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Pennsylvania - November, 2012

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• Ex-Penn State Prof. Gets 41 Months For $3M Grant Fraud
• Ex-Pa. Sen. Mellow Gets 16 Months In Corruption Case
• Merged Snack Co. Is Stingy With Cape Cod Chips, Suit Says
• 2 More Pa. Judges Contest State's Mandatory Retirement Law
• Firm Broke Agreement Over GSK Denture Deal: Kline & Specter
• Supreme Court Review Sought In Philly News Co. Ch. 11 Claim
• Lenders, Others Appeal WR Grace Reorganization Plan
• SEC Recommends Civil Suit For West Penn Accounting Errors
• Pa. DEP Regs Would Ease Emergency Access At Fracking Sites
• GOP Pick For Energy Oversight Panel Puts Focus On Fracking
• Pa. Loan Default Case Could Spell Chaos For Guaranty Holders
• Mortgage Insurer Settles Suit Over Maternity Policy
• GSK Hit With Suit Over Avodart's Prostate Cancer Risks
• Nelson Levine Adds 2 Partners To Pa., NY Offices
• Pa. High Court To Mull Union Trustees As Subcontractors
• Cozen Can't Dispute Wolf Block Unserved Suit: Appeals Court
• How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
• NJ Cops Ask 3rd Circ. To Overturn Police Exam Settlement
• Ex-Penn State Admins Ask To Delay Sandusky Cover-Up Hearing
• 3rd Circ. Preserves Travel Club Fraud Class Action
• Turnpike Agency Can't Claim Privilege, Pa. High Court Hears
• Exemption Renders Pa. Diocese's ACA Suit Moot: Judge
• Mensing Bars Generic Reglan Suits, Drug Cos. Tell Pa. Court
• Enviros Ask Pa. DEP For Tougher Evaluation Of Gas Facility
• Compass Ends $14M Le-Nature's Suit Against CIT, Krones
• Philly Sewage Plant Says Whistleblower Suit Came Too Late
• Tyler Perry Stole Plot For 'Good Deeds,' Author Claims
• Re-Evaluation Ordered For Exide's Lead Smelter Permits
• Abercrombie & Fitch Hit With Overtime Class Action In Pa.
• Judge Balks At $4.8M Deal In Highmark Antitrust Suit
• Recklessness Must Be Pled As Defect Defense: Pa. High Court
• How Rigorous Is The 'Rigorous Analysis' Requirement?
• Ex-Philadelphia Inquirer Publisher Sued Over Name Rights
• Tweaking Brand-Name Drugs Can Hurt Competition, FTC Says
• Post-Dissolution Fees Go To Partnership: Pa. Appeals Court
• Obama Fills 3 District Judge Vacancies In Pa.
• Which Restatement Of Torts Applies In Pa.?
• Agent Has Standing In Nationwide Benefit Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Grocer Must Rescind Raises After Pa. Judge Backs Arbitrator
• Nursing Homes Can Face Negligence Liability, Pa. Court Rules
• Valero, Sunoco Sued Over Worker's Benzene Exposure
• Comcast Unit Sued Over China Sports Arena Consulting Fees
• BofA Issued False Mortgage Payment Warnings, Suit Says
• Pa. Mining Co. Says Feds Illegally Holding Enviro Funds
• Spector Gadon Taps Ex-EPA Honcho To Launch Energy Practice
• Bribery Charges Move Forward Against Ex-Pa. Legislator
• Pa. Receives Only One Bid In Lottery Privatization Plan
• Pa. Pol Accused Of Replacing 2 Workers With Supporters
• Pa. Town Sues EPA Over Stream Pollution Restrictions
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Duane Morris Malpractice Suit
• Philly Judge Affirms 3 Percent Raise For Firefighters
• Oaktree Ups Stake In Troubled Electronics Co. To 49 Percent
• Foam Makers Targeted Over Allegedly Toxic Insulation
• Wi-Fi Location Ruling Offers Path For Evaluating New Tech
• Pa. Landowners Attack Permit For Frack Water Impoundment
• Pa. Appeals Court Rejects New Trial In Asbestos Case
• Ex-Cozen Partner Gets 6 Years For Tax Scheme, Fraud
• Permits For First Pa. Natural Gas Power Plant Challenged
• Highmark, West Penn To Resume Merger Talks
