This Commonwealth Court Holding May Get Student Rights Advocates’ Goat!

No. 1,122 COLONIAL INTERMEDIATE UNIT #20 V. COLONIAL INTERMEDIATE UNIT #20 EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, PSEA/NEA No. 983 C.D. 2014 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the refusal of a Common Pleas Court decision that denied the employer’s petition to vacate an arbitration award and reinstate a special education teacher who had been terminated due to an […]

The Lesson of Deflategate.

No. 1,121 Who would have thunk it? So much about so little. But sometimes things happen that way. The most obvious scenario has hardly been discussed. Ball boy forgets or is too lazy to inflate the game balls. Official forgets or is too lazy to check them. Mistakes happen all of the time and when […]

The Mice That Roared

No. 1,120 There has been a recurring theme in this, the young 21st Century. The Mega-institutions have been under attack, frequently with success from loan wolves of various kinds. Technology has made it possible. And the victims, including the US Government, haven’t figured out what to do about it. The latest examples are the hacking […]

The Robot is Calling. Should you Sue?

A couple in Tampa Florida received a Christmas present from the U.S. District Court — a million dollar award against Bank of America. But don’t get too excited about filing a similar suit

Ten Most Fascinating People

No, I do not intend to watch Barbara Walters’ Special. Hardly any of the people she names as the world’s most are that terribly fascinating to me.

Every New Day is a Gift

It is wonderful to wake up every morning since having quintuple bypass surgery. It is wonderful to hear that I am recovering and will soon be better than ever.

Daylight Spending Time

We’ve all heard others (not us) complain about how there are not enough hours in the day. Well, once a year they get their wish. Today, November 2, 2014 is a 25 hour day. Of course, we have been saving it since Sunday March 9, when we all had a 23 hour day. But foe what?What are you going to do with the 25th hour?

LANDLORD AND TENANT: A few things to remember about appealing from the Magistrate.

Here are some things for lawyers and their clients to be aware of when filing appeals from the Magisterial District Judge in landlord tenant cases. Yes, this stuff can get complex. Thats why God made some of us with the aptitude to be lawyers.

Attorneys: The Law is Changing Regarding Powers of Attorney

The changes under Act 95 are too numerous and have too many new implications to be summarized here. Any attorney undertaking to prepare a power of attorney after January 1 should become familiar with the provisions of Act 95 before drafting.

CLT an AVVO Answers Top Contributor for 2014

I just received notice that I am once again a top contributor to AVVO, as was the case last year. Those contributions were in the form of questions answered through AVVO about real estate and landlord tenant law. I have been doing this almost since the beginning of AVVO. I am currently no. 58 in the all-time rankings for landlord tenant submissions.

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