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In brutal professions like the NFL -- and IP legal practice -- anyone who has gotten to the point of playing at the highest level was only able to do so by demonstrating talent, resilience, and a bit of luck.

* No faux zone: Hawaii 5-0 are cracking down on bootleg Super Bowl gear. [Hawaii News Now]

* A celebrity with a cause: Senators agree to revive law that boosts domestic violence protections after Angelina Jolie scolds them. [Reuters]

* Cali makes it easier for farmers to crop out their crops. [KSBY]

* Why did the mountain lion cross the road? Well, it’s not like there was an overpass! Some new Cali infrastructure aims to change that. [NPR]

* Looking for love this February? Protect your heart and pockets: money scams on Tinder are up. [MyPanHandle]

Kind of seems uncool to take advantage of your most fervent supporters.

Gruden has included numerous causes of action such as intentional interference with contractual relations, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and civil conspiracy in his legal action.

The National Football League will certainly conduct its own investigation.

Collins will likely seek immediate injunctive action.

The odds look favorable.  

Trademarks run amok.

* A Florida lawyer has been charged with extortion against two NFL players for allegedly asking for cash in exchange for clients recanting robbery and assault allegations. Guess the attorney might be liable for “unnecessary roughness”… [New York Times]

* An Iowa lawyer, who allegedly forged his client’s name on court documents, has been suspended from practice. [Bloomberg Law]

* The Supreme Court may soon determine whether governments can restrict church functions to curb the spread of COVID-19. [New York Times]

* A Colorado lawyer, who was purportedly arrested four times in 2019, has been suspended from practice for over a year. [Denver Post]

* A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by former New York Knick’s player Charles Oakley over a televised scuffle at a game. Guess Oakley is flexing his muscle in another “court”… [New York Post]

* The Supreme Court is allowing an antitrust case against the NFL to move forward. The XFL is still around to compete with the NFL…right? [Chicago Sun Tribune]

* A Texas lawyer has been disciplined for stealing LegalZoom referrals from the firm that employed her. [Texas Lawyer]

* The Attorney General of South Dakota was reportedly distracted before allegedly striking a pedestrian earlier this year. [Hill]

* The Surgeon General of the United States has pleaded not guilty to allegedly being in a park that was closed to slow the spread of COVID-19. [AP]

* A lawsuit alleging that Amazon did not do enough to protect its workers from COVID-19 has been dismissed. [CNN]

* A lot of billable hours may be recorded in the legal battles that may arise after the presidential election. [Fox News]

The union has no duty or responsibility to maintain any specific level of former player benefits and is prohibited from administering benefit plans.

* A PA lawyer has been sentenced to prison for allegedly stealing client funds to purchase (among other things) tickets to Superbowl LII in which the Eagles beat the Patriots. Maybe it was worth it to see Tom Brady lose… [Lehigh Valley Live]

* A lawyer at the Department of Labor has been reassigned after accusing the Secretary of Labor of retaliation. [Bloomberg Law]

* New details have surfaced about the Chicago attorney couple who were found stabbed to death in their home earlier this year. [Chicago Tribune]

* Senator Ted Cruz is another potential Supreme Court pick on President Trump’s most recent list to indicate he has no desire to serve on the high court. [CNN]

* An employee at the Washington State Attorney General’s Office has been put on administrative leave after leaving a note on a restaurant check that read: “BLM pin = no tip.” [Spokesman-Review]

* A contractor is in legal hot water for allegedly fleecing a congregation of $454,000 to build a church and then performing little work. The contractor should be most afraid of getting struck by lighting or something like that… [Stamford Advocate]

* Halle Berry wishes to act as her own lawyer in her divorce against Olivier Martinez. Hope it doesn’t turn out badly like Catwoman… [Fox News]

* The top lawyer at ICE will become the new leader of the agency. [CNN]

* The Attorney General of Alaska has resigned after allegedly inappropriate text messages he sent to a younger female state employee surfaced. [NBC News]

* A new lawsuit alleges that the NFL’s concussion settlement discriminates against black players. [Wall Street Journal]

* The family of a woman found alive at a funeral home after being declared dead has hired a lawyer to investigate possible negligence. Maybe she was just a heavy sleeper? [Guardian]

The opt outs account for roughly 4% of the league.

* Three members of a $31.7 million fraudulent slip-and-fall ring have been sentenced to prison. Wonder if they got the idea from Slippin’ Jimmy. [Insurance Journal]

* Former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has abandoned her short-lived defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. [CNN]

* A Louisiana attorney who was suspended from practice for chest bumping a prosecutor has been reinstated as a lawyer. Apparently the chest bump was not like the kind seen in football. [Advocate]

* The Los Angeles City Attorney has sued a company for selling allegedly fake COVID-19 tests. [Orange County Register]

* There is some hope that a TV series based on The Lincoln Lawyer will be produced after all. Thought I already saw the reboot, but realized it was just a Matthew McConaughey car commercial. [Hollywood Reporter]

* Since this website has not published a Lawyerly Lairs article in a while, just wanted to report that a top Chicago criminal lawyer has listed his posh pad for sale. [Crain’s Chicago]

* The lawyer for Carole Baskin’s missing husband says the signature on his former client’s will may have been forged. Please let there be more Tiger King episodes about this. [Fox News]

* An NFL player has filed a lawsuit against United Airlines over an alleged sexual assault that occurred on a recent flight. [ABC News]

* The Supreme Court decided against considering an appellate ruling that ordered the State of Idaho to pay for a transgender prisoner’s reassignment surgery. [New York Times]

* Lawyers are looking to reopen cases in which Tara Reade, who accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault, served as an expert witness, since Reade may have exaggerated her educational background. [Politico]

* Harvard Law School has made its “Zero-L” classes available to all law students online for free even though HLS originally planned on charging a fee for the courses. [Harvard Crimson]

* Richard Simmons has won a lawsuit against a media company that installed a tracking device on his vehicle. Can kind of understand the desire to know where he’s been recently. [Hollywood Reporter]

* Legal Sea Foods has filed a lawsuit against their insurer over business interruption insurance. Bet they hope the denial of their claim was just a “fluke.” [Boston Herald]

* A judge has dismissed a lawsuit stemming from a sex tape involving Kevin Hart. Sounds like this could form the basis of another Jumanji sequel. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]

* The Department of Justice has dropped criminal charges against Michael Flynn. [AP]

* A federal appeals court has ruled on legal fees to be doled out in the NFL concussion litigation. Don’t remember lawyers being involved in the Will Smith movie… [Legal Intelligencer]

* Tara Reade, who accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault, has hired a lawyer who represented six Harvey Weinstein victims. [New York Magazine]

* Zoom will start cracking down on Zoombombing in a deal with the New York Attorney General. Will Ferrell should still be allowed to crash Zoom calls… [NPR]

The First Amendment does not give J. Lo the right to pole dance in Dave Daubenmire’s living room!

* Brexit is going to be a real problem for law firms. [Law.com]

* Former paralegal sues firm alleging it “fosters a ‘party culture’ rife with drug use and sexual harassment.” [Philly Voice]

* Law firms are feasting on the Sears bankruptcy. [NY Post]

* 2020 could be a monster year for Biglaw fundraising. [American Lawyer]

* What happens to intellectual property when artificial intelligence starts inventing things? [The Recorder]

* Even the Second Circuit doesn’t want to fly Spirit. [Law360]

* SEC targets investment fund that allegedly preyed upon brain-damaged NFL players to enrich themselves. Team owners, meanwhile, face no repercussions. [Daily Business Review]

* The DOJ makes secret laws? Super. [Politico]