So the email was “sent to make it clear to employees that they must comply with the company’s travel and expense policy”. Can’t that be done without giving his name? Probably so. Yes, it makes for a much better “read” when everyone within the company received an e-mail with his specific name. Here’s the only way I’d give Staples a pass on this one: If he stole (which falsification of an expense report IS stealing) then have him arrested. Was Staples case good enough to have him arrested? If not, don’t use his name.
How embarassing for him! He gets to eat on the “company dime” and he chooses McDonalds.
the almighty $$ got in the way of this, “poor-record keeper”. this McDonalds expense, you know that was an accident. i have never heard of McD’s charging that much for a meal, unless it was a company MEAL for 1500 employees! um.. maybe he was thinking about purch a value meal for the whole company. they, staples, could have probably sent an email to the company about padded expenses w/o a name and stating that someone could be fired for negligence. FUNNY!! LOL! at least it was not a hot cup of coffee for $1,129.
What a novel idea, reporters who have to evaluate intent rather than the black and white of what they report. Truth is almost always spun to the negative. Imagine a media that considers the harm they could do before actually reporting the facts of a story. I haven’t seen that side of journalism considered much in the past ten years.
I have not read the details on the Staples story as yet, and I am certainly not excusing Mr. Noonan’s behavior, but perhaps some soul searching in the media ranks would play well right now given all the other changes we are facing in this country.
I.J. who wrote this? “Malace” has always been an exception to the “truth” defense on libel and slander. ALWAYS!!! Comm’on I.J. do just a tad of homework! Have you ever heard of the 1970’s movie “abscence of malace?” as in…if there is no malace and it’s true there’s no standing for persoanl injury, libel or slander?
I’m still trying to get past that padding the expense account is a firing offense – in most companies I’ve worked for it is normal behavior. Just another sign of company belt tightening in rough ecomnomic times.
I don’t think it’s libel or malicious to call Noonan a total douche bag. What a complete loser. Sorry but stealing (in the form of padding expense reports) from your company IS a crime. The total lack of personal responsibility and accountibility is sending this country down the drain, that and frivilous lawsuit like this one.
In the Oklahoma case, after State Farm finally turned over to the court a “claims legal research” DVD and other records, Judge Richard G. Van Dyck told company attorneys
“As I was watching these tapes I just want to say this for the record, the hair on the back of my neck did — did stand up because I was seeing things there that early on in this case I was told by (State Farm) defense counsel didn’t exist and couldn’t be produced. So I’m not real happy with that and I want to remind all counsel that their ethical responsibilities as attorneys outweigh the wishes of their clients.”
Gary T. Fye, an expert in the analysis of disputed insurance claims who lives in Nevada, often testifies in insurance cases. Fye, who said he has testified on behalf of policyholders and insurance companies, has provided the courts information on State Farm’s history of The documents show close to 28 years and withholding records.
The documents show close to 28 years of intentional destruction, concealment and distortion of claim practices records.”
The Media doesn’t report true stories now in some cases, so, so what? If one of their beloved commie/democrats gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar or up the skirt of some chippy, hmm, lets say a certain Congressman from NY, they report NOTHING. However, if this Congressman was a white Republican, you can bet it would be reported and analyzed more than Octomom
In past court cases, judges have chastised and even fined State Farm for withholding records the company was ordered to produce. Evidence the company destroyed documents has been presented in several cases.
In the Oklahoma case, after State Farm finally turned over to the court a “claims legal research” DVD and other records, Judge Richard G. Van Dyck told company attorneys
“As I was watching these tapes I just want to say this for the record, the hair on the back of my neck did — did stand up because I was seeing things there that early on in this case I was told by (State Farm) defense counsel didn’t exist and couldn’t be produced. So I’m not real happy with that and I want to remind all counsel that their ethical responsibilities as attorneys outweigh the wishes of their clients.”
Gary T. Fye, an expert in the analysis of disputed insurance claims who lives in Nevada, often testifies in insurance cases. Fye, who said he has testified on behalf of policyholders and insurance companies, has provided the courts information on State Farm’s history of destroying and withholding records.
