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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.20.21

* An association of insurance agents is suing Allstate for breach of contract. Hope the company is in good hands... [Insurance Business] * A California ethics advisory opinion has stressed that lawyers cannot ignore another attorney's mental impairment. [Bloomberg Law] * Amazon is the subject of five lawsuits claiming discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. [Forbes] * Donald Trump was not happy about news that the New York Attorney General has opened up a criminal probe into his business affairs. [Politico] * A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a South Carolina paper mill over a "rotten egg" smell. Hope they're sure the smell is coming from the mill... [NBC News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.25.21

* A class action has been filed against Allstate for allegedly using unqualified expert witnesses to drive up legal costs. Hope the company is in good hands... [Texas Lawyer] * A Tennessee lawyer has had his law license suspended for allegedly advising someone on how to kill another and make it look like self defense. [New York Post] * A South Carolina law firm that purportedly assisted in a scheme to defraud retirees and others has been ordered to pay restitution. [Post and Courier] * Three Breonna Taylor grand jurors are seeking to impeach the Attorney General of Kentucky. [CNN] * Since Above the Law hasn't had a "Lawyerly Lairs" segment in a while, just wanted to relate that Gibson Dunn's Randy Mastro just listed his Upper East Side pad for a hefty sum. [Real Deal]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.09.15

* Charlie Sheen, not one to beat around the bush, got right down to business in a motion to dismiss his ex-fiancée's lawsuit, calling her an “extortionist who gets paid for sex as a prostitute and porn star.” Looks like someone could use some anger management. [Fox News] * If you've been following the circus sideshow that is Donald Trump's presidential campaign, you know that he's proposed a ban on Muslims entering the country. Needless to say, this is likely completely unconstitutional, and many law profs agree on this point. [WSJ Law Blog] * The GC of Allstate says law firm billing rates are way too damn high. Her pet peeve? "[T]he way law firms bill, the hourly rate system, and the fact that rates go up, or at least they try to have them go up year, after year, after year." [Big Law Business / Bloomberg] * Everything's bigger in Texas, except for this law school's tuition: Texas A&M Law has announced that it will be lowering its in-state tuition by more than 15 percent, and then freezing it at that level for four years for all entering and current students. [PRNewswire] * If you're a minority who's thinking about applying to law school, there are several important things you ought to take into consideration, including which schools will provide you with a "supportive, nurturing, mentoring environment." [U.S. News]

By Staci Zaretsky