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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.21.21

* Hershey has a new general counsel. Hope his compensation package is "sweet"... [Reuters] * A celebrity lawyer, who represented the late DMX, has listed his New York City duplex for sale. [New York Post] * A Texas judge has refused to move a lawsuit against Google from Texas to California. Should be fine, a lot of tech companies are moving to Texas these days anyways... [Reuters] * A Brooklyn lawyer has pleaded guilty to running a $6 million real estate scam. [Patch] * Bacardi has won a lawsuit against a former distributor. To celebrate, maybe they should sip Bacardi like it's their birthday... [Spirits Business]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.07.19

* Rudy Giuliani has finally selected the counsel that will represent him in the impeachment probe. Looks like his version of "The Apprentice: Lawyer Edition” is now over. [Politico] * Sources say former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce today that he is running for his old Senate seat. [CNN} * A judge has signaled that he will allow a lawsuit filed by House Democrats seeking President Trump's tax records to proceed. [The Hill] * A white male former lawyer for the Hershey Company can Hershey's Kiss his race and gender discrimination lawsuit against the company goodbye. [Patriot News] * Law student groups are refusing to accept funding from firms with mandatory arbitration clauses. [Bloomberg] * President Trump reportedly asked Attorney General Barr to clear him of wrongdoing over Ukraine, which Attorney General Barr refused to do. [Wall Street Journal]