Comments for Overlawyered http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:47:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on University of Michigan dental student $1.7 million award by Sue Branley http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/university-of-michigan-dental-student-17-million-award/comment-page-1/#comment-38478 Sue Branley Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:33:25 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8145#comment-38478 It's interesting that the faculty from the University of Michigan Dental School would allow this so-called "incompetent" student to maintain a "B" average and then try to convince the public that she's a gold digger for blowing the whistle on Dr. Lantz who obviously had her own agenda. Lantz actually typed up one of the critique/letters she asked a Dental School professor to submit to build a case against expelling the Plaintiff?? We, as taxpayers, are supposed to accept that people in authority inside the University are granted the right to act in this way by virtue of the fact that they hold an advanced degree in "education?" Who was the brainic who hired and then supported Lantz? How ironic. Perhaps the University will have a lessons-learned about how to treat people... never mind, they know it all already. From the outside, it's certainly interesting to read about how people inside the Ivory Tower justify their actions. These are the people who are supposed to be preparing young adults to become "professionals?" Another irony! The University should face the music and pay the imposed fine. An impartial jury wasn't impressed with what these faculty members know about the field of dentistry, but the fact that they (Lantz & company) didn't know how to treat a student in a humane fashion must have been evident to them as it is to those of us from the "outside." It’s interesting that the faculty from the University of Michigan Dental School would allow this so-called “incompetent” student to maintain a “B” average and then try to convince the public that she’s a gold digger for blowing the whistle on Dr. Lantz who obviously had her own agenda. Lantz actually typed up one of the critique/letters she asked a Dental School professor to submit to build a case against expelling the Plaintiff?? We, as taxpayers, are supposed to accept that people in authority inside the University are granted the right to act in this way by virtue of the fact that they hold an advanced degree in “education?” Who was the brainic who hired and then supported Lantz? How ironic. Perhaps the University will have a lessons-learned about how to treat people… never mind, they know it all already. From the outside, it’s certainly interesting to read about how people inside the Ivory Tower justify their actions. These are the people who are supposed to be preparing young adults to become “professionals?” Another irony! The University should face the music and pay the imposed fine. An impartial jury wasn’t impressed with what these faculty members know about the field of dentistry, but the fact that they (Lantz & company) didn’t know how to treat a student in a humane fashion must have been evident to them as it is to those of us from the “outside.”

]]> Comment on Columbian coffee association sues cartoonist by Bumper http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/columbian-coffee-association-sues-cartoonist/comment-page-1/#comment-38477 Bumper Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:26:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8106#comment-38477 Sadly the Columbian Coffee Growers Federation may be severely lacking in something here, a sense of humor, intellect, or perhaps they are just fishing for free publicity. This cartoon was but one of a series that started with the "for real" premise of the inventor of the Pringles can having some of his ashes buried in a Pringles can. The CCGF are the ones that advertised there is a little bit of Juan Valdez in every can, Mike just took it to its logical conclusion. Makes me glad that I prefer Sumatra beans over the more plebeian Columbian ones. Sadly the Columbian Coffee Growers Federation may be severely lacking in something here, a sense of humor, intellect, or perhaps they are just fishing for free publicity. This cartoon was but one of a series that started with the “for real” premise of the inventor of the Pringles can having some of his ashes buried in a Pringles can. The CCGF are the ones that advertised there is a little bit of Juan Valdez in every can, Mike just took it to its logical conclusion.

Makes me glad that I prefer Sumatra beans over the more plebeian Columbian ones.

]]> Comment on January 8 roundup by Jason Barney http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/january-8-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-38473 Jason Barney Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:36:34 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8194#comment-38473 Nope, I like the new theme. The "Overlawyered" title needs some jazzing up. It'd look better as a quality logo rather than the too-simple large sized generic font. Nope, I like the new theme. The “Overlawyered” title needs some jazzing up. It’d look better as a quality logo rather than the too-simple large sized generic font.

]]> Comment on “University, Manufacturer Sued After ‘Musical Chairs’ Injury” by Ken http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/university-manufacturer-sued-after-musical-chairs-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-38465 Ken Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:04:30 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8192#comment-38465 Fortunately they weren't doing the Hokey Pokey or, Lord help us, the Electric Slide. It would have been a bloodbath. Fortunately they weren’t doing the Hokey Pokey or, Lord help us, the Electric Slide. It would have been a bloodbath.

]]> Comment on January 8 roundup by Melvin H. http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/january-8-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-38461 Melvin H. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:16:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8194#comment-38461 New look with the aid of Thesis?? I vote "thumbs DOWN!!!" What used to all fit (side-to-side) on my monitor is now 30% wider than before, and looks worse to boot (all the same color like a newspaper except for the links). Change it or go back to the old format, PLEASE!!! New look with the aid of Thesis??

I vote “thumbs DOWN!!!” What used to all fit (side-to-side) on my monitor is now 30% wider than before, and looks worse to boot (all the same color like a newspaper except for the links).

Change it or go back to the old format, PLEASE!!!

]]> Comment on Why defamation law protects opinion by William Krebs http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/why-defamation-law-protects-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-38460 William Krebs Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:12:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8204#comment-38460 I can see why Ms. Cohen might be a bit edgy. Check out this link (http://www.groundreport.com/Arts_and_Culture/Liskula-Cohen-Attacker-Samir-Dervisevic-Back-in-Tr) for Ms. Cohen's last encounter with the legal system. Also compare the date of this report with the posting of the anonymous "hate Liskula" site on blogger. I can see why Ms. Cohen might be a bit edgy. Check out this link (http://www.groundreport.com/Arts_and_Culture/Liskula-Cohen-Attacker-Samir-Dervisevic-Back-in-Tr)
for Ms. Cohen’s last encounter with the legal system. Also compare the date of this report with the posting of the anonymous “hate Liskula” site on blogger.

]]> Comment on Difficult divorces dept. by L Nettles http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/difficult-divorces-dept/comment-page-1/#comment-38459 L Nettles Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:21:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8195#comment-38459 Paging Mr. Shakespeare, Paging Mr. Shakespeare Paging Mr. Shakespeare, Paging Mr. Shakespeare

]]> Comment on Microblog 2008-01-04 by Service animals, cont’d http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/microblog-2008-01-04/comment-page-1/#comment-38456 Service animals, cont’d Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:15:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8094#comment-38456 [...] Rebecca Skloot, who did this Sunday’s NYTimes Magazine article on exotic service animals and the battles under the [...] [...] Rebecca Skloot, who did this Sunday’s NYTimes Magazine article on exotic service animals and the battles under the [...]

]]> Comment on “Sending Wall Street To Jail” by Todd Rogers http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/sending-wall-street-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-38442 Todd Rogers Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:55:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8188#comment-38442 The plaintiff's bar must be drunk on the idea of so many injured people with a perceived common thread..."how can we lump them together and lay blame on big-corporate deep pockets?" The suits will go on for decades, the "victims" will reap peanuts, the defendants will vacation in the Caymans, the lawyers will retire wealthy...and this will be called just. The plaintiff’s bar must be drunk on the idea of so many injured people with a perceived common thread…”how can we lump them together and lay blame on big-corporate deep pockets?” The suits will go on for decades, the “victims” will reap peanuts, the defendants will vacation in the Caymans, the lawyers will retire wealthy…and this will be called just.

]]> Comment on Lowering the Bar “Best of 2008″ by VMS http://overlawyered.com/2009/01/lowering-the-bar-best-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-38440 VMS Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:25:45 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8142#comment-38440 What about the Hekawis? [from F-Troop fame] What about the Hekawis? [from F-Troop fame]

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