ironic first

O'Quinn will rot in hell along with the other dishonest and unethical whores who have raped the shareholders of American companies for years, all to enrich themselves beyond obscene levels.

first

sad...i live right next to allen pky too...

first to say i have no life

3-unnecessary. and racist.

an ironic way for a personal injury attorney to go

CHECK YOU EMAILS

Did PE really drown Natalie Holloway after she seduced that poor sweet Dutch boy?

its always sad when someone dies because someone else loses a friend or family member.

And it's always a mistake to post this kind of news on ATL because the audience is incapable of sensitivity.

Don't do it, ATL. Don't do it.

I lied, John O’Quinn died.

I'm Barack Obama?

John O'Quinn would have loved this case -- he'd sue the driver, the SUV manufacturer and the State of Texas (faulty road maintenance). He'll be rolling over in his grave -- once he gets there -- over missing this one. (Too soon?)

#1 FTW

THE IRONY IS KILLING ME

I'm with 11 on this one

It's long past time for the Pay Czar to start looking at the incomes of personal injury lawyers. $200,000 sounds about right.

1 = ATL comment of the year.

Nevertheless, 11 is right.

14, thank you.

~1

Suck my ass, Mystal, you obese, race bating, baby eating, WALRUS!

Dammit, this is so sad! Why couldn't it have been that asshole Urquhart instead?

What's going to happen to his car collection? It's as big as Jay Leno's.

I guess the ambulance chased *him* this time.

What's going to happen to his car collection? It's as big as Jay Leno's.

23 FTW!

1 on point. Five stars.

He was probably the best trial lawyer in America in the prime of his career.

3 -

You're a POS. Get back to doc review and making edits to a cover letter.

ATL should remove the comments on this post.

27 - By trial lawyer, do you mean "litigator known for skillfully trying cases to juries," or do you mean it as a euphemism for "ambulance chasing scumbag"? Because it's only a compliment if you intend the former.

It bears repeating that this is ironical.

27 -- Packing juries full of mouth breathing morons with 5th grade educations and appealing to their emotions for $$$$$ does not a great trial lawyer make.

Ban 28, racist.

O'Quinn owned John Paul II's car.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ultimate/06/people/4252420.html

http://jezebel.com/5392580/lost-and-found

This needed to be posted.

This is good news for chrometatroll as PI lawyers generally don't keep track of time.

Sad. Bless his family.

As a law student at the University of Houston I am appalled at the vitriol being dished out against a man on the day he lost his life. This man came to the rescue of our school after a tropical storm destroyed our library. This man came to our school every year and spoke on behalf of a friend he lost while he was in law school. This man deserves our respect for his legendary career as a trial lawyer.

R.I.P. John O'Quinn

We will miss you and we are glad to have known you.

I just hope UH Law can remain a benefactor. R.I.P.

23 - Was that a Soviet Russia joke? I don't get it.

So will they wind up Quinn Emmanuel now that their head partner has died? RIP btw

29 - Former.

27

13 FTW.

I'm going to sit this one out.

RIP

3:

You may just be the worst human being alive. Sometimes you actually think that mankind is decent. Then you read this site and it makes you realize how evil people can be.

What is it about this site? Is it just that lawyers are huge assholes? Is it biglaw lawyers in particular? Is it the anonymity? Does anyone else have a take?

Are you people drunk, or just plain stupid? Where is the "racism" in this post?? Go back to document review, you trolls. Oh, I see; we have viciously slandered the privileged group of "dishonest and unethical whores who have raped the shareholders of American companies for years, all to enrich themselves beyond obscene levels." What racial minority do they belong to again?

*world's tiniest violin*

I don't suppose there were a few other ambulance chasers in the car with him. Were there?

44: it's the anonymity. though the commenters on Dealbreaker are about a half-click above this place, in terms of humanity.

maybe it is just lawyers.

45 - Look up "internet troll" on Wikipedia

http://jezebel.com/5392580/lost-and-found

All I know is that this can't be good news for Quinn Emmanuel

scum sucking, bottom dwelling worthless human being. good riddance.

That tree is gonna get its ass sued.

44, I agree with 48 and would also venture to guess that almost all of the insensitive and vicious remarks are posted by men. And yes, I'm a man. We are responsible for every war, almost all violent crime, and other cruelties in our world. ALT is no different. Just another place for men to behave badly.