The documents show close to 28 years of intentional destruction, concealment and distortion of claim practices records.”
ethical
Comment:
I guess that it is time to ask the key question that I have been unable to get “nobody important” to answer. The question is “How could this be OK?”. When you see unfair claims practices occurr, and don’t try to tell me that you don’t because I have been around the insurance business too long to believe that you have never seen a claim that you KNEW was payable that was denied on policy technicalities, how do you make yourself believe “This is OK”? I know that you have children or grandchildren and I have to ask how you would explain this to them. How would you feel if one of them were the ones that got left out in the cold when their homes were destroyed, when they had no place to sleep except a toxic Katrina trailer or when they were told that they still had a mortgage on a home that had blown away because the insurance company said their claim was denied because flood waters could have been the cause that their house was missing. When our now 16 year old grandaughter was 3 years old she witnessed her “Poppa” and “Gramma” having a brief argument and interrupting them stared right at the one that she was sure was the cause of this unhappiness and in a stern voice said “Poppa, you be nice!”. I will never forget the simple and pure message that came from this 3 year old. “You be nice!” If we all would, and we can, the world would be the place that we want to pass on to those grandchildren.
‘ We have staked the whole of all our political
Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for
Self-government, upon the capacity of each and All of us to govern ourselves, to control
Ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to
The Ten Commandments of God.’
DID YOU KNOW?
Every session of Congress begins with a prayer
By a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid
By the taxpayer since 1777.
So the email was “sent to make it clear to employees that they must comply with the company’s travel and expense policy”. Can’t that be done without giving his name? Probably so. Yes, it makes for a much better “read” when everyone within the company received an e-mail with his specific name. Here’s the only way I’d give Staples a pass on this one: If he stole (which falsification of an expense report IS stealing) then have him arrested. Was Staples case good enough to have him arrested? If not, don’t use his name.
How embarassing for him! He gets to eat on the “company dime” and he chooses McDonalds.
the almighty $$ got in the way of this, “poor-record keeper”. this McDonalds expense, you know that was an accident. i have never heard of McD’s charging that much for a meal, unless it was a company MEAL for 1500 employees! um.. maybe he was thinking about purch a value meal for the whole company. they, staples, could have probably sent an email to the company about padded expenses w/o a name and stating that someone could be fired for negligence. FUNNY!! LOL! at least it was not a hot cup of coffee for $1,129.
I was thinking $11.29 was kinda high even for a McDonald’s meal….
What a novel idea, reporters who have to evaluate intent rather than the black and white of what they report. Truth is almost always spun to the negative. Imagine a media that considers the harm they could do before actually reporting the facts of a story. I haven’t seen that side of journalism considered much in the past ten years.
I have not read the details on the Staples story as yet, and I am certainly not excusing Mr. Noonan’s behavior, but perhaps some soul searching in the media ranks would play well right now given all the other changes we are facing in this country.
I.J. who wrote this? “Malace” has always been an exception to the “truth” defense on libel and slander. ALWAYS!!! Comm’on I.J. do just a tad of homework! Have you ever heard of the 1970’s movie “abscence of malace?” as in…if there is no malace and it’s true there’s no standing for persoanl injury, libel or slander?
“I sure could have used this ruling a few years ago!” said O.J.
“Me too” said both Roger Clemens and A-Rod.
“I could’ve taken advantage of this as well a few years ago” said Kobe Bryant “kinda like how I took advantage of that girl.”
I’m still trying to get past that padding the expense account is a firing offense – in most companies I’ve worked for it is normal behavior. Just another sign of company belt tightening in rough ecomnomic times.
Does this mean that we do not have to see anymore of those campaign ads of half truths?
I don’t think it’s libel or malicious to call Noonan a total douche bag. What a complete loser. Sorry but stealing (in the form of padding expense reports) from your company IS a crime. The total lack of personal responsibility and accountibility is sending this country down the drain, that and frivilous lawsuit like this one.
I thought I also heard that they were extending the lawsuit against the producers of Caddy Shack because they too portrayed Noonan as a douchebag.
journalists wake up
In the Oklahoma case, after State Farm finally turned over to the court a “claims legal research” DVD and other records, Judge Richard G. Van Dyck told company attorneys
“As I was watching these tapes I just want to say this for the record, the hair on the back of my neck did — did stand up because I was seeing things there that early on in this case I was told by (State Farm) defense counsel didn’t exist and couldn’t be produced. So I’m not real happy with that and I want to remind all counsel that their ethical responsibilities as attorneys outweigh the wishes of their clients.”
