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Pennsylvania - September, 2013

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• Safeway Rehashed Doryx Antitrust Claims In New Suit: Judge
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives USG Worker's Criminal Record Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Ex-Pa. Sen. Can't Delay Corruption Trial
• Paxil Birth Defect Suit Sent Back To Pa. State Court
• Pa. Atty Sued Over Alleged Witness 'Cokehead' Slur
• Pa. Board Signs Off On 3 Infrastructure Projects
• Amazon Hit With Overtime Class Action In Pa.
• Insurers Can't Sue To Recoup Workers' Comp. Damages In Pa.
• Pa. Judge Denies GSK's Attempts To Nix Thalidomide Suits
• Pa. Justices Reaffirm Asbestos Exposure Testimony Standard
• Philly Firefighters Union Sees Demotion Challenge Axed
• Judge Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against UPMC, Highmark
• Pa. Justices Punt $100M Malpractice Insurance Fund Decision
• Philly Fires Back Over $6B Airport Expansion Land Tiff
• Pa. State Senators Introduce Right-To-Work Bill
• Attys Say Firm Poached Philly Building Collapse Client
• Debt Co. NCO Shakes Customer's FDCPA Class Action
• Municipal Underwriters On SEC's Fraud Radar
• Penn National Board Greenlights Casino REIT Spinoff
• How To Defend Air Pollution Torts After Bell V. Cheswick
• SEC Accuses Lender Of Fraudulent Stock-Based Loan Scheme
• NJ Court Should Hear Chemical Spill Suit, Pa. Judge Rules
• 3rd Circ. Halts 'Sea Change,' OKs Drilling In Nat'l Forest
• Pa. Justices Won't Upset $8M Damage Award Against Consol
• Pa. Supreme Court Overturns Foreclosure Notice Ruling
• Investors Push JPML For Centralization In CDS Antitrust Row
• Insurers Ask JPML To Merge Electrolux Dryer Fire Suits
• Energy Attys Slam Feds For Meddling In Pa. Fracking
• CBRE Picks Up Retail Real Estate Firm Fameco
• Deals Rumor Mill: Icahn, Apax, Oaktree Capital
• EEOC Says Cos. Hand Scanning Violates Religious Freedom
• Michael Baker Investors Call $397M Offer 'Grossly Inadequate'
• Pa. Couples Challenge Same-Sex Marriage Ban In State Court
• Bankrupt Reliance Off The Hook For Pa. Warranty Claims
• Zions Beats Cert. Bid In Pa. Telemarketer Fraud Suit
• Ex-Pa. DEP Head Rips Proposed Fracking Moratorium
• Philly Settles With Property Owners In Tax Assesment Dispute
• Towers Perrin Settles Watson Wyatt Merger Suit For $10M
• Cephalon Mustn't Talk IP At Pay-For-Delay Trial, FTC Says
• DePuy Hits 2 Ex-Employees With Breach Of Contract Suit
• Developer Can't Shake $400M Row Over Philly W Hotel
• Pa. Judges Lose Mandatory Retirement Fight In Fed. Court
• Downtown Casino May Boost Revitalization, Philly Official Says
• ProAssurance Spends $205M To Buy Workers' Comp Insurer
• Veteran Insurance Exec Joins Nelson Levine As Of Counsel
• Mensing Doesn't Nix Generic-Fosamax Claims, 3rd Circ. Told
• Philly Real Estate Mogul Sues Over Obstructed $38M Deal
• Blackstone Pays $217M For Hersha Hotel Portfolio
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Ford Shakes Claims In Defective Engine Dispute
• Judge Becomes 1st To Rejoin Pa. Judicial Discipline Court
• Risperdal Marketing Appeals Dropped In Pa. Appeals Court
• Versa's Allen-Vanguard Sells 2 Biz Units To Safariland
• Comcast Pushes To Nix Antitrust Plaintiffs' Cert. Bid
• Hedge Fund Manager Gets 54 Months In $311M Fraud Scheme
• Carnegie Mellon's $1.2B Award Affirmed In Marvell IP Fight
• Duane Morris Settles $2M Malpractice Row, Ends Pa. Appeal
• Duane Morris Snags White Collar Pro Back From Aramark
• NJ Sports Betting Row May Prove Irresistible To High Court
