Comments on: June 20 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: January 15 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-38777 January 15 roundup Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:26:15 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7189#comment-38777 [...] Christiansburg attorney Gerard Marks pleaded guilty Nov. 13 to forgery [Va. Lawyers Weekly; earlier here, and, on Marks, first links [...] [...] Christiansburg attorney Gerard Marks pleaded guilty Nov. 13 to forgery [Va. Lawyers Weekly; earlier here, and, on Marks, first links [...]

]]> By: Search on for homely, unkempt receptionists who don’t eat « Likelihood of Success http://overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22844 Search on for homely, unkempt receptionists who don’t eat « Likelihood of Success Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:42:50 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7189#comment-22844 [...] It’s a boy’s name.  (Hat tip to Overlawyered.) [...] [...] It’s a boy’s name.  (Hat tip to Overlawyered.) [...]

]]> By: Magic Statistics http://overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22689 Magic Statistics Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:11:51 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7189#comment-22689 <strong>UK local council has a brainstorm...</strong> The borough council of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has instructed employees to avoid referring to "brainstorming" for fear that the word "might offend mentally ill people and those with epilepsy".  Based on news reports, no actual p... UK local council has a brainstorm…

The borough council of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has instructed employees to avoid referring to "brainstorming" for fear that the word "might offend mentally ill people and those with epilepsy".  Based on news reports, no actual p…

]]> By: Anonymous Attorney http://overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22510 Anonymous Attorney Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:18:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7189#comment-22510 Love the firefighter case... if a white firefighter ended up saving more babies than a black firefigher, would he be demoted to ensure "equality"? Love the firefighter case… if a white firefighter ended up saving more babies than a black firefigher, would he be demoted to ensure “equality”?

]]> By: Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Telecom Surveillance | OpenMarket.org http://overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22503 Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Telecom Surveillance | OpenMarket.org Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:48:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7189#comment-22503 [...] special-interest groups for cooperating with far more limited federal antiterror surveillance programs.  I have earlier explained why the telecom companies deserve protection from those lawsuits, and [...] [...] special-interest groups for cooperating with far more limited federal antiterror surveillance programs.  I have earlier explained why the telecom companies deserve protection from those lawsuits, and [...]

]]> By: Shtetl G http://overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22492 Shtetl G Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:04:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7189#comment-22492 Regarding the article where the UK town banned the term "brainstorming", I think there should be a special term for when someone has an an especially good "thought shower." I was thinking maybe they can call it a "golden thought shower" or perhaps just "golden shower" for short. Regarding the article where the UK town banned the term “brainstorming”, I think there should be a special term for when someone has an an especially good “thought shower.” I was thinking maybe they can call it a “golden thought shower” or perhaps just “golden shower” for short.

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