New developments in Repubs in Disarray!, courtroom edition:
AJ Delgado is kinda crazy but I suspect she’s one of the last people in politics you’d want to treat wrongly. She’s probably trying to blow up Trump’s campaign, probably has a good plan for how to do it, & appears to be relentless. https://t.co/z13xAoBJQt
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) May 1, 2024
Via TPM, per the NYTimes — “Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case” [gift link]:
A law firm that has long defended Donald J. Trump’s campaign and businesses from employment lawsuits has abruptly asked to withdraw from a yearslong case over what it calls an “irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.”
The firm — LaRocca, Hornik, Greenberg, Rosen, Kittridge, Carlin and McPartland — has represented Mr. Trump’s political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, helping secure several settlements and dismissals and billing nearly $3 million in the process.
But late on Friday, it asked a federal magistrate judge to allow it to withdraw from a suit filed by a former campaign communications adviser, A.J. Delgado, who says she was sidelined by the campaign in 2016 after revealing she was pregnant. The timing of the motion was notable, just two days after the same federal court had ordered the campaign to turn over in discovery all complaints of sexual harassment and gender or pregnancy discrimination from the 2016 and 2020 campaigns — materials that the defendants have long resisted handing over.
In the request, filed in federal court in Manhattan, the lead lawyer, Jared Blumetti, did not provide any details about the dispute, asking permission to “explain” the matter privately with the judge. Mr. Blumetti did not respond to a request for comment.
The apparent rupture with a long-trusted firm comes at a busy time, legally speaking, for the former president…
[*chef’s kiss*]
It was not immediately clear whether LaRocca Hornik, which has its offices inside 40 Wall Street, a building in downtown Manhattan that is owned by Mr. Trump, intends to cut all ties with him. But such a break would hardly be new. In January, one of Mr. Trump’s defense lawyers, Joe Tacopina, said he would no longer represent him. Last year, at least four of his other lawyers, representing him in a variety of civil and criminal cases, stepped aside.
Ms. Delgado, who is representing herself in the matter, objected to the withdrawal in a filing Monday, arguing it should not be allowed until the discovery process has been completed and calling the request a “scheme to avoid compliance.” …
man when you're too toxic for lawers
— Snarky Panda (@TrashPandaFTW) May 1, 2024
When you withdraw, this is how you’re usually supposed to try & do it, without public explanations which harm your client. My assumption is it’s concerning payment & the firm has just had enough but can’t take further action while still representing him in an ongoing case
— John (@jcsnotes) May 1, 2024
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You mess with the bull…
Hunter Biden vs. Fox News
Why you won’t read his actual letter on mainstream news sites.
And how there’s something in the letter that points to the future of the news business and a HUGE issue on the public policy front…https://t.co/foZDDCNNlW— Eriq Gardner ?? (@eriqgardner) April 30, 2024
Eriq Gardner, at Puck:
Of course Hunter Biden has hired ubiquitous entertainment industry litigator Bryan Freedman—yes, the same attorney who has advised Chris Cuomo and Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson—to threaten Fox News with legal action over its unhealthy obsession with him. Having marshaled a legal team that also includes fellow heavy hitters Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian, Hunter is making it abundantly clear that he won’t tolerate being continually smeared with what he describes as baseless allegations linking him and his dad to a bribery scheme. His message to Fox News? Clean up your act, set the record straight, and ax The Trial of Hunter Biden from the Fox Nation streaming service.
While word of these demands is spreading like wildfire in the media, don’t hold your breath waiting for the letter itself to appear on mainstream news sites. That’s likely because the demand letter is NSFW. Yes, the notorious intimate snapshots from Hunter’s stolen laptop have found their way into The Trial of Hunter Biden, which his legal team argues is a breach of “revenge porn” statutes and constitutes a copyright infringement. But rather than simply, and chastely, asserting the illegality of publishing someone’s selfies sans consent (the Freedman letter nods to Ellen DeGeneres’ iconic Oscar photo a decade ago, where Bradley Cooper inadvertently became the “author” simply by holding the camera), Hunter’s legal squad has gone one step further by including the risqué images themselves. That’s highly unusual, in my experience, and likely a tactic to limit circulation of the letter. (I’ve gotten my hands on it, but I’ll spare you.)
