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Got Sunscreen? Are You Doing Yourself More Harm Than good?

May 12, 2014
At times this winter, the heat and warmth of the sun seemed a distant memory. But here we are again, enjoying a most-welcome spring with summer just around the corner. And while I imagine many of us will be looking to take full advantage of the sun's rays in a few short weeks, especially after being cooped up all winter, enjoying…[...]

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Bordas & Bordas Receives $500K Verdict in the Death of 80 Year Old Woman

May 9, 2014
St. Clairsville, OH -- On May 9, 2014, a jury returned a verdict of $500,000 in the Courtroom of Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Frank Fregiato, in favor of Bordas & Bordas, PLLC client, Christine R. Alexander and against the Country Club Retirement Center. The case involved the disappearance of Alexander's 80-year-old mother, Luella Edge. Retirement home officials found…[...]

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Are You In the Pool Or Are You Just Getting Soaked?: Bad Faith Pooling Techniques and How They Could Impact Your Lease

May 9, 2014
You have signed your oil and gas lease, and maybe you are happy with the terms of your lease, but maybe you are not. Maybe you decided you could put up with a little noise or the extra traffic in your community while the drilling is going on. What you have been waiting for is for production to start and…[...]

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Training Tips Wanted

May 8, 2014
I am hoping to run my third Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon this May. The Half Marathon is a great community event and it allows you to see Wheeling in a way that will change the way you think about our city. I'll never view 29th Street hill the same way again. It's great to see our community rally around an…[...]

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The West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act – Know Your Rights

May 7, 2014
The West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act ensures that West Virginia workers receive all wages and fringe benefits due them for the hours they work. The Act aims to protect the rights and wages of workers, while providing a level playing field among the state businesses which must follow these rules. In brief, the Act provides: · Employees must…[...]

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Texas Jury Returns $2.9 Million Verdict for Family Harmed by Natural Gas Drilling

May 6, 2014
In what is believed to be the first, but likely not the last, verdict of its kind, a jury has found a natural gas company responsible for $2.9 million in personal injury and property damages it caused by exposing a Texas family to harmful emissions of volatile organic compounds, toxic air pollutants and diesel exhaust from its fracking operations. The…[...]

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In Fond Memory of Elliott ‘Spike’ Maynard, Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

May 5, 2014
I awoke this past Friday morning to a Facebook post by a former colleague from my time at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard. That sadness, however, was quickly replaced by a flood of fond memories of the gentleman who welcomed me from the minute I…[...]

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Ministering to the Medical Needs of the Less Fortunate in Honduras

May 2, 2014
Despite less than desirable sanitary accommodations, sleeping concrete floors with open windows, larger than life bugs (they're huge!), and bathing outside in a make-shift shower, I am excited to say I will be returning to Honduras with some folks from my Church this summer. Through the Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International (www.bmdmi.org), we will again be ministering to the medical…[...]

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Negative Publicity – One of the Few Weapons Left Against Arbitration

May 1, 2014
Mandatory arbitration clauses are mainstream and can be found buried in the fine print of virtually any consumer agreement. By virtue of buying a product or service, consumers are forced without warning to give up their right to go to court if they are harmed by the company providing the service or goods. For example, cell phone companies may obtain…[...]

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West Virginia Birth to Three, One of the Best Programs You Never Heard Of

Apr 30, 2014
When our first daughter was born my wife and I decided that she would take time off from work to stay home. My wife was a teacher, and a very good one at that. She graduated from West Liberty in 2004. While she would never brag on herself, I will. She was actually the school wide co-valedictorian and the top…[...]

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