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Bordas & Bordas Attorneys Recognized Among The Best Lawyers in America®

Bordas & Bordas is proud to announce that four of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition. This prestigious honor, which highlights the top 5% of practicing lawyers in the United States,recognizes legal professionals based solely on peer review by their colleagues within the same practice areas and geographic regions. “We are incredibly honored to have four of our attorneys recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®,” said Jamie Bordas, Managing Partner at Bordas & Bordas. “This recognition is a testament to our firm’s dedication, expertise, and commitment to providing exceptional legal representation to our clients.” The Bordas & Bordas attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition are: Jamie Bordas: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Scott Blass: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Geoff Brown: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs Tom Anderson: Employment Law - Individuals, Litigation - Labor and Employment Jamie Bordas, managing partner of Bordas & Bordas since 2005, has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for the past 10 years. He spearheads Bordas & Bordas’ operations across multiple states and jurisdictions. An extremely accomplished litigator, Bordas has concentrated on the negotiation and resolution of the firm’s most complex and significant cases, including mass tort settlements of $36,500,000 and $18,500,000 and a single plaintiff settlement of over $18,000,000. In 2019, he served as lead counsel for a plaintiff at trial and presented the Oral Argument before the West Virginia Supreme Court in a case that resulted in a $16,922,000 verdict against Walmart. The verdict is believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest, verdicts in the history of Wood County, West Virginia, on behalf of a single plaintiff. He has also obtained a $10 million verdict in an insurance bad faith case in Belmont County, Ohio.  Jamie Bordas, managing general partner of Bordas & Bordas Bordas works on cases involving diverse areas of law, including insurance bad faith, toxic torts, personal injury, medical malpractice, oil and gas cases, business litigation and more. He has frequently been invited to speak to groups of attorneys on techniques applicable to trial skills, negotiation, mediation and resolution of cases because of his reputation for getting the best possible results for his clients. He has led the firm’s expansion into Pittsburgh and the rest of Western Pennsylvania and the opening of the firm’s Gateway Center offices in Pittsburgh.  Geoff Brown, a partner at Bordas & Bordas, also celebrates his tenth consecutive inclusion to The Best Lawyers in America® list. He concentrates his work on the firm's complex litigation and medical malpractice cases. He has obtained major jury verdicts not only in medical malpractice, but also in cases of stockbroker negligence, workplace injury, and wrongful death. Brown has earned a reputation for comprehensive preparation and attention to detail in theses demanding areas of law. He has obtained multi-million-dollar verdicts in West Virginia and Ohio. Brown has also been involved in Bordas & Bordas’ business litigation department and has handled multi-jurisdictional contract disputes involving Fortune 500 companies and representation of individuals before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel. Scott Blass has been on The Best Lawyers in America® for 14 consecutive years. Blass has been litigating complex civil cases for over 30 years. He has obtained seven-figure verdicts on behalf of his clients in diverse areas of the law, including verdicts of over $4 million in a product liability case, $8 million in an auto accident case, $1.4 million in an insurance bad faith case, and $5.7 million in a medical malpractice case. Blass has also represented the families of oil and gas workers killed in fires/explosions and obtained settlements of $19 million and $19.5 million. He has been recognized as one of the foremost insurance bad faith and insurance coverage lawyers in West Virginia.  Tom Anderson has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America annually since 2019. Tom focuses his practice on helping individuals who have been injured or discriminated against in violation of state and federal laws, as well as matters of employment law, personal injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, and commercial law including seven-figure verdicts in cases of racial discrimination and retaliation, wrongful discharge and invasion of privacy, along with cases of product and premesis liability. This past April, Tom served as trial counsel in a trial that saw a jury in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania return a verdict of $20,500,000 against American Home Patient/Lincare in a racial discrimination case arising out of its State College, Pennsylvania location. The law firm of Bordas & Bordas has a long history of serving communities in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The firm’s team of experienced attorneys offers a wide range of legal services, including those recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®. “We remain committed to providing our clients with the highest quality legal representation possible,” said Jamie Bordas “Being recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® is a reflection of our continued commitment to excellence.” Read the full article

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Tim Miley 

D.O.B: April 11, 1966

Profession: Personal Injury Attorney

Contact: (304) 249-9878

Address: Clarksburg, WV 26301

Website: https://mileylegal.com/ 

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Tim Miley, the founder of The Miley Legal Accident Injury Lawyers, was born in Clinton, MD, but has spent most of his life in the Clarksburg, WV, area.

After earning his undergraduate degree in finance at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, Tim attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, where he received his Juris Doctorate.

