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Pennsylvania - February, 2013

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• Pa.-Based Chartwell Picks Up Miami Maritime Firm
• Pa. Hit With 3rd Suit Over Judges' Mandatory Retirement Age
• Pa. Bill Would Create Incentives For Car Charging Stations
• Warner Chilcott Says Contracts Bar Retailers' Doryx Suit
• Columbia Gas Plans $210M Pipeline Expansion In Pa., NJ
• Marvell Denied Docs In Bid To Slash $1.2B IP Damages
• Liquor Co. Head Says Audit Wasn't Smear Against Ex-CFO
• First Horizon Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Skadden Reps Mylan In $1.6B Buy Of Indian Generics Maker
• Greenberg Traurig Will Mediate $200M Sex Bias Suit
• Appliance Co. Franchisee Tries To Dodge Pa. ECPA Action
• LA Fitness Clients Lose Bid To Reinstate Pa. Membership Suit
• Philly Councilman Pushes Workplace Social Media Privacy Bill
• Insurers Want Refinery's $20M Lost Biz Suit In Arbitration
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Bills To Protect Against Fracking Mishaps
• Conrail Wants Brakes On Spill Suit During Consolidation Bid
• Latham & Watkins Must Turn Over IP Theft Docs, Judge Told
• Doc Says Providers Are Misreading FCA In Kickbacks Case
• AmerisourceBergen Faces FCA Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• Ex-Steelers Doc's Pharmacist Gets 2 Years For 'Roid Scheme
• Pa. Court Says Nonspecialist Experts OK In Malpractice Suits
• Blank Rome Gains Bankruptcy Partner From Pepper Hamilton
• Anheuser-Busch Waters Down Its Beers, Consumers Say
• Swartz Campbell's Law Firm Poaching Suit Can Proceed
• Pa. Utility Accepts Higher Penalty For Deadly Gas Blast
• Pa. Gov. Says NCAA Skews Facts In Penn State Antitrust Suit
• Highmark, UPMC Contract Stiffs West Penn, Pa. Officials Say
• A Game-Changer For Cy Pres Funds In Class Settlements
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• 3rd Circ. Ups Settlement Bar In Quashing Toys R Us Deal
• No Pension Boost For Pa. Transit Retirees: Appeals Court
• Common Insurance Problems For Foreclosing Mortgagees
• Pa. Lawmakers Preparing To Impeach Convicted Justice
• Hamilton Lane Buys Institutional Investment Consulting Firm
• Chicago Title Says Homeowners Must Prove Co. Duped Them
• Sandusky Insurance Battle To Take Place In Philly
• Ex-Philly Housing Chief, Agency Settle Firing Suit
• Ruling Enlightens Insurers On How To Count Drywall Events
• Pa. Judge Upholds Philly Ban On Cops' Political Donations
• Pa. Justice's Conviction Renews Calls For Appointed Judges
• NJ Police Chief's Retaliation Suit Falls In 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Dems Aim To Get Voter ID Law Off The Books
• KKR Lobs $3.7B Bid At Equipment Maker Gardner Denver
• Philly Wants Docs In Suit Over Sheriff's Office Fraud
• Merck, Pa. Reach $8.25M Settlement Over Vioxx Disclosures
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Pa. City Employee's Sex Bias Appeal
• DLA Piper Adds Veteran DOJ Antitrust Litigator In Philly
• K&L Breaks Industry Ranks With Detailed Financial Report
• Peckar Taps McKenna Long Atty To Helm P3 Team In Philly
• FERC Won't Rehear Conoco's $500M Pipeline Protest
• Heinz Heritage Pacts Are Empty Promises, Experts Say
• Ex-Eagles QB's Ponzi Suit Intercepted By Arbitration Clause
• Pa. Supreme Court Justice Convicted Of Corruption
• Pa. House Leader Outlines Liquor Privatization Bill
• Greenberg Forum Shopping In $200M Sex Bias Suit: Ex-Partner
• Clinics Can't Seek Legal Fees In Car Accident Coverage Rows
• US Steel's Sobriety Testing Doesn't Violate ADA, Judge Says
• NCAA Sues Pa. Gov. Over Law Keeping $60M Penn State Fine
• 3rd Circ. Reinstates Former Teleflex Exec's Age Bias Case
• Pa. High Court Shouldn't Join Philly Labor Row, Unions Say
• Morgan Lewis Targets Sham Charge Plaintiff's Rap Sheet
• Pa. Judiciary Says $308M Budget Allocation Falls Short
• Employer Had No Right To Hijack LinkedIn Profile: Judge
• Privacy Rights Don't Shield Home Addresses: Pa. High Court
• Pa. Utility Will Pay $105M In Power Line Death Settlement
• Consol's $1B Pittsburgh Airport Fracking Deal Clears Panel
• NJ Transit Bears Burden Of Proof In Retaliation Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Goodyear Sues Travelers For Asbestos Claims Coverage
• FBI Investigates Suspicious Trading At Heinz
• Heinz No-Shop Shows Price Isn't Everything In Pa.
