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Pennsylvania - May, 2015

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• Atty's Ex-Firm Can't Get Larger Fee Share, Pa. Justices Told
• New Pa. Task Force Heralds Emerging Pipeline Fight
• Drone Co. Seeks To Duck $17M Lump Sum Royalty Payments
• PJM Continues To Come Under Attack
• UPMC Must Honor Highmark Medicare Contracts, Judge Rules
• Ford Truck Dealers Ask High Court To Revive Contract Row
• Atty Can't Dodge Volvo's Altered Doc Sanction Bid
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Suit Against Personal Injury Firms
• Morgan Lewis Can't Move Philly Papers' Billing Suit To Del.
• Pa. Lender's 'Tax' Fee Violated Lease Contract, Suit Says
• Pa. Judge Urged To Keep 1st Pelvic Mesh Cases In Philly
• A Model For Winning Summary Judgment In Pa.
• Pay-For-Delay Questions Linger After $1.2B Cephalon Deal
• Philly Firms Say Atty Claiming Gay Bias Contradicts Himself
• FTC's $1.2B Win Shows Pay-For-Delay Deals On Thin Ice
• Paying The Price For Pay-For-Delay: Cephalon's 7-Year Saga
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Fraud Conviction Of Pa. Hospice Owner
• FTC Health Care Chief: $1.2B Cephalon Deal A Strong Warning
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Duke Energy's $35M Reassessment
• Analyzing Data Trends To Shape Complex Litigation Strategy
• Collection Of Philly Atty's $1M Fine Paused For Appeal
• $325M Philly Mall Plans Get Snagged On Job Concerns
• Pratt & Whitney Escapes Asbestos MDL Over Suppliers' Parts
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Ford Roof Defect Row
• Fracking 2.0: The Rise Of American Shale Refracking
• Cephalon To Pay $1.2B To End FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Ex-Drinker Biddle Atty In Pa. Suspended For Overbilling
• Pa. Justices Narrow Employer Liability Exclusions
• UPMC Can't Ax Medicare Advantage Deals, Pa. Judge Told
• Pennsylvania Gov. Announces Gas Pipeline Task Force
• Chevron Settles Pa. Gas Well Explosion Death Suit For $5M
• Weatherford Hit With FLSA Suit By Fracking Supervisors
• Pfizer Says Zoloft Birth Defect Suit Can't Wait For Science
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Lexicon
• Philly Risperdal Trial Settles On Day Of Opening Arguments
• Allergan Can't Duck Eye Doctors' FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Man Forced To Help Rebel Fighters Loses Asylum Bid
• Anapol Schwartz Seeks Sanctions Over Bias Suit Testimony
• Unclear Liability Exclusion Doesn't Bar Coverage: Pa. Justices
• Heinz Hits Competitor With Suit Over Frozen Dinners Mark
• Causation Key For J&J In Philly Risperdal Fight
• Amtrak Says It Will Install Cameras To Monitor Engineers
• Chesapeake Says $5B Rico Suit Blocked By Pa. Precedent
• Philly Hotel Top Brass Accused Of Defrauding UPenn Of $3M
• Bayer, Merck Hit In Pa. Court Over Avelox Nerve Damage
• Gay Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Says Trial Judge Was Biased
• ArcelorMittal Negligent In 2013 Plant Explosion, Suit Says
• Consumer Blames Ikea Dresser Defect For Boy's Death
• High Court Won't Hear FirstEnergy $250M Rate Hike Appeal
• Sign Of Courts' Growing Impatience With Procedural Errors
• Mylan Says Kirkland 'Thumbs Its Nose' At Client Loyalty
• Philly Zoloft Trial Can Shape Expert Testimony In MDL
• Hagens Berman In Hot Seat Over Dropped GSK Suits
• Fired Worker's Hospital Stay Not 'Overnight,' 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. Dems Back State's Intervention In Highmark, UPMC Row
• Tribal Loan Manager Immune To Suit, Pa. Judge Says
