 | A former insurance official in Kansas hurt himself trying to lift his
briefcase from his car trunk. Even though he missed no work or even a golf game
on account of the injury, He was awarded $95,000 because of the
work-related injury.
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| A law firm in New Orleans routinely billed four hours of work for letters that
were only one sentence in length.
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| A Chicago lawyer charged $25,000 for "ground transportation" while on business
in San Francisco.
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| A Kansas lawyer received close to $35,000 in workmen's compensation because he
hurt his shoulder reaching into the backseat of the car for his briefcase.
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| A lawyer while working on a government contract, wrote a definition of the words
"and/or" that was over 300 words in length.
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