Weekend at Bernie’s

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.16.20

* Peloton has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit by a competitor. It's not like they "reinvented the wheel" or anything... They must be "cycling" through legal fees... (I can go all day!) [Business Insider] * A federal judge has overruled the rejection of New York residents from programs run by the Department of Homeland Security that make it easier to process through airport security. [Minnesota Lawyer] * A law firm, which bought a practice from a retired lawyer who then passed away, has been approved to use the deceased lawyer's name on its letterhead. Sounds a little like Weekend at Bernie's... [Bloomberg Law] * A U.S. Attorney in New York has announced that he will be stepping up efforts to clamp down on violent crime in New York City because crime rates in the Big Apple have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Daily News] * A couple has been charged for allegedly attacking a teenage worker at Sesame Place for enforcing a mask policy. People need to stop acting like Oscar the Grouch... [Philadelphia Inquirer]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.01.20

* A disbarred attorney has been sentenced to prison for stealing his dead client's pension for twelve years. This former lawyer puts the guys in Weekend at Bernie's to shame. [Providence Journal] * Two attorneys, including a Biglaw lawyer, have been charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD police vehicle during protests this weekend over the killing of George Floyd. [New York Daily News] * The Supreme Court has held that states have the power to regulate how many people can attend religious services during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Vox] * The top lawyer at the FBI is resigning, purportedly due to pressure to remove officials at the Bureau connected with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. [CNN] * A judge who is recovering from COVID-19 will be deciding if Washington State's safer-at-home orders should be suspended. Have to admire this judge's resolve. [Komo News]

By Jordan Rothman