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Pennsylvania - September, 2014

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• Pa. Insurance Agent Charged With Securities Fraud
• Allstate Pays $22M To Settle Pa. Bad-Faith Case
• NFL Says NJ's Betting Directive Defies 3rd. Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Goldman Coder's $2.3M Fee Case
• Pa. Judge Can Stay On Bench During Ethics Case
• Payment To Original Lessor Extends Gas Lease, Judge Says
• FTC Gets Beat Up On Appeal, Wright Says In Call For Clarity
• Prosecutors Ask Pa. High Court To Stay Ex-Justice's Sentence
• Noel Canning Can't Halt New Vista Appeal, 3rd Circ. Told
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• Pa. Justices Urged To Bar Extension Of Disputed Gas Lease
• 3rd Circ. Sheds Light On Insider Status In Bankruptcy
• Pa. Jury Finds Ex-Bank Head Guilty Of Embezzling Funds
• HSBC Foreclosure Suit Remanded Amid Factual Dispute
• Aaroma Says Diacetyl Claims Belong To Bankruptcy Estate
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Bill Would Keep Pa. Fracking Drill Cuttings Waste Out Of NY
• Takeda Expert Says Smoking Key In Actos Plaintiff's Cancer
• Trial Consultant, Philly Firm Settle Suit Over Unpaid Bills
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $3M Nutella False Marketing Settlement
• Pennsylvania Seeks Private Partner To Build CNG Stations
• Pa. Chief Justice Lauds Reduction In Civil Backlogs
• 3rd Circ. Says Horizon Wrongly Denied Inpatient Bulimia Care
• Pa. PUC Accuses Exxon Unit Of Concealing Pipeline Assets
• Ex-Pa. Casino Owner Challenges $31M IRS Deficiency Notice
• Latham & Watkins Can't Escape Trade Secret, Contract Claims
• Spirited-Away $6M Is Part of Telecom's Estate, 3rd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Kills ERISA Suit Against John Hancock
• Preemption Trend Favors Pharma In Generic Reglan Fight
• Ex-Pa. Justice Asks High Court To Review Criminal Conviction
• Ohio Suits In Asbestos MDL Booted For Lack of Jurisdiction
• Cronin Says Rival's Hands 'Unclean' After Remark To Law360
• Wheelchair User Calls Starbucks Parking Lots Inaccessible
• Pa. Superior Court Won't Rehear $10M Motrin Verdict
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Consumer's Pressure Cooker Burns
• CORRECTED: Universal Health Pays $335M For UK Company Cygnet
• Riley Cellphone Search Rule Is Slowly Sweeping The Nation
• Two Philly Judges Suspended After Colleague's Guilty Plea
• Indalex Ruling Threatens Insurers With Greater Tort Exposure
• Pa. Appeals Court Approves Tax Credit Design Contract
• Cephalon's Patent Experts Barred In FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Uber's Pittsburgh Expansion Bid Should Be Nixed, PUC Told
• MLB Network, Gawker Sued Over Baseball Analyst's Firing
• Pa. High Court Rejects Water Authority's Eminent Domain Bid
• Pa. Mayor's Suit Says Judge Used Court To Settle Vendetta
• Auditor Wants Pa. Pension Funds To Rethink Hedge Funds
• Pa. High Court Says DEP Can Impose Mine Safety Rules
• Pa. High Court Okays Generic Zoning Designations
• Cone Midstream Prices High With $385M IPO
• Navigating Terms Of Degree Post-Nautilus
• Penn State Ends Smartphone Patent Suit Against Samsung
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Ex-Commerce Bank CEO's $17M Parachute
• Pa. Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
• Suit Fighting Release Of Pa. State Worker Info Survives
• Philly Judge Pleads Guilty To Corruption Charges
• Shire Inks $56.5M FCA Settlement Over Adderall Marketing
• 2 More Plead Guilty In Pa. Ironworkers 'Shadow Gang' Case
• Penn State Wants Paterno Son's Sandusky Fallout Suit Axed
• Pa. Judge Axes Law Firm's Abusive Litigation Claims
• Pa. Senate Committee Advances Medical Marijuana Bill
• Pa. Superior Court Nixes Gas Lease Middleman Class Action
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Product Liability Attys To Philly Office
• Anadarko Case Gives Pa. Justices Chance To Update Gas Law
• Pond Lehocky Says Ex-Atty Launched Rival While At Firm
• Pa. Court Nixes Union Suit Over County Privatization Plan
• Plaintiffs Firms Dodge Suit Over Undervalued $1.2M Settlement
