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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.18.20

* Boies Schiller has been hit with a malpractice lawsuit over a representation involving water balloon patents. The litigants should just have a water balloon fight to settle the dispute. [American Lawyer]

* Charges have been dropped against a Tampa megachurch pastor who was accused of violating Florida’s safer-at-home orders. [Fox News]

* An attorney for Quinton Dunbar, an NFL player accused of armed robbery, claims he has affidavits proving his client’s innocence. [Boston Globe]

* A federal judge has called “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli “delusional” while rejecting his request for early release to help find a treatment for COVID-19. [Hill]

* A lawsuit has been filed against SeaWorld San Diego for continuing to charge annual pass fees while the park is closed due to COVID-19. [NBC News]

* Tiffany Trump celebrated her graduation from Georgetown Law this weekend. From one “Hoya Lawya” to another, congrats! [Yahoo News]

By Jordan Rothman
Biglaw
Everyone Seems To Be Overreacting To These Boies Schiller Departures

Not every string of departures is created equal.

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.11.20

* The New York Attorney General is suing DHS over restrictions on the access of New York residents to Global Entry and Trusted Traveler Programs. JFK and LaGuardia are a mess already… [Fox News]

* Boies Schiller is facing partner departures amid leadership changes at the firm. [American Lawyer]

* A lawyer has been suspended from practice for backdating a filing. Maybe this attorney hopped in his DeLorean and the papers were timely filed? [Virginia Lawyers Weekly]

* Michael Flynn’s disagreements with his former counsel have delayed his sentencing. [Talking Points Memo]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer has confirmed that Weinstein definitely needs a walker and has not watched Curb Your Enthusiasm recently. Really need to check out the latest season of Curb. [Deadline]

By Jordan Rothman
Deaths
Elizabeth Wurtzel, Literary Lioness And Lawyer, Dies At 52

The famed memoirist -- a Yale Law graduate, former Boies Schiller associate, and staple of ATL's pages -- belonged to the legal as well as literary community.

By David Lat
Biglaw
Boies Schiller Transition Process Continues With Two New Managing Partners

Change may not be coming fast, but BSF is trying to stay ahead of it.

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket: 12.13.19

* President Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen is asking for a sentence reduction. Guess President Trump’s former fixer is not enjoying his time in “Club Fed.” [CNBC]

* The alleged Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyer has argued that the jury pool was tainted and that the bomber’s death sentence conviction should be thrown out. [NBC News]

* The Supreme Court has been urged to review a constitutional challenge to the high tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Hopefully, the justices will look into the New Jersey turnpike next. [Penn Live]

* A defeated governor is accused of handing out an insane number of pardons on his way out the door, even catching some of the pardoned prisoners completely by surprise. [Washington Post]

* Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has begun succession planning so that the firm can continue long past David Boies’ tenure. [Wall Street Journal]

* A Florida politician is accused of stealing nearly $50,000 from a law firm, and buying items from a sex toy store, among other purchases. Maybe he’ll argue that this was a business expense… [CBS Miami]

By Jordan Rothman
Law Schools
Dershowitz Seeks To Bring Unknown Sketchy Dude Into Defamation Case

It just keeps getting weirder.

By Joe Patrice
Courts
Judge Mocks That Bonkers Republication Argument Dershowitz Made

Dershowitz fails in his motion to dismiss but succeeds in disqualifying Boies Schiller.

By Joe Patrice
Intellectual Property
3 More Questions For A Biglaw Refugee Turned Biglaw Vice-Chair

It is always a privilege to hear from those at the very top of our profession, especially when they have such interesting perspectives to share on groundbreaking cases.

By Gaston Kroub
Intellectual Property
3 Questions For A Biglaw Refugee Turned Biglaw Vice Chair

Read on for a range of insights from Bill Isaacson, including preparing for a career as a trial lawyer and the value of taking ownership over your legal career.

By Gaston Kroub