Pennsylvania Archive » April, 2015

Pennsylvania - April, 2015

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• 3rd Circ. Pans NLRB's Analysis Of Withheld Benefits Claim
• Discovery Tightened In FTC's AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Pa. Justices Told Nonprofit Attys Shouldn't Owe Duty To Public
• Saxton & Stump Health Care Law Firm Opens In Central Pa.
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Says Friend Advised Threat To Sue
• 3rd Circ. Renews Restaurant.com Suit For Lead Plaintiffs Only
• Out-Of-Staters Can't Void Pa. Releases, Appeals Court Says
• FTC Is No Longer DOJ's Little Brother In Antitrust Remedies
• ViroPharma Prescribes $8M To Cure Investor Suit
• SEC Reaches Deal With Ex-Ameriprise Adviser Ahead Of Trial
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Deportation Of NJ Money Launderer
• Pa. Senator Proposes $15 Minimum Hourly Wage
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Fen-Phen Injury Suit Against Wyeth
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Had History Of Clashes, Jury Hears
• Law School Grad Can't Campaign As 'Lawyer,' Pa. Justices Say
• Penn National Pays $360M For Tropicana Las Vegas
• Tyson Rips Meat Co. For Suing At 'Start Of Grilling Season'
• NJ Cop Asks Justices To Revive Free Speech Retaliation Suit
• Pa. Court Revives Suit Against Hospital Over Botched Surgery
• K-Sea Settles Investors' Suit Over Obsolete Oil Tankers
• Don't Revive $80M Fragrance Secrets Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• Dahdaleh Settles 3rd Circ. Appeal In Racketeering Fight
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Deceptive Contract Class Action
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Details Bias At Firm, Elsewhere
• Burns White Launches New Cybersecurity Practice
• Allergan Can Be Liable Under FCA In Kickback Suit, Gov't Says
• Limited Award Over Transit Officer Sick Pay Is Affirmed
• FTC's Disgorgement Policies Clear, Commissioner Says
• Pa. Judge Won't Toss $1M Sanction Over Atty's Witness Flub
• Barrack Rodos $1.5M Nonlawyer Consultant Claims Dismissed
• Disney, Marvel Settle Spider-Man IP Case With Theater
• Insurers Can't Sue Alone For Workers' Comp.: Pa. High Court
• No Talk Of Gay Bias As Anapol Schwartz Trial Begins
• Pa. Looks To Make Highmark, UPMC Arbitrate Contract Row
• Red Robin Franchisee Must Face Pa. Tip Pool Class Action
• Finder's Fee Suit For $250M Pittsburgh Tower Gets Axed
• Pa. AG Fights Contempt Hearings On Staffer's Termination
• High Court Won't Hear Case Over Offshore Partnerships
• Pepper Hamilton Adds Energy Attys In Pittsburgh
• Supreme Court Rejects Teva's Reglan Preemption Dispute
• 3 Ways Firms Can Weather A Massive Deal Collapse
• 3 Takeaways From Comcast's Failed Bid For TWC
• Pa. AG's Contempt Hearing Over Prosecutor Firing Postponed
• Duane Morris, Staffer Settle Employment Discrimination Suit
• Mylan's Sweetened $33B Perrigo Bid Gets Spurned
• Ex-Chicago Bear's Estate To Appeal NFL Settlement
• Toxic Tort Claims Over Fracking Create IP Discovery Risk
• Telecom Cos. Urge 3rd Circ. To Review Net Neutrality
• Ex-Wal-Mart Workers Ask Justices To Let $188M Win Stand
• Judge Keeps Breach Of Contract Claims Against Ambit Alive
• Pa. Gov't Official Defends Wolf Tax Reform Proposal
• Mushroom Growers Say 3rd Circ. Ruling Foils Class Cert. Bid
• Pa. Consumer Says Bayer's MiraLax Caused Kidney Damage
• Comcast Scraps $45B Time Warner Tie-Up Amid Scrutiny
• $45B Comcast, TWC Merger Doomed After FCC Balks
• Coalbed Gas Belongs To Coal Owner, Pa. Appeals Court Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Weingarten, Tier REIT, Orbach Group
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Faces Uphill Climb In Gay Bias Trial
• Pa. Judge Halts Part Of Gov.'s Home Care Worker Plan
• Pa. Construction Saboteur Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence
• Why REMS Abuse Doesn't Belong In Antitrust Litigation
• Cozen O'Connor, Chicago's Meckler Bulger Tilson Join Forces
• Air Products JV Wins Contract For $2B Saudi Aramco Project
• Allergan Pushes To Ax Eye Doctors' FCA Kickback Suit
• Seau Family Wants NFL Wrongful Death Suit Sent To Calif.
