Pennsylvania Archive » March, 2014

Pennsylvania - March, 2014

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• Carnegie Mellon Gets Patent Award Upped To $1.5B
• Citi Escapes Class Claims In Mortgage-Mishandling Action
• 3rd Circ. Revives Challenge To NJ Off-Track Betting Law
• Ex-Penn State Prez Sues AG's Office For Misconduct
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, House Of Fraser, NY Islanders
• Ex-Pa. Justice Slams Corruption Charges' Constitutionality
• Fox Rothschild Taps New Managing Partner For Philly Office
• Aaron's Gets Claims Trimmed In Rental Computer Spy Suit
• Patterson Belknap Can't Dump Surgical Stapling IP Suit
• Ex-Pittsburgh Mayor Denies Deleting UPMC Lawsuit Files
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Reconsider Asbestos Suits' Transfer
• Pa. Judge Reduces Injunction On Fractivist's Movements
• Apotex Says It Doesn't Need To Re-Prove Cephalon Deceit
• Rubenstein Picks Up Philly's Penn Mutual Towers
• Gov't Ordered To Pay $1.5M For Flight 93 Crash Site
• Pa. Treasurer Voices Support For Gay Marriage Suit
• FAA Approves Consol Plans To Drill At Pittsburgh Airport
• Condo Roccia Adds Ex-Kessler Topaz Patent Litigation Atty
• A Primer On Pa. Takeover Case Law: Part 2
• Philadelphia City Council Unanimously Passes E-Cig Rules
• Pa. Judge Approves Abercrombie OT Class Action Settlement
• Jury Charge Botched In Fen-Phen Fraud Case, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive NJ Power Plant Subsidy Program
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Case Over DOL's H-2B Visa Rule
• Pepper Hamilton Can't Stay Union Boss's Malpractice Suit
• A New Paradigm For Challenges For Cause In Pa.
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Pa. High Court Keeps Tort Immunity For General Contractors
• Pittsburgh Pro Soccer Team Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Pa. Divide Over Employer Liability Exclusion May Be Ending
• 3rd Circ. Says Penguin, Nonfiction Author Didn't Defame
• Cedar Ponies Up $92.3M For 5th Philly Shopping Mall
• Insurer Asks Pa. Judge To Reverse Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• Corbett Claims Immunity In Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Covington & Burling Atty Confirmed To DC Federal Bench
• Loss Needed For Pa. Consumer Protection Suits, Justices Told
• Pa., NJ Lawmakers Float Plans To Reform Del. River Authority
• Pa. High Court Justice Slams Inquirer Referral Fee Reports
• Ill. Panel Lets Insurers Escape $8M Fax-Blast Coverage
• Sunoco Seeks Zoning Exemptions For Pa. Gas Pipeline
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bouygues, Citic Pacific, Dish Network
• Energy Work Boosts Pittsburgh's Place In Pa. Legal Market
• Pa. Lawmakers Plan Bill To Ban Cash From Lobbyists
• Catholic Health East Is Exempt From ERISA, Judge Told
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Snow Day!
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Keep Legal Malpractice Suit In Fed. Court
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Punitive Damages In Play In Pa. Risperdal Cases, Court Hears
• Fox Rothschild Lures Ex-US Steel GC Head To Pittsburgh
• Viacom Shareholder Asks 3rd Circ. To Save $37M Bonus Suit
• Disney Demands End To 'Stan Lee Media-Financed Frolic'
• Pa. Levels Playing Field For Health Provider Compliance
• Pa. Lawmaker Floats Alternative To Liquor Privatization
• State Legislation Vs. Municipal Home Rule Over Fracking
• Pa. Justices Reject Appeal Over Inquirer Co. Dissolution Venue
• High Court Won't Review Del.'s 'Secret' Arbitration Program
• Testim Suits Bubble Up Against Auxilium in Pa.
• NFL Seeks Handoff Of Calif. Player-Concussion Suit To MDL
• Pa. Anti-Fracking Activist Seeks To End Ban From Land
• A Primer On Pa. Takeover Case Law: Part 1
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• Philly Inquirer Owner Sued Over Copyrighted Celeb Photos
• Cozen Campaign Debt Can Be Retired, Philly Board Says
• $13M Bracewell Malpractice Row Heads To Jury
• Pa. Appeals Court Dumps $1.4M Trade Secrets Award
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-Cozen Atty's 6 Years For Tax Fraud
• Union Boss Says Pepper Hamilton Can't Stay Malpractice Row
• 10 Tips For Crafting A Forum Selection Clause
• So You Think You Know The Worst FINRA Arbitration Venues?
