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Pennsylvania - October, 2013

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• 3rd Circ. Upholds Atty's 42-Month Fraud Sentence
• Inquirer Firing Suit Will Stay In Philly, Pa. Judge Says
• HHS Blasts Catholic Diocese Contraception Coverage Suit
• Pa. Justices Want Judge Punished For Road Rage Incident
• J&J Unit Slapped With $4M Verdict Over Topamax Birth Defects
• Pa. Justices Define Insurer Prejudice In Phantom Vehicle Case
• Pa. Gov.'s Ex-Chief Of Staff Returns To Saul Ewing
• Pa. Gov. Bashes Bid To Curb Gas Drilling On Public Land
• Anchor Tenant Gives $341M Philly Skyscraper Plan New Legs
• Pa. Sen. Seeks To Rein In Pro-Fracking Laws
• The Variety Of Ways A Prize Promotion Can Go Bust
• Pa. Justices To Mull Contract Weight In Mechanic's Lien Rows
• Philly Inquirer Owners Offer $29M Buyout In Firing Suit
• Lowe Snags Downtown Philadelphia Luxury Apt. Building
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Allentown Hotel, Arena, Complex
• 3rd Circ. Axes Bias Suit Over Con-Way Alcohol Agreement
• Pa. High Court Preserves Tax Immunity For Historic Trust
• Pa. Justices Nix Appeal In Atty's $4.5M Referral Fee Dispute
• Convicted Rite Aid Exec's Bid To Sue Duane Morris Revived
• Philly Firm Founder Sues Developer Over Hotel Conversion
• Opposition To Pa. Tire-To-Energy Plant Keeps Rolling In
• OT Exemption For NJ Cops Not Lawful, 3rd Circ. Told
• CBS Sued By Pa. DEP Over Steel Mill PCB Cleanup Costs
• Red Lobster Server Sues Over Overtime, Side Work
• Pa. Lottery Privatization Bid 'Misguided,' Treasurer Says
• Highmark, UPMC Tentative Deal To End Antitrust Suit Hits Snag
• Enviro Group Sues Pa. Waste Facility Over Water Discharges
• In Sandy's Wake, Property Owners Boost Storm Defenses
• Asbestos Plaintiffs Assail Venue Transfer In Pa. Mass Tort
• Takeaways From McPhee V. DePuy's Preemption Pronouncement
• Hotel Lobby Group Presses For More Equal Pa. Tax Laws
• Pa. Health Systems Settle AG's Antitrust Suit Over Merger
• Urban Outfitters Targets Hanover For Privacy Row Coverage
• Law Firm Botched Paperwork In $1M Hotel Row, Suit Says
• Fracking Secrets Still Vulnerable After Gag Order Ruling
• Ex-Fumo Treasurer Barred From Offering Theft Defense
• Penn State Will Pay $60M In Sandusky Settlements
• Pitt Medical Center's Tax Suit Delayed Pending State Case
• Philly Inquirer Ownership Feud Belongs In Del., Judge Told
• KKR Pours $100M Into Associated Partners Telecom Ventures
• Kirkland Reps Murray Energy In $3.5B Consol Coal Mines Buy
• Indicted Philly Traffic Court Judge To Get Suspension Pay
• Developer Wants Klehr Harrison Malpractice Suits Merged
• OIG Blasts Philly's Contracting Controls In Scandal's Wake
• Dow Seeks En Banc Review Of Cancer Cluster Suit
• Insurance Firm Stewart Bernstiel Adds Ex-Cozen Partner
• RadioShack Defends Fluctuating Workweek In OT Suit
• ABC Learning Highlights Important Ch. 15 Principles
• 3rd Circ. Eases Limitations Test For Securities Claims
• PAI-Backed Marcolin Picks Up Highmark Eyewear Business
• Radian Group Claims Arch Capital Poached Key Worker
• Appeal Axed In Medical Malpractice 3rd-Party Discovery Row
• WolfBlock Sues Insurer Over Ex-Partner's Severance Package
• Pa. Rule Of Evidence Doesn't Limit Uninsured Motorists
• Estimation Fight At The AUP Corral
• USANA Flouted 'Live Person' Software License, Suit Says
• NY Life Uses $15M Death Benefits Deal To Call For Standards
• $6B Philly Airport Project Faces Heat Over Lease Termination
• GSK Can't Sink Avandia Prescription Coverage RICO Suits
• Pa. Doc Loses Challenge To Fracking Gag Order Law
• Effexor Pay-For-Delay Suit Awaits High Court's K-Dur Answer
• US Atty Unseals New Charges In $200M Tax Fraud Scheme
• Del. Court's Secretive Arbitrations Must Be Public: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Senate Clears Bill Letting Bars Profit From Gambling
• UPMC, Highmark Agree To Drop Antitrust Dispute
• Couples Blast Corbett's Dismissal Bid In Gay Marriage Row
• Pa. Sen. Seeks To Bar Parental, Marital Job Discrimination
• Pa. Judge Defends Decision Punting Atty Defamation Suit
• Hotel Mogul's Son Says Dad's Co. Ditched $100M Philly Project
• Buchanan Adds Ex-DHS Official For New Cybersecurity Group