Isn't O'Quinn the guy who was alleged to have had an affair with a juror while the trial was in progress, and who later admitted to having an affair with the juror, but claimed it only started after the trial was over?

It's a sad day for the Houston legal community.

55 - No, O'Quinn was the head of Quinn Emmanuel, the litigation powerhouse based largely in California. I guess he was scouting Texas, maybe to open an office there?

54:

I'm a man and I deal with men every day as work colleagues, adversaries, friends, etc. And I never see people acting in crude manner and saying the hateful things that come out on this site.

Everyone hates an "ambulance chaser" until they need one.

54-

I bet you have a liberal arts degree from a nice school in the Northeast. You equate anonymous trashing of a controversial figure (which is arguably in poor taste), with all the wars and crime in the world?

With the caveat that I have nothing whatsoever against gay people (I support their right to marry, etc.), you are a fucking faggot. Get over yourself.

H-Town lost a great man today.

60 - thanks for proving my point. 54

57, The link above says he was the head partner of the "O'Quinn Firm."

If he was head of Quinn Emmanuel, wouldn't it have been called O'Quinn Emmanuel? And I have to say that John B. Quinn at Quinn Emmanuel looks nothing like the photo of John O'Quinn at the top of the story.

58- Anonymous comment boards such as these allow for the powerless and hateful to make themselves feel strong. People like poster #3 and Partner Emeritus remind us of this every day.

3500 sq ft wife and a Lexis.

60 = 3

O'QUINN dies. QUINN remains.

I think you're confused 63. Pretty sure this guy was the head of QE. Maybe their brothers?

Here's a brilliant idea, editors:

When you have an obituary, don't allow people to comment, just as you don't have a link to "comments" when you job opportunities/thank sponsors, etc. Can anyone else who knows about Internet advertising tell me: Does ATL somehow benefit from the quantity of daily commentators--like being able to quote numbers to advertisers and charge higher rates? Aren't ad rates based off of visitors, and can't the number of visitors of web sites readily available? So what do the comments ad in terms of ATL's revenues.

Seriously, you provide valuable information, but when it comes to horriblem gratuitous comments, you are an enabler. I love free speech, but you don't have to give these assholes an anonymous platform to say hateful shit about dead people.

The real question: Is this excellent news for JOHN MCCAIN?

60 = Homophobe

60=/=3

- 60

53 ftw

60 = Angry White Male

A lot of you on here are bitter little fucking asshole pussies

Isn't that the guy who plays Locke on Lost?

75 ftw

ATL: why do you allow your pathetic audience of pussy readers to comment on obituaries? What is the point?

60 = Chiefs RB Larry Johnson

37 - Bernie Madoff was a prominent philanthropist too, and I won't shed a tear for him on the day he dies.

The flush brass respects Dead under any author. Will a drama move a baking mint? Past Dead reigns Quinn. Over Quinn intervenes the stock guide.
Dead earns the bicycle. Does Quinn employ a winding poet? Dead cages the vicar underneath the violence. The finite ruler concedes my trolley below an exhausted jack. Quinn tones an inhabited wife. How does the trap originate over the graphical lesbian?

The flush brass respects Dead under any author. Will a drama move a baking mint? Past Dead reigns Quinn. Over Quinn intervenes the stock guide.
Dead earns the bicycle. Does Quinn employ a winding poet? Dead cages the vicar underneath the violence. The finite ruler concedes my trolley below an exhausted jack. Quinn tones an inhabited wife. How does the trap originate over the graphical lesbian?

Could we use this as an opportunity to honestly discuss the propriety of criticizing someone after his death? I'm not sure it's so clear one way or the other. Setting aside for argument's sake the comments which are graveyard humor and nothing else, why is it wrong to reflect on someone's legacy at the time of death?

To take an extreme case, would it be in appropriate to note that Saddam was a scumbag until some time passed after his execution? If not, where should the line be drawn, if at all?

Some of you who are crying about the comments on this post should read a few 'Economist' obituaries: it's not all sunshine and lollipops (though none of it is quite so risible as some of the shit here).

Time to check PE into Sunny Acres...

Partner Emeirtus = vaguely reminiscent of bad Dylan Thomas. And/or some kind of "lorem ipsum" word dump. But not particularly funny.

O'Quinn's death puts things into way too much fuckin' perspective.

74/79 - You are both wrong. I'm former NBA all-star Tim Hardaway. Sorry, faggots.

