Judge Wettick Holds that Verification by an “Authorized Representative” of Party Does Not Satisfy the Rules of Civil Procedure.

No. 620 Complaints in mortgage foreclosures and credit card cases are frequently verified by individuals who are not employees of the plaintiff, but of some service company engaged by the plaintiff for that purpose. Judge Wettick, as the judge handling preliminary objections in arbitration cases, has held that such verifications do not comply with […]

From the Blogroll: 22 Tweets Interviews Italian (from Italy) Family Lawyer.

No. 619 Check out 22 Tweets from our blogroll in the left margin. Here is the current post. @tsolignani April 26th, 2011 Tiziano Solignani Family Law Attorney Blogger Author of Guida alla separazione e al divorzio – Today we’re tweeting w/ @tsolignani: Italian lawyer, writer, blogger, dad, geek, Apple user @Tsolignani, thank you for joining us […]

Don’t Miss Seeing Garrow’s Law.

Garrow’s Law

GARROW’S LAW, is a gripping legal drama, which has appeared on the BBC, set in late 18th Century. It is a fictionalized account of the early career of Barrister William Garrow, who flaunted the conventions of the day by vigorous and confrontational questioning of witnesses.

A Little Thinking on the Future of Assessments, Please.

The typical model for mass appraisal is very good at tracking and accounting for increases in sales prices. But not so good in the other direction. When the fair market value of a property falls below the mortgage balance, many would-be sellers cannot sell. They simply stay off the market.

The Exception that Proves the Rule: OBL.

Pakistan is insulted that it wasn’t consulted before the US conducted a raid in its territory.

Answer: Get over it. Talk to you and OBL would have been gone, probably forever.

On-line Law School Anyone?

Above the Law found an article on the internet about a 16 year old who graduated from Washington State University with a high GPA and now wants to go to law school on-line. In the inimitable ATL style, they called her stupid.

Happy Birthday, Adrian Baron, April 29, ?

No. 613 And thanks for the present. The Major Award has arrived. It is everything it was advertised to be. It even plugs in and lights up — a real lamp. Of course, there are more important things to pay attention to, like the Windsor-Middleton Wedding. Well, I guess that puts it all in […]

Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You!

No. 612 Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4, 1961. He was born again on April 27, 2011. The most interesting event of the day, however, was when the media caught up with that carnival barker, the Donald, who had the audacity to proclaim that he had done something really, really good. Say […]

Beware the Bogus Avvo Answer!

AVVO Answers can be enlightening and helpful. But some Answers are better than others.

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