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  • Morning Docket: 10.29.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 10.29.20

    * A federal judge may soon certify a class action involving the pay of fighters in the UFC. Maybe they should just resolve their differences in the Octagon… [Yahoo News]

    * A former judge in Texas has surrendered her law license after she faced charges for wire fraud and other crimes. [Texas Lawyer]

    * A Florida lawyer claims he was racially targeted for jogging late at night around his community. [NBC News]

    * Sanctions against an attorney involved in a case concerning Roundup have been overturned. [Bloomberg Law]

    * Bed Bath & Beyond is paying $1.49 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it illegally disposed of hazardous waste. Maybe the company will be able to negotiate a 20 percent discount… [CBS News]

  • Morning Docket 05.01.20
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket 05.01.20

    * Bed Bath & Beyond has a new top lawyer. Hope she gets more than a 20% discount. [Bloomberg Law]

    * The husband of the Los Angeles County District Attorney is under investigation for pointing a gun at protesters. [Los Angeles Times]

    * The NCAA is facing a lawsuit alleging that it did not do enough to protect women from violence perpetrated by male athletes. [USA Today]

    * The Florida Bar has launched a hotline to help attorneys dealing with stress amid the ongoing pandemic. [Daily Business Review]

    * R. Kelly “didn’t believe he could fly” to Brooklyn for an arraignment on new charges, so he teleconferenced into the proceedings from his jail cell in Chicago. [New York Daily News]

    * Several death row inmates in Arizona have died because of COVID-19. [NBC News]

    * A Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice who lost re-election has unrecused himself. Hey, what about no backsies? [CNN]

  • Blogging, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Fashion, Federal Circuit, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Wall Street

    Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.13

    * PETA sends Bebe a cease-and-desist letter over fur-free advertising. To be honest, I only understood half of what I just wrote. [Fashionista] * Here are five reasons why editors hate lawyers. Of course, when the editors are lawyers, you just kind of end up hating yourself. [About Editing And Writing] * Can someone explain to me how it’s constitutional for Virginia to promise not to enforce laws? [Pilot] * Did you enjoy the South Park episode that involved proprietary towel technology? Then you’ll love this lawsuit! [Thomson Reuters News and Insight] * I asked Professor Rick Hasen whether or not I should self immolate to prevent the GOP from legally rigging the next election, and he’s telling me to chill out because it’s gonna be okay. [Slate] * I’ve been trying to find an excuse to link to this. It’s a guy who is blogging about news from 1913 as if it was happening in real time, in this technological environment. Here, we look at some very swift Southern-style justice. [Retro Pundit] * I must admit, I wanted to pull out my Leonardo DiCaprio coconut drinking goblet to fully enjoy this rich-white-man fight. [Dealbreaker] * Belated congratulations to Elbert Lin, aka Mr. LEWW, on his appointment as solicitor general for West Virginia. [Bench Memos / National Review Online]
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