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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.01.18

* Supreme Court looks to further cripple class actions by killing off cases that chasten corporate misconduct but can't feasibly reimburse every individual victim. So, if you're planning to injure a bunch of people, make sure to do it in a small and difficult to track manner! [National Law Journal] * Brexit comes to Biglaw as Kirkland moves its European hub to Paris. [International] * Biglaw associate suing USA Gymnastics for all the reasons USA Gymnastics is getting sued these days. [American Lawyer] * Tribes are suing North Dakota over its naked effort to disenfranchise Native Americans. [National Law Journal] * Shocking absolutely no one, the EEOC finds that the #MeToo movement has not resulted in a surge in false allegations. [Law.com] * This lawsuit against Spirit Airlines uses a lot of fast food analogies but misses the most apt: flying Spirit Airlines is like willfully going to the dirtiest Sbarro you can find and being shocked. [Law360] * The legal battle over Selendy & Gay's billings following the departure from Quinn Emanuel pits contractual obligations against legal ethics. [New York Law Journal]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.10.18

* A quick primer on the key Judge Kavanaugh opinions to understand before this grueling process gets underway. [Law360] * Dianne Feinstein hiring MoFo to vet Brett Kavanaugh. [The Recorder] * After briefly flirting with looking outside the two schools, the Supreme Court will remain exclusively for people who attended either Yale or Harvard (including Justice Ginsburg, who transferred from Harvard). [Washington Post] * Uber brings in top Justice Department attorney. [Wall Street Journal] * Harvey Weinstein spared fate of living on Riker's Island after judge lets him out on bail. Just like any random person accused of raping three women would be! [Mercury News] * The Young Lawyer Editorial Board scolds profession for slow progress on diversity. This drive has to start somewhere and it may as well be at the firms since it's increasingly clear that the law schools don't have the courage to do it. [American Lawyer] * Ty Cobb going to scum punk shows now. I have no joke for this. [The Hill]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.03.18

* Michael Cohen's lawyers are doubling down on their effort to get a gag order against Michael Avenatti. Meanwhile, Cohen gave an interview to Good Morning America, an irony not lost on Avenatti. [Courthouse News Service] * After the Supreme Court gutted public sector unions, the cheerleaders of Alito's judicial activism may end up getting more than they bargained for. Some believe that, stripped of funds to negotiate a contract at the table, unions may increasingly jump right to the picket line. [National Law Journal] * The sad tale of Stan Lee's finances apparently has folks lawyering up. [USA Today] * Jones Day's gender discrimination suit puts a new spotlight on its notorious black box compensation model. Will the firm come clean about how it pays people, or will it be dragged into discovery? [American Lawyer] * The top appellate attorney for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an entity devoted to whittling down the rights of consumers to pursue meaningful legal action against businesses, has left the group to join a plaintiffs' side firm. Ahahahahahahahaha. [National Law Journal] * Michigan State is fighting hard to keep the advice of its in-house attorneys privileged. The state has some concern that potential criminal activity could've been shielded by having a lawyer in the room, which given the scope of the cover-up revealed so far is not entirely unreasonable. [Corporate Counsel] * We've given the NLJ 500 a lot of flack over the years, but the ranking does give us insight into which markets are in growth mode. This year, that's Portland, Oregon. Tell that to Perkins Coie. [Law.com]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.25.18

* Harvey Weinstein has turned himself in to the NYPD. [Vox] * Happy GDPR Day! [Wall Street Journal] * Emmet Flood attended the DOJ's briefing for congressional leaders because defense attorneys are always allowed to attend internal conversations about law enforcement tactics in ongoing investigations. [Talking Points Memo] * Elon Musk may want to put away the Twitter machine for a bit now that he's stepped into possible labor law violations. [Engadget] * The Samsung-Apple war continues with a jury awarding Apple $539 million for IP infringement. [Law360] * Professor Steven Calabresi is arguing that Robert Mueller's whole job is unconstitutional. We've really come a long way from conservatives hailing the appointment of a no-nonsense lifelong Republican, haven't we? [The Hill] * Also, Calabresi is completely wrong. [Legal Skills Prof Blog]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.05.18

* Good news for Holland & Knight, who successfully escaped a $34.5 million malpractice rap. [American Lawyer] * Wisconsin passes a law requiring disclosure of litigation financers because juries should be gravely suspicious of anyone who can afford to seek legal redress from a corporation. [National Law Journal] * Cleary Gottlieb partner loses battle over rent-stabilized penthouse. While that sentence doesn't make him sound particularly sympathetic, he's actually the good guy here. [New York Law Journal] * Executives and board members should be more involved in cybersecurity efforts according to the Department of Obvious Things. [Corporate Counsel] * Sexual assault defendant pleas down to charge of “seduc[ing] and debauch[ing] any unmarried woman.” That's offensive on so many levels. [Detroit News] * Workers comp can't cover paralegal injured playing for firm softball team. [ABA Journal] * Law firm conducting use-of-force review simultaneously representing deputy accused of shooting and killing two men while on duty. Foxes, hen houses, etc. [KOB 4] * Did you know some law schools are now accepting the GRE? Because the Times just figured that out. [New York Times]

By Joe Patrice