Tim is admitted to practice in all courts in West Virginia and is currently a member of the American Association for Justice, the West Virginia American Association for Justice, the West Virginia Bar Association and the Harrison County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce.

When Tim began practicing law, his first several years were spent representing large corporations and insurance companies against injured people. By 2001, fed up with the disturbing tactics that insurance companies would use to deny or delay claims for injured people, Tim made a commitment from then on to only represent injured people. Ultimately, on June 1, 2006, Tim opened his own firm – The Miley Legal Accident Injury Lawyers – and finally had the type of firm he always envisioned – a law firm on the cutting edge, dedicated to providing excellent legal service to injured people.

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Losing someone due to the negligence of others is quite catastrophic. Contact the team at Jan Dils for your West Virginia Wrongful Death Lawyers. To make an appointment, call toll free, 1.877.526.3457, or send us an e-mail.

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265 High Street, 3rd Floor, Citizens Bank Building Morgantown WV 26505 United States (304) 470-2056 info@wagonerdesai.com https://wagonerdesai.com/

Wagoner Desai, is a personal injury law firm located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and serving clients throughout West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and D.C. We provide diligent and compassionate representation in the areas of wrongful death and catastrophic and serious injuries arising from car accidents, drunk driving accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, boating accidents, oil rig accidents, gas field explosions and much, much more. In essence, if you are injured due to the negligence, recklessness, or carelessness of another individual or corporation, we can help. We offer free consultations and there is never a fee unless we recover money for you. We are accessible 24 hours a day and can come to you.

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Six Bordas & Bordas Attorneys Named 2024 W.Va. Super Lawyers