As for the bribery allegations, Team Hunter points to the recent indictment of former F.B.I. informant Alexander Smirnov, who was charged with fabricating a story about Joe and Hunter Biden accepting $5 million each from Ukrainian energy company Burisma. They cite Fox’s “brazen” and “no remorse” coverage of Smirnov’s arrest, and demand that Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters, and Maria Bartiromo inform their viewers that they’ve been sharing a debunked allegation from an indicted source. (There’s no obligation under libel law for follow-up coverage of new facts, although Fox could mitigate damages for past defamatory statements.)…
… Fox News spokesperson tells me that out of an abundance of caution, it has removed the series from its streamer while they evaluate the concerns raised…
Anoniminous
A little dance music for Beltane
piratedan
Is this a harbinger that Unka Rupe is going to find his attack dog brought to heel? Is the bell tolling for other networks that have followed the faux Network down the clickbait path to perhaps understand that the integrity of their sources actually matter?
HumboldtBlue
Hunt then down, Hunter.
Jay
@piratedan:
that would probably be a no,……..
Ishiyama
I’m with Ms. Delgado on this one; they are quitting to avoid the discovery production, which must contain dynamite. Possibly their client simply refused to comply with the discovery order, leaving the firm with no other option.
prostratedragon
Tee-hee!
mrmoshpotato
@HumboldtBlue:
Amen.
NotMax
Gut feeling is it’s more about enough other high profile clients ditching the firm (or making serious noises about ditching them) to threaten not only revenue but also stick a fork in their reputation within the legal community.
Judge, of course, retains the authority to deny the request of any officer of the court to withdraw.
mrmoshpotato
@prostratedragon: Hilarious way to put that.
Omnes Omnibus
That is my guess.
Balconesfault
@Ishiyama: I’m wondering if there’s evidence that the law firm was complicit in withholding evidence and is trying to get while the getting is good… and this is why Delgado doesn’t want to let them off the hook.
prostratedragon
The client’s reputation for nonpayment could be handy cover for a multitude of those ither problems.
prostratedragon
@prostratedragon: other
danielx
@NotMax:
Be a shame if TFG ends up with court appointed attorneys because no legitimate firm wants to put its revenue stream and reputation at risk by representing him.
KrackenJack
It wouldn’t be surprising if LaRocca Hornik withdrawing was due to payment issues given Trump’s history, but this:
Makes me wonder if they are aware that Trump is planning to hide information. He also has a history of that, too. I assume telling the judge that has serious implications.
frog
@Ishiyama:
Is that something that the law firm can disclose in a private meeting with the judge?
Ishiyama
@frog: Opinions may differ; a lawyer is still bound to maintain a client’s confidences even after withdrawing, so you can’t say, e.g. I’m withdrawing because my client said he wants to lie on the witness stand; ethically, it’s safer to hold your peace and let the Judge guess the reason. What one usually says is that there is a fundamental disagreement on tactics. The Judge doesn’t have to let a lawyer off just because he isn’t being paid, but he would hesitate to order continued representation if there is an actual conflict between lawyer and client.
eclare
I am so glad to see Hunter fighting back. Fox, et al, have tried to destroy him.
teezyskeezy
@piratedan: I will confidently wade into this one with a very definitive “wut?”
eclare
@piratedan:
You would have thought the $787M judgment last year for lying about Dominion voting machines would have been enough to learn. Guess not.
Omnes Omnibus
@Ishiyama: “We have a fundamental difference on trial strategy. We have made every effort to resolve it but have been unsuccessful. Further efforts would be fruitless.”
Omnes Omnibus
@danielx: No court appointed attorneys in a civil case.
wjca
Perhaps one of the lawyers here can explain a bit. If the law firm does tell the judge this (privately or not), is there any recourse beyond a contempt citation? Force the lawyers to share what they know (an exception, perhaps, to attorney-client privilege)? Summary judgement in the case at hand? Something else? (Locked up for contempt until he complies sounds attractive, but I’m not sure it’s an option.)
JWR
Here’s a live feed from UCLA via the AP on Youtube, (at 11:15pm PST):
Apparently, the police are going to try… something, very early Thursday morning.
Jay
@JWR:
tear gas?, rubber bullets?, real bullets?, Bradley IFV?, Abram’s? Air strike?
Martin
@JWR: Something? The incident yesterday was the counterprotestors attacking the encampment because someone posted on Twitter that they had attacked a Jewish student and left her for dead.
frosty
@Jay: Air strike sounds good. Oh, damn! We forgot to deliver the F-16s when they would be useful.
(crossing the streams here)
Jay
@Martin:
Fake, correct?
SWATting?
opiejeanne
@eclare: Hunter should sue MTG as well.
