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Pennsylvania - March, 2015

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• 3 Reasons Kraft & Heinz Won't Land In Regulatory Purgatory
• Pa. Justices Back Prosecutor Tapped To Probe AG Over Leak
• Penn National Calls It A Night On $225M Pa. Casino Project
• Cephalon Wants FCA Off-Label Marketing Claims Axed
• FERC Approval Sought On Billion-Dollar Marcellus Shale Line
• CB&I Gets Pollution Negligence Claims Axed Under CERCLA
• Jury Awards $40M In Damages In Kraft Foods Plant Shooting
• GSK Urges 3rd Circ. To Nix $121M Damages In Paxil Row
• Pa. Mechanic's Lien Waivers, Releases: The Nuts And Bolts
• Pa. Firms Safe At Home And Gunning For National Growth
• Paterno Family's Contract Claim Axed Again In NCAA Suit
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Pa. High Court Hopeful Lazarus Gets Philly Bar's Top Rating
• Dioceses Seek Another Birth Control Showdown In 3rd Circ.
• Wyndham, FTC Spar Over Data Security Practices At 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Firm's Ex-Partner Charged For Forging Law License
• 3rd Circ. Told Recent Ruling Affects Pa. Bar Reciprocity Law
• Woman Gets 2nd Shot At Sex Harassment Suit Against Judge
• Look To Pa. Case On Standard Of Liability For Fracking
• 'Hypothetical Test' Takeaways From Trump Entertainment
• Barrack Rodos Seeks Sanctions Against Ex-Consultant
• Pa. Utility Dodges Solar Co.'s Unfair Competition Suit
• 3rd Circ. Should Uphold Horizon Settlement, Attys Say
• Pa. Justices Snub Gross McGinley Bid To Ax Malpractice Row
• Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit Survives Reconsideration Bid
• Pa. Court Affirms Bar On Malpractice Suits Over Settlements
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• 3rd Circ. Rules Against Gay Honduran Nat'l Who Fears Gang
• Sanctions Sought Against Dunkin' Donuts In Contract Suit
• Meat Co. Wants Immediate Ban On Tyson's Ball Park Hot Dogs
• GNC Asks JPML To Split Supplement MDLs, Consolidate In Pa.
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Post-Sandy Debris Removal Claim Under SFIP
• Eckert Seamans Sues Oil Recycling Co. Over Legal Bills
• Pa. High Court Rules Against Union In Hiring Spat
• Pa. High Court Affirms Propriety Of 2nd Philly Casino License
• Post & Schell Boosts Pa. Health Practice With Ex-Gov't Lawyer
• Pa. Justices Say Patient Consent Can't Bar Malpractice Claims
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Open Possible Fracking Carveout Challenge
• NY Harbor Union Suit Should Stay Dead, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Axis Says PNC Not Covered For $356M Funeral Scam Verdict
• Walgreen, Others Sue Over Alleged Aggrenox Pay-For-Delay
• 1 Firm Feasts Amid Surge In Food Industry Deals
• David Axelrod Accused Of Taking Credit From PR Specialist
• Pa. Chancery Court Wouldn't Dent Delaware's Dominance
• Atty Sanctioned $1M Pushes Pa. Judge To Nix Penalty
• Pa. GOP Lawmakers Slam Wolf's Plan For Gas Severance Tax
• 'Kids For Cash' Detention Center Cos. Blast Settlement Bid
• NRDC Challenges Relicensing Of Pa. Nuke Plant At DC Circ.
• Pa. Utility To Pay $2.3M To End Price Spike Suit
• Heinz And Kraft Join To Form 3rd-Largest Food Group In US
• Can Employers Record Employee Phone Conversations?
• Class Cert. Denied In Cephalon Painkiller Marketing Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Just Say No (To MDLs)?
• DC Lawyer Charged In $2M Concert Fraud Scheme
• Supplement Co. Throws Flag On NFL Agent's Double-Dealing
• WWE Gets Wrestler Injuries Class Action Moved To Conn.
• Apple IPhone Exploded In Woman's Pocket, Suit Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Relator's FCA Suit Over Drug Costs
• Pa. Justices Urged To Revive Foreclosure-Related Fee Suits
• Andrews Kurth Steers Sunoco In $816M ETP Deal
• Good Faith Bars Attys' Fees In Building Row, Pa. Justices Told
• Attys Want 33% Slice Of $1M Pie In PolyMedix Stock Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Bob Evans Parking Lot ADA Suit
• Ex-Smith Giacometti Atty Settles Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Philly Plaintiffs Free Auxilium From Testim Warranty Claims
• Carlyle Fine-Tunes Plans To Trim $985M From Axalta Stake
• High Court Asks For SG's Take On NJ Power Plant Appeal
• High Court Dumps 1 Of 3 Pa. Reglan Preemption Petitions
• High Court Won't Hear Pa. Coal Co.'s Jurisdiction Appeal
• Worker Fired For Refusing To Lie About DHS Docs, Suit Claims
• The Law360 400
• Not Saved By The Bell: Dismissing Classes Prediscovery
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• This Week In Congress: Bicameral Coincidence, Vote-A-Rama
• TD Bank Beats Payday Loan Processing Suit
• Olympus America Hit With 'Superbug' Exposure Suit
• DC Circ. Ends Tree Felling Stay For Pa.-NJ Pipeline
• Boeing Wins Asbestos Case After Ex-Worker Misses Deadline
• Wal-Mart Wants High Court Review Of $188M Pa. Class Action
• Merrill, Others Ask High Court To Resolve Circuit Split
• Frankin Square Energy Fund Seeks $900M Follow-On Offering
• Effexor Buyers Fight To Keep Appeal In 3rd Circ.
