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Pennsylvania - February, 2014

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• Sands Says Hackers Stole Customer Data From Pa. Casino
• Pa. High Court's Design Ruling Revives Fen-Phen Suit
• Pa. Court Affirms Sittig Cortese Fee Award In RE Dispute
• Sprague Urges Inquiry Of Pa. Court's Delay On Libel Appeal
• Pa. Hospital Sued Over Breach Of Employee Data
• Handful Of Banner Deals Define M&A In February
• Philly's New Pregnancy Law Puts Heavy Burden On Employers
• Pa. Justice, Wife Launch Libel Suit Against Philly Inquirer
• K&L Gates' $24M Malpractice Deal OK'd In Le-Nature's Case
• Philly Developer Pushes To Arbitrate Sheller's Condo Suit
• Shooter Of Fox Rothschild Atty's Son Wins Defense Coverage
• Cigna Takes ERISA Coverage Row To Pa. Superior Court
• Pa. Developer Who Stole $1.1M Gov't Funds Gets 87 Months
• Pa. Commonwealth Court To Rehear Grand Jury Secrecy Case
• Sen. Casey Wades Into Fight Over Pa. Union Dues Bills
• Nestle, Hershey, Mars Melt Chocolate Antitrust Claims
• Marcellus Drilling Rules In Flux As Pa. Wrestles With Act 13
• BigLaw Firms Push Justices To Review Del. Arbitration Case
• SEPTA's Sovereign Immunity Backed By Appeals Court
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Over NJ Merit Statute May Have Nat'l Impact
• Aveda Salon School Overcharged Patrons, Suit Says
• GSK Can't Shake Calif. County's Avandia False Ad Claims
• Pa. Officials Investigate Electricity Price Spikes
• Goodman Faces $803M In Damages In Air Conditioner Action
• 3rd Circ. Wants US Views On Legality Of NJ Power Subsidies
• Ex-Penn State Chief Wins Libel Suit Stay Amid Criminal Trial
• Philly's Fight With Union Kept Alive By Judge
• Keystone Puts Up $231M For Mack-Cali Office Properties
• 3rd Circ. Leaves State Power Subsidies In No Man's Land
• Harrisburg Receivership To End March 1, Pa. Judge Rules
• Pa. Justices Won't Touch Pro-Plaintiff Wrongful Death Ruling
• Ex-Pittsburgh Top Cop Gets 1.5 Years Over Embezzlement Plot
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• Pa. Approves $35M In Funding For Rail Freight Projects
• Comcast Discriminated Against Black Sales Rep, Suit Says
• Oil, Gas Groups' Suit Over Drilling In Pa. Nat'l Forest Tossed
• Pa. Asks Court To Weigh Release Of State Workers' Info
• A Close Look At M&A Brokers' New Registration Exemption
• High Court Won't Disturb Aussie Co.'s Ch. 15 Protection
• K&L Gates Co-Defendant Balks At $24M Malpractice Deal
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Bolsters Pa. 'Reasonable Expectation' Law
• EPA Says Pa. Lagging On Lead Pollution Improvement Plans
• Pa. Justices Defend Landmark Fracking Ruling To Lawmakers
• J&J Hid Topamax Birth Defect Risks, Philly Jury Hears
• High Court Won't Hear Citgo Appeal In $180M Oil Spill Case
• Pa. Contractors Sue Comcast Over Cable Installation Deals
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Schnader Harrison Atty In Pittsburgh
• Pa. Justices Won't Reconsider Landmark Fracking Decision