• Pa. AG Hires Sprague For Possible Libel Suit Against Inquirer
• Yahoo Dodges TCPA Class Action Over Email Text Service
• DQ Drinker Over Conflict In Insurance Row, Deli Meat Co. Says
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sanction For Ex-Kline & Specter Atty
• Freeh Can't Lift Stay On Ex-Penn State Chief's Libel Suit
• Philly's Young Law Group Botched Trademark Case, Suit Says
• Health Cos. Want Pa. Hospital's Antitrust Suit Dismissed
• Stradley Ronon Takes Cleantech To Court Over Unpaid Bill
• Pro Bono May Be Collateral Damage Of Blocking DOJ Nominee
• Whistleblower's Cephalon FCA Suit Headed To Pa. Court
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Jurisdiction Over Virgin Islands AG Dispute
• Gas Group, Enviros Row Over Surface Rules For Pa. Fracking
• Pa. Hospital Network Pays $1.5M For FCA Kickbacks
• $55M Stock Fraud Can't Be Prosecuted In US, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ex-Penn State Prez, Pa. Spar Over Privilege In Sandusky Probe
• Atty Who Called Pa. Judges Corrupt Reprimanded In NJ
• AT&T, Apple Email Hack Wasn't Illegal, 3rd Circ. Told
• IRS Says Personal Info For 20K Employees Compromised
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Pa. Rep. Floats Bill To Up Transparency In Power Contracts
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Local Transfer Tax: 3rd Circ.
• EEOC Sues Maxim For Refusing To Hire HIV-Positive Man
• BofA, McCabe Weisburg Shake Foreclosure Atty Fee Suit
• NCAA Rips Paterno Family Suit Challenging Penn State Fines
• Pa. County Strikes $8M Deal Allowing Gas Drilling Under Park
• Recusal Of Philly Bench Sought In Pa. Justice's Libel Suit
• Creditors, Speak Often Or Forever Hold Your Peace
• Pa. DA Drops Rape Charges Against Montgomery Atty
• The Amazing Spider-Man Meets The Indefatigable Intervenor
• Matthews International Pays $577M For Branding Rival SGK
• Lavin O'Neil Name Partner To Join Hollstein Keating Attys
• Former Pa. Liquor Officials Fined For Ethics Violations
• Ex-Spector Gadon Atty Pleads Guilty To Client Fund Theft
• Title Ruling Can't Nix Prior Gas Lease, Pa. Court Says
• Minimum Fracking Royalty Bill Clears Pa. House Committee
• Pa. AG Blasts Critics Over Dropped Philly Corruption Probe
• Continuing Uncertainty About Eminent Domain In Pa.
• Pa. Rep. Wants To End Union-Favored Construction Contracts
• PNC Sues Ex-Exec, Morgan Stanley For Trade Secret Theft
• OIG Report Raises Questions On NRC's Pa. Dump Cleanup
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Pa. Appeals Court Says Deceased Claimants Get Tax Rebate
• GE, Westinghouse Found Liable In $7M Asbestos Verdict
• EEOC Retaliation Case Over Allstate Release Falls Short
• Pa. County Personnel Moves Can Skirt Unions, Court Says
• Comcast Doesn't Doom Avandia Insurer Class, Judge Told
• BASF, Cahill Liable For Asbestos Evidence, 3rd Circ. Told
• Bertucci's Patrons Sue Over ADA Noncompliant Restaurants
• Pa. Auditor To Examine Funds From $206B Tobacco Deal
• Buchanan Ingersoll, Fowler White Make Merger Official
• 2 Pa. Lawmakers Rally For $12 Minimum Wage
• Pa. House Passes Bill To Criminalize Some Labor Harassment
• Enviros Say EPA Ignored Pa. Sewage Law's Conflict With CWA
• CSX Commits To Enhanced Safety After Philly Derailment
• Pa. Casino Loses Appeal Over Untimely Filing In RE Sale Case
• Settlement With Pa. Game Commission Exec Raises Eyebrows
• Fracking Leaseholder Protections Advance In Pa. Senate
• Pa. Court OKs $5M Atty Fee Split In Partnership Row
• Pa. Justice Suing For Libel Asks Inquirer To Back Up Its Claims
• Pa. Can't Close Health Centers, SEIU Tells State High Court
• Pa. Court Revives Libel Suit Against Scranton Paper
• Pa. Court Won't Speed Appeal In Inquirer Owners' Venue Fight
• Judicial Opinions Out As Evidence In Scranton Times Libel Suit
• McNees Wallace Freed From Malpractice Suit Over Stock Sale
• Narrow View Of CFAA Gets Engineering Co.'s Suit Tossed
• Dem Super PAC Can Accept Pa. Campaign Donations
• Pa. Justices Urged To Trim Judge's Sanction For Lying
• Strip Mall Approval Violates Zoning Regs, Pa. Justices Hear
• Pa. Bill To Protect Fracking Leaseholders Stalls In Committee
• Pa. Justices Told Senior Housing Project Meets Zoning Regs
• Pa. Court Says Amusement Park Death Suit Belongs In NJ
• Gatto & Reitz Third-Party Suit Pared In $3M Escrow Row
• Teva Can't Dodge GSK's Wellbutrin False Ad Suit
• Sandusky Atty Ordered To Cough Up Check To Client's Ex
• 3rd Circ. Ruling May Expand Crime-Fraud Exception
• GenOn Tells High Court CAA Preempts State Pollution Claims
• Pa. Town In High Court Fight To Warn Locals Of Seismic Test
• High Court Ruling Bars Pa. Fracking Regs, Gas Group Says
• Insurer Sues Asbestos Client Who Won't Drop Nixon Peabody
• J&J Unit Hit With $3M Jury Verdict In Topamax Row
• Pa. Atty Gets 18 Months For Fraud After Judge Knocks Feds
• Pa. Tobacco Settlement Payment Can't Be Cut, Judge Told
• Pa. Justices To Hear Dispute Over Union Subcontracting
• Pa. Court Boots Drilling Co.'s Act 13 Suit
• Pa. Turnpike Must Use Teamsters For Mowing, Court Says
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Gives 363 Asset Purchasers More Security
• NuCal Foods Escapes Vendors' Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Bimbo Bakeries Settles Drivers' FLSA Misclassification Suit
• Ex-Pa. State Sen.'s Corruption Conviction Upheld On Appeal
• Gas Driller Liable For Pa. Coal Deposit Damages, Judge Says
• Pa. Enviros Urge State To Block Proposed Coal Mine
• Corbett Admin Slams Rep.'s Inquiry On $75M Drilling Plans
• Pa. Court Says Philly Zoning Can't Preclude Meth Clinics
• Gas Groups Aim To Intervene In Pa. Fracking Rule Challenge
• DOJ Sues Philly School District Over Facial Hair Policy
• Alpha To Pay Record CWA Fine In $227M Pollution Deal
• Pa. Atty Gets Year In Jail For Role In $14M Mortgage Fraud
• Versa Capital Acquires Bridgestreet Global Hospitality
• Atty-Client Privilege Can't Protect Defunct Cos., Judge Says
• AIG Unit Must Cover Titeflex In Pa. Gas Spill, Court Says
• Ex-Elliott Greenleaf Client's Coverage Suit Can Proceed
• Philly.com Must Disclose ID Of Poster In Defamation Suit
• Pa. Approves 1st Tavern Gambling License
• J&J Unit Fights Use Of New Topamax Label In Defect Suits
• Pa. DEP Wants Sunoco Fined $2.4M Over 2008 Fuel Spill
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Inquirer Owners Ask Pa. Justices To Stay Out Of Dissolution
• Democratic Super PAC Challenges Pa. Campaign Finance Law
• J&J Unit's Topamax Warnings Were Inadequate, Jury Told
• Pa. Judge To Revisit Asbestos Ruling Favoring Policyholders
• Cy Pres Trends In Class Action Settlements
• TD Didn't Curb Overdraft Fees After $62M Deal, Suit Says
• Pepper Hamilton Seeks Stay In Union Boss' Malpractice Row
• Investor Deal Over Michael Baker's $397M Sale Approved
• BNY Mellon Reaches $19M Settlement In Pension Fund Row
• $500K Gov't Damages Cap Unconstitutional, Pa. Justices Told
• Insurer Not On The Hook To Bulldozer Provider In $20M Case
• Pa. Voter ID Opponents Rip State's Challenge To Ruling
• Justices Snub 'Kids For Cash' Judge's Conviction Appeal
• US Bank Can Collect On $34.6M Pittsburgh Developer's Loan
• Justices Nix Appeal Over Pa., Texas Immigrant Rental Laws
• Vornado Nets $465M In DC-Area Mall Sale
• Ear-Cleaning Product Marketer Accused Of False Advertising
• UIL Shells Out $1.86B For Philly Gas Utility
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, J. Crew, Unilever