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Pennsylvania - January, 2013

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• Gordon & Rees Opens Philly Office, Lands Team From Cozen
• Apt. Owner Drops $36M Loan Suit Against US Bank, Servicer
• Class Cert. Denied In Philly Towing Fee Suit
• Pa. Judges Play The Odds By Splitting Retirement Suits
• Utilities, Consumer Groups End Energy Savings Plan Row
• Feds Indict 9 Philly Traffic Court Judges Over Fixed Tickets
• Morgan Lewis Slammed For Debt, Drug Claims About Pa. Man
• Pa. Gov. Ties $1B School Funding To Liquor Privatization
• Pa. District Court Poised To See 1st Female Chief Judge
• Pa. Bill Would Keep Penn State's $60M Sandusky Fine In State
• Pa. Judge Rebuffs Sandusky's Bid For New Trial
• Insurer Off The Hook In Corpse Organ Harvesting Suits
• Pa. Rep. Seeks Release Obligations On Natural Gas Lessees
• Skadden Reps JLL Partners Unit In Medical Tech Buys
• Obama Signs $50.5B Sandy Aid Bill: Report
• NFLPA, Harvard Team Up On $100M Player Health Program
• Blank Rome Will Trim Secretary Ranks With Buyouts
• Philly Casino Owners Settle Feud Over $142M Expansion
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks Ban On Credit Card 'Swipe Fees'
• Greed Behind Bid To Yank $5M Deal, Highmark Says
• Ex-Philly Housing Head Blasts Former Boss At Firing Trial
• Copyright Row Over VH1 Reality Show Axed Due To Prior Suits
• Cephalon, SciMedica Can't Derail TCPA Class Action
• City Workers Union Sues Philly Over Furlough Rule
• Senate Vote Finally Puts $60B Total Sandy Aid On Track
• Camico Can't Get Legal Docs In Coverage Row, Judge Says
• BofA Office Fired Pregnant Workers, Class Action Says
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Fen-Phen Suit Barred By Earlier MDL Deal
• Drinker Biddle Shrinks Philly HQ Office Space
• New Pa. High Court Rules Clarify Oral Argument Standards
• Exchange Act Covers Stock Float Fraud, Judge Says
• Pa. Refinery Sues Insurers Over $20M In Lost Biz From Spill
• Drinker Biddle Adds Hogan Lovells M&A Whiz In Philly
• No Clear Disclosure? No 3rd-Party Release In Ch. 11
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Consol Challenges Pa. DEP Over Stream Cleanup From Coal
• AstraZeneca Escapes Medco FCA Kickbacks Suit
• BNY Mellon Can't Dodge Bondholder Suit Over $8M Settlement
• Philly, Union Firefighters Settle Over Exam Notice
• Subway Targeted In 4th Suit Over Footlong Sandwiches
• PNC Pays $7.1M To Settle US Claims Over Shoddy SBA Loans
• Pa. Rep. Floats Bill Barring Unemployment Bias In Hiring
• Nationwide Needn't Defend Roofer In Junk Fax Case: Judge
• Pa. Bill Would Make DEP Disclose Fracking Test Results
• Pa. Landowners' Oil, Gas Royalties Class Action Cut Down
• Pa. Can't Shake Enviro Group's Suit Over Fracking Law
• Mendelsohn Drucker Wins Injunction For Unpaid Legal Fees
• Pa. PUC Ups Utility's Penalty In Deal Over Deadly Gas Blast
• Highmark Will Now Pay $1.6B To Acquire West Penn
• Pa. DEP To Study Radioactivity Associated With Fracking
• Aon Unit, Ex-Employees Settle Trade Secrets Row
• Pa. Sen. Introduces Merit Selection Bill For Appeals Judges
• Ex-CEO Of DVI Unit Ducks Securities Suit Over Bankruptcy
• Highmark Wants UPMC To Return Docs From West Penn Row
• Cohen Seglias Suit Against Del. Co. Belongs in Pa.: Judge
• Pa. DEP Chief Slams Report Critical Of Frack Well Inventory
• Pa. Regulators Plan Hike To Air Emission Fees
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Ethypharm Antitrust Suit Against Abbott
• Pa. County OKs New Air Quality Rules Despite DEP Concerns
• Columbia Gas Defends $657M Infrastructure Improvement Plan
• Philly, US Airways OK Airport Lease Extension, $734M Reno
