Edward Blum

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.05.16

* Sure, the price of oil may be low, but that hasn't stopped Biglaw shops from descending on Houston. In fact, 9 of the 10 highest grossing firms, according the 2014 Am Law 100, now have Houston offices. Beyoncé must be so proud. [Houston Lawyer] * Irony is so sweet in the morning. Diane L. Kroupa, a retired U.S. Tax Court judge, and her husband have been accused of tax fraud. [Law360] * That leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca -- being referred to as the "Panama Papers," has sparked international reaction. The Department of Justice is launching their own probe into potential wrongdoing. [Huffington Post] * Meet Edward Blum. He may not be a lawyer, but he is behind some of the biggest civil rights cases in front of the Supreme Court including Fisher v. University of Texas and Evenwel v. Abbott. [Mother Jones] * California class action lawyers rejoice: the state Supreme Court just paved the way for actions on behalf of retail and banking employees who are not giving suitable seating by their employers. [WSJ Law Blog]

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.26.16

* Martin Shkreli's hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has been rescheduled due to this weekend's blizzard. This will give the reviled pharma bro even more time to brush up on constitutional law. [CBS News] * Uh-oh! Thanks to some "cash flow issues" -- like partners not being paid on time -- King & Wood Mallesons is currently in the process of raising capital and will be conducting a review of its overall financial structure. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg] * Cert denied! The justices of the Supreme Court may have bought these lawyers' arguments and struck down a crucial part of the Voting Rights Act in the Shelby County case, but they're certainly not buying their request for $2 million in legal fees. [Reuters] * A hate crime without a resolution? Police are closing their investigation into the defacement of black professors' portraits at Harvard Law without having found a perp. Maybe they decided to take Elie Mystal's advice not to feed the trolls. [Boston.com] * Florida State settled a lawsuit filed by Erica Kinsman, a former student who claimed Jameis Winston raped her, for $900K, but the school claims $700K of that amount will go to her legal team. Her lawyers, however, would politely beg to differ. [USA Today]

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