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Pennsylvania - August, 2014

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• Eckert Seamans Pushes To Stay In 'Kids-For-Cash' Fight
• Archer & Greiner Wants $1M From Mouthguard Co. For IP Case
• Calif. Bill On Uber, Lyft Insurance Offers Road Map For Pa.
• Boeing Asbestos Liability Doesn't Extend To Worker's Spouse
• Pa. DEP Details Water Contamination From Gas Drilling
• The 5 Most Fearsome EEOC Regional Offices
• Envelopes Can't Show Debt Account Nos., 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. Wants Out of Foxwood Developer's $50M Adversary Suit
• High Court Should Review Scope Of Crime-Fraud Exception
• Suspension Lifted For Judge Cleared In Ticket-Fixing Scandal
• T-Mobile Seeks 2nd Shot At Axing $7M Verdict In Race Car Row
• Pa. Expands Medicaid In Win For Hospitals, Insurers
• 2 Pa. Firms Escape Malpractice Suit Over Broker Fee Appeal
• Prestige Must Shed Bonine To Win FTC Nod On $750M Deal
• Lannett Faces Shareholder Suit Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• Pa. Stakeholders Mull Ride-Sharing Insurance Requirements
• 3rd Circ. Says UAW Can't Recoup Visteon Retiree Benefits
• Inventor Fires Back At Patterson Belknap In Surgical IP Row
• Justices Urged To Set High Bar For Threat-Speech Convictions
• Philly Papers Want Owner Out Of Pa. Justice's Libel Suit
• Pa. Atty Loses Appeal Of Unauthorized Practice Conviction
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Robert Half Class Arbitration Ruling
• Highways Don't Justify New Private Roads, Court Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Ford, BorgWarner Asbestos Suit
• PPL Gets $2.4M Verdict Over Contractor's Fall Nixed
• McGuireWoods Nabs Ex-Buchanan Ingersoll Energy Atty In Pa.
• City Scrutinizes Accounts After Treasurer's Theft Charges
• One Firm Makes Mark On Philly With $2B In Summer Deals
• Pa. Company Gets $1.2M Fine For Hazardous Waste Dumping
• Le-Nature's Trustee Cuts Another Deal Over Negligence Claims
• Philly Mesh Suits Face Uncertainty After Sole Pa. Co. Axed
• Hershey Sues Candy Importer For Flouting Famous Marks
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 2
• Stevens & Lee Atty Named To Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Watson Fertility Drug Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Frees Hospitals From Nurses' FLSA Suit
• Friedman Schuman Wants $8M Legal Mal Row Out Of Philly
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 1
• Dismissal Of Sprague's Daily News Libel Suit Is Upheld
• Relators Knock Doctors' Settlement Of Kickback Suit
• Cone Midstream Latest Energy Co. To Tap Public Markets
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Gas Pipeline Location Row
• Developers Land $90M To Fund Pittsburgh RE Projects
• Post & Schell Named GC For Pa. Chemical Industry Council
• Pa. Rep. Aims For Coexisting Gas Severance Tax, Impact Fee
• Blue Cross Units Want $6M Tax Overpayment Credits Upheld
• Pa. Contractor Pleads Guilty To $1M Fraud Against US Army
• Pa. Venue Transfer Ruling Could Help Cases Exit Philly
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Congressional Candidate's Libel Suit
• Attys Milking Fees From $35.5M Toys R Us Deal, Objectors Say
• Kraft Beats Most Claims In Sales Rep's Racial Bias Suit
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Rohm & Haas Cancer Cluster Appeal
• Cabot Tells Pa. High Court Gas Lease Extension Is Legit
• Contractor Can't Nix Green Group's Coal Mine Cleanup Suit
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Tax Pro From Lovett Bookman
• How Website Operators Use CFAA To Combat Data-Scraping
• Consumer Groups Urge FCC To Reject Comcast-TWC Merger
• High Court Urged To Review Food Coloring Row
• Pa. Firm Can't Reargue Disgraced Ex-Atty's Arbitration Award
• ADP Faces Class Action Over Payroll Debit Card Fees
• Pa. Court Hesitantly OKs NLRB Subpoenas In UPMC Suit
• Posters' Bid To Stay Anonymous Axed In Amerisource Row
• Swartz Campbell Can't Get Chartwell DQ'd In Fees Suit
• Sunoco Asks Pa. PUC To Nix Gas Pipeline Zoning Ruling
• Philadelphia Bank Plans $1B IPO In Reorganization
• Dynegy Embarks On $6.25B Power Plant Buying Spree
• Ex-Pa. Justice's Sentence Upheld, Minus Handcuffed Pics
• Pa. High Court Snubs Cryogenic Co.'s Trade Secret Appeal
• AGs Of 16 States Back FTC In St. Luke's Merger Appeal
• Philly Mayor Drops Challenge To Blocked Lap Dance Tax
• 3rd Circ. Rules Embezzler Didn't Violate Terms of Release
• Pa. Justices Affirm Judges' Discretion To Transfer Suits
• West Penn Power To Pay $1.3M For Botched Conservation Plan
• $25M Bahraini Judgment Valid In Pa., Appeals Court Rules
• Carlyle Ready To Say Goodbye As Axalta Plans IPO
• Pa. Diocese Wins Permanent Injunction On Contraception Rule
• Pa. Court Backs Limits On Architects' Restrictive Covenant
• GOP Rep. Rips FEMA's Anti-Fracking Land Acquisition Policy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mylan, Lear, Iliad
• Old Republic Loses Reconsideration Bid In Asbestos Case
• Cabot Fined By Pa. DEP For Gas Well Accident
• Whistleblower Law No Guarantee Of Jury Trial, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Groups Call For Audit Of Fracking Complaint Response
• Pa. High Court Says Casino Dealer's Theft Fine Is Excessive
• Pa. Justices Slam Door On Home Warranties For 2nd Owners
• $18M Safeway Lease Breach Verdict Cut By Pa. Appeals Court
• Pa. Enviros Renew Challenge To Anadarko Fracking Permits
• Pa. PUC Asks High Court To Let It Vet Local Drilling Laws
• Apotex's Claim Of Provigil Monopoly To Be Decided At Trial
• Scholastic, Carnegie Settle Suit Over Math Trademark
• Teva Atty Says He Was Axed Over Family-Support Payments
• Privilege Claims Again Denied To Killer Nurse's Ex-Hospital
• Leech Tishman Gets Deputy AG For Risk Management Work
• IMS Health Rival Can't Duck Poaching Claims In Antitrust Feud
• 3rd Circ. Says Philly Cops Can Make Political Contributions
• PNC Must Face Captive Reinsurance Suit: Pa. Judge
• Pa. Personal Injury Firms End Poaching Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Stradley Ronon Settles Fee Fight With Philly Developer
• Mennonite Family's Co. Wins Pass On Contraception Rule
• Discipline Board Orders Suspended Pa. Magistrate Reinstated
• Philly Union Boss Can't Hide Video Deposition In Libel Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Ameriprise Adviser's Insider Conviction
• Atty Faces $3M Malpractice Suit Over Enviro Contracts Case
• A Different Claim Aggregation Method To Avoid SLUSA
• Pa. Justices To Mull Whether Title Ruling Can Nix Gas Lease
• Judge Asked To Sink Jurisdictional Defense In Asbestos MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allergan, Electrolux, Axalta
• Attack On Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rules Faces Uphill Battle
• Robert Half Workers Seek 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling Review
• Pa. Limits On PAC Donations Voided Due To Citizens United
• Shell Divests $2.1B Worth Of Natural Gas Assets In 2 Deals
• 3rd Circ. Puts Debtors 1st In FDCPA Case
• 3rd Circ. OKs $7M T-Mobile Verdict, Puts $7M More In Play
• Banks Win Arbitration Of Pa. Payday Loan Class Action
• NFL Players In Painkiller Row Want Out Of Concussion Deal
• CSX Asbestos Suit May Belong In Ky., Pa. Court Rules
• Pa. Sen. Wants To Stiffen Independent Contractor Law
• BakerHostetler Adds Ex-DLA Piper Antitrust Atty In Philly
• Stradley Ronon Sues Philly Developer For Unpaid Bills
• Philly Hit With Due Process Suit Over 'Robo-Forfeiture'
• Pfizer Wins Exclusion Of More Experts In Zoloft MDL
• Morrison Info. Shareholder Suit Over Embezzlement Revived
• Philly Collapse Victims Say Insurer Can't Void Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Says State Missing-Packages Claims Are Preempted
• $1B Pa.-NJ Gas Pipeline Proposed To Tap Into Marcellus
• BofA Partially Escapes Foreclosure Atty Fee Suit
• Whole Foods Hit With Pa. Labeling Suit Over Sugar In Yogurt
• NiSource Unit Lays Out $1.75B In Gas Pipeline Projects
• Nat. Gas Producer Calls Fracking Waste Ban Unconstitutional
• Stay A Step Ahead Of State Data Breach Laws
• 3rd Circ. Partially Revives Syntax's Preferred Bank Suit
• Advance Auto Parts Targeted Over Handicapped Access
• 3rd Circ. Says Court Opinion Excerpts In Atty Ads Are OK
• Pa. High Court Limits Discovery In Turnpike Pay-To-Play
• FDIC Nears Accord In $219M Suit Against Ex-Advanta Execs
• 3rd Circ. To Revisit Ruling Invalidating Becker's NLRB Seat
• Pelvic Mesh Part Maker Should Be Freed From Suit, Judge Told
• FERC Enviro Assesment Says Leidy Gas Project Is Safe
• A 3rd Circ. Opinion On Third-Party Releases
• New Vista Hits Back At NLRB In 3rd Circ. Rehearing Row
• 3rd Circ. Ruling On FMLA Mailings Ups Ante For Employers
• Convicted Rite Aid Exec Drops Duane Morris Malpractice Bid
• Ex-Cozen Atty Asks High Court To Nix Wire Fraud Conviction
• State AGs Ask For Tougher Federal E-Cig Regulations
• NCAA Suit Over $60M Sandusky Sanctions Paused Amid Talks
• Cronin Sues Rival For Defamation After Contract Goes Sour
• Ascertainability Looms Large After Skinnygirl Ruling
• FTC V. Cephalon — The Actavis Fray Begins
• Reckitt Stiffed Us On Mucinex Supply Deal, Generic Cos. Say
• Pa. Justice Fights Inquirer's Subpoenas In Libel Dispute
• Ex-Biz Partner Of 'Kids For Cash' Atty Seeks $200M Freeze
• Nelson Levine Denied Injunction In Fee Fight With Ex-Attys
• Station Owner's Estate Settles $26M Gov't Suit Over Fuel Leak
• Pa. High Court Disbars Philly Atty After Fraud Conviction
• Nationwide 'Water Crunch' Poses Threat To Fracking
• Yet Another Reminder Of Section 503(b)(9) Ambiguity
• FERC Feud May Lead To Clarity From Courts On Manipulation
• Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge Gets 30 Months For Fraud
• Nelson Levine Pushes For Escrow In Fee Fight With Ex-Attys
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Prudential Win In Wartime Coverage Suit
• Galderma Sued Over Patent Sale Agreement For Skin Drug
• FERC Says Outspoken Hedge Fund Manipulated Energy Market
• Punitive Damages For Maritime Wrongful Death Unavailable
• Ex-NFL Players Appealing $765M Concussion Deal's Approval
• 3rd Circ. Revives FMLA Case Against Corinthian Colleges
• Bob Evans Hit With Handicap Parking Class Action
• National Penn Says Ex-Workers Took Client Info To New Co.
• Farm Equipment Co. Can't Dodge Pa. Severed Hand Suit
• Son Of Pa. Rep Faces Fraud Charges Over Loan, Tax Lies
• Nelson Levine Sues 7 Subrogation Attys Over Exodus
• 3rd Circ. Backs Kraft In Racial Discrimination Row
• Pa. Court Refuses To Nix Settlement In Atty Defamation Row
• Philly Papers Beat Ex-Housing Head's Defamation Claims
• Nelson Levine Drops Attys In Pa., NJ In Global Refocus
• LexisNexis, Retail Workers Get Nod For $2.38M Settlement
• Enviros Want Pa. Gov To Protect 26K Acres From Drilling
• Philly Shouldn't Have Refused NAACP Airport Ad, Judge Says
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Novak Druce Expands To Philly With Blank Rome IP Atty
• Pa. Court Won't Ban Ex-Med Co. CEO From Scooping Clients
• Pa. Judges Ask High Court To Strike Mandatory Retirement
• ValueAct Drops $336M For 16.8% Stake In Armstrong
• Cozen Attys Guide Vets Through Benefit Claims Maze
• Enviros Challenge XTO Pa. Fracking Permits
• Pepper Hamilton Ducks Philly Union Boss' Malpractice Suit
• Swartz Campbell Asks Pa. Court To DQ Chartwell In Fees Suit