• Advance Auto Parts Accused Of Bias Against Hispanic Worker
• J&J Dodges Claims In 2nd Philly Risperdal Trial
• Pa. Court Affirms Limit On Asbestos Wrongful Death Suits
• Is Your Landfill Or Other Wasting Asset Fairly Assessed?
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judge Gets 20 Months For Lying To FBI
• $683M Gas Pipeline Can Build Through Holdout Pa. Land
• Snack Co. Must Fork Over $6M In Royalty Row
• Provigil Buyers Drop Fight Over Teva Off-Books Deals
• Pa. High Court Hopefuls Decry Scandals, Stress Integrity
• Second Philly Risperdal Mass Tort Case Heads To Jury
• FTC, Abbvie Tussle Over Discovery In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Southwestern Energy Reaps $500M From Pa. Gas Pipeline Sale
• FCA Whistleblowers Poised To Target Post-Employment Fraud
• Ugandan Citizen Sues DHS, Pa. County Over 2-Year Detention
• What's New In Pennsylvania's Latest Video Gaming Bill
• J&J Unit Stuck With $10M Children's Motrin Verdict
• Ex-Penn State Prez Hits Freeh With Defamation Complaint
• Pa. Justices Question Need For Chancery Court In State
• BCBS Groups Hit With Antitrust Suits Across Country
• Philly Atty Must Repay $18M To Raided Retirement Plans
• Coca-Cola Fights Default Against Suspect In Data Breach
• Doc Tells 3rd Circ. FCA Claims Against Quest Not Barred
• An Ongoing Tax Refund Saga For Bank Holding Companies
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Insurer, Broker Will Face Some Of Day Care Center's Claims
• EPA Didn't Violate CWA By Ignoring Sewage Law, Judge Says
• Judge In Employee Shakedown Scandal Up For Re-Election
• Pa. Reinstates Atty Who Killed West Point Cadet In Crash
• Pa. Appellate Candidate Says He Won't Take Contributions
• 3rd Circ. Urged Not To Let Dahdaleh Arbitrate RICO Case
• Pennsylvania Sees Record Number Of Disbarred Attys In 2014
• Ex-Solicitors Duel In 3rd Circ. Fight On NJ Sports Betting
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Doc's Protest Of Pa. Fracking Disclosure Law
• $55M Settlements In Drywall Antitrust MDL Get Judge's Nod
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• Pa. Payroll Co. Escapes Class Action Over Data Breach
• Pa. Judge Overrides Ambit's Texas Forum Selection Clause
• DC Circ. Lets Pipeline Builder Intervene In Approval Fight
• Pa. Superior Court Affirms $11M Topamax Ruling
• CHS Units Beat FCA Kickback Suit Over Doc's Contract
• Pa. Rep. Wants To Punish State Employees For Viewing Porn
• Bracewell Appeals For Arbitration In $12M Malpractice Suit
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Buchanan Finance Pro In Pittsburgh
• States Taking A Larger Role In Transportation Funding
• GM Asks Pa. Judge To Coordinate Ignition Discovery With MDL
• Law360's Product-Hopping Cheat Sheet For 2015
• Pa. Justices Told Tax Sale Didn't Include Gas-Rich Subsurface
• $6M Colo. Deal Frees Astor Weiss From Pa. Ponzi Class Action
• ADP Sidesteps Suit Over Payroll Debit Card Fees
• Class Action Accuses Angie's List Of Manipulating Reviews
• DC Circ. Stays Tree Felling For Pa., NJ Pipeline Project
• Pa. DEP Hits Chemical Facility With Pollution Cleanup Suit
• Pa. Transit Agency Must Display Anti-Islam Ad
• Hagens Berman Faces Probe Of Thalidomide Client Dismissal
• Conduct Board Nails Philly Judges With Corruption Charges
• Fracking: 'A Shale Of Two Cities'
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Teva Fights Provigil Attys Over Shielding Settlement Fees
• Pa. Judicial Board Won't Discipline Judge Over Hit-And-Run
• Pa. Justices Told Firms Should Face Abuse Of Process Suits
• 3rd Circ. Rules Armored Car Drivers Aren't FLSA-Exempt
• Pa. AG Asks High Court To Bury Leak Investigation
• Columbia Labs Investors Can't Revive Class Suit In 3rd Circ.
