Pennsylvania Archive » May, 2013

Pennsylvania - May, 2013

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• Second-Tier Firms Hire Up As BigLaw Sheds Work
• FCPA Powerhouse: Debevoise
• Kraft, Others Say Claims Not Too Late In Egg Cartel MDL
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Conviction Of Pa. County Commissioners
• Firm Urges Pa. High Court To Save Venue Transfer Precedent
• Enviros Challenge XTO's Permits For Pa. Gas Facilities
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Reinstate 12 Suits In Asbestos MDL
• For-Profit College Co. Can't Duck Whistleblower's FCA Suit
• Pa. Prison Guards Seek $226M From Health Benefits Trust
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Quash DOL's 'Secret' H-2B Visa Rule
• Pa. Couple Appeals Finding That Fracking Didn't Taint Well
• Pa. Reps. Seek To Stall Emissions Testing For New Vehicles
• US Steel's $3M Worker Injury Claims Cut From Explosion Suit
• 3rd Circ. Weighs Religion In ACA Contraception Mandate
• Paterno Estate Says NCAA's Sandusky Sanctions Overreach
• Offers Can Establish Value In Condemnations: Pa. High Court
• FCPA Powerhouse: Davis Polk
• Pa. Stance On Dunham Rule Confounds Pa. Mining Industry
• For-Profit School Co. Says US Overreaching In $11B FCA Suit
• Pa. High Court Says Employment Offer Letters Aren't Binding
• Doryx Antitrust Class Cert. Bids Fall Short, Warner Says
• Pa. Justices OK Test Cases In Gas Explosion Suit
• PNC Bank Worker Loses Cert. Bid In Overtime Fight
• Pa. High Court Upholds 20-Year Time Bar On Default Actions
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Pa. DEP Tells Justices It Can Impose Mine Safety Rules
• Gay Atty Slams Anapol Schwartz's Defense In Bias Suit
• Pa. Union Leaders Call Pension Overhaul Unconstitutional
• FCPA Powerhouse: Crowell & Moring
• Pay Reinstated For Suspended Judge In Pa. Traffic Court Row
• Philly Housing Agency Pays $3M To Settle Gas Allowance Suit
• Trial Consultant Sues Philly Firm Over Unpaid Bills
• 3rd Circ. Revives Arbitration Row In Debt Fraud Suit
• PPL Subject To State Laws Over Boat Crash On Co.'s Lake
• Pa. Supreme Court To Standardize Rules For Constables
• Eckert Seamans Adds Labor, Employment Pro In Philly
• Ex-Freedom Medical Employee Dodges RICO Theft Claims
• DOL Rips 11th Circ. Ruling In H-2B Wage Rule Challenge
• Sandusky Whistleblower Wants Proof He Wasn't Fired
• FCPA Powerhouse: Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• The Ethical Neutral: What Must Be Disclosed In Mediation
• JPML Head Judge Explains Why Panel Is More Picky
• Greenberg Traurig Settles Atty's $200M Gender Bias Action
• KidsPeace Gets OK To Continue Operations In Ch. 11
• Pittsburgh Zoo Sued By Parents Of Child Killed By Wild Dogs
• Developers Can Arbitrate Defect Claims, Pa. Court Says
• Law360 Names 10 FCPA Powerhouse Firms
• DOL Rule Backs Groups' H-2B Challenge, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Conrail Denies Liability For NJ Derailment, Chemical Spill
• 'Kids For Cash' Judge Loses Conviction Appeal In 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms Block On Single-Source EMS Law
• Flonase Users Seek Sanctions For Foes Of $35M Antitrust Deal
• Pa. Can't Tax Out-Of-State Trusts, Appeals Court Rules
• Cigna Gets Heart Device Coverage Fight Sent To Arbitration
• Supervalu Sues Sunoco Over Gas Card Exclusivity Deal
• Blackstone Teams With Prologis On $960M Industrial Deal
• Pa. AG Says No Master Needed In Judicial Retirement Suit
• 'Hate' Demonstrations At Philly Towers Halted By Judge
• Appeals Court Revives Malpractice Claim Against Pa. Firm
