tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post7453954410183687935..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"Chester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-57849769442274119402011-03-02T14:03:15.907-06:002011-03-02T14:03:15.907-06:00Mark, I have not heard that one, and I honestly th...Mark, I have not heard that one, and I honestly thought I'd heard them all :)Shane Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842609633094503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-84261756172131212912011-03-02T11:28:52.077-06:002011-03-02T11:28:52.077-06:00Reminds me of an old joke -- a man in his 90s fina...Reminds me of an old joke -- a man in his 90s finally graduates from law school. When asked why he waited so long, the man replies, "So when I die, there'll be one less lawyer in the world."Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-46727369381773565932011-03-02T08:12:29.582-06:002011-03-02T08:12:29.582-06:00I didn't know he was a plaintiff's lawyer....I didn't know he was a plaintiff's lawyer.Shane Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842609633094503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-35013169892526738612011-03-01T20:24:36.314-06:002011-03-01T20:24:36.314-06:00That county plagued us, too. In S. Carolina, a fed...That county plagued us, too. In S. Carolina, a federal judge accused some of the bar of fraud.<br /><br />Nightly or during the day, we see ads now for various class actions. It's like baseball cards, the way some of these guys trade lawsuits. Grisham wrote a good book about how these things are run. I only saw the defense side. Sadly, a study performed by one of the East Coast think tanks showed that in case after case, those who receive the most money... are the lawyers.<br /><br />Unfortunately, our legal system needs reform, and that becomes a political issue. <br /><br />But our law schools keep pumping out lawyers, whether there's work for them or not. I've stopped donating to my law school. They don't need my bucks; they just got a $32 million endowment from a plaintiffs' lawyer. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-17302288199380225492011-03-01T19:32:38.293-06:002011-03-01T19:32:38.293-06:00Ben as you well know that asbestos stuff is big bu...Ben as you well know that asbestos stuff is big business here on the fringe of the rust belt. Many of my friends work on both sides here and in Chicago. Before getting pregnant my wife worked as a paralegal for an asbestos defense firm in Stl. Madison County across the river has acquired a national reputation for their "procedures" in handling these cases. I'd hate to fashion a guess as to how many lawyers I know who are making a living off that stuffShane Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842609633094503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-3903830190899923412011-03-01T19:19:27.304-06:002011-03-01T19:19:27.304-06:00We got an asbestos suit once, filed by a 1974 part...We got an asbestos suit once, filed by a 1974 part-time -- half-days, two of them -- office worker, who complained he might have been exposed in the factory. The only asbestos the plant used was in a small O-ring, purchased elsewhere fully encased in tubing and installed that way in some of our fully encased seal-less pumps. <br /><br />Plaintiff's lawyers admitted they'd never survive a motion for summary judgement, but they also knew that since it was a class action, rulings would take forever, and we'd have to pay a bundle in the interim due to discovery demands. They said they'd dismiss us out for $75,000. We fought it. Cost us much more, again due to the process, but we didn't appreciate what we viewed as extortion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-30794241616196778212011-03-01T17:23:37.340-06:002011-03-01T17:23:37.340-06:00Too funny, Jean :). Ben there are TV ads running ...Too funny, Jean :). Ben there are TV ads running in Stl soliciting people who may have been exposed to asbestos in the last 50 years. Yes, that's correct, 50 years!!!!!!!Shane Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842609633094503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-70646305411714951012011-03-01T16:30:58.878-06:002011-03-01T16:30:58.878-06:00I'm glad it's two lawyers making these com...I'm glad it's two lawyers making these comments. I've been taken advance of by more than one lawyer in the past and am very gunshy of anything that smacks of legalese. (Present company excluded, of course.)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-67636273790348780502011-03-01T16:06:49.838-06:002011-03-01T16:06:49.838-06:00How could we leave out Hollywood?How could we leave out Hollywood?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-64812246491604723792011-03-01T15:44:17.233-06:002011-03-01T15:44:17.233-06:00Ben, it appears politicians have far surpassed use...Ben, it appears politicians have far surpassed used car salesman and lawyers on most least trusted profession polls. Behind politicians, it seems plumbers, lawyers, and used car salesman appear to be fairly interchangeable.Shane Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842609633094503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-62282317686661434032011-03-01T14:50:33.704-06:002011-03-01T14:50:33.704-06:00Oops, my wife suggested politicians, since most of...Oops, my wife suggested politicians, since most of them are lawyers anyway, and I have to go along with her. Then, when she's done, can we start with my list?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-74031974310820654422011-03-01T14:48:37.622-06:002011-03-01T14:48:37.622-06:00Shane: Great idea! I'll start with the plainti...Shane: Great idea! I'll start with the plaintiffs' bar, the ones filing the phony asbestos suits, the ones chasing ambulances, and those who are raising our insurance premiums and medical and hospital costs by 30-40%.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.com