* NBA Star Tristian Thompson has won a $52,000 default judgment against a paternity accuser. Seems like his lawyers were playing hard in the paint… [People]
* Exxon must face a lawsuit alleging that the company misstated its role in climate change. [Reuters]
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* Georgia election officials, who were involved in Donald Trump’s failed election litigation, have had their legal fees paid. [Salon]
* A Texas attorney has been sentenced to prison after defrauding elderly clients. [News-Press]
* A lawyer at Tesla has left to join an autonomous-driving start-up company. Hope she is on the “fast track” at her new shop… [NBC 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].