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A Mother’s Contemplation: Advice To The Younger Me And The Real Life Younger Me’s
ClockDecember 17th, 2013 By

A Mother’s Contemplation: Advice To The Younger Me And The Real Life Younger Me’s

 Insomnia sucks. Well, for the most part it does but lying awake and contemplating life and all its nuances does have its advantages. Last night, as I turned off the TV, hell bent on not allowing myself to watch yet another consecutive episode of Duck Dynasty, I thought about my...

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The Story of Carmen, The Joseph Family Christmas Camel
ClockDecember 16th, 2013 By

The Story of Carmen, The Joseph Family Christmas Camel

 Pappy rarely left the Wheeling area. Other than when he was in the army, he only traveled outside of the Wheeling area to visit my aunt and cousins in Arizona or pick them up from the Pittsburgh airport when they would come to visit. During one of his last visits to...

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Who is Responsible for Injuries When Companies Violate the Building Code? You or Them?
ClockDecember 13th, 2013 By Jay Stoneking

Who is Responsible for Injuries When Companies Violate the Building Code? You or Them?

 For years West Virginia has embraced two contradictory concepts. On one hand, West Virginia law has always given special status and protection to those who are invited onto someone else's property. In fact, a property owner has a legal duty to maintain his property in a reasonably safe condition for...

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Are Your Oil and Gas Interests Being ‘Held by Production?’ Can You Do Anything About It?
ClockDecember 12th, 2013 By Jeremy McGraw

Are Your Oil and Gas Interests Being ‘Held by Production?’ Can You Do Anything About It?

 While oil and natural gas operations reaching and producing from the Marcellus and Utica Shales may be relatively new, oil and gas operations have been conducted in the Ohio Valley for many generations. Our grandparents and great-grandparents often signed leases for the oil and gas underlying their property many years...

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Take Time This Christmas to Remember Why We Celebrate
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Take Time This Christmas to Remember Why We Celebrate

 Around this time of year, you see commercials, signs and billboards that say "Keep Christ in Christmas." After all, the whole reason for the season is Jesus, the Son of God, coming to earth to save the sinner - each of us - from our sins, offering the only way...

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Jamie Bordas Explains How Co-Counsel Relationships Can Bring Great Results and Valued Friendships
ClockDecember 10th, 2013 By Jamie Bordas

Jamie Bordas Explains How Co-Counsel Relationships Can Bring Great Results and Valued Friendships

 As the year approaches an end, I think back on some of the lawyers from other firms who I have had an opportunity to work with in a co-counsel capacity. It is always very humbling when another firm asks you to work with it to represent their client. This year...

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‘I Love Hot Moms!’ How a Picture, a Bad Decision and Facebook Cost One Lawyer His Career and Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
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‘I Love Hot Moms!’ How a Picture, a Bad Decision and Facebook Cost One Lawyer His Career and Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

 Surely by now most, if not all, of us finally understand the dangers of social media. Not long ago Bordas & Bordas attorney Michelle Marinacci wrote an informative blog about how employers have used Facebook posts to justify employee firings. More and more stories keep popping up which showing poor...

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Remarks on The King of Kings This Christmas Season from Jay Stoneking
ClockDecember 6th, 2013 By Jay Stoneking

Remarks on The King of Kings This Christmas Season from Jay Stoneking

 You can imagine all of the preparations that would have to be made if the President visited your hometown. Naturally, the President would require the best accommodations including a plush hotel, food, and all of the amenities. Transportation would have to be provided. Security would obviously be a major concern....

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Major Decisions Handed Down by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Worker Safety Issues
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Major Decisions Handed Down by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Worker Safety Issues

 Catch this week's edition of the regionally beloved Bordas & Bordas Legal Review. Jamie Bordas and guest Chris Regan discuss important cases on worker safety decided by West Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals this last term. Find out if the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" defense...

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Exploding Gas Cans – How Just $1.00 Per Can Could Save Lives and Prevent Burn Injuries
ClockDecember 5th, 2013 By Jeremy McGraw

Exploding Gas Cans – How Just $1.00 Per Can Could Save Lives and Prevent Burn Injuries

 Over a year ago Bordas & Bordas, PLLC brought you information about the massive safety concerns surrounding exploding gas cans and how the manufactures of those gas cans could take a simple and inexpensive step to avoid catastrophic injury to their consumers. This story is now making national news. NBC News Investigations has...

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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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