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People and Their Pets: A Look at the Furry Dodds
ClockNovember 21st, 2014 By

People and Their Pets: A Look at the Furry Dodds

 Maybe you have a pet or are considering getting a pet. Perhaps you prefer a dog, cat, fish, hamster or have some other preference. Whatever your choice may be, it is believed that pets can provide therapeutic and health benefits in addition to endless years of joy. Pets are not...

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Three Ways Democrats Lost West Virginia (and Three Ways to Find it Again)
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Three Ways Democrats Lost West Virginia (and Three Ways to Find it Again)

 Two weeks ago, for the first time in nearly a century, the people of West Virginia elected Republican majorities to both chambers of the legislature. While Republicans expected gains in the off-year election, the results exceeded their wildest expectations. The resounding defeat of Democrats, some who did not even feel...

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The Myth of Litigation-Driven ‘Defensive Medicine’
ClockNovember 19th, 2014 By

The Myth of Litigation-Driven ‘Defensive Medicine’

 Following a wave of recent political efforts undertaken by insurance companies and healthcare providers, numerous states enacted harsh limitations on a victim's ability to seek compensation in the event that they were harmed by the malpractice of a doctor or hospital. The nature of these limitations is unique to the...

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Living with a Senior Dog and the Importance of Finding Homes for Senior Dogs in Shelters
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Living with a Senior Dog and the Importance of Finding Homes for Senior Dogs in Shelters

 On November 6, 2000, my life was forever changed for the better when I brought home a little fur ball that I had found two days earlier at a pet supply store where the local animal shelter had brought several puppies hoping to find them homes. It was love at...

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This Family Cooks
ClockNovember 14th, 2014 By

This Family Cooks

 I am not sure where I got my love for cooking and baking, but I have it! My mother freely admits that she always hated cooking and was never very good at it. I have two sisters that also don't have the knack for whipping up a gourmet meal or...

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World Prematurity Day
ClockNovember 14th, 2014 By Stacy Contraguerro Bordas

World Prematurity Day

 November 17, 2014 marks the 4th worldwide awareness day for prematurity. "World Prematurity Day" is a global movement to raise awareness about prematurity highlighting the burden of preterm birth, informing on simple, proven cost-effective solutions and invoking compassion for families who have experienced preterm birth." Most people probably don't even...

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I AM OUTRAGED!!!!
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I AM OUTRAGED!!!!

 Has a story ever outraged you and then suddenly you find life has moved along; then there it is -- a reminder about that story that prompts you to remember it years later? Whatever happened? Did it just disappear? A story that struck a chord for me of complete outrage...

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Hurting Healthcare
ClockNovember 12th, 2014 By

Hurting Healthcare

 In a fact sheet published on October 27, 2014, the Center for Justice and Democracy announced that the findings from three new studies make it indisputable that damage caps--a popular part of tort reform--are actually hurting healthcare. This decline in healthcare was observed in three distinct areas. First, the reports...

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Reflections on West Point – 20 Years Later
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Reflections on West Point – 20 Years Later

 Last month, my family and I attended my 20th reunion at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1994, I graduated from West Point and began my service in the United States Army. Time sure does fly. It seems like just yesterday that my classmates and I were...

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Yinzer’s Win!
ClockNovember 10th, 2014 By

Yinzer’s Win!

 After weeks of close contests and national debate, the fraught competition to decide America's ugliest accent has finally come to a dramatic close. And the winner is that moonlit, magical city-the Paris of Allegheny County, the Venice of the Ohio Valley-Pittsburgh, City of Jagoffs. Dahntahn Picksburgh home of the Pirates,...

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$50 Million

Verdict in Nursing Home Abuse and Wrongful Death case
$36.5 Million

Settlement in Toxic tort case
$20.5 Million

Verdict in Workplace Discrimination case
$18.5 Million

Settlement in Toxic Tort case
$18 Million

Settlement in Workplace Injury and Wrongful Death case
$16.9 Million

Verdict in Premises Liability case
$11.8Million

Settlement in Wrongful Death/Insurance Bad Faith case
$11.5 Million

Settlement in Truck Accident case
$10 Million

Verdict in Insurance Bad Faith case
$9.1 Million

Verdict in Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death case
$8 Million

Settlement in Strict Liability case
$8 Million

Settlement in Truck Accident case
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