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Morning Docket: 05.08.20
* Legal Sea Foods has filed a lawsuit against their insurer over business interruption insurance. Bet they hope the denial of their claim was just a "fluke." [Boston Herald] * A judge has dismissed a lawsuit stemming from a sex tape involving Kevin Hart. Sounds like this could form the basis of another Jumanji sequel. [Atlanta Journal Constitution] * The Department of Justice has dropped criminal charges against Michael Flynn. [AP] * A federal appeals court has ruled on legal fees to be doled out in the NFL concussion litigation. Don't remember lawyers being involved in the Will Smith movie... [Legal Intelligencer] * Tara Reade, who accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault, has hired a lawyer who represented six Harvey Weinstein victims. [New York Magazine] * Zoom will start cracking down on Zoombombing in a deal with the New York Attorney General. Will Ferrell should still be allowed to crash Zoom calls... [NPR]
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Morning Docket 02.21.20
* Kevin Hart is trying to dismiss a sex tape lawsuit by alleging that a process server merely threw papers out of a car window while driving by his house. It would be pretty awesome if there was a drive-by method of service... [TMZ] * A Michigan man has been arrested for threatening to "bleed [out]" the lawyer who represents the whistleblower at the heart of the Trump impeachment investigation. [NBC News] * A lawyer has plead not guilty to charges related to the murder of a Connecticut mom. [New York Daily News] * A Texas lawyer needs to pay $40 Million in taxes after losing a lawsuit against the IRS. [Texas Lawyer] * Former New York politician Sheldon Silver has formulated a new strategy to keep himself out of jail for an even longer period of time. With tactics like this, Silver doesn't need a presidential pardon... [New York Post]