• Harrisburg Controller Can't Stop City's Restructuring Plan
• Judge Urges Approval Of $247M Pa. Power Line Project
• Pogust Braslow Faces $1M Fee Suit Over Black Farmers Case
• No Warrant, No Tracking Cars With GPS, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Pa. House OKs Bill To Let Docs Apologize Without Liability
• Gas Driller Wants Court-Ordered Access To Land For Testing
• New Faction Enters Philly Inquirer Ownership Fight
• Cigna Can't Tag Its Insurers In ERISA Class Action, Judge Says
• Pa. Nuke Facilities Operators Sued Over Hazardous Releases
• Speed Dating Co. Hits Match.com With $6M Trade Secrets Suit
• Ex-Penn State Prez Seeks Stay In Libel Suit Against Freeh
• Bombardier Says Sub Caused Delays In Airport Train Project
• Reed Smith Atty Charges Into Social Media Minefield
• Rival Blasts Dismissal Bid In Law Firm Ad Monopoly Row
• Morgan Lewis Lands Norton Rose Energy Whiz In Pittsburgh
• Pa. Attys Accused Of Squeezing Out Insurance Co. Owners
• Sierra Club Sues EPA To Clean Up 7 Pa. Coal Plants
• Snyder's-Lance Ducks Suit Over Premerger Distribution Deals
• Philly Inquirer Owner Says He's Being Shut Out Of Business
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• Ex-Worker, Husband Sentenced In Pa. Law Firm Hacking
• Philly Inquirer Publisher Blasts Suit Over Editor's Firing
• Ex-Pittsburgh Police Chief Cops To Misappropriating Funds
• Retired Pa. Lawyer Denies $1.7M Tax, Identity Theft Charges
• Philly Could Net $872M In Sale Of Gas Utility, City Says
• Couple Fights Arbitration In Bracewell Malpractice Row
• Pa. High Court Explains Decision To Ax Jury Commissioners
• Medical Monitoring Claims Cut From Faulty Insulation Suit
• Philly Inquirer Owners Fight Over Editor's Firing Heats Up
• Consol Blasts Proposed Pa. Fracking Permit Fee Change
• Citgo Asks High Court To Nix $180M Oil Spill Suit
• Pa. Coal Mine Co. Challenges Runoff Limitations
• Pa. Justices Reject Wyeth's Appeal Of $11M Prempro Suit
• Lawmaker Can't Intervene In NCAA Suit Over Penn State Fines
• Pa. Detention Centers Exit 'Kids For Cash' Suit For $2.5M
• Consulting Firm Hits Latham & Watkins With IP Theft Suit
• Pa. Developer To Pay $21M In Contractor Restitution
• Freshfields Sued Over Bloated M&A Bill
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Aimed At Upping Judicial Retirement Age
• Lender Best Practices In Light Of 'Confess Judgment' Risks
• Alpha Unit Challenges Pa. DEP Limits On Mining Runoff
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Bain Capital, Rice Energy
• Zimmer, Marketer Push For Retrial In $28M Knee Injury Row
• FELA Firm Can't Dodge Trial In Malpractice Suit
• Chartwell Denies Attorney Poaching After Mediation Fails
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes New Insurance Coverage Trial
• Pa. Justices Take Up Case On Homeowner Warranty Claims
• Student Lenders Overcharged For Guarantee Costs, Suit Says
• Saying DEP Overstepped, Pa. Court Yanks Mining Permit
• First Energy Coal Ash Site Pollutes Groundwater, Suit Says
• Environ Lures Drinker Biddle Partner For GC Slot
• Delivery Drivers Hit Herr Foods With OT Class Action
• Recent Pa. Fracking Charges May Set A New Trend
• McCarter & English Brings 2 Investment Pros To Philly Office
• Dilworth Paxson Gave Negligent Advice, Cryogenics Co. Says
• Urban Outfitters Hit With Securities Class Action
• Coverage Row Over Teva Patent Deal Sent To Arbitration
• 3rd Circ., Pa. Federal Courts To Stay Open During Shutdown
• Pa. Court Upholds Local Zoning Rules For Quarry Project
• Banks Hit With 2nd Suit Over Payday Loans
• Judge Approves $4.5M Advanta ERISA Settlement
• Be An Enthusiastic Supporter Of Your Trademarks
• TruePosition Dodges Counterclaims In Wireless Collusion Row
• Pa. Lawmaker Slams Return Of Voter ID Ads
• Pa. Justices Won't Review 'Any Breath' Asbestos Case
• Philadelphia Inquirer Editor's Firing Spawns Suit By Owners
• Judge OKs Stay In $115M Philly Sheriff's Office Fraud Row
• Liberty Media Buys Back $417M Of Its Stock From Comcast
• Pa. Trade Group Offers Drilling, Fracking Guidelines
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Kerzner, Omni, IHG
• Cancer Cluster Suit Against Dow Unit Revived In Pa.
