Igloo Expands Cooler Recall In the Wake of New Injuries If you own an Igloo cooler, you may want to give some attention to the Igloo Products Corp. ongoing recall of its 90 Qt Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers. Igloo just expanded that recall to include an additional 130,000 units after receiving  additional reports  of […]

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Why is it called “the Bar”? The legal profession is often referred to as “the bar.” While this can be the source of many jokes, many do not know the actual origin of this name for the profession. The term dates back to medieval times, when courtrooms were built with a physical barrier that separated […]

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Bread Sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania Recalled for Containing Glass If you’ve recently bought Upper Crust bread in Ohio or Pennsylvania, you may want to be very careful about eating it. The Food and Drug Administration has  announced  that bread sold by the Maryland-based company Upper Crust Crest Hill Bakery in six different states has […]

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Bordas & Bordas is proud to announce that seven attorneys have been selected to the 2025 West Virginia Super Lawyers list. Bordas & Bordas attorneys Jamie Bordas, Linda Bordas, Geoffrey Brown, Scott Blass, Jason Causey, Richard Monahan and Mike Prascik were selected as 2025 West Virginia Super Lawyers. Jamie Bordas, managing partner of Bordas & Bordas […]

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Bordas & Bordas is proud to announce that the law firm has been recognized for excellence in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® rankings in the United States. The recognition identifies the top-performing law firms across 127 practice areas and 188 local jurisdictions. The Best Law Firms® rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation […]

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Bordas & Bordas is proud to announce that six attorneys have been selected to the 2024 West Virginia Super Lawyers list.  Bordas & Bordas attorneys Jamie Bordas, Linda Bordas, Geoffrey Brown, Scott Blass, Jason Causey and Richard Monahan were selected as 2024 West Virginia Super Lawyers.   Jamie Bordas, managing partner of Bordas & Bordas since 2005, has […]

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A jury in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania returned a verdict of $20,500,000 against American Home Patient/Lincare in a racial discrimination case arising out of its State College, Pennsylvania location. The 8 person jury awarded Patricia Holmes $500,000 in compensatory damages and $20 Million in punitive […]

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Overall, the cases decided in the West Virginia Supreme Court’s spring term were a disappointment to plaintiffs.  In this overview, we will look at three broad categories of cases:  torts, arbitration, and oil and gas. Torts Foreseeability is one of the bedrock principles of tort law.  In Humphry v. Westchester Limited Partnership, the Supreme Court […]

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In May, a New York state jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (J & J) to pay $300 million in punitive damages to a long-time user or J & J’s talcum powder products who contracted mesothelioma – a deadly cancer most typically seen among asbestos-exposed tradesman. This punitive damage verdict comes on the heels of the […]

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Recently, in the case of Hassel v Franzi, the Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed evidentiary issues in a medical negligence case involving learned treatises, notice, cumulative testimony and relevancy. Mary Hassel, a 65-year-old woman, presented to Dr. Arnold, an orthopedic surgeon, with complaints of worsening left knee pain. A MRI showed a fracture of Mrs. Hassel’s femur. […]

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