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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.12.16

* From a SCOTUS mention to what seems like a final exam hypo: Kim Kardashian filed a defamation suit against celeb gossip site Media Takeout for reporting she'd faked her robbery and filed a fraudulent insurance claim. In her complaint, she alleges that the site victimized her again by "referring to her as a liar and thief." [Reuters] * A legal recruiter claims that she received a series of death threats after she made political donations to Hillary Clinton's campaign for president. Because she "fear[ed] for her life and safety," the disturbing calls were reported to the police, and the matter is still under investigation. We may have more on this later. [Big Law Business] * "It seems to me that the design is applied to the exterior case of the phone. [T]here shouldn’t be profits awarded based on the entire price of the phone." Thanks to SCOTUS, will Samsung get another bite at the apple when it comes to not giving up all of its profits as damages in its design patent dispute with Apple? [DealBook / New York Times] * The results of the July 2016 administration of the bar exam are out, and with a 91.96 percent pass rate for first-time takers, Duquesne Law boasted the second-best passage rate for first-timers out of all 10 Pennsylvania-area law schools, with only Penn Law coming out ahead. But which school did the worst? [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review] * "Katie is the woman in the middle doing everything. It's all because of Katie, man." Katherine Magbanua, the woman who is alleged to have facilitated the successful murder-for-hire plot against Florida State law professor Dan Markel, has been denied bond. She will remain in prison behind bars until her trial. [Tallahassee Democrat]

By Staci Zaretsky