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Pennsylvania - June, 2014

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• Pa. Judicial Code Falls Short On Recusals, Experts Say
• Insurer Sheds Policy For Law Firm Tied To Ponzi Scheme
• Pa. Court Says It Can't Review Stay In Freeh Libel Row
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Saul Ewing
• Whistleblower Protections Win Approval From Pa. Legislature
• Medical Pot Bill Sparks Full Support Of Pa. Senate Committee
• Pfizer Wins Exclusion Of Professor's Report In Zoloft MDL
• PPG Industries To Pay $2.3B For Mexican Paint Co. Comex
• CAA Preemption Limits After 3rd Circ. Case
• Philly Jury Slaps Honda With $55M Seatbelt-Flaw Judgment
• Highmark, UPMC Ink Deal To Smooth Contract Termination
• 3rd Circ. Sets Standards For Gov't Worker Age Bias Suits
• Philly Archdiocese Loses Bid To Halt Contraceptive Mandate
• Wal-Mart Says 'RedNek Wine Glass' Not Being Infringed
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Reed Smith
• Penn National Withdraws Bid For $480M Philly Casino
• Cushman & Wakefield Can't Shake $27M Philly Project Suit
• Music Rights Group Ducks Price-Fixing Claims
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Allowing Tesla To Operate 5 Dealerships
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• Pa. Senate Spares Appeals Court Benches From Cuts
• EPA Clean Power Proposal May Fuel State Cap And Trade
• Pa. Court Quashes Asbestos Exception For Repose Law
• Flagstar Dodges Reinsurance Kickback Scheme Class Action
• Pa. Justice's Libel Suit Against Inquirer, Daily News OK'd
• Energy Future Creditors Want 3rd Circ. To Review $4B Deal
• Westinghouse, Duke Move Pa. Nuclear Plant Suit To NC
• FERC Pipeline Enviro Reviews No Longer A Breeze
• Pa. House Votes To Suspend 13 Business Tax Credits
• Receiver Can't Stop Pa. Parking Authority Union Arbitration
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• Senate Advances Dechert Atty's 3rd Circ. Nomination
• Pa. Judge Axes Pittsburgh's Tax Exemption Battle With UPMC
• Europe Not The Only Inversion Destination For Deal Makers
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Hangley Aronchick
• Philly Forgives Transit Authority's $22M Property Tax Debt
• Pa. High Court To Weigh Nursing Home Arbitration Row
• Kline & Specter Sued For Botching Misdiagnosis Claims
• 'Hate' Group's Rallies Cause Mall Trespass, Pa. Court Told
• Everything's Bigger In Texas, Including PE Spending
• Pa. High Court Nixes Dillon McCandless' $19M Award Appeal
• Pa. Legislators Seek Say On CO2, Drilling Rule Changes
• $765M Award Cap Scrapped In NFL Concussion Settlement
• Insurers On Hook For $30M Of PNC Overdraft Deals: Judge
• 3rd Circ. Affirms $1.1M Tax Judgment Despite IRS Mistake
• GSK Blasts Teva's Use Of Pom Ruling To Nix False-Ad Suit
• Valets Blameless For Drunk Driving Patrons, Pa. Court Says
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Fox Rothschild
• Ex-Mylan VP Says He Was Axed Over Cephalon Whistleblowing
• Niaspan Antitrust Injury Is 'Pure Speculation,' Judge Told
• Philly-Based Developer Sued By Ex-Execs Over Commissions
• Two Whistleblowers Cut Out Of $193M Endo Settlement
• Pa. Open Records Office Can Rule On Privilege, Court Says
• 3rd Circ. To Tackle FTC Data Security Power In Wyndham Row
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Challenge To Coastal Ch. 11 Plan
• Provigil Judge Nixes Conspiracy Claims In Antitrust Suit
• Sandusky Investigation Delayed By Missteps, Pa. AG Says
• Chesapeake Energy Faces Pa. Class Action Over Royalties
• Pa. GOP Lawmakers Decry EPA Chesapeake Plan To 3rd Circ.
