Comments on: Sued for leaving cookies on porch http://overlawyered.com/2005/02/sued-for-leaving-cookies-on-porch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sued-for-leaving-cookies-on-porch Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 26 May 2012 10:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Notes from the (Legal) Underground http://overlawyered.com/2005/02/sued-for-leaving-cookies-on-porch/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Notes from the (Legal) Underground Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:16:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=1865#comment-1100 <strong>Meanwhile, at the White House, The Tort-Reformer-In-Chief Is Mulling Legislation That Would Make All Small-Claims Actions Automatically Removable to Federal Court</strong> For four days, good-hearted citizens across the land have been expressing shock and outrage about the two girls who were sued by a neighbor for delivering cookies as a gift--and lost, to the tune of nine-hundred big ones. But today, Meanwhile, at the White House, The Tort-Reformer-In-Chief Is Mulling Legislation That Would Make All Small-Claims Actions Automatically Removable to Federal Court

For four days, good-hearted citizens across the land have been expressing shock and outrage about the two girls who were sued by a neighbor for delivering cookies as a gift–and lost, to the tune of nine-hundred big ones. But today,

]]> By: f/k/a . . . . http://overlawyered.com/2005/02/sued-for-leaving-cookies-on-porch/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 f/k/a . . . . Sat, 05 Feb 2005 15:34:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=1865#comment-1099 <strong>the cookie curmudgeon checks in</strong> Somebody needs to register a cautionary dissent to the tongue-clucking the cookie curmudgeon checks in

Somebody needs to register a cautionary dissent to the tongue-clucking

]]> By: Catallaxy http://overlawyered.com/2005/02/sued-for-leaving-cookies-on-porch/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Catallaxy Sat, 05 Feb 2005 10:45:50 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=1865#comment-1098 <strong>Cookies</strong> "The lesson is ... never try." - Homer Simpson... Cookies

“The lesson is … never try.” – Homer Simpson…

]]> By: Respectful Insolence http://overlawyered.com/2005/02/sued-for-leaving-cookies-on-porch/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Respectful Insolence Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:03:31 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=1865#comment-1097 <strong>I guess our legal system leaves no good deed unpunished...</strong> At first, I thought this might be a joke or an urban legend, but sadly it doesn't appear to be... I guess our legal system leaves no good deed unpunished…

At first, I thought this might be a joke or an urban legend, but sadly it doesn’t appear to be…

]]> By: A Stitch in Haste http://overlawyered.com/2005/02/sued-for-leaving-cookies-on-porch/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 A Stitch in Haste Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:02:16 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=1865#comment-1096 <strong>Judge Judy, Please Report to Colorado, STAT!</strong> I hope they start some kind of collection for the girls. I'll chip in for some cookies. And what exactly is the tort here? Trespass? Negligence? Negligent infliction of emotional distress? I'm stumped. Judge Judy, Please Report to Colorado, STAT!

I hope they start some kind of collection for the girls. I’ll chip in for some cookies. And what exactly is the tort here? Trespass? Negligence? Negligent infliction of emotional distress? I’m stumped.

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