Robinhood Breach Underscores The Dangers Of Social Engineering
Phishing emails have 'grown up' and changed form, often delivered as a text message to your smartphone.
Morning Docket: 11.19.21
* The Department of Justice is dropping $139M to help bolster police forces nationwide. Looks like the uhh... defunding thing isn't going too well. [Justice.gov] * California passed a law that should shrink the time it takes to see a shrink. [NPR] * Robinhood avoids a lawsuit stemming from GME shorts. But will the wrath of the firms and Memelords™ subside? Time will tell. [Reuters] * Pravati Capital proved to several lawyers the importance of reading contracts and arbitration clauses. If only they didn't have to pay loans at a 78% interest rate to be reminded. [ABA Journal]
Chrometa: Turning Time Into Billable Value For Modern Lawyers
Adoption of Chrometa represents more than a technological upgrade; it reflects a professional philosophy that values accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
SEC’s New Report On GameStop Stock Surge Is Pretty Wild
The SEC stopped short of making any new policy recommendations, but the agency did strongly imply that it would be taking a closer look at Robinhood Markets.
Did Ice Cube Check Himself Before He Wrecked Robinhood’s Name?
It is not quite clear that Ice Cube has a slam dunk case against Robinhood.
Morning Docket: 02.09.21
* A lawsuit has been filed following the Rose Bowl being played in Texas this year because of COVID-19. They should have a bowl game to resolve the dispute... [Fox News] * President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has apologized to Stormy Daniels for putting her through "needless pain." [Yahoo News] * A Pennsylvania lawyer, who allegedly helped clients commit insurance fraud, has been disbarred. [Bloomberg Law] * Robinhood is facing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a college student who allegedly killed himself after purportedly sustaining trading losses using the platform. [Hill] * The Justice Department has dropped a lawsuit filed against a former aide to Melania Trump over a tell-all book published about the Trump Administration. That book must be a pager-turner... [Washington Post]
Morning Docket: 02.03.21
* Whole Foods is facing a lawsuit alleging the retailer misled customers by calling a product "Honey Graham Crackers" when it actually wasn't that healthy. Guess you do attract more flies with honey... [Fox News] * A Florida lawyer has been disbarred for filming sexual encounters with inmates in jail. [New York Daily News] * The Manhattan District Attorney is apparently investigating Stephen Bannon following his federal pardon by President Trump. [Washington Post] * Check out a summary on all of the lawsuits faced by Robinhood over its decisions regarding GameStop stock. [Verge] * A bank has repossessed a private plane owned by a San Antonio lawyer. Maybe he fought for the plane like it was the Alamo... [KSAT.com]
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Morning Docket: 01.29.21
* A lawyer is demanding to know whether the FBI has uncovered $400 million of gold from the Civil War. Sounds like a sequel to National Treasure... [New York Post] * The New York Attorney General alleges that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo underreported nursing home deaths from COVID-19 in New York. [CNBC] * PACER apparently crashed yesterday because so many people were looking at class-action filings against Robinhood involving GameStop stock. [Law & Crime] * President Biden has started staffing a commission on Supreme Court reform. [Politico] * Facebook is allegedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. At least Google isn't the target of antitrust action for a change... [Yahoo News]
Class Action Against Robinhood Over Gamestop Trading Arrives. Will Depart Very Soon.
What's this 'mandatory arbitration' thing mean?
Before His Death, Jack Bogle Brought Investing To The Masses; Now Someone Must Bring The Masses To Investing
The next true innovator in democratizing the financial system needs to find a way to get more Americans into the investment game.