- 60

When Hitler died, I don't think too many folks outside of Germany did anything other than celebrate the fact that Hitler was dead and rotting in hell. Same goes for whoring plaintiff's attorneys.

we will meet again, OQuinn. You know where....

Look, I don't have anything against this guy, but I wish people would stop praising him like he was a saint. The guy got rich from being a parasite. He didn't add anything of value to society; he sucked value out of society and used it to buy himself a fleet of classic cars. It's not like I wished he would die, but I don't give a big rat's ass about it either.

Why the heck does everyone on here get pissed off about PI attorneys getting rich but are OK with partners at Cravath rolling in dough?

I agree with #69. It's amazing how ATL is only interested in protecting its advertisers from comments and nothing else.

Cool_Face_Guy is a complete idiot. There is no relation between O'Quinn, a prominent Houston attorney for multiple decades, and Quinn Emmanuel. STFU if you don't know what you're talking about.

60 - I should have known you were Tim Hardaway, from your intelligent and articulate display. Not to mention the homophobia. And no, I'm not a gay man, I am a man who is happily married to a beautiful woman. I'm just secure enough to admit that most women would never spew the vicious and insensitive filth that appears in ATL threads like this one, even with the anonymity. 54

The O'Quinn Law Firm VERY DIFFERENT from Quinn Emanuel. No matter what you think about the man, he did some very good things for the city of Houston.

He looks constipated in his picture.

Hitler did some great things for Berlin.

Ironic to hear biglaw attorneys accuse plaintiff's attorneys of sucking value out of society and being parasites. I work to hold people accountable for their fuckups. What good have you assholes ever done?

Sad to hear of the loss.

Must have been doing the requisite blackberry check.

John O'Quinn had nothing to do with Quinn Emmanuel.

I guess I thought Quinn would die in a parachuting accident.

BigLaw makes sure you parasites don't destroy the greatest wealth and creativity engine in the history of mankind. That is all. Shoot yourself in the face, 98, the world will be better off.

Die from defective safety systems in a rollover, 101.

O'Quinn should have listened to CHECK YOU EMAIL. He would have been warned.

R.I.P. Best wishes to the family.

91 - Because the only people who give a shit about this site are people who gladly sacrifice their personal lives and professional development to get a daily tea-bagging from the Big Law partners for whom they work. They've been trained to look down upon PI attorneys and mislead into believing that, somehow, they themselves are, to quote 90, "adding value to society" by tabbing deposition exhibits and proofing version 15 of a pleading. In short, they're morons with an inflated sense of self worth.

The tree committed negligent conduct by refusing to jump out of the way.

Sorry about that errant posting at 93. You guys all knew that Nigel was very confused. And it's not your job to be as confused as I am. Carry on blokes.

88:

Many political careers and jobs have been lost by bringing out the Nazi card. As a Jew, I am unbelievably offended that you would compare Adolf Hitler to this attorney. You should be fired from your job and forced to apologize, you insensitive piece of shit.

37 - I'm more appalled that you go to UH.

Editors:

As a big-time corporate defense attorney, I seriously recommend that you disable your comments for tragic events like obituaries. If an immediate relative were to read some of the comments, and become emotionally distraught, some money-hungry parasitic plaintiff's lawyer could name you, legitimately, as a Defendant in a IIED (Intent. Inflict of Emot. Distress). I've actually seen a similar situation before. Seriously, people will bring lawsuits about anything, and you knew or should have known that these comments were coming based on past practice. At the very least, I would recommend that you consult with your counsel.

Depending on the state, if an immediate

@ 90 - If O'Quinn won the fight that led to safer breast implants, doesn't that count as adding value?

safer breast implants = good for boobies.

happy boobies = happy the rest of us.

108 - You need to breath into a bag.

- A Jew (not 88)

92/94 - I'm 100% positive he was the head partner at Quinn Emmanuel. I think they dropped the O after the merger.

I'm kind of enjoying Cool-Face_Guy on this thread.

RIP john quinn a/k/a John O'Quinn, you were a hell of a trial lawyer.

BTW, there really is no reason to keep the comments on.

