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Pennsylvania - June, 2013

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• 2 Years In, Pa. Liability Reform Hits Plaintiffs First
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks To Curb Post-Production Drilling Fees
• Spa Worker Fired For Refusing Brazilian Wax, Suit Says
• Challenge To $29B Express-Medco Merger Trimmed Again
• Insurance Exchange's Suit Not A Class Action, 3rd Circ. Says
• Woman Defends $28M Verdict In Knee Injury Row Rehearing
• HSBC Can't Shake Captive Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• UPMC Rips Highmark's Challenge To Antitrust Doc Turnover
• Covanta, Harrisburg Reach Deal Over $22M Loan Default
• Deloitte Escapes Suit Over Diagnostic Ventures' Collapse
• Pa. House Plan Grows Transportation Funds By Over $2B
• Disciplinary Panel Affirms Pa. Judge's Ethics Suspension
• Highmark Flouting Settlement In Antitrust Row, UPMC Says
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit EA Publicity Rights Decision
• NCAA Slams Treasurer's Standing In Penn State Fines Row
• Feds Hit Pa. Parking Authority With Worker Bias Suit
• PSU Administrators Want Sandusky Cover-Up Charges Axed
• Pa. Supreme Court Nominee OK'd By Legislative Committee
• Pa. Landowners Slam Fracking Post-Drilling Deductions
• Prop 8 Ruling Leaves Room For More Marriage Battles
• Pittsburgh Slams UPMC's Defense Of Tax-Exempt Status
• DOMA Ruling Will Spark New Employee Benefits Challenges
• $1.6M Bail For Operator Charged In Philly Building Collapse
• Pa. Officials Lose Mediation Bid In $60M NCAA Sanction Row
• Ballard Spahr Snags RE Finance Pro In Philadelphia
• Carnegie Mellon's $17.2M Attys' Fees In Patent Row Deferred
• Condo Group Snags $5M Jury Award Over Building Defects
• DOMA Ruling Leaves Estate Planning In Limbo
• NJ Tells 3rd Circ. To Ax Federal Sports Betting Ban
• Bankrupt Real Estate Investors On Hook For $9M Loan Default
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill To Let Docs Apologize Without Liability
• High Court Nixes DOMA, Leaves Marriage Laws To The States
• NRG's Pa. Power Plant To Stay Open, Convert To Gas
• Pa. House GOP Blasts Senate's Medicaid Expansion Plans
• J&J Unit Asks 3rd Circ. To Nix Cert. In Blood Test Antitrust Row
• TIAA-CREF Pays $6M In Multistate Life Insurance Accord
• Suspended Pa. Judge Loses Pay In Misconduct Case
• Pa. Biz Groups Slam Bill To Expand AG's Antitrust Authority
• Pa. Appeals Court Hears Rohm & Haas Overstepped To Get IP
• 3rd Circ. Boots Houseware Co.'s Fax Spam Coverage Appeal
• More BigLaw Layoffs Expected After Massive Weil Cuts
• Fox Rothschild Expands Denver Practice With Lottner Rubin
• Gas Lease Can't Force Driller To Drill: Pa. Appeals Court
• Pa. Beer Stein Class Action Doesn't Hold Water, Judge Says
• Tyco Accused Of Smear Campaign In Trade Secrets Row
• AEX Can't Beat Driver Employment Status Suit
• Indicted Pa. Traffic Judge Wants Ticket-Fixing Charges Axed
• DuPont Workers Win Class Cert. In Pa. FLSA Suit
• Kitchen Sink Litigation Clogs The Judicial Pipeline
• Pa. High Court Could Rehear Cases With New 7th Justice
• EPA Settles Suit With Pa. Green Group Over CAA Regs
• Pa. Regulatory Board OKs New Water Standards
• Philly Loses Bid To Toss Union's Suit Over Furlough Rule
• 4 Steps For Smooth Class Action Settlement Administration
• PNC, Insurers Beat Suit Alleging Captive Reinsurance Scheme
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks To Toughen Demolition Standards
• Jones Day Lands Energy Pro In Pittsburgh
• Pa. Injury Firm Facing $1.9M Suit For Breaking Lease
• Pa. Rep Seeks To Ban Debit Card Wage Payments
• Atty's Dual Role Doesn't Let Insurers Into $5M Suit: Pa. Court
• Aviva Wants Annuity Class Members Barred From Pa. AG's Suit
• Steelers Can't Make Field Owner Fund $30M Project For Now
• Ex-Workers Sue Pa. University For Age Discrimination
• Watered-Down Pension Reform Bill Advances In Pa.
• Judge Gives Final OK To $35M GSK Flonase Settlement
• NCAA Assails Pa. Law Governing Penn State Sanctions
• New Water Regs Toothless On Oil, Gas Discharges, Pa. Told
• FDIC's $219M Suit Blames Advanta Execs For Bank's Collapse
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, KKR, SunGard
• Pa. Senate OKs Allegheny Port Authority Restructuring Bill
• Ex-Penn State Execs Lose 2nd Atty Privilege Appeal
• Coal Group's Brief Muddies Conservation Fund Suit, Feds Say
• Judge Nixes Bid To Halt $400M Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• Pa. McDonald's Hit With Class Action Over Debit Card Wages
• Split Pa. Justices Bar Indirect Annuity Beneficiary Change
• Temple U. Can't Block Fired Worker's Return, Pa. Judge Rules
• Cozen Can't Forgive Pol's Campaign Debt: Pa. Appeals Court
• Pa. Justices Clarify Reimbursement Rule For Fuel-Tank Fees
• Senate Confirms US District Judges For Pa., NM
• WR Grace Bankruptcy Plan Favors Company, 3rd Circ. Told
• Graco Hit With Antitrust Class Action Over Rival Buys
• Jury Awards $8.1M To Grant Street In Auction Patent Row
• $400M Kinder Morgan Pipeline Defiles Tribal Lands, Suit Says
• Pa. High Court Keeps Judicial Age Limits Intact
• Pa. Rep Aims To Mandate Closed Storage For Fracking Water
• Fresenius Hit With Dialysis Treatment Class Action
• Attys Offer To Trim Class To Save Comcast Antitrust Suit
• Judge Approves $150M Flonase Antitrust Accord
• Enviro Group Blasts Pa. GOP's Lawsuit Intervention Bid
• Capital One Defeats RICO Claims In Collections Class Action
• US Senate Confirms 2 Judges To Pa. District Court
• Novartis Can't Duck Elidel FCA Suit, But Kickback Claims Cut
• Pa. Gov. Defends Fracking Policies At Philly Energy Summit
• Pa. Officials Want NCAA Penn State Suit In Mediation
• Pa. High Court To Hear Duane Morris Malpractice Suit
• Convicted Former Pa. Justice's Law License Suspended
• Pa. Gov. To Tap Appellate Judge For High Court Vacancy
• Bill To Boost Natural Gas Access Clears Pa. Senate
• Pa. Republicans Say Enviro Suit Would Steal Their Authority
• Penn State Wants Pa., NCAA To Settle Row Over $60M Fines
• Pa. Natural Resources Chief Forced Out By Governor
• DA Counters Pa. Pol's Bid To Nix Staff Campaigning Conviction
• Fired Pa. Prosecutors Launch Age-Discrimination Suit
• Q&A With Stradley Ronon's Steven Davis
• Warner Chilcott Can't Duck Consolidated Doryx Antitrust Row
• Fox Rothschild's Suit In Philly Condo Row Legit, Judge Says
• A&E, NYT Push 3rd Circ. For Rehearing Of EA Likeness Case
• Applebee's, IHOP Ask 3rd Circ. To Nix Drink Price Suit
• Sandra Day O'Connor Slams Judicial Elections At Philly Bar
• US Holding Back Docs In FCA Case, For-Profit Educator Says
• Pa. Judge Won't Seal Order Over Alleged Privilege Leak
• Pa. Senate Sends Gov. Bill To Ax Philly Traffic Court
• Philly Law Firm's Ex-Partner Seeks Access To Client Files
• Porn Producer Wins Damages In Bellwether Copyright Trial
• Pa. House OKs Natural Gas Lease Deduction Disclosure Bill
• Philly Planning Commission OKs Core Development Plans
• 6 New Suits Launched In Fatal Philly Building Collapse
• Atlas Shells Out $800M For EP Energy Natural Gas Assets
• Sports Leagues Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold NJ Wagering Ban
• Pa. Utility Can't Get Developer To Cover Stormwater Suit
• $28M Knee Injury Trial Riddled With Errors, Marketer Says
• Judge Recommends Keeping Pa. Coal Mine Suit Alive
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Philly Union's Contract Dispute
• Grand Jury Will Investigate Fatal Philly Building Collapse
• JP Morgan, BNY Mellon Want Class Bid Denied In Bond Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Axes $18M Quarry Buyout Offer
• GSK Thalidomide Suit To Stay In Fed. Court: 3rd Circ.
