Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.15.20

* A federal judge has certified a class action filed by peanut farmers alleging that companies conspired to depress the price of peanuts. Guess the farmers didn't want to be paid "peanuts" for their crop... [Counter] * Pinterest has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a former executive for $22.5 million. [CNN Business] * Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position next week. [New York Times] * A probe into Hunter Biden's taxes is purportedly complicating Joe Biden's search for an Attorney General. [Politico] * A prominent Los Angeles attorney, who was involved in the case that inspired the movie Erin Brockovich, has had his assets frozen by a judge. This might be a good plot for a sequel... [Los Angeles Times]

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* A federal judge has certified a class action filed by peanut farmers alleging that companies conspired to depress the price of peanuts. Guess the farmers didn’t want to be paid “peanuts” for their crop… [Counter]

* Pinterest has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a former executive for $22.5 million. [CNN Business]

* Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position next week. [New York Times]

* A probe into Hunter Biden’s taxes is purportedly complicating Joe Biden’s search for an Attorney General. [Politico]

* A prominent Los Angeles attorney, who was involved in the case that inspired the movie Erin Brockovich, has had his assets frozen by a judge. This might be a good plot for a sequel… [Los Angeles Times]

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