• Aircraft Parts Co.'s IP Claims Headed To Bankruptcy Court
• Pa. College Beats Cleanup Claim In Heating Oil Spill
• Missed Royalty Payments Can't Void Gas Leases: Pa. Court
• Cigna Asks 3rd Circ. To Keep Coverage Suit In Arbitration
• Pa. Gov. Corbett Taps Acting Secretary To Helm DEP
• Anapol Schwartz Can't Duck Gay Atty's Bias Suit
• Pa. Consulting Firm Sues Online Commenters For Libel
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• Pittsburgh Teacher Says School Fired Her Over Race
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Objective Intent Standard For Threats
• Pa. Fracking Moratorium Bill Pushed By State Senator
• Philly Judge Pleads Guilty In Grant Fraud Scheme
• Rue21 Shareholders Greenlight $1B Private Equity Buyout
• Anderson Kill Scoops Up 5 Attys From Boutique Firm
• Univ. Of Pittsburgh Fires Up Cell-Incubation Patent Suit
• HHS Acted Arbitrarily In OK'ing Medicaid Rate Cut: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Sets Precedent On Suppression Appeals
• Pepper Hamilton Hits Back At TV Host In Malpractice Row
• Recovery Plan Approval Lets Harrisburg Skirt Bankruptcy
• 3rd Circ. Adopts Unheard-Of Consumer Class Action Hurdle
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• Ex-Rep.'s Sentence Upheld In Pa. 'Computergate' Scandal
• Harrisburg Aims To Pay Bank $1.9M From Western Auction
• Philly Official Sues Over Daughter's Death In Collapse
• Battery Maker EnerSys Snaps Up Purcell For $115M
• Arena Football Team Tries to Toss $5M Unpaid Intern Suit
• Pa. Justices OK Axing County Jury Commissioner Posts
• Philly Firefighter Union Can't Rush City To Fill Vacancies
• Pa. Clerk To Appeal Order Halting Gay Marriage Licenses
• 11th Circ. Says Disbarred Atty's Debt Not Dischargeable
• Rent-To-Own Co. Can't Slip Pa. Spyware Class Action
• Travelers Fights Cephalon Bid To Nix $22M Marketing Suit
• Pa. Reps. Float Bills To Protect Landowners In Gas Leases
• Pa. Landowners Blast EQT Corp. Gas Lease Pooling Suit
• Insurer Flouts Anti-Theft System Discount, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Pension Fund's Class Action Against UBS
• Post & Post Accused Of Botching $6M Malpractice Settlement
• Mass. PE Firm Takes Majority Stake In Pharmacy Software Co.
• Class Cert. Recommended in Pa. Natural Gas Royalty Case
• Philly Zoning Change Will Kill $27M Investment, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Amalgamated's Win In ERISA Pension Row
• 3rd Circ. Blocks NJ Bid To Legalize Sports Betting
• 3rd Circ. Says Port Authority Can Confiscate Firearms
• Warner Chilcott Sued Over Loestrin Pay-For-Delay Scheme
• Shook Hardy Hires Philly Biz And Employment Expert
• 3rd Circ. Remands Age, Disability Bias Suit Against Pa. DEP
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Atty Sanctions In Bankrupt Client Fee Row
• Brandywine, DRA Target Austin In $330M Real Estate Venture
• Harsco To Sell Infrastructure Unit To $2.5B Joint Venture
• Reed Smith Aids Kennametal's $605M Tungsten Carveout
• EPA Beats Farm Groups' Suit Over Chesapeake Pollution Regs
• Resource America Launches RE Securities Fund
• Reliable Evidence Required To Show Class Ascertainability
• US Atty Aims To Intervene In $115M Philly Sheriff Fraud Suit
• Pfizer Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold Alzheimer Drug Ruling
• Philly Casino Investor Wants To Block Developer's License
• Pa. Towns Can't Set Zoning Rules For Propane Storage
• Atty Tied To $8.5M Ponzi Scheme Sanctioned In Insurer's Suit
• Prior Case Can't Bar New $400M Philly Hotel Suit: Investors
• Whistleblower Wants Cephalon FCA Suit Moved To Pa.
