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* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer penned an op-ed imploring jurors to look past the headlines in her client’s case. [Page Six]
* A robo lawyer app has been developed to sue robocallers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. They took our jobs! [Consumer Affairs]
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* Over a thousand former DOJ lawyers have called for Attorney General Barr to resign. [Slate]
* A Missouri peach grower has been awarded $265 million in damages in a weedkiller lawsuit. I guess you need help to grow peaches outside of Georgia… [Reuters]
* A Seattle lawyer withdrew from a criminal defendant’s case after his client punched him in court. Pretty sure the punch demonstrates the breakdown of the attorney-client relationship. [KOMO News]
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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].