Anthony Zappin

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.28.17

* The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has extended a deadline to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request asking who the director of the agency is. That's all they want. And the PTO asked for more time to respond! The absurdity of this reminds me of Apocalypse Now. [IP Watchdog] * You've heard about Justice Ginsburg's workout regimen. Well, Politico sent a reporter to do it and... it nearly broke him. [Politico] * Divorce judge sued for allegedly spitting on a former Mintz Levin attorney. The New York legal community keeping it classy. [Law360] * In totally unsurprising move, guy who thought the KKK was cool until he found out they smoked pot withdraws the government's objection to Texas efforts to suppress minority voting. [NY Times] * More law firms are changing their partner compensation models to create an even more competitive environment. There's no way this can backfire and create a woefully dysfunctional partnership. Nope. [Law.com] * The Jeffrey Wertkin case puts a spotlight on the whole whistle-blower unit. [Bloomberg] * Winston & Strawn are going after laterals pretty hard. [Am Law Daily] * Now might be a good time to make a donation to legal aid. [Litigation Daily]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.11.16

* The 5 questions employers shouldn't ask in job interviews. "Does this look infected?" inexplicably fails to make the list. [Law360] * Cleveland is suing Tamir Rice's family for not paying for the ambulance that picked him up after he got gunned down by police. In the contest for "Worst Place In America," Cleveland just keeps racking up points. [Slate] * Mark Cuban continues harassing the SEC with amicus filings over their haphazard enforcement antics. Being rich and a little bit obnoxious finally serves a public purpose. [Litigation Daily] * Ikea has lost the trademark in its own name in Indonesia. This seems as good an opportunity as any to link to this video. [Coconuts Jakarta] * Department of Justice sues Ferguson for years of pervasive racial discrimination. This comes after the city rejected a negotiated deal, because whenever the federal government has you dead to rights you should absolutely piss all over the deal they offer. [Huffington Post] * NASA employees barred from writing "Jesus" in newsletter. Some are calling this a religious freedom issue, but that's ridiculous -- this is a scientific credibility issue. You're NASA! You've been up there and know he's not hanging around on a cloud. [Corporate Counsel] * Sanctioned former Mintz Levin associate brings defamation claims against newspapers. [The Am Law Daily]

By Joe Patrice