• Pa. Bill Would Force State To Establish Insurance Exchange
• Wal-Mart Workers Defend $187M Victory In Pay Class Action
• How 2 Recent Cases Limit FCA Exposure
• Sister's Conviction Key In Pa. Justice's Corruption Case
• Attys Agree To $143M Fee Split In $2.3B Avandia MDL
• EEOC, Ruby Tuesday Bias Suit Ordered Into Conciliation
• Pa. Lawmakers Push Right-To-Work Law To Cut Union Clout
• Obermayer Lands Ex-Deputy GC Of Philly Housing Agency
• Plaintiffs Drop $5M Deal In Highmark Antitrust Dispute
• Pa. Rep. Floats Bill To Keep Lotto Money Out Of Campaigns
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks Nix Of Mandatory Judge Retirement Age
• Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $70M Scheme To Cheat Lawyers
• DOL's Whistleblower-Friendly SOX Approach Faces Key Tests
• DA Wants Bias Claims Barred At Pa. Justice's Trial
• Pa. Judge Finds Senior Care Provider Miscalculated Overtime
• Stradley Ronon Can't Preempt Sovereign's Malpractice Suit
• Telemarketing Claims Too Unwieldy For Cert., Zions Says
• Pa. AG To Review Lottery Privatization Deal Opposed By Dems
• Pa. Pol, NCAA Agree To Halt Penn State Fine Disbursement
• Conquering Pa.'s Product Liability Conundrum
• Pa. Firm Can't Duck Ex-Client's Suit Over Time-Barred Claim
• Rite Aid, P&G Contest Experts' Credibility in Fixodent Suit
• Chevron Unit Targets Claims In $100M Marcellus Dispute
• Seneca Hit With Class Action Over Coinsurance Penalties
• Telemarketing Scam Victims Seek Class Cert. Against Zions
• State Farm Skirts Coverage For Sandusky Sex Abuse Cases
• Ex-Pepper Contract Atty Drops Hacking Suit Against Partner
• UPMC Can't Challenge $5M Antitrust Deal, Highmark Says
• $1.4B Merger Saved By Highmark, West Penn Bondholders Deal
• Hemispherx Lied About Immune Disorder Drug, Investor Says
• Duquesne Light Co. Can Install Lines Over Pa. Golf Course
• New Pa. Auditor Will Probe Impact Of Fracking, DEP Regs
• Enviros Ask FERC To Reassess Impact Of Dominion Pipeline
• UGI, Tenaska Announce Joint Marcellus Shale Development Bid
• Defense Contractor Says Partner Owes Share Of $67M Loan
• Steelers Star Settles With Hanes Over Axed Sponsorship
• News Orgs Say Del.'s 'Secret' Arbitrations Unconstitutional
• Judge In Firing Suit Has Conflict, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Pa. Judge Can't Keep Whole Pension After Removal
• GSK's Generic Flonase Antitrust Deal Gets Green Light
• Enviro Chief Must Testify In Pa. Gas Plant Appeal
• Pa. Landowner Sues Energy Cos. To Void Oil-Drilling Lease
• Pa. DEP Rescinds Fracking Water Byproduct Permit
• Names Of Contractor's Workers Not Disclosable, Court Says
• Mennonite Co. Appeals Contraceptive Ruling To 3rd Circ.
• Penn State Targets Ex-Coach McQueary's Whistleblower Suit
• Morgan Lewis, Nonprofit Strike Back At Sham Charges Suit
• FERC Won't Revisit $400M Gas Pipeline Upgrade Approval
• 3rd Circ. Clears 50 Cent Of Copying Gangster Book
• 3rd Circ. Bags Philly High-Rise Developer's Zoning Appeal
• Cigna Sued Over Denials On Heart Monitoring Device
• Big Cases, Scandal Compel Pa. Chief Justice's Retention Bid
• GSK To Shell Out $21.5M To Exit Wellbutrin Antitrust Suit
• Photo IDs Exempt From Pa. Right To Know Law, Judge Says
• Beware Implied Warranty Of Habitability In Pa.
• Pa. REIT Nets $77M In Sale Of Harrisburg Retail Complex
• Pa. Officials Defend State's Lottery Privatization
• Pa. Bill Would Require Fracking Chemical Disclosure To Docs
• Saul Ewing Lands K&L Gates Energy Vet In Pittsburgh
• Pa. Pol. Wants Philly's Crooked Traffic Court Abolished
• Pa. DEP Blasts Report That It Lost $300M In Fracking Fees
• Green Groups Take NJ Pipeline Battle To DC Circ.
