Brett Kavanaugh Calls Upon Congress To ‘Fix The Chaos’ The Supreme Court Just Unleashed Upon Opioid Victims
Kavanaugh calls the high court's decision 'wrong on the law' and 'devastating' for opioid victims.
6th Circuit Decides To Not Throw Out Special Master After His ‘Reply All’ Goof
Might make the rest of the process a little terse though.
3 Ways Lawyers Are Finding New Efficiencies With AI
Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits.
Arnold & Porter Tries To ‘Slip’ One Past The Goalie, Gets Benchslapped For Its Efforts
Well, it could have been worse.
Judge Dies From Opioid-Related Overdose
The opioid crisis hits the legal profession.
Morning Docket: 10.04.19
* Michael Avenatti is suing Stormy for legal fees and remembering those names should serve as a reminder that impeachment as a concept six months ago and as a concept post-Ukraine revelations isn't even in the same ballpark. [Daily Beast] * Antonio Brown may not be an ideal litigant. [TMZ] * A reminder that criminals are routinely too stupid to avoid a (digital) paper trail. [Courthouse News Service] * A look at Pat Cipollone and his campaign to demean his office. [The Atlantic] * Attention vapers: New York courts have got your back. [Law360] * The Sixth Circuit could blow up the opioid suits under the foundational American doctrine of "big companies can't do anything wrong." [Law.com] * In a very Silicon Valley kind of move, IP firm Harrity & Harrity opened an incubator for women and minority owned law firms. [American Lawyer] * The most trusted corporate law firms. [Forbes]
Shattering The Myth Of The ‘Addicted Baby’
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Non-Sequiturs: 07.27.17
* More details on the lawyer who took down the University of Florida's general counsel. [Deadspin] * Welp, this is what happens when they stop teaching treason at Harvard Law School. [Salon] * "Too skinny" is a bad thing when it applies to your health insurance. [The Slot] * The House Judiciary Committee is just bonkers, y'all. [Wonkette] * You should probably be stocking up on these. [Corporette] * Is your privacy taking a beating in the war against opioids? [Overlawyered] * Advice for lawyers: pick up the damn phone. [Wisconsin Lawyer] * Rikers Island traded one awful practice for another. [Pacific Standard] * Will this terrible murder be the beginning of an era of regulation for the cruise line industry? [Law and More]
Morning Docket: 06.09.17
* It's not the doctor's fault he overprescribed opioid painkillers. It's the pharmaceutical industry's fault. [New York Law Journal] * Norton Rose Fulbright is in late-stage merger talks with Australian firm Henry Davis York. [Law.com] * Apparently Donald Trump did not watch the same hearing as the rest of us. [CNN] * The California Attorney General is willing to go to war with Donald Trump over national monuments. [LA Times] * Ah, the halcyon days of 2007. The House is determined to bring the financial regulations back to then. [Washington Post] * Is this what the Bill Cosby defense has stooped to? [NBC News] * In case you're looking for some gift ideas. [Huffington Post]