* A Long Island gym owner is planning on filing a lawsuit over New York’s plans to delay the reopening of gyms. Guess they call it “Strong” Island for a reason… [Long Island Press]
* Pinterest has hired outside counsel to investigate allegations of a hostile work environment. [Bloomberg]
* The Michigan Attorney General is suing Exxon Mobil and other energy companies over alleged culpability with climate change. [NPR]
Booz Allen has been hit with a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit by a former employee. [Bloomberg]
* A New York lawyer who lied about his grandfather’s death to miss a court date and is one of the most disciplined lawyers in the Southern District of New York has been sanctioned $104,000 for conduct in a copyright case. This guy might make a good Above the Law lawyer of the year candidate…[New York Daily News]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.