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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.10.18

* As they say, you can't buy class, but you can insure against it. There's actually a thing called disgrace insurance for celebrities behaving badly. [Law.com] * Barbara Jones has completed her privilege review of the Michael Cohen materials. In a shock to absolutely no one, only about half of the material designated as privileged was really privileged. [Courthouse News Service] * Michael Avenatti is really considering a presidential run and is making the requisite Iowa tour to prove it. [Bloomberg] * With E&Y getting into the legal game, will the clients follow. [Corporate Counsel] * Checking in on Christopher Garvey's retaliation case against Morgan Stanley. [National Law Journal] * Get ready for litigation! California has a law requiring pharmaceutical companies provide advanced notice before jacking up prices. Eli Lilly has decided to just spike the price on insulin with no warning anyway. [LA Times]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.04.17

* This weekend was full of huge news in Trumpland. Following Michael Flynn's guilty plea, President Trump tweeted that he fired Flynn because he lied to the FBI. If you recall, Trump originally said that he'd fired Flynn because his former NSA adviser had lied to Vice President Pence. [New York Times] * Here's why Trump's shift is pretty important, according to Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller: "Oh my god, he just admitted to obstruction of justice. If Trump knew Flynn lied to the FBI when he asked Comey to let it go, then there is your case." [The Hill] * Slow your roll, prosecutors. President Trump is now saying that he never asked former FBI director James Comey to stop investigating Flynn, even though Comey testified to that version of events before Congress. Per Trump, it's "[j]ust more Fake News covering another Comey lie!" [CBS News] * But wait, there's even more! It seems that President Trump wasn't the author of that tweet. Apparently it was written by one of his lawyers, John Dowd, who now says it was "[his] mistake" as he's "out of the tweeting business" and "did not mean to break news." [Washington Post; Axios] * Finally, in case you missed it, the Senate passed its version of the tax bill in the dead of night as it was still being written, with a 20 percent tax rate for corporations. Now, President Trump -- the client who will never be satisfied -- says that rate might go up to 22 percent. [CNBC] * Last, but not least, President Trump has endorsed accused child-toucher Roy Moore via tweet (obviously) for the Republican Senate seat that was left open by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. This has reached a whole new level of ridiculousness. [CNN] * In other news, CVS is planning to buy Aetna for $69 billion. We've not yet seen which law firms are representing the companies on the deal, but this is a move that could seriously change the way our health care system looks. (And as an aside, it could seriously change the way your EOBs look, since CVS is a fan of those absurdly long receipts.) [DealBook / New York Times] * Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer who served just three months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, is now appealing, claiming that his trial was "fundamentally unfair." Most would counter that raping an unconscious woman in the street is what's really "fundamentally unfair," but that's neither here nor there. [NBC News]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.29.17

* While Harvey continues to devastate Houston, Texas Republicans will strip insurance policy holders of most of their protections if they don't file their claims by Friday. Victims will still have insurance -- but if the insurance company delays or otherwise frustrates payouts -- which some inevitably will -- claims filed after Friday won't enjoy the same interest penalties to keep insurers honest and will shift attorney fees onto those who lost their homes in many cases, decreasing the likelihood a wronged policyholder can vindicate their rights. So... good job Texas. [Dallas Morning News] * If you're looking to put a price tag on Charlotte Law's demise, this former faculty member says the school defrauded taxpayers to the tune of $285 million. [Charlotte Observer] * What's this? Is this a media outlet talking about millennials and the workplace in a fair, even positive light? Preposterous!!! [American Lawyer] * Apparently "yadda, yadda, yadda" doesn't get you out of a CFPB investigation. [National Law Journal] * The effort to recall the Brock Turner rape sentencing judge is back on track. [Law.com] * Victims of Trump's Muslim Ban may be nearing a settlement with the administration. At least until some white supremacist group Tweets this story to the President and he demands the DOJ pull out of any deals. [Law360] * Which 2016 SCOTUS opinions are getting the most love from lower courts? [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.17

* The United States has been downgraded to a "flawed democracy." [New York Daily News] * The irony is too much. [Washington Post] * Rick Hasen on how a voter fraud investigation should really go. [Slate] * The ACLU wants Jeff Sessions back before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. [ACLU] * Trump's election changed a lot of things. [Medium] * Get ready for insurance to be disrupted. [Law and More] * Wait, where the heck _is_ Staci? https://twitter.com/stacizaretsky/status/824339825063055364

By Kathryn Rubino