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Seagrave Wants Coverage In Firefighter Hearing Loss Suits
• Bingham To Play No. 2 In Morgan Lewis Merger
• 2 Union Workers Enter Guilty Pleas In 'Shadow Gang' Case
• Northeast Transit Agencies Share $3.6B in Post-Sandy Relief
• Pa. Judge Strips Claims From $42M Pipeline Damages Suit
• Dunkin' Donuts Workers File OT Class Action In Pittsburgh
• EDMC Deceived Investors Over Lending Practices, Suit Says
• Drinker Biddle To Boost Kassner To Top Spot In 2015
• Bochetto & Lentz Wants Referral Fee Suit Kept Alive
• Bingham, Morgan Lewis Reach Merger Accord
• Auxilium Spurns $2.2B Endo Bid, Sticks To Acquisition
• Roundup Of Fracking Studies Still Shows No Consensus
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Pa. Atty Gets Stayed Suspension For Concealing $1M Loss
• Fracking Studies Put Energy Cos. On Firmer Ground
• Judge Convicted Of Corruption Faces Disciplinary Charges
• 'Bonusgate' Atty Foreman Disbarred By Pa. Supreme Court
• Rent Income Not Subject To Pa. Town's Biz Tax, Court Says
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Indemnity For Torts
• Nelson Brown Shedding Lawyers In 'Organizational Changes'
• Senate Panel Advances 10 Judicial Nominees
• Takeda Hid Actos Bladder Cancer Risks, Philly Jury Hears
• Pa. DEP Fines Range Resources $4.2M For Fluid Leaks
• Redbox Sued Again For Kiosks Without Aids For Blind Users
• Morgan Lewis Beats Malpractice Suit Over $112M RE Deal
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Capeco Ch. 11 Claim Distribution Orders
• Ackman-Targeted Air Products Unveils Major Restructuring
• Pa. High Court Snubs Ex-State Senator's Corruption Appeal
• Debt Collector Envelopes Need To Protect Privacy
• Insurer Says Chancery Erred By Not Halting Mine Safety Suits
• Pa. High Court Nixes Teva Appeal In Reglan Preemption Fight
• Ex-Goldman VP Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear $2.3M Fee Case
• Reckitt Says Suboxone 'Product-Hopping' Didn't Harm Buyers
• Pa. Lawmaker Pushes For State Fracking Health Registry
• Avax Must Pay $5.8M For Breached Cancer Vaccine Contract
• Pa. Man Pleads Guilty To Exporting Lab Equipment To Syria
• Auxilium Takes Poison Pill After $2.2B Endo Offer
• Enviros Slam Permit Letting Range Use Drill Cuttings At Well
• Cone Midstream Plans $368M IPO As Oil & Gas Listings Rise
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps Endo In $2.2B Auxilium Offer
• Philly Building Collapse Defendants Face Joint Criminal Trial
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive FirstEnergy's $250M Rate Suit
• Court OKs Moving Pa. Atty's Child Abuse Defamation Suit
• Lyft, Uber Ridesharing Bids Fall Short, Pa. Insurers Say
• Disney Says Pa. Theater Stole The Shows, Characters, Songs
• EPA Carbon Rule Could Doom Coal, Pa. Lawmakers Warned
• Class Ascertainability Continues To Become More Concrete
• Faulty Wells Leak Gas To Marcellus, Barnett Water, Study Says
• Noel Canning Halts NLRB's Appeal, New Vista Tells 3rd Circ.
• ACE Won't Pay Amerisource's Attys' Fees After Pa. Appeal
• Pa. Auditor To Probe Corbett's Medicaid Waiver Spending
• Uber Calls Ride Data Proprietary In Pa. Service Fight
• Dechert Lands Ex-Akin Gump Exec James Leary As New COO
• Nelson Brown Exodus Continues With Loss Of NY Trial Atty
• Bancorp Blasts Friedman Schuman Venue Bid In $8M Mal Row
• Courts Slamming Brakes On State Power Plant Plans
• NFL Could Pay $950M Concussion Claims Over Decades
• No End In Sight For NCAA In Penn State Penalty Fight
• Pfizer's Testosterone Drug Poses Heart Risks, Suit Says
• Lawyers' Zealous Ads May Incite Regulatory Backlash
• VW Class Member Urges Supreme Court To Hear $9M Fee Row
• Ex-Pennsylvania Judge Charged For Fixing DUI Case
• Insurer Can't Skirt Ex-Giacometti Smith Atty's Malpractice Suit
• Reliance Claim Status Doesn't Hang On Ala. Ruling: Pa. Court
• J&J Unit, Bayer Want Xarelto Suit Shipped Out Of Philly
• Enterprise Case Could Open Consumer Protection Floodgates
• 'After-Acquired Title' Doctrine Case Should Draw Attention
• DOL Can Use Invalidated H-2B Regs Temporarily, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Ex-Players' Opposition To NFL Settlement
• Unwieldy Quest Overbilling Class Denied Cert. At 3rd Circ.
