The Sexual Harassment Settlement That Could Change An Entire Industry
Securities litigators take center stage in the #MeToo movement.
Morning Docket: 10.21.20
* The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. Don't get it, people still use Ask Jeeves, AOL Keywords, and Prodigy, right...? (I'm really dating myself here!) [Wall Street Journal] * Lawyers at Jones Day have purportedly donated far more money to Joe Biden than President Trump, even though the firm is working on President Trump's re-election campaign. [Reuters] * The Los Angeles District Attorney and her husband are being sued over an incident earlier this year in which the husband of LA's district attorney allegedly pointed a gun at protesters. [Fox News] * President Trump has requested that Attorney General Barr investigate Hunter Biden for alleged improprieties. [Bloomberg Law] * New Hampshire is suing Massachusetts in the Supreme Court of the United States for taxing New Hampshire residents even though they are working remotely. This is going to be a "wicked" interesting case. [Fox News]
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Morning Docket: 09.28.20
* Lawyers argued yesterday that a TikTock ban would be "devastating." Many would definitely be devastated if they couldn't see humorous videos during the quarantine... [Verge] * A lawyer at Debevoise and Plimpton has had his protest-related charges dropped. [American Lawyer] * Google's parent company has settled a lawsuit claiming that it failed to properly handle sexual misconduct allegations against executives. [CNBC] * The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office will not prosecute a journalist who is accused of interfering with an arrest earlier this month. [New York Times] * The New York Attorney General is suggesting that the NYPD stop making routine traffic stops. Unclear if this will have any impact on the always-congested FDR Drive... [AP]
Did Google Finally Bing Itself? General Counsel Departing Without Severance Package.
David Drummond is voluntarily retiring, but the company's response suggests it's happy to see him go.
Morning Docket: 01.13.20
* A top lawyer for Google's parent company is resigning amid allegations of inappropriate relationships. [Washington Post] * The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has appointed an Obama administration lawyer to oversee the implementation of reforms. [Fox News] * President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen claims he deserves early release from prison. [Guardian] * A Nebraska lawyer has been accused of accepting cocaine in lieu of fees. This guy better accept Bitcoin too... [NBC News] * The federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein died is getting a new warden and a new lawyer. [New York Daily News] * Prosecutors have expressed a desire to pursue federal death penalty charges against an individual accused of murdering a prominent attorney. [U.S. News & World Report]