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Bread Sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania Recalled for Containing Glass

May 9th, 2025 By Bordas & Bordas

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...

May 9th, 2025 By Bordas & Bordas

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 the...

May 9th, 2025 By James Heneghan

Ohio Spoliation of Evidence Law

In many cases and incidents, evidence gets lost, some innocently, some not. For example, the recording of a black box can be recorded over, as can security camera video that records an incident. The first example is more likely to be intentional; the second could be, but may not as...

May 9th, 2025 By Bordas & Bordas

Interesting West Virginia Facts

I was on the West Virginia Secretary of State’s website recently. While on the website, I noticed some interesting tabs. For instance, if you hit the Secretary’s Desk tab, you can read about the history of the Secretaries of States from 1863 to present. I found some interesting facts regarding West Virginia....

May 9th, 2025 By Bordas & Bordas

Why I Want To Be a Judge

As I meet more and more people in the course of my campaign, I am frequently asked about why I am doing this. Folks see the time and effort my supporters and I are putting into this race, and they naturally wonder what it is about being a Circuit Judge...

Costs of Litigation- What Is a Legitimate Cost?

May 9th, 2025 By Bordas & Bordas

Costs of Litigation- What Is a Legitimate Cost?

According to 26 U.S.C.A. § 7430(c)(1) and I.R.C. § 7430(c)(1), the term “reasonable litigation costs” are defined as follows: (A) reasonable court costs, and (B) based upon prevailing market rates for the kind or quality of services furnished— (i) the reasonable expenses of expert witnesses in connection with a court proceeding, except...

A Plaintiff’s Perspective in Filing an Amended Complaint

May 9th, 2025 By James Heneghan

A Plaintiff’s Perspective in Filing an Amended Complaint

A civil lawsuit generally has a time limitation in which the injured party must file a lawsuit by or they will forever waive their rights to file a claim. So, what can you do if you file a claim in time but realize after the statute of limitations that you...

May 9th, 2025 By Bordas & Bordas

Notice Pleading v. Fact Pleading

When pleading a cause of action, there are two standards that might be in play in order for a person to plead his or her case. These two pleading standards are referred to as notice pleading and fact pleading. The differences between these two pleading standards are important to consider...

May 9th, 2025 By Bordas & Bordas

Teen Driving in West Virginia

My son recently got his Level II Intermediate License. When he obtained his Level I Permit last September, I realized...

Debt Collectors Will Not Take Wrong Number For An Answer

May 9th, 2025 By Jason Causey

Debt Collectors Will Not Take Wrong Number For An Answer

Millions of telephone numbers are reassigned every day. Accordingly, wrong-number debt collection phone calls are frequent. Understandably, debt collectors commonly place calls to the owner of the reassigned number when attempting to call the real debtor. It seems simple enough – the consumer tells the debt collector the cell phone number was reassigned, and...

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Bread Sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania Recalled for Containing Glass

Why is it called “the Bar”?

Ohio Spoliation of Evidence Law

Interesting West Virginia Facts

Why I Want To Be a Judge

Costs of Litigation- What Is a Legitimate Cost?

A Plaintiff’s Perspective in Filing an Amended Complaint

Notice Pleading v. Fact Pleading

Teen Driving in West Virginia

Debt Collectors Will Not Take Wrong Number For An Answer