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Pennsylvania - March, 2013

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• Bogus Health Care Telemarketers Ordered To Cough Up $7M
• As Sandusky Heads To 3rd Circ., D&O Policyholders Cringe
• Antitrust Scholars Back Eaton's High Court Bid In Price Case
• Metropolitan Edison Escapes NJ's Clean Air Act Suit
• Jury Awards $20M To Bulldozer Accident Victim
• Pa. Energy Boom Just Beginning, Outgoing DEP Boss Says
• Driller Wins Access To Private Roads In Pa. Appeals Court
• Thorp Reed, Clark Hill Join Forces To Form 300-Atty Firm
• Pension Plans Shorted $438M By Catholic Health East: Suit
• Pa. Bill Would Limit HVAC Companies' Mold Liability
• Deutsche, BofA Escape Pa. Foreclosure Fee Suit
• Pa. High Court Won't Review Family Medical Bills Liability
• Product Makers Stand To Profit From Pa. Tort Law Change
• Pa. Supreme Court To Tackle Judges' Mandatory Retirement
• Pittsburgh Transit Agency's Use Of Funds Under Review
• Pa. Bill Would Keep Private Lotto Money Out Of Campaigns
• U. of Penn. Sues Consulting Firm Over 'Wharton' Name
• Challenge To $60M Penn State Fine Backed By Pa. Treasurer
• Pa. Rep. Questions No-Bid Contract To E-Services Provider
• EEOC V. US Steel Gives New Hope To Employers
• NJ Pol Can't Recoup Fees In Tossed Corruption Case: 3rd Circ.
• High Court's Comcast Ruling Raises Bar For Class Actions
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Comcast Ruling
• Pa. Sens. Float Bills To Expand Natural Gas Distribution
• Citizens Bank Gets Workers' OT Action Decertified
• 'Faulty' Jail Construction Warrants No Coverage, 3rd Circ. Says
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Pa. Transfer Taxes, Judge Says
• Discovery Stay Lifted In Pa. Pol PAC Misappropriation Row
• Merck Atty's Letter Ruled Harmless In Whistleblower's Suit
• High Court Sides With Comcast In Antitrust Class Action
• Doc Gets 6 Years, To Pay $4.5M For Fen-Phen Settlement Fraud
• Davis Polk To Host $28B Heinz LBO Vote In NY Office
• Law Firm Says Gas Drilling Contract Claims Don't Stick
• Spray Foam Companies Fight MDL Bid As Litigation Heats Up
• Pa. High Court To Weigh Generic Zoning Designations
• Ex-Dinsmore Atty Released From Engineering Suit By 3rd Circ.
• Gov't Contract Disputes Can't Go To Open Court: Pa. Justices
• Pa. High Court Clarifies Workers' Comp Rule On Retirement
• Forum Selection Clauses In The Intra-Corporate Litigation Era
• Pfizer Wins Promotion Contract Row In Pa. Appeals Court
• Heinz $28B Buyout To Have Only Dollars, No Euros, In Debt
• 5 Tips For Making It Rain
• UPenn Says St. Jude Cancer Therapy Patent Is Invalid
• Pa. Jury Awards Whistleblower $1.7M In Exec Drug-Use Suit
• Carnegie Mellon Urges Court Not To Cut $1.2B Patent Award
• Senior Living REIT Buys 13 Facilities In $141.7M Deal
• Drinker Biddle Lands SEC Assistant Enforcement Director
• Convicted Pa. High Court Justice To Step Down May 1
• Saul Ewing Adds 4 Employment Attys In Pittsburgh
• Pa. Justices Greenlight Redevelopment Of Philly Parkland
• Toll Brothers Sued Over Job Applicant Background Checks
• Pa. Appeals Court Can't Tag AIG With $1.5M Gas Settlement
• Rite Aid, LexisNexis Face Class Action Over Worker Info
• 'Kids For Cash' Plaintiffs Dispute Class Numbers In Cert. Bid
• Pa. DEP Boss Leaving Post To Head Blank Rome Energy Team
• Atty Who Choked Judge Loses Fee Fight In 3rd Circ.
• Judge Says Troubled Philly Traffic Court Must Be Abolished
• Ex-Pittsburgh Top Cop Indicted For Misappropriation Of Funds
• Pittsburgh Mayoral Hopeful Says Rivals Broke Finance Law
• Heinz Note Tweak Helps Clear Path For $28B Buyout
• Google Asks Panel To Steer Email Scanning Cases To Calif.