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Bill To Track Fracking Health Effects
• Pa. Tycoon's Fraud Suit Tossed In Feud With Schnader Atty
• Ex-Penn State Chief Says School's Atty Violated Privilege
• Apax To Buy Rue21 For $1.1B As Apparel Buyouts Roll
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Westport Win In Malpractice Coverage Row
• Pa. Fracking Wastewater Plants Agree To $30M Upgrades
• Ashley Furniture Workers Denied Class Cert. Again In OT Row
• NJ High Court Asked To Set Independent Contractor Test
• Temple Can't Fight Arbitrator On Worker Rehiring, Union Says
• Convenience Store Supplier Cooper-Booth Enters Ch. 11
• Cigna To Pay Up To $77M In Disability Income Insurance Claims
• Megabus Judge Steps Aside In Suit Over Deadly NY Crash
• Fen-Phen User Fairly Denied Extra Benefits, 3rd Circ. Finds
• 3rd Circ. Sides With IRS In Majestic Star Casino Tax Dispute
• Philly Can't Duck NAACP's Airport Ad Placement Suit
• When Rights Of Publicity Trump 1st Amendment
• McVay Wins Democratic Primary For Pa. Superior Court Slot
• KidsPeace Opts For Ch. 11 Amid $100M In Pension Plan Costs
• 3rd Circ. Solidifies Free Speech Test In EA Likeness Case
• Workers' Comp. Judges Not Entitled To Raise, Pa. Justices Say
• Master Tapped In Philly Traffic Judge's Disciplinary Case
• $6.4B Philly Airport Expansion Inches Toward Takeoff
• Highmark Says UPMC Can't Fight Sanctions In Antitrust Row
• Philly Daily News Beats Ex-Fumo Atty's Defamation Suit
• Norfolk Southern Gets Rail Yard Safety Order Tossed
• Ex-Pa. Justice Moves To Overturn Corruption Conviction
• Pa. Appeals Court Pares Hospitals' Medicaid Rates Suit
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Dodges $3M Judgment In 3rd Circ.
• Penn State Sanctions Don't Affect Competition, NCAA Says
• Pa. Court Rejects Attys' Fee Test In Trade Secrets Cases
• Oil Field Workers Say Superior Energy Stiffed Them On OT
• Conrail Faces 2 New Suits Over NJ Derailment, Spill
• Comcast Dodges Fee Suit Launched By Business Customers
• Harrisburg Demonstrates Danger Of Public Statements
• Penn. Insurance Exchange Leaders Want $300M Action Nixed
• Pa. Appeals Court To Reconsider $28M Knee Injury Suit
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• Pa. Rep. Wants More Clarity In Royalty Checks To Gas Lessors
• GSK Says Comcast Ruling Kills Avandia Injury Class Action
• Pittsburgh Corning's Ch. 11 Asbestos Plan OK'd After 13 Years
• Citibank Asks Judge To Toss Reinsurance Fraud Class Action
• Pipefitter Says US Steel Can't Recover For Workers' Injuries
• Pa. Judges Disputing Forced Retirements Want Special Master
• Highmark Says Policyholders Can't Seek Antitrust Damages
• 3rd Circ. Resurrects $180M Oil Spill Suit Against Citgo
• 3rd Circ. Adds Fuel To Obama Recess Appointments Fight
• Philly Needs To Fill Vacant Firefighter Posts, Judge Says
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Predatory Lending Fine
• Pa. Lawmaker To Float Broad Anti-SLAPP Legislation
• Pa. Rep. Proposes Natural Gas Tax To Fund Transportation
• Court Defends Secretive Arbitrations To 3rd. Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Finds NLRB Recess Appointment Of Becker Invalid
• Malpractice Attys Score $10M Fees In Botched Delivery Case
• Enviros Must Show Need To Get Trade Secret Docs: Pa. Court
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Impose Fiscal Discipline On Judiciary
• Ex-Pa. County Officials Want Corruption Convictions Axed
• First Responders Sue Conrail In Pa. Over NJ Derailment
• NRG Settles States' Suit Over Emissions At Pa. Plant
• Pa. Justices Will Consider Electricity Restoration Inspections
• 'Kids For Cash' Plaintiffs Win Class Cert.
