering his girlfriend continues on, despite Pistorius throwing up during witness testimony. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Litigators, Patents, Small Law Firms, Trials
Beyond Biglaw: The Need For Speed
Biglaw firms often move very slowly; are boutique law firms any different? -
Ann Althouse, Health Care / Medicine, Movies, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Religion, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trials, Women's Issues, YouTube
Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.14
* Professor Ann Althouse’s analysis of today’s Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood arguments before SCOTUS. [Althouse] * Professor Nelson Tebbe’s take on the proceedings. [Balkinization] * Finally, a very Jezebel assessment: “Supreme Court Prepares to F**k Up This Birth Control Thing.” [Jezebel] * “JUDGE TO PORN TROLLS: IP Addresses Aren’t People.” [Instapundit] * YouTube videos and text messages surface in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. [IT-Lex] * “Her” was an excellent movie — and it might contain lessons for lawyers and the legal profession, as John Hellerman argues. [Hellerman Baretz] -
Breasts, Sexual Harassment, Texas, Trials
Man Receives $567K In Damages After Being Forced To Motorboat Woman's Breasts
What’s wrong with some good old-fashioned motorboating? Lots, says this jury.
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Celebrities, Donald Trump, Real Estate, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Trials
Did A Star-Struck State Judge Show Favoritism Toward Donald Trump?
That's the argument being made in this fun motion for a new trial. -
Biglaw, Contracts, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Facebook, Kids, Layoffs, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, Trials
Morning Docket: 03.10.14
* Dewey know who Zachary Warren is? Per this failed firm’s insiders, he seems to be a “man of mystery” who apparently worked in the “bowels of the bureaucracy” that ultimately led to D&L’s demise. [Am Law Daily]
* “You can cross-examine the witness. You can’t cross examine an email.” Defense of the Dewey defendants may be tough when it’s time for trial — and you can bet your ass there’ll be a trial. [New York Law Journal]
* Fear not, friends, because Patton Boggs has found a way to weather the storm. It’s the same way most barely buoyant firms stay afloat: more layoffs. Expect more on this news later today. [National Law Journal]
* Paul Ceglia, the man who claims he owns half of Facebook’s fortunes, can’t toss his criminal charges. Sometimes wheeling and dealing with allegedly faux contracts will land you in the clink. [Bloomberg]
* Because no father wants to see his daughter become “tabloid fodder”: Rachel Canning, the New Jersey schoolgirl who sued her parents, is being “savaged” by the public. Aww, poor little Millennial. [Daily Record]
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Deaths, Law Schools, Murder, Quote of the Day, Student Loans, Trials
Heavily Indebted Law Grad Convicted Of Murder
Law school debt can lead to very bad things -- like murder convictions. -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, S.D.N.Y., Trials
Patton Boggs Down In The Dumps, Hires Financial Advisers
What's the latest bad news for the troubled law firm of Patton Boggs? -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Trials
The Benchslap Dispatches: Judge Not Interested In Yale Law Student's 'Opinions'
Check back with the court after you graduate, kiddo. -
Biglaw, Eric Holder, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Layoffs, Morning Docket, Murder, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trials
Morning Docket: 02.28.14
* For the first time ever, someone managed to record secret video footage at SCOTUS during oral arguments — and, of course, it’s secret video footage of the McCutcheon protestor’s outburst. You can check it out after the jump. [Reuters]
* After a brief hospitalization yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder was discharged from the hospital with a clean bill of health. It looks like he won’t have to go to one of those Obamacare death panels after all! [Washington Post]
* “The trajectory of an associate in a law firm has changed irreversibly.” Ain’t that the truth. But seriously, what happened to all of the Biglaw lawyers who were Lathamed way back in 2009? Here are some of their stories. [Am Law Daily]
* More law schools are trying to convince students to attend by offering scholarships. Tulsa will toss you cash if you’re from the sticks, and TJSL will guarantee you money if you’re smart. [National Law Journal]
* A trial date has been set for accused Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes. Get ready to see this crazy face on HLN 24 hours a day while Nancy Grace offers her ever insightful commentary. [CNN]
(Keep reading to see the now legendary Supreme Court oral argument protest footage.)
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Celebrities, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Jury Duty, Quote of the Day, Television, Trials
Former 'Friends' Star Acts Like Dumb Blonde On The Stand, Still Has To Pay Millions In Damages
Lisa Kudrow tries acting like Phoebe Buffay on the stand, but it doesn't get her very far.