Jay
@opiejeanne:
Under BC Law, he could demand his penis photo’s back
But I think MTG has them printed on her pillowcases and sheets.
Martin
@Jay: The twitter post was a lie intended to incite, which it likely successfully did.
The UC president is concerned about how UCLA is handling this as is the Governor. I’m not sure breaking up the encampment is what they have in mind, so I’m not sure what the police are intending here.
opiejeanne
@Jay: Ha!
mrmoshpotato
@opiejeanne:
Sue her out of existence! And she didn’t even grope anyone in a theater! – that we know of.
JWR
@Jay:
@Martin:
Obviously, I have no idea what they’re going to do, but about 9 or 10 pm Tuesday night, the police mysteriously faded away, leaving a bunch of pro-Israel counter-protesters free to attack the pro-Palestinian encampment with flag poles, drop kicks against the temporary walls of the encampment, bear spray, and worse, bricks and fairly large fireworks tossed into the encampment.
Good thing is that L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, who cut short her visit to D.C., is calling for an investigation into the police non-response. But right now, @12am, there’s a boat load of police staging for another assault against the encampment, which grew and was fortified overnight.
eclare
@frosty:
No need for an F-16, just send in a Hellfire or Predator.
eclare
@opiejeanne:
Yep, under revenge porn law.
Martin
@JWR: The police didn’t fade away. The private security that UCLA hired backed off and called the police.
I think this was UCLA trying to defuse the situation by keeping police out, but private security isn’t there to take on a mob, which is why they backed off. Not sure why campus/city police weren’t kept closer to the situation.
Jay
@JWR:
Funny how the civil authorities have no control of the police,……
Jay
@Martin:
Thank you. Hot takes suck.
Martin
@Jay: It doesn’t help when there are numerous agencies gathered. We had quite good control of campus police but we were always present. I’m concerned that I don’t see campus staff present.
I think we’ve hit the point where all actions will make things worse.
Jay
@Martin:
Yeah, pretty sure it’s going to blow up worse than it already has.
Martin
@Jay: And not just here, but at all campuses. Got a post going up at 2PM talking about this.
JWR
@Martin: Okay, that makes much more sense. Thank you. And yes, it looked a bit too heavy a lift for the rent-a-cops.
Martin
The AP feed just scanned the police staging. Lot of buses lined up. Guessing they are planning on moving on the encampment tonight.
SectionH
@Martin: I just want to say Thanks for many many posts of yours.
Srsly. I’l add that one of my aunts definitely taught at USC for a bit, but she wasn’t that bad really. She was in fact the woman who got hired to get National accreditation. And she did. One time she told me that she really liked Corey Booker, because they worked together in school things,. I’m sure they meant weil. I do respect her opinion of Corey.
Kay is right the essential is – where my aunt and Corey were wrong: Public schools are THE most important education issue.
They meant well but don’t me started.
Jay
@Martin: Thank you, Martin. I have learned a lot from your comments over the years.
Martin
@SectionH: Thank you for saying that.
I know a lot of great people at USC, a lot of great faculty at USC. But the campus has done a great job of achieving its goals, which is not the compliment it might appear to be.
I’ve got a post going up at 2PM. I’m also trying to pull together a followup to that one which will speak to my sentiment above. We’ll see if I can turn it into something coherent.
Baud
First I’ve heard of this.
Whole article is worth a read.
Martin
Cops just rolled in at UCLA.
scribbler
@Martin: So glad to see you’ll have a front page post later today. You bring clarity, insight, and your factual experience to these campus protest discussions, and that helps a lot.
Martin
Looks like they were setting up another perimeter along with a show of force.
SectionH
@Martin: I’ll look for your post.
Geminid
@Martin: Another perimeter? Sounds like Julius Caesar at the siege of Alesia!
More seriosly, how many protesters would you estimate are inside, at and around the encampment?
TBone
Hunter Biden was raised in the “wider DelCo” area. I expect nothing less than his IDGAF attitude and chutzpah serving him well and sticking it straight to these fucks with pitchfork attytood and mockery and chutzpah at all times. He’s gotta be enjoying the fact that he’s dominating the situation and kicking them when they’re down every time. I know I would.
Martin
I suspect this is a bit of theater. Letting the students know that they are pushing the limits, and also letting everyone know that a repeat of last night won’t be allowed to happen. Also signaling that there won’t be a slow response. Also assessing the resolve of the crowd.