• New Pa. Tort Law Poses Only Minor Changes, Tubing Co. Says
• Suit Over $1.1B Rue21 Buyout Will Test Del.'s MFW Ruling
• PUC Chief Questions Western Pa. Power Plant Closures
• 2nd Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Philly Building Collapse
• A Tech Industry-Friendly Stance On Cloud Computing Tax
• Power Co. Pitches $1B Lake Erie Power Line
• Pittsburgh Zoo Says Mauled Boy's Mom Is Liable For Death
• Pa. Bar Blasts Appeals Court's Malpractice Damage Decision
• 3 Traps For Energy Employers — And How To Avoid Them
• How Pa. Is Aiding Development In 3rd-Class Cities
• Pa. PUC To Investigate Retail Natural Gas Market
• Rite Aid Job Applicants Win Round In Background-Check Suit
• Oclaro Nets Up To $115M In Sale Of Laser Biz
• Pa. Justices Ax Appeal In $10M ALS Misdiagnosis Row
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks To Up Renewable Energy Requirements
• Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Halted By Pa. Judge
• Docs In Cephalon Pay-For-Delay Row Protected, Judge Says
• Pa. County Councilwoman Wants 3-Year Gas Drilling Ban
• Disbarred Atty Says Assessed Fees Should Be Dischargeable
• Realauction Wants New Patent Trial After $8M Jury Verdict
• Ex-Deputy General Counsel Sues SEPTA Over Firing
• Enviros Ask 3rd Circ. To Back Deal Curbing Pa. Forest Drilling
• Dow, PPG Hit With Workplace Toxic Tort Over Man's Death
• OneBeacon Sues To Avoid Covering Retailers' Privacy Suits
• Ex-DPW Official, Nonprofit Execs Embezzled $1.3M: Pa. AG
• Platinum Equity Cooked Books In $88M Deal, Suit Says
• Pa. ExxonMobil Unit Charged With Dumping Fracking Waste
• IRS Agents Raid Pa. Defense Contractor's Facilities
• 5 Tips On Navigating Philadelphia's New Zoning Code
• Payless Hit With OT Suit In Pa. Over Fluctuating Workweek
• Generic Zoning Rules Block Public Input, Pa. High Court Hears
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Pa. High Court Mulls Its Disciplinary Power Over Judges
• K&L Gates Boosts Enviro Practice With Former Pa. DEP Pro
• Ex-Adjuster's New Venture Violated Employment Deal: Suit
• Fees In Firm's Loan Default Weren't Excessive, Pa. Court Says
• Philly Building Crash Survivor Given Go-Ahead On Deposition
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Ex-Asst. US Atty Joins Wiggin & Dana's Philly Litigation Team
• Philly Developers Spar Over Loan Agreement In $37M RE Row
• Pa. Infant Sling Death Suit Settled For $8M
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' Nancy Conrad
• Medicare Rebuts Hospitals' DSH Objections In 3rd Circ.
• Judge OKs Transfer In Atty's Child Abuse Defamation Suit
• Fed. Circ. Kicks Suit Against Heinz Packaging To 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Officials Blast Highmark, UPMC Over Ad War
• Media Attention Prejudiced Jury, Fumo Tells High Court
• Pa. Appeals Court Junks $14.5M Asbestos Verdict
• Pa. Court Backs Exposure Expert In $1M Asbestos Row
• Obermayer Adds Philly Zoning Expert As Partner
• Man Convicted In $70M Scam Of Lawyers Gets 8-Year Sentence
• Wal-Mart Says Coupon Tax Suit Should Stay In Fed. Court
• Ex-Pa. Justice Tapped To Defend State's Gay Marriage Ban
• Carrizo Gets $268M For Texas, Pa. Shale Assets
• Pa. Enviro Permits Allowed To Extend Beyond Law's Deadline
• Players Opposing NFL Publicity Rights Deal Launch New Suit
• Pa. GOP Ducks Consultant's $1M Marketing Contract Suit
• Cash Offsets Count As Monetary Gain, 3rd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Won't Hear Remand Appeal Over Fatal Plane Crash
• NLRB Ruling Dooms Nursing Home Labor Case In 3rd Circ.
• Brandywine Nabs 2 Philly Office Towers For $331M
• Conner Assumes Chief Judge Seat In Pa.'s Middle District
• FERC Approves Dominion Upgrades To 2 Natural Gas Plants
• Teva Pushes For Rehearing In Pa. Reglan Appeal
• Philly Design Review Board OKs 20-Story Apartment Tower
• Workers Who Drop Claims Can't Fight Decertification: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Mont., Canada Challenges To WR Grace Reorg
• UPMC Accuses Highmark Of Stalling In Antitrust Battle
• Pa. Rep. Wants Fracking Post-Production Deductions Stopped
• NCAA Can't Stop Suit Over $60M Penn State Fines
• Pa. Defends Right To Sue Over Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Family Dollar Slams Grocer's Price Undercutting Claims
• Waste Co. Sues Philly Over $6B Airport Expansion Land Tiff
• PVR To Build $150M Utica Shale Gas Pipeline For Hess
• Ex-NFL Player Loses Workers' Comp Appeal Against Steelers
• 1st Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Philly Building Collapse
• Title Insurers Can't Beat Pa. RICO Class Action Claims
• Eckert Seamans Hires White Collar Atty From Dilworth Paxson
• Chesapeake To Pay $7.5M To Settle Pa. Fracking Fees Action