Comments on: Employee holiday party lesson http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/employee-holiday-party-lesson/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bill H http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/employee-holiday-party-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-81033 Bill H Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:04:54 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15232#comment-81033 I think I'm going to have to concede your point, Jim. I think I’m going to have to concede your point, Jim.

]]> By: Jim Collins http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/employee-holiday-party-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-81011 Jim Collins Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:28:50 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15232#comment-81011 No the stupidest thing is companies shying away from employee parties because of being held liable if one of the employees gets drunk and has an accident. It is because "personal responsibility" has taken a back seat to "who can we sue and how much can we get". No the stupidest thing is companies shying away from employee parties because of being held liable if one of the employees gets drunk and has an accident. It is because “personal responsibility” has taken a back seat to “who can we sue and how much can we get”.

]]> By: Bill H http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/employee-holiday-party-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-80944 Bill H Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:18:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15232#comment-80944 Wow. What a moron. He throws a 40-year career away for 1300.00, then has the gall to sue for age discrimination and emotional distress after openly admitting his criminal activities. I can only dream of that kind of job stability. The stupidest thing is the company probably would have fronted at least some of the party if he had just asked. Wow. What a moron. He throws a 40-year career away for 1300.00, then has the gall to sue for age discrimination and emotional distress after openly admitting his criminal activities.

I can only dream of that kind of job stability. The stupidest thing is the company probably would have fronted at least some of the party if he had just asked.

]]> By: VMS http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/employee-holiday-party-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-80897 VMS Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:55:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15232#comment-80897 So how much did Plaintiff's futile legal exercise cost the gas company?The catereer who helped with the phony invoice had a very apropros name, Mr. Swindle! So how much did Plaintiff’s futile legal exercise cost the gas company?The catereer who helped with the phony invoice had a very apropros name, Mr. Swindle!

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