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Pennsylvania - November, 2014

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• Dechert's Hiring Is Biased, Drexel Law Student Says
• NLRB Pushes 3rd Circ. For OK In Canning-Prompted Rehearing
• Urban Outfitters Seeks Revival Of Hanover Coverage Suit
• Pa. Justices To Hear Appeal Of Libel Suit Against Newspaper
• Penn State Libel Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Of Atty Defamation Settlement
• Avandia Insurers Denied Class Cert. In Suit Against Glaxo
• Mitts Law, IT Co. Settle Malpractice Suit Over IBM Suit
• Corrupt Philly Municipal Court Judge Disbarred
• RE Rumor Mill: York Downs, BCB Property, Wharton Realty
• State AGs Urge FTC To Strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive FCA Suit Against Siemens
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty's Gay Bias Suit To Advance
• QVC Slams Shopping App With Suit Over Website Crash
• Ex-Pa. Judge Disbarred After Plea Deal In Bribery Case
• Philly Atty Meehan Charged In Underage Prostitution Probe
• Morgan Lewis 'Bled' Philly Papers For Fees, Suit Says
• Philly PE Firm Sued For Citing Cozen To Secure Loans
• States Still Fighting Bad-Faith Patent Infringement Claims
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Reconsider Drink Price Class Action
• Pa. Bar's Facebook Advice May Spur Obstruction Claims
• RE Co. Principal Ducks Liability In $2M Pa. Construction Row
• Pepper Hamilton CEO Scott Green To Leave Firm After 2014
• Rendell Questions Impact Of Wolf's No-Bid Contract Plan
• Ex-Kerns Pearlstine Atty Takes Plea Deal In Sex Assault Row
• Firm, Not Client, Liable For Reporting Costs, Pa. Judge Says
• Pa. High Court Tort Ruling Is Relief To Local Gov't
• What If States Opt Out Of EPA's Existing Source Rule?
• NJ Vows To Appeal After Sports Betting Blocked Again
• Senate Votes To Confirm Five Federal Judges
• Lawyer Called Sociopath By Judge Suspended From Pa. Bar
• Pepper Hamilton Stay Bid Axed In Penn State Privilege Row
• Pa. Tort Revamp Gets High Marks From Both Sides
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Yahoo Text Service In TCPA Class Action
• Obama's Immigration Action Is Cause For Celebration
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Over Wholesale Drug Costs
• NFL Drives To Lock Down NJ Sports Betting Injunction
• Pa. High Court Won't Let State Close Health Centers
• Pa. Justices Uphold $500K Government Damages Cap
• Pa. High Court Rejects 3rd Tort Restatement
• Pa. DEP Settles Stormwater Permit Fight With Enviros
• 2 Assumptions Shape 3rd Circ. Reverse Payment Case
• Ex-Pfizer Workers Lose Benefits Bid In Suit Over Wyeth Deal
• 3rd Circ. Is True Test For NJ's Sports Betting Plans
• Par Pharma Says Its New Drug Won't Rip Off GSK's Lamictal
• 3rd Circ. Told Actavis Allows Noncash Settlement Scrutiny
• NFL, Class Counsel Urge Approval Of Concussion Deal
• 3rd Circ. Mulls ACA Contraceptive Opt-Out's Religious Burden
• Acquitted Philly Traffic Court Judge Gets Suspension Lifted
• Insurance Rules Of The Road For Ride-Sharing Companies
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• NLRB Rules Hospital Had To Pay Raises After CBA Expired
• Farm Groups Ask 3rd Circ. To Kill EPA Chesapeake Bay Plan
• NJ Fights Latest Challenge To Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
• $450M Live! Casino Project Gets 2nd Philly Gaming License
• Pa. Hospice Co. Execs Want Medicare FCA Suit Tossed
• $1B PennEast Pipeline Project Needs Del. Agency's OK
• GSK Tells 3rd Circ. Avandia RICO Claims Don't Hold Up
• Updating Our Understanding Of The FMLA: Part 1
• Why Can't We Be (Facebook) Friends? You Be The Judge
• Nelson Brown Loses Another NY Partner To Gallo Vitucci
• Pa. Judge OKs UGI Gas Pipeline Across Private Property
• Ex-Pond Lehocky Atty Says Sense Of Betrayal Prompted Suit
• Pa. Judge Suspended For Allegedly Shaking Down Staff
• 3rd Circ. To Decide If Reverse Payments Must Be Cash
• UPMC To Appeal NLRB Ruling Reinstating Pro-Union Workers
• Pa. Partner To Keep Law License After Stealing Thousands
• High Court Nixes Musicland Investor's Appeal Of $32M Penalty
• Swartz Campbell's Fee Fight With Ex-Atty Sent To Arbitration
• Drug Return Co., Execs Plead Not Guilty To $116M Fraud
• Philly Parking Authority's Power Over Suburban Cabs Affirmed
• Judge Faces Ethics Charges After Demanding Campaign Cash
• Pa. PUC Slams Philly Council Inaction On $1.86B Utility Sale
• PPG Can't Stop Enviros' Atty From Testifying In Pollution Row
• Reed Smith Says Dealership's Malpractice Suit Has No Chance
• PGW Could Help Make Philly An Energy Hub, Council Told
• Taj Mahal Threatens To Close If Union Doesn't Drop Appeal
• Wolf's No-Bid Contract Ban Bad News For Establishment Firms
• Ford Appeal Could Aid Defendants In Philly Asbestos Cases
• Obama Nominates Pa. Federal Judge For 3rd Circ.