• 3rd Circ. Nixes $35M Toys R Us Antitrust Deal As Unfair
• Pepper Hamilton Lands 2 White Collar Pros In Philly
• Philly Commission OKs Development Plan For Neighborhoods
• Camelot Agrees To Extend Pa. Lotto Privatization Bid
• High Court Won't Hear Title Insurer Price-Fixing Case
• Pa. Commission Nixes Unemployment Benefit Rules
• Pa. Bill Would Boost Renewable Energy Targets
• Investor's $3M Racketeering Suit Against Atty Booted
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Asks 3rd Circ. To Ax $3M Privacy Award
• Valeant Pays $12M To Settle Wellbutrin Antitrust Claims
• Transactional Attys Eye Private Liquor Sale Plan In Pa.
• Enviros Urge DRBC To Review $400M Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• Del. River Port Authority, Police Ordered To Arbitration
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Pa. Court Allows 'Any Breath' Asbestos Testimony To Stand
• Insurer Off Hook For Wholesaler's Defective Drywall Suits
• Pa. Appeals Court Puts Brakes On Philly Taxi Fees
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• Pipeline Appeals In Limbo After Pa. Permit Ruling
• $28B Heinz Deal Marks Latest 'Odd Couple' Co-Investment
• Pa. PUC Aims To Boost Competition In Retail Electricity Market
• Court Urged Not To Stay $200M Greenberg Sex Bias Suit
• Key Pa. Panel OKs Bill Promoting Mine Water Use In Fracking
• Pa. Voter ID Law Injunction Extended Through May Elections
• Pa. Lotto Privatization Is Unconstitutional, AG Says
• Pa. DEP Touts Efficiency Boost Following New Permit Process
• Litgo Fights Cleanup Share Of NJ Military Site In 3rd Circ.
• Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Drop $28B For Heinz
• Pa. Law Firm Facing Bankruptcy Or Merger After Client Loss
• Pa. Justice Can't Use Workload Evidence In Corruption Trial
• Pa. Senate Votes To Eliminate Troubled Philly Traffic Court
• Philly Says $54M Sheriff Sale Claims Too Varied For Cert.
• Pa. House OKs Bill To Keep $60M Penn State Fine In State
• Chartwell Wants Rival's Discovery Halted In Fla. Office Row
• Marvell Wants $1.2B Carnegie Mellon Patent Award Slashed
• Gay Worker Sues ArcelorMittal For Denying Spouse Benefits
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• Conrail Can't Bring Vinyl Chloride Spill Row To Fed. Court
• Individual Claims Retained Under DuPont Herbicide Settlement
• FNB To Pay $3M In Overdraft Fee Class Action Settlement
• $1.8B In Gas Supplier Taxes Will Spur Partnerships: PennDOT
• Pa. House Passes Bill Promoting Greener State Buildings
• Skadden Reps JLL Partners In $115M Health Buy-And-Build
• Mass Tort Reforms Prompt Fewer Filings, Philly Judge Reports
• 3rd Circ. Blocks Convicted Ex-NJ Mayor's Retrial Request
• 2 Philly Traffic Court Judges Plead Guilty To Ticket-Fixing
• Ex-Shor Levin Partner Sues To Recoup Referral Fees
• Fisher & Phillips Lands 2 Jackson Lewis Partners In Philly
• Pepper Hamilton Leaked Info In Libel Row, Union Chief Says
• Del. Judges Ask 3rd Circ. To OK 'Secret' Arbitrations Law
• 3rd Circ. Urged Not To Halt Antitrust Suit Over GSK Drug
• Pa. Bill Would Fund Fracking Pollution Test For Well Water
• Carnegie Mellon Wants $1.2B Award Trebled In Marvell IP Row
• Pa. Atty In Fee-Share Row Says Ex-Firm Wanted Him Gone
• EQT Unit's Proposed Pipeline Buy Too Risky, PUC Judge Says
• Cabot Can't Nix Appeal Of Fracking Pollution Settlement
• Brandywine Sues Verizon Over Stalled $20M Philly Land Sale
• Philly Suburb's Billboard Ban Affirmed By 3rd Circ.