• Philly, Pa. Township Ink Deal On $6.4B Airport Expansion
• Feds Say Indicted School Founder Can't Shield Atty Convos
• Retailers Slam Pushback To Linking Effexor, Lipitor Appeals
• Pa. High Court Won't Stop Emerald Coal's Extraction Plans
• A Teva-Mylan Tie-Up Would Face Serious Antitrust Scrutiny
• Suburban Philly Atty To Head Pa. Bar Association
• Audit Slams Enforcement Of Pa. Health Care Worker OT Limits
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• CORRECTION: NFL Concussion Settlement Gets Final OK
• Circumcision Clamp Makers Sued Over Amputated Penis
• Pa. Gov't Damage Cap Allows Multiple Awards, Court Rules
• Philly Tower, Out Of Bankruptcy, Acquired By Shorenstein
• Google VC Arm Wants Out Of Uber's Philly Cab Fight
• Pa. Lawmaker Eyes Statewide Sick Leave Mandate
• Kirkland's Client Strategy Pays Off In Teva's Bid For Mylan
• Pa. Regulator Floats Game Plan To Replace Philly Pipeline
• Pa. AG Sued By Ex-Undercover Agent Over Axed Sting Case
• Top Obama Aide Slams Pa. Opposition To Paid Sick Leave
• Penn State Trustees Sue For Docs Behind Freeh Report
• Teva-Mylan Deal Gains Traction As Perrigo Deal Is Rejected
• GNC Supplement Mislabeling Row Dropped By Plaintiff
• 3rd Circ. Backs Sprint, T-Mobile In NJ Zoning War
• Pa. Justices Snub Privilege Appeal In Killer Nurse Suit
• Honda Finance Hit With Class Action Over Repo Notices
• GSK Dodges Avandia Side-Effect Disclosure Class Action
• Common Law Rules Asbestos Claims, Not CBA: Judge
• Pa. Woman Lands $13M Jury Award In Sex Discrimination Case
• 10 Topics For Corporate Counsel To Consider On Coal Ash
• Teva To Pay $512M To End Provigil Pay-For-Delay Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Sandy Debris Ruling
• Travelers Can't Raise New Asbestos Defense, Court Told
• Ex-PSU Admins Want McQueary's Discovery Bid Axed
• Ex-Steelworker Can't Revive Asbestos Suit Against Crane Co.
• US Steel Settles Philly Toxic Tort Mid-Trial
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• High Court Urged To Reject Teva, Pliva Reglan Petitions
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms $4.8M In Asbestos Verdicts
• XTO Can't Get Pa. Fracking Wastewater Spill Charges Axed
• A Trend Toward More State Focus On Lawyer Mobility?
• Pa. AG's Office Loses Labor Atty To Myers Brier & Kelly
• 3 Takeaways For Activists From 3rd Circ. Wal-Mart Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Use Of Daubert To Fight Class Cert.
