Rose McGowan

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.22.20

* Officials in Flint, Michigan are in "hot water" after the Supreme Court denied their efforts to have a lawsuit against them dismissed. [The Hill] * Rose McGowan has been sued for defamation for saying that her former law firm was bought off by Harvey Weinstein. [Chicago Sun Times] * Aaron Hernandez's lawyer has some tough words about the Netflix documentary concerning the late football player and convicted murderer. [Men's Health] * An Indiana lawyer has been suspended from practice for stealing money from disabled and special-needs clients after setting up trusts for these individuals. [Indiana Lawyer] * A lawsuit filed by Apple is testing whether an employee can plan a rival company while still on the payroll. This sounds like a plot line from Silicon Valley. [New York Times]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.24.19

* Rudy Giuliani is reportedly looking for another defense lawyer.  Guess he listened to the old adage about he who represents himself... [CNN] * Rose McGowan is suing the lawyers Harvey Weinstein enlisted to discredit her, including David Boies.  I'm sure the defendants know a few good attorneys to represent them. [New York Times] * The D.C. Bar just released an ethics opinion on what managers and employees should do if they think a lawyer is impaired. Based on some of the stories on this website, such guidance is sorely needed. [American Lawyer] * A Clarence Thomas documentary is set to be released in 2020.  Guess Justice Thomas wanted his own RBG. [Time] * A lawyer who is suing her former employer must pay the legal fees of her former law firm because she failed to produce critical evidence for 17 months. [New Jersey Law Journal] * A man caught on video punching his own lawyer in court was acquitted of the assault, since the injuries were deemed not serious.  Apparently being injured with a concussion and a broken nose from an assault by a client is just a job hazard for lawyers. [WTVR.com]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.24.19

* With Ben Brafman off the case, Harvey Weinstein is going with the Casey Anthony/Aaron Hernandez/Kobe Bryant defense team. For a New York courtroom. [New York Law Journal] * And some of these new Weinstein lawyers previously represented Rose McGowan on an unrelated matter. She is... less than pleased with this development. [Yahoo] * Reed Smith facing $500 million malpractice claim from Zombie Bear Sterns. [American Lawyer] * Deutsche Bank neck deep in global money-laundering inquiry. At least there's no way this could ensnare any major political figures. [Law360] * Federal judge strikes down Iowa's "we're banning abortion but not calling it that" law. [Jurist] * What will happen to the legal profession during the next recession? Well, it could well be quite the reckoning. [Forbes] * A deep dive into the crackdown on law schools that can't get graduates past the bar exam hurdle. [AZ Central]

By Joe Patrice