Comments on: June 20 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: January 15 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-38777 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 […]

]]> By: Search on for homely, unkempt receptionists who don’t eat « Likelihood of Success https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22844 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.) […]

]]> By: Magic Statistics https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22689 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:11:51 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7189#comment-22689 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 https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22510 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”?

]]> By: Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Telecom Surveillance | OpenMarket.org https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22503 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 […]

]]> By: Shtetl G https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/june-20-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-22492 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.

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