But I’m not sure that there are enough police even with the buses I saw to handle this crowd without someone getting hurt – 1000+ people is my guess. If they’re talking to leadership, the one calling the shots for UCLA is a race and media scholar – well regarded – and understands what the optics of this are. I know the UC president and he doesn’t want to move on students.
But this is a pretty well organized and well behaved crowd for its size.
Baud
@Martin:
That’s good. 🤞
Martin
Spoke too soon. Buses just arrived.
There are two student groups here – one in the encampment and one just outside the encampment on Janss steps. The students on the steps are unaware of the police moving on the encampment. I think that group of police that moved through was bait to draw attention.
TBone
@Baud: I wonder if, when I was visiting hubby in hospital and entire hospital-wide computer and cable TV system crashed, something similarly sinister was happening.
Martin
Ok, most of the students are sitting now – standard move. Make the police move them being peaceful. This group is very well organized.
There’s another group of students confronting police offering some resistance against entering.
TBone
I spent yesterday afternoon and evening completely unplugged and away from any screens. It was the weather we’ve been waiting for since October and not a moment was wasted, sitting on a beautiful lawn, lakeside, under tree canopy, eating hoagies from the only place around here that gets rolls from South Philly delivered fresh daily (that’s a long drive every morning). There was one thing that marred our outdoor hours: gatdamned spongy moth caterpillars EVERYWHERE those little bastards suck. The tiny, black, wriggling scourge UGH. We’re positively inundated right now. I’ve been covered with crawlies 3 times in the last 2 days.
There was a duck on my front lawn just now raising a huge ruckus. HONK! I went out to see if she is ok and deterred the neighbor’s cat’s stealth attack just in time. Cat was about to pounce on loud duck. She flew away.
Geminid
@Geminid: An Al Jazeera reporter estimated the number in the encampment at 400, but did not report on the total number of protesters. They are providing updates about every 10 minutes.
Liminal Owl
@Anoniminous: ooh, tasty! Thank you. More Beltane: Hal-an-tow, from the Watersons.
prostratedragon
Twitter feed for Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos), Cal Matters reporter who in effect is a stringer for the Guardian live feed. Guardian has put out a call for others on the various scenes to contribute.
eclare
@TBone:
Glad that the duck is ok!
Martin
@Geminid: 400 sounds about right for the encampment. Guessing there’s close to 1000 on the stairs just outside. Some of the students on the stairs have now moved over to where the police are trying to enter. It’s a tough spot for the police. They need to move up a narrow curved staircase with kind of high walls. It’s a crush risk. The other group of students are coming up a different path and converge at one point. Not a great place for the police.
Another group of police in buses are moving to the other side of Royce hall.
One group of students on the stairs just received some instructions from student leaders (looked like training for responding to teargas) and have moved away from the encampment (west toward the stadium). Not sure where they are heading.
TBone
@eclare: 👍 she must have young nearby that she was luring that cat away from. That’s the only thing that makes sense to me because she was really, really loudly drawing attention to herself! She did not appear injured or sick in any way 😊
We can learn from nature. Causing a ruckus to draw danger away from the young is a great tactic.
Princess
Standard procedure at a peaceful but unlawful (because trespassing or something like that) protest in Chicago would be to confine the protestors on site, press them into a smaller space, and slowly offer to let some of them go until you have a manageable number to arrest.
Martin
@Princess: That’s not what’s happening here. The students are resisting but not fighting back, if that makes sense. The police don’t seem to be making much effort to arrest people. A group of students from the encampment just walked past with hands up, no indication police are looking to arrest them – just want them to leave.
Baud
@Martin:
That’s good. Hope it lasts. I like me cops highly disciplined.
TBone
Today’s musical tribute to Hunter Biden 😎🎶
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-uvD7kWNT6g
Martin
The ease with which the police are able to remove the barricades is making a mockery of the UCLA engineering program.
Baud
@Martin:
“Sorry, kid. You’re not graduating. Not because you protested, but because your barricade design was shit.”
Martin
@Baud: So far so good. Nobody here is particularly aggressive. But cop posture is so off-putting.
Martin
@Baud: They have an impressive quantity of plywood. Not sure where all that came from, but it’s a lot.
lowtechcyclist
@Martin:
How’s their supply of 2x4s? Can only do so much with just plywood. ;-)
Lacuna Synecdoche
@jcsnotes via Anne Laurie @ Top:
KrakenJack:
Maybe, but the Times reports LaRocca Hornick was just paid over $15K on March 25:
I think Delgado’s accusation re: avoiding discovery is probably closest to the real reason -though it might be less avoidance on LaRocca Hornik’s part than refusal to comply from Trump.
