Palestinian Authority

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.01.16

* Quinn Emanuel sanctioned by the U.S. International Trade Commission over the Apple-Samsung case. [Law.com] * No rest for the dissolving: Kenyon & Kenyon hit with malpractice suit. [Law360] * Indiana's Go Ahead And Hate Gays Religious Freedom Act invoked in child abuse defense. It's truly a testament to how kerfunkered this whole election is that this episode isn't going to be a devastating scandal for the Trump-Pence ticket. [Chicago Tribune] * Former tech GC takes on housekeeping gig. [Corporate Counsel] * Katten Muchin Rosenman; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips; and Eisner Jaffe all land stadium renaming deals, proving that there's money to be made everywhere. Enjoy AshleyMadison.com Park! [The Am Law Daily] * Score one for the anti-trolls: A federal judge orders a lawyer to pay $22K in legal fees after he filed multiple lawsuits over the use of his pictures. [ABA Journal] * Palestinian Authority terrorism verdict given the heave ho by Second Circuit. [NY Times]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.24.15

* Mary Jo White's sizable net worth is causing sizable headaches over at the SEC. [DealBook / New York Times] * If you work at a law firm and take way too long to perform simple tasks in Microsoft Word or Excel, shape up: a new test, developed by former in-house lawyer Casey Flaherty, could expose your weaknesses -- and lead to your work being discounted. [Capital Business / Washington Post] * More from Howard Bashman about the misadventures of Howard Shipley, the Foley & Lardner partner who might get spanked by SCOTUS for a bizarre filing. [How Appealing] * An S.D.N.Y. jury held the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization liable for supporting six terrorist attacks and issued a verdict of $218.5 million -- an award that will under the law get tripled (collected remains to be seen). [WSJ Law Blog] * Wall Street banks and their law firms are getting serious about cybersecurity. [New York Times] * Thanks to Emily Kelchen for her review of Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link), which she calls "a true legal thriller." [Wisconsin Lawyer]

By David Lat