Terminator

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.05.21

* Several states have passed laws that give robots the same rights as pedestrians on sidewalks. This is a slippery slope to Skynet... [Axios] * A lawyer defending the leader of the NXIVM cult in a criminal case is withdrawing from the representation. [Times Union] * An Andrew Cuomo accuser says talk of Cuomo being considered for Attorney General prompted her to come forward. [Boston Globe] * A former Bachelorette contestant has filed a defamation lawsuit against outlets who he alleged falsely reported that he was at the January 6th Capitol riots. [KHOU.com] * A lawyer is in hot water for using the imagery of a pit bull in advertising. Maybe they'll throw him a bone... [Daily Business Review]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.21.20

* A company that claims its app is "the world's first robot lawyer" is facing a class action. Wonder if the class representative is named John Connor... [Tech News World] * The top lawyer for the City of Chicago has resigned over a botched police raid. [Guardian] * A new lawsuit alleges that an inmate in a St. Louis County jail died of treatable leukemia despite asking his guards to see a doctor. [NBC News] * Rob Gronkowski and Floyd Mayweather are facing a class action for allegedly endorsing a supposedly fraudulent teeth-whitening brand. [Yahoo News] * Since Above the Law has not had a "Lawyerly Lairs" segment in a while, wanted to note that David Boies has put his $23 million California ranch on the market. [Fox News]

By Jordan Rothman