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SCOTUS Copyright Forecast: Sunny And Fair

This SCOTUS decision does little to reassure those who believe that Google leads a charmed life as the efficient infringer extraordinaire.

Morning Docket: 04.06.21

* A new lawsuit alleges that a radio personality's "rabid" fans forced a Florida man to leave the Sunshine State. Maybe the plaintiff was just a "snow bird"... [Tampa Bay Times] * The highest-paid lawyers at Viacom/CBS were paid $12.7 million last year. [Bloomberg Law] * The Supreme Court handed Google a win over Oracle in a longstanding copyright dispute. Maybe the justices just hate using Bing... [CNN] * Harvey Weinstein has filed an appeal of his criminal conviction. [Fox News] * A group of farmers recently filed an antitrust lawsuit against a number of agricultural companies. [AP] * A Florida lawyer is getting recognition for helping professional wrestlers trademark parts of their personas. Guess he smells what the Rock is cooking... money. [Tampa Bay Times]

Morning Docket: 03.15.21

* Buckingham Palace is reportedly hiring a law firm to investigate Megan Markle's bullying claims. Wonder what it would be like if the firm from Suits did this job... [Business Insider] * Google will face a lawsuit claiming that it still tracks users in Incognito Mode. [Verge] * The criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, may be delayed due to her recently announced pregnancy. [Guardian] * The Manhattan District Attorney recently announced he will be retiring at the end of his term. [Washington Post] * A Florida lawyer has been charged with first-degree murder. [ABC News] * The Clemson University Track and Field Team has hired counsel over the elimination of their program. Hope they don't have too many "hurdles" to pursuing a claim... [ESPN]

Morning Docket: 02.26.21

* A lawyer for Britney Spear's dad defended her client's role in Britney's conservatorship. In other words: leave Britney's dad alone! [Los Angeles Times] * TikTok has reached a $92 million settlement to resolve a class action that alleged privacy violations by the platform. [Verge] * The Washington Supreme Court has struck down a law that criminalizes the unintentional possession of drugs. [Seattle Times] * A lawyer told a congressional committee that the Department of Justice and state attorneys general need more resources to fight Google in antitrust litigation. [Yahoo News] * Prosecutors in Maryland are participating in a "Polar Bear Plunge" by jumping into the Chesapeake Bay to raise money for the Special Olympics. Please let this be the new "ice bucket challenge"! [Baltimore Sun]

Morning Docket: 02.02.21

* A Michigan lawyer is giving away a free divorce for Valentine's Day. How romantic... [Fox News] * Google is paying millions to resolve allegations that it discriminated against female and Asian job applicants. [Bloomberg Law] * A paralegal in Texas is accused of embezzling around $40,000 from her former employer. [ABC News] * A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit about the alleged lack of Spanish-language voting materials in Florida. [NBC News] * Quinn Emanuel is apparently operating an office in Atlanta out of a former partner's home. Since everyone is working from home anyways, this seems completely normal. [Bloomberg Law]

Morning Docket: 01.22.21

* Google is asking that an antitrust lawsuit filed against it be moved from Texas to California. Interesting, seems like Silicon Valley types keep moving from California to Texas... [Reuters] * A group called Lawyers Defending American Democracy are calling for Rudy Giuliani to face professional discipline over his work for President Trump. [Hill] * A judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association can move forward. [ABC News] * Numerous lawsuits have been filed over the helicopter crash last year that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and several other passengers. [USA Today] *Alan Dershowitz claims that the Senate does not have jurisdiction to hold President Trump's impeachment trial. Sounds a little like a "sovereign citizen" argument... [Law & Crime]

Morning Docket: 01.19.21

* A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man who was reportedly arrested for being naked in a hotel. Maybe his pleadings were bare... [Fox News] * Rudy Giuliani reportedly claims he cannot be an impeachment lawyer for President Trump because he may be a witness in the case. [Business Insider] * State attorneys general are preparing yet another lawsuit against Google. [Fox News] * The D.C. Attorney General has suggested that President Trump may face criminal charges related to the riot at the Capitol earlier this month. [CNN] * The CEO of MyPillow has been threatened with litigation by a voting systems company. Guess it's time to hit the mattresses... [Hill]

Morning Docket: 01.13.20

* A-Rod is facing allegations of racketeering and embezzlement in a new lawsuit filed by his former brother-in-law. If true, maybe he just doesn't like playing by the rules... [New York Post] * A Massachusetts lawyer is suing Google for returning search results whenever a user searches his name. [Boston.com] * A lawyer for PBS has resigned after he was secretly recorded as part of a Project Veritas sting. [ABC News] * A well-known lawyer in Pensacola, Florida, has died of COVID-19 at age 83. [Pensacola News Journal] * The lawyer for a man allegedly seen carrying a lectern around the Capitol during the riot last week replied "I'm not a magician" when asked about how he would defend his client. Guess he has no plans to make any charges disappear... [Fox News]