I also wouldn’t rule out Trump’s increasing craziness and senile dementia being factors.
Geminid
@Martin: Like I said, it’s like Julius Caesar at Alesia. I bet Mayor Bass has read The Gallic Wars. Maybe we’ll find out at her news conference.
Baud
@Geminid:
Maybe she’ll be dressed in a tunic.
lowtechcyclist
@Geminid:
Where’s Asterix and Obelix?
Martin
@lowtechcyclist: Lot of pallets, no sign of 2×4. Like I said – disappointing engineering effort.
Students aren’t really backing down. Using fire extinguishers. Starting to get a little messy.
The larger group on the stairs still in place.
mrmoshpotato
@Martin: LOL! Interesting perspective.
lowtechcyclist
@Martin:
Boy howdy, I’d guess so!
There should be a ‘we didn’t start the fire’ joke in here somewhere, but I’ll have to let NotMax try to find it.
ETA: No need to thank me for the earworm. :D
Martin
@mrmoshpotato: I have high academic expectations in all things. So far their spelling and grammar has been excellent. Good density of expression as well – not a lot of extraneous words on signs. Kudos to their lower-division writing instructors.
lowtechcyclist
@Martin:
This is by far the most interesting critique of a protest that I’ve ever read!
Baud
@Martin:
I’m glad they’ve distinguished themselves from right wing protesters.
Martin
Getting a steady stream of arrests now. Fearsome criminals in their PJ bottoms, hoodie, and high pony.
Ramalama
@TBone: +1 for “attytood”
Martin
Students are shooting off fireworks, some flash bangs now. Police seem to be pretty patient to just peel off students a few at a time. Seems like there are people coming _to_ the campus as well, so police are a bit busy all around.
Students on the stairs still sitting, waiting.
Liminal Owl
@Martin: Let me join in the chorus of thanks, with appreciation for your posts and anticipation of the one later today. Your analysis is very helpful, always. (On other subjects as well as the protests—TBD and I were talking yesterday about the excellent lengthy post on traffic safety etc., for example.)
Barbara
@Lacuna Synecdoche: I concur will Omnes and Ishiyama. Having been ordered to produce documents most likely they are being told to withhold responsive documents and lie about it.
Barry
@eclare: “You would have thought the $787M judgment last year for lying about Dominion voting machines would have been enough to learn. Guess not.”
I thought that the results of that case would put Fox News in a bad position, considering that malice and negligence has been established.
Martin
Police are being quite gentle with the arrested students. They’re getting an easy pat-down, walking them away slowly. No force. That’s actually kind of impressive from state police.
Students on the stairs are reorganizing a bit. I think some are just trying to see what’s going on – there’s a lot of flashing and noise from the encampment, but it’s still a rather large group.
Despite how restrained police are being, it’s not going to make much difference with how students on other campuses respond. Encampments are going up and growing faster than they are coming down.
lowtechcyclist
@Barbara:
Is a client instructing his attorneys to provide a dishonest response to such an order within the bounds of attorney-client privilege? I’d expect it wouldn’t be, but IANAL.
I’m wondering, of course, to what extent the lawyers can share this attorney-client conversation with the judge if Trump is indeed telling them to provide a dishonest response. And what the next steps would be from here.
Cacti
@Martin: Considering the reputation of California cops for brutality and general asshole-ness, very impressive.
TBone
Unabashed is a good word
🎶
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=135BzFNoqek
eclare
@Martin:
Thank you for your updates! Looking forward to your post today.
lowtechcyclist
I see some pastry to go with my coffee. Thanks, Cacti!
Martin
Police are firing an enormous number of flash bangs and the students seem pretty unfazed. I gotta think they’re just doing it for fun now. Barricades are down, students linked arms blocking entry. Guessing they’ll still be doing this all morning.
Cacti
@lowtechcyclist: There is a crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege. An attorney may report their client to the court if they believe their services are being used to perpetrate a crime or fraud.
Most would not go that far, but rather, would refuse to follow the request to engage in criminal or fraudulent behavior, advise them why they were refusing, make a good written record of the refusal in case this disgruntled client files a bar complaint, and if the client persisted, petition the court to be removed as defense counsel due to a conflict of interest that prevents them from representing the client further within the rules of professional conduct.
