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Archive for April, 2007

Product Recall

April 27, 2007 at 5:30 am by: Julie Elgar

LITIGATION VALUE: $45,000
Creed’s actions in setting up Debbie Brown to be fired for his mistake were not, in and of themselves, illegal. And, if Dunder Mifflin acted in good faith when it fired Debbie, then it probably didn’t do anything illegal either. At least not on the facts in this episode.

Back from Vacation

April 20, 2007 at 7:30 am by: Julie Elgar

LITIGATION VALUE: $150,000
I empathize with Michael. There is nothing worse than the sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you realize that you just accidentally forwarded that witty e-mail (which you worked on all morning) mocking your boss’s bad suits and strange habits to your boss, herself, rather than to your clever [...]

Safety Training (with Guest Blogger Jason Loring)

April 12, 2007 at 10:15 pm by: Julie Elgar

Litigation Value: $40,000
Duty calls and Julie is not able to blog this week due to work. I’m a fellow labor and employment attorney with Ford & Harrison and also a fan of the show. This week’s episode certainly did not disappoint.

The Negotiation

April 6, 2007 at 6:06 am by: Julie Elgar

Litigation Value: $350,000
Phew – finally a new episode! While any episode of The Office is a good one, it’s nice to have new material to discuss. As always, the gang at Dunder Mifflin did not disappoint with this week’s super-sized episode.