Morning Docket: 12.22.20

* Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, is arguing for early release from home confinement. To be completely fair, most of us are confined to our homes right now... [Hill] * Google is facing two more antitrust lawsuits filed by four publishers. [Fox Business] * The L.A. City Attorney is warning against driving under the influence this holiday season because hospitals are filling up with COVID-19 patients. [KTLA] * Attorney General Barr has unveiled new charges over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. [USA Today] * Netflix has settled a lawsuit with the Conan Doyle estate over the film Enola Holmes. Elementary! [Hollywood Reporter]

Morning Docket: 12.18.20

* A man has won a federal lawsuit against his parents for throwing away "a trove of pornography and an array of sex toys." Sure hope they kept his baseball card collection... [Michigan Live] * A Florida lawyer may face suspension from practice for allegedly having sex with and impregnating a client. [Daily Business Review] * A federal judge has refrained from imposing a monetary penalty on a lawyer who said they are "not dicking around with a rookie" during a deposition. [ABA Journal] * Vanessa Bryant, wife of late basketball player Kobe Bryant, is being sued by her mother for allegedly not paying her mom for her supposed work as a "longtime personal assistant and nanny." [Fox News] * A voting-machine company is demanding that a pro-Trump attorney retract claims made about voting machines made by the business. [ABC News] * Google is now facing its third antitrust lawsuit. Guess third time's a charm... [CNN]

Morning Docket: 11.30.20

* A new lawsuit alleges that a beer manufacturer falsely claimed its brew was made in Mexico instead of Holland. Would be amazing if free beer is part of any settlement... [Fox Business] * Carter Page has filed a lawsuit against the FBI and others for allegedly illicit surveillance during the Russia investigation. [USA Today] * The legal challenges facing the Attorney General of Texas may impede the state's antitrust claims against Google. [Wall Street Journal] * A man sought in the slaying of an Illinois lawyer is on the FBI's Most Wanted List. [Fox News] * Since Above the Law hasn't had a "Lawyerly Lairs" feature in a while, wanted to share that a top Las Vegas attorney has placed his multimillion-dollar mansion on the market. [Review-Journal]

Morning Docket: 11.24.20

* Law enforcement personnel have filed a lawsuit to stop the legalization of marijuana in South Dakota. The Super Troopers would have never done this... [Hill] * The New York Attorney General is suing the Buffalo diocese for an alleged "sex abuse cover-up." [BBC] * New Jersey has passed a new law aimed at protecting home addresses and other information of judges and other public officials after the family of a New Jersey federal judge was attacked earlier this year. [NBC News] * The Attorney General of Indiana must pay around $19,000 in expenses related to a disciplinary investigation stemming from groping allegations. [Chicago Tribune] * A group of U.S. states is planning on filing another antitrust action against Google next month. Seems like there is a "googolplex" amount of antitrust litigation against Google... [Reuters]

Morning Docket: 11.12.20

* Jennifer Lopez's production company has successfully dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by the alleged inspiration for the film Hustles. Guess JLo refused to get hustled... [Hollywood Reporter] * Lawyers for the Trump Campaign are facing rebukes from judges because of post-election lawsuits. [Washington Post] * An LA judge has refused to remove Britney Spears's father from his role in a court conservatorship over his daughter. [Guardian] * A Colorado lawyer is in hot water for allegedly having sexual relations with a client, among other purported ethical violations. [Denver Post] * Google is facing antitrust lawsuits in addition to the one recently filed by the Department of Justice. Looks like a case of pile-on. [National Law Journal]

Morning Docket: 10.27.20

* The judge in the Google antitrust case just set the first hearing in the lawsuit. Maybe the parties scheduled it through Google Hangouts... [Fox Business] * Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in last night as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. [New York Times] * Another lawyer, who accused the Attorney General of Texas of criminal acts, has resigned. [Seattle Times] * A lawsuit filed by the estate of a Holocaust survivor featured in the new Borat movie has been dismissed. [Deadline] * A former employee at Goldman Sachs is suing the company for sexual misconduct allegedly committed by a top lawyer at the shop. [Business Insider] * The Idaho Attorney General is warning of fake COVID-19 cures. It's like the Carbolic Smoke Ball all over again... [Idaho Statesman]

Morning Docket: 10.21.20

* The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. Don't get it, people still use Ask Jeeves, AOL Keywords, and Prodigy, right...? (I'm really dating myself here!) [Wall Street Journal] * Lawyers at Jones Day have purportedly donated far more money to Joe Biden than President Trump, even though the firm is working on President Trump's re-election campaign. [Reuters] * The Los Angeles District Attorney and her husband are being sued over an incident earlier this year in which the husband of LA's district attorney allegedly pointed a gun at protesters. [Fox News] * President Trump has requested that Attorney General Barr investigate Hunter Biden for alleged improprieties. [Bloomberg Law] * New Hampshire is suing Massachusetts in the Supreme Court of the United States for taxing New Hampshire residents even though they are working remotely. This is going to be a "wicked" interesting case. [Fox News]