Bordas & Bordas is proud to announce that six attorneys have been selected to the 2024 West Virginia Super Lawyers list.  Bordas & Bordas attorneys Jamie Bordas, Linda Bordas, Geoffrey Brown, Scott Blass, Jason Causey and Richard Monahan were selected as 2024 West Virginia Super Lawyers.   Jamie Bordas, managing partner of Bordas & Bordas since 2005, has been a West Virginia Super Lawyer for over a decade. Bordas spearheads Bordas & Bordas’ operations across multiple states and jurisdictions. An extremely accomplished litigator, Bordas has concentrated on the negotiation and resolution of the firm’s most complex and significant cases, including mass tort settlements of $36,500,000 and $18,500,000 and a single plaintiff settlement of over $18,000,000. In 2019, he served as lead counsel for a plaintiff at trial and presented the Oral Argument before the West Virginia Supreme Court in a case that resulted in a $16,922,000 verdict against Walmart. The verdict is believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest, verdicts in the history of Wood County, West Virginia, on behalf of a single plaintiff. He has also obtained a $10 million verdict in an insurance bad faith case in Belmont County, Ohio. In 2023, Bordas argued a case, Harris v. Hilderbrand, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3005, before the Ohio Supreme Court where the Court unanimously ruled that police officers do not have immunity from negligent acts with K9 officers outside of duty. He also served as appellate counsel in Brown v. City of Oil City in which the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided in May 2023 that a contractor who has created a dangerous condition through work performed for a possessor of land may be liable to all persons suffering injuries caused by the dangerous condition.   Bordas works on cases involving diverse areas of law, including insurance bad faith, toxic torts, personal injury, medical malpractice, oil and gas cases, business litigation and more. He has frequently been  invited to speak to groups of attorneys on techniques applicable to trial skills, negotiation, mediation  and resolution of cases as a result of his reputation for getting the best possible results for his clients. He has led the firm’s expansion into Pittsburgh and the rest of Western Pennsylvania and the opening of  the firm’s Gateway Center offices in Pittsburgh.    Linda Bordas, also a partner, founded Bordas & Bordas with her husband Jim Bordas when she joined his practice upon graduating from law school in 1985. She had previously worked as a hospital pharmacist and immediately applied her background to become one of West Virginia’s most successful medical malpractice attorneys. Linda has obtained numerous major verdicts and settlements in almost every area of medicine and handled appeals that have expanded the rights of patients and especially the families of children who were injured or killed as a result of negligence.   She obtained a verdict of $2 Million in Davis vs. Wang, which involved the death of an infant due to medical negligence. That case also significantly affected the law in West Virginia for jury selection and juror bias in medical negligence cases and cases in general. She also obtained a $2,500,000 verdict in Klamut vs. Youssef in a case involving the death of woman as a result of medical negligence involving radiation oncology. In Andrews vs. Reynolds, she obtained a $2,760,000 verdict following the death of an infant, and helped establish law regarding loss of future wages for the survivors in a wrongful death action. In Mackey vs. Irisari, Linda obtained a $1.8 Million verdict following the failure of physicians to recognize signs of septic shock following a surgery. In Nickerson vs. Andreini, she obtained a $1 Million verdict on behalf of a young boy who required a hip replacement as a result of negligence by an orthopedic surgeon. She has also obtained multiple multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of other clients in medical malpractice cases involving various areas of medicine.    Geoffrey Brown, a partner at Bordas & Bordas, has been a West Virginia Super Lawyer for 12 years. He concentrates his work on the firm’s complex litigation and medical malpractice cases. He has obtained major jury verdicts not only in medical malpractice, but also in cases of stockbroker negligence, workplace injury, and wrongful death. Brown has earned a reputation for comprehensive preparation and attention to detail in theses demanding areas of law. He has obtained multi-million-dollar verdicts in West Virginia and Ohio. Brown has also been involved in Bordas & Bordas’ business litigation department and has handled multi-jurisdictional contract disputes involving Fortune 500 companies and representation of individuals before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel.   Scott Blass has been a West Virginia Super Lawyer for 14 years. Blass has been litigating complex civil cases for over 30 years. He has obtained seven-figure verdicts on behalf of his clients in diverse areas of the law, including verdicts of over $4 million in a product liability case, $8 million in an auto accident  case, $1.4 million in an insurance bad faith case, and $5.7 million in a medical malpractice case.  Blass has also represented the families of oil and gas workers killed in fires/explosions and obtained settlements of $19 million and $19.5 million. He has been recognized as one of the foremost insurance bad faith and insurance coverage lawyers in West Virginia.    Jason Causey has been a West Virginia Super Lawyer for the past seven years. Causey is a leader in consumer law in the State of West Virginia. Through aggressive litigation, he has saved dozens of homes from foreclosure. In 2011, Causey and one of the firm’s founding partners, Jim Bordas, were forced to trial against Quicken Loans in an effort to save the home of two Wheeling, West Virginia, women from foreclosure. In addition to saving the home, they obtained a verdict of nearly $3,000,000 in this predatory lending action. In 2016, Jim Bordas and Causey teamed up again for a $1,700,000 result against a municipality after a broke water-main flooded a local business. In 2017, Causey along with his co-counsel, obtained an $11,000,000 judgment in a consumer class action against Quicken Loans.    Richard Monahan has been a West Virginia Super Lawyer since 2020. Monahan has been representing West Virginia citizens and consumers for more than 29 years. Among his successful trials, he has obtained verdicts and judgments of $3.9 million in a wrongful death action arising from a motor vehicle collision and $2.5 million in a retaliatory discharge case.  He has also worked in complex litigation, including substantially contributing to class actions involving natural gas rights, product liability claims involving defective drugs, and other consumer claims resulting in verdicts or settlements in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Monahan is also known for his extensive appellate work.  In addition to his involvement in numerous appeals before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, he also fully briefed and argued a case before the United States Supreme Court, resulting in a unanimous decision in favor of West Virginia class action plaintiffs in Smith v. Bayer Corp., 564 U.S.299 (2011). He was selected as Appellate Lawyer of the Week for his argument in that case by The National Law Journal.    Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The  annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.   Bordas & Bordas is a plaintiff’s litigation law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, Wheeling, W.Va., St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Moundsville, W.Va. The firm’s attorneys practice throughout the region in diverse areas of law and are licensed in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Texas.   Read the full article

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Auto Accident Lawyer in West Virginia

Whenever you’re looking for honest authorized recommendation, you want a law attorney whom you may trust. You need an lawyer in Virginia who's approachable and understands your needs.The crew at Moye Law Firm are right here to assist - everytime you want trustworthy, reliable advice and expertise.As a family-run enterprise, we strongly believe in serving to our area people and giving an unrivalled stage of care to our clients. With workplaces in Winfield and Cross Lanes, our dedicated group of attorneys serve the Capitol region of Charleston as well as Huntington and the surrounding areas including: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, and Putnam. When you’re in search of specialists in actual property legislation who complete title research in-home, a criminal lawyer with decades of expertise or an property, private harm or family lawyer you’re in the proper place. If you select Moye Legislation Firm as your attorneys, you’re guaranteed clear, concise and simple-to-understand advice and the perfect resolution possible. With you every step of the way in which, we’re right here to take the stress out of your situation - providing you with real, actionable solutions and results.Out of your initial consultation, to the decision, your Moye Law Firm attorney will allow you to with each stage of the legal process. You may be unaware (or not sure) of the legal choices obtainable to you when you’ve skilled a private damage in West Virginia. Suffering a personal injury is a confusing, painful time - you’re most likely more involved with making an attempt to heal, paying for medical payments and caring for your loved ones than researching private harm law. Our team of personal injury attorneys on the Moye Legislation Workplace work around the clock from our offices in Cross Lanes and Winfield to assist individuals similar to you get the justice they deserve.We assist our shoppers of their time of want by discovering options to their issues that may help put their lives back collectively and give them closure to the trauma they’ve suffered.