• Ford Dodges Fraud Claim In Defective Engine Row
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Duane Morris
• Ex-Spector Gadon Atty Gets 2 Years For Thefts From Clients
• Pa. Diocese Wins Injunction On ACA Contraception Mandate
• SEC Hits Philly PE Firm With 1st Pay-To-Play Action
• 3rd Circ. Kills Cobalis Suit Over Hedge Fund Scheme
• Ford Urges Pa. High Court To Hear $1M Asbestos Appeal
• 4 Nominees By Pa. Gov. Will Round Out Philly Bench
• Pa. AG Zaps Power Cos. With Suits Over Price Spikes
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Drinker Biddle & Reath
• $136M Contract Fraudster Urges No Restitution For Gov't
• Philly Court Will Hear WolfBlock Severance Coverage Suit
• Pa. Supreme Court Affirms Tax Debt Over Botched Skyscraper
• 3rd Circ. Decision Deepens Split On Crucial FCA Rule
• Pa. Demands Insurance, Cleanup Costs From MTBE Makers
• Modell's Sporting Goods Settles ADA Class Action
• NJ High Court Suspends Atty For 3 Years Over Tax Conviction
• Philly Firm Can't Kill Fee Award To Disgraced Ex-Associate
• Pa. DEP Fines Fracking Co. For Spills At Well Pad
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Dechert
• Amazon Warehouse Workers Get Stay Lifted From Wage Case
• Conn., NJ Regulators Say Pa. Emission Plans Need Work
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Meritech, EFG Hermes
• Philly Risperdal Plaintiffs Slam J&J Push For Time Bar
• Sparboe, Vendors Call Truce In Egg Price-Fixing Saga
• Pa. Rep Wants Legislature To Clear CO2 Plan Ahead Of EPA
• States Try To Prohibit Bad-Faith Patent Infringement Claims
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• Philly Prosecutor Reopens AG's Dropped Corruption Probe
• Farmers Hit With FLSA Suit Over Adjusters' Off-Clock Duties
• Auditor General Says Pa. Horse Racing Industry In Danger
• Pa. Clerk Takes Gay Marriage Intervention Bid To 3rd Circ.
• For-Profit School Can't Toss Relators From $11B FCA Suit
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Cozen O'Connor
• Rape Charges Against Ex-Kerns Pearlstine Partner Dropped
• Meyer Darragh Gets Award Boosted In Fee Dispute
• Barnes & Noble, LSI End Nook Patent Dispute
• Union Boss Wants FBI Affidavit Sealed In Pa. State Court
• 3rd Circ. Gives Claimants 2nd Shot In Debt Collector Row
• Amerisource Relator Can't Ax Counterclaims Over Secret Info
• Uber, Lyft Face Pa. Ban As Seattle Legalizes Services
• Pa. Payroll Co. Sued For Data Breach Affecting 233K Workers
• Pa. Justices Slam State's $80M Drug Overpayment Award
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Buchanan Ingersoll
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Ballard Spahr
• 3 Federal Judicial Nominees Advance In Senate
• Lamictal Buyers Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Pay-For-Delay Case
• Grand Jury Protections Don't Shield Pa. Senate, Court Says
• Pa. Can Grant 2nd Philly Casino License, Court Rules
• Justices Seek SG's Input On KBR War Zone Injury Cases
• CORRECTED: Justices To Decide If Facebook Threats Are Free Speech
• FIO Report Sets Stage For Sweeping Insurance Changes
• Fuzzy Math Behind EPA's Carbon Emissions Rule
• Olympus Targets ArthroCare In Poaching Suit
• High Court Asked To Revive Negligence Claim Against Broker
• Pa. Powerhouses Dominate In Competitive Regional Market
• Pa. Eastern District Thrives Despite Budget, Top Judge Says
• Judge Told NJ Punitive Curbs Don't Apply To Risperdal Suits
• Pa. Officials Can't Nix NCAA Suit Over $60M Sandusky Fines
• West Penn Wants Attys Sanctioned For 'Duplicative' Wage Suit
• Philadelphia Minimum Wage Rises With Other Cities, States
• US Airways Escapes Pilots' Suit Over Denial Of Pay Raises
• Penn National Can't Keep Iowa Riverboat Casino Afloat
• Ex-Synthes Manager Breached Noncompete, Judge Says
• DLA Piper Should Be Ousted From Casino Ch. 11, Trustee Says
• Pa. Judge Remands UGI Gas Rights Suit To State Court
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• Consol, Noble Form MLP To Serve Marcellus Gas Drilling JV
• Girardi Keese To Appeal GSK Avandia Fee Holdbacks
• Cases Over Faulty Caterpillar Engines Combined In NJ
• Pa. Republicans Back Clerk In Fighting Gay Marriage Ruling
• Opinion Quotes Inadmissible In Scranton Times Libel Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive $16M Contractor Suit Against Travelers
• Pa. Settles With Disabled Adults In Welfare Services Suit
• Pa. Senate Delays Vote On Bill Trimming Appellate Bench
• J&J Blasts Reconsideration Bid On Pa. Risperdal Punitives
• 3rd Circ. Backs Lighter FCA Standard In Dialysis Co. Case
• Cops Can't Revive FLSA Case Against NJ Town, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. Law Bars Fracking Fluid Contents Disclosure, Court Told
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Lien Enforcement On Bankrupt Homeowners
• Pa. Sen. Committee Moving Toward Medical Marijuana Vote
• Pa. Judge Delays Corbett Drilling Plan Challenge Ruling
• J&J Can't Remove Xarelto Defect Suit Out Of Philly
• PPL, Riverstone Team Up To Form Power Generation Giant
• High Stakes In Ascertainability Of Low-Dollar Purchases
• Civil Penalties For Pollution Not The Only Answer In Pa.
