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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.02.21

* The Massachusetts Attorney General is suing an orthodontist who allegedly filed false claims worth millions of dollars. Guess the attorney general thinks she's taking a "bite" out of misconduct... [NBC News] * Governor Andrew Cuomo has purportedly hired a criminal defense lawyer after recent sexual harassment allegations were made against him. [Fox News] * A Brooklyn lawyer is facing grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing around $200,000 from a client. [Patch] * Amazon has been hit with a lawsuit alleging racial and gender discrimination. [Fox News] * WeWork and Softbank have settled a longstanding legal dispute. Maybe they should rename themselves WeSettle... [Real Deal]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.06.20

An attorney who shook his butt at an adversary during a mediation has avoided court sanctions. Maybe the lawyer was just showing off some dance moves? [Texas Lawyer] * The New York Attorney General's Office is questioning officials at NBC over sexual harassment allegations. [New York Daily News] * HUD has agreed to pay $17,800 to settle a lawsuit about records relating to Ben Carson's bible study. [Fox News] * Adam Neumann, the founder of WeWork, is suing SoftBank for allegedly backing out of a deal to buy stock from Neumann and other shareholders. [New York Times] * A woman who was arrested because her cotton candy mistakenly tested positive for meth has recovered no damages. The officers must have watched a little too much Breaking Bad. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.19.2019

* Legal drama at WeWork is continuing: The New York Attorney General's Office has contacted the company about potentially illicit activities. [CNBC] * Wendy's is continuing to fight a lawsuit alleging injuries from a bone fragment in a burger. This is why you should always order a Spicy Chicken Sandwich at Wendy's -- the burgers are oddly square anyways. [Legal Newsline] * It seems like bankrupt law firm LeClairRyan will not be able to escape liability from a massive sex discrimination judgment. [Virginia Lawyer's Weekly] * California's Attorney General has sued Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes, alleging that the company violated the privacy of minors when advertising to them. [Forbes] * Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back on the bench at the Supreme Court yesterday after missing a few days of oral arguments last week due to a stomach bug. [CNN] * A Syracuse man acting as his own lawyer has beaten the rap on not one but two alleged crimes. Guess he may have disproved the old saying about people who represent themselves. [Syracuse.com]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.28.19

* The drama at WeWork has resulted in huge amounts of legal work for several top law firms. Maybe the firms will get free office space along with their fees. [American Lawyer] * A new lawsuit alleges that Southwest Airlines pilots hid a video camera in an airplane lavatory and streamed the video from the cockpit. Sounds like a weird new Mile High Club... [Washington Post] * A 78-year-old woman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the attempted murder of her own lawyer. Her criminal defense attorney is one brave person. [AP News] * Steve Bannon is expected to testify against Roger Stone at the latter's upcoming trial for federal charges. [National Law Journal] * Arrests have been made for the murder of Rachelle Bergeron, the New York attorney who served as the acting attorney general of the island of Yap. [BBC] * Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal yesterday for efforts to promote education about the Constitution. The award comes with a $100,000 prize — hope he's not jealous that RBG won a $1,000,000 award last week. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.25.19

* An Apple lawyer tasked with preventing insider trading has been charged with insider trading.  The good news is he probably knows a lot about the law of insider trading. [CNBC] * Law firm rents in most parts of New York City are on the rise.  Hasn't anyone heard of WeWork? They've been in the news a lot lately... [New York Law Journal] * Attorney General Barr's review of the Russian probe has now turned into a criminal investigation. [Wall Street Journal] * A small law firm has removed a Halloween display that featured black jack-o-lanterns after facing complaints.  Apparently, they bought the jack-o-lanterns from Bed Bath and Beyond, definitely in the beyond aisle. [News 12 Westchester] * Brendan Dassey's lawyers used the help of 250 experts to support his request for clemency. [Post Crescent] * Mayor de Blasio and the NYPD confirm that they would charge President Trump if he actually shot someone on Fifth Avenue. We live in interesting times... [The Hill]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.15.19

* The economy is about to tank and cost 10,000+ lawyers their jobs. Maybe someone should step up and do something about it? [Slate] * Simpson and Skadden are advising WeWork on its IPO. Common sense is advising everyone else against it. [American Lawyer] * Latest Circuit Court nominee is 11 years out of law school, frighteningly making him a model of experience. [National Law Journal] * Recovering from Jeffrey Epstein's estate is going to be a hell of a mess. [New York Law Journal] * The short-sell attack on Burford Capital could spark more regulation... even if the whole thing was bogus. [Law.com] * The idiot in charge of Barstool Sports stumbles into NLRB violation then demands AOC "debate" him. It's not a debate dude. It's a law that you broke. There's not a gray area for contestation. [Variety]

By Joe Patrice