That’s What She Said
This blawg examines the NBC television series The Office and comes up with a per-episode estimate of the value of litigation claims against Dunder Mifflin.
Author: Various lawyers from Ford & Harrison, which has 18 offices nationwide.
Blawg Related Categories: Law in Popular Culture • Partner • Blawg 100 • Humor
Recent Posts from That’s What She Said
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Double Trouble
Litigation Value: up to $5,000-7,500 to settle Erin’s sexual harassment claim; $2,000 for sexual harassment training (again); up to $10,000 to settle with Michael for failing to protect him from Pam’s slap … and Pam might…
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Acting Koi
Litigation Value: As to Dunder Mifflin, $500,000 (for potential hostile work environment, race discrimination/harassment, and/or intentional/negligent infliction of emotional distress damages); as to Andy, $25,000 (for potential assault, battery, humiliation, and emotional distress damages); as…
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He’s a Mother Lover
Litigation Value: de minimus damage award (after spending $50,000 to “successfully” defend the lawsuit) He rarely disappoints, and this week was no different. Michael Scott was in rare form in this week’s issue of The…
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Growing Up Grotti
Litigation Value: Oscar’s damages–climbing; diversity and harassment training from a trained professional–$2,000; backing off the mafia–priceless. It’s a new episode of The Office that has Michael, Dwight, and Andy convinced that an insurance salesman is part of the mafia…
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Getting a Little (Maid of the) Misty
Litigation Value: $0 for Dunder-Mifflin (consider the bullets dodged for now), but I’d love to be the plaintiffs’ lawyer representing those poor souls who got ice from the machine in which Kevin stuck his formerly…
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Might Doesn’t Make Right, Dwight
This week’s episode — “The Promotion” — had nothing to do with advancement in the workplace. In fact, the only thing it promoted was how to get fired. When the episode ended, I identified five…
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Dueling Complaints
LITIGATION VALUE: $50,000 (in litigation costs on Darryl’s claims); damages continuing to pile up on Oscar’s claims. In tonight’s episode, “The Meeting,” we watched as Michael interfered with Jim’s attempt to obtain a promotion and…
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Office Scuttlebutt
Litigation value: $100,000 A new season of The Office is upon us! Although Michael Scott is hardly a man for all seasons (and unlikely to be confused with Thomas More, or any other saint), in…
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Company-Sponsored Hijinks
In the rerun episode of “Company Picnic,” Season 5’s finale, we saw the Dunder Mifflinites don branch t-shirts and head out for a day of friendly competition, team-building and — because this is Dunder Mifflin…
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When Employees Act Fishy
Tonight we revisited the episode “Heavy Competition,” which is rife with the kind of employee misconduct that keeps us lawyers busy. Last time we looked at this episode, we talked about trade-secret violations as well…