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Pennsylvania - January, 2014

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• Pa. Fracking Gag-Rule Case Puts Trade Secrets At Risk
• Pa. High Court To Clarify State Consumer Protection Statute
• Fracking Prep Go-Ahead Won't Get 2nd Look From Pa. Judge
• Family Dollar Dodges Manager's Pa. Overtime Class Action
• Abbott Can't Escape FCA Suit Over Drug Marketing, Kickbacks
• Endo Must Shed Drugs For $225M Boca Buy, FTC Says
• WolfBlock Sued For Malpractice in W.Va. Land Deal
• Wesco Puts Up $550M For PE-Backed Haas Group
• Judge Nixes Remand Bid In J&J Infant's Tylenol Suit
• Philly Casino Tries To Fend Off Potential Rivals At Hearing
• Medicare Bans New Suppliers In High-Fraud Areas
• Ex-Spector Gadon Atty Charged With Stealing Client Funds
• New Law Doesn't Help DOL In H-2B Appeal, 3rd Circ. Told
• Penn State Slams Samsung With Smartphone Patent Suit
• Pa. Judge To Be Reprimanded For Flashing Gun, Road Rage
• Prosecutors Say Pa. 'Kids For Cash' Builder Broke Plea Deal
• Former Pa. Senator Can't Appeal Mental Fitness Ruling
• 10 US Cities Band Together To Cut Climate Pollution
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit For Copyright Authorship Claims
• Philly Casino Hopefuls Push Varying Visions To Gaming Board
• Pa. Bill Would Let State Intervene In UPMC-Highmark Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Axes Scranton's Police, Fire Pension Deals
• Credit Report Co.'s FCRA Damages Not Covered, Chubb Says
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• Pa. Lottery Wants Lawmakers To Bet On Keno Expansion
• 3rd Circ. Says State AG Can Ax Worker Who Brought Lawsuit
• $2.6M Olympus Shareholder Deal Gets Green Light
• Junior Seau Family Says $760M NFL Deal Stiffs Them
• Philly Casino Hopefuls Look To Ease Saturation Fears
• FTC Says Cephalon Put Ex-GC's Advice In Play
• Pa. Rep. Wants Judges To Reveal Party In Retention Elections
• Pa. Man Can't Shake Oil Investment Fraud Charges
• New Appropriations Law Backs DOL Authority, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Lawmakers Urged To Move On Medical Marijuana
• Pa. Gov. Wants Voter ID Law Reinstated
• Post & Schell Launches Enviro Group With 2 Greenberg Attys
• The Changing Face Of Default Service Procurements In Pa.
• IRS Liens Divested In Tax Sale, Bank Tells Pa. Court
• Ford Truck Dealers Ask Supreme Court To Revive Suit
• K&L Gates To Pay $23.8M To End Malpractice Suit
• PE Firm Backs $50M Mohegan Sun Casino, Resort In Pa.
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Gas Leak Appeal Against Exxon
• Philly Traffic Court Official Cops To Ticket-Fixing Scandal
• NFL Concussion Atty Open To Sharing Data On $760M Deal
• Pa. State Rep. Charged In Ghost Hiring Scam
• Eckert Seamans Adds Ex-Bayer General Counsel To PL Group
• 3rd Circ. To Review Venue Ruling In GSK Birth Defects Case
• Seneca Has Gas Rights On Game Land, Pa. Court Rules
• Top NJ Employment Law Developments In 2013
• Aaroma Not Liable For Diacetyl Consumer Claims: 3rd Circ.
• Teva, Boehringer Slapped With New Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Pa. Justices To Hear $95M Radiation Injury Coverage Appeal
• Pa. Court Strikes Cert. In Doctors' Insurance Claim Suit
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK 2nd Homeowner Implied Warranties
• Pa. Fracking Rules Would Cramp Industry, Officials Say
• Philly Inquirer Owners Say Pa. Court Can't Dissolve Company
• Cephalon Says Patent Toss Doesn't Bar Pay-For-Delay Defense
• Ex-NFL Player's Workers' Comp Appeal Nixed By Pa. Justices
• Pa. Pharma Ruling Opens New Front In Mass Tort Battles
• Pa. Gov. Wants Decision To Nix State Voter ID Law Revisited
• Pa. Gubernatorial Candidate Floats Tax Relief Plan
• Eckert Seamans Snags 5-Atty Public Finance Team In Philly
• States Face $1.5B Tax Penalty Over Medicaid Opt-Out: Report
• Green Groups Rally Behind Pa. Waterfront Tax Credit Bill
• Top 10 Trade Secret Developments Of 2013: Part 2
• Multistate Online Gambling Pacts Come With Legal Risks
• Cigna Coverage Row Shouldn't Be Arbitrated, 3rd Circ. Told
• Marshall Dennehey To Absorb NY's Jones Hirsch
• USPS Contractor Fired Worker For Fraud Questions, Suit Says
• Strine Asks High Court To Take Up 'Secret' Arbitration Case
• Fannie, Freddie Should Face Local Taxation, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pharma Can Be Liable For Design Negligence: Pa. High Court
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Retaliation Suit Against Hospital
• Comdata, Truck Stops To Pay $130M To Exit Antitrust Suit
• HRC Guidance May Impact Other Investment Tax Credits
• Blind Customer Sues Build-A-Bear, Others Over POS Machines
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Transfer Of Asbestos Cases
• Pa. High Court Won't Let GOP Pols In On Fracking Law Fight
• Genworth Pays $1.9M To Resolve Death Database Probe
• Natural Gas Fuels Consol's $1.5B Capital Plan
• Goldman VP Can't Get Fees For Theft Case, 3rd Circ. Hears
• NuPathe Nixes Endo Deal, OKs $114M Teva Takeover
• Judge Won't Bar PSU Atty's Testimony In Sandusky Cover-Up
• Utility Would Gain $48M From Pa. Rate Hike In Settlement
• Pa. Justices To Rethink Governmental Damages Cap
• Philly Inquirer Owners Seek Public Auction Of Parent Co.
• Altaris Strikes $130M Deal To Buy Endo's HealthTronics
• Pa. Says Court Clerk Can't Challenge Gay Marriage Ban
• Judge Strikes Down Pa. Voter ID Law
• Divergent Constitutional Conundrums In Pa. And NY
• A Powerful Tool For Consumers And Their AGs
• Local Exceptions In CAFA For In-State Class Actions
• Pa. Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Legislation
• Pa. Wants Harrisburg Removed From Receiver's Authority
• Pa. Charity Patients Can Be Nixed From DSH, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Justices Urged To Stick With Landmark Fracking Ruling
• Pa. Rep. Proposes Body To Review Coal Plant Closures
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Tyson Foods, Elliott
• Pa. Gov., AG Dismissed From Gay Marriage Suit
• KBR Asks High Court To Review Soldier Electrocution Suit
• Comcast JV To Erect $1.2B Philly Tower With Four Seasons
• Marvell Can't Halve Carnegie Mellon's $1.2B Patent Award
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Revive Ford Roof Defect Suit
• Thorp Reed Slams Pa. Rival's Abuse-Of-Process Claims
• Philly Jury Affirms Asbestos Exclusions In Coverage Row
• Work-Product Doctrine Can't Shield Pa. Senate, Court Says
• Wawa Forces Blind Customers To Reveal PINs, Suit Says
• Judge's Denial Of NFL Concussion Deal May Sway Players
• Pa. Didn't Bar Asbestos Exclusions, Ex-Insurance Chief Says
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Paves Way For More AG Suits
• Siemens Beats Whistleblower's FCA Suit Over VA Charges
• Pa. Superior Court Affirms $2M Judgment Against Developer
• Assurant Gets Force-Placed Insurance Suit Trimmed
• T-Mobile Wrongly Hit With $7M In Damages, 3rd Circ. Hears
• NJ Judge Kicks Train Derailment Suit To State Court
• Developer Seeks To Revive Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Bill Backing Use Of Mine Water In Fracking Moves Ahead
• Judge Rejects $760M NFL Concussion Settlement
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Tax Fracking To Fund Roads, Transit
• Gay Couple Says Pa. Must Accept Out-Of-State Marriage
• Pa. Insurance Policy Bars Asbestos Exclusions, Jury Hears
• Justices Nix Rail Co. CSX's Appeal In Flood Preemption Case
• VPs In $136M Highway Scam Get Prison Time
• Philly Mayor Signs Land Bank Bill Into Law