• How Obama's Immigration Actions Impact Higher Education
• DuPont Asks 3rd Circ. To Affirm Tossing Of Shareholder Suit
• Blank Rome Adds Employment Vet With Wage-And-Hour Focus
• Provigil Attys Look To Shield Fees In Teva Settlements
• NJ ShopRite Owner Asks 3rd Circ. To Nix Antitrust Claims
• Philly DA Charges 3 Pa. Lawmakers In Corruption Probe
• Judge Tosses Ch. 11 Bids From Philly Office Tower Investors
• Pa. High Court To Hear Insurer Calculations On Med. Devices
• Judge Axes Bid To Smear Pa. Atty's Witness In $1M Fine Row
• J&J Unit Pleads Guilty Over Children's Tylenol Recall
• RICO Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Time-Barred, BofA Says
• Pa. Attys Could Face More Suits Over Frivolous Filings
• Hagens Berman Sanctioned For Bad Thalidomide Suits
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rehear FCA Suit Over Drug Costs
• Goldberg Segalla Snags Nelson Brown Partners In Pa., NC
• Owner Says He's Not Liable For Fatal Philly 2013 Collapse
• CORRECTION: Software Maker To Shell Out $2M To End Upgrade Claims
• Robert Half Arbitration Row Gets No Supreme Court Traction
• Justices Asked To Eye Deportation Ruling In Bank Fraud Case
• Starbucks Fails To Escape ADA Parking Lot Slope Suit
• Taxi Cos. Seek 2nd Shot At Philly Uber Injunction
• Jones Day, Wachtell Guide Alcoa's $1.5B Deal For RTI
• Pa. DEP Chief Highlights Upcoming Gas Drilling Regs
• 3rd Circ. Courts Controversy Over Class Numerosity
• Early Lessons From The REMS Battlefield
• Buchanan Ducks Malpractice Claims In $53M Loan Default Row
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Validate Medicare Geographic Label Rule
• 3rd Circ. Declines To Hear Mylan, Celgene Antitrust Fight
• 3rd Circ. Shields Pa. Officials In Retaliation Suit
• Pa. Justices Urged To Nix Worker's Noncompete Clause
• Drillers Breathe Easy After Marcellus Shale Emission Ruling
• Sunoco Drops Local Zoning Exemption Bid For Pa. Pipeline
• Pa. Gov. Expands Highmark Subscribers' Access To UPMC
• The Expanding Risk Of State False Claims Act Actions
• More Law Firms To Face Suits Over Sensitive Client Data
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Dispute Of Disgraced Atty's Award
• Energy Co. Underpaid Gas Royalties To Landowners: Jury
• Ex-Penn State Execs Get Sandusky Cover-Up Suit Put On Hold
• Travelers Sues To Duck Coverage Of $15M Contract Claims
• Nelson Brown Name Partner Among Further Exits In Pa.
• Pa. Justices Deny Judge's Challenge To Board Service Ban
• Morgan Lewis Wants Philly Papers' Billing Suit In Delaware
• 3rd Circ. Pauses Fraud Trial For Pa. Congressman's Son
• Trump Resorts Tells 3rd Circ. Axing CBA Was Legal
• Volvo Allegedly Smearing Atty In Car-Defect Class Action
• Ex-Ford Truck Dealers Push 3rd Circ. To Revisit Axed Verdict
• Provigil Buyers Say Teva Coercing Distributors To Pare Suit
• Investment Co. Sues Former Member For Wrecking Steel Deal
• Fined Pa. Atty Tried To Stop Barred Testimony, Witness Says
• Sanofi Pushes 3rd Circ. To Toss Junk Fax Class Action
• Judge Nixes Attempt To Keep Uber Out Of Philly
• Soldiers' Families Sue Aircraft Parts Maker For Fatal Crash
• Pa. Bar Groups Rip Wolf's Legal Services Tax Proposal
• Travelers' Asbestos Exclusion Not Enforceable, Judge Says
• Nelson Brown, Lewis Brisbois Can't End Atty-Laptop Suit
• Pa. Businessman Pleads Guilty In Judge Corruption Scheme
• Morgan Lewis Names New Pittsburgh Managing Partner
• 3rd Circ. Casts Doubt On FTC's Data Security Power
• Dow Unit Says Ex-Worker Didn't Prove Retaliation At Trial
• Hanover Liable In Urban Outfitter's IP Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Gov. Seeks Tax Reform To Levy Drilling, Balance Budget
• Rebutting The 'But This Is Asbestos' Line In Pa.
• Sounding The D&O Liability Alarm For Health Nonprofits
• Pa. Justices Scrutinizing Nonprofit Atty Reporting Duties
• Ex-Philly Judge In Ticket Scandal Wants Interim Jail Release
• Philly Atty Seeks To Mobilize Bar On Climate Change
• Ex-Pa. Deputy AG Guilty Of Child Endangerment Disbarred
• FirstEnergy Unit Wants Pa. Coal Contract Claim Nixed
• FinCEN Fines Pa. Bank $1.5M For Bank Secrecy Act Violation
• Philly Housing's Fired Top Cop Launches Whistleblower Suit
• SEC Wants Ex-Ameriprise Advisers Dinged Over Insider Claims
• This Week In Congress: Netanyahu's Controversial Visit