NXIVM

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.23.21

* A new lawsuit alleges that marijuana was mixed with salads from Whole Foods and transported interstate to help another weed business. Gives new meaning to the term "Devil's lettuce"... [Crain's Chicago Business] * A former doctor has been sentenced to prison for attempted murder against a California lawyer. [Mercury News] * A judge has certified a class action against Apple over claims that MacBook keyboards were defective. Hope the class members read the terms and conditions. [Verge] * Biglaw associates are seemingly sitting pretty when compared to some analysts at Goldman Sachs. [Law and More] * Another lawyer is leaving the criminal defense legal team of the former NXIVM leader. [ABC News] * Check out this article about who owns the moon. Guess finders keepers, losers weepers does not apply to space law... [Yahoo News]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.05.21

* Several states have passed laws that give robots the same rights as pedestrians on sidewalks. This is a slippery slope to Skynet... [Axios] * A lawyer defending the leader of the NXIVM cult in a criminal case is withdrawing from the representation. [Times Union] * An Andrew Cuomo accuser says talk of Cuomo being considered for Attorney General prompted her to come forward. [Boston Globe] * A former Bachelorette contestant has filed a defamation lawsuit against outlets who he alleged falsely reported that he was at the January 6th Capitol riots. [KHOU.com] * A lawyer is in hot water for using the imagery of a pit bull in advertising. Maybe they'll throw him a bone... [Daily Business Review]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.07.20

* The Florida Bar has disbarred an attorney for not responding to notices because she had passed away. Guess they don't want her practicing law in the afterlife.... [Miami Herald] * The leader of the NXIVM cult has hired a new lawyer who previously worked for Bill Cosby. [Times Union] * Former FBI Director James Comey believes that Joe Biden's incoming Attorney General should not investigate President Trump. [Fox News] * Kim Kardashian has apparently been consulting with a divorce lawyer since the summer of 2020. [US Magazine] * The South Dakota Bar Association is cautioning attorneys against counseling clients on cannabis-law issues. Their arguments seem "half baked"... [San Francisco Chronicle]