Gary T. Fye, an expert in the analysis of disputed insurance claims who lives in Nevada, often testifies in insurance cases. Fye, who said he has testified on behalf of policyholders and insurance companies, has provided the courts information on State Farm’s history of The documents show close to 28 years and withholding records.
The documents show close to 28 years of intentional destruction, concealment and distortion of claim practices records.”
reputation.
reputation.
The Media doesn’t report true stories now in some cases, so, so what? If one of their beloved commie/democrats gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar or up the skirt of some chippy, hmm, lets say a certain Congressman from NY, they report NOTHING. However, if this Congressman was a white Republican, you can bet it would be reported and analyzed more than Octomom
In past court cases, judges have chastised and even fined State Farm for withholding records the company was ordered to produce. Evidence the company destroyed documents has been presented in several cases.
In the Oklahoma case, after State Farm finally turned over to the court a “claims legal research” DVD and other records, Judge Richard G. Van Dyck told company attorneys
“As I was watching these tapes I just want to say this for the record, the hair on the back of my neck did — did stand up because I was seeing things there that early on in this case I was told by (State Farm) defense counsel didn’t exist and couldn’t be produced. So I’m not real happy with that and I want to remind all counsel that their ethical responsibilities as attorneys outweigh the wishes of their clients.”
Gary T. Fye, an expert in the analysis of disputed insurance claims who lives in Nevada, often testifies in insurance cases. Fye, who said he has testified on behalf of policyholders and insurance companies, has provided the courts information on State Farm’s history of destroying and withholding records.
The documents show close to 28 years of intentional destruction, concealment and distortion of claim practices records.”
reporters hesitant to touch certain stories.
This idiotic post has even less to do with the topic at hand than usual cut and paster. You are still a moron.
Can’t something be done about this serial poster who has no clue as to actual topics? Same garbage over and over.
ethical
Comment:
I guess that it is time to ask the key question that I have been unable to get “nobody important” to answer. The question is “How could this be OK?”. When you see unfair claims practices occurr, and don’t try to tell me that you don’t because I have been around the insurance business too long to believe that you have never seen a claim that you KNEW was payable that was denied on policy technicalities, how do you make yourself believe “This is OK”? I know that you have children or grandchildren and I have to ask how you would explain this to them. How would you feel if one of them were the ones that got left out in the cold when their homes were destroyed, when they had no place to sleep except a toxic Katrina trailer or when they were told that they still had a mortgage on a home that had blown away because the insurance company said their claim was denied because flood waters could have been the cause that their house was missing. When our now 16 year old grandaughter was 3 years old she witnessed her “Poppa” and “Gramma” having a brief argument and interrupting them stared right at the one that she was sure was the cause of this unhappiness and in a stern voice said “Poppa, you be nice!”. I will never forget the simple and pure message that came from this 3 year old. “You be nice!” If we all would, and we can, the world would be the place that we want to pass on to those grandchildren.
DID YOU KNOW?
As you walk up the steps to the
Building which houses the U.S Supreme Court
You can see near the top of the building a row
Of the world’s law givers and each one is
Facing one in the middle who is facing forward
With a full frontal view … It is Moses and he
Is holding the Ten Commandments!
DID YOU KNOW?
As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the
Two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments
Engraved on each lower portion of each door.
DID YOU KNOW?
As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see
The wall, right above where the Supreme Court
Judges sit, a display of the Ten Commandments!
DID YOU KNOW?
There are Bible verses etched in stone all
Over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in
Washington , D.C.
DID YOU KNOW?
James Madison, the fourth president, known as
‘The Father of Our Constitution’ made the
Following statement:
‘ We have staked the whole of all our political
Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for
Self-government, upon the capacity of each and All of us to govern ourselves, to control
Ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to
The Ten Commandments of God.’
DID YOU KNOW?
Every session of Congress begins with a prayer
By a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid
By the taxpayer since 1777.
DID YOU KNOW?
Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the
Constitution were members of the established
Orthodox churches in the colonies.
DID YOU KNOW?
Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would
Overstep their authority and instead of
Interpreting the law would begin making law
An oligarchy
The rule of few over many.
How then, have we gotten to the point that
Everything we have done for 220 years in this
Country is now suddenly wrong and
Unconstitutional?
Lets put it around the world and let the world
See and remember what this great country was
Built on
Where do you work? About the only thing I can pad is….. oh wait I am a guy, I can’t even pad that!!