Nicki Minaj

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.11.20

* A Georgia lawyer, who was purportedly present at the Capitol riot last week, claims the rioters were like "tourists." Don't think any of them were on a guided tour... [New York Post] * Musician Nicki Minaj has lost a defamation lawsuit filed by artist Tracy Chapman over music Minaj allegedly misappropriated from Chapman. [NPR] * Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is in hot water for allegedly supporting individuals involved in the riot at the Capitol last week. [Yahoo News] * The parent company of Pornhub is facing a class-action lawsuit over illicit videos allegedly posted on the website. [New York Post] * A Florida attorney has been suspended from practice for allegedly committing misconduct and responding to an email from the bar with "[d]ear assholes." In the lawyer's defense, he reportedly ended the email with "[h]ave a blessed new year"... before concluding "[d]ick heads [sic]." [Orlando Sentinel]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.18.20

* Nicki Minaj has scored a win in a lawsuit alleging that one of her songs infringed on another artist's copyright. Hope there were live performances at the motion hearing... [Vulture] * If you ever wanted to know the amazing story of New York personal injury powerhouse Cellino and Barnes, check out this article... and listen to the jingle. [Intelligencer] * InfoWars founder Alex Jones has been denied a delay in a defamation lawsuit stemming from Jones's statements about the Sandy Hook shootings. [Newsweek] * The family of a UPS driver who was killed during a shootout in south Florida last year has filed a lawsuit over the driver's death. [AP] * Eric Trump is attempting to delay his deposition relating to a probe initiated by the New York Attorney General until after the presidential election. [NBC News] * IMDB has defeated a lawsuit filed by a lawyer-producer seeking to force the website to change the listed release date of a film. Found out I still have an IMDB listing while writing this... [Hollywood Reporter]

By Jordan Rothman
Bankruptcy

Morning Docket: 02.24.14

* Being a former partner of a firm that’s flopped ain’t easy. Ex-Howrey partners find themselves haunted by the failed firm’s “phantom” funds, and now they’re going to court to fight their tax liabilities. [Am Law Daily] * Silly Cadwalader! You’re not the “oldest law firm in the United States.” Neither are you, Howard, Kohn, Sprague & FitzGerald. That title goes to Rawle & Henderson, a firm that’s been around since 1783. [ABA Journal] * If you’d like to work at a firm that’s being touted for its anti-Biglaw culture, you might want to take a look at Tandem Legal Group. You won’t ever have to wear a tie at this “fun” and “cool” place. [Washington Post] * Jason Bohn, the Florida Law grad accused of murder — who also happens to be the guy who was once featured in an NYT article about the perils of law school — has apparently killed before. [New York Post] * Nicki Minaj is being sued for $30 million by the man who once served as her “wig guru.” Having absolutely nothing to do with the case, imagine being so obscenely rich that you could employ a “wig guru.” [CNN]

By Staci Zaretsky
Crime

Don’t Call Her ‘Reema’: Say Hello to ‘Nicki Bajaj’

Is Reema Bajaj, the attractive solo practitioner accused of practicing more than law, trying to capitalize on the fame of Nicki Minaj, the rapper-singer-songwriter behind such hits as Super Bass? It seems that Bajaj, the comely young Illinois lawyer who's going to trial in March 2012 on prostitution charges, has rebranded herself as "Nicki Bajaj." Let's hear from a tipster, and check out the exciting new website of Reema -- er, Nicki -- Bajaj....

By David Lat