Morning Docket

Morning Docket 11.03.09

By  
on

* Florida has its own Marc Dreier. Scott Rothstein is accused of swindling investors. His 70-lawyer firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, will dissolve. [AmLaw and Associated Press]
* Store clerk steals man’s $1 million lottery ticket. The Texas Lottery Commission considers the thief to be entitled to the prize, because he signed the back of the winning ticket. [Associated Press]
* The Supreme Court will decide whether mutual fund advisors are paid too much. [New York Times]
* Conman who posed as a lawyer “to win the affections of women” has been jailed for three years. [BBC News]
* Attorneys for sniper John Allen Muhammad plan to appeal to the Supreme Court to try to prevent next week’s execution. [Associated Press]
* RIP, Prof. Michael Goldsmith of BYU. [TaxProf Blog]

Sponsored

Topics