* A teenager dubbed “Baby Al Capone” is being accused in a lawsuit of stealing tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Geraldo Rivera should see what’s in this kid’s vault… [New York Post]
* A lawsuit about a teacher being fired because students had access to a topless photo of her has been allowed to proceed. [Newsday]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
* A class action against grill manufacturer Traeger went up in smoke because a class has not yet been certified in the matter. [Salt Lake Tribune]
* A New Jersey judge who suggested that a woman could “close your legs” in order to prevent a sexual assault has been removed from the bench. [Newsweek]
* The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas resigned yesterday without an explanation for where he was going. [ABC News]
LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology
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* Check out this podcast about whether you can be replaced by a robot lawyer. Hope the machine overlords don’t replace me as the Morning Docket writer. [ABA Journal]
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].