• Stradley Ronon Can't Dodge $200M Malpractice Suit
• Baker Botts Reps Regency In $5.6B Deal For Pipeline Rival
• KKR To Fork Over $1B For Crosby Group, Acco Material
• Key Cases To Watch In State-Local Fracking Battles
• ShopRite Owners Accused Of Bad Faith In Lease Negotiations
• Post & Post Says Hospital Can't Sue Over Deal It Approved
• DA Says It's Apologies Or Jail For Convicted Pa. Justice
• Reconciling Foreign Bankruptcy Law With US Policy
• State Sen. Seeks Ruling Against NCAA In $60M PSU Fine Row
• $140M Philly Whole Foods Project Clears Final Hurdles
• Cohen Placitella Adds 3 To Complex Litigation Group
• Gambling Vendor Loses Challenge To Pa. Computer Contract
• 3rd Circ. Says Gov't Seizure Of Lab's Property Lawful
• Pittsburgh Diocese Calls Gov't's ACA Promises 'Empty Words'
• Le-Nature's Ex-CEO Says Inept Atty Caused 20-Year Sentence
• Pa. Court To Rethink Slashing Safeway Unit's $18M Judgment
• Farm Groups Appeal EPA Win On Chesapeake Pollution Limits
• Hangley Aronchick Installs Pro Bono Whiz As New Firm Chair
• Philadelphia Building Owners — It's Time To Benchmark
• Developer Seeks Revival Of Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• Nortel Units Ask 3rd Circ. For Arbitration In $7.5B Cash Dispute
• Employees Say West Penn Denied Meal Breaks
• Pa. Judge Can Open Ex-Partners' Books In Fee Row
• Anapol Schwartz Says Atty In Gay Bias Row Threatened Suit
• Gay Marriage Ban Offers No Federal Question, Pa. Gov. Says
• Assistant Stole Over $300K, Philly Law Firm Founder Says
• Pa. PUC Pushes For New Infrastructure Improvement Regs
• Bankruptcy Law Allows Debtors' FDCPA Claims, 3rd Circ. Says
• The Takeaway From Penn Township For Cell Tower Cos.
• Trustee Slams K&L Gates As $500M Malpractice Tiff Reignites
• High Court Nips Review Of Ex-Newark Mayor's Appeal
• Pa. Superior Court Won't Rehear Reglan Preemption Appeal
• Vorys Sater Launches In Pittsburgh, Bolsters Energy Team
• Duane Morris Picks Up 2 IP Pros For Philly Office
• State AGs Warn Of Affordable Care Act Scams
• FERC Gives Enviro OK To Williams NYC Pipeline Expansion
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Co-Owner Faces Liability On $2M Contractor Bills: Pa. Court
• CSX Appeals FRSA Flooding Preemption Case To High Court
• Pa. Court Clarifies New Window For Filing Mechanics' Liens
• Pa. Judge OKs Intervention Bid In Casino License Row
• Industry Will Benefit From Emission Fee Hike, Pa. DEP Says
• Too Late To Oppose Harrisburg Recovery Plan, Receiver Says
• Reed Smith MP Moves To In-House Position At PNC
• Morgan Lewis Becomes Latest Firm To Elect Female Chair
• Directors Fight Order Stopping $397M Michael Baker Buyout
• Home Siding Co. Pays $104M To Settle MDL Over Defects
• JPML Ships Loestrin Pay-For-Delay Suits To Rhode Island
• Catterton Sells Convenience Store Chain To Sunoco
• Convicted Pa. Justice Looks To Stall Signed Apology Photos
• Wells Fargo, NJ Firm Shake Suit Stemming From Copier Fight
• Ownership Not At Stake In Pa. Rail Crossing Cost Allocation
• Kirkland Seals $375M Procurian Deal For Accenture
• As Court Fights Rage, Pa. Pols. Push Marriage Equality Bill
• Pa. Utilities OK Efficiency Plan To Settle Merger Challenge
• Demolition Legislation Introduced In Philly City Council
• FEMA Gives Sandy Victims More Time To Secure Coverage
• Power Transmission Co. Not Liable For Injury, Pa. Court Says
• NLRB Hits UPMC With More Union-Busting Charges
• Pa. Fracking Moratorium Bill Is Worse Than Misguided
• County Official Asks Pa. Justices For Gay Marriage Appeal
• Electronic Voting Machines Survive Pa. Legal Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sentence For Money-Laundering Rabbi
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Imperils Consumer Class Actions, Group Says
• Bipartisan Pa. Bills Aim To Stamp Out UPMC-Highmark Fight
• Pa. Appeals Court Rejects Sandusky's Bid For New Trial
• Pa. Utility Defends Settlement Tied To Power Line Death
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK Philly Archdiocese Housing Project
• Shopping Center Ruling Upends Pa. Zoning Law, Group Says
• Pittsburgh Defends Challenge To UPMC Tax Exemption
• FirstEnergy Loses Fight Over Denial Of $230M Rate Hike
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Pa. Lawmaker Floats Fracking Leaseholder Protections
• NJ Sports Wagering: There's Reason For SCOTUS Appeal
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown