Heroes are made in the moment.

Amid the appalling story of the attempted assassination of Congresswomen Giffords, it is worth noting that several heroes stepped forward from the bystanders and probably were responsible for saving lives.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

No. 562 “You’re simpletons; you’re idiots if you don’t get that!” These immortal words were spoken by the Governor of Pennsylvania to Leslie Stahl on 60 Minutes on Sunday night, on the subject of whether slots are on balance a plus for the state because gambling addicts would have just spent their paychecks in New […]

294/474: Looks Like a Law School Class Rank, Doesn’t It?

No. 561 Once in blue moon, I look at my AVVO blog ranking. On January 6, 2011, PLBT placed 294th out of 474 blogs ranked by traffic. That’s not quite in the upper half, but its getting there. So far as I know, however, PLBT is the number one legal blog in Western Pennsylvania. The Alexa […]

Update: FHLB of Pgh. v. J P Morgan et al.

No. 560 Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh v. J P Morgan Securities, LLC, J P Morgan Acquisitions Corp., J P Morgan Mortgage Acceptance Corporation I, Chase Home Finance LLC, Chase Mortgage Finance Corporation, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Moody’s Corporation, Moody’s Investor s Services, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc and Fitch, Inc. No. GD09-016892 On […]

Wikileaks on Twitter.

No. 559 I learned just now that you can follow Wikileaks on Twitter. Not that you’d want to. CLT

Will the person who contacted me with oil and gas question please try again?

No. 558 I picked up an email question through the contact box (right margin, scroll down a bit) about oil and gas leasing. I wrote a reply, but it bounced back, apparently due to and error in the email address. Contact me again with an improved email address and I will send the answer.

All Leases are not Equal. Some are not Legally Correct.

No. 557 I recently reviewed a residential lease which is distributed by a printer for a fee. Some of the language in it is unclear and could be read as contradictory. Some is redundant, causing confusion over which part should apply. Some of it is just poorly written. However, the thing that struck me the […]

Loughren v. Bair Update: Goldbeck Strikes Back.

No. 556 A month ago, on December 4, 2010, we reported about a potentially very important case in which a Pittsburgh lawyer had just filed in an equity action against a Philadelphia law firm specializing in mortgage foreclosure. The gist of the complaint is that the law firm of Goldbeck, McCafferty & McKeever, PC had […]

Baby Boomers and Retirement Age.

The first of the Baby Boomers, my generation, are beginning to turn 65 in 2011. Among the early ones, Chief Judge Donetta Ambrose of the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, elected Senior Judge status on her 65th birthday this past November. Being a Senior Judge is not exactly retirement — its probably better. Someone else must squeeze an administrative load into a busy trial schedule. The stress level drops like a rock. Meanwhile, the judicial system and the country are big winners. All of that experience and knowledge is a valuable resource — too valuable to waste. And as more BB’ers pass the retirement threshold, this should be a model for post-retirement employment of seniors in every field.

Winter Classic Precedent.

No. 554 Just to lighten up for this first post of 2011, allow me to improve your education with a little trivia. On the very site where the Winter Classic will be played later today — barring a catastrophic meltdown — baseball used to be played on New Year’s Day. That’s right, at Exhibition Park, […]

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