• 3rd Circ. Widens Colleges' Student Debt FCRA Liability
• Walgreen, Others Drop National Food Claims In Egg MDL
• Halliburton Dodges Criminal Charges For Pa. Plant Violations
• Atlas Rips DEP Findings On Western Pa. Frack Site
• GSK Cleared To Appeal RICO Questions In Avandia Suits
• CORRECTED: Endo Inks $193M Deal Over Off-Label Lidoderm Marketing
• Lewis Brisbois Grabs Nelson Levine Pros For Pa. Expansion
• WGL Unit To Invest $410M In 177-Mile Pa. Gas Pipeline
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Rehear Fixodent Evidence Dispute
• Philly Sports Bar Shells Out $8.4M To DOL, Workers
• 3rd Circ. Sides With FERC Over State Power Plant Subsidies
• Ex-Philly Housing Chief Wants Defamation Suit Kept Alive
• Cozen Urges Pa. Justices To Let It Retire US Rep.'s Debt
• Philly Paper Slams Sprague's Bid To Revive Libel Suit
• J&J Blood Thinner Xarelto Caused Bleeding, Suit Says
• Medicaid Subcontractor Pay Isn't Public Info, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Residents Challenge Synagro Sludge Permits
• Windsor Explicitly Allows State Gay Marriage Bans, Pa. Says
• Barnet Sets Stage For Potential Chapter 15 Circuit Split
• Comcast Plaintiffs Seek Stay Amid Settlement Talks
• 3rd Circ. Restores Bulk Of Pa. Funeral Director Law
• Ex-Penn State Honchos Claim Breaches In Sandusky Probe
• Pittsburgh Accused Of Misusing Federal Fair Housing Funds
• Privilege Can't Protect Pa. Turnpike Panel, Justices Rule
• 3rd Circ. OKs Indy Downs' Settlement Of $50M Contract Row
• DRBC Cuts Don't Stem From Fracking Ban, Pa. DEP Head Says
• Ex-McDonald's Franchisee To Pay Guest Workers' Back Wages
• Fox Rothschild Dodges Superfluous Philly RE Suit Claim
• Differing Opinions From Pa. On FRCP Amendments
• New Philly Mass Tort Program Created For Pelvic Mesh Suits
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Trumbull Beats Cert. Bid In Suit Over Workers' Comp
• 3rd Circ. Says ArcelorMittal's Coverage Claim Not Barred
• Dwyer Head Calls NJ Atty Advertising Rule Unconstitutional
• Ex-Gas Drilling Co. COO Pleads Guilty To $9M Fraud Charges
• $90M Luxury Hotel To Replace Landmark Philly Courthouse
• Disney Wants Stan Lee Media Out Of Spider Man IP Suit
• Union 'Goon Squads' Strong-Armed Philly Employers: Feds
• Pa. DEP Chief Says Fracking Fees Enough, Others May Rise
• JPMorgan Hit With Class Action Over Late Mortgage Docs
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Boost Limits For Magistrate Court Cases
• Halliburton Fined $1.8M For Pa. Acid Waste Violations
• Equus Nets $63M In King Of Prussia Office Sale
• Landscaping Co.'s Supervisors Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Ex-Steeler Settles Discrimination Suit Against Pa. Casino
• Pa. Gov. Wants AG To Investigate Chesapeake Gas Royalties
• Atlas Resource Buys GeoMet Gas Reserves For $107M
• P&G Dodges Denture Adhesive Claims In Pa. Court
• Rice Energy Swings $110M Deal For Marcellus Shale Assets
• Medicare Audit Provision Immune To Court Review: 3rd Circ.