• Pa. House Approves Bill To Privatize Liquor Sales
• DOL Can't Apply H-2B Wage Rule, Judge Says
• Pa. Senate Passes Public Charity Definition Bill
• Wal-Mart Says Dukes Voids $187M Pa. Wage Class Award
• Verizon Wants Brandywine To Pay $21.85M In Land Deal
• Insureds Not Entitled To Costs Reminder: Pa. Appeals Court
• Philly Planning Board OKs $100M Whole Foods Project
• Pa. Bill Would Boost Minimum Wage To $9 An Hour
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Shielding Banks In Power Of Atty Cases
• Philly Toyota Dealer Must Pay $16M For Rental Car Crash
• E-Storage Bill Gets Go-Ahead From Pa. Senate Panel
• Philly Can't Slash Tax Officer Pay, Pa. Appeals Court Rules
• Dilworth Paxson Opens In NY With New Bankruptcy Partner
• Energy Firms, Enviros Pen Voluntary Fracking Standards
• Pa. Firm's Anti-Gay Culture Cost Ex-Atty A Job, Suit Says
• Judge Says Pa. Drilling Lawsuit Settlement Is Public Record
• Pittsburgh Mayor Disputes UPMC's Tax-Exempt Charity Status
• TIG Insurance Must Cover Defense In $26M Cleanup Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Lowers Bar For SOX Whistleblowers In Tyco Case
• Pa. House Clears Ban On Unemployment For Retired Workers
• Ford Assails Asbestos Suit Mistrial In Pa. Appeals Court
• Sandusky Prosecutor Heads To Private Practice
• Pa. Gas Rights Bill Must Protect Titleholders, Panel Hears
• Pa. Lawmaker Aims To Save Troubled Philly Traffic Court
• Walgreen Inks 10-Year Partnership Deal With Amerisource
• 3rd Circ. Nurses Union Case Hinges On NLRB Appointments
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Pa. Gov. To Take 2nd Stab At Private Lottery Contract
• New Liquor Privatization Bill Passes Pa. House Committee
• Sunoco Not Liable For Ex-Station Leak: Pa. Appeals Court
• Verizon Hit With Class Action From Workers Seeking OT
• Erie Indemnity Says $300M Fee Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Penn State Insurer Seeks Sanctions In Sandusky Venue Fight
• Philly Wants Contractor Docs To Outline Sheriff's Office Scam
• Employer Liable For Hijacking Former Exec's LinkedIn Page
• Philly Paid Sick Leave Bill Uncertain Despite City Council's OK
• 3rd Circ. Revives Female Hoops Ref's Sex Bias Claims
• Pa. Sen. Proposes Antitrust Law As State Lags Behind Others
• Penn State Says Ex-Coach's Defamation Claims Unfounded
• AEX Gets Driver Class Decertified In OT Suit
• Lawmakers Look To Start Pa. Justice's Impeachment Probe
• Side Jobs No Bar To Unemployment Benefits, Pa. Court Says
• Judge Sues Pa. High Court Over Ticket-Fixing Suspension
• A Policyholder Win In Pa.'s Pollution Exclusion Battle
• Pa. Sen. Wants To Fight NCAA Suit In $60M Penn State Row
• Pa. Justices Boot Law Eliminating Jury Commissioners
• Pa. Enviros Plan Pollution Suit Over Coal Ash Disposal Site
• Pa. Senate Clears Bill Requiring S&Ls To Convert To Banks
• Philly Investors Say Scheme Cost Them $400M Hotel Project
• Highmark Rips Class Members' Bid To Exit $5M Antitrust Deal
• Pa. Enviros Attack Liability Limits In Mine Water Fracking Bill
• Travelers Must Face 9/11 Memorial Contractor's $1.5M Suit
• Pittsburgh Settles Fire Chiefs' Overtime Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-NJ Mayor's 30-Month Bribery Sentence
• NJ Firm Archer & Greiner Lays Off 14 Attys, 27 Staffers
• Ex-Pa. Pol, Highway Officials Charged In Pay-To-Play Probe
• 3rd Judge In Philly Traffic Court Scandal Pleads Guilty
• Pa. Lawmaker Aims To Revamp Allegheny Port Authority
• Pa. Lawmaker Eyes 15-Year Limit On Product Liability Suits
• Pa. Sen. Pushes Genetically Engineered Food Label Bill
• Philly Sheriff Ducks Class Cert. In $54M Property Auction Suit
• Remember To Pay Attention To Antitrust Standing Issues
• Kline & Specter Sues 2 Firms Over GSK Dental Cream Deals
• Judge Revives $26M Clawback Suit In Mortgage Ponzi Case
• Pa. Rep. Seeks Disclosure Of Pipelines' Impact On Neighbors
• Seneca Says Pa. DEP Improperly Classified Gas Facilities
• Pa. Pols Push For Convicted Justice's Impeachment
• Obermayer Finance Head Rejoins Firm From Thorp Reed
• Pa. High Court To Hear Appeal On Coal Mine Safety Law
• Sandusky Appeal To Assert Defense Lacked Trial Prep Time
• State Law Guides Post-Judgment Interest: Pa. Appeals Court
• Doctor Claims Ex-Partners Duped Him In Sale Of Practice
