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Pennsylvania - July, 2015

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• Feds Want $2.6M From Nifty Fifty CPA For Tax Scheme
• Court OKs Approvals For Booze Sales At Pa. Gas Stations
• Pa. Atty Takes Helm Of National Organization Of Bar Counsel
• Archer & Greiner Adds Real Estate Partner In Philly
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive $26M Healthfirst Repayment Suit
• Pa. AG Says No Criminal Charges For Centre County DA
• Philly Firm Can't Revive Frivolous Suit Claims, Court Rules
• Obama Taps Magistrates, Criminal Defender For Federal Bench
• Pa. Justices Urged To Force UPMC To Honor Medicare Deals
• Candidate Says Election Can Restore Faith In Pa. High Court
• Cephalon Can't Dodge Provigil Claims In FCA Off-Label Suit
• DOJ Faces Uphill Battle In Fattah Corruption Case
• Ex-Chiefs Players Want Concussion Suits In State Court
• Craft Beer's Growth Is Causing Congress To Brew Reforms
• Bayer, Merck Hit With More Suits Over Avelox Nerve Damage
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In PNC Lending Scheme Suit
• S. Philly Neighborhood Group Challenges 113-Apt. Project
• Developer Can't Collect For Philly's Refusal To Pave Road
• UPenn Fracking Study Can't Give Plaintiffs Causation
• Final Thalidomide Claim Is Time-Barred, GSK Tells 3rd. Circ.
• OPINION: On Porous Borders
• Littler Trying To 'Deceive' Court, Ex-NCAA Athletes Say
• Stan Lee Media Must Pay $140K Fees In Spider-Man Suit
• Judge Retroactively Recognizes Common-Law Gay Marriage
• 3rd Circ. Will Rehear $76M Rare Gold Coin Seizure Dispute
• Tyson Beats Bid For Hot Dog Injunction In Trademark Fight
• Janssen Hit With Another Levaquin Nerve Damage Suit
• Expert Backs Denying E-Discovery In Heinz Coverage Row
• Pa. Congressman Charged In Embezzlement Scheme
• Philly Landowner Wants Lien Axed In $18M Development Row
• Insured Until Proven Guilty: An Insurer's Duty To Defend
• Parrot Can't Avoid $1.7M Legal Bill In Drone IP Row
• Google VC Arm Should Stay In Philly Uber Fight: Cab Cos.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Malpractice Suit Against NJ Firm
• Pa. DEP To Weigh Public Input In $1.3M Coal Ash Settlement
• Insurer Can't Fill In For Policyholder, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. High Court To Mull Shareholders' Liability To Contractors
• Pittsburgh Corning Insurers Renew Ch. 11 Plan Opposition
• Google, Viacom Misused Cookies To Track Kids, 3rd Circ. Told
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Rocket Docket!
• Ex-Bracewell Client Loses Rehearing Bid In Arbitration Row
• Dismissal Bid Fails In $19M Philly Gym Lease Spat
• Smerconish Says He Was Duped In Phony Churchill Photo Buy
• Whole Foods Slams National Origin Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Gives EPA Broad Discretion In Chesapeake Bay
• Insurer Can't Revive Negligence Claim For $11.5M Hotel Flood
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Hamilton Lane, Symphony, Atkins
• Provigil Buyers Win Class Cert. In Pay-For-Delay Fight
• GSK Pushes 3rd Circ. To Rehear Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Pitt Law Taps Reed Smith Partner For Energy Institute
• Western Pa. Criminal Atty Charged Over Illegal Recording
• Philly Union Boss To Appeal 'Shadow Gang' Conviction
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Girardi Keese Avandia Fee
• Amazon Sued Over Illegal Chemicals Used In Suicide
• Pa. Judge Overturns SEPTA Sex Discrimination Jury Verdict
• PE-Backed Oil Refinery Co. PES Readies $250M IPO
• Ex-EQT Landmen Can't Use Side Deal Money, Pa. Court Says
• Iranian Co. Pleads Guilty To US Export Violation
• Absent Class Members And Constitutional Standing
• Pa. Judge Tosses CVS Pharmacist's OT Class Action
• Parrot Squawks At $1.7M Attys' Fee Award In Drone IP Row
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Customers Say Pa. Hotels Keep Worker Tips For Themselves
• FTC Says 7th Circ. Ruling Backs Claims In Wyndham Data Row
• Last Philly Traffic Judge Sentenced In Ticket-Fixing Scheme
• Philly Firms Eye New Locales As Local Market Stagnates
• Identity Theft Victim Fights For Pharmacy Drug Fraud Claims
• Philly Biz Exec Gets Prison For Tax, Immigration Crimes
• SESAC Pays $3.5M To Settle Radio Antitrust Suit
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• ICBM Backup Battery Whistleblower Case To Go Before Jury
• 3rd Circ. Invalidates HHS Medicare Zoning Policy
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Allstate Win In Subway Flood Coverage Row
• Novak's Philly Office In Peril As Buchanan Nabs IP Partners
• Nelson Mullins Suspends Atty Who Grappled With Flight Crew
• Pa. Judge Charged With Allegedly Shaking Down Staff
• Pa. Justices Snub Pair's Bid To Challenge Highmark Profits
• EQT Midstream To Build $250M Gas Pipeline In Pa.
• Fight To Recuse Judge In Philly Building Collapse Suits Is Over
• Firm Must Pay MDL Fee After Avandia State Settlement
• Heinz, Starr Battle Over Law Choice In Baby Food Fight
• Willig Williams Malpractice Win Upheld In Injured Worker Case
• NFL Players Push Back At Critics Of Concussion Settlement
• Dickie McCamey Adds White Collar Atty In Pittsburgh
• Recent Lessons In D&O Fee Advancement And Indemnification
• Sotheby's Can't Avoid Fraud Claims In Fake Mays Jersey Suit
• Mylan Investors Slam Tax Inversion As Anti-Teva Ploy
• Insurers Could Face Inflated Settlements Under Pa. Ruling
• Aetna Settles Kickback Suit With Pa. Surgery Center
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Class Cert. In Volvo Sunroof Suit
• Ex-Philly Judge Guilty Of Using Chambers For Real Estate Biz
• Ikea Recalls 27M Dressers After Children's Deaths
• Pa. Firms Could Face Suits Over Advising Indicted Ex-Mayor
• 3rd Circ. Partially Revives Retaliation Row Against Energy Co.
• Foot Locker To Pay Workers $7.1M In FLSA Settlement
• Football Coach Says Univ. of Pittsburgh Reneged On Contract
• Cephalon Can't Ditch FCA Claims In Off-Label Marketing Suit
• Pa. Justices Bless Disputed $80M Radiation Settlements
• NJ County Shuts Down PennEast Survey For $1B Pipeline
• $400M Hotel Investor Says Ex-Partner's Suit Is Time-Barred
• 3rd Circ. Declines To Rehear Ex-Law Clerk's Race Bias Suit
• Ex-Pa. Judge's Aide Says She Worked Daily On His Private Biz
• FTC Asks For Review Of AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• Zoloft MDL Plaintiffs Agree To Pull Birth Defect Reports
• Jaffe & Hough Frivolous Suit Claims Against Thorp Reed Axed
• Judge Won't Certify State Claims In Pa. OT Class Action
• Pa. Justices Give Regulators Sway In Insurer Liquidations
• Heinz Says E-Discovery Requests Unreasonable
• Mental Health Clinics Accused Of Illegal Operations, Bill Fraud
• Acme Bids $256M For 76 Stores As A&P Set To Shed Assets
• Demolition Man Pleads Guilty Over Deadly Philly Collapse
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading
• Tyco To Pay $126M In Shareholder Suit Over Com-Net Buy
• Major League Soccer Sidesteps Suit Over Ex-Coach's Firing
• Ex-Pa. Judge Used Chambers As HQ For Business, DA Says
• Philly Union Boss Gets 19 Years For Directing 'Shadow Gang'
• PE-Backed Production Co. NEP Outlines $208M IPO Plans
• More States Could Face Post-Wynne Tax Refund Litigation
• Stradley Ronon Nabs Ex-McCarter & English Litigation Pro
• Reed Smith Atty Accused In Westinghouse Retiree Deal Suit
• Pa. Malpractice Atty Can't Dodge Defamation Claims
• Talen Energy Snaps Up 3 Gas Plants For $1.2B
• 3rd Circ. Kills Appeal Of $300M Insurance Class Action
• NFL Players To Get Backup In 3rd Circ. Concussion Deal Fight
• No 5th Amendment Shield For Overseas Accounts: 3rd Circ.
• Kirkland Warns Of Conflicts 'Sea Change' In Mylan Row
• Ex-Bracewell Client Urges 3rd Circ. To Rehear Arbitration Row
• Buchanan Ingersoll To Install Philly Office Head As CEO
• Philly Ironworkers Boss Stuck With 'Shadow Gang' Conviction
• Judge Limits Ex-Penn State GC's Whistleblower Testimony
• Lyft Settles With Pa. For Unlicensed Operation In State
• Girardi Keese Asks Full 3rd Circ. To Review Avandia Fee Fight
• Pa. Ruling Gives Insurers Breathing Room On Coverage Suits
• COUNTERPOINT: Reverse Bad Faith Is A Necessary Weapon
• Bees Getting Stung: Law And Science Uncertain, Food At Risk
• Del. Ruling On Actionable TM Confusion Too Narrow: 3rd Circ.
• Parrot Can't Ground $7.8M Jury Verdict In Drone Patent Trial
• DOJ Urged To Probe American Airlines For Safety, Bias Claims
• Altered Fraud, Tax Indictment Against Pa. Rep's Son Upheld
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Partner Charged With Insider Trading
• Endo Whistleblower Gets 24% Cut Of $140M FCA Deal
• Pa. Atty Hit With 5-Year Suspension For Taking Client Funds
• 3rd Circ. Wary Of Ruling On New Century Bankruptcy Notices
• Terrell Davis, Other Ex-NFL Players Rejoin Concussion Class
• Philly Tells 3rd Circ. It Has Right To Ban NAACP Airport Ad
• CORRECTED: Activists Seek To Back NFL Players In Appeal Of Concussion Settlement
• Pfizer Says Zoloft Plaintiffs Stirring 'False Emergency'
• Labor Groups Move for Judgment On New H-2B Wage Rule
• REIT Griffin-American Dropped $311M In 2nd Quarter
• Schnader Lands Ex-University GC As Pittsburgh Partner
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• NCAA Says UPenn Athletes Can't Prove They're Employees
• Exxon Unit Hit With Class Action Over Pa. Gas Royalties
• Ex-PSU Officials Want GC's Whistleblower Testimony Limited
• Montgomery McCracken Can't Duck Suit Over Scammer's Fees
• Feds Take Down Online Computer Hacking Forum Darkode
• Astor Weiss Says Telecom Malpractice Suit Time-Barred
• Range Resources Fights Pa.'s $9M Fracking Leak Fine
• Travelers OKs $21M In Asbestos Damages, Preps For Appeal
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To OK Class In Insurer Data Breach
• Employers, Beware Vague FMLA Requests In 3rd Circ.
• Zoloft Plaintiffs Seek Pfizer's Contacts With Study Authors
• Rita's Sent Flavor Texts After Being Told To Stop, Suit Says
• Pa. Court Says No To Price Caps On Electricity For The Poor
• 3rd Circ. Won't Touch Tax Fraudster's 'Escape' Conviction
• Sills Cummis Win In Ex-Employee's Age Bias Suit Affirmed
• 3rd Circ. Says Collectors Must Prove 3rd-Party Contacts OK
• Pa. Court Axes Paper's Record Request As Fishing Expedition
• Temple Law Group's Food Poisoning Prompts Class Action
• Ex-Pa. Capital Mayor Allegedly Misused Public Cash For 20 Years
• States Writing Biometric-Capture Laws May Look To Illinois
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Revive Perelman Family ERISA Feud
• Pa. Janitorial Co. Hit With EEOC Record Keeping Suit
• Expert Opinions Nixed In Pittsburgh Glass Age Bias Suit
• House Passes 4 Bills To Overhaul SBA Loan Programs
• McNees Slams Immigrant's Firing Conspiracy Suit
• Pa. Frack Law Challengers Try To Bar Gas Group's Intervention
• Ostriches Beware: E-Discovery Ethics In Social Media
• Drone Co. Accuses Parrot Of Delaying $7.8M Patent Appeal
• Pa. Nonprofit Group Home Operator Can't Get Tax Exemption
• Blame ID Thief, Not CVS Or Giant For Drug Fraud: Magistrate
• OPINION: Why I Sued To Open The Presidential Debates
• Pa. High Court Hopeful Ready To Refine Product Liability Law
• Amtrak Won't Contest Liability In Philly Derailment Cases
• AbbVie, Teva Can't Make Niaspan Buyers Give Up Sales Data
• FTC Gets Shot At Reviving AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Claims
• Pa. Atty Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Client
• Pa. Atty Suspended For Misuse Of Client Funds
• Aetna Defends Suit Over Pa. Surgery Clinic Kickback Scheme
• Pa. Class Action Accuses A-Check Global Of FCRA Violations
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. DEP Wrongly Withheld Pipeline Comments
• No Need to Centralize Inmate Calling Suits, JPML Told
• Alpha Unit Pays $126M For Half Of JV In Marcellus Shale
• ACLU Rips 'Frivolous' Suit Targeting Pa. County Fracking Law
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling Blocking Atty's Debt Discharge
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $32M Brain Injury Verdict
• Post-Gazette Can't Stop State Agency Email Destruction
• Restrepo Approved By Sen. Committee For 3rd Circ. Vacancy
• Where Gaming Expansion Efforts Stand Halfway Through 2015
• Anadarko Can Push Trade Secret Claim In Open Records Row
• Klehr Harrison Slams Claims Over Allegedly Frivolous Suit
• Philly Direct Mailer To Pay $1.45M For OT Violations
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes GOP-Led Pension Reform Effort
• Ex-Contractor Exec Gets 4.5 Years For Bribing Army Officer
• When Actual Notice Isn't 'Actual Notice' In Pennsylvania
• Another Sweeping State Virtual Currency Law
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 3
• Kirkland Trying To Dupe Court In DQ Row, Mylan Says
• Thorp Reed Looks To Dodge Pa. Frivolous Lawsuit Claims
• Pa. High Court Won't Touch Ruling Over $12M Power Line
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Sandusky Probe Privilege Ruling
• UPMC Tells Pa. Court It Can End Medicare Deal With Highmark
• GE Should See Court In Asbestos Death Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circuit To Link Up Effexor, Lipitor Pay-For-Delay Appeals
• FTC Blasts Wyndham's ACA Ruling Use In Data Security Suit
• Sierra Club Appeals Renewed Permit Issued To Pa. Coal Plant
• Farmers Unit Faces Class Action Over Contractor Fee Denials
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 2
• Eaglebank Lien Ruled Senior In Minor League Team Spat
• Pa. Court Says Worker Death Coverage Suit Not Time-Barred
• Pittsburgh Councilman Introduces Paid Sick Leave Measure
• Newmark Seeks $1.6M In Suit Over Philly Bible Group Lease
• Castle Rock Equity Drops $112M On Philly Art Deco Tower
• Cap And Trade Likely Result Of 3rd Circ. Chesapeake Ruling
• Pa. Court Won't Rehear Duke Energy Property Tax Row
• Judge Ices Zoloft MDL Hearing Over Potential Study Error
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear FMLA Ruling That Hurts Employers
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 1
• Gasoline Refiners Escape Pa. Water Contamination Claims
• AstraZeneca, Cephalon Pay $54M To End Medicaid Rebate Row
• CCMP-Backed Ollie's Bargain Outlet Readies $134M IPO
• Babcock & Wilcox Says Objections Can't Save Pollution Suits
• SEC Proxy Rules Outdated, 3rd Circ. Says In Wal-Mart Opinion
• AbbVie Says Reconsideration Not Needed In FTC Row
• Fracking Secrets Safe In New Pa. Database, DEP Head Says
• Drivers Ask 3rd Circ. To Rethink Ch. 11 Priority Snub
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Reject Horizon Blue Cross Settlement
• Pittsburgh Sues Fiscal Board For $11M In Gambling Funds
• Synagro Can't Dodge Challenge To Sewage Sludge Permits
• 3rd Circ. Upholds EPA's Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limits
• 3rd Circ. Says Bracewell Can Arbitrate Pa. Malpractice Suit
• J&J Beats Bid For New Trial In Philly Risperdal Case
• Girardi Keese Can't Avoid Recovery Sharing In Avandia Suits
• The Biggest Pa. Court Decisions Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Tribal Group Urges Justices To Hear Jim Thorpe Remains Row
• FTC Asks Court To Review AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Dismissal
• Pa. Bulldozer Victim Avoids New Trial With $12M Settlement
• Manager's Atty Fee Bid Tossed in Tribal Loan Suit
• Montgomery McCracken Adds 2 Litigation Partners In Philly
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes Liquor Privatization Bill
• Reed Smith Faces Call For Files In Pa. Tax Malpractice Tiff
• Pfizer Says Plaintiffs Are Rehashing Nixed Zoloft Testimony
• Moving Fracking Water Not Interstate Commerce, Judge Says
• Ex-Agent Says AG Can't Claim Immunity In Defamation Suit
• Feds Push For 6 Years In Ex-Contractor Exec's Bribery Case
• Philly Landowner Sued For Alleged Changes On $18M Sale
• Wyndham Says High Court ACA Ruling Supports Appeal
• Pa. Senate Passes Anti-SLAPP Measure
• Amtrak Supports Bid To Consolidate Philly Derailment Suits
• Did 'America's Sexiest Man' Almost Doom The ACA?