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Dustlawyer

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27. Thank you! Good or bad, all lawyers get hammered by lawyer jokes and people that just assume
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 02:26 PM
Jun 2013

that we are all crooked! Most plaintiff attorneys are Democrats by necessity, the Repugs want us out of business and to not have any money to donate to Dems. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been executing a plan for the last 30 years to get attitudes towards Plaintiffs and their attorneys to be negative. The McDonalds "hot coffee" case was the beginning. The woman almost died b/c Mickey D's raised the temp of their coffee to have it stay fresh longer and get more coffee per bean. It was reported that "Woman spills coffee, sues, and gets millions." They made it seem frivolous instead of reporting that the woman lost her labia and clitoris even though McDonalds had already confidentially settled other severe burn cases. The Jury awarded her 1 day of coffee sales and the Judge reduced it to $900,000. The case kept others from getting burned as McDonalds lowered the temp back to the industry standard.
Tort reform has spread like wildfire and our rights have been quietly eroding because people think there are too many frivolous cases (there are not, plaintiff attorneys only get paid if we win)! They have stacked the Courts with 100's of right wing nut jobs. Thanks for not discriminating against us!

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Awesome. n/t FSogol Jun 2013 #1
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The Respondent's criticism was specifically related to police practices there jberryhill Jun 2013 #36
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that is truly awesome. Soylent Brice Jun 2013 #46
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Hello, I represent the township of East Orange. WE WILL BURY YOU, capitalist dogs! DRoseDARs Jun 2013 #29
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Oh SNAP! Okay, that took a while to read but it was worth it! Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #9
Great letter Gothmog Jun 2013 #10
This is why I never tell lawyer jokes. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #11
I agree with your post up to the last lines... ajk2821 Jun 2013 #20
Oh, I agree with you 100%. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #22
Thank you! Good or bad, all lawyers get hammered by lawyer jokes and people that just assume Dustlawyer Jun 2013 #27
LOL! You're welcome! Wait Wut Jun 2013 #28
Oh that "McDonald's Coffee" case! People still get that wrong! October Jun 2013 #45
If I ever need an attorney again, I want one like that. RC Jun 2013 #12
Jake Freivald for mayor of West Orange! reformist2 Jun 2013 #13
Love it! TxDemChem Jun 2013 #14
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What'd ya think?, Salad..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #56
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That reminds me of this classic letter JohnnyRingo Jun 2013 #18
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K&R work of art. Bravo! idwiyo Jun 2013 #60
I knew TNNurse Jun 2013 #61
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