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Le-Nature Exec's 15-Year Sentence
• Kinder Morgan $400M Pipeline Suit Barred, Enviro Board Says
• Oaktree, NFR Drop $240M On Wells Fargo-Leased Offices
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive NJ Gas Co.'s Faulty Valve Suit
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Ban Fracking In State Forests
• Lawmaker Wants Pa. Voter IDs Offered At Legislative Offices
• Collection Letters Must Clearly Convey Validation Notice
• 5-Hour Energy Maker Faces Class Action Over 'Crash' Claims
• Warner 'Confused' About Doryx Contracts, Retailers Say
• Pa. Bill Would Shield Banks In Power Of Attorney Cases
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Bracewell Takes $13M Malpractice Battle To Federal Court
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Brother Fraud Suit For Relying On NJ Law
• Foreclosure Notices Must Comply With Law, Pa. Justices Told
• Pa. Gov. Backs Retirement Age Disputed In Judges' Bias Suit
• Comcast Unit To Face Arena Consulting Fees Suit In Philly
• KKR Strikes $3.9B Deal For Industrial-Parts Maker
• 'Kids For Cash' Plaintiffs Want Sanctions, Fees From Attys
• Class Decertified In Chicago Title Insurance Overcharge Suit
• Famous Dave's Booze Tax Settlement Gets Rejected
• Transit Agency Shakes Pa. Railroad Bridge Defect Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Tosses Paxil Birth Defect Suit
• Ex-Fumo Atty Can't Prove Column Libelous, Philly Paper Says
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Bills To Increase Fracking Safety
• Stradley Says It Didn't Botch $200M Taylor Bean Loan Terms
• Pa. High Court Snubs Appeal Over 630-Acre Quarry Project
• Schiff Hardin Lands 3 Corporate Pros From Cozen O'Connor
• PNC Wants Insurers On Hook For Overdraft Fee Suits
• DOT Allocates $390M To Transit Agencies For Sandy Repairs
• Pa. Justices Weigh Loan Law In $2.3M Judgment Against Firm
• Sandusky Coverage Feud Continues With New Penn State Suit
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Can't Be Tied To Suit, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Pa. High Court Mulls Expert Affidavits In Asbestos Case
• $200M Tobacco Funds Aren't For Pa. Coffers: Appeals Court
• Hospital Workers Ask 3rd. Circ. To Let Meal Break Suit Proceed
• Age Bias Arbitrator Not 'Partial' Despite Donation: 3rd Circ.
• Insurer Denies Defense Duty In Mine Safety Gear Suits
• Energy Cos. Will Form Joint Venture To Develop NGL Pipeline
• Sandusky Ruling May Spell Trouble For Other D&O Claims
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Boeing's Appeal Of Alabama Aircraft Sale
• Philly Atty Loses Name Partner Status In Caseload Dispute
• Locked-Out Workers Can't Get Benefits: Pa. Appeals Court
• GSK, Thalidomide Plaintiffs Spar Over Pa., Federal Jurisdiction
• Pa. High Court Told Turnpike Panel Entitled To Privilege
• Fen-Phen Claimant Wrongly Denied Benefits, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pfizer Ducks Class Cert. In ERISA Suit Over Wyeth Merger
• Pa. Lawmaker Aims To Publicize Fracking Water Test Results
• Healthpoint, DFB Settle With Pa. In Skin Ointment FCA Row
• Rising Philly Atty Suspended From Bar For 30 Months
• Pittsburgh Fire Officials Settle OT Class Action
• DOJ Says NLRB Recess Appointment Ruling Unconstitutional
• PPG Says DEP Order Trumps Allegheny River Pollution Suit
• Firefighter Raises Won't Break Philadelphia, Judge Says
• Zimmer, Marketing Co. Win New Trial In Knee Injury Case
• Partner Says Philly Workers' Comp Firm Shut Him Out
• Pa. AG Backs State-Mandated Retirement For Judges Over 70
• UPMC Can't Use Highmark Merger Docs In Antitrust Row
• A Victory For State-Action Doctrine Critics
• Patton Boggs Forced To Lay Off 65 As Work Dries Up
• Sandusky Can't Pin Defense On Second Mile Insurer
• Pa. High Court May Demand More From Asbestos Experts
• Fannie, Freddie Move To Toss Transfer Tax Case
• Sequestration Will Cut $2.5B From Sandy Aid, NJ Sen. Warns
• Pa. Insurer's Defamation Claims Survive In Credit Rating Row
• Heinz Investor Says $28B Sale Stiffs Shareholders
• Revolving Door Spins Between Pa. Gov't, Gas Biz, Report Says
• Pa. Lawmaker Pushes For 2-Year Budget Cycle
• Pa. PUC Rejects Part Of PECO's Energy Efficiency Plan
• OSHA Fines Norfolk Southern $1.1M For Firing Whistleblowers