Is Fantasy Football Illegal Gambling in Pennsylvania?

The question is, does this constitute illegal gambling? In Pennsylvania, probably not.

Contracts of Adhesion and Unconscionability

No. 1,111 William Towne v. Sensible Home Warranty, LLC, Pittsburgh Legal Journal, Vol. 162 No. 20 page 314. AR 12-6409. June 3, 2014. This case involves a claim made under a home warranty which provided that a warranty dispute must be submitted to the American Arbitration Association in Washoe County, Nevada, the location of the defendant’s […]

Landlord & Tenant: Shorting the Escrow

When a low income tenant appeals from the magistrate, the Department of Court Records gives him/her a pack of papers. One of them is intended for Section 8 tenants who only pay a portion of the rent. But other tenants fill in the blanks and sometimes get away with paying only part of the required escrow.

This “Time Management Ninja” Post is Too Good Not To Reprint in Full.

No. 1,109 10 Quick Tips to Improve Your Time Management by Greg Jarrow of Time Management Ninja Last week at a conference, I was approached by a TMN reader who asked me, “Can you give me a quick tip to improve my time management?” I felt like a comedian put on the spot with the clichÃ©, […]

The Unwanted Referral

One of the nicest, kindest things a lawyer or any professional can do is to use his/her knowledge to refer a friend in need to the right specialist. You hear the story, it clicks and although you cannot help, you know someone who can.

The Last Bastion of Smoking is Collapsing — the Home.

No. 1,107 The Allegheny County Housing Authority recently announced that it is banning smoking inside the building at 5 public housing locations. As the New York Times and many other publications have observed, this is a national trend. Of course, some residents have expressed outrage and disbelief that the Constitution does not protect them from […]

UTPCPL Seminar Scheduled For December 17

I have committed to present a new seminar on the Unfair Trade Practices Consumer Protection Law UTPCPL). As in the past, this seminars sponsored by CCAC and will probably be presented at the North Campus. The session, which will be from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, will be eligible for 3 hours of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit.

While We weren’t Looking, Pittsburgh Legal Back Talk Rose to No. 152 in Law Blog Rankings.

I haven’t read the AVVO law blog rankings for a while, so it was a pleasant surpass to see that PLBT had risen to number 152 among law blogs in number of visits.

“The Roosevelts”, Ken Burns’ latest documentary on PBS is a story of conquest of personal demons.

No. 1,104 Making time to watch “The Roosevelts”, Ken Burns’ latest PBS production, for two hours every night for six successive nights required a certain amount of planning and self-discipline. For me, it was worth it. Yes, it was about politics and policies — sometimes still controversial and still evoking strong emotion. But this was […]

More Scales of Justice

No. 1,103 This fine museum piece is also displayed in the basement of the Washington County Court House — next to the bubble gum machine and doctor’s office scale.

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