Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.05.23

* Alex Jones put his parent company into bankruptcy in a bid to avoid paying damages. Now he's fighting the company because they say the bankruptcy process prevents them from paying the who $1.3 million salary he wants while simultaneously trying to declare himself bankrupt. Live by the shady bankruptcy, die by the shady bankruptcy. [Bloomberg Law News] * Is it a good thing when the judge bangs the table and calls your questions ridiculous? Asking for Trump's attorneys. [Reuters] * Alex Kozinski doesn't seem to be persuading his former colleagues to revive Donald Trump's class action against Twitter for "censorship." [Law360] * Firms wring hands over profitability just in time to manage bonus expectations. [American Lawyer] * Biglaw firm sues recruiter when partner bails after three months. [New York Law Journal] * North Carolina Republicans vote to make themselves exempt from public records requests. Who do they think they are, the Supreme Court? [Courthouse News Service]

By Above the Law on October 05, 2023 9:00 am

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* Alex Jones put his parent company into bankruptcy in a bid to avoid paying damages. Now he’s fighting the company because they say the bankruptcy process prevents them from paying the who $1.3 million salary he wants while simultaneously trying to declare himself bankrupt. Live by the shady bankruptcy, die by the shady bankruptcy. [Bloomberg Law News]

LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology

The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

By LexisNexis

* Is it a good thing when the judge bangs the table and calls your questions ridiculous? Asking for Trump’s attorneys. [Reuters]

* Alex Kozinski doesn’t seem to be persuading his former colleagues to revive Donald Trump’s class action against Twitter for “censorship.” [Law360]

* Firms wring hands over profitability just in time to manage bonus expectations. [American Lawyer]

* Biglaw firm sues recruiter when partner bails after three months. [New York Law Journal]

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.

By Neostella

* North Carolina Republicans vote to make themselves exempt from public records requests. Who do they think they are, the Supreme Court? [Courthouse News Service]