• Sandusky Whistleblower Can Access Ex-Penn State GC Emails
• Astor Weiss, Atty Sued Over 'Bungled' $18M Telco Case
• 3rd Circ. OKs Cutting Fired Workers Out Of Ch. 11 Settlement
• Arena Vendor Aramark Backers Eye $910M Secondary Offering
• Emergency Order Issued On New Amtrak Speed Regulations
• Kirkland Says Work For Mylan Units Can't Trigger Conflict
• Whole Foods Hit With National Origin Bias Suit
• CORRECTED: AT&T Accused Of Shirking Local Access Charges
• David Axelrod, Penguin Want PR Specialist's Suit Tossed
• Judge OKs Unlimited Damages For Tylenol Liver Bellwether
• Pa. High Court Urged To Allow Town To Tax Landlords
• Liberals Decry Continued Pa. Judicial Vacancies
• Gas Coalition Says Pa. Frack Site Regs May Paralyze Drillers
• Pa. Justices Turn Down Appeal Over Privilege For Defunct Cos
• NTSB To Dig Into Amtrak Engineer's Cellphone Data
• Digital Realty Sells Philly Medical Office Site For $161M
• Credit Report Agencies Pay $6M To End State AGs' Probe
• Amtrak Suits Pile Up Over Deadly Philly Crash
• Pa. Gov. Urges Railways To Beef Up Oil Transport Safety
• VC Firm Raises $215M For University-Research Startup Fund
• Range Resources, Others Slam Proposed Pa. Frack Site Rules
• Offit Kurman Attys Get Ex-Colleague's Suits Sent To Arbitration
• TE Connectivity Sues Insurer Over Denial Of $6.5M Claim
• Insurer Can't Void Coverage For Philly Collapse, Judge Says
• Atty Sanctioned $1M Takes Fight To Pa. Appeals Court
• Kline & Specter Malpractice Suit Axed Over Depo No-Shows
• XTO Settles Pa. Accusations Of Concealed Pipeline Assets
• Congress Could Be Coming For Dietary Supplements Soon
• Hagens Berman Objections To GSK Settlement Probe Rebuffed
• Stevens Headed For Defeat In Pa. Supreme Court Primary
• Pa. Court Upholds Life Insurer Loss In Unfair Trade Suit
• Pfizer Urges Zoloft MDL Judge To Block Plaintiffs' New Expert
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Drunken Drivers Urge Justices To Hear Faulty BAC Test Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear BofA Mortgage Fee Class Dispute
• Conductor Hurt In Amtrak Derailment Sues In NJ Court
• Philly Housing Agency Beats Ex-Labor Atty's Firing Suit
• $325M Philly Mall Redevelopment Lands Planning Approval
• Pa. Justices Tell 3rd Circ. Reciprocity Rule Is Constitutional
• Pa. Firms See Green, But Want Ethics Rules For Medical Pot
• Pa. Faculty Union Running Fundraising Scam, Ex-Rep. Says
• Pa. Court Revives Asbestos Suit Against Shipping Cos.
• Ex-JPMorgan Exec Claims He Was Fired For OKing Settlement
• Sen. Calls For Increase On Amtrak Crash Liability Cap
• OPINION: Pro Bono Lawyers Can Close Debtors' Prisons
• High Court Review Sought In $2.7M Railway Seat Liability Row
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive NJ County Atty Malpractice Row
• Wolf Aide Defends Pa. Reforms For Picking Outside Counsel
• Last Pa. Reglan Preemption Challenge Denied By High Court
• Amtrak Passengers Sue Over Philly Derailment Injuries
• Be Aware Of Spousal Guaranties In Pa. Entireties Properties
• Pa. McDonald's Workers Nab Class Status In Pay Card Feud
• Amtrak Must Implement New Safety Regs On Crash Route
• Olympus Sued In Pa. Over FDA-Flagged Uterine Surgery Tool
• Ex-Newark Deputy Mayor Denied Review Of Extortion Case
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Pa. Couple's Claim Of Tax Immunity
• Pa. Atty Gets 2 Years On Ice For Using Suspended Atty's PACER
• Verizon Arm's Debt Robocalls Harassed Thousands, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Pressed For Rehearing In Restaurant.com Beef