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In the dynamic realm of legal services, building a strong and credible presence is of paramount importance. Law firms and legal practitioners are consistently striving to distinguish themselves and connect with potential clients effectively. This is where the Rhode Island Lawyers Email List from LawyersDataLab.com emerges as a strategic asset for law firm marketing and lawyers marketing companies. Crafting a compelling marketing campaign requires a well-targeted audience base, and the Rhode Island Lawyers Email List caters precisely to this need. This comprehensive and up-to-date list provides access to a network of legal professionals in Rhode Island who are potential clients or collaborators. This targeted approach not only saves valuable time but also enhances the efficiency of marketing efforts.

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Mountain State Law

We hate to see people be taken advantage of. It could be an employer who has made you feel unsafe in your workplace through discrimination, sexual harassment, or dangerous conditions. It could be a distracted driver who has caused you physical harm, or an insurance company who has refused to compensate you for your losses. These situations are not your fault, but often the responsible parties simply get away without paying for what they’ve done. We’re here to change that. Mountain State Law serves citizens in North Central West Virginia who have been wronged by someone else. As a veteran-owned firm based in Clarksburg, attorney Sam Harrold uses his years of experience and expertise to quickly and effectively resolve your case so you can move on with your life. 

The lawyers at Mountain State Law focuses on Personal Injury (car wrecks, workplace accidents, and other injuries sustained through no fault of your own) and Employment Law (discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and other issues that lead to a hostile or unsafe work environment). When you have been hurt, harassed, or otherwise wronged by someone else, it becomes difficult to trust anyone. That’s why the experts at Mountain State Law will work to earn your trust. We will discuss your situation thoroughly, evaluate your case, and work to get you the best outcome as quickly as possible. 

Because when you’ve been taken advantage of, you deserve someone who will stand up for you and your best interests. If you have been wronged by someone, contact us for a FREE consultation and find out what it’s like to have someone fight for you. We serve our neighbors throughout West Virginia, including those whore live in Morgantown, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Grafton, Elkins, Buckhannon, and the surrounding areas in Monongalia, Marion, Harrison counties and beyond.

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If you or your loved one has been injured during the car accident caused by the negligence of others, then you desire fair compensation. Contact Jan Dils Attorneys at Law today for your West Virginia Car Accidents Attorney. 

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The Car Accident that Killed John Forbes Nash Jr

When road accidents happen, who is held responsible? And if people end up dying, can there be justice? If these are the questions you have been asking yourself, you need to consult a car accident attorney from Robert J. DeBry & Associates.

Who was John Nash?

Nash was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, a former mining town in the Appalachian Mountains, in 1928. The son of a Latin teacher and an engineer, he first showed mathematical prowess in elementary school. He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology on full scholarship, where he initially acquired the moniker "genius." Nash married Alicia Larde in 1957 but shortly after, he started to exhibit severe schizophrenia, and Alicia repeatedly committed him for mental treatment before divorcing in 1962. The mathematician is well known for his work in game theory, for which he was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Events of the fateful day

The Nashes had just arrived back in the United States with Louis Nirenberg, a professor at New York University after the two mathematicians received the Abel Prize in Mathematics. Because of altered travel plans, the couples arrived several hours earlier than anticipated. The Nashes chose to call a cab at the airport since they were several hours ahead of schedule. The taxi crashed before they got home, killing both Nashes.

The accident

The Nashes were reportedly in a cab on the New Jersey Turnpike northbound in the left lane when their driver lost control of his vehicle. The Nashes were ejected and thrown under the Chrysler when the taxi struck a guard rail. They would require a car accident attorney if they wanted to file a case.

Conclusion

Accidents are a horrible way to lose loved ones, but it is worse when you cannot get justice for them. Hiring a car accident attorney is an excellent path toward justice. The article today has been brought to you by Robert J. Debry and Associates, Utah's personal injury law firm.

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So, What’s the Deal with DuPont?