• Judge Won't Move Duke's Suit Over Scrapped Fla. Nuke Plant
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Portugal Plane Crash
• Enviros Blast New Sunoco Gas Pipeline Plans In Pa.
• Philly Mass Tort Pioneer Decries Field's Gender Inequality
• Keystone, Mack-Cali Pay $125M For Philly's Curtis Center
• Pa. Magistrate Shows Path For NCAA Concussion Plaintiffs
• Pa. Bill Would Allow ERISA Trusts To Pursue Liens
• State Gas Leases Would Face Public Scrutiny Under Pa. Bill
• EarthLink Says AT&T Shirking Phone Service Access Fees
• RE Rumor Mill: Fifth Ave., Ben Carter, Steen & Strom
• 3rd Circ. Buries Pfizer Investor Suit Over Alzheimer's Med
• Pa. Court Revives Suit Against Eidelman Crossley Atty
• Feds Drop Criminal Investigation Of Pa. Defense Contractor
• IRS Told To Drop Levy On Ex-Pa. Pol's $4M Alleged Back Taxes
• Pa. AG Charges Fracking Waste Hauler For Illegal Dumping
• FERC Flubbed Review Of $500M Pipeline Upgrade: DC Circ.
• Endo, Impax Schemed To Delay Opana Generics, Suit Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms J&J Win In Fentanyl Patch Suit
• Pa. Courts Can't Hear Philly Insurance Row With NJ Town
• Philly Archdiocese Joins ACA Contraceptive Mandate Fight
• Pa. Justices Will Hear $6M Blue Cross Tax Credit Row
• Pa. Labor Board Defends Union Subcontracting Ruling
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• Conservative Groups Tout Pa. Union Due Deduction Bill
• FTC Says Pa. Developer Deceived Potential Homebuyers
• Indicted Pa. School Founder Says His Attys Were Taped
• Pa. PUC Backs Settlement Over Improper Energy Marketing
• High Court Snub Leaves Plants' Air Pollution Plans In Limbo
• Top Pa. Deputy Attorney General Returns To Ballard Spahr
• Pa. Attys Alarmed By Surprise Plan To Trim Appellate Bench
• Pa. House Committee Passes ACA Medicaid Expansion Bill
• Reed Smith Guides National Penn In $138M Bank Buy
• Atty In Dick's Kickback Scheme Resigns From Pa. Bar
• Allstate Argues Against Pa. Bad Faith Claim Assignments
• US Wants $2.2M Chromatex Cleanup Settlement Approved
• Dan Marino To Withdraw From New NFL Concussion Suit
• Feds Get OK To Harvest Data In Malware Response
• Pa. Judge Asked To Rethink Barring Risperdal Punitives
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Finance Pro To Philly, NY Offices
• Appeals Court Affirms Ex-Pa. Lawmaker's Theft Sentence
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• Pa. Biz Groups Resist Minimum Wage Hike
• Online Gaming Could Fuel Class Actions, Pa. Legislators Told
• Chevron Again Faces Appeal In $100M Marcellus Dispute
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• EPA Carbon Rule Points States Toward Cap-And-Trade
• 3rd Circ. Boots FCA Suit Against Pa. DOT Contractor
• Fate Of EPA's Carbon Rule Lies With Next President
• Enviros Slam 'Unjustified' Uses Of Pa. Drilling Money
• Pittsburgh Zoo Reaches Settlement With Mauled Boy's Family
• High Court Told Arbitration Clause Also Applies To Heirs
• IRS Fights To Keep Tax Penalties From Bankrupt Co.
• Pa. Gov. Team Wades Into Highmark, UPMC Contract Battle
• DOJ Disrupts 'Sophisticated' Banking Virus, Charges Admin
• High Court Rejects GenOn's State Pollution Claims Appeal
• Defunct Co. Can't Claim Atty-Client Privilege, Pa. Court Told
• High Court Reverses Woman's Chemical Weapons Conviction
• EPA To Crack Down On Existing Coal Plants