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Morning Docket: 03.16.20

* Creditors of Toys ‘R Us claim that employees bilked the company of assets during the bankruptcy process. That must’ve been where all the video games went… [Law 360]

* A lawyer involved in the Trump impeachment process has tested positive for coronavirus. [CNN]

* The prosecution of Jussie Smollett has become an important issue in the upcoming Cook County State’s Attorney election. [Chicago Tribune]

* Perhaps one of the first coronavirus lawsuits filed over an event that was cancelled due to the pandemic has been settled. [Salt Lake Tribune]

* A New York woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that she was shackled to a hospital gurney by the NYPD while giving birth to her child. [Guardian]

* Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore filed a brief before the Supreme Court of the United States seeking to overturn marriage equality. Maybe he’ll ride his horse to oral arguments… [Newsweek]


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.