• Cozen Asks Pa. Appeals Court To Let It Forgive Campaign Debt
• Pa. Judge Can't Get Suspension Axed In Ticket-Fixing Row
• Fixodent Caused Neurological Harm, Pa. Superior Court Hears
• Cozen Nabs Pair From McCarter & English, Klehr Harrison
• Pa. Bills On Traffic Court, Judicial Retirement Advance
• Shook Hardy Lands Stradley Ronon Life Sciences Whiz
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Unit Can't Duck Mortgage Modification Suit
• Benesch Friedlander Escapes Ex-Client's Ethics Suit
• Marcellus Shale Group Snags Buchanan Ingersoll Lobbyist
• AEX Driver Employment Status A Jury Matter, Judge Suggests
• Fired Exec Says Research Firm Illegally Tracked Applicants
• Pa. Supreme Court Takes Over 3rd Judicial Retirement Suit
• What Sponsors Must Know About Litigation On Church Plans
• 3rd Circ. J&J Ruling Won't Halt Flood Of Food Labeling Suits
• Lack Of Contract Doesn't Trump Lien Claims, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Lawmaker Unveils Bill To Fight Pregnancy Discrimination
• Town Named For Jim Thorpe Fights To Keep Athlete's Remains
• Sierra Club Appeals Emission Plan For Pa. Coal Plant
• Calif. Chemical Safety Rules Push Constitutional Envelope
• LNR Partners Seeks Condos' Foreclosure Over $35M Loan
• 3rd Circ. Nixes J&J Benecol False Ad Suit
• Atty Denies Defaming Co-Worker In Row Over Anti-Gay Bias
• Philly Law Firm's Partnership Spat Kicked To Arbitration
• Wet Seal To Pay $7.5M To Settle Race Bias Suit
• Pa. Regulators Say DEP Must Justify Emission Fee Hike
• Sun Life Beats Suit Over Misreported Death Benefits
• Maker Of Skinny Water Slips Into Bankruptcy
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Amendment To Put Judges Under Ethics Act
• Ex-Cohen Seglias Atty Accuses Firm Of Violating FMLA
• Property Owner Slams Generic Zoning To Pa. High Court
• Conrail Derailment Suit Belongs In NJ, Judge Says
• Wal-Mart Asks Pa. Justices To Boot $187M Wage Class Award
• Utilities Need PUC Approval To Seek Condemnation: Pa. Court
• AbbVie, Teva Pay-For-Delay Deal Draws More Antitrust Claims
• Judicial Retirement Age Flouts Basic Rights, Pa. Justices Hear
• 102 Pa. Lawmakers Introduce LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill
• Penn State Denies Firing Sandusky Whistleblower
• Policyholders Can Exit $5M Highmark Antitrust Settlement
• Pittsburgh Arena Football Team Sued For Not Paying Interns
• PSU Administrators Stalling Criminal Case, Pa. Judge Says
• Sports Betting Ban Undermines States' Power, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Lawmakers Introduce Sweeping Pension Reform Plan
• DLA Piper Fees Questioned In Pa. Lottery Privatization
• Ex-Pa. Justice Must Apologize As Part Of Corruption Sentence
• Fracking Supplier Hit With FLSA Overtime Class Action
• Pa. House Votes To Plug Gap Letting Taxes Flow Out Of State
• Pa. Counties Win Power To Ax Jury Commissioner Posts
• Struggling Pa. Capital Settles SEC's Securities Fraud Suit
• Philly Goes After 11 Contractors Over Sham Minority Efforts
• Ford Skirts Suit Over Ranger Seat Belt, Airbag Defects
• Temple U. Hospital Sues To Keep Fired Worker From Returning
• Rex Energy Unit Can't Dodge Pa. Landowners' Payment Suit
• LNR Partners Hits Philly Building Owner With $4M Loan Suit
• A Model For Facing Meritless Derivative Suits In Pa.
• Insurer Sues To Duck $1M Patient Data Breach Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Agent's Nationwide Benefits Suit
• Conrail Hit With New Suit Over NJ Train Derailment
• Circuit Split On Market Share-Based Discounts Remains
• Far-Reaching Consequences Of NFL Concussion Litigation
• Heinz Buys Back $2B Of Debt As Buyout Zooms Toward Close
• Philly Settles Bid To Kick Boy Scouts Out Of City Building
• Sprinkler Co. Beats Workers' Cert. Bid In Pa. Appeals Court
• EQT Pays $113M To Scoop Up Marcellus, Utica Lands
• $4.2M Legal Malpractice Suit Not A Federal Issue, Judge Rules
• Pfizer Unit Beats RICO Claims In Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay Row
• Lundy Law Firm 'Monopolized' Philly Legal Ads, Rival Says
• Chevron Nabs Pittsburgh-Area Land For Possible Regional HQ
• Deputy Sheriffs Not Policemen Under Pa. Law, Court Affirms
• Pa. Falling Short In Fracking Oversight, Enviros Say
• Insurers Can't Deny Coverage To Abuse Victims: Pa. Court
• Seneca Claimed Gas Rights Too Late, Pa. Appeals Court Says
• Pa. Can't Hog Fee Award From Vioxx Settlement, Judge Says
• FRSA Only Preempts State Law In Explicit Situations: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Appeal On Hospital Lawsuit Immunity
• Pa. High Court To Interpret State's Sunshine Law
• Pa. Senate Panel Passes Bills To Boost Natural Gas Access
• Data Breach Notification Bill Clears Pa. Senate
• FlasterGreenberg Faces Ex-Associate's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Banks Sued For $200M Over Retiree Village Loans
• AbbVie, Teva Hit With 2 More Niaspan Pay-For-Delay Suits
• How McBurney V. Young Will Impact State FOIAs