Is the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Procedure in Proposed Trade Agreements an End-Run Around US Courts?

No. 1,152 Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts, has been campaigning against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement involving 12 countries, including the US, with borders on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Warren says that the proposed agreement includes an international trade dispute resolution mechanism, “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” (ISDS), that would enable multinational corporations […]

Mortgage Foreclosure: Vukman Update

No. 1,151 BENEFICIAL CONSUMER DISCOUNT COMPANY d/b/a BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA v. PAMELA A. VUKMAN, NO. 355 WDA 2014 Another chapter in the continuing saga of Pamela Vukman and Beneficial Consumer Discount Company appeared in the decisions of the Superior Court on April 6, 2015. The prior Vukman decision in the Superior Court was […]

Trends in Real Estate Law: Cockroaches, Bedbugs and Other Creepy-Crawlies.

Up to now, we haven’t heard much about litigation involving the sale of insect/rodent infested real estate. However, the time is right.

At the moment, the Pennsylvania Disclosure Statement used in the sale of residential property, is somewhat limited. Look for that to change.

Those Pesky Ideas Whose Time Has Come.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on same sex marriage, legal arguments that wouldn’t have been given a long shot chance of acceptance not very long ago.

Law Grad Job Report: Duquesne Beats Pitt (slightly).

No. 1,148 If you are thinking about going to law school, you may want to also think about getting a job when you are finished. If you peruse this report, you’ll learn that Penn grads had the best hire rate among law schools in the Northeast. But if your grades are not up to the […]

Update on “Redacted v Redacted”: Nothing to Report.

In this very unusual case, an attorney for a non-profit alerted the Attorney General’s Office of a potential diversion of funds by the non-profit client. This presents a unique ethical dilemma, because it is an apparent violation of the lawyer-client privilege.

It was a cold bright day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.

We tend to forget that we can have cold weather in April, but yes we can. I’m not a gardener, but en expert one told me that you can have a frost as late as May 25.

Dictionary.com Announces Apple Watch App.

While looking up the word “pled” in Dictionary.com, I discovered that we will soon be able to get a Dictionary.com app for the Apple Watch.

Is It “Pleaded” or “Pled”?

Lawyers use this word “plead” all the time as to indicate that some averment was stating in a “pleading”, such as a complaint or answer.

No, It is not a Ketchup Bottle that was Stomped. Its Art, You Philistine!

No. 1,143 Its a Pittsburgh thing. If you don’t get it, turn in your badge.

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