Kobe Bryant

Morning Docket: 08.25.22

* Not showing some common decency to a mourning family is gonna cost ya. [AP] * You might want to check the date you took those loans out before you rejoice at Biden's loan forgiveness. [Reuters] * Bad news if you've been thinking about starting a renewable energy startup in Ohio. [Ohio Capital Journal] * Not the Onion: Teacher fired for encouraging students to read. [Lit Hub] * "Proud Islamophobe" Laura Loomer becomes ignominious loser and blames voter fraud. Hopefully this doesn't end up as the new insurrection fodder. [Business Insider]

Morning Docket: 05.04.21

* Georgia passed a new law aimed at curbing illegal street racing. Probably safer to stick with the midnight train to Georgia... [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * The New York Attorney General is arguing that the NRA's bankruptcy case should be dismissed. [ABC News] * A Texas lawyer known as the "DUI Guy" has been sentenced to serious prison time for federal charges. [Dallas Morning News] * The County of Los Angeles has denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant over photos of the deadly helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant were circulated. [USA Today] * Disney and Marvel are facing a lawsuit claiming they ripped off designs for Iron Man and Ant Man. [WDWNT]

Morning Docket: 01.22.21

* Google is asking that an antitrust lawsuit filed against it be moved from Texas to California. Interesting, seems like Silicon Valley types keep moving from California to Texas... [Reuters] * A group called Lawyers Defending American Democracy are calling for Rudy Giuliani to face professional discipline over his work for President Trump. [Hill] * A judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association can move forward. [ABC News] * Numerous lawsuits have been filed over the helicopter crash last year that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and several other passengers. [USA Today] *Alan Dershowitz claims that the Senate does not have jurisdiction to hold President Trump's impeachment trial. Sounds a little like a "sovereign citizen" argument... [Law & Crime]

Morning Docket: 12.18.20

* A man has won a federal lawsuit against his parents for throwing away "a trove of pornography and an array of sex toys." Sure hope they kept his baseball card collection... [Michigan Live] * A Florida lawyer may face suspension from practice for allegedly having sex with and impregnating a client. [Daily Business Review] * A federal judge has refrained from imposing a monetary penalty on a lawyer who said they are "not dicking around with a rookie" during a deposition. [ABA Journal] * Vanessa Bryant, wife of late basketball player Kobe Bryant, is being sued by her mother for allegedly not paying her mom for her supposed work as a "longtime personal assistant and nanny." [Fox News] * A voting-machine company is demanding that a pro-Trump attorney retract claims made about voting machines made by the business. [ABC News] * Google is now facing its third antitrust lawsuit. Guess third time's a charm... [CNN]

Morning Docket: 06.23.20

* Lawyers for the estate of the helicopter pilot accused in a lawsuit of causing the crash that killed Kobe Bryant and others wants the case removed from Los Angeles. Pretty sure people know who Kobe Bryant is outside of LA... [Yahoo Sports] * Lyft has settled a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice alleging that the ride-sharing service violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Tech Crunch] * The Trump Administration is facing a lawsuit for failing to provide COVID-19 relief money to undocumented families. [Buzzfeed News] * A lawyer for alt-right figure Richard Spencer has been allowed to withdraw from representing him in a case involving the 2017 Charlottesville violence. [Yahoo News] * Check out this profile of a top Hollywood lawyer who wheels and deals while walking around 10 miles a day. That's kind of the opposite of the Lincoln Lawyer... [Wall Street Journal]

Court Filings In The Aftermath Of Kobe Bryant’s Death

On her Instagram account, Vanessa Bryant called reports that first responders shared photos of the crash site 'inexcusable and deplorable.'

Morning Docket: 02.25.20

* President Trump has demanded that Supreme Court Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor recuse themselves from cases that involve him. [New York Times] * A federal appeals court will decide whether to overturn a $4 verdict in a wrongful death case. That's four dollars, not four million. [USA Today] * Vanessa Bryant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company involved in the deaths of her husband and child. [Washington Post] * Justice Thomas has cited himself in a decision he wrote arguing that a precedent also authored by him should be overturned. Kind of difficult to wrap your head around. [Fox News] * The lawyer who helped Elon Musk fend off a defamation lawsuit is helping to protect Tesla from investors. [Bloomberg] * An entire murder prosecution is in jeopardy because a court reporter may have written "shot the dude" instead of "shut the door" when transcribing testimony. Sounds like an honest mistake. [Syracuse.com]

How Do You Define Legacy?

With rare exceptions, lawyers are not celebrities in any lasting way.

Kobe Bryant’s Tragic Death Is A Wake-up Call For All

Disaster is the (im)perfect impetus to take care of one’s estate plan.