Unlike apparently anyone else on this site, I knew John O'Quinn personally for the past 23 years. To be clear, we are speaking of Houston trial lawyer, John M. O'Quinn killed this morning in a car wreck on Allen Parkway in Houston, Texas. He is not the brother of Quinn Emanuel and I recall that he was the only child from a modest home. He worked hard for his success and helped more individuals, charities, schools and hospitals than your feeble minds will ever know. Many of you only know what the media has fed you and thus will never know the real truth behind this man. Plus, I will guarantee you one thing: You can scream ambulance chaser all you want but if you were the one in need, you would certainly be wanting him to take your case. Those fortunate enough to have been represented by him will never forget this man and neither will I. As posted previously, please remember that there are loved ones stumbling upon this post who do not deserve to see uneducated ramblings about a man you never even had the pleasure of being in the same room with. No, I am not an attorney! Let's also not forget another person died in this accident as well... Although we are waiting on official word, it is presumed to be a man that was dearly loved by all who knew him.

115, I think they were brothers in law, hence the name change.

110, you're "big-time" and you think an obituary is an event?

* twiddles flippers nervously *

As a partner in good standing for over 20 years at a V35 firm, I would agree with the comments expressing concern about potential liability for these comments. In particular, without limitation, I would refer to the comments about the Quinn Emanuel firm's founder. False statements about one's death necessarily include false statements about an inability to perform one's profession. That, of course, is libel per se. I have seen this many times in my career. If I were a partner at the Quinn firm, I would have some of my top mid-level associates turn around a memo with the cutting edge research on the issue, including a choice of law analysis.

As a partner in good standing for over 20 years at a V35 firm, I would agree with the comments expressing concern about potential liability for these comments. In particular, without limitation, I would refer to the comments about the Quinn Emanuel firm's founder. False statements about one's death necessarily include false statements about an inability to perform one's profession. That, of course, is libel per se. I have seen this many times in my career. If I were a partner at the Quinn firm, I would have some of my top mid-level associates turn around a memo with the cutting edge research on the issue, including a choice of law analysis.

99 you are wrong. Although they both spell and pronounce their names different, they are (were) one person. Next time check your facts

119, you need to learn about Section 230. All the Mighty Quinn can do to ATL is make them respond to a subpoena giving up the IP addresses of the commenters (and in some comment threads that might prove interesting). ATL has total immunity with regard to the slanderous or otherwise tortious comments of the maroons frequenting the comment section.

That is as it should be. Anyone brain dead enough to pay any attention to anything in this thread couldn't possibly afford Quinn Emmanuel, and so there are no possible damages.

@110. I assume you are a troll, because your advice is completely full of shit.

The Telecommunications Act provides complete immunity from suit to information service providers for content published by third parties on their network/service. That is all.

122 = racist and homophobe

I'm still thinking Quinn is the guy who was allegedly banging a good looking juror while the trial was in progress. Although he later claimed the affair started after the trial ended, I've always been in awe of anyone about whom such a rumor could even get started.

I did not know John O'Quinn, but as a native Houstonian and a current Houston lawyer, I know that he made a significant positive impact on both the community and the profession. This is a tragic loss of a charismatic and talented mand who, at the end of the day, made philanthropic contributions to the community that will outlive him for decades to come. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, firm, friends, and clients, and I, for one, am in awe of a life fully lived and full of accomplishment. I would be blessed to be half the lawyer that he was. R.I.P., and we will miss you.

121 - what is wrong with you? The two attorneys have vastly different bios. Anyone who is familiar with John O'Quinn knows he graduated from University of Houston Law School and has contributed a great deal of funds to that school. The attorney at Quinn Emmanuel graduated from Harvard Law School. You check your facts and stop announcing to everyone what a dumba** you are.

who's going to represent his case?

As the saying goes:

If we didn't have lawyers
we wouldn't need lawyers.

Bury yet another lawyer in
in his robe of greed and send
him to his maker to try and make
a "Deal". I'm sure there's a nice
warm seat waiting for him alongside
Kenny Lay

I don't think there is greater way to disrespect someone who has passed away than an abovethelaw blog post with open comments. ELIE = EPIC FAILURE IN LIFE AND BLOG MANAGEMENT.

130,

As a general rule, it's acceptable to point out another's flaws. There's an exception to this rule, however, when that person is a walrus.

EQUALITY SECURE

To 122 and others. In my thirty-plus years of V35 partnership, I have had occasion to author or co-author many articles, including many articles on Section 230. It appears that the contemplated litigation would prevail because, and my associates' research would support this, this case would fall within the MCW exception to the qualified immunity. I will be speaking on this topic, among others, at a prestigious conference next Spring in Vancouver. Many partners from other V35 firms will be there.

