Greenberg Traurig

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.22.20

* A South Florida lawyer who used to work at Greenberg Traurig has been arrested for allegedly committing several bank robberies. This would make an amazing plot for a sequel to Point Break. [Miami Herald] * A Sacramento judge refused to force the California GOP to release information about its controversial ballot dropbox program. [Los Angeles Times] * A court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by one of Michael Jackson's accusers, holding that the late singer's companies did not owe the plaintiff a duty of care. [Yahoo News] * The home of a lawyer representing a group seeking to remove homeless people from New York City hotel rooms has been vandalized. [New York Post] * A defamation case against President Trump has been sidelined because a lawyer set to argue a matter traveled from out of state and was denied entrance to the courthouse. [USA Today] * A New Jersey lawyer facing ethics complaints blamed his wife for his failure to appear at an important asylum hearing. This attorney is playing with fire... [New Jersey Law Journal]