• Bankers Life To Pay $3.2M For Shirking Deal With Pa., Others
• US Steel Sues Pa. Steamfitter For $7M Over Explosion
• Pa. Glass Co. Drops $2.3M Suit On Principal Of Rival Startup
• Insurers Should Expect More Unclaimed Property Suits
• Judge Won't Revive FCA Medicaid Case Against Allergan, Novo
• Recent Trends In Rethinking Property Tax Exemptions
• Pa. Gaming Board To Weigh 6 Proposals For Philly Casino
• Steelers Stadium Operator Says It's Not On Hook For Expansion
• Employer's LinkedIn Hijacking Killed My Credibility: Ex-Prez
• First Bank Of Delaware To Pay $16M To End DOJ Fraud Claims
• Pa. Hospital Merger Killed After FTC Broaches Challenge
• NRG Unit Says Contract Terms Quash Rate Hike Case
• Enterprise Seeks FERC's OK On Rates For $1.4B ATEX Pipeline
• NFL Disability Board Undermines League In Concussion MDL
• FTC To Challenge Pa. Hospital Merger Over Antitrust Worries
• 6 Risperdal Suits To See Appeal Over Marketers' Dismissal
• AmeriGas Ends Trademark Suit Against Consumer Gripe Site
• Fracking Pollution Plaintiff Wants Property Access Denied
• Firm Fights For Slice Of $2.5M Fee Award In Blue Cross Deal
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks Authority Over Lottery Privatization Bid
• Crossmark Employees Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• PUC, PGW Seek Settlement Over Safety In Fatal Gas Explosion
• Penn National To Create First Casino REIT
• AT&T Whistleblower's FCA Suit Should Be Pared, Judge Says
• Drilling Co. Unveils Emails Linked To Pa. Pol's Campaign
• A Possible Road Map For Regulating Oil And Gas Emissions
• Pa. Law Against Wrongful Birth Suits Struck Down
• Ameriprise Adviser Found Guilty Of Insider Trading, Perjury
• Power Plant Sales Don't Shed CAA Liability, Feds Tell 3rd Circ.
• AdvancePCS Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Dispute, 3rd Circ. Rules
• DOJ Gets $1.1M In Remacor Superfund Cleanup Settlement
• Lawmakers Urge Pa. Gov. To Set Up Insurance Exchange
• Hostess Threatens Liquidation If Strike Continues
• Pa. Judges Sue State To Strike Mandatory Retirement
• Pa. DEP Proposes Massive Hike For Dam Permit Fees
• Enviros Ask FERC To Rethink $400M NJ-Pa. Pipeline
• Enviros Demand Pa. Gov. Release Full Fracking Water Tests
• Pa. High Court Stifles Appeal In Orthopedics Kickback Suit
• CB&I Ruling Deters CERCLA Cleanups, US Tells 3rd Circ.
• Thorp Reed's Litigation Chair Jumps To Eckert Seamans
• Ameriprise Adviser Wasn't Insider Trading, Witness Says
• Downstream Plant Found Liable For $3M Paper Mill Damage
• Pa. Supreme Court Suspends Philly Judge In Ethics Flap
• Ameriprise Adviser Made Insider Trades, Lied To SEC, US Says
• Advisers Defend Work On Troubled Harrisburg Incinerator
• West Penn Hit With Injunction In $475M Highmark Merger Row
• Ex-Cephalon GC Joins Cozen O'Connor
• Discover, Firm Lacked Evidence To Pursue Debts, Suit Says
• Pa. DEP Head Fires New Salvo In Fracking Water Test Row
• Rep. Brady Says Philly Should Build Its Own Casino
• Pa. Contractor In $136M DOT Fraud Suit Demands New Trial
• Pa. Lays Out Conditions For State Lottery Privatization
• Fannie, Freddie Expand Relief To Homeowners Hit By Sandy
• Insurer Off The Hook For $1M Anheuser-Busch Asbestos Deal
• 2nd Homeowners Can Bring Implied Warranty Claims: Pa. Court
• Gun Owners Launch $25M Suit Over Application Disclosures
• EPA Permits 2 Fracking Wastewater Disposal Wells In NW Pa.
• MoneyGram Forfeits $100M Over Agents' Consumer Fraud Plots
• Pa. County Overhauls Air Quality Regs For Pittsburgh Area
• Planners Privy To Kickbacks Liable Under ERISA: 3rd Circ.
