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Morning Docket: 06.29.21
* Antitrust litigation against Facebook has been dismissed. Maybe the court thought that MySpace was a viable competitor... [Wall Street Journal] * Be sure to check out the Anti-Defamation League's annual Supreme Court review. [ADL] * A South Carolina lawyer has been suspended from practice for incendiary Facebook posts he made about George Floyd. [New York Post] * A Trump attorney claimed yesterday that the Manhattan DA is investigating the Trump Organization for charges relating to company perks. [Hill] * E-cigarette company Juul has paid $40 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it improperly advertised its products to teens. That's a lot of money that went up in smoke... [CNN]
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Morning Docket: 06.28.21
* A lawsuit over a house that looks out of the Flintstones has been settled, and the home can stay as it is. Yabadabadoo! [NBC News] * Trump lawyers have purportedly been warned of potential forthcoming charges against the Trump Organizations and its officials. [CNBC] * A class-action lawsuit has already been filed over the building collapse in Surfside, Florida last week. [CBS News] * Johnson & Johnson has settled opioid litigation with the State of New York for $230 million. [Hill] * A prominent Chicago-area attorney was found dead in his home last week. [Chicago Tribune] * The management firm that represents Connor McGregor is suing Manny Pacquiao over breach of contract and other claims. Seems like a knockout... [ESPN]
Morning Docket: 06.08.21
* R. Kelly's attorneys are requesting to withdraw as his counsel and say it is "impossible" to properly represent him. Bet the lawyers hope they aren't "trapped" in the courtroom... [Fox News] * A prominent West Virginia attorney passed away this week following a car crash. [Metro News] * The Department of Justice says it will defend former president Trump in a private defamation lawsuit. [Forbes] * Stormy Daniels says her attorneys are cooperating with investigators looking into the operations of the Trump Organization. [Hill] * A Boca Raton attorney was allegedly intoxicated around four times above the legal limit when she was involved in a car crash. Wild even by Florida standards... [Boca News Now]
Morning Docket: 05.26.21
* Former Brooks Brothers executives are embroiled in litigation with a former supplier. Guess they are getting experience with another kind of suit... [Sourcing Journal] * A Texas court has ruled that a lawyer's statements in press releases were not protected by the judicial-process privilege. [ABA Journal] * A New York attorney, who allegedly stole millions from clients in the form of real estate proceeds, has been disbarred. [New York Law Journal] * The Manhattan District Attorney has convened a grand jury to investigate Donald Trump's business dealings. [Guardian] * A class action claims that delivery drivers for a pizza chain were allegedly underpaid. Guess they are just asking for a bigger piece of the pie and wanted more dough... [Seattle Times]
Morning Docket: 04.12.21
* A lawsuit about the use of the "Corona" brand name with hard seltzers is heating up. It's an interesting name to be associated with these days... [Yahoo News] * Ramsey Clark, the former United States Attorney General and a civil rights lawyer, has passed away at 93. [New York Times] * An Oklahoma City attorney, who allegedly fell in love with a client, has been charged in the triple murder of the client's girlfriend and parents. [Oklahoman] * Congressman Matt Gaetz has hired a lawyer who is also representing the Trump Organization in a criminal probe. [NBC News] * President Biden has established a commission to consider reforms to the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary. [Politico] * The State of Florida has filed a lawsuit aimed at reopening the cruise industry. This would make a great plot of a sequel for Speed 2: Cruise Control... [CBS News]
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Morning Docket: 04.08.21
* A lawsuit alleges Florida police used excessive force after mistaking Star Trek memorabilia for weapons. They should have set their phasers to stun... [Hill] * The Trump Organization has hired a criminal defense lawyer. [Wall Street Journal] * A public defender is suing her boss for allegedly being told to dress more modestly to avoid the sexual interest of male prisoners. [Daily Mail] * Three Michigan lawyers have been charged in a scheme to collect debts on money that was allegedly never owed. [Fox News] * Check out this article on how Originalism is being used by state court judges. [Juris Lab] * A man's death after participating in a taco-eating contest has spawned a lawsuit against a minor-league baseball team. [Washington Post] * The Biden Administration is asking a judge to dismiss a climate change lawsuit filed on behalf of kids. Hope they can handle the heat... [Hill]
Morning Docket: 12.17.20
* Sanctions have been upheld for a lawyer who included a haiku and cited to Bugs Bunny in litigation papers. "That's all folks!"... [ABA Journal] * A New York man, who allegedly posed as a lawyer to bilk elderly victims of money supposedly needed to bail out grandchildren, has been indicted. [New York Post] * A fake immigration lawyer in Florida has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and other charges. Lots of lawyer wannabes in the Morning Docket today! [Tampa Bay Times] * A judge has ruled that the Trump Organization must turn over more documents to the New York Attorney General. [CNN] * Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is trying to keep documents from the company's lawyers a secret. [Wall Street Journal] * A server at Denny's is suing for back pay. Her lawyers probably think the case is a "grand slam"... [Connecticut Law Tribune]
Morning Docket: 10.06.20
* A Michigan lawyer has changed his name to get more recognition from voters. This definitely worked for Eddie Murphy's character in The Distinguished Gentleman. [ABA Journal] * Eric Trump was deposed yesterday as part of a probe conducted by the New York Attorney General's Office. [CNN] * A Tennessee lawyer has been suspended from practice for allegedly forging a witness' signature on a court document. [Bloomberg Law] * A lawyer has been charged with allegedly trying to extort the University of Maryland Medical Center of $25 million. People should really read my article on attorney shakedowns... [Fox News] * The Supreme Court is allowing a class action filed by minor league baseball players who allege they are being paid less than minimum wage to proceed. Bet they're happy their lawsuit didn't strike out... [Sports Illustrated]
Morning Docket: 08.25.20
* A Pennsylvania golf course has defaulted in a lawsuit alleging illicit discrimination. Maybe they knew it would be a "fore"gone conclusion they'd lose... [Patriot News] * The New York Attorney General has sued the Trump Organization over financial investigations into the company. [Forbes] * Apparently, the ongoing pandemic is making it difficult to tell Scott Peterson his death penalty sentence has been overturned. [Fox News] * The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands has subpoenaed billionaire Leon Black and his business in a probe related to Jeffrey Epstein. [CNN] * The social media app TikTok has sued the U.S. Government over a ban recently announced by the Trump Administration. Did they serve process by video? [CNBC]
Morning Docket: 05.01.19
* Shortly after AG Bill Barr released his four-page summary of the Mueller report, special counsel Robert Mueller himself stepped forward to tell Barr that he objected to his conclusion that President Trump had been cleared of obstruction, "express[ing] a frustration over the lack of context." [New York Times] * Congressional Democrats can move ahead with their emoluments suit against Trump over his business thanks to a ruling by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, where he found the narrow definition of emoluments championed by Trump to be "unpersuasive and inconsistent." [Washington Post] * Kannon Shanmugam may have been the first to leave Williams & Connolly to join the new Supreme Court practice at Paul Weiss, but he certainly isn't the last. Five of his colleagues followed him, and the group continues to grow. [National Law Journal] * Remember Am Law 200 firm Stinson Leonard Street? You should probably forget that name, because the firm is rebranding itself as Stinson. Going by one name is apparently the cool, new thing for Biglaw firms. [American Lawyer] * Biglaw money fight: The ex-chair of the government contracts practice at Dentons, a legacy McKenna Long partner, claims the firm owes her more than $390,000, but Dentons claims she owes the firm almost $2 million. [Big Law Business]