https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/07/july-22-roundup/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/07/july-22-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-95242 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:33:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=18406#comment-95242 What strikes me about the German leporiphobia case is that the teacher brought an action for defamation, which could succeed only if the girl’s statements were false, rather than for harassment. I have no idea what German harassment law is like, but given that the girl knew about the phobia and had no purpose other than discomfiting the teacher in drawing a rabbit on the board, a case for harassment might be viable, or at least disciplinary action on the part of the school.

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The sign at the bottom of the hill reads “Caution – that slope was slippery.”

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