Eric Trump

* A Michigan lawyer has changed his name to get more recognition from voters. This definitely worked for Eddie Murphy’s character in The Distinguished Gentleman. [ABA Journal]

* Eric Trump was deposed yesterday as part of a probe conducted by the New York Attorney General’s Office. [CNN]

* A Tennessee lawyer has been suspended from practice for allegedly forging a witness’ signature on a court document. [Bloomberg Law]

* A lawyer has been charged with allegedly trying to extort the University of Maryland Medical Center of $25 million. People should really read my article on attorney shakedowns… [Fox News]

* The Supreme Court is allowing a class action filed by minor league baseball players who allege they are being paid less than minimum wage to proceed. Bet they’re happy their lawsuit didn’t strike out… [Sports Illustrated]

* Florida’s Attorney General is calling for an investigation over whether Michael Bloomberg’s pledge to pay off fines for ex-felons in Florida so they can vote was unlawful. You know what they say, no good deed… [Politico]

* Facebook has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that it failed to remove hateful pages which allegedly led to the Kenosha shootings. [ABC News]

* A judge has ordered Eric Trump, son of President Trump, to sit for a deposition conducted by the Attorney General of New York before the election. [NBC News]

* A new trial has been ordered on a murder charge that was nixed because a lawyer did not object to an erroneous jury instruction. [Bloomberg Law]

* A disbarred Florida lawyer has been found guilty of forging a court order even though his twin brother claimed he himself did the forgery. And I can’t even get my triplet brothers to go on a road trip with me… [Herald-Tribune]

* Nicki Minaj has scored a win in a lawsuit alleging that one of her songs infringed on another artist’s copyright. Hope there were live performances at the motion hearing… [Vulture]

* If you ever wanted to know the amazing story of New York personal injury powerhouse Cellino and Barnes, check out this article… and listen to the jingle. [Intelligencer]

* InfoWars founder Alex Jones has been denied a delay in a defamation lawsuit stemming from Jones’s statements about the Sandy Hook shootings. [Newsweek]

* The family of a UPS driver who was killed during a shootout in south Florida last year has filed a lawsuit over the driver’s death. [AP]

* Eric Trump is attempting to delay his deposition relating to a probe initiated by the New York Attorney General until after the presidential election. [NBC News]

* IMDB has defeated a lawsuit filed by a lawyer-producer seeking to force the website to change the listed release date of a film. Found out I still have an IMDB listing while writing this… [Hollywood Reporter]

* Eric Trump has decided to go after George Conway and proves he’s every bit as effective a defender of his father that The Onion makes him out to be. [Washington Post]

* Today is E-Discovery Day, so tune in for a huge day of educational programming about the electronic discovery space. [E-Discovery Day]

* As his client prepares to testify before the body on a naked political stunt new subpoena, Dechert partner David Kelly trolls the House Judiciary Committee for wasting everyone’s time and money on the empty Benghazi investigation. Biglaw trash talk is the best trash talk. [Washington Examiner]

* After kicking off the year under investigation for enabling domestic violence for years, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is retiring meaning we will no longer have to suffer through sports reporters praising his “resilience” in succeeding after being caught in a scandal of his own making. [ESPN]

* Cleary joins other DC firms in swapping real estate. Hopefully, no one will ever have to suffer from street performers ever again! [National Law Journal]

* Avvo’s former CLO is now in the cosmetic surgery game. Why do these seem like strikingly similar industries? [Corporate Counsel]

* As sure as the rising sun, Marriott faces multiple lawsuits over its massive data breach. [Law360]

* Remember to RSVP for next week’s Above the Law Holiday Party. [Above the Law]