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Pennsylvania - August, 2015

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• Ex-Pa. Liquor Board Director Charged With Fraud, Plea Filed
• Pressure Mounts To Punish Prosecutors In Pa. Porn Scandal
• Thorp Reed Fights Bid To Revive Axed Frivolous Suit Claims
• Judge, Attorneys Sued For Alleged Plot To Smear Pa. DA
• Pa. Appeals Court Upends $3.3M Legal Malpractice Verdict
• Sears May Face Punitive Damages Over Exploding Mower
• 3 Pipeline Fights To Watch In Pa.
• Philly Traffic Court Judge Who Beat Charges Denied Back Pay
• Endo Wants TCPA Suit Held Longer While FCC Mulls Fax Rule
• Pa. Justices Asked To Revive Enviro Challenge To Gas Leases
• Merck Challenges Pa. Stormwater Permit For Vaccine HQ
• MMA Promoter Told To Produce Casino Docs In Antitrust Suit
• Pa. AG Kane Faces Suspension Of Law License
• 3rd Circ. Says Qualcomm Shareholder Vote Was Authorized
• Pa. Sen. Seeks To Legalize Uber, Lyft Statewide
• ArcelorMittal Moves To Nix Noxious Odors Suit
• What Out-Of-Staters Must Know When Hiring Local NJ Counsel
• Pa. Utility Can't Stay Bait-And-Switch Class Action
• Genesis Healthcare Faces FCA Row Over Unneeded Therapies
• Minor League Team Owner Ducks Bid To Reopen Lien Case
• Feds Say Fattah Can't Rip Corruption Probe At Trial
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Quest Diagnostics Kickbacks Row
• Sunoco Pipelines Face New Challenge In Pa. Court
• Paterno Estate Wants Pepper Hamilton Docs For Its NCAA Suit
• H-1B Worker Asks Full 3rd Circ. To Review Law Firm Fraud Suit
• Sally Hansen Strips Some Evidence From Exploding Wax Suit
• Jury Clears Sprinkler Co. In $11.5M Flood Coverage Suit
• Pa. Judge Strikes Criminal Conviction Of Cobalt Driver
• NFL Concussion Deal Talks Didn't Speak For All, 3rd Circ. Told
• Unsealed Grand Jury Filings Detail Pa. AG's Porn Claims
• 3rd Circ. Says ERISA Benefit Denials Must Specify Deadlines
• Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule Is Constitutional, 3rd Circ. Says
• Reckitt Must Face Majority Of Mucinex Monopoly Claims
• 3rd Circ. Writes A Road Map For Cybersecurity Practices
• TV Station Must Finalize $6.4M Sale After Contract Breach
• Pa. Bipartisan Coalition Seeks To Bar LGBT Discrimination
• Pa. Justices To Review Trial Court's Probe Of Gas Rights
• Steel Contractor Says It's Owed $400K Over Philly Courthouse
• FTC Can't Go Straight To 3rd Circ. In AbbVie Antitrust Fight
• Rematch Possible In Fight Over NJ Sports Betting Law
• Despite Setback, Odds Still Favor National Sports Betting
• Equitable Mootness May Be Alive And Well In 3rd Circ.
• Law Firm Denies Bribery In Saga With Former H-1B Worker
• FTC Loses Reconsideration Bid In AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Zippo To Pay EPA $186K Over Pa. Hazardous Waste Claims
• Pa. AG Rethinking Media's Request For Porn Emails
• Provigil Buyers Say Drug Cos. Twisting Class Cert. Order
• Burns White Bolsters Pittsburgh Professional Liability Team
• Man Killed After Knife Attack At Suburban Philly Courthouse
• 'Top Chef' Winner Sued Over Failed Philly Restaurant
• Chesapeake, Shell, Exxon Fined For Pa. Gas Well Leaks
• NJ Sports Betting Law Struck Down By 3rd Circ.
• Ex-NFLer Says Court Botched Deadlines In Concussion MDL
• Allied Can't Recoup Part Of $31M Malpractice Settlement
• Verizon Accused Of Shorting Pa. Towns On Franchise Dues
• 3rd Circ. Punts On Santander Disability Benefits Appeal
• Judge Bars Porn Arguments In Pa. AG's 1st Criminal Hearing
• Court Says DirecTV Techs Amply Pled Employment Status
• Philly Judge Pushes End To Partisanship In High Court Bid
• Pa. Court Affirms Chesapeake's Frack Water Storage Permit
• 3rd Circ. Backs FTC In Data Security Row With Wyndham
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Bank Can't Collect $10M Fees From Hemispherx: 3rd Circ.
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• Pa. Needn't Turn Over Hazardous Chemical Info, Judge Rules
• Standing Appeal Nixed In Pa. Union's Chemical Exposure Suit
• Pa. Landscaping Co. Hit By Migrant Worker Wage Class Action
• Pa. High Court To Hear Ex-Lawmaker's Corruption Appeal
• McNees Wallace Resumes Push To Toss H-1B Conspiracy Suit
• Insurers Are The Real Winners In Pa. Babcock Decision
• FreightCar Reaches $33M Retirees' Deal Days Before Trial
• Whistleblower Can't Depose Novartis Ex-CEO In FCA Suit
• Third Darkode Hacker Pleads Guilty To Spamming Charges
• Pa. Justices Reject Gas Industry's Permit Intervention Bid
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms $4M Topamax Verdict
• Ex-NFLers Slam Chiefs' Bid To Keep Concussion Suit In MDL
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judge Wants 1st Graft Sentence Nixed
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Bill To Punish State Workers For Porn Emails
• Brain Injury Group Rips 'Unfair' NFL Concussion Deal
• Pa. Venture Capital Firm Placed Under SBA Receivership
• Pa. Consumers To See More Info On Natural Gas Bills
• Bimbo Bakeries Says False Tax Info Suit Belongs In Pa.
• UBS Investor's State Claims In $11M Loss Preempted: Judge
• Fox Rothschild Accuses US Virgin Islands Of Illegal Tax Levy
• Amgen Deal Struck As Tide Turns To Looser Off-Label Limits
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Drivers' Bid For Priority In Ch. 11 Deal
• Ex-Pa. County Official Can't Get New Trial
• Indicted Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Says Merger Info Was Public
• CVS, Giant Eagle Escape Prescription Identity Theft Suit
• Ex-Pa. Judge Who Stole Cocaine Has Law License Suspended
• Security Cos. Win $6.6M Attys' Fees Award After Octane
• Peco Dodges False Claims Suit Over Naval Vessels
• Deutsche Gets 2nd Shot At Recouping $30M In Tribune Reorg
• Ex-Employee Suing Syringe Maker Apologizes For Accusations
• Pa. Judge Accused of Licking, Bribery Suspended Without Pay
• Fracking Operator To Pay $6M To End OT Class Action
• Successor Liability In Calif.: Where To Point The Finger
• Pittsburgh Corning Ch. 11 Puts Insurers In Bind, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ala. Can't Dictate Reliance Claim Status, Pa. Justices Say
• BB&T's Latest Deal Could Mark Uptick In Bank M&A
• Orders In Kane Case Didn't Bar Porn Email Release
• Winston & Strawn, Morgan Lewis Lead $157M Office Financing
• Indicted Pa. Congressman Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption
• Pre-Proceeding Remarks Not Privileged, Pa. Justices Rule
• 5 Reasons State Compliance With Clean Power Plan Is Easy
• Santander Slams Stradley's Bid To Ax $200M Malpractice Row
• Pa. Task Force Releases Oil Train Safety Recommendations
• Darkode Hackers Plead Guilty To Spreading Malware
• Dilworth Paxson Loses NYC Partners To Riker Danzig
• Pa. AG Found Immune From Ex-Agent's Defamation Claims
• A Wake-Up Call For Attys On Using Recorded Conversations
• Pa. Activist Files Ethics Complaint Against State AG
• Amgen Pays $71M In Multistate Drug-Marketing Settlement
• Pa. Regulators Under Pressure As Feds Tackle Doping Scandal
• BB&T Drops $1.8B To Buy National Penn
• Parsing Post-Production Energy Costs In Pa. Leases
• Pa. Water Authority Agrees To Stem Sewage Overflow
• Jeep Accessory Co. Can't Shake Rival's Copyright Claims
• NJ Gay Conversion Therapy Backers Seek High Court Review
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice Barred From Future Judicial Posts
• Klehr Harrison Dodges $24M Real Estate Malpractice Suit
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• More Ex-NFL Players Oppose Head Trauma Settlement
• Ex-Pfizer Workers Tell 3rd Circ. Benefits Panel Had Conflicts
• Indicted Pa. Congressman Slams DOJ Corruption Probe
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Suit Over MERS Deed Recording
• Cohen Seglias Expands Development Practice In Pittsburgh
• LabMD's Claims Against Tiversa Don't Stand Up, Judge Says
• Sally Hansen Wants Other Cases Barred In Exploding Wax Suit
• New Pa. Gas Surface Rules Likely To Land In Court
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Raised Hotel Sale Price
• 3rd Circ. Shoots Down H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firm
• Philly Engineer Can't Ax Share Of $5M Building Defect Verdict
• MicroBilt Takes Maselli Warren Fee Fight To High Court
• Board Seeks Suspension Of Pa. Judge Accused Of Sex Assault
• Pa. Court Won't Review Docs Behind $4.5M EQT Fracking Fine
• NFL Concussion Deal Isn't Fair, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Casino Waitress Wins $1M In Sexual Harrassment Row
• J&J's Herpes Test Evidence In Motrin Suit Called 'Speculative'
• Pa. Judge Narrows Class In Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Pa. Judge Rebuffs AG's Request For Porn Email Release
• Pa.'s Babcock Decision Is Damaging To The Rule Of Law
• Ex-Teva Atty Says Changing Story Dooms Firing Defense
• J&J Wants Punitives Axed In Philly Pelvic Mesh Cases
• Pa. Beauty School Overcharged Customers, Suit Alleges
• Hagens Berman Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive Thalidomide Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Paid Suspensions Don't Run Afoul Of Title VII
• King Drug May Chill Voluntary Resolution Of IP Disputes
• Squire Patton, Alliance Drop Suit Over Founder's Scheme
• Sheller's Risperdal Doc Suit Against FDA Gets Tossed
• Anapol, Raynes Pare Defamation Claims From Gay Bias Suit
• Pa. Horse Trainer Charged In Doping Fraud Scheme
• More Charges Against Pa. Judge Accused Of Sexual Assault
• Dechert, Blank Rome Blast Drexel Student's ADA Claim
• Telecom Labs Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold $62M Antitrust Win
• Pa. DEP Axes Parts Of Proposed Surface Rules For Gas Wells
• Pa. Atty Disbarred For Misconduct In Assault Cases
• Obermayer Rebmann Names New Managing Partner
• Conspiracy To Hide Porn Emails Fueled Charges, Pa. AG Says
• LabMD Can't Kill Cybersecurity Firm's Defamation Suit
• 3rd Circ. Sides With EPA On Pa. Air Quality Plan Approval
• Highmark Changing Its Take On Medicare Deal, UPMC Says
• Blue Cross Can't Hide Surgery Review Docs Under Pa. Law
• SEPTA Strikes $13M Deal To End Workers' FLSA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Row Over Benihana Trademark Apps
• Pa. AG's Aide Pleads Not Guilty To Email Snooping Charge
• Pa. Activist Files To Have AG's Law License Revoked
• Pitt Sues Stem Cell Licensee Over Unpaid Royalties
• $4.75M 'Kids For Cash' Settlement Gets Initial Approval
• Ex-PSU Officials Urge Appeals Court To Toss Cover-Up Case
• A Flood Of Changes: The Growing Risk Of Flood Loss
• Pa. Justices Urged To Uphold PPL Immunity For Worker's Fall
• 3rd Circ. Says Standing Is Uncertain In New Century Fight
• 3rd Circ. Axes Travelers' $22M Cephalon Drug Marketing Beef
• Kohl's Can't Force Credit Card Class Action Into Arbitration
• Bayer Cipro Label Downplayed Nerve Damage Risk, Suit Says
• Pa. Secures $70M In Life Insurance Payouts To Start 2015
• Pittsburgh VA Failed To Monitor Doctor Contracts, OIG Says
• McCarter, Sidley Guide $81M Real Estate Portfolio Refinancing
• H-1B Worker Fights Law Firm's Bid To Dodge Conspiracy Suit
• Former Fed. Prosecutor Rejoins Morgan Lewis In NJ, Pa.
• FTC Defends Bid For Review In AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Atty Suspended Retroactively For Year After Fraud Conviction
• Uber Says Pa. PUC Rebuffing $16M License Settlement Talks
• Offit Kurman, Others Hit With Frivolous Forgery Suit Claim
• J&J Hit With Levaquin Nerve Damage Suits In Pa. State Court
• Judge Keeps Alive Claims In Consumers' Angie's List Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Superfund Fine For Alsol Partners
• AG Kane Just The Latest Pa. Pol To Fall From Grace
• Pa. Judge Allegedly Groped, Licked Courtroom Witness
• Pa. House Leader Hints At Impeachment Effort For AG
• PE-Backed Philly Oil Refinery Pumps Brakes On $250M IPO
• SEPTA Not Bound By Philly Anti-Discrimination Law: Court
• ADA Suit Against Marshall Dennehey Booted To Arbitration
• King Drug Decision May Be A Turning Point In Pay-For-Delay
• Babcock And Beyond: Pa.'s Consent To Settlement Standard
• The Circuits Clash Over Class Action Ascertainability
• Embattled Mental Health