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Nov 2024
36m 4s

Law Firm Confidentiality Can't Be Left T...

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About this episode

'Hey, please don't open this' is not a policy.

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A law firm left its confidential internal documents with juicy information unprotected and was shocked, SHOCKED to find out attorneys read them. Pam Bondi is next at bat for the Attorney General job. While her decision to drop an official investigation into Trump University conveniently after he started supporting her will get a lot of attention, don't sleep on the TAIL of her fight over another family's dog. And, finally, we have an un-bear-ably wild tale of a "bear" attack on luxury cars.


00:00 Small Talk

03:10 Happy Thanksgiving

07:00 Biglaw Associates Caught Reading Private Emails

14:03 Goodbye Matt Gaetz, Hello Pam Bondi

17:26 Pam Bondi’s Dog Drama

23:04 The Bear That Attacked Luxury Cars

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