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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.18.21

* A client fired his lawyer at a Zoom hearing recently saying his attorney was a "bum ass dude." Don't know how the legal news cycle worked before Zoom hearings... [Boing Boing] * A lawyer accepted a $1 billion lottery check on behalf of his clients. [Hometown Life] * The Texas Attorney General is suing a utility in order to forgive have high electricity bills stemming from extreme weather earlier this year. [New York Daily News] * Republican's state Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Biden Administration over the recently passed stimulus bill. [Hill] * SCOTUSblog is running a March Madness contest to see who was the best Supreme Court Justice of all time. Now this is a bracket with which I can finally be involved... [SCOTUSblog]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.17.21

* The first general counsel of DraftKings is joining legal tech startup LinkSquares. Guess he's taking a "gamble" on the new company... [Bloomberg Law] * Three more people have been arrested in connection with a home invasion that left a well-known Maryland lawyer dead. [WTOP News] * A mysterious person named "Ricky" seemingly accepted service of litigation papers for Donald Trump. Maybe it was John Barron. [Insider] * A U.S. Attorney in Ohio is accusing individuals of using a kosher meat store as a front for drug trafficking and money laundering. Can understand their beef. [Cleveland Jewish News] * A San Antonio fire chief was caught cursing at a lawyer during an arbitration hearing held via Zoom. Guess he needs to put out another kind of fire now... [ABC News]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.01.21

* A California physician Zoomed into a traffic court hearing last week while seemingly performing surgery. Talk about multitasking... [Sacramento Bee] * Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking that an independent counsel review sexual harassments allegations made against him. [CNN] * Check out this article about how the NCAA seemingly turned one of its biggest legal defeats into a legal shield. [Juris Lab] * A judge has approved a $650 million settlement in litigation filed against Facebook over a photo-tagging system. [Hill] * The Los Angeles District Attorney is facing a recall effort less than three months into his term. Californians love a good recall... [Los Angeles Times]

By Jordan Rothman
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.09.20

* Kanye West is facing a lawsuit for reportedly failing to pay individuals who worked on one of his performances. If true, "how could you be so heartless?" [OK Magazine] * Lawyers representing Stephen Bannon in his criminal case moved to withdraw from the representations after Bannon seemed to suggest beheading Dr. Anthony Fauci and others. [Hill] * A South Florida lawyer tragically died of a heart attack after collapsing during a court hearing held through Zoom. [Daily Business Review] * President Trump is making little headway in his post-election lawsuits. [New York Times] * A man who is accused of threatening the Attorney General of Israel claims that autocorrect is to blame. This is a creative defense. [Haaretz]

By Jordan Rothman