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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.29.21

* Antitrust litigation against Facebook has been dismissed. Maybe the court thought that MySpace was a viable competitor... [Wall Street Journal] * Be sure to check out the Anti-Defamation League's annual Supreme Court review. [ADL] * A South Carolina lawyer has been suspended from practice for incendiary Facebook posts he made about George Floyd. [New York Post] * A Trump attorney claimed yesterday that the Manhattan DA is investigating the Trump Organization for charges relating to company perks. [Hill] * E-cigarette company Juul has paid $40 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it improperly advertised its products to teens. That's a lot of money that went up in smoke... [CNN]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.13.20

* A California attorney has been busted for selling drugs and guns. Talk about a full-service attorney... [New York Post] * A New Orleans lawyer is headed to federal appeals court in order to contest the constitutionality of mandatory bar dues. [Associated Press] * A lawsuit suggests that the e-cigarette company Juul bought ad space targeted at kids on Cartoon Network and other outlets. [Reuters] * An Oklahoma City attorney at the center of a triple homicide has been suspended from practice. [KFOR.com] * Paul Weiss is facing a boycott of applicants over the firm's representation of Exxon. Pretty sure there are plenty of law school graduates still willing to work there. [Salon]

By Jordan Rothman
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By Barbri
Morning Docket

Morning Docket 11.27.19

* The New York Bar is helping attorneys reach "high profits" by allowing lawyers to advise clients on legal issues related to marijuana. [Bloomberg] * A Michigan lawyer has been sworn in as an attorney by the same judge who sent him to prison two decades earlier. [Detroit Free Press] * Looks like Elon Musk won't settle a lawsuit about his imfamous "pedo guy" tweet and will testify in his own defense. Wonder what type of experts Musk plans to introduce at trial. [Reuters] * A NYC man has won $280,000 against a lawyer who called him an "a-hole" and a "jerk" online. Never thought an NYC jury would award so much money for such insults. [New York Post] * The Oregon State Bar has allegedly mishandled the cases of a disbarred Oregon lawyer who is accused of stealing from her clients. [The Oregonian] * The DC Attorney General has joined the pile-on against Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes, over allegations it illicitly advertised to minors. [CNBC]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.20.19

* A New York City attorney has been accused of filing over 300 lawsuits on behalf of two clients who had no idea he was representing them. [New York Post] * Ben & Jerry's has been sued for allegedly misleading consumers about claims that its milk is sourced from "happy cows." Wonder if the cows will get subpoenaed... [USA Today] * New York has joined California and others in suing Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes, for allegedly illicit conduct in connection with advertising to minors. [NBC] * Ja Rule has been dismissed from a class action about the failed Fyre Festival. No need to read the article, there will probably be three documentaries about the lawsuit someday. [Billboard] * A South African lawyer died in a freak accident this week after she dropped a loaded gun in court. [People] * A lawyer in Texas has been arrested for returning to the firm that had just axed her and firing a gun. [Dallas Morning News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.19.2019

* Legal drama at WeWork is continuing: The New York Attorney General's Office has contacted the company about potentially illicit activities. [CNBC] * Wendy's is continuing to fight a lawsuit alleging injuries from a bone fragment in a burger. This is why you should always order a Spicy Chicken Sandwich at Wendy's -- the burgers are oddly square anyways. [Legal Newsline] * It seems like bankrupt law firm LeClairRyan will not be able to escape liability from a massive sex discrimination judgment. [Virginia Lawyer's Weekly] * California's Attorney General has sued Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes, alleging that the company violated the privacy of minors when advertising to them. [Forbes] * Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back on the bench at the Supreme Court yesterday after missing a few days of oral arguments last week due to a stomach bug. [CNN] * A Syracuse man acting as his own lawyer has beaten the rap on not one but two alleged crimes. Guess he may have disproved the old saying about people who represent themselves. [Syracuse.com]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.10.19

* Redaction comedy: filings in the Roger Stone case inadvertently gave out Trump's phone number. [National Law Review] * Law firm growth has slowed but we're going to pretend that's not a troubling sign. [American Lawyer] * California's going to war with the NCAA and they stand a better chance than this year's UCLA team. [KTLA] * Former Penn State GC faces discipline hearing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. [Law.com] * Insider trading trial begins with argument that banker didn't intend to go in on an insider trading scheme with his dad. [Law360] * FDA sends warning letter to Juul over its claims to be "safer than cigarettes" being potentially false as opposed to its claims to "not make you look like a douche" which are demonstrably false. [Corporate Counsel]

By Joe Patrice