Judge Edith Jones of the Fifth Circuit appears to be having a bit of an identity crisis. In Stratta & Fazzino v. Roe et al., Judge Jones wrote for the majority in holding that the district court erred in dismissing the claims of landowners against a government body for allegedly stealing groundwater. One claim that the Judge … Continue reading Federal Judge Dissents From… Her Own Opinion Continue Reading
Are you a public employee thinking of taking to social media to dogwhistle a little tune about the protestors flooding the streets to protest police violence? Maybe . . . DON’T. Florida lawyer Amy Bloom, an eight-year veteran of the Broward State Attorney’s Office, found herself out of a job yesterday after a Facebook post … Continue reading Turns Out You Can Still Be Fired For Racist Facebook Posts, Even If You Delete Them! Continue Reading
Roundup Of What Biglaw’s Doing About The Black Lives Matter Protests: Will this pressure more firms to donate resources? I hope so. Judge Contradicts Herself: Yeah, this is a fun one. NCBE Online? Well, we’ll see about that. Furloughed Biglaw Associated Accused Of Involvement In Molotov Cocktail Incident Released: The latest on the case. Chief Justice Roberts Takes A … Continue reading Biglaw’s Thoughts On Racism Continue Reading
Deutsche Bank knows what a troubled debtor looks like, and has more than its fair share of experience with loans that are never going to be repaid. And, well, it’s got a bad feeling about that $760 million bankruptcy exit loan it participated in way back in, uh, three weeks ago. The department-store chain reported that it overvalued the inventory backing the … Continue reading Deutsche Bank Has Regrets Continue Reading
While a pandemic is a major crisis whenever it occurs, it has been exacerbated because it came during a U.S. presidential election year. And there will be some people will want to take advantage of this crisis for their own political benefit. But will people follow the prior voting patterns based on current economic conditions? … Continue reading Prepping For The Second Coming Of The Coronavirus (Part III): The Politics Of A Pandemic In A Presidential Election Continue Reading
Donald Trump is mighty peeved that North Carolina isn’t going to let him run the GOP Convention in the state unless he scales it back and complies with a litany of COVID-inspired safety protocols. The state doesn’t want some kind of deadly outbreak just because they pack a couple thousand elderly Republicans into a convention … Continue reading North Carolina Also Demands Waiver In Case It Kills Anyone With Bar Exam Continue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many law firms to close their offices in order to promote social distancing and slow the spread of the virus. In order to maintain operations remotely, numerous lawyers and administrators at many law firms have adapted to conduct legal tasks from home. As most states begin to reopen their economies … Continue reading Will Some Law Firms Reopen Their Offices Too Soon? Continue Reading
We all know that there are lawyers and judges who engage in stupid behavior. Why they risk their licenses, their judicial offices, their professional dreams, mystifies me and always will. So, here’s a little roundup of some of more recent situations of lawyers acting stupid and paying the price. I’ll get to the bench in … Continue reading Ample Supplies Of Stupidity Still Available Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission has had a strange reaction to quarantine-induced boredom, and that has been to actually do its job. But the bureaucrats and regulators aren’t the only ones keeping busy, or helping keep them busy: The previously-reviled whistleblowers have found 4,000 ways to pass the time. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received about 4,000 tips, complaints … Continue reading Whistleblowing Apparently An Effective Way To Pass The Time Continue Reading
Estate matters are not usually litigated in the federal courts. Probate and intestacy issues are relegated to the states, and specialized courts known as probate or surrogate’s courts, hear these kinds of matters. There are exceptions, however, especially when an estate or trust is involved in litigation involving large sums of monies, multiple states, or … Continue reading You Got Your Estate In Federal Court — You Got Federal Court In My Estate Continue Reading