Monthly Archives: June 2006
Procedures Before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
A salesman had been working for a company for over 30 years when his company was purchased and new management took over. Systematically, management began a campaign to force the salesman to resign. They singled him out, criticized his work, demoted him, and divided up… Continue reading
The Queen’s English
In English where a word appears in a sentence is most important. By misplacing a word or phrase, you may cause it to dangle; dangling words or phrases “occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence”… Continue reading
Welcome to the World, You Are on Videotape
My family is about to celebrate the first birthday of our son. The year has gone by so fast, and the approach of this milestone has caused me to recall his birth. One of the questions asked of my wife and me by the hospital… Continue reading
Death Without Dignity: An Avoidable Tragedy
On March 31, 2005, Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman originally from this region, died while in hospice care in Florida. She died nearly ten days after her feeding tube was ordered removed from her body by a state court judge. Ms. Schiavo became the… Continue reading
Oh, What a Nuisance
That little kid on your block who is annoying, unpleasant and obnoxious; he may be a nuisance generically but not legally. A nuisance can have legal significance and can be a civil wrong. In the legal sense a nuisance is the interference with an individual’s… Continue reading
Covenants Not to Compete
In today’s corporate world, a Darwinistic climate has developed where corporate officers and directors will take whatever actions they believe are necessary for their companies to survive. These actions may include requiring new employees to sign covenants not to compete upon termination of employment. An… Continue reading
Sellers of Goods Take Notice!
If you are a seller of goods, there are certain provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code which you should be aware of and which can be advantageous where your buyer becomes insolvent shortly after delivery of your goods. As we will see, prompt action is… Continue reading
The High Price of Refusal
If you have a Pennsylvania driver’s license, you have already consented to have your blood alcohol level tested upon demand by a law enforcement officer. You do not have a right to speak to an attorney before such testing, and failure to comply with a… Continue reading
IRS Certifies Lexus RX 400h for Clean-Fuel Deduction
Automobiles that are powered in part by gasoline and in part by electricity are deemed “clean fuel vehicles”. These vehicles have risen in popularity, in part because of income tax benefits. The IRS has certified the 2006 Lexus RX 400h as eligible for the clean-burning… Continue reading