Cacti
@lowtechcyclist:
Thank you for your sister. She made a terrific pillow.NOTE:This comment earned you a timeout, per Cole. It’s offensive, as well as being a personal attack. No more rape references, no matter how oblique.
clay
@Martin:
That seems like a good way to get shot, due to someone thinking it’s gunfire. The police seem to be remarkably disciplined.
Betty Cracker
Our Eternal Student takes classes at two universities in a West Coast state. One school has fairly large protests but is still operating normally. The other is shut down, but year-end projects and exams continue remotely.
Shalimar
@Lacuna Synecdoche: I’m not sure what $15k was for, but that is a tiny amount for a major ongoing lawsuit. Shouldn’t even cover 1 lawyer working for a week.
zhena gogolia
@Cacti: you’re disgusting
RepubAnon
@Ishiyama: I’m going with Trump refused to comply with discovery, and the law firm didn’t want to be mega-sanctioned for declining to comply.
Cacti
@zhena gogolia: Sigh, everyone’s a critic.
Betty
@wjca: This is what Rudy did in the Georgia election workers case. The judge granted then a summary judgment and assessed damages without his cooperation.
lowtechcyclist
@Shalimar:
True! And that payment was made on March 25, so they’ve long since burned through that money.
Steeplejack
@Lacuna Synecdoche:
I think the “Trump doesn’t pay” trope doesn’t hold anymore, especially in light of all of the news stories about how much cash he is hemorrhaging in legal fees. Like every other lawyer is getting paid except this one? Yeah, no.
lowtechcyclist
@RepubAnon:
Either a flat-out refusal, or (what my money would be on) Trump wanted them to produce some documents and claim they’d provided everything that was responsive.
Would love to see another judge holding Trump in contempt of court.
TBone
Unperturbed 🎶
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S60jOTvL3UU
Uncle Cosmo
Of course not. To bazillionaires it’s a pinprick, a fleabite. (A case of fleabiteus?) You know what them barstids say – a hunnert million here, a hunnert million there, pretty soon you’re talking about real money…
3Sice
That’s like your opinion, man….
3Sice
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1785753213293007343
The crowd loses interest when he starts railing about his legal problems.
Keeping him on the road for six months in his mental health state is just not realistic.
Baud
@3Sice:
Maybe Judge Cannon will help him out by rapidly scheduling a trial.
catclub
Maybe, maybe not. People who accumulate that kind of money are different from you and me. They often go to absurd – expensive – lengths to avoid some fleabite sized taxes. So even a small fine could rankle heavily.
Ken
@3Sice: Do I want to know what Master Lock is about? Is there even an “about” outside of Trump’s decaying brain? Probably not, on both counts.
Baud
@Ken:
I recall something about how he secured documents at Mar a Lago. Probably saying his lock was secure.
NotMax
@Baud
“It was a perfect lock.”
//
Eyeroller
@Ken: I gritted my teeth and listened and he said something about the company shutting down, or I thought that’s what he said, which doesn’t appear to be true, then he started rambling about how he loved Master Locks as a little child and they were like a puzzle. I don’t know about Kids Today but most of us older folks had a Master Lock combination lock for our school lockers. We had to provide our own if we wanted to lock it. And of course some kids liked to play safecracker.
Baud
WSJ
Baud
@Eyeroller:
Ah, so nothing to do with MAL.
eclare
@Eyeroller:
I watched that too. Master Lock was like a puzzle? I just had one for my school locker. Did his dad give him locks to play with instead of toys?
NotMax
@eclare
Being locked up forefront in what’s left of his mind, I reckon.
eclare
@NotMax:
Ah, I bet you’re right.
Anonymous At Work
@Omnes Omnibus: Jumping late and agreeing. “High-priced lawyers” faced one of two toxic options in front of judge, both of which tarnish their firm: they failed to comply with the judge’s order on discovery because their client wouldn’t cooperate but the firm didn’t want to admit it OR they tangle things up with a bad faith request to withdraw.
Shalimar
@Eyeroller: Why play safecracker? Hit a combination lock with a hammer in the right spot and they pop open.
Harrison Wesley
“Ershure para.” I have found the inspirational motto to guide my life.
Old School
@Eyeroller:
Master Lock closed their Milwaukee plant.
Jeanne
@Baud: as a mental health therapist this has been a nightmare. Clients stressed and no claims processed since February. Thanks for article.
Origuy
My brother-in-law works for Change Healthcare. All their employees got new laptops to make sure that none were infected. They are still trying to get their customers back; many have moved to new processors. Of course, I don’t know the details of what happened, although it might have something to do with UHC’s acquisition.