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Computers Won’t Replace Lawyers, But They Are Making Us Better and More Productive.

People have been constantly predicting that automation would cause mass unemployment for at least a century. In one sense, it does. But temporarily.

Tips on Getting a Good Night’s Sleep and Productivity

Here are some really good tips from business blogger Aaron Hoos on how to get a good night’s sleep and be more productive the next day.

Use “Clearboard”, not Plywood to Board Up a Vacant House.

There is a growing trend among mortgage loan servicers who own vacant residential real estate through foreclosure to use a relatively new product called “Clearboard.”

CIVIL PRACTICE UPDATE: DROP OFF CONSENT ORDERS FROM JUDGE COLVILLE AVAILABLE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY

No. 1,365 At a recent Civil Practice seminar, it was announced that Special Motions Judge Robert Colville will experimentally accept consent orders signed off by all counsel or certified by counsel as consented by all, by mail or drop off any day of the week. Eligible proposed orders must be true consent orders, not ones […]

WQED FM and The Music of Christmas

No. 1,364 I heard Christmas music on WQED FM (89.3) this morning and it was wonderful!  Of course, there are a few stations that have been playing Christmas oldies from pop charts ranging back to the Depression. If that does it for you, keep listening. To my ear, pop groups rarely capture the aroma of the […]

A dialogue: Does a Broken Toilet Seat Not Replaced by Landlord in a Month Create an Uninhabitable Condition?

No. 1,362 Here’s a question that appeared the other day in the AVVO forum where landlords and tenants pose questions to lawyers.  Attorney Leslie Margolis and I answered the question at about the same time and we then traded comments. Unfortunately, I don’t have my comments available to reprint, but hers are better anyway.  Consider […]

When Should a Court Award Treble Damages Under UTPCPL?

No. 1,362 E.S. MANAGEMENT v. GAO et al., 2017 PA Super 362 (November 15, 2017 A group of students, all citizens of China, were searching for housing for the 2014-2015 school year at Carnegie Mellon University.  While still overseas, they asked a friend to look at an apartment being advertised by E. S. Management.  E. […]

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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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