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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.10.21
* A lawyer for an accused Capitol riot claims his client had “Foxitis.” Don’t think penicillin can cure that… [Hill]
* Melinda Gates was apparently meeting with divorce lawyers for the past few years before announcing her divorce from Bill Gates. [Wall Street Journal]
* The Daily Mail is asking a judge to “smother” a lawsuit filed by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his alleged romantic involvement with an actress. [Yahoo News]
* SpaceX is facing a lawsuit over a deadly car crash that occurred close to a SpaceX facility. [NBC News]
* A Pennsylvania district attorney has resigned after he allegedly pressured women into prostitution. [Patriot News]
* Sony is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it monopolizes downloadable PlayStation games. Guess Sony is allegedly acting a little like Apple… [Ars Technica]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.05.21
* Attorneys in the Gates divorce also worked on the Bezos split-up. Maybe Gates read a good online review of the lawyer written by Bezos… [CNN]
* A Kevin Spacey accuser must reveal his name in order for his lawsuit to proceed. [Huff Post]
* The military promotion of the South Dakota Attorney General has been blocked because of his involvement in a deadly car collision last year. [ABC News]
* Coca-Cola is pausing its plan to incentivize the use of diverse attorneys after the general counsel that spearheaded the effort resigned. [New York Post]
* Check out this interesting article about which judges get their opinions affirmed or overturned the most at the Supreme Court. [Juris Lab]