Tag: Fox News

* A lawyer for an accused Capitol riot claims his client had “Foxitis.” Don’t think penicillin can cure that… [Hill]

* Melinda Gates was apparently meeting with divorce lawyers for the past few years before announcing her divorce from Bill Gates. [Wall Street Journal]

* The Daily Mail is asking a judge to “smother” a lawsuit filed by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his alleged romantic involvement with an actress. [Yahoo News]

* SpaceX is facing a lawsuit over a deadly car crash that occurred close to a SpaceX facility. [NBC News]

* A Pennsylvania district attorney has resigned after he allegedly pressured women into prostitution. [Patriot News]

* Sony is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it monopolizes downloadable PlayStation games. Guess Sony is allegedly acting a little like Apple… [Ars Technica]

* An MLB umpire was awarded $500,000 after filing a defamation lawsuit against a former pro baseball player. Guess his lawyers hit the case out of the park and that can buy a lot of peanuts and Cracker Jacks… [USA Today]

* Fox News has hired a new general counsel as it battles a lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems. [Reuters]

* Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer claimed his client is going blind and is missing teeth in a bid to block extradition to California. [Fox News]

* A New York attorney recently appeared on Jeopardy! [Bronx Times]

* A lawyer for Marking a Murderer‘s Steven Avery claims a new witness’s statements may exonerate her client. Maybe there’ll be another season of the series after all… [Newsweek]

* Merrick Garland said he will sell his stocks after he is confirmed as Attorney General. Maybe he is just unloading his GameStop shares… [Barrons]

* A Roger Ailes accuser is alleging that lawyers for Fox News are using improper litigation tactics against her. [Daily Beast]

* Two Attorneys General of Alaska have resigned in around six months. And it’s not because of the weather… [New York Times]

* A New Jersey attorney has been disbarred for using client money on personal expenses, including items at Walmart and Home Depot. [New Jersey Law Journal]

* The supermarket Market Basket is facing a lawsuit over allegedly misstating the number of cups that can be made with a container of coffee. Maybe the plaintiff just likes strong brew… [CBS News]

* If you have an older iPhone, you may be entitled to $25, since Apple is accused of intentionally slowing down the performance of outdated phones without notifying customers. Just don’t spend your $25 all in one place… [NBC News]

* Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell are asking for a gag order over attorneys involved with her criminal case. [Seattle Times]

* Several Fox News hosts are accused of sexual misconduct in a new lawsuit. [Vulture]

* Authorities are investigating whether the anti-feminist lawyer accused of killing the son of federal judge Esther Salas was also involved in the killing of a men’s rights lawyer in California earlier this month. [AP]

* Burger King has successfully moved to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that the fast food chain deceived customers into thinking it used different cooking surfaces for its vegan offerings. If they claimed the food was kosher, there might have been a different result… [Reuters]

* Michael Avenatti has been temporarily cut loose from prison amid COVID-19 concerns. Avenatti is prohibited from using a computer during his release, so I guess he won’t send me another email anytime soon. [AP]

* 3M alleges in a new lawsuit that a company charged 600 times the ordinary price for N95 respirators. [MSN]

* The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the governor’s executive order limiting the size of religious services. [NPR]

* Fox News is facing a lawsuit in Washington State alleging that it violated the law when it called COVID-19 a “hoax” in February and March. [Forbes]

* Many attorneys are stepping up and offering pro bono services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [New York Post]

* Julian Assange fathered two children with his lawyer while holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. They must have some interesting ethics rules overseas… [Reuters]

* President Trump is considering Alan Dershowitz for his impeachment legal team. Seems like he is taking a page out of O.J. Simpson’s book… [ABC News]

* An attorney was entitled to more disability benefits since he was scheduled for a pay raise one day after he suffered a heart attack. [Bloomberg Law]

* Former judges are faulting presidential candidate Deval Patrick for unequal pay and retaliation suffered by the jurists. [Boston Globe]

* Another Fox News host has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the network. [Axios]

* Utah’s high court has made it easier for Dreamers to legally practice law within the state of Utah. [Desert News]

* The University of California is being sued for requiring the SAT and ACT to be taken for admission. It would be amazing if this lawsuit had legs… [CBS News]