• Philly, London Bar Reps Call For Aggressive Self-Regulation
• 'Kids For Cash' Defendant Wants Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned
• 3rd Circ. Upholds NJ Ban On Gay Conversion Therapy
• Sealing The Deal: Kaye Scholer Guides Skilled-Genesis Merger
• NJ Power Plant Subsidies Usurp FERC's Authority: 3rd Circ.
• Jones Day Reps Eastman Chemical In $2.8B Deal For Taminco
• What FTC Is Saying In 1st Post-Actavis Pay-For-Delay Case
• Ex-Players Fight $765M NFL Concussion Deal At 3rd Circ.
• T-Mobile Can't Shake $7M Judgment In Sponsorship Row
• Pa. Justices Urged To Toss Enterprise Customer's Claims
• Atty Advocacy Org Pushes For End To Pa. Reciprocity Limits
• E-Voting Machines Violate Election Code, Pa. Justices Told
• Pa. Enviros Say Money Can't Justify Drilling On State Land
• Cozen Tells Justices Election Law Doesn't Cover Pol's Debt
• Cigna Disputes Fraud Exemption In ERISA Coverage Fight
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive Genaera 'Fire Sale' Investor Row
• American Guarantee Ducks Coverage In Sausage Co. Row
• Philly School District Settles With DOJ Over Facial Hair Policy
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Resurrect Merrill Lynch Film Fraud Suit
• Judge Erred In Commerce Founder's Pay Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• NFL Must Show Economic Info Behind $765M Concussion Deal
• NJ's About-Face On Sports Betting Will Reignite Legal Row
• State Claims Trimmed From AbbVie, Teva Pay-for-Delay MDL
• FTC Targets AbbVie, Teva In 1st New Pay-For-Delay Suit
• DLA Piper Taps Top Litigator To Head Philly Office
• $60M Penn State Fines To Stay In Pa. As NCAA Ends Suit
• 2nd Philly Casino No Sure Bet As Atlantic City Falters
• Reed Smith Wants Dealership's $15M Malpractice Suit Axed
• FMC To Buy Crop Protection Chemical Co. In $1.8B Deal
• What Investment Advisers Can Learn From TL Ventures Case
• Pa. Pipe Fittings Co. Ducks FCA Suit Over Customs Fraud
• Goldman's Vague Corporate Titles May Still Cost It Millions
• Antitrust, FCA Claims On Merck Mumps Vaccine To Advance
• United Fruit Beats Asbestos Exposure Suit In MDL
• Job Applications Can Cut Short Protracted Litigation
• Supreme Court Asked To Review Pa. Funeral Home Law Case
• Out-Of-State Atty Who Didn't File For Admission Denied Fees
• Supreme Court Must Rule On Gay Marriage, AGs Say
• Pa. Judge Rejects Gas Well Pad In Residential Neighborhood
• Octane Fitness Applies To Trademark Cases, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Injunction In Doctor Hiring Row
• Architect Cut From Philly Building Collapse Coverage Suit
• Safari Users Tell 3rd Circ. Google's Hacking Not 'Routine'
• Abortion Foes Challenge Pittsburgh's Buffer Zone Law
• Pa. Justices Won't Intervene In Colleague's Libel Suit
• Enviros Blast Pa. Limits On Customer Solar Generation
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Extortion Conviction Of Ex-NJ Deputy Mayor
• DuPont GC Carries BigLaw Reform Message To Ballard Spahr
• Cahill Gordon Must Face Claims Of Asbestos Doc Destruction
• Pa. Forced Pooling In Limbo After Hilcorp Bows Out
• Highmark Suit Says UPMC Overbilled $300M For Chemo Drugs
• J&J, Boston Sci Can't Nix Pelvic Mesh Injury Claims En Masse
• Judge Won't 'Micromanage' Discovery In Justice's Libel Suit
• 3rd Circ. Reverses $2.3M Legal Fee Award For Ex-Goldman VP
• Heralded DuPont GC Joins Ballard Spahr
• The Glass Slipper: Searching For The FCA Case That Fits
• Highmark, UPMC Finalize Coverage Contract Termination Plan
• Enviros, Pa. Township Want Sunoco Pipeline Denial To Stand
• NFL Rebuffs Players' Intervention Bid In Concussion Deal
• Pa. Developers Hit Township With Water Fees Class Action
• Class Claims In Citi Mortgage Fee Suit Won't Get 2nd Chance
• Pa. Appeals Court Says MERS Can Assign Mortgages
• 3rd Circ. Curtails Review For Error At Sentencing