• 3rd Circ. OKs Subpoena, Says Corporations Can't Invoke Fifth
• Amtrak Damage Cap Could Spur Discord After Philly Crash
• Pa. Lawmakers Slam Process To Change Gas Drilling Rules
• Mylan To Appeal Dismissal Of Doryx Product-Hopping Suit
• Restrepo's 3rd Circ. Nomination Poised To Advance
• GSK Files New Suit Against Teva Over Generic Wellbutrin
• BP, Chevron Can't Duck MTBE Insurance Double-Dipping Suit
• Pa. Reps Reintroduce Equal Pay Bill
• Pa. High Court Could Reinstate $2.4M Contractor Fall Award
• Amtrak Dispatcher Files First Suit Over Deadly Philly Crash
• 3rd Circ. Offers A Defense In Data Breach Class Actions
• Heinz Sues To Get Coverage For $30M Cereal Contamination
• Pa. Hospital's Picketing Ban Violates Law, NLRB Judge Says
• Scandals Aside, Pa. Judicial Ethics Chiefs Bullish On Reform
• NJ Lawmaker Calls For Investigation Of 2012 Conrail Crash
• Pa. Solicitor Suspended For Stealing Developer's Funds
• Suit Alleging Property Damage By Pa. Power Plant Closes Out
• UPMC Says Highmark Deal Lets It End Medicaid Contracts
• Philly Lender Charged In $10M Mortgage Ponzi Scheme
• Rejection Of Oil And Gas Leases May Prove Futile
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Down But Not Out In Gay Bias Fight
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge
• Players Who Skipped NFL Concussion Deal Ask To File Suits
• Pa. Atty Sued Over Son's Allegedly Frivolous Lawsuit
• GSK Urges Dismissal Of Hagens Berman Thalidomide Suits
• House Panel Rejects $1.3B Increase To Amtrak Funding
• Siemens To Pay $6M To End Gov't Overcharging Investigation
• Philly Can't Get 'Robo-Forfeiture' Suit Dismissed
• Pa. High Court Backtracks On Appeal In $2M Real Estate Feud
• Kirkland's Past With Mylan Rivals May Boost Conflict Defense
• Hagens Berman Fights Thalidomide Plaintiff 'Interrogations'
• Reed Smith To Fight To Arbitrate Insurance Malpractice Suit
• Wal-Mart Urges High Court To Take $188M Worker Appeal
• What's Next After Williams-Yulee?
• 3rd Circ. Revives Cancer Claims In G-P Asbestos Suits
• 3rd Circ. Revives Sleepy's Drivers' Misclassification Suit
• Pa. Senate Again OKs Medical Marijuana Bill
• Giant Eagle Hits AbbVie With AndroGel Pay-For-Delay Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Interstate Routes Exempt Drivers From OT
• Baker Botts Reps EQT GP In Bigger-Than-Expected $621M IPO
• FirstEnergy Pushes High Court To Review $250M Rate Hike
• Jury Absolves Anapol Schwartz In Philly Gay Bias Trial
• Philly Hospital Chain Denied ER Workers OT, Class Suit Claims
• OSHA Fines Pa. Duct Manufacturer $1M Over Worker Injuries
• Whistleblowers Decry Allergan's FCA Immunity Bid
• Jurors Prepare To Mull Anapol Schwartz Gay Bias Case
• J&J Plans Appeal Of $3M Award In Topamax Birth Defects Suit
• Susman, Heins Can't Hoard Fees In Comcast Deal, Firm Says
• Holland, Reed Smith Guide $90M Data Center Acquisition Loan
• Prosecutors Want Kids-For-Cash Judge's Conviction Upheld
• OPINION: The Finality Of A Final Removal Order
• Highmark Wrongly Cut Medicare Advantage Rates, Judge Says
• Ex-PPG Worker Charged With Stealing Aircraft Glass Secrets
• Philly Legal World Rattled By $1M Witness Flub Sanction
• Philly Eyes Expanding Hotel Tax To Airbnb, Similar Sites
• Pa. High Court Suspends Atty Busted For Robbery
• Magistrate Puts Babcock & Wilcox Pollution Suit On Thin Ice
• No Judge Bias In Ex-Friedman Schuman Clerk's Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Pulling Up Stakes: K&L Gates, Montgomery, Nelson Mullins
• 3rd Circ. Says ERISA Allows 'Catalyst Theory' Fees