• FCPA Powerhouse: WilmerHale
• Pa. High Court Rejects Penn State Administrators' Appeals
• No Proof Patterson Atty Shared Trade Secrets, J&J Says
• 3rd Circ. OKs $4M Arbitration Award For Dating Site Workers
• Heinz 'Ketchup Provision' Was Nifty But Unneeded In $28B Deal
• No Fair Warning, Claims Ex-Pa. Justice In Corruption Appeal
• Philly Unveils New Demo Standards In Wake Of Collapse
• DC Circ. Backs Pa. Mine Safety Violation Ruling
• UPMC Slams Pittsburgh Mayor, 'Sham' Lawsuit In Tax Dispute
• MDL Panel Combines Suboxone Antitrust Cases In Pa.
• Pa. Developer, Zoning Board Defend Generic Design Approval
• FCPA Powerhouse: Willkie Farr
• Philly Machine Operator Faces Charges Over Building Collapse
• DOL Audit Doesn't Stay Bar Workers' Tips Suit, Judge Rules
• Ex-Elliott Greenleaf Client Sues Insurer In Trade Secrets Row
• Philly Building Collapse Liability To Hinge On Demo Plan
• FCPA Powerhouse: Venable LLP
• Case Loan Counts As CERCLA Response Cost: 3rd Circ.
• MDL Panel Won't Combine 'Toxic' Spray Foam Cases
• Pa. Gov. Loses Antitrust Suit Over Penn State Sanctions
• Pa. Sen. Seeks To Revise Polling Place Access Law
• Mediators, Expand Your Tool Kit In Complex Litigation
• Pa. House Passes 2nd Bill Dismantling Philly Traffic Court
• Belt-Tightening Slips On GCs' Priority List
• 3rd Circ. Vacates $3M Fee Award In Honeywell Chromium Suit
• Judge Exempts Pa. Girl From HHS Transplant Age Rule
• Pa. High Court Urged To Adopt Revised Tort Law
• Blank Rome Lands Ex-Harleysville GC As Partner In Philly
• Fired Law Firm Worker Admits To Aiding 'Anonymous' Hack
• FCPA Powerhouse: Reed Smith
• Highmark Blasts UPMC Bid For Docs On $5M Antitrust Deal
• Pa. House Votes To Abolish Troubled Philly Traffic Court
• FTC's Wright Backs 3rd Circ.'s Test In Meritor-Eaton
• Hospital Work Stoppage Triggered Unemployment: Pa. Court
• Megabus Says Judge Unveiled Privileged Info In Crash Suit
• Ex-Fumo Atty Contests Philly Daily News Libel Ruling
• Fetal Viability Rule Doesn't Nix Paxil Suit, Pa. Court Told
• Majestic May Prompt 3rd Circ. 'Property Of Estate' Review
• FCPA Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis
• DirecTV Technicians' Unpaid Fees Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Mining Firm's Coal Ash Permits Proper, Pa. Regulators Say
• Enviros Say EPA Ignoring Pa.'s Lax Emissions Standards
• Exotic Dancer Hits Club With Suit Over Wage Violations
• Rohm & Haas Spill Suit Needs 2nd Look, Appeals Court Says
• ArcelorMittal Must Stop Repairs After Explosion, Judge Rules
• FCPA Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn
• Tyco Says Former Execs Stole Trade Secrets In Move
• Justices Boot Post-Gazette's Poll Access Appeal