* A cannabis operator has hired a new top lawyer. Wonder if he’s charging $420 an hour… [Law360]
* A new lawsuit alleges that a cruise line held crewmembers against their will and without pay during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Fox News]
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* An attorney has been suspended from practice for paying clients fake recoveries out of his own pocket. [ABA Journal]
* That Google Plus class-action settlement email many of us got recently was real just in case anyone had doubts. [Fast Company]
* An ex-Walmart employee has filed a lawsuit after allegedly being fired for reporting social distancing violations. [Hill]
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* A lawyer who borrowed $440,000 from a litigation funder may now be on the hook for $18 million. Don’t think an attorney can argue he didn’t read the contracts… [Legal Newsline]
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].