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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.07.17

* "Stanford Law School is spreading its brand through a SiriusXM weekly show." Oh good, because they've really been struggling in anonymity. [The Recorder] * District judge is tired of this DOJ's bullshit and decided to write the Supreme Court about it. [National Law Journal] * Another sexual enterprise suit filed going after K&L Gates and Boies. [American Lawyer] * "Stanford Law School is spreading its brand through a SiriusXM weekly show." Oh good, because they've really been struggling in anonymity. [The Recorder] * Oh Fahrvergnügen! VW compliance chief gets 7 years. [Corporate Counsel] * IT Department testify against criminal defendant in hilarious own goal. [Law360] * Patagonia suing over Trump's decision to trash a bunch of national monuments. [Corporate Counsel] * Lawyers Lawyers! Big Caesar's hands Kirkland $77 million. [American Lawyer] * Jenna Greene at Litigation Daily points out that there's a lawsuit over Froot Loops not containing any fruit. Right... but it's chockfull of "Froot." [Casemine]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.05.16

* If you haven't been watching Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer, then you're missing Dean Strang's turn on the catwalk. The compassionate defense attorney has turned into an "unlikely sex symbol." Are you part of the #StrangGang? [The Guardian] * Sometime later today, President Barack Obama will announce a sweeping package of executive actions related to gun restrictions. Stay tuned, grab your popcorn, and get ready for some hardcore constitutional litigation. [Washington Post] * Happy New Year! We're not even a full week into 2016, and the first Biglaw merger has already been announced. Lewis Roca Rothgerber has picked up Christie Parker & Hale, a 40-lawyer Southern California IP boutique. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Hipsters, thou shall be avenged sevenfold: The Justice Department has filed suit against Volkswagen in the wake of the automaker's massive emissions scandal. The DOJ is seeking billions in damages over VW's air-pollution violations. [New York Times] * According to Ethan Couch's lawyer, it may be weeks or months before the affluenza teen returns to the United States. A judge issued a temporary stay in his case after Couch argued that being deported from Mexico would somehow violate his civil rights. [CNN] * Robert Wonsch, an Oklahoma process server, was arrested after allegedly coercing his female clients into performing sex acts in exchange for lowering his fees. He's now facing several criminal counts. Good Lord, talk about ineffective service of process... [Reuters] * Dale Bumpers, President Clinton's impeachment defense lawyer, RIP. [New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky