In the case of McLaughlin v. Garden Spot Village of Akron d/b/a Maple Farm Nursing Center, the Pennsylvania Superior Court denied the defendant nursing home’s attempt to shield its employee from testifying about the employee’s report of abuse of an elderly resident to the Lancaster County Office of Aging. Plaintiffs, Ms. Vickie McLaughlin and Carol L. […]

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In 1993, before Bill Clinton stepped into the oval office, President George H.W. Bush wrote him a letter. Short, gracious and encouraging, the letter conveyed the departing President’s honest good wishes for the success of the man who had defeated him in a tough election. His letter conveys the overwhelming sense that Clinton was now […]

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“The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life.” –Anita Hill Giving testimony as a fact witness at trial or a deposition need not be a life-altering experience, and it doesn’t have to be terror-inducing, either.  What it must be is truthful. How a witness conveys that truthful testimony has a lot to […]

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Maybe you are sitting in traffic or on your front porch and there he or she is right in front of you…that person who does everything right or maybe he or she has a real smooth way of pulling things off. And then you start to question yourself. That’s probably not going to help boost […]

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Pennsylvania, like 28 other states, has a “filial support” or “filial responsibility” law, which is a concept used to describe an adult child’s obligation to a parent. 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4603 provides the following: (a) Liability. (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), all of the following individuals have the responsibility to care for […]

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With the Republican National Convention in full swing this week, the xenophobic, apocalyptic vision of America on the brink of total destruction thanks to the failed “leadership” of our first “Muslim” President is on full display from the bully pulpit of the Quicken Loans Arena. Fact checkers are on the scene as well, ready to […]

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I recently read an article discussing a group of men who stood outside of the Republican National Convention with their guns in holsters on their hips. The men took this action to draw attention to their Constitutional right to carry a gun, show that guns could be handled responsibly and in case they needed to […]

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Dear Friends, Gretchen Wilson, who I attend church with on a regular basis, sent me the following statement that was made by Minister Joe Wright who opened the new session of the Kansas Senate with the following prayer. I thought that whoever you are, if in fact you believe in God, you would appreciate these […]

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Tom Brady has given up on the appeals process with regard to his four game suspension to start the 2016-17 NFL season resulting from his involvement in the Deflategate scandal surrounding deflated New England Patriots footballs in the 2015 playoffs. However, the reasons behind his decision are likely strategic. If Brady had chosen to appeal […]

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I live two miles from the I-70 East exit to the Ohio Valley Mall. I will freely admit — I am a mall person.  I can’t tell you how many times people have said to me, “There is nothing for me at that mall”.  Well, I love our mall.  I am addicted to Auntie Anne’s […]

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