Morning Docket: 11.11.19

* Settlement talks are underway to break up Cellino & Barnes into two separate firms. No news yet on which firm will keep the infamous jingle. [Buffalo News] * A winner has finally been declared in the close San Francisco District Attorney race. [Washington Post] * Woody Allen has ended his year-long lawsuit against Amazon involving Amazon canceling projects with Allen over MeToo allegations. [New York Times] * A North Carolina attorney has plead guilty to tax fraud for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses, including plastic surgery, out of his business account. Can't he argue that plastic surgery is a business expense? [Charlotte Observer] * Hundreds of Penn Law community members have voiced dissatisfaction with the school's new name honoring a donor. Hey, money talks. [Daily Pennsylvanian] * A Queens attorney has been sued over extremely lurid allegations of sexual harassment. This attorney must not practice employment law. [New York Post]

By Jordan Rothman

onNovember 11, 2019 at 8:42 AMNovember 11, 2019 at 6:09 AM

* Settlement talks are underway to break up Cellino & Barnes into two separate firms. No news yet on which firm will keep the infamous jingle. [Buffalo News]

* A winner has finally been declared in the close San Francisco District Attorney race. [Washington Post]

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* Woody Allen has ended his year-long lawsuit against Amazon involving Amazon canceling projects with Allen over #MeToo allegations. [New York Times]

* A North Carolina attorney has pleaded guilty to tax fraud for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses, including plastic surgery, out of his business account. Can’t he argue that plastic surgery is a business expense? [Charlotte Observer]

* Hundreds of Penn Law community members have voiced dissatisfaction with the school’s new name honoring a donor. Hey, money talks. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

* A Queens attorney has been sued over extremely graphic allegations of sleazy behavior in the workplace. This attorney must not practice employment law. [New York Post]

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Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].