Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.07.20

* A New Jersey jury awarded $750 ,illion against Johnson & Johnson in a contaminated talc lawsuit. That's a lot of cheddar. [Reuters] * Speaking of cheddar, Judge Judy has an annual salary of $47 million, and a few different parties are fighting over the profits of her popular show. [Fox News] * A lawyer argued that plea deals are unconstitutional, and now prosecutors allegedly won't negotiate with her. Perhaps that too is unconstitutional? [Washington Post] * The California senate has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by an ex-staffer of a state senator. [Los Angeles Times] * A man who has fought a Florida city all the way to the Supreme Court twice, and won both times, has finally received an $875,000 settlement. [ABC News]

By Jordan Rothman on February 07, 2020 8:30 am

* A New Jersey jury awarded $750 million against Johnson & Johnson in a contaminated talc lawsuit. That’s a lot of cheddar. [Reuters]

* Speaking of cheddar, Judge Judy has an annual salary of $47 million, and a few different parties are fighting over the profits of her popular show. [Fox News]

* A lawyer argued that plea deals are unconstitutional, and now prosecutors allegedly won’t negotiate with her. Perhaps that too is unconstitutional? [Washington Post]

* The California senate has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by an ex-staffer of a state senator. [Los Angeles Times]

* A man who has fought a Florida city all the way to the Supreme Court twice, and won both times, has finally received an $875,000 settlement. [ABC News]

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].