Comments on: April 25 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:10:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: wfjag https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/comment-page-1/#comment-119058 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:10:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22678#comment-119058 Jason Barney says:
“A few paragraphs down her attorney says his client needs counseling but has no medical insurance. ”

Inspiration for a Tee-shirt:

“I know I mean well,
but, I’m not sure I am well.”

]]> By: gitarcarver https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/comment-page-1/#comment-119030 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:48:20 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22678#comment-119030 On the Campbell’s Soup kerfuffle:

“The fact that the labels were literally true does not mean they cannot be misleading to the average consumer,” Judge Jerome Simandle wrote in his decision.

Source: http://www.healthzone.ca/health/dietfitness/diet/article/977148–campbell-s-soup-faces-lawsuit-over-sodium-content

]]> By: Jason Barney https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/comment-page-1/#comment-119028 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:03:06 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22678#comment-119028 The second linked article on the Seattle dog electrocution case, the claimant says she spent over $10,000 for the dog over his 6-year life including $5,212 for “doggie day care”.

A few paragraphs down her attorney says his client needs counseling but has no medical insurance.

Talk about misplaced financial priorities.

]]> By: No Name Guy https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/comment-page-1/#comment-119026 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:09:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22678#comment-119026 “Obama tries to cap oil leak with lawyers”

If only. Imagine the good that would have occurred if they’d been pushing hundreds upon hundreds of lawyers down into the gulf, stuffing them into the spewing well, trying to do the “top kill” of the blown out. One can hope this is a tactic tried on future blowouts. 🙂

]]> By: gasman https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/comment-page-1/#comment-119020 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:28:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22678#comment-119020 The Rutgers youths exemplify why the prosecution is overzealous:
-youth act with little through to greater societal norms, and follow peer culture and thought processes that we have allowed them to immerse themselves in
-youths are impulsive
-they do not consider either the likely or unlikely future consequences of their acts on their future well-being
-youths think and act in the moment; what would be a clear act of malfeasance for a 40 year old might only be an expression of thoughtlessness for a teen
Both youths are guilty of all of the above foibles of youth; one has already cast his life away impulsively, but we need not force the same outcome for the one who has in some respects shown greater personal restraint.
Isn’t it the City’s fault anyway, as the GW bridge is a favorite for jumpers?http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/11/01/2007-11-01_some_tourists_choose_city_landmarks_for_-1.html

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