• Uber Can Operate In Pa. But Not Philly, Regulator Says
• Anapol Schwartz Says It Got Records Fairly In Gay-Bias Suit
• Pa. AG Fires 6, Reprimands Dozens In Porn Email Scandal
• Pa. State Officials Say NCAA Collaborated on Freeh Report
• Pa. Gov.-Elect To Ban No-Bid Contracts With Law Firms
• Coca-Cola Hit For Privacy Breaches From Stolen Laptops
• NLRB, EEOC Leaders Caution Using Social Media In Hiring
• PE-Backed Axalta Raises $1B In IPO After Upsized Offering
• BB&T Pushes North With $2.5B Acquisition Of Pa.-Based Bank
• High Court Stays Out Of Debt Collection Practices Dispute
• Gov. Corbett's GC Returns To Cozen To Helm Gov't Practice
• 3rd Circ. Remands Short-Sale Spat To NJ State Court
• Supreme Court Leaves Atty-Client Privilege Carveout Intact
• Ballard Spahr Lands New CMO From WilmerHale
• Union Appeal In Trump Bankruptcy Sent Straight To 3rd Circ.
• High Court Rejects Rite Aid Exec's Fraud Conviction Appeal
• Philly Mayoral Candidate Calls For Transparency On PGW
• Cyberattack Reimbursement Doesn't Require Insurer Consent
• Setback For Pa. Insurers In Product Liability Cases
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judges Can't Get Perjury Convictions Axed
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Applebee's, IHOP Drink Price Class Action
• Rice Midstream Joins Flood Of Energy MLP Public Offerings
• Pa. High Court Won't Eye McNees Wallace Malpractice Win
• FTC Asks 3rd Circ. To Allow Wyndham Data Security Suit
• Pa. Court Expands Benefit-Related Wrongful Firing Claims
• The Corporate Antitrust Policy — Privileged Or Not?
• 3rd Circ. Affirms 10-Year Sentence For Tax Fraudster Atty
• Cephalon Wants FCA Off-Label Suits Heard Separately
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink Reviving Genaera Investor Suit
• Philly Asbestos Case Practices, Causation Rules Face Scrutiny
• No Collective Action, No Sanctions In West Penn Wage Suit
• Pa. Hospital's Atty Must Pay $1M For Witness Instruction Flub
• OECD's Base Erosion Plan Puts US On The Spot, Tax Pros Say
• Plaintiffs Firms Again Dodge Claims They Lowballed $1M Deal
• Pa. Energy Industry Poised To Attack Gov. Wolf's Tax Proposal
• Pa. Tightens Proposed Emission Rules After Criticism
• Tax Pro Takes Issue With 'Hot Asset' Anti-Abuse Rule
• Sunoco Announces $2.5B Mariner East 2 Pipeline In Pa.
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• Wolf's Win Sets Stage For Pa. Supreme Court Shakeup
• Pa. Justices Won't End Row Over NCAA's $60M PSU Fine
• Pa. Court Watchdog Wants Review Of OAG, High Court Emails
• Tax Chiefs Say Piecemeal BEPS Adoption Could Cause Havoc
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Political Consultant Admits To Fraud In Mayoral Campaign
• Pfizer Says Plaintiffs In Zoloft MDL Can't Prove Causation
• Agricultural Co-Op Litigation Continues To Mushroom
• IRS Says Details Key To Private Letter Rulings On Deals
• Bipartisan Pa. Sen. Leaders Sue Corbett Over Budget Cuts
• Swartz Swidler Gets $1.2M Fee Following TD Bank FLSA Deal
• Wolf's Win In Pa. Won't Chase Off Energy Industry
• DOL Says Steel Cos.' Plan Overseers Caused $7M Loss
• Judge Bows Out Of $10M Zurich Subsidiary Insurance Dispute
• The Indomitable Emigre: Judge Eduardo C. Robreno
• More Than 200 Ex-Players Opt Out Of NFL Concussion Deal
• Background Check Company Settles Class Actions For $3.2M
• Convicted Pa. Justice Must Rewrite Apologies, Judge Says
• Wal-Mart Ends 'RedNek Wine Glass' Infringement Suit
• Eckert Seamans Can Stay In Pa. 'Kids For Cash' Fight
• Osha Liang Client Sanctioned Over Discovery Violations
• Usher, Sony Win Atty Fees In Copyright Row Over 'Bad Girl'
• Pa. Woman Says Shire Dumped Her For Whistleblowing
• Insurer Didn't Exclude All Asbestos Claims, Judge Told
• Ex-Friedman Schuman Staffer's Suit Dies At Supreme Court
• IRS Says Payroll Firm's Trustee Can't Recoup $3M Payment
• No Quick Win For NRG, Seneca In Pa. Emissions Fight
• 3rd Circ. OKs FTC To Join Lamictal Oral Arguments
• High Court Won't Revisit 3rd Circ. Decision In Diacetyl Suit
• Pa. High Court Lets Family Appeal Denial Of Autism Coverage