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  • Alamo

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    Interesting employee motivation tactic. Would be more jovial if someone hadn't died. The firms involved should be glad this isn't going in front of a jury, I don't think they'd do well.

    The second amended complaint alleged that the decedent, Susan Salerno, was employed as a paralegal by both Del Mar Financial Service, LLC, a legal documentation support firm, and Gladstone Law Group, a foreclosure law firm (referred to hereafter as the "employers"). The complaint alleged the employers maintained a bar on their premises and encouraged employees to drink alcoholic beverages during the work day to entice them to work additional hours and produce more work product. It alleged that the employers knew, or should have known, that the deceased was addicted to alcohol because she was required to attend AA meetings. On June 19, 2013, the employers served the deceased so many drinks that she became intoxicated and agitated. At that point, other employees escorted her out of the building, but they provided no assistance. She could not reenter the building because her access had been revoked. The deceased began walking in the direction of her home, which was ten miles away. A train employee observed the deceased walking along the railroad tracks where she was struck by an oncoming train.

    Both trial and appeals court dismissed the suit for lacking a cause of action because the firms had no duty to their employee when she was going to and from work.


    VINCENT CHARLES SALERNO, in his individual capacity, and as Personal Representative of THE ESTATE OF SUSAN M. SALERNO, Appellant,

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    DEL MAR FINANCIAL SERVICE, LLC; GLADSTONE LAW GROUP, P.A., and SOUTH REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Appellees.

     

    BigRed

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    Reminds me of the old question..... What do you call a busload of lawyers at the bottom of the lake? A good start.
     

    hoosierdoc

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    That is a tough one because she was not intoxicated when she showed up to work. They intoxicated her and then sent her packing and got hit with a train. Certainly no duty unless you are responsible for her becoming altered. IMO
     

    Cameramonkey

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    I miss those days. Worked for a company for a while that kept a beer fridge. We were welcome to partake after 4 on days we didnt have outside visitors. It was nice tossing one or two back as you work after 5 getting stuff done. Nobody drank to excess (except the owners LOL) and it was great until we went public and the lawyers freaked when they saw it during the ramp-up to IPO. It disappeared after that.

    People like them are why we cant have nice things.
     

    hoosierdoc

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    My dad’s company in the 1980s had a beer vending machine for a quarter. State said they can’t sell without a license. So company made it free :rockwoot:

    nixdorf. Good old Germans
     

    HoughMade

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    I just can't believe that in this day and age any law firm would allow alcoholic beverages on its premises.

    I am offended, stunned, upset, saddened, distraught and SHOCKED! SHOCKED I tell you!

    This is my official position.
     

    Alamo

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    I just can't believe that in this day and age any law firm would allow alcoholic beverages on its premises.

    I am offended, stunned, upset, saddened, distraught and SHOCKED! SHOCKED I tell you!

    This is my official position.

    Another memo for the Pearl Harbor file. :D
     

    Alamo

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    Also occurs to me that a when a client loses a big case, he might be less than thrilled to find out all that work product he paid for was 80 proof. And if he loses because a court deadline was missed or somebody on the staff forgot to do something important...oohhh.
     

    Kirk Freeman

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    Also occurs to me that a when a client loses a big case, he might be less than thrilled to find out all that work product he paid for was 80 proof. And if he loses because a court deadline was missed or somebody on the staff forgot to do something important...oohhh.

    Be advised, the Law Office of Kirk Freeman stocks its liquor cabinet AND its gun safe with GIFTS from clients.

    And if Susannah calls from her reunion at Harvard, there is no booze at the office . . . that she has knowledge of.
     

    HoughMade

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    I've spent the majority of my legal career in 2 firms. My former firm had 3 rules:

    1. Do not shtup the staff.
    2. Do not come back to the office after you have been drinking.
    3. Do not get involved in partisan politics in the name of the firm.

    Rule 3 was adhered to.

    Also, we used to have "The Partner Meeting after the Partner Meeting". Over the years, these were held at:

    Angelo's Sicilian Cart
    Sheffield's
    Bennigans, and
    The Tilted Kilt

    You do the math.

    At my current firm, we do not have rule 2. However, the drinking is reserved for after business hours. Also, I find it too much of a coincidence that our old office was walking distance from the 18th Street Brewery and the new one is walking distance to Byway Brewing....though when we had our new office open-house a couple of weeks ago, we leaned heavily on Three Floyds.

    As some of you know, I am a tea-totaler meaning that I am capable of doing the stupid stuff perfectly sober that others need to drink to do.
     

    Alamo

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    bgcatty

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    Bash lawyers all you want. But when your butt is in a sling with the law, the first person you go to squealing like a pig to save your bacon is a lawyer. Peace. Out!
     
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