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Archive for March, 2009

The Michael Scott Paper Company

March 27, 2009 at 1:16 pm by: Troy Foster

Litigation Value: $100,000 * and possibly a permanent injunction
On the “Two Weeks” episode of The Office, Michael decided that since he was leaving Dunder Mifflin, he would start his own company, the Michael Scott Paper Company. This raises a lot of issues about what’s going to happen to the Scranton gang without their fearless [...]

Quitting Time

March 20, 2009 at 9:37 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation Value: $60,000
Michael, Michael, Michael. What went wrong? What happened to turn you into this new, bitter man? And why couldn’t you have quit before you cost the company thousands more in potential judgments?

That’s Not the Ticket

March 13, 2009 at 8:26 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation Value: $25,000 - $50,000
Michael was unusually evil in the Golden Ticket episode of The Office. Juries don’t like evil managers, so Dunder Mifflin is probably looking at another judgment, this time in the range of $25,000 - $50,000.

Misery Loves Company; Plaintiffs Love Dunder Mifflin

March 6, 2009 at 10:04 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation value: $ 100,000

On the Blood Drive episode of The Office, Michael took things to the next level, or at least got creative in finding new ways to do something actionable, by stopping work and throwing a Valentine’s Day mixer. Sure, in the past Michael has said crude things, turned a blind eye to inappropriate [...]