• 3rd Circ. Says Feds Must Return Seized Coins Worth $76M
• Drug Cos. Rip Bid To Merge Lipitor, Effexor Antitrust Appeals
• Doc Who Moved Practice Says Philly Hospital Defamed Him
• Virginia's 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar
• 3rd Circ. Rules Aaron's Spying Classes Aren't Too Broad
• Boston Investment Adviser Hit With $48M Arbitration Award
• Warner Chilcott Nabs Win In Generic Doryx Delay Row
• Pa. Court Wants More Info On Emails About Sandusky Scandal
• High Court Blocks 3rd Circ. OK Of ACA Birth Control Waiver
• Contractor Chief Charged In PennDOT Corruption Scandal
• Pa. High Court OKs New Statewide Grand Juries
• Philly Building Collapse Judge Calls Recusal Issue Moot
• Pa. AG Asked To Probe Penn National's Nixed Casino Project
• Erie Can't Duck Crash Coverage For Insured's Child
• FTC Can Seek Disgorgement In Cephalon Suit, Judge Says
• Reed Smith Denied Arbitration In Insurance Settlement Tiff
• Comcast Settles Misclassification, OT Claims for $454K
• Enviros Ask Judge To Revive Suit Over Pa. Sewage Law
• Cephalon Thins FCA Off-Label Marketing, Kickback Suit
• Range Resources Loses Bid To Shield Fracking Chemical Info
• Rite Aid Hits Pharma Cos. With Generic Niaspan Antitrust Suit
• Pa. Judges Face Ethics Charges In Ticket-Fixing Scandal
• Tribune Creditors Ask 3rd Circ. For Appeal Of $7B Plan
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill To Block Philly's New Paid Leave Mandate
• Judge Allows Most Claims In Suboxone MDL To Move Forward
• PREIT, Macerich To Redevelop Philly Mall In $235M Project
• Pa. Retirement Home Inks $1.3M Deal To End FCA Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To ACA Birth Control Waiver
• 3rd Circ. Denies Bisexual Guyanese Immigrant's Asylum Bid
• Ex-Ford Dealers Can't Revive $30M Verdict, 3rd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Ends Wal-Mart Investor's Gun Sale Proposal
• Lack Of Emission Controls Dooms Pa. Air Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• In-House Group Backs Privilege In PSU Investigation Suit
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Time Bar On Axed Asbestos Cases
• Philly Health Nonprofit Sues Over End To $81M Alliance
• Objectors Say Revised $765M NFL Concussion Deal Falls Short
• Tobacco Deal Ruling Could Boost Other States In Pa.'s Boat
• Philly Ironworkers 'Shadow Gang' Member Gets 27 Months
• J&J Stays Clear Of Time-Barred FCA Claims, 3rd Circ. Rules
• DLA Piper Snags Another Morgan Lewis Atty For Philly Office
• Pa. Top Court To Decide Who Gets Fees When Atty Moves On
• 3rd Circ. Backs NJ Ban On Gay Conversion Therapy
• Offit Kurman Attys Blast 'Mob Lawyer' Defamation Suit
• Teva Urges High Court To Review Disputed Labeling Theory
• Freeh Asks For Out-Of-County Judge In Ex-PSU Leader's Suit
• Pa. Mobile Home Owner Aims To Dodge $2M Gas Blast Fine
• Ex-Pa. Rep.'s Ineffective Counsel Claim Is 2 Years Too Late
• Inside CMS Proposed Mental Health Parity Rules
• Attys Leave Stevens & Lee To Form Health Care-Focused Firm
• Pa. Ripe For P3s In Wake Of $1.1B Bridge Deal
• Pa. Court Nixes Enviros' Request For Drilling, Radiation Data
• Pa. AG Ordered To Explain Prosecutor's Firing
• 3rd Circ. Says 3-Year Detention Violated Immigrant's Rights
• Convicted Ex-Pa. County Official Blames 'Do-Nothing' Counsel
• Big Tobacco Must Fork Over $125M To Pa.
• Choking Off Native American Economic Development
• The Latest Litigation Over FCA Public Disclosure Bar
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rethink Sandy Debris Ruling
• Costly Burdens Await Drillers Under New Pa. Frack Site Rules
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds Finance Row Sent To State Court
• Pa. AG Leak Case To Spawn New Independent Counsel Bill
• Post & Post Wants Hospital's $2.5M Malpractice Suit Axed
• Pittsburgh Hospital To End Medicare Contracts With Highmark
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Gas Lease Middleman Class Action
• Zoloft Plaintiffs Face High Stakes In First Birth Defect Trials
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Taxability Of Rent Income
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Doctor's Conviction in Hospice Kickback Case
• Pa. Gov. Trying To Unionize Home-Care Workers, Suit Says
• Pa. Justices Told Nonprofit Attorneys Can Report Wrongdoing
• 3rd Circ. Says Comcast Forces Class Cert. Redo In Ex-J&J Suit
• Pa. High Court Denies Rehearing In Cabot Gas Lease Row
• SEC Denied Judgment Against Alleged Receiver Of Inside Info
• FTC V. Wyndham: Recent Developments And Implications
• 3rd Circ. Nixes USCIS Rule For Religious Worker Visas
• 3rd Circ. Rules FDCPA Covers Foreclosure Complaints
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Nix Wal-Mart Investor's Gun Sale Proposal
• Mylan Makes $29B Bid To Buy Pharma Co. Perrigo
• Looking Under Fracking's Surface: Part 2
• Dechert Raises Pay As BigLaw Fights For Talent
• 3 Key Questions In Wal-Mart's Shareholder Gun Sales Appeal
• Pa. Justices Nix 'Kids For Cash' Abuse-Of-Process Suits
• 3rd Circ. Says Drug Cos. Can't Send Effexor Suit To Fed. Circ.
