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Pennsylvania - July, 2014

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• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• Ex-NFLers Seek Medical Docs Amid $765M Concussion Deal
• 2 Contractors Accused Of Swindling $3.6M From Pa. Agency
• Pro-Enviro Pipeline Decision Won't Doom Pa. Sunoco Project
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Class In $54M Property Auction Row
• Rite Aid Beats Applicants' Background Check Suit
• FERC Preliminarily OKs Relicensing 3 Hydropower Projects
• PPL Unit Eyes $6B Mid-Atlantic Transmission Project
• Employers To Embrace Arbitration After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Extended Medicare Bans Hint At Entrenched Fraud
• Pa. Medical Suppliers Can't Duck Antitrust Class Action
• Cephalon Can't Fight IP Battle In FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Failed Philly Casino Venture Wins Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• Comcast Spectacor Ducks Finder's Fee Suit Over 76ers Sale
• Members Of Philly Ironworkers' Union Hit With More Charges
• After Hobby Lobby, Business Revives Contraception Fight
• Macerich Commits $107M To Redeveloping Philadelphia Mall
• Class Arbitration A Question For Courts, 3rd Circ. Says
• Feds Say Pa. State Police Discriminate Against Women
• Texas Eastern Can't Stop Emerald Coal's Extraction Plans
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Dow Brain Cancer Appeal
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Top 10 Venue Arguments
• Deutsche Bank, BofA Must Face Pa. Foreclosure Class Action
• Pa. Atty Disbarred Over Extended Role In Annuities Scheme
• Pfizer Unit Can't End Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay Row In Pa.
• Pa. GC To Hire Outside Counsel For Foxwoods Casino Case
• Novartis Ducks Non-Negligence Claims In Zometa Suits
• Ex-Philly Housing Chief Pushes For Expert In Libel Suit
• 3rd Circ. Denies Federal Preemption Of NJ Wage Law
• CMS Expands Wheelchair Fraud Prevention Program
• GSK, Teva Fight FTC Bid To Join Lamictal Args In 3rd Circ.
• EPA Should Update Fracking Pollution Regs, GAO Says
• Watch Out For The 'Man In The Email'
• CTCA Sues Avax For $5.8M Over Cancer Vaccine Promise
• 2 Insurers Off Hook In Sapa Defective Window Settlement
• Spanier Can't Sue Pa. AG, Says Federal Judge
• 3rd Circ. Lets Morgan Lewis Withdraw From 30-Year-Old Suit
• High Court Urged To Nix $9.2M Attys' Fee In VW Settlement
• Urban, Insurer Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive IP Coverage Appeal
• Diacetyl Plaintiffs Ask High Court To Review 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Hospital System Alleges Insurer Withheld Medicare Payments
• Courts Line Up Behind 3rd Circ.'s Ascertainability Logic
• Pa. Risperdal Judge Won't Change Mind On Nixing Punitives
• Fluidmaster Hit With Class Action Over Exploding Pipes
• Pa. Says Uber, Lyft Can Temporarily Run In Pittsburgh
• Starbucks Hit With ADA Class Action Over Parking Lot Access
• Gordon & Rees Nabs Weber Gallagher Product Liability Atty
• Ex-Inspector Accuses NA Pipeline Of Wage Violations
• Your State Contract May Prohibit Offshore Outsourcing
• Farmworkers' Challenge To DOL Prevailing Wage Policy Axed
• Pa. Municipality Sued Over Seismic Testing Ordinance
• Developer Wants $7M Deduction For Conserving Cork Factory
• Philly Union Leader Can't Kick Racketeering Charges
• Philly Traffic Court Judges Dodge Fraud, Conspiracy Charges
• Penn State Sued By Paterno's Son Over Sandusky Fallout
• Pa. DEP Must Reform Oil And Gas Program, Auditor Says
