Bill And Melinda Gates Are Divorcing; Do They Have A Prenup?
The answer is ... it's complicated.
Non-Sequiturs: 11.01.16
* Donald Trump’s history of destroying emails mid-litigation. [Newsweek] * A deep dive into the New York bar results. [Bar Exam Stats] * The new hotness in prenup agreements for millennials. [The Fashion Law] * Let’s hope the election doesn’t go into overtime. [USA Today] * David Perla is leaving Bloomberg. Scott Mozarsky named President […]
Private Practice Lawyers: Rater Your Work With In-House Counsel
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Non-Sequiturs: 05.10.16
* Oxford Law students can miss classes if they find the crimes being discussed upsetting. What's happened to the legendary British stiff upper lip? [HeatStreet] * Update on the story about the lawyer who apparently lied about his mom's death to get out of court deadlines. Judge Ross didn't even need to reach the question of whether or not he lied to slap down some sanctions. [ABA Journal] * A short horror story inspired by author Timothy DeLizza's Biglaw summer experience. [Your Impossible Voice] * As we mentioned earlier today, David Boies played a hotshot lawyer on the series finale of The Good Wife. Pfft, typecasting. [The Careerist] * BYU law student says he was almost expelled for writing in support of marriage equality. [Tax Prof Blog] * Kaley Cuoco understands the value of a good lawyer. [Jezebel]
Non-Sequiturs: 01.28.16
* How Planned Parenthood's aggressive legal strategy launched them from the defensive to the offensive. [Reuters] * David Boies just saved Natalie Portman's ass. Yes, you read that correctly. [The Hollywood Reporter] * Don't be cute and try and violate a restraining order via Facebook. [Associate's Mind * Arizona wants out of the Ninth Circuit. Good luck with that. [AZ Governor] * Not recommended judicial behavior: hanging a portrait of Adolf Hitler in the courthouse's Hall Of Heroes. Looks like Oregon's Judge Vance Day is learning that the hard way. [Raw Story] * You can't skirt defamation laws by complaining to a disciplinary committee -- a doctor files a complaint against an attorney who blogged about him. [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog] * Writing fiction was "liberating" for this attorney. Check out the new crime novel, A Stirring in the North Fork (affiliate link), to see what he's talking about. [Teamster Nation] * Despite how sensationalized they can be, the insanity defense is really quite rare. [Huffington Post] * Even if you aren't rich, you still need a prenup. [My Bank Tracker]
If You Ain’t No Punk, Holla ‘We Want Prenup,’ Right Rupert?
Rupert Murdoch is old, but he's not stupid. He's got to have a prenup, right?
The Gay Divorcees: From Marriage Equality to Divorce Equality
Gay marriage brings with it gay divorce. And when same-sex unions fall apart, things can get especially complicated....
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Should Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have gotten a prenup before he got married?
Non-Sequiturs: 12.20.12
* It’d be easy to say “a former Tea Party candidate posted about assassinating the President.” But it’s probably more accurate to say a crazy, racist, loony person scrawled something naughty on Facebook and is now in trouble. [Huffington Post] * I’d like to buy this, and then use it to TP Herman Cain’s house […]
Morning Docket: 11.07.11
* According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 400 new jobs were added to the legal industry last month. Talk about progress. That’s like a fraction of a job for every successful bar exam taker. [Am Law Daily] * Biglaw firms in Washington, D.C. are racing to get more green. Sadly, we’re not talking about […]
Drafting Fail: Court Rules Jamie McCourt Owns A Piece of the L.A. Dodgers
Well, this is not going to make Bingham McCutchen partners happy. A judge today ruled that the marital agreement between Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and wife Jamie McCourt is invalid — and therefore Frank might not have sole ownership of the Dodgers. We wrote about Bingham’s boo-boo back in September. Some copies of […]
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The Royal Prenup
Breaking: Scion of fatuous family which contributes absolutely nothing to society chooses a mate. Sorry, if we were living in Britain, that sentence would have read “Prince William to wed Catherine (Don’t call me Kate) Middleton.” Thank you, George Washington, for saving me from the horror of actually having to care about the British Royal […]