Pittsburgh

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.25.21

* An ethics opinion is permitting a lawyer to practice New Jersey law remotely from his home in Florida. This is a boon to "snow birds" everywhere... [Daily Business Review] * Van Jones claims Kim Kardashian is "going to be an unbelievable attorney." [Yahoo News] * A former drug dealer has been sworn in as an attorney by the same judge who told him to turn his life around. [Fox News] * Check out this article on participation of chambers of commerce in lower court proceedings. [Juris Lab] * A Pittsburgh strip club has filed a lawsuit alleging they should be allowed to receive COVID-19 relief money. Seems like they should be entitled to some stimulus... [CBS News]

By Jordan Rothman
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.05.17

* What does Biglaw firm Cozen O'Connor share in common with Brooklyn hipsters? [Philadelphia Business Journal] * Glenn Reynolds offers concise commentary on Comey. [Instapundit] * "Kozinski, circuit judge, ruminating" -- yeah, you know you want to click.... [Volokh Conspiracy] * Professor Ann Althouse does not "like" punishing high school students for their Facebook activity. [Althouse] * And Professor Orly Lobel questions the use of noncompetes, especially in terms of low-wage workers and women. [New York Times via PrawfsBlawg] * How many Jewish justices have we had in Supreme Court history? [U.S. National Archives via How Appealing]

By David Lat
Cars

Associate Killed in Dramatic Drunken Car Crash

Last night, a dramatic scene unfolded in the parking lot of a movie theater. A suspected drunk driver allegedly took off without his headlights on, hit two police cruisers, terrified several witnesses, and then slammed his car into a tree, killing himself. The driver was a graduate of a top law school and an associate at a law firm....

By David Lat
Biglaw

Ex-Reed Smith Partner Drops Sex Discrimination Suit Against the Firm

Back in December, we covered a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by JoEllen Lyons Dillon, a comely corporate partner at Reed Smith, against the firm (where she still worked at the time). Dillon’s allegations were salacious. She claimed, for example, that “work was diverted … to female attorneys who were willing to engage in sexual relations […]

By David Lat