The name of the lawyer is Gary Hoy btw
The glass held strong. The frame did not. Neither did the company after this.
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quandang@lemmy.world 2 days ago
idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
someguy3@lemmy.world 2 days ago
In 1993, one of its partners, Garry Hoy,[4] died after throwing himself against a glass window of its downtown Toronto-Dominion Centre office, in a playful attempt to demonstrate the strength of the window.[5] The window frame gave way, and Hoy fell to his death from the 24th floor.[1][6][7] The shock of losing one of its most successful lawyers was a contributing factor in the firm’s decline and fall, and the firm lost nearly 30 lawyers in the following three years.[1]
In 1996, the firm closed permanently amid controversy over unpaid bills.[1][8] Until the closing of Goodman and Carr in 2007, it was the largest law firm failure in Canadian history.[1][2]
This might be a time when a move and company rename (all that company refresh stuff) might work.
RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Eileen Dover
ruuster13@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
In a parallel universe, Vladimir Putin is carrying on Garry Hoy’s important work but due to the trauma of his good friend’s death, is too nervous to test the window strength himself.