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Archive for January, 2009

Hot or Not?

January 23, 2009 at 10:48 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation value: $0
In the Prince Family Paper episode of The Office, the employees of Dunder Mifflin Scranton act inappropriately and potentially create liability for the company on two different fronts. But fortunately, as seems to be the case quite often this season, no one does anything to definitely create liability for the company. [...]

A Really Hostile Environment

January 16, 2009 at 8:07 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation value: $ 30,000
There is no question that Jim Halpert, acting manager at Dunder Mifflin Scranton while Michael Scott was away, did a terrible job of diffusing and/or preventing a fight on company property on “The Duel” episode of The Office. Fortunately, the fight between Dwight Schrute and Andy Bernard didn’t lead to any serious injury. [...]

And the Winner Is …

January 9, 2009 at 11:23 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation Value: $0.
The last time The Surplus episode of The Office aired, we talked about Dunder Mifflin’s good behavior (relatively speaking). In the spirit of award season –- specifically the Golden Globes, which are on this Sunday –- let’s give some awards to folks for their exemplary behavior during the episode.

The Accountants

January 5, 2009 at 9:13 am by: Dominic Verstegen

Litigation value: $15,000
In our last review of The Office webisodes, we tune into the first websiode, “The Accountants.” In the episode, Oscar, Angela, and Kevin interview everyone in the office to track down $3,000 missing from the books. At times, the interviews become a bit inappropriate, like when the accountants get on Michael’s computer without [...]