Almost four years ago, a massive gas explosion killed eight people and injured 66 more in San Bruno, California. Civil Gas and Electric, the utility that was responsible, has been found to have grossly neglected its gas delivery  infrastructure. Nonetheless, neighboring cities are continuing to have problems getting TG&E to set its profit margins aside, […]

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Mandatory arbitration clauses are buried in the fine print of consumer finance, employment, cell phone, credit card, retirement account, and nursing home contracts. Just by taking a loan, a job or buying a product or service, consumers without warning are forced to give up their right to go to court if they are injured by a […]

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You won’t believe what happened to me this morning. I have to tattle on myself in order to tell this story but it’s so worth it! I was feeling pretty stressed this morning, so I decided to go through McDonald’s and get an Egg McMuffin (I’m doing Weight Watcher’s – that’s where the tattling comes […]

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I’ve been a big fan of the Olympics for as long as I can remember. I especially enjoy the winter games. I don’t really know why. I can’t ski, skate, or do anything else remotely athletic on snow or ice. I’m lucky to keep myself from falling. And maybe that’s the point: I enjoy watching […]

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At Bordas & Bordas, where I’ve been a lawyer for going on fifteen years now, we hear about a lot of legal cases. Because of the reputation Jim and Linda Bordas have built up for decades, we get the privilege of hearing about hundreds and even thousands of different potential legal cases from people who […]

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As you may have heard, the SEC defensive player of the year, Michael Sam, recently announced that he is gay. No big deal I thought, it’s 2014, and generally speaking as a nation I feel we are slowly but surely moving in the right direction concerning basic civil rights for all of our citizens. By […]

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A gas explosion has kept families out of their own neighborhood for a week. While the line in the neighborhood did not run to homes, it did run down the street and when a leak caused an explosion, a severely burned man was fortunate enough to be aided by his neighbor. These explosions are happening with greater […]

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A few weeks ago I received an invitation from WVU to sing the National Anthem at this Saturday’s basketball game against Baylor. It is really an incredible honor for me to have been asked twice to perform for the Old Gold and Blue. A close musician friend told me anyone can be asked to do […]

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By now, most of you have heard about the horrific natural gas well fire and explosion that occurred during the early hours of February 11th in Dunkard, Pennsylvania. This well fire burned for days, but eventually extinguished itself on Saturday. Unfortunately, the aftermath of this accident gas left one worker injured and recently identified employee, Ian […]

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Tens of millions of Americans, including over 60% of lower-income Earned Income Tax Credit recipients, use paid tax preparers. Yet nearly all states have more regulatory requirements for hairdressers than for tax preparers. Certified public accountants, tax lawyers, enrolled agents credentialed by the IRS, and certain unpaid volunteers are the only tax preparers subject to testing […]

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