• Newspaper Union Wants Judge To Let It Bid On Philly Papers
• 3rd Circ. Opens New Punitive Damages Doors For Creditors
• Oaktree, Clearview Nab Stake In $303M Philly Hotel Venture
• 5 Online Gambling Initiatives To Watch
• Texas Oil Surveyor Fined For Illegal Immigrant Conspiracy
• Landowners Win Rehearing In EQT Fracking Test Fight
• Jury Mostly Deadlocked In Charter School Fraud Case
• Convicted Pa. Judge Liable In 'Kids For Cash' Class Action
• Pa. County Approves Fracking Lease With Range At Airport
• Inequitable Conduct Won't Undo Attorney-Client Privilege
• Nationwide Needn't Defend Spam Faxer, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Offit Kurman Nabs Employment Pros For Philly Office
• Philly Atty's Estate Can't Recoup Funds From Insurer
• Pa. PUC Approves Penalty After Power Line Death
• Philly's SugarHouse Can Intervene In Licensing Of 2nd Casino
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Contempt Order In Bayer Fraud Suit
• Feds Won't Appeal Ruling On Ex-Pa. Sen's Fitness For Trial
• $335M Power Line Project Gets Final OK From Pa. PUC
• Alcoa, US Reach $384M Bahrain Bribery Settlement
• GSK Blasts Appeal Bid In Pa. Paxil Venue Dispute
• Buchanan Ingersoll In Merger Talks With Fowler White Boggs
• Rite Aid Can't Charge For Health Records, Pa. Justices Told
• Teva Says FTC Can't Draw It Into Pay-For-Delay Case
• HMA Paid Kickbacks For Doctor Referrals, FCA Suit Says
• Pa. Hospital Loses Medicaid Reimbursement Challenge
• Pa. High Court Updates Rules To Curb Conflicts Of Interest
• Mechanic Lien Claims Don't Require Contract, Pa. Court Told
• Pfizer Investors Ask 3rd Circ. To Revive Alzheimer's Drug Row
• Paterno Estate's Suit Over NCAA's $60M Fine Greenlighted
• Atty Defends Popularity Of $760M NFL Concussion Settlement
• Pa. Superior Court Elects New President Judge
• Duty To Warn Doctrine Weakened For Drugmakers
• Ex-Pa. Sen. Ruled Mentally Unfit To Face Corruption Trial
• Harrisburg Officials Lose Appeal Of State Takeover
• Gramercy Property Trust Puts Up $51.6M For 3 Properties
• Shareholders Denied Atty Fees In Axed Pa. Class Action
• Philly Denied Rehearing In Blue Cross Tax Credit Row
• Philly Utility Reaches $2M Settlement Of Overbilling Claims
• St. Paul Mercury Sued For Coverage Of Hacker's $3.5M Theft
• NFL Retirees Detail $760M Concussion Settlement, Atty Fees
• Pa. Lawmakers Press Congress To Pass E-Commerce Tax Bill
• Pa. High Court To Hear Cozen Suit Over Pol's Campaign Debt
• Pa. Gov. Urges Drillers To Abide By Axed Fracking Rules
• House Ways And Means Member Gerlach To Retire
• Pa. State Senators Push Marriage Equality Bill
• IP Theft Claims Against Latham Should Stand, Judge Told
• Pietragallo Says Client's Duties Bar Malpractice Claims
• The Harmful Effects Of Robinson Township V. Commonwealth
• Philly Inquirer Owners Want Parent Company Auctioned
• WolfBlock Says Severance Fight Is Within Coverage Period
• Express Accused Of Making Blind Customers Reveal PINs
• Pa. Appeals Court Favors J&J Unit In Nonsolicitation Spat
• Pa. Casino Stiffed Dealers On Wages, Suit Says
• Landowners Can't Stop EQT's Pre-Fracking Tests: Judge
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Developer's Arbitration Push
• Ex-Flaster/Greenberg Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit Survives
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Gaming Partners GC In Philly
• Thorp Reed Pursued Frivolous Malpractice Claims, Suit Says
• Recording Customer Service Calls: Permissible Or Penal?
• Pilots Union Sues US Airways To Force Pay Raises
• Pa. Justices Say State Bank Tax Provision Constitutional
• PGA Officials' Union Can't Sue Its Ex-Lawyer In Texas
• 3rd Circ. False Ad Ruling No Class Action Killer, Bayer Says
• Pa. Superior Court Corrects A Disturbing Coverage Trend
• Pa. Gov. Wants Landmark Fracking Ruling Reconsidered
• Criminal Charges For XTO Fracking Spill Advance In Pa.
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Rehear Dow Cancer-Cluster Suit
• Pa. Treasurer Requests $3.4M For Wasted Lotto Expenses
• Pa. Court Voids $28M Verdict Against Zimmer, Marketing Co.
• Pa. Gov. Resists Dismissal Of AG In Gay Marriage Suit
• Wal-Mart Coupon Tax Suit Sent Back To Pa. State Court
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• An Employer's 'Top 5' Action Items For 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Pa. Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2014
• Pennsylvania Cases To Watch In 2014