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Pennsylvania - July, 2013

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• 3rd Circ. Backs Mazie Slater Fee Award In Delta Dental Row
• Gas Driller Sues Pa. Landowners Under Lease Pooling Law
• Pa. Wants Voter ID Challenge Booted For Lack Of Standing
• UPMC To Pay $1M To Settle Medicare FCA Allegations
• Ackman Takes 9.8% Air Products Stake In Biggest Bet To Date
• Pa. Town Erred In Nixing Stone Quarry Plan, Court Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Jury Commissioner Law
• Suit Over Mumps Vaccine Shows No False Claims, Merck Says
• Schnader Lures 6 Trujillo Rodriguez Attys To NJ, Pa. Offices
• Pa. Gov. Blasts AG's Refusal To Defend Gay Marriage Ban
• Numbers Dispute Stalls Pa. Voter ID Trial
• Green Group Can Join Suit Over Pa. Watershed Limits
• Ex-Penn State Brass To Face Trial In Sandusky Cover-Up
• Bankruptcy Court Decision Not 'Advisory,' 3rd Circ. Rules
• Carroll McNulty Opens In Philly With 7-Atty Insurance Team
• CORRECTED: State Law Claims In Philly Reglan Suits Survive Mensing
• BofA, Law Firm Face Suit Over Foreclosure Atty Fees
• Lesbian Spouse Wins Cozen Benefits Case In Wake Of Windsor
• Arnold & Porter Seals DC Capital's $397M Engineering Buy
• Ex-Penn State Brass Faces Testimony Of Sandusky Cover-Up
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Datz, B&L Referral Fee Suit
• Philadelphia Sues Banks Over Libor Losses In Swaps
• Internal EPA Doc Warns Of Drilling's Harm To Pa. Town's Water
• FERC OKs $923M Sale Of Pa. Natural Gas Power Plant
• Firefighters In Contract Row Say Philly Must Enact Raises
• Extensive Discovery OK'd In $11B Education Funding FCA Suit
• US Contractor Convicted In $136M Scam Can't Duck Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Calls Foul On Pa. Town's Immigration Laws
• Autotrader Beats Tech Licensing Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• Gardner Denver Raises $2.9B For KKR Buyout
• Pa. Developer Says His Brother Froze Him Out Of Business
• Judge Dismisses Claims In E-Lynxx's $50M Patent Suit
• For-Profit Cos. Can't Exercise Religion, 3rd Circ. Says
• Zoning Review Still On Hold In Pa. Fracking Battle
• Flagship, Doctor Dismissed From Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• First Responders Want Pa. Law Applied To Conrail Spill Suit
• Once Stung By Poison Pill, Air Products Adopts One
• Ruling Gives Pa. Electric Providers Greater Discretion
• Anapol Schwartz Wants Objections To Atty's Bias Suit Heard
• Rival Drug Data Co. Hits IMS Health With Antitrust Lawsuit
• Harrisburg Avoids Ch. 9 With $345M Restructuring Deal
• Medical Co. Denied Immediate Appeal Bid In Worker RICO Row
• Pa. High Court To Settle Confession Of Judgment Procedures
• MarkWest Gas Plant Challenge Can Proceed, Pa. Judge Says
• Ex-Dresser-Rand Managers Get Trade Secrets Suit Pared
• Morgan Lewis Faces Appeal In Developer's Malpractice Suit
• 2013's Big Energy Decisions Tip In Favor Of Industry
• State Ready To Ask For Dismissal of Pa. Voter ID Challenge
• Zarwin Baum Snags Pa. Sen. From Archer & Greiner
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Botching Sales Tax On Coupon Buys
• Drug Buyers Urge Class Cert. In Cephalon Off-Label Use Suit
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Challenge To WR Grace Reorganization Plan
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• Pepper Hamilton Hit With Malpractice Suit By TV Host
• Medicis Conspired To Block Generic Solodyn, Suit Says
• Highmark Hits Back In UPMC Antitrust Settlement Battle
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Sacramento County Sues Top Banks Over Libor Losses
• Owners Of Condemned Building May Sue City, Pa. Panel Rules
• Pittsburgh Makes Contractors Offer Domestic-Partner Benefits
• Pa. Judges Set Rule For Appeals After Removal To Fed. Court
