Minnesota

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.11.21

* A lawsuit claims that a Minnesota law firm fired pro-Trump employees. Maybe the litigation is going to be "yuge"... [New York Post] * A New York disbarred lawyer allegedly helped an ex-con swindle friends our of half a million dollars. [New York Daily News] * Counsel for Derek Chauvin is seeking to probe alleged bias on the part of the jury that convicted Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd earlier this year. [AP] * Jeffrey Toobin has returned to CNN after he took time off following an incident in which he exposed himself on a Zoom call last year. [USA Today] * Lawyers for Stormy Daniel's former counsel Michael Avenatti claim Avenatti should get a light sentence because he is mocked and ridiculed for his fall from grace. Maybe the judge will say "basta"... [Daily Beast]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.29.21

* Florida's Ron DeSantis threatened litigation unless the CDC greenlights cruises to resume by summer. Maybe he just wants to galivant around the Caribbean... [Yahoo News] * Amazon is facing litigation over allegations that it failed to provide required meal breaks. [Verge] * A Brooklyn judge has dismissed a case because a lawyer refused to wear a mask. [Daily News] * A Minnesota lawyer has been sanctioned for allegedly filing election challenges without the plaintiffs' knowledge. [Twin Cities Pioneer Press] * A small Chicago bookseller is suing Amazon for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics. Sounds like this could be a sequel for You've Got Mail... [Oregonian]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.05.20

* The Attorney General of New Jersey needed to reiterate that it was still illegal to use pot in the state after a legalization ballot initiative passed. Harold and Kumar was filmed in NJ, the Garden State has a long history with cannabis... [NJ Advance Media] * A Michigan woman who allegedly pretended to be a government lawyer to defraud immigrants has been sentenced to prison. [Michigan Live] * A former convict turned lawyer has become the first formerly incarcerated person to win elected office in Washington State. [ALM] * A Minnesota lawyer has been sentenced to prison for allegedly colluding with a chiropractor to bilk insurance companies with false claims. [Twin Cities Pioneer Press] * Michigan's Secretary of State said an election lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign is "frivolous." Other Trump lawsuits have been similarly labeled in the past... [CBS News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.01.20

* A disbarred attorney has been sentenced to prison for stealing his dead client's pension for twelve years. This former lawyer puts the guys in Weekend at Bernie's to shame. [Providence Journal] * Two attorneys, including a Biglaw lawyer, have been charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD police vehicle during protests this weekend over the killing of George Floyd. [New York Daily News] * The Supreme Court has held that states have the power to regulate how many people can attend religious services during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Vox] * The top lawyer at the FBI is resigning, purportedly due to pressure to remove officials at the Bureau connected with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. [CNN] * A judge who is recovering from COVID-19 will be deciding if Washington State's safer-at-home orders should be suspended. Have to admire this judge's resolve. [Komo News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.09.20

* A federal judge has upheld an Ocean City, Maryland, rule banning women from being topless on beaches. It would be amazing if this case ends up at the Supreme Court... [Baltimore Sun] * Some attorneys in Minnesota need to be sworn into the bar curbside because of social distancing guidelines. Check out the pictures in the article, it looks like an interesting process. [Fox News] * An Egyptian lawyer is filing a multi-trillion-dollar lawsuit against China over damages allegedly incurred because of COVID-19. Hey, stop taking ideas from American lawyers! [Daily Sabah] * The Massachusetts Attorney General has launched an investigation of a retirement home over a COVID-19 outbreak that led to dozens of deaths. [Boston Herald] * Costa Cruises is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company allowed a ship to sail knowing that it was a "ticking coronavirus time bomb." [Fox News] * An Oklahoma City attorney and her boyfriend have been linked to a triple homicide. Hopefully, she'll put her law degree to good use. [Oklahoman]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.24.19

* Corey Lewandowski is suing his lawyer for malpractice. Maybe he should ask his former boss for a list of lawyers he can use. [Boston Globe] * Attorneys for the House Judiciary Committee have hinted that more articles of impeachment may be filed against President Trump. [NBC News] * Am attorney who abandoned his client after receiving $8,000 in settlement funds has been disbarred. [Bloomberg Law] * Actor Edward Norton is set to be deposed in a case involving a deadly Harlem fire. He should be fine, he played attorneys on screen. [New York Post] * A Minnesota "revenge porn" law has been struck down on First Amendment grounds. This is definitely what the founders intended... [Pioneer Press]

By Jordan Rothman