Classic Rewind
Litigation Value: In the aggregate, $100 million; most of which is punitive damages OK, so tonight’s episode – The Banker –- didn’t really bring us much new material, but it indeed highlighted five...
View ArticleOffice Scuttlebutt Redux
Additional Litigation Value: $150,000 ($50,000 each for Stanley and Andy; $25,000 each for Kelly and Erin) Tonight’s episode – Gossip – is a repeat from last season. My law partner, Matt Rita,...
View ArticleCh-ch-ch-ch-changes
Litigation Value: $0. Now that we’re into the summer season of recycled shows, we’ll assume that all stale claims are time-barred. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Or so we thought. With a...
View Article2010 Dundies
Litigation Value: A little recognition goes a long way, especially if there’s an unlimited bar tab… As the weeks roll by, we find ourselves closer and closer to the season premiere and Michael Stott’s...
View ArticleHe Creeps Me Out, But He Might Be a Genius
Litigation Value: likely to skyrocket with Robert California’s new sex-fueled approach to paper sales. The word around The Office is that James Spader will be returning next season as Robert...
View ArticleThere Was Talk of Oatmeal
Litigation Value: Surprisingly, despite the free-flowing shots and porcupine quills, the legal risks associated with the most recent Dunder Mifflin Sabre holiday party ultimately proved to be...
View ArticleA “Get-Together”
Litigation Value: Call it what you will — a get-together, party, or bacchanalia. By any name, tonight’s gathering at the soon-to-be-former home of Robert California could prove costly for both Dunder...
View ArticleNervous (About) Nellie
Litigation Value: $100,000 – perhaps more if Todd Packer sleeps his way to a VP position. All sorts of sexual shenanigans occur throughout tonight’s episode, “Tallahassee.” Most of the action takes...
View ArticleStanley Knievel
Litigation value: Stanley can sue Dwight blind for his bull dart assault. This is an employment law blog. So when tonight’s episode opened, and I saw that Dwight had shut down the building’s elevator...
View ArticleNo nonsense
Litigation Value: Office romance with the new Regional Manager (and A.A.R.M.) = fodder for a potential sexual harassment claim; eliminating nonsense from the workplace = every human resources...
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