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Weekend Book Review: “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand

Louis Zamperini was an American Olympic runner from USC who competed in the 1936 Berlin Games. By the 1940 games, Zamperini was predicted to be among the world’s best milers. World War II came and Lt. Zamperini found himself as the bombardier on the crew of a B45 in the Pacific in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.

Beating China. It Can Be Done. But Not That Way.

The idea that Americans should pay more for consumer goods to enable other Americans to compete with Chinese workers is simply backwards. To win this game, we need to employ technology that makes goods more cheaply than can be made with low cost human labor. This increases wealth and in the long run, employment. If you focus on creating employment, in the long run, you lose.

Bloodied but Unbowed. Orie Legal Team Prepares to Argue Double Jeopardy.

________________________________________________ PHOTO CREDIT: KDKA TV ________________________________________________ Senator Jane Orie and her attorney, William Costopoulos. ________________________________________________ Everybody is counting them out.  Don’t. CLT No. 591

Copy, Cut, Paste, Copy. The Orie Case Morphs into Two Cases.

_______________________________ Photo: KDKA Television. ______________________________ The dramatic events of the Orie trial, where a mistrial was declared after the jury had begun to deliberate, turned on whether the signature of the key prosecution witness on at least two documents in evidence had been forged.  See the little loop that intersects the top of the P? […]

Pittsburgh Legal Back Talk Wins Major Award. Greatest Ever.

Adrian Baron, the author of Nutmeg Lawyer, says that my guest post, Why Blog? 10.5 Reasons, has been viewed 19,000 times on his blog. Imagine that — over three times the membership of the Allegheny County Bar Association.

St. Patrick’s Day Alert: Public Urination is Prohibited in the City of Pittsburgh.

The City of Pittsburgh passed an ordinance in 2009 [ No. 2009-1731] specifically prohibiting public urination and defication. There is no such offense in the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, so the City Counsel felt that it needed one. Thus, this offense is tried in the City Housing Court. The Crimes Code does, however, contain a prohibition against public drunkenness and there is always the old favorite, disorderly conduct.

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 45 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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