Florida

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.24.20

* 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]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.21.20

* Dr. Dre's estranged wife has filed a lawsuit claiming she co-owns the trademark to his name. Maybe she owns the "Dr." part... [Yahoo News] * Julian Assange was allegedly offered a presidential pardon in exchange for revealing the source of leaked Democratic National Committee emails. [Bloomberg Law] * A Florida attorney is in hot water over allegedly misappropriating client funds. [Daily Business Review] * An attorney has apparently gone from making $700,000 a year to $30,000 a year as an Amazon warehouse worker because of the ongoing pandemic. [Connecticut Law Tribune] * TikTok has filed additional legal action to block President Trump's ban on the app. Maybe they should consider serving process through Twitter... [Washington Post]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.15.20

* A Florida city has repealed an ordinance against saggy pants over claims that the law unfairly targeted people of color. [Fox News] * An Iowa lawyer, who transferred a case to another lawyer without client consent, has been suspended from practice. [Bloomberg Law] * The Mayor of Rochester, New York, has fired the city's police chief and suspended the Rochester City Attorney over the death of Daniel Prude. [Hill] * The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Green Party will be off the presidential ballot in Wisconsin for the upcoming election. [CNN] * Law school deans are asking for an open-book bar exam given the hardships that bar candidates presently face. [ABA Journal] * A Nebraska lawyer has been sentenced to up to four years in prison for purportedly keeping thousands of dollars of settlement money meant for clients. [Lincoln Journal Star] * Attorneys General of several states are calling on Netflix to remove the show Cuties due to alleged sexualization of children. [ABC News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.11.20

* Lindsay Lohan is being sued by a publisher for collecting her $365,000 advance and never writing an autobiography. When she writes the book, hope she explains why there was never a sequel to "Mean Girls"... [USA Today] * A Florida attorney was allegedly killed by his son earlier this week in an apparent murder-suicide. [New York Daily News] * Parents for a Northeastern University student who was suspended for breaking anti-COVID-19 measures have lawyered up. [Boston Globe] * Federal prosecutors are asking that civil cases against Ghislaine Maxwell be put on hold while the criminal prosecution moves forward. [ABC News] * A lawyer who falsely claimed he needed to have cancerous tumors removed to get discovery extensions may be suspended from the practice of law. As Arnold Schwarzenegger would say, "it's not a tumor!" [ABA Journal]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.27.20

* New Jersey gyms are being allowed to reopen with restrictions for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now people can once again gym, tan, laundry in the Garden State. [NBC News] * A lawsuit has been filed against the Trump Administration over a policy that allegedly makes it more difficult to obtain green cards. [CNN] * The Florida bar exam has officially been rescheduled for October 13th. [Tampa Bay Times] * President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen allegedly helped Jerry Falwell, Jr. block the release of racy photos. [CNN] * The SEC alleges that a Florida man used investor funds to pay for his divorce lawyer. Maybe his divorce made him better able to serve clients? [Bloomberg Law]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.19.20

* A New York attorney, who billed himself as the "lottery lawyer," is accused of swindling lottery winners out of millions. Hey, you never know...your attorney's allegedly bilking you. [NBC News] * The top employment lawyer at Target is going to be the new top attorney for Minneapolis. [Minneapolis Business Journal] * A suspect in Florida walked out of a hospital just hours before he allegedly killed an Orlando-area attorney. [Fox News] * A ton of states are suing the United States Postal Service over anticipated delays in mail delivery. [Bangor Daily News] * A petition of certiorari has been filed at the Supreme Court for a copyright case involving Led Zepplin's iconic song "Stairway to Heaven." Hopefully the justices will demand a live performance. [Billboard]

By Jordan Rothman