Baseball
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Tax Law
Can Shohei Ohtani's Gambling And Theft Controversy Provide Him With Tax Relief?
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Tax Law
Shohei Ohtani's $700M Contract Exposed A State Tax Secret
it seems wrong to make Ohtani the poster boy for tax reform. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
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Marijuana
Will MLB And Charlotte’s Web Finally Convince The FDA To Do Its Job?
This landmark partnership in baseball and sports is exciting though not entirely surprising. -
Courts
No Wonder This Supreme Court Justice Gets On Board With Lost Causes
Fans of the NY Mets have a certain fortitude about them. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.01.21
* A family is suing an auction house for purportedly losing a rare photograph of Babe Ruth. Could be the plot of a sequel to Sandlot… [Democrat & Chronicle]
* The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned Bill Cosby’s conviction for sexual misconduct. [Business Insider]
* An Ohio lawyer has been suspended from practice after his paralegal embezzled $200,000 under the lawyer’s watch. [Enquirer]
* A Texas lawyer, who allegedly bribed a judge, has resigned from practice. [Texas Lawyer]
* James Franco is paying $2.2 million to settle a sexual misconduct lawsuit. [Fox News]
* Gavin Newsom is filing a lawsuit to be designated as a Democrat in an upcoming recall election after his team inadvertently left his party preference blank on election paperwork. Oops… [CNN]
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Government
Plaintiffs In Batsh*t MLB All Star Suit Forfeit The Game
It's marginally less humiliating than getting struck out for nine consecutive innings. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.22.21
* A lawsuit alleges that the wife of an MLB star had an affair with a former pastor. Guess that pastor allegedly made it to home base… [Fox News]
* A lawyer at Dechert has been sanctioned $10,000 for conduct during closing arguments of litigation involving purportedly defective earplugs. [Reuters]
* A defendant accused of stabbing a California attorney to death is due in court. [ABC News]
* A class action has been filed over a massive chemical fire that occurred at a Chemtool plant earlier this month. [Chicago Tribune]
* Harvard successfully dismissed a lawsuit alleging that students should receive tuition discounts due to COVID-19. Guess a Harvard education doesn’t just cost a Zoom subscription and $1.50 in late fees at the public library. [Forbes]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Government
Judge Spanks Kraken Lawyer In Disastrous Hearing On MLB All Star Game
Holy train wreck, Batman! -
Government
Guess Which Retired Attorney General Wants The Court To Order The MLB All Star Game Back To Atlanta?
You know, for the free market! -
Sports
Major League Baseball Sued For Shifting All-Star Game Out Of Georgia
The defendants will undoubtedly assert that they are private entities that can do as they wish, including moving an All-Star Game. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.08.21
* A lawsuit alleges Florida police used excessive force after mistaking Star Trek memorabilia for weapons. They should have set their phasers to stun… [Hill]
* The Trump Organization has hired a criminal defense lawyer. [Wall Street Journal]
* A public defender is suing her boss for allegedly being told to dress more modestly to avoid the sexual interest of male prisoners. [Daily Mail]
* Three Michigan lawyers have been charged in a scheme to collect debts on money that was allegedly never owed. [Fox News]
* Check out this article on how Originalism is being used by state court judges. [Juris Lab]
* A man’s death after participating in a taco-eating contest has spawned a lawsuit against a minor-league baseball team. [Washington Post]
* The Biden Administration is asking a judge to dismiss a climate change lawsuit filed on behalf of kids. Hope they can handle the heat… [Hill]
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Sports
Baseball Is Back, But Fist Bumps Are Expressly Prohibited
So much for attempts to reintroduce the spitball. -
Biglaw
Getting A Job Versus Performing At A Job
Baseball offers examples for personal growth as a lawyer. -
Courts
Boston Red Sox Counsel Knew That One Was Coming
Judge Forrest could read the signs when she appeared before Judge Rakoff. -
Courts
Justice Sotomayor Throws First Pitch At Nationals-Phillies Game, Probably Should Join Phillies Rotation
A night at the ballpark before the October Term. -
Courts
This Supreme Court Clerk Was Drafted By 2 Major League Baseball Teams
Hopefully he'll enjoy his time playing with his new team. -
Sports
The 'His Reputation Is Such Trash My Client Couldn't Have Defamed Him' Defense!
Which living people are truly libel-proof, with reputations so bad that defamation ceases to exist.