• Employer Must Prove Worker Is Illegal To Deny Benefits
• Pa. High Court Clears Bankrupt Insurer In $12M Warranty Row
• NFL Retirees Ask 3rd Circ. To Review Concussion Deal
• DLA Piper Hands Back Fees To Settle Casino Trustee Row
• $10M J&J Motrin Verdict Upheld By Pa. Appeals Court
• Inquirer Hits Back At Pa. Justice's Libel Suit
• Noel Canning Has No Bearing On 3rd Circ. Ruling, NLRB Says
• Lines Drawn In Tesla Direct Sales Battle
• Allstate Urges Pa. To Ban Bad-Faith Claim Assignments
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Over Heinz 'Dip & Squeeze' Packet
• Plaintiffs' Atty Barely Sanctioned In Cabot Drilling Fight
• Egg Suppliers Fight Doc Production In Price-Fixing MDL
• Uber Unit Says Limo Cos. Can't Oppose Pa. Service Bid
• 'Kids For Cash' Atty Duped Biz Partner, Suit Says
• Loss Adjusting Co. Sues Former Exec For Jumping Ship
• An Inventive Way To Remove Pure State Court Claims
• High Court Asked To Restore Ruling Against Pa. Funeral Law
• Philly Judges' Alleged Ticket-Fixing Not A Crime, Attys Say
• Act 13 Court Losses Send Pa. Drillers Back To Square One
• Pa. Court Says Landowner Can't Appeal DEP Agreement's End
• Lewis Brisbois Picks Up Data Privacy Atty In Philly
• Shop-Vac, Lowe's False-Ad MDL Trimmed To 2 Lead Plaintiffs
• Pa. Ordered To Release Info On Drilling, Radiation
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• Corbett Pauses $95M Plans For Gas Drilling on Pa. Land
• Pa. Contractor Charged With $1M Fraud On US Army
• FTC Looks To Join Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Oral Args
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judges' Ticket Handling Was Fraud, Feds Say
• Pa. PUC Can't Review Local Fracking Laws, Court Says
• Sears Employees Say Hours Were Struck From Timecards
• Pa. High Court To Hear Cabot Gas Lease Challenge
• Minimum Wage Mania Among Cities And States
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• NJ Municipal Groups Ask 3rd Circ. To Nix Tax Lien Ruling
• Lap Dances Can't Be Taxed, Philly Judge Rules
• Bochetto & Lentz Requests Sanctions In Referral Fee Suit
• 3rd Circ. Alters When Procedural Objections Can Be Made
• After Quiet First Half, 4 Pa. High Court Cases To Watch
• County Solicitor Can't Bill For Arbitrator Work: Pa. Court
• Pa. High Court Lets Stand Pietragallo's Malpractice Win
• Northeastern States Push To Keep Fracking Waste Out
• Pa. Court Revives $1M Gross McGinley Malpractice Suit
• Drug Distributor, Pharmacy Settle Contract Suit For $1.65M
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• DOJ, Pa. AG Force Divestiture In $963M TV Deal
• Lawyer Called 'Sociopath' Seeks Judge's Full Recusal
• NLRB Says It Can't Rule On Pa. Convention Center Union Row
• NJDEP To Argue Science In New Bid To Halt Seismic Study
• Liberty Mutual Asserts Right To Sue Over Workers' Comp
• States Cracking Down On Pregnancy Discrimination
• Attorneys Win $50M From $130M Truck Stop Antitrust Deal
• Cephalon Wins Dismissal Of Travelers' $22M Marketing Suit
• Businessman In $136M Highway Scam Gets 4 Years
• 2 Reed Smith Partners Subpoened In Botched Patent Suit
• Internet Sales Tax Opposed By Voters In 6 States, Poll Finds
• Young Law Fights McEldrew Ouster In Malpractice Suit
• Mall REIT Hit With Class Action Over Wheelchair Access
• Alcoa Inks $1.1B Supply Deal With Engine Co. Pratt & Whitney
• Nationwide Fights $18M Bad Faith Award From 1996 Crash
• Warner Chilcott To Pay $8M Over Generic Doryx Delay
• DC Circ. Misses Opportunity To Clarify NEPA Guideposts
• Pa. Top Court Protects Attorney-Expert Communication
• Pa. Coal Co. Can't Switch To OSHA Regulation, Says 3rd Circ.
• RE Rumor Mill: CBRE, Cortland Partners, NY Community Bank
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Appeal Over Urban Outfitters IP Coverage
• Musicland Investor Asks High Court To Ax $32M Disgorgement
• Latest Pa. OT Ruling Dooms Fluctuating Workweek Policies
• Panitch Schwarze Adds Ex-Novak Druce IP Atty In Philly
• States May Be Moving To Expand The Federal Sunshine Law
• Energy Future Looks To Stop Fast-Track Appeal Of $4B Deal
• Pa. AG Denies Unfairly Targeting Exxon Unit In Fracking Case
• Pa. Court Favors Nursing Home In Arbitration Ruling
• Sailors Allowed To Seek Punitive Damages In Asbestos MDL
• Pfizer Unit Wants End To Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay 'Odyssey'
• Pa. Court Nixes Philly Union's Challenge To Arbitration Award
• Tip Pool Inclusion Hinges On Customer Contact, Judge Rules
• Hospice Nurses Sue UPenn Health System Over Unpaid OT
• Dealmakers Q&A: Dechert's Daniel O'Donnell
• The Doomed Counterclaims In Egg Price-Fixing Case
• Wendy's Hit With ADA Class Action Over Wheelchair Access
• 3rd Circ. Backs 3rd Parties' Attack On Pa. Election Law
• Gay Conversion Therapists Ask 3rd Circ. To Repeal NJ Ban
• UGI Infrastructure Improvement Plan Wins Pa. PUC's Nod
• Pittsburgh To Keep Computer Report Secret In UPMC Tax Tiff
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Former Jefferson Health GC To Philly
• 2nd Busiest Court In Pa. Sued For Age Discrimination
• Freeh Wants Penn State Libel Suit Moved To Federal Court
• A New Litigator's Guide — Top 5 Tips For Court Prep
• PPL Challenges Exelon's Pa. Hyrdoelectric Certification
• Key Pa. Drilling Provisions Pass Legislature In Fiscal Code
• NJ Transit Worker Claims Boss Took Secret 'Upskirt' Photos
• 2 Biggest US Propane Tank Sellers Accused Of Fixing Prices
• Pepper Hamilton Nabs Ex-Reed Smith M&A, Securities Pro
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Pa. Sen. Floats Bill To Legitimize Uber, Lyft Services
• New NFL Concussion Deal Gets OK, Will Uncap $675M
• Ex-Pa. Racetrack Worker To Plead Guilty To Data Tampering
• Warren Resources Pays $353M For Citrus' Marcellus Assets
• Senate Unanimously Confirms Dechert Atty To 3rd Circ. Bench
• Pa. Judge Faces Ethics Violations For Belittling Remarks
• Pa. Appeals Court Backs Energy Cos. In Lease Dispute
• Pa. Clerk Asks High Court To Halt Same-Sex Marriages
• Court Upholds Zoning Change For $450M Pittsburgh Project
• Vinson Reps Rice Energy In $336M Marcellus Land Buy
• Ex-Boxer Files Suit In Pa. For Cut Of Film Sale Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Nixes BNY's Ch. 11 Release From Hospital Creditors
• New NFL Concussion Deal Sets Up Future Recovery Clashes
• Phillies Reach Settlement In Phanatic Injury Case
• Pa. House Passes Bill To Digitize Judicial Records
• Sunoco Charges Extra Fees For Gift Cards, Suit Says
• Construction Co. Says RSUI Must Cover $5.5M Worker Verdict
• Ex-Obermayer Client Breached Fee Pact, Pa. Judge Says
• Santander Says Pa. Developers Defaulted On $29M Loan
• EPA Slams Proposed New Pa. Emissions Rules
• Pa. Ruling Limits Asbestos Claims In Construction Suits
• Receiver In $400M Philly Hotel Suit Can Stay, Court Says
• NLRB Considers Merging Buffalo, Pittsburgh Offices
• Unclear Jury Charge Can't Nix Tax Fraud Sentences: 3rd Circ.
• Marshall Dennehey COO Retires, Succeeded By Firm's IT Head
• Philly Archdiocese Nabs $145M In Sale Of 7 Nursing Homes
• Swartz Campbell Sues Ex-Partner Over Contingency Fees
• UberX, Lyft Can't Roll In Pennsylvania, Say Judges
• Fracking Fights Are Increasingly Becoming Local
• Inside Philadelphia's Immigration IMPACT Program
• Pa. Jury Finds Blank Rome Was Wrong In 'Killer Nurse' Row
• Pa. Drilling Reg. Change Advances As Part Of New Budget
• Philly Firm Haines Faces Eviction Threat For Unpaid Rent
• Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Stradley Ronon
• GSK Wants 3rd Circ. To Toss RICO Claims In Avandia MDL
• Nutrisystem Accused Of Stealing Rival's Diet Mobile App
• Pa. Firm Pond Lehocky Says Ex-Atty Stole Marketing Secrets
• Doctor's Challenge To Pa. Fracking Gag Rule Gets Nixed
• Clean Air Groups Tell 3rd Circ. Pa. Haze Plan Is Deficient
• 3rd Circ. FCA Ruling Shows Need For High Court Guidance