• Enviro Groups Ready Legal Action Against Shenango Coke
• Potpourri Of Issues In Foremost Building Bankruptcy Sale
• Content Worries Cloud $45B Comcast-Time Warner Merger
• Pa. Lawmaker Blasts EPA Approval Of Fracking Waste Well
• Pa. Justices To Mull Providers' Insurance Dept. Billing Row
• FirstEnergy Sews Up $395M Sale Of 11 Hydroelectric Plants
• Comcast Puts Up $45.2B In Surprise Time Warner Takeover Bid
• 3rd Circ. OKs $9M In Attys' Fees In VW Class Action
• Friedman Schuman Escapes Race Bias Suit In 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Class Cert. In J&J Reagent Antitrust Case
• Pa.-NY Pipeline's Enviro Impact Can Be Reduced, FERC Says
• Kaplin Stewart Discovery Order Lacked Privilege Analysis
• Philly Politicians Back Market8 Casino Plan
• Pa. Bill Aims To Create Oversight For Coal-Plant Closures
• Pa. Deed Recorders Win Class Cert. In MERS Mortgage Row
• 3rd Circ. Closes Qualified Subsidiary Tax Election Loophole
• As Exonerations Grow, States Make Them Harder To Win
• NFL Retirees Seek Stronger Voice In Concussion Deal Talks
• Pa. High Court Strikes 'Error Of Judgment' Jury Instruction
• Justices Urged To Take Up KBR Electrocuted-Soldier Case
• Pepper Hamilton Barred From Defamation Row Due To Conflict
• USAA Cleared In Probe Of Death Benefit Search Practices
• Pa. Lawmaker Slams DEP's Surface Rules For Fracking Sites
• Pa. Court Asked To Void $20M Award For Bulldozer Mishap
• Waivers Of Appellate And Collateral Rights Are Distinct
• Corbett Says Judge's Errors Doomed Pa. Voter ID Law
• 3rd Circ. Won't Scrap Musicland Investor's $31M Disgorgement
• NorthMarq's Failed Refinancing Didn't Cause Losses: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Court Officials Question Corbett's $317M Spending Plan
• Pa. Court Quashes Insurer's Appeal In Lowe's Row
• Urban Outfitters Says OneBeacon Must Cover Privacy Row
• Expert Testimony Barred In Denture-Adhesive Mass Tort
• Choice Hotels Adds 5 Properties To Boutique Brand
• Philadelphia City Council OKs Tougher Demolition Rules
• Stan Lee Media Sues Disney Unit In Spider-Man License Row
• Philly Hit With $6M Suit Over Airport Expansion Contract
• Pa. Judge Declines To Hear Philly Inquirer Dissolution Row
• Charges Against Ex-Pa. Justice Constitutional, Court Hears
• FirstEnergy Unit Beats CAA Claims Over Pa. Coal Plants
• Galerman & Tabakin's Claim To Fees Unclear, Ex-Atty Says
• 10 Cross-Border Bankruptcy Cases Shaping Chapter 15
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Won't Affect AG Enforcement
• Pfizer Wants Professor's Report Out Of Birth Defect MDL
• Pa. Turnpike Commission Beats Claims It Fired Whistleblower
• FirstEnergy Unit Hit With Pa. Coal Plant Pollution Suit
• CORRECTED: KPMG, Ex-Advanta Execs Pay $3.5M To Exit Investor Suit
• Pa. PUC Rejects Settlement Deal Over Energy Marketing
• Litigation Costs Are In Your Control, So Take Control
• DOL Can Issue H-2B Visa Wage Rule, 3rd Circ. Says
• Judicial Review Delays Sandusky Investigation Report
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Judge-Nixed Mortgage
• Obama To Nominate Dechert Partner To 3rd Circ.
• 2013's Top 10 Tax Controversy Cases
• Citibank, Others Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suits
• Cancer Cluster Plaintiff Blasts Rohm & Haas Pa. Appeal Bid
• Harrisburg Says It's Ready To End Receivership
• Pa. Bill Aims To Curb Frivolous Patent Suits
• Philly Inquirer Minority Owners Want Dissolution In Pa.
• Pa. Budget Would Expand Drilling Under State Forests
• 21 States Tell 3rd Circ. EPA Water Standards Violate CWA
• Negligent Drug Design Claims May Increase In Pa.
• Pa. Gov. Pushes Pension Reform As Part Of $29.4B Budget
• NJ Congressman Resigns To Join Dilworth Paxson
• NFL Plaintiffs Target Seau Family Criticism Of $760M Deal
• Pa. Prison Workers Land Class Cert. In FLSA Fight
• Hotel Co.'s Properties In 8 States Struck With Data Breach
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Philly Inquirer's Majority Owners Push For Dissolution In Del.
• Liberty Property Nets $330M For 48 Properties
• Pa. Court Clerk Wants Gay Marriage Ban Challenge Heard
• Pa. Credit Union Hits Target With Data Breach Class Action
• Rohm & Haas Brings Cancer Cluster Suit To Pa. High Court
• Philly Sues Red-Light Camera Operator Over Expiring Contract