• No Liability For Anapol Schwartz Partner In Gay Bias Case
• Contractor Asks For Light Sentence Over Kickbacks, Assault
• Landscaper Reaches Deal With DOL Over H-2B Labor Abuses
• Pa. AG Claims Immunity In Ex-Agent's Defamation Suit
• Toys R Us Fatal Dresser Case Sent Back To Pa. Court
• Grunenthal, Sanofi Must Wait For Thalidomide Suit To Play Out
• Pa. Judge Upholds Spector Gadon Malpractice Win
• Judge Looks To The West In Led Zeppelin 'Stairway' Row
• 3rd Circ. Published Ruling Calls Out Gateway For Omitted Doc
• Rite Aid Joins Pay-For-Delay MDL Over Generic Niaspan
• 3rd Circ. Says Asylum Decision Not Linked To Atty's Fraud
• Defamation Cost Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty $3M, Jury Hears
• Maselli Warren Holds On To Ch. 11 Fees On Appeal
• Dietz & Watson Sanctioned Over Withheld Docs In Insurer Fight
• Sandusky Claims Ineffective Counsel In Quest For New Trial
• Pittsburgh Police Settle Class Action Over Hiring Bias
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Requiring Cost Analysis Of Union Deals
• ADR Options Not Limited To Arbitration, Pa. Court Says
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear BofA Mortgage Fee Class Dispute
• Judge Trims FTC's Pay-For-Delay Suit Against AbbVie
• Penn National Pushes Pa. House Panel For Online Gaming
• Pa. Justices Mull Change To Noncompete Pacts
• Ex-Anapol Atty Felt Betrayed By Alleged Gay Bias Suit Threat
• Saul Ewing Adds Schnader Harrison Attys, PennDOT Counsel
• Ford Attacks Asbestos Causation Theory Before Pa. Justices
• Mylan's Kirkland Suit May Hold Clues For Conflict Waivers
• Ex-Pa. House Speaker Loses $1M Appeal in Corruption Case
• PNC, Assurant Unit Hit With Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Google Ruling Limits Video Privacy Law, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Federal Court Picks Trial Suits In Zoloft Birth Defect MDL
• Jury Has No Role In Interpreting Farm Law, Pa. Justices Told
• Anapol Details Ex-Atty's Litigation Threat In Gay Bias Suit
• Drug Return Co. Worker Pleads Guilty In $116M Diversion Plot
• Urban Outfitters Can't Escape Securities Class Action
• Medicaid Rates Not Trade Secrets, Pa. Justices Told
• As Goes Calif. Stormwater, So Goes The Nation's?
• Nelson Brown, Lewis Brisbois Reach Deal In Atty-Laptop Suit
• Kirkland Takes Mylan's Teva Conflict Suit To Federal Court
• EQT Targets $450M Public Debut
• Cozen, Difede Guide National Real Estate's $141M Philly Loan
• Win On Pa. Noncompetes Wouldn't Give Employers Free Rein
• Jury Hands Drone Co. $7.8M Win In Patent Trial
• Anapol Schwartz Gay Bias Atty Should Make $200K, Jury Told
• Builders, EPA Argue Against Pa. Septic-Tank Law Review
• Pepper Hamilton Faces ADA Suit From Atty With Sleep Illness
• Ex-Fumo Atty Denied Cert. In Philly Daily News Libel Suit
• HIKO Energy Paying $1.6M To End Pa. Price Spike Suit
• Pepper Hamilton Settles TV Host's Malpractice Suit
• Mylan Sues Kirkland & Ellis Over Teva Takeover Bid
• Ex-NJ Deputy Mayor Blasts Feds' Opposition In Cert. Bid
• MDL Judge Mourns Weinstein Partner's Death In Court Order
• SEPTA Wins Appeal Forcing Injured Conductor To Arbitration
• Pa. May Pick Up The Pieces If High Court Cuts Down ACA
• Shale Gas Workers Get $1.25M In OT Settlement
• Judge In Ex-Penn State President's Defamation Suit Recused
• Aetna Can't Dodge Clinic's Underpayment Claims
• Raynes Boss Describes Doubts About Anapol Schwartz Hire
• Pa. Ruling Not The Last Word On 3rd-Party Claims By Insurers
• Zelle Hofmann Grows Insurance Practice With 3 New Offices