Morning Docket: 09.04.20
* A judge has ruled that Kanye West will not appear on the presidential ballot in Virginia. Maybe Kanye had his attention on West Virginia anyways... [Hill] * A former doctor has been convicted of attempted murder for purportedly trying to kill a lawyer who opposed the doctor in two lawsuits. [ABA Journal] * A Loyola University law student is accused of torching his New Orleans apartment after a heated dispute with her landlord. [Times-Picuyane] * A disbarred New York lawyer has been charged for allegedly stealing money meant for 9/11 first responders. [New York Law Journal] * A New Jersey lawyer has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $9 million in COVID-19 relief money and using the funds to buy a mansion and other luxury items. [New Jersey Law Journal] * The top lawyer for an online retailer has pleaded guilty to stealing around $6 million from his company and used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle. Lots of lawyers behaving badly in the Morning Docket today! [New York Daily News]
* A judge has ruled that Kanye West will not appear on the presidential ballot in Virginia. Maybe Kanye had his attention on West Virginia anyways… [Hill]
* A former doctor has been convicted of attempted murder for purportedly trying to kill a lawyer who opposed the doctor in two lawsuits. [ABA Journal]
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* A Loyola University law student is accused of torching his New Orleans apartment after a heated dispute with his landlord. [Times-Picuyane]
* A disbarred New York lawyer has been charged for allegedly stealing money meant for 9/11 first responders. [New York Law Journal]
* A New Jersey lawyer has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $9 million in COVID-19 relief money and using the funds to buy a mansion and other luxury items. [New Jersey Law Journal]
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* The top lawyer for an online retailer has pleaded guilty to stealing around $6 million from his company and used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle. Lots of lawyers behaving badly in the Morning Docket today! [New York Daily News]
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