You’re probably asking yourself “who even is DuPont and why are they so horrible?” Well, let’s get started. According to Sharon Lerner in her article “The Teflon Toxic,” DuPont trademarked Teflon in 1945, so that’s where our story begins. Teflon is the patented name for a group of toxic chemicals created by DuPont. This group includes Perfluorooctanoic Acid, also known as PFOA or C8. The American Cancer Society claims that this man-made chemical has the potential to be dangerous because it can’t be broken down, causing it to stay in the environment almost permanently. PFOA is now found in around 98% of humans, so it’s safe to say we’ve been getting exposed for longer than we originally thought.

 The company, Dupont De Nemours, also known as DuPont, started as a family owned business in 1797 which focused on manufacturing gunpowder and explosives. (Gale Encyclopedia of US Economic History) Over time, they expanded into other areas, which eventually led to them being a chemical based company. They also helped the United States war effort in World War One and Two. They seem like a fine company, right? They’re based in the United States and supporting our military. So where does the drama start?

Technically, the drama starts in 1945, but let’s speed it up a bit. Nathaniel Rich from The New York Times wrote that Robert Bilott, a corporate lawyer in Chicago, decided to take Wilbur Earl Tennants' case against DuPont in 1999. Tennant was a cattle farmer from Parkersburg, West Virginia. He had called Bilott explaining that he believed DuPont, who had bought land from his family previously in order to build a landfill, had been dumping toxic chemicals onto his land which was poisoning his cattle. Taft, the law firm that Bilott worked with typically defended chemical companies, not civil cases, but he claimed he felt he needed to take on the case. This case ended up taking Bilott over 20 years, and in 2006, DuPont agreed to phase out their use of C8 by 2015. (The Teflon Toxic) There are still approximately 3,500 personal- injury lawsuits to be fought against DuPont, however Bilott hasn’t quit yet. As of 2020, DuPont has paid around $753 million dollars in settlements. (Wikipedia) With all that said, there's still plenty more where that came from. This scandal has been ongoing for around 80 years so there is still a lot to unpack.

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Ohio Supreme Court Unanimously Rules No Immunity for Police Officers from Negligent Acts with K9 Officer Outside of Duty

The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Seventh District Court of Appeals’ judgment on a negligence claim and remanded the matter to the trial court for further proceedings in a recent case that determined whether a K-9 officer can be granted immunity if the dog bites a social guest at the officer’s home.  Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, a former police officer herself, wrote the unanimous opinion of the Court which was joined in by the six other Justices.  Jamie Bordas, managing partner of Bordas & Bordas, argued the case before the Ohio Supreme Court.  “We are pleased that the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously held that a police officer does not have immunity as a matter of law for his negligent acts in keeping and harboring a K-9 dog,” Bordas said. “The officer in this case was off duty, drinking alcohol at a party at his home, and using the dog in an inappropriate manner to do tricks for his guests by having him search for drug paraphernalia in his yard and giving him police commands. There is even testimony that he gave the dog alcohol to drink. If any individual, including a police officer, engages in negligent acts that harm another person, like Ms. Harris here, they should be held responsible and their insurance company should pay damages for those acts. Ms. Harris has had significant injuries and surgeries as a result of this dog attack, and she should be compensated for these things.” The case will be remanded to the trial court in Jefferson County for further proceedings.  In the case, Harris v. Hilderbrand, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3005, Allison Harris attended a cookout at the home of Dustin Hilderbrand, a Belmont County deputy sheriff and K-9 handler, where she was bitten and seriously injured by the K-9 partner, Xyrem. K-9 deputies keep their dogs in their homes when off duty. Hilderbrand was demonstrating the K-9’s ability to respond to attack commands and search for drugs which the officer had placed throughout his backyard during the cookout.  The dog’s shock collar, which is used for training purposes, was removed during the evening. When the K-9 attacked Harris, the shock collar was not on, leading to serious injuries that required medical attention and surgeries to repair the damage.  Jefferson County trial court Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese, Jr. acknowledged that keeping the K-9 at Hilderbrand’s home was required but noted that the dog was meant to be used for officer work, not entertainment and that Hilderbrand is not immune from liabilities caused by the K-9 when used for amusement. Hilderbrand appealed the trial court’s judgment on the negligence claim and the court of appeals determined that, “Although this was an unfortunate situation, reasonable minds can find only one conclusion, i.e., is entitled to immunity as a matter of law because there is nothing tending to show that he was acting manifestly outside the scope of his official responsibilities at the time of the incident.” Harris appealed this decision, resulting in the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Seventh District’s judgment and remanding the matter to the trial court for further proceedings.  Bordas & Bordas is a plaintiff’s litigation law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, Wheeling, W.Va., St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Moundsville, W.Va. The firm’s attorneys practice throughout the region in diverse areas of law and are licensed in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Texas. Read the full article