• Wynn Resorts Announces Bid For Final Philly Casino License
• Fired Chemical-Dump Whistleblowers Sue Philly Sewage Plant
• Williams Lands FERC Approval For NE Gas Pipeline Project
• Pfizer, Wyeth Lose 3rd Circ. Bid To Toss Pa. Fen-Phen Suit
• Krones To Pay $125M In Deal Over Accounting Fraud
• Missing The Class Action Removal Boat To Federal Court
• Sandy May Shift Insurers' Hurricane Deductible Strategy
• Litigation Hold Doesn't Bar Pa. Fracking Site Cleanup: Judge
• Pa. Bank Hit With Class Action Over Auto Repossessions
• Pa. DEP Head Slams Enviros In Pollution Aggregation Row
• Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay Battle Heads To Pa. State Court
• Ex-Penn State Prez Out On Bail In Sandusky Cover-Up Case
• FCRA Reporting Limits Don't Violate 1st Amendment: Judge
• EPA's Additional Fracking Rules May Bring Confusion
• Rep. Misunderstood Fracking Public Health Data, Pa. DEP Says
• Will Comcast V. Behrend Be SCOTUS's Hydrogen Peroxide?
• Fracking Rows Possible After Dems Flip Pa. AG's Office
• Musicland Investor Seeks New Trial Over SEC Claims
• Pa. Unemployment Regs Expected To Save $24M Annually
• Pa. Landowners Say Halcon Broke Oil, Gas Rights Agreements
• Fiberon Beats Claims In Defective Decking Suit
• Penn National Polishes Off $610M Buy Of Harrah's St. Louis
• Pa. Power Plant Funding Entity Hits Ch. 11 With Debt Plan
• Ex-Phillies Practice Pitcher Sues Team For Defamation
• Spotlight On Cost-Shifting Of E-Discovery
• Ex-Pepper Contract Atty Says Partner Hacked Emails, Phones
• What Obama's Re-Election Means For Health Care Policy
• Natural Gas, Renewables Set To Dominate Obama's 2nd Term
• Lawyer Gets 33 Months For Stealing From Bankrupt Clients
• Reed Smith Nabs Cozen Health Care Vet In Philadelphia
• Philly Council OKs Hire-In-City Bill For Contractors
• Small Pharmacies Seek Class Cert. In Caremark Antitrust Row
• Ex-Pa. Lawmaker Says Bribery Charges Aren't Specific Enough
• Enviros Blast Utilities' Challenge To Pa. Efficiency Targets
• Pa. Hilton's $22M Sale Violated Sherman Act, Suit Claims
• Philly Details Reporting Rules For Casino-License Seekers
• Utilities Face Scrutiny Over Hurricane Sandy Response
• Pa., NJ Bar Hurricane Insurance Deductibles For Sandy Claims
• J&J Wins Bid To Keep Children's Tylenol Suit In Fed. Court
• $500M Philly Casino Project Will Vie For City's Last License
• Pa. Lawmaker Blasts DEP's Handling Of Fracking Water Safety
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Newspaper's Bid For Poll Station Access
• Pa. Court Won't Rehear South Philly Shopping Center Challenge
• Ex-Fumo Attys Seek To Arbitrate Dispute Over Unpaid Fees
• Pa. DEP Finalizes Rule On Permit Timetables Over Objections
• Judge Gives 2nd Nod For Pa.'s Voter ID Ad Blitz To Proceed
• Trademark Licenses Are Executory Contracts In Bankruptcy
• Could CT's Approach To Clean Energy Be A National Model?
• Post-Katrina Law Unlikely To Smooth Sandy Coverage Battles
• Employers Can't Ignore Wage Laws In Hurricane Sandy's Wake
• Penn Mutual Faces Action Over Life Insurance Surplus Funds
• Pa. Gov. Signs Bill Boosting Access To Community Pharmacies
• Jury Will Hear Window Maker's Glass Price-Fixing Claims
• Pa. Consumer Advocate Asks For Review Of New PECO Charge
• Ex-FDA Head To Testify In GSK Flonase Antitrust Row
• Steelers To Sue Stadium Operator Over Heinz Field Expansion
• Pa. AG Says Doc Can't Challenge Fracking Medical Gag Rule
• Ex-Penn State Head Charged With Conspiracy In Sandusky Case
• Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape