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Morning Docket: 10.29.20

* 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]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.22.20

* 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]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.25.20

* 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]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.24.20

* 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]

By Jordan Rothman