On September 29, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a physician’s failure to disclose to a patient that the physician does not maintain statutorily required medical malpractice insurance coverage does not give rise to a claim for the physician’s failure to secure the patient’s informed consent prior to performing a medical procedure which […]

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The pinnacle of corporate greed was exposed in the lawsuit of Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co., (1981) 119 CA3d 757, wherein evidence showed that Ford’s corporate executives made conscious decisions to avoid correcting dangerous conditions existing in the Pinto because it would be more cost effective to pay out on claims involving death or serious […]

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This is my favorite time of year. I love to see the trees turn beautiful colors, knowing that football season is in full swing, and it’s the beginning of hockey season. Barley and Guinness (better known as “the boys” in the office here at Bordas & Bordas) love to run and roll in the fallen […]

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Most offer letters or employee manuals specifically state that a person’s employment with the company is on an “at-will” basis. What does that actually mean?  What rights do “at will” employees have against employer termination?  Does it matter if an employee has performed well and reported for work as scheduled? The protections vary from state […]

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Well, did you now that blood type is inherited, just like eye color. Certain blood types are more common in certain countries. In China, over 99 percent of the population has Rh+ blood. Different kinds of animals have different kinds of blood types: dogs have four; cats have 11 and cows have about 800. WOW, […]

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Although I have owned Siberian Huskies for 12 years, and dogs in general pretty much most of my life, I never really felt the need to take any of them to obedience class…until Scarlet. Earlier this year I decided I wanted to become involved in the show ring, and set out to find the perfect […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2015 Contact: Michele Rejonis t: 304.905.6005 michele@wheelhousecreativellc.com Circuit Court Approves $18 Million Wrongful Death Settlement by Bordas & Bordas Arising out of Tyler County Explosion WHEELING, W. VA. – A lawsuit arising out of the death of a local man resulting from a 2013 explosion at a Tyler County oil […]

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As many of you are aware, I’ve been involved with high school athletics for most of my adult life. I was first certified as a basketball official back in 1985, and 30 years later I’m still at it.  Over the years, I’ve become increasingly frustrated with what I have perceived as people losing sight of […]

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I have mixed emotions every year as fall rolls around. On the positive side, there’s college football.  I’m a lifelong Mountaineer fan, and I try my best to get to one ball game a year in Morgantown.  The rest of time I’m glued to the television, jumping, yelling and cheering like I was actually in […]

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Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love my Dad and how very proud I am of all that he has accomplished in his life. Most people know my Dad, Wilson W. “Bud” Wood, as a former history/social studies teacher at John Marshall High School, where he taught for 25 years.  However, many people […]

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