Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”The Pittsburgh Steelers and a Legal Question
Before I get started on Monday’s blog, I want to express what most Pittsburghers feel today. Yes we wish the Steelers were going to the Super Bowl. Yes it was very hard to watch other teams play this weekend. But the thing that I am most impressed with concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers is there absolute […]
NTSB Wants to Lower Drunk Driving Level From .08 to .05
Well this legal issue is bound to generate a whole lot of controversy. The current level for drunk driving in Pennsylvania is .08. The National Transportation Safety Board, a federal agency, wants to lower that level to .05. Their reasoning is quite simple. They claim that lowering the level to .05 will save lives. They claim that […]
An Open and Shut Medical Malpractice Case?
A few days ago we signed up a medical malpractice case. A woman went in to a Pittsburgh hospital to have a relatively simple surgical procedure done. She was having a neurotransmitter placed in to her spine to provide pain relief. The doctor who performed the surgery apparently nicked a bone or vein during the […]
Passing the Bar Exam– a Rite of Passage
I read a recent article talking about the pass rate for the Pennsylvania Bar Exam. The gist of the article was that the pass rate in Pennsylvania was down from what it normally is. Any lawyer who has taken and passed the bar exam can relate to this. When my son Kevin was waiting for his […]
3 Reasons Why CNN is Dead Wrong
CNN broke a story a few days ago in the Cosby case. CNN said the whole Pa. criminal case against actor comedian Bill Cosby may be thrown out. They cited an email from the former prosecutor saying that he would not use what Cosby said in his civil deposition against him in the criminal case. The deposition […]
Your Response to the Case I Blew
As you know, earlier this week I published a blog talking about blowing a case while I was an assistant district attorney 30 years ago. I got a heck of a lot of responses to the blog. Most of the responses were very positive ones. A few were not. But let me ask you a […]
Should Attorney General Kane be Removed?
That is the hottest legal topic in Pennsylvania right now. The legal issue is whether Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane can continue to function in her position when her law license is under suspension. This case is a combination of politics, political intrigue and legal precedent that is coming together for a historic showdown. The […]
NFL Cheerleaders and Cab Drivers–Connected?
It is a headline grabbing article. NFL cheerleaders file a class action suit against their teams for wage loss. The cheerleaders are claiming they were not paid what was owed to them by NFL teams. Who knows where this is going to end up. What’s interesting about this case is that it will be decided […]
A CASE I BLEW
You are going to love this blog. Last week I told you about an injury case in which we rejected the insurance company’s top offer and went to trial. That jury gave us 4 times what the top offer was from the insurance company. Today I want to tell you about a case I not […]
Frat Escapes Criminal Charges
An 18 year old student at Penn State University(Altoona branch) committed suicide in 2014 as a result of an alleged hazing incident. What caused his death? Hazing or something else? The statewide grand jury decided not to file criminal charges in this tragedy. That is not the end of this matter however. Why? Because the family of the […]