• UK Helicopter Crash Suit To Proceed in Pa. Fed. Court
• J&J Hit With Five Suits Over Tylenol In Pa. Court
• Pa. Judge Denies Dismissal Bid In Merrill Lynch Film Spat
• Implications Of FTC Victory In Health Centers Acquisition
• Brain Disease Diagnoses Create Courtroom Hurdle For NFL
• Duane Morris Taps New Real Estate Group Co-Chairs
• Pa. Chief Justice To Seek New Term On The Bench
• Pa. High Court Won't Halt Justice's Corruption Prosecution
• Pa. Treasurer Questions Legality Of Lottery Privatization
• Sandusky Lawyers Ask Judge For New Trial
• Incoming Pa. AG Names Ballard Spahr Partner As Top Deputy
• Pa. Hospital, Docs Blast FCA Suit As Vague, Too Late
• Microsoft Kinect Didn't Infringe Kinbox Mark, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Pa. House Dems Push Transit Investment To Fix Funding Gap
• Harrisburg Council Members' State Takeover Suit Nixed
• New Civil Litigation Firm NastLaw Launches In Philly
• Rights Of Publicity: Contradictions In The Courts
• 124 Lung Scar Suits Kept Alive In Asbestos MDL
• Suspended Pa. Justice Asks High Court To Halt Prosecution
• Personal Injury Firm Hits Rival With $2.2M Poaching Suit
• Pa. Sets Rules For Use Of Mine Wastewater In Fracking
• Sandusky Insurance Row Is In Wrong Venue, Penn State Says
• Pittsburgh Utility Sues Developer Over Stormwater Plans
• Ogletree Deakins Snags Jackson Lewis Employment Pro
• Pa. Pol Says She'll Push For State Minimum Wage Hike
• Company Planning Trump Tower in Philly Files Ch. 11
• Slain Lockheed Worker's Parents Rip Bid To Nix Appeal
• Pa. Insurance Dept. Notches Record $31.4M In Actions In '12
• Former Pa. State Secretary Joins Personal Injury Firm
• Philly Firm Aided Mantria Ponzi Scheme, Investors Claim
• DLA Piper Snags Former Fed For Philly Litigation Group
• 3rd Circ. Told 'Secret' Arbitrations Flout 1st Amendment
• Illegal Foreclosure Suit Against BofA Trimmed
• National Union Says Essex Owes Costs Of Miner Injury Suits
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Challenge To H-2B Wage Rule
• Kinder Morgan Unit Sues Over Pa. Enviro Pipeline Challenge
• Sandusky Defendants Say State Knew Of Atty Conflict
• Pa. Court Says Home Sellers Don't Need To Disclose Murders
• Pa. Pol Sues NCAA For Oversight Of $60M Penn State Fine
• BNY Settlement Notices Left Investors In The Dark, Judge Says
• Mennonite Co. Must Cover Contraceptives, ACLU Says
• Fracking Co. Appeals Pa. DEP Order Over Pipeline Location
• Porn Producer Survives Bid To Toss Its P2P Copyright Suit
• Oil Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action Over Safety-Meeting Pay
• Philly Atty Wants Ex-Firm Sanctioned In Settlement Fee Row
• $9B For Sandy Claims Finalized, But Battles To Follow
• Market Impact Key To Antitrust Suit Over Penn State Sanctions
• Clifford Chance Defeats Diagnostic Ventures Securities Suit
• Ex-Pa. Detective's Age Bias, Retaliation Suit Tossed
• First Transit To Pay $1.1M To Settle Drivers' Wage Claims
• Alpha Hit With Another Pollution Suit Over Pa. Coal Mine
• Congress OKs $9.7B For Sandy Flood Insurance Claims
• Philly Atty Claims Ex-Firm Lacks Rights To Settlement Fees
• Georgia-Pacific, Others Face New Drywall Price-Fixing Suit
• Promoter Claims Live Nation, Caesars Failed To Hype Show
• Pepper Blasts Ex-Contract Atty's Hacking Allegations
• PPL Seeks Pa. PUC Approval Of New $154M Power Lines
• 'Nap Nanny' Maker Wants CPSC Sanctioned Over Recall Notice
• Ballard Spahr Names New Real Estate Department Chair
• Cohen Seglias Lures Ex-Philly County Judge From Rival Firm
• Starwood Capital Drops $260M On Office Buildings
• Alpha Unit Sued Over Alleged Pollution From Pa. Coal Mine
• Pa. High Court To Debate Access To Mental Health Records
• Marvell Vows New Mistrial Bid After $1.2B Patent Verdict
• AT&T Can't Dodge FCA Suit Over Alleged Scam Calls
• Gov. Hits NCAA With Antitrust Suit Over Penn State Sanctions
• Insurance Policy Limits Curb Delay Damages: Pa. High Court
• Ford Hid Engine Defects To Avoid Warranty Repairs, Suit Says
• Early Retirees Can Seek Jobless Benefits: Pa. High Court
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