PLBT Bounces to 210!

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009 After lingering in the two-eighties for months, Pittsburgh Legal Back Talk has suddenly jumped to number 210 in the AVVO list of most read legal blogs. Hopefully, this was no fluke and we can hold the position. Thank you readers! Look out, Above the Law! CLT

Jury Duty: Whom Do You Trust?

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009 An eminent Harvard Economics Professor of high reputation complained loudly in his blog that he was struck from a jury panel in a medical malpractice case. Greg Mankiw stated that he wanted to know why being an economist disqualifies him for jury service and whether this says something about […]

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Bench Bar Week.

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009 The middle week of June. The courthouse corridors have been empty. It is the week of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Bench Bar Conference. This experience has been an annual event for a generation, always at Seven Springs. It is the time and place where lawyers get to do […]

Its Starting to Happen at Dwelling House (and at Fort Pitt, too)..

Meanwhile, the Heinz History Center is saving the Fort Pitt Museum from closure by taking over the management from the State, which literally cut this priceless resource out of the budget.

Compassion on the Supreme Court.

A trial judge rarely sets precedent. He or she has the unique opportunity to do justice to the litigant at bar without usually causing unforeseen consequences to others. Not so an appellate judge. Every word and nuance set down in an appellate opinion has the potential to change the outcome of countless cases to come. This factor multiplies by some exponent when the United States Supreme Court has issued a decision. As numerous justices have noted, there is often a conflict between a just result in a particular case and a rule of law to be applied in all cases.

Dwelling House Savings Update

Without being too sentimental, there is an obvious parallel here to that classic film. “Its a Wonderful Life.” Uncle Billy absentmindedly left the Bailey Building and Loan Association’s bank deposit on the counter at the bank. Evil banker Mr. Potter, who was on the board at Bailey, pocketed the money and called the bank regulators. But when the people of the town heard that George Bailey was in trouble, they poured in with cash contributions and saved the day.

When Will You Become a Millionaire? Here’s Your Timetable.

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009 The Motley Fool recently posted a table which shows how long it takes to become a millionaire with specified yearly savings, rate of return and timetables. This is, of course, assuming we don’t have another international economic meltdown during the next 30 or 40 years. CLT

Top Ten Reasons Not to Stay Up to Watch Letterman or Anybody Else.

And the Number One Reason not to watch Letterman or any of his late night cohorts:

You’re better than that.

What Will It Take to Save Dwelling House?

Isn’t it strange that this is going on at a time when improvident lenders around the country have been rescued by TARP funds, liberally doled out by Treasury to the very no-goodniks who brought the world to the brink of economic collapse. Billions flowed to mega-operations, some of whom appear to serve no one but themselves. But a paltry Two Million Bucks is not available for a community bank that has provided the opportunity of home ownership in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, safely and soundly, for a very long time.

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