Roundup

* A federal judge may soon certify a class action involving the pay of fighters in the UFC. Maybe they should just resolve their differences in the Octagon… [Yahoo News]

* A former judge in Texas has surrendered her law license after she faced charges for wire fraud and other crimes. [Texas Lawyer]

* A Florida lawyer claims he was racially targeted for jogging late at night around his community. [NBC News]

* Sanctions against an attorney involved in a case concerning Roundup have been overturned. [Bloomberg Law]

* Bed Bath & Beyond is paying $1.49 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it illegally disposed of hazardous waste. Maybe the company will be able to negotiate a 20 percent discount… [CBS News]

* An attorney involved in an apparent extortion scheme involving Roundup litigation has been sentenced to two years in prison. Guess he’s the one getting round up now… [Law360]

* The New York Attorney General is readying for litigation after the Department of Justice labeled New York City an “anarchist jurisdiction.” [CNBC]

* A lawyer is attempting to delay the execution of his client by arguing that the lawyer is vulnerable to COVID-19 but still should be present during his client’s execution. [Indiana Public Media]

* Check out this article on how a Ginsburg vacancy could affect post-election litigation at the Supreme Court. [Election Law Blog]

* A new lawsuit claims that a college student was suspended at the request of a politician the student publicly criticized. Might be some constitutional concerns there… [Fox News]

* The Department of Justice has backed a lawsuit against Hawaii over the state’s mandatory quarantine for out-of-state travelers. Maybe DOJ lawyers just really want to visit the Aloha state… [Fox News]

* A South Carolina lawyer has been disbarred for making numerous false and misleading statements on her bar application. [Bloomberg Law]

* A lawyer who walked out on a client during settlement negotiations is on the hook for a $300,000 malpractice verdict. [Legal Newswire]

* The Second Circuit expressed bewilderment while considering the bail request of two lawyers charged with firebombing an NYPD police vehicle during protests last month. [Law360]

* Bayer has agreed to pay $10 billion into a settlement fund to resolve thousands of lawsuits related to the weedkiller Roundup. And Bayer was able to settle the lawsuits without having to pay two plaintiffs’ lawyers a $200 million “consultation” fee. [NBC News]

* An entrepreneur who created the world’s first “robot lawyer” has secured $12 million in funding. Hope this guy doesn’t make a robot Morning Docket writer… [Forbes]

* A Pennsylvania lawyer has been disbarred for defrauding his firm by referring people who came to the firm to other lawyers in exchange for a percentage of the fees. [ABA Journal]

* An appeals court has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.1 billion for damages allegedly sustained from baby powder that was purportedly laced with asbestos. And this amount is lower than the original verdict of $4.69 billion. [Hill]

* A Florida lawyer is in hot water for filing allegedly frivolous lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Daily Business Review]

* The unexpected deaths of two attorneys and a series of tornadoes was no excuse for a late filing according to a federal judge. This ruling seems kind of harsh. [ABA Journal]

* Two Virginia lawyers have pleaded guilty to extortion for trying to persuade Monsanto to pay them $200 million for a “consulting agreement” to settle Roundup litigation. Sounds like these attorneys could have learned a lesson from Michael Avenatti… [ABC News]