• How Lawyers Can Avoid Ethical Problems In The Cloud
• Grand Jury Subpoenas And The Crime-Fraud Exception
• GSK Lobs False Ad Suit At Teva Over Axed Wellbutrin Generic
• 3rd Circ. Says Mennonites Can't Block Contraception Mandate
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• Pa. Suit Claims Wal-Mart Denied Asst. Managers Overtime
• Pa. Gaming Board Immune From Licensing Suits: 3rd Circ.
• Consol To Pay Up To $1B For Pittsburgh Airport Drilling Rights
• Enviros Throw Support Behind Pa. Fuel-Switching Plan
• Stinson Clawback Target Can't Sue Over Ponzi Losses Yet
• NCAA Says Penn State Fines Not Subject To Sen.'s Oversight
• Wells Fargo Puts Up $13M To End Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• AmerisourceBergen Sued Over CEO's Hefty Stock Payout
• Standard-Setting Can Be Risky Business
• Pa. Employers: Get Ready For More Early-Retirement Claims
• Pa. Gov. Can't Bring Antitrust Suit Over Penn State: NCAA
• Babcock Liable For Nuclear Pollution Injuries, Suit Says
• UPMC Settles NLRB Complaint Over Union-Busting Claims
• Pa. Electricity Cos. Slam Gas Co.'s Fuel-Switch Plan
• Pa. High Court Declines Appeal In Gentex Trade Secrets Suit
• Hedge Fund Managers Charged In $311M Fraud Scheme
• Eureka Snaps Up Reuters' Law School Publishing Biz
• Ex-Pa. Judge Sues Ethics Attys Over 'Kids For Cash' Case
• Google To Drop $125M On E-Commerce Co. Buy
• Pa. High Court Asked To Jump Into Stalled Philly, Union Talks
• Greenberg Traurig Wants $200M Sex Bias Suit Put On Hold
• DOL Defends New H-2B Visa Wage Rule In 3rd Circ.
• Philly Seeks $6.6M In Back Taxes From Yuengling
• Brandywine Venture To Build $158M Philly Housing Tower
• Nonprofit Accused Of Hiding Evidence In Sham Charges Suit
• Warner Chilcott Faces Fresh Suit Over Doryx Generic Ploy
• Bill To Ax Philly's Troubled Traffic Court Clears Panel
• Protections For Private-Sector Whistleblowers Pass Pa. House
• Pa. Bills Would Fuel Transition To Natural Gas Vehicles
• Kinder Morgan Unit's $400M Pipeline Survives Enviro Suits
• Pepper Hamilton Picks Former FBI Head To Chair Firm
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit On Mortgage Rescission Suits
• DOT To Distribute $2B For Post-Sandy Transit Repair
• Ex-Coach Slams Penn State Objections To Whistleblower Suit
• Suspended Pa. Supreme Court Judge Loses Mistrial Bid
• Pa. Gov. Rejects ACA Medicaid Expansion, Calls For Reforms
• RE Pro Rejoins K&L Gates After Stint In Obama Admin
• Revamped Pension System Key To Pa. Gov.'s Fiscal Vision
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Fumo's $3.4M Restitution Sentence
• Pa. Transit Authority Sued Over Maintenance Contract Breach
• Exelon Misstated Nuke Plant Decommission Funds, NRC Says
• GOP Tells Pa. Gov. To Rebuke ACA Medicaid Expansion
• Ex-Prosecutor To Investigate Gov.'s Role In Sandusky Case
• Enviros Lose Bid To Nix Kinder Morgan Pipeline Permits
• Fracking A Slice Of Pa. Industrial Air Pollution, DEP Says
• Pa. Utility Fights $61M Award Over Power Line Death
• Comcast Sued By Business-Class Customers Over Fees
• Philly Sues Workers Union Over Deadlocked Contract Talks
• Pa. Gov. Faces AG Probe of Sandusky Investigation: Report
• Philadelphia Expands Master Plan For Navy Yard
• Greenberg Traurig, Female Partners Square Off In Sex Bias Suit
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks To Bring Court Records Into Digital Age
• Shire Pays $57.5M To End ADHD Drug Marketing Probe
• US Steel Opens New Coke Battery In Western Pa.
• Del. River Agency Changes Course, Will Review Gas Pipelines
• Pa. High Court Suspends 3 Indicted Traffic Court Judges
• Feds Told To Yield Fumo Defense Docs In Libel Case
• Pa. DEP Tightens Emissions For Gas Compressor Stations
• Inside The Circuit Split Over FAA Section 7