MacGyver

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.05.21

* A law firm suing New York delis and restaurants for purported wage violations allegedly used inaccurate work records. Guess it is alleged they are full of bologna... [New York Post] * A defaced billboard for a New Orleans attorney claims the lawyer is a bad restaurant tipper. [Newsweek] * A lawyer accidentally locked himself in handcuffs while preparing for a demonstration in a murder case and then realized he didn't have the key. Got to hand it to the attorney for his dedication. [Times] * There may be new attacks on Obamacare at the Supreme Court. [Vox] * CBS Studios says a lawsuit over the rebooted MacGyver series "suffers from fatal, incurable deficiencies." Nothing a pocket knife and some duct tape can't fix... [Deadline]

By Jordan Rothman

Morning Docket: 04.16.20

* A Florida attorney is suing over his county's COVID-19-related curfew, arguing that "[i]t's not like the virus is Count Dracula." With an argument like that, he can't lose. [New York Post] * A husband and wife (who were both lawyers) were found dead in their Chicago home on Monday under suspicious circumstances. [NBC News] * The top lawyer of Twitter saw his pay decrease last year, but don't worry, he still makes millions of dollars a year. [Bloomberg Law] * An attorney won around $106,000 during a five-day winning streak on Jeopardy! Should cover about a year's worth of law school loans... [Online Athens] * Selena Gomez has filed a $10 million lawsuit against a game developer for the unauthorized use of her likeness. [Variety] * A lawyer has discovered a way to make plastic face shields from plastic covers on legal documents. Is this attorney named MacGyver? [ABA Journal]

By Jordan Rothman