I was recently invited by the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball organization to be a Pirates “Big Leaguer for a Day.” It’s something that the Pirates apparently do every year in appreciation for the support that people and organizations provide to the Pittsburgh Pirates.  This year, the Bordas & Bordas law firm entered into a business relationship […]

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I saw on the news that The Honorable James P. Mazzone placed a new sign on the door of one of the Ohio County Circuit Courtrooms. I previously wrote a blog on this very subject because I have been in and out of so many courtrooms in Ohio and West Virginia throughout the course of my […]

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Throughout the years, I’ve been told by tons of people they can’t tell Barley and Guinness apart. Even I sometimes can’t when they are standing side by side.  If you have ever come to the office and seen the boys you would understand.  Let me try to help you differentiate between the two. Barley is […]

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Recently, the PA Superior Court, in Yocabet ( and Mecinnac) v. UPMC Presbyterian, et al. held that data produced to CMS and the PA DOH in connection with an inspection of defendant’s facility is not protected information under the state’s peer review protection statute, 63 P.S. Sec. 425.1-425.4 . Attorney – Client Privilege Yocabet and […]

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For years, Oglebay Institute has held summer auditions for their Parcel Players of area youth ages 12-18. This is such a positive thing that they have done for our youth.  Not only does it give the teens a chance to experience the many aspects of theatre, whether it be a direct acting role or behind […]

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My daughter, Allie, LOVES BIRTHDAYS. She just turned six, but has already taken great pains to plan for her birthday parties months in advance.  Some of her ideas have been good; others have required a gentle re-direction from her mother and I (one year she wanted a Disney Princess “Brave” themed party at Cabela’s).  This […]

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Now that it has officially ended, I think I can safely say that this past June has been the rainiest I can ever remember in my 41 years here in the Ohio Valley. I can hardly recall a day over this past month where our plans weren’t derailed because of rain.  Between a freezing May […]

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” There were 56 men from each of the original 13 colonies who risked their reputations, fortunes, and their lives when […]

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