Conrad Roy III

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.13.19

* A Florida woman who has a law degree but never passed the bar has been charged with stealing the identity of an admitted attorney. This was funny in My Cousin Vinny but not in real life. [Tampa Bay Times] * Sarah Palin said she first learned of her husband's divorce plans in an email from his attorney. Jeeze, that's cold. [San Francisco Chronicle] * A U.S. service member is challenging a ban on active military personnel suing their doctors for malpractice. [NBC News] * The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to revive a lawsuit against the NFL regarding a missed call at a Saints game. Hope the plaintiff is not a sore loser. [ESPN] * Massachusetts lawmakers are considering whether to make coerced suicide a crime after the suicide of Conrad Roy III at the encouragement of his girlfriend. [CNN] * A Nevada attorney has been disbarred for letting clients use her cellphone during jailhouse consultations. Seems harsh — prisoners use cellphones in Orange is the New Black all the time... [Bloomberg Law]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.10.15

* "We saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and she just blew that tunnel up." Massachusetts teen Michelle Carter was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend after she texted him numerous times, encouraging him to kill himself. If you haven't seen them, her messages are chilling. [Associated Press] * “If you are a lawyer thinking about having sex with your client, you better think first." Go ahead, argue that your client's 30-day suspension from practice was "just" because the woman kept coming back for more. Maybe your judge won't be as sarcastic. [Knoxville News Sentinel] * If you're starting law school, you probably haven't heard about the biggest law firm bankruptcy in history, and you likely don't know what the Dewey & LeBoeuf criminal trial is about. Here's a listicle of reasons to doubt the prosecution's case. [WSJ Law Blog] * Biglaw firms are rethinking their office space at the same time as they're building up their posh amenities. At the end of the day, associates may be forced to move to cubicles, but it's all for the clients' benefit, so hooray for them. *golf claps* [Commercial Observer] * Our congratulations go out to Alicia Ouellette, Albany Law School's newest president and dean. We're certainly hopeful that she'll be able to handle the tenuous employment situation with the school's tenured faculty better than her predecessor did. [Times Union]

By Staci Zaretsky