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Realizing the Importance of the Center for Organ Recovery & Education

Mar 8, 2019
Christmas 2018 will be a holiday my family will never forget, not because of the great day, not the big gift or even the Christmas night around the tree with our extended family telling tales and laughing. It will be remembered for the tragic loss of Patricia Bates. Pat is my wife’s mom, my children’s grandma (Granny, if you will)…[...]

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Pennsylvania’s Safe2Say Something Anonymous Reporting Law Enacted

Mar 7, 2019
Each year millions of youths in schools and communities across the country hurt themselves or others through verbal, physical and digital means. The 2017 CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Study found that 21% of high school student are bullied on school property each year in Pennsylvania. That same study found that 17.3% of high school students are electronically bullied each year in Pennsylvania. These…[...]

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Online Shopping Subscriptions – How Much is Too Much?

Mar 6, 2019
Recently, my email and social media have been bombarded with advertisements for subscription services. It’s amazing to me how these days, you really don’t have to leave your home for the most part. Cleaning products, health care products, books, clothing, food…whatever your heart desires are all at the mercy of the buttons on your keyboard. The days of going to the grocery store…[...]

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Absence of Income/Profits Derived from Business is Not Dispositive of Earning Capacity Damage Claims

Mar 5, 2019
In the case of Kirkpatrick v. Geico Casualty Company the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, allowed the question of damages related to the plaintiff’s destruction of earning capacity claim to be submitted to the jury, despite the fact that the plaintiff could not show any loss in business income. The case involves a first party claim for underinsured…[...]

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Ethical Dangers of Using Social Media by an Attorney

Mar 4, 2019
Last month I gave warnings to injured persons as to why it was never too late to hire an attorney. So, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. This month I intend on warning attorneys about a potential danger in their job. I hope to warn attorneys on the perils of using social media. Several cautionary…[...]

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What is Voir Dire?

Mar 1, 2019
Voir dire is actually an old French phrase. Roughly translated, it means “to speak the truth.” It is used to describe the process of questioning potential jurors to see if they are harboring any bias, prejudice or interest that would disqualify them from serving. In most states, the judge decides how the voir dire questions will be asked. For example,…[...]

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“I’m Not the Suing Type”

Feb 28, 2019
The insurance industry and their corporate partners have spent a tremendous amount of money over the past two decades putting out propaganda to convince people that standing up for your own rights by seeking justice in a court of law makes you a bad person. If you file a lawsuit, you are bad. Many of my new clients who have been severely…[...]

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Without Power – A Diary

Feb 27, 2019
On Sunday, February 24, 2019, most of us in the Eastern United States experienced severe winds. This was predicted, and I was hoping that our power would hold out, but I wasn’t so lucky. It came as no surprise when it went out Sunday morning and we became one of the 4800 plus customers without power in Marshall County. The…[...]

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Legal News and Product Recalls

Pennsylvania’s Safe2Say Something Anonymous Reporting Law Enacted

Feb 27, 2019
Each year millions of youths in schools and communities across the country hurt themselves or others through verbal, physical and digital means. The 2017 CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Study found that 21% of high school student are bullied on school property each year in Pennsylvania. That same study found that 17.3% of high school students are electronically bullied each year in Pennsylvania. These…[...]

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Understanding the Do Not Resuscitate Order

Feb 26, 2019
Advances in modern equipment have increased the importance of what is now known as “End of Life Decision Making.” Our wishes about how we would like to be treated in the event we are in a coma, unable to make decisions for ourselves, or terminally ill, need to be made carefully and with great understanding of the potential consequences. If…[...]

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