Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.09.20

* A $50 million lawsuit is being filed on behalf of a woman who was declared dead and later found alive at a funeral home. This sounds like an episode of Tales from the Crypt... [Fox News] * A Maine lawyer is accused of sexual misconduct and other unethical acts against indigent clients he represented. [ProPublica] * Michael Flynn's lawyer is calling for the disqualification of a judge overseeing Flynn's criminal case. [National Law Journal] * A New Jersey lawyer has been suspended from practice for accepting retainers from clients and performing no work on the files. [New Jersey Law Journal] * The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Yale University yesterday over admissions practices that are allegedly unfair to Asian and white applicants. Yale must have some decent lawyers that can represent it... [Wall Street Journal]

The Cryptkeeper in courtroom attire via YouTube screenshot

* A $50 million lawsuit is being filed on behalf of a woman who was declared dead and later found alive at a funeral home. This sounds like an episode of Tales from the Crypt… [Fox News]

* A Maine lawyer is accused of sexual misconduct and other unethical acts against indigent clients he represented. [ProPublica]

* Michael Flynn’s lawyer is calling for the disqualification of a judge overseeing Flynn’s criminal case. [National Law Journal]

* A New Jersey lawyer has been suspended from practice for accepting retainers from clients and performing no work on the files. [New Jersey Law Journal]

* The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Yale University yesterday over admissions practices that are allegedly unfair to Asian and white applicants. Yale must have some decent lawyers that can represent it… [Wall Street Journal]


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