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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.14.20

* Dwight Howard is being sued after allegedly stiffing two women who took care of his snake collection. Guess they're alleging he might be a "snake in the grass"... [New York Post] * An El Paso attorney, who died of COVID-19, still won her election for a local judgeship. [KSAT] * Simon Cowell is considering a lawsuit against an ebike manufacturer after purportedly suffering a crash. [Page Six] * Andrew Cuomo, the current Governor of New York and a contender to be Joe Biden's Attorney General, is facing sexual harassment allegations. [New York Times] * A disbarred lawyer, who is charged with shooting seven police officers, is arguing about whether a receiver should be appointed to oversee his assets. [Rochester First] * A lawyer is facing possible discipline for purportedly alleging that a female judge would be biased towards a wife in a divorce case. By this logic, wouldn't a male judge supposedly be biased for the husband? [Daily Business Review]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.09.19

* Elon Musk has won the defamation trial stemming from his infamous "pedo guy" tweet. Hope this means we'll see more off-the-cuff tweets from Musk. [New York Times] * Simon Cowell has lawyered up for an investigation about an allegedly toxic culture at America's Got Talent. Wonder if he did an America's Got Talent type of competition to select counsel. [Variety] * A Seattle attorney has been sentenced to prison time and fines for fleecing a brain-damaged former client. [Seattle Times] * Ride-share services are facing a legal reckoning over sexual assault allegations against drivers. [New York Times] * A judge has refused to toss a lawsuit filed by Bill Nye against Disney for profits Nye is allegedly owed from his hit 90s TV show. As we know from South Park, Nye needs to be careful taking on Mickey Mouse... [Hollywood Reporter]

By Jordan Rothman