If he made is fortune on breast implant cases, he was involved in one of the greatest legal hoaxes ever perpetrated. It led to the bankruptcy of major corporations. All based entirely on junk science.

But he gave some money to charity so I guess he was pretty swell anyway.

Legal hoax? Maybe. But consider:

Saline is cheaper and, at least, perceived safer than silicone. Not seriously disputable.

Safer and cheaper product = more demand. See e.g. supply and demand curve.

More demand = more breast implants.

More breast implants = healthier, happier society.

QED

These comments are so insensitive. I can't believe the people on this site.

These comments are so insensitive. I can't believe the people on this site.

135 and 136, learn HOW to post before criticizing the content of other posts.

133, change "breast implant cases" to "global warming nonsense" and you've described Al Gore.

Go look at the Work-related Illnesses open thread on this site from a couple weeks back. It explains all the asshole comments. Most of them are made by mentally ill losers who wear mouthguards at night and miscarry their kids and whatnot.

137 - sorry. These comments are so insensitive. I can't believe the people on this cite.

Elie, you owe his family an apology.

If it is wrong to express a negative opinion about a person the day they die, when dies it become okay to express the opinion? When they are buried? A week later? And who makes the rules? Honestly, if you think a critical comment about O'quinn on the day he died is somehow awful and immoral and grounds to be censored, I think maybe you aren't mature enough to read comments on the internet.

Ellie, don't bow down to the gutless simpletons who think you can't be critical of a person the day they die.

105: thank you! so many of the people that work in biglaw are the same people who had loaded parents blowing sunshine up their asses, they can't help but believe they are god's gift to humanity.

Ellie, don't bow down to the gutless simpletons who think you can't be critical of a person the day they die.

The article said he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. Of course, if he were arguing his case, he'd claim that it was still the manufacturer's fault, the state's fault, maybe Big Oil's fault... anybody's fault but his own. 'Cause that's the creed of the personal-injury lawyer!

But yeah, he gave away some of the millions he extorted from big, bad, per se evil corporations, so I guess he was a super guy.

lol at all the "ethical" lawyers expressing righteous disdain for this guy. like any of us care how we get paid as long as it happens. don't hate the player; hate the game.

This would never happen in Texas.

ATL has a serious lack of sympathy when posting stories of these sorts without turning off the comments. It is a shame that this blog will allow such horrible posts about a lawyer--and philanthropist--on these pages. I hope your advertisers take note.

This is no big deal. Personal injury attorneys at my high school used to die all the time.

150 = Schtick fail.

I am one of the people who knew John personally and cared about him. I find it hard to stomach that people on this site who are members of the same profession - one that is theoretically marked by integrity - have the audacity to say such hateful things about a man on the day of his death. Shameful.

On another note, John was bigger than life. He was a lightning rod, yes; but someone whose success changed lives - lots of them. Most importantly, John recognized the "little" people - yes, his foundation has given money all over the city of Houston, but he also changed lives on the micro-level, finding people in need of opportunities and giving them to him. He was a good man, a smart man, and a man who deserves to be honored on the day of his death. I will miss him tremendously, and the legal community has certainly suffered a great loss.

He gave a lot of money to charity = good

He made most of his money shaking down Dow Corning based on junk science; he bankrupted that company and LOTS of people lost their jobs because of it = bad

He won verdicts for people with very legitimate, serious injuries (or death) = good

He was sanctioned multiple times, in multiple states for unethical conduct = bad

I know from personal experience as opposing counsel in several cases that he relentlessly pursued cases that had absolutely ZERO factual or legal basis = bad

He owned the Batmobile = good

The guy was a mixed bag, like most. R.I.P.

R.I.P., Mr. O'Quinn and Mr. Cutliff.

Thank you, #153. Other than the comments from those that actually KNEW him, you've made the most sense of anyone.

Isn't this the guy that played Peterman on Seinfeld?? So sad!!! Who is going to host the dog show on thanksgiving this year??

Sounds very suspicious. One-car accident. Enemy of big business. See Michael Clayton and Silkwood.

I think there was a scandal involving O'Quinn's theft of plaintiffs' funds stemming from the breast implant litigation. I believe a judge ordered him to return the stolen money, but I never heard anything beyond that.

He was ordered to return something like $42 million for skimming bogus expenses from the compensation fund for the women whose titties were ruined by big pharma. If that's not heartless and crass, I don't know what is.

Larger than life I'll give you, but this guy was no saint.

28 = the male file clerk O'Quinn was banging.