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK Repeated Asbestos Exposure Theory
• Lockheed Says Vague Claims Doom 'Scattershot' FCA Suit
• New Testimony Can't Ax Philly Atty's $1M Sanction, Judge Told
• Pa. Court Upholds Death Benefits In Tribal Marriage Row
• Pa. Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Expand Video Gambling
• Judge Iffy On Fining Imprisoned Inside Trader From Ameriprise
• Looking Under Fracking's Surface: Part 1
• Ex-Nelson Levine Atty Alleges 'Frat House' Sexism
• Rite Aid Files Latest Antitrust Suit Over Solodyn Generic Deals
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Pa. Official's First Amendment Suit
• Pa. Homeowner's Consent Agreement Bars Foreclosure Relief
• FTC Aims To Limit Cephalon Evidence In Pay-For-Delay Trial
• Facing Criticism, Pa. DEP Extends Gas Rulemaking Deadline
• Novartis To Pay $12.3M, Royalties To End IP Row With Juno
• Wyeth, Teva Push To Move Effexor Appeal To Fed. Circ.
• Ex-Pa. Judge Cops To Axing DUI Charge For DA's Nephew
• Pond Lehocky Ends Marketing Secrets Suit Against Ex-Atty
• Rent-To-Own Retailer's Ex-Managers Sue For Unpaid OT
• Philly Ironworkers 'Shadow Gang' Co-Conspirator Gets 3 Years
• This Week in Congress: The Calm Before The Budget Debate
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Merge Lipitor, Effexor Antitrust Appeals
• Rite Aid Latest To File Aggrenox Pay-For-Delay Suit
• High Court Urged To Review Tax Fight Over Offshore Cos.
• Pa. GOP Senator Floats New Liquor Privatization Plan
• FDA Looks To Duck Firm's Suit Over J&J Risperdal Docs
• Pa. Atty Settles Suits Over 'Cokehead' Slur Against Expert
• Delia's Gets $4M For Pa. Distribution Center
• Pa. Governor Pushes For LGBT Equality Law
• No 'Blank Check' Judicial Recs, Pa. Ethics Committee Says
• Pa. AG's Chief Of Staff Departs For Cozen O'Connor
• Energy Co. Fights Pa. Verdict On Underpaid Gas Royalties
• Aggrenox Doesn't Apply In Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit: Teva
• Survival, Death Claims Can't Be Severed In Nursing Home Row
• Pa. Court Revives Harrington Schweers Malpractice Suit
• Spector Gadon Ducks Atty's Malpractice Suit Over Firing Case
• Pa. Sen. Slams State's Process For Gas Drilling Rulemaking
• Bank Can't Drag Developers Back Into $200M Loan Fight
• Farm Co. Must Pay $146K In Temp Worker Wage Probe
• Pelvic Mesh Mass Tort Cases Can Stay In Philly, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Told $1M Settlement Doesn't Bar Malpractice Suit
• Tiversa Denies Stealing LabMD Data File, Misleading FTC
• 3rd Circ. Sandy Debris Ruling Vexes Policyholders
• Pa. Justices Wary Of Prosecutor's Power In AG Leak Case
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Armored Car FLSA-Exemption Finding
• Penn Wins Atty Fees Under Octane In Alzheimer's Patent Suit
• Final Hagens Berman Thalidomide Claim Too Late, Judge Says
• Heinz Squeezes Out Victory In Condiment Package IP Suit
• Wal-Mart Gets Pa. Land Development Row Tossed
• Here's How The CARERS Act Could Change Cannabis Policy
• DLA Piper Lures Life Sciences Deal Maker From Morgan Lewis
• Wal-Mart Can't Shutter Pa. Managers' Unpaid OT Suits
• Ex-Ambulance Co. Owner Gets 6 Years In $2M Fraud Scheme
• Latham Leads Consol Energy's Coal MLP To $250M IPO
• Pa. Enviros Challenge DEP Permits For Sunoco Pipeline
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider