Pennsylvania Archive » December, 2012

Pennsylvania - December, 2012

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• Marvell Loses Mistrial Bid In Carnegie Mellon Patent Row
• Criminal Check Co. Can't Appeal Ruling Upholding FCRA
• Jury Sides With CSX On Asbestos Lawyer Fraud Claims
• 3rd Circ. Says Prior Patent Deal Blocks Spansion's Apple Suit
• Pa. Court Says PECO Must Provide Proper Street Lighting
• US Says No Brady Violation In $136M Contractor Trial
• Contract Decides Time Bar On Mechanics' Liens: Pa. Court
• Morgan Lewis, Nonprofit Sued Over Sham Criminal Charges
• Pa. PUC Shouldn't Investigate Exelon Merger, Judge Says
• Land O'Lakes, Others Shake Claims In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Pa. Sens. Seek To Expand Natural Gas Distribution
• NFL Taps Clement For Concussion MDL
• EQT Corp. To Net $720M In Sale Of Utility Arm To Peoples
• UPMC Accused Of Union-Busting Policies
• GSK Tells 3rd Circ. Thalidomide Row Belongs In Fed. Court
• Penn State Can't Stay Ex-Coach's Testimony Retaliation Suit
• Pa. Law Firm Wants Out Of Sandusky Civil Suit
• Cozen Says Judge Misapplied Philly Campaign Finance Law
• Pa. PUC Releases New Details On Fracking Impact Fee
• Dominion, Caiman Energy To Form $1.5B Midstream Service JV
• Pa. High Court Says SEPTA Can't Get Sovereign Immunity
• Cigna Fights Class Cert. Over Autism Coverage At 3rd Circ.
• Beware Discovery In 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• GSK To Pay $150M To Settle Direct Purchasers' Flonase Suit
• Blank Rome, Cozen Sued Over Failed $27M Development Deal
• Enviros Ask Pa. To Halt $400M Pipeline Amid Permit Challenge
• DA Defends Power To Bring Charges Against Pa. Justice
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Speaker Says Due Process Rights Were Denied
• US Chamber Backs Del. Chancery's 'Secret' Arbitrations
• Juror Replacements Must Be On Record, Pa. High Court Says
• Pa. Hospital Hits Cardinal, Owens & Minor With Antitrust Suit
• SemCrude Ruling Skirted Due Process, Oil Cos. Tell 3rd Circ.
• Miss Universe Wins $5M Defamation Award Against Ex-Miss Pa.
• Penn State's Sandusky Wins Child Molestation Appeal Hearing
• UPenn Economist, Consulting Firm Reach Deal In Contract Row
• Seller Of Fake Diabetic Test Strips Gets 5 Years Probation
• Lockheed Fights For Shooting Death Defense Costs In 3rd Circ.
• Steelers Sue Stadium Authority For Share Of $39M Expansion
• Union Sues Pa. Over Lottery Privatization Plans
• Preserving Rule Of Reason Against 'Cost-Based' Challenge
• FLSA Settlements Require Court Approval, Judge Says
• Con Ed, PGW Lose Transco Rate Plan Challenge At FERC
• Insurer Tells 3rd Circ. 'Kids For Cash' Facilities Not Covered
• Consol Energy Lands Drilling Rights At Pittsburgh Airports
• Union Wins Injunction In Challenge To Pa. Disclosure Rule
• Equitable Gas Delays Rate Increases In Pipe Acquisition Deal
• Gas Interests Back Cabot In 3rd Circ. Pa. Lease Challenge
• Western Pa.'s Take On Carbon Dioxide Liability Claims
• Philly Firefighters Lose Bid To Halt Transfer Policy
• Pa. Newspaper Can't Get Full Employee Termination Docs
• Philly Settles With Aramark Over Contracting Violations
• Pa. Appeals Court Gives Thumbs Up To 700-Acre Development
• New Pa. Bill Aims To Scrutinize Harrisburg Debt
• 3rd Circ. Lets Disabled Intervene In Pa. ADA Services Row
• Pa. Sewer Authority Agrees To $140M Fixes In Pollution Suit
• Ex-Penn State VP To Sue School's GC Over Sandusky Probe
• BoNY Says Notices In $8M Bankruptcy Settlement Were Proper
• Pa. Consumer Law Doesn't Ensure Jury Trial, Court Says
• Execs Urge Public-Private Teamwork On NE High-Speed Rail
• Towers Perrin Beats Principals' Suit Over Watson Wyatt Merger
• Bimbo Discovery Bid In FLSA Suit Nixed As 'Burdensome'
• Plaintiffs Drop Accutane Suits Booted From Philly Tort System
• In UK Howden Ruling, A Warning For Forum Shopping Insurers
• Pa. Gov. Won't Establish State Health Insurance Exchange
• Pa. High Court Snubs Appeal Over Police Retiree Benefit Cuts
• Chocolate Buyers Win Class Status In Antitrust MDL
• Ex-Pepper Contract Atty Sues Staffing Firm In Hacking Row
• Insurer, Law Firm Settle Coverage Row Over Malpractice Suit
• $10M Claims Over Chem Exposure Just The Start For Conrail
• Reed Smith Exits Arbitration, Avoids Conflict-Of-Interest Suit
• 3rd Circ. Broadens Crime Exception To Atty-Client Privilege
• Enviros Back Long-Term Deals In Pa. PUC Alt. Energy Rules
• Pa. Lawmaker Blasts New Unemployment Benefits Rules
• Charges Against Pa. Justice Unconstitutional, Atty Says
• Ex-Drilling Co. Exec Indicted In $5.4M Embezzlement
• Allegheny Wants Ex-Steelworkers' ERISA Action Tossed
• Cabot Asks 3rd Circ. To Take Up Pa. Fracking Lease Rights
• Bankers, Tellers Hit Wells Fargo With OT Suit
• Property-Reporting Firms Not Liable For Flubs, 3rd Circ. Finds
• Obama Seeks $9.7B More For Post-Sandy Flood Insurance
• Judge Rejects Petition To Halt Raises For Philly Workers
• Newspapers' Bid To Unseal Pa. Fracking Deal Revived
• Jury Awards Pa. Family Record $109M In Power Line Death
• PECO Loses Bid To Adjust Energy Efficiency Targets
• Wells Fargo Wins Round In Investor Arbitration Appeal
• Lenders To Pay $30M Settlement To Le-Nature's Trustee
• Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Aluminum Co.'s Defect Defense
• Litgo Urges 3rd Circ.To Hold US Liable For Polluted Site
• Enviros Seek To Halt Construction On Pa., NJ Power Line
• FERC OKs Fracking Buffer Zone Around Pa. Gas Facility
• NY Cosmos Soccer Club Settles Pa. Marketer's Commission Suit
• Del. River Agency Rejects Enviros' Pipeline Oversight Petition
• Kodak, Others Hit In Image Scanning Patent Suit Blitz
• Penn State Sandusky Cover-Up Hearing, Trial Postponed
• Pa. PUC Affirms Order Axing Decision In Gas Pipeline Row
• CIBC Win In Leasing Suit Still Stands, Judge Rules
• Sovereign Immunity Analysis In Subscription Credit Facilities
• Consol Bids $44M To Frack At Pittsburgh Airports
• Highwoods Properties Drops $99M On Pittsburgh's EQT Plaza
• Electricity Group Doesn't Want New Pa. PUC Alt. Energy Rules
• CPSC Sues Maker Of Baby Recliner Following Deaths
• Pa. High Court Rejects Sherwin-Williams Privilege Appeal
• Philly Union Boss Says City Illegally Gave 5,500 Raises
• Social Media Password Ownership And The Workplace
• Citizens Bank, PNC Hit With Suits Over ATM Fee Notices
• Funeral Directors Urge 3rd Circ. To Reinstate Regulations
• Ex-World Health CEO Gets 130 Months For $40M Fraud
• Pa. Judiciary Announces $4M Settlement In Courthouse Row
• Subcontractor Was Cut Out Of $10M Utility Job, Suit Says
• Pa. Dems Blast Gov.'s Lottery Privatization Plans
• Ex-Rhoads & Sinon Atty Tapped As Pa. Federal Judge
• Beware Interaction Of Federal, State Criminal Sentences
• KBR Tells 3rd Circ. It's Not Liable For Soldier's Death
• Dominion Pipelines Pass Environmental Muster, FERC Says
• Philadelphia County Judge Dead In Apparent Suicide
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• 3rd Circ. Backs Fraudster's 20-Year Sentence For $930M Scam
• Pittsburgh Utility Can't Shake Suit Over $400M Redevelopment
• Greenberg Traurig Hit With $200M Sex Bias Class Action
• Judge Nixes Pa. County Official's Suit Against Colleagues