Comments on: “How much can you scare children on Halloween before you get sued?” https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/10/how-much-can-you-scare-children-on-halloween-before-you-get-sued/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Officious intermeddler https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/10/how-much-can-you-scare-children-on-halloween-before-you-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-329166 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:06:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56002#comment-329166 I’ve got to say, this one is a no-brainer. The homeowner’s question essentially was, “I’m thinking of setting up my scary gag next to a flight of stairs, and I think some of the kids might fall down the stairs when I scare them. Should I go ahead and do it anyway?” He shouldn’t need a lawyer to tell him the answer is no.

]]> By: WRT https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/10/how-much-can-you-scare-children-on-halloween-before-you-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-329163 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:09:33 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56002#comment-329163 http://www.insurancejournal.com/blogs/academy-journal/2015/10/30/386904.htm

Insurance Journal weighs in on standard of scare

]]> By: gitarcarver https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/10/how-much-can-you-scare-children-on-halloween-before-you-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-329161 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:37:48 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56002#comment-329161 Well, then there is the story of a Logan County, WVa prosecutor who didn’t like the fake spider Halloween decorations there were everywhere in his office.

He pulled out an unloaded weapon and threatened to shoot the spiders. (It is unclear to me how shooting a fake spider would make things better, but that is just me.)

The weapon freaked people out and the prosecutor has been suspended pending an investigation and the DA has banned firearms in the building for everyone other than investigators who have to carry them.

source: http://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Assistant-Logan-County-Prosecutor-Suspended-After-Gun-Scare-Involving-Fake-Spiders-225092.shtml#.VjOHPCvrLm5

]]> By: Walter Olson https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/10/how-much-can-you-scare-children-on-halloween-before-you-get-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-329158 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:48:23 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56002#comment-329158 More on Hallowe’en-related lawyering from the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute.

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