• Reilly Pozner Asks To Join GSK Avandia Class Action
• Cal-Maine To Pay $28M To Settle Egg Price-Fixing Claims
• Pa. Rep. Unveils $6B State Infrastructure Funding Plan
• Saul Ewing Lands Health Care, Tax Pro In Philly
• 3rd Circ. Orders GSK To Trial Over Paxil Deal With Mylan
• Pa. Officials Knew ID Law Could Erode Senior Vote: Memo
• Pa. Bill Would Increase Cap On Municipal Tort Claims
• Crime Risk Software Co. Accuses Rival Of Infringement
• Philly Mall Loses Bid To Block 'Hate' Demonstrations
• Pa. High Court Halts Health Centers' Closure For Now
• Cigna Can't Get Coverage For $140M Settlement: Pa. Court
• Debating The Ethics Of Children's Organ Transplants
• Citibank, Fifth Third Escape Reinsurance Fraud Suits
• Pa. Bungled Voter ID Media Blitz, Expert Testifies
• Requested PSU Sandusky Docs Subject To Open Records Law
• DOE Study Says No Groundwater Pollution At Pa. Fracking Site
• Pa.'s New Defense Rule Gives Big Policyholders Upper Hand
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Atty Sues Over Probe Into Fake Child Molestation Claims
• Enviros Want In On Challenge To EPA's Pa. Watershed Limits
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Berkshire Hathaway Media Co. Adds Atlantic City Newspaper
• Wiseman Settles Superfund Coverage Suit Against TIG
• Many Never Received Proper Voter ID Cards, Pa. Judge Told
• Mack-Cali To Sell $223M Philly RE Portfolio Through JVs
• Penn State To Pay $60M To Settle Sandusky Victim Claims
• Conrad O'Brien Nabs Pa. Gov.'s Legislative Affairs Chief
• Health Cos. Want Antitrust Cases Consolidated In Kan.
• Volkswagen Beats Law Firm's Lemon Law Fees Appeal
• Ford Asks 3rd Circ. To Boot $30M Verdict To Truck Dealers
• Platinum's Reinsurance Arbitration Win Gets Judge's OK
• 3rd Circ. Invigorates Underused EPA Cross-State Air Power
• Pa. Voter ID Trial Pivots To Accessibility Of Free Cards
• Pa. High Court Affirms Philly Judge's Dismissal Over Dirty Pics
• Pa. PUC Finalizes Settlement In Fatal Philly Gas Explosion
• Pa. Judges Lose 2nd Mandatory Retirement Challenge
• Fox Rothschild Atty Accused In Plot To Freeze Out Doctor
• Post & Schell Brings Aboard 4 Hospital Defense Experts
• $3.9B KKR Buyout of Gardner Denver Wins Shareholder OK
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• SigmaPharm Gets Skelaxin Suit Sent Back To Pa. Court
• 500K Pa. Voters Lack State-Issued ID, Plaintiffs Allege
• Newfield, Hess Dissolve Pa. Gas Drilling Partnership
• Split Pa. Utility Agency OKs Equitable Gas' System Upgrades
• Former Pa. County Atty Says Politics Cost Him His Job
• UPS Loses Workers' Comp Malpractice Fight With Philly Firm
• EQT Midstream Inks $540M Deal For Sunrise Pipeline Assets
• Scripps Heir Gets 9 Years For Scamming $3.6M From Family
• 3rd Circ. Won't Decide NLRB Challenge Until Canning Ruling
• Pa. Voter ID Law Will Suppress Thousands, Plaintiffs Argue
• Conrail Wants NJ Train Derailment Claims In Pa. Axed
• How Windsor Affects Securities Law And Corporate Finance
• Class Reps. Dodge Dismissal of Pa. Tax Delinquency Suit
• Chevron Beats Pa. Fracking Water Storage Challenge
• Pa. High Court To Tackle Judge's Ticket-Fixing Suspension
• 3rd Circ. Backs EPA's Order For Pa. Plant To Cut Emissions
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Prudential War Policies Suit
• NLRB Says 6th Circ. Ruling Backs Its Stance In Quorum Row
• $210M Pipeline Project Needs Full Enviro Review, FERC Told
• Sandusky Atty Must Turn Over Evidence To Judge: Pa. Court
• Comcast Hits Screampix With Trademark Suit
• Gay Atty Rips Anapol Schwartz's Efforts To Dodge Bias Suit
• Philly Defends Political Donation Ban On Cops In 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Bill Would Up Threshold For Prevailing Wage Projects
• GSK Dodges Putative Class Claims Over Avandia Payments
• Pepper Hamilton Says Union Boss Waived Conflict In Libel Row
• Progressive Beats Underinsured Driver Coverage Class Action
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• Penn State Ex-President To Sue Freeh For Libel, Defamation
• Ex-Housing Authority Worker Charged In Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Who Can Appeal Autism Case Denials
• Philly Injury Firm Says FELA Malpractice Suit Filed Too Late
• Eckert Seamans Snags Philly Bankruptcy, RE Pro
• Pa. AG Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban Against ACLU Suit
• Aviva Settlement Class Can't Cash In On Pa. AG Suit: Judge
• Texaco, Others Block Challenge To Pa. Gas Leak Settlement
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• Jury Wrongly Decided Worker's Status, Pa. High Court Told
• Retirees Sue Pa. Rail Manufacturer For Terminating Benefits
• Pa. Appeals Court Sets New Standard For Coverage Feuds
• Wells Fargo Dodges Class Action Over Pre-Shift OT Work
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Judge's Fraud Suit Axed By Appeals Court
• 'Kids For Cash' Judge Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Convictions
• Ongoing Tension Between Filed-Rate And State Doctrines
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-Wilson Sonsini Atty's Record Sentence
• Pa. Lease Pooling Law Paves Way For Marcellus Expansion
• FirstEnergy Shutters 2 Pa. Coal Plants, Blames EPA
• Boat Co. Escapes Liability For Acquired Assets In CO Suit
• For Some, Saying 'I do' Remains Difficult
• NJ Medicaid Payment Proposal Violates Federal Law: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Appeals Court Asked To Punt Conrail Spill Suit To NJ
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Insurers' Wins In 'Kids For Cash' Case
• Gov. Won't Take $60M Penn State Sanctions Up With 3rd Circ.
• Met-Pro Investors Say $210M Deal Undervalues Company
• Enviros Defend Fracking Ban To Delaware River Agency
• Pennsylvanians Sue To Ax State's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Wilson Elser Picks Up Professional Liability Trio In Philly
• Spray Foam Insulation Class Action Gets Green Light
• Kimberly-Clark Diaper Patents Not Obvious, Judge Rules
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $500K Governmental Damages Cap
• Ashland Unit To Pay $2M Over Pa. Superfund Site Violations
• NFL, Players Must Mediate Concussion MDL, Judge Rules
• Verizon On Hook For Pa. Phone Line Taxes: Appeals Court
• Pa. Too Lax On Fracking To Lift Ban, Ex-DEP Head Says
• Pa. Lottery Privatization Deal Gets Deadline Extension
• Novartis Whistleblower Wants State FCA Claims Revived
• Scholastic Copied Competitor's Trademarks, Suit Says
• Teva's $1.6B Pfizer Patent Deal Isn't Covered, Insurer Says
• Pa. Club Says Its Exotic Dancers Are Independent Workers
• Landlord Wants Kogan Trichon's Files In $1.9M Lease Dispute
• Sanford Heisler Welched On Class Action Fee Deal: Suit
• Camico Needn't Defend Accounting Firm, Judge Says
• Philly Traffic Judges Can't Shake Ticket-Fixing Charges
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Nix $1B Specialty Products Asbestos Appeal
• Pa. Diocese Atty Says Feds Won't Turn Over ACA Info
• Ford Beats Class Cert. Bid In Cracked Axle Row
• Stay Lifted On 2nd Suit In Pa. Judicial Age Limit Fight
• Pa. House OKs Bill Closing Corporate Tax Loophole
• NLRB Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Recess Appointment Case
• Ameriprise Adviser Gets 6 Months For Insider Trading
• Ballard Spahr Picks Up NY Firm As White Collar Work Expands
• Enviro Groups Seek Review Of Williams Pipeline Expansion
• Pa. House Approves Raised Judicial Retirement Age
• Madoff Victims Can't Sue SEC, 3rd Circ. Says
• Medicaid Expansion Axed By Pa. House Panel
• Pa. Senate OKs Replacement For Convicted High Court Justice
• Pa. Legislature OKs Fracking Royalty Transparency Bill
• Pa. McDonald's Revises Debit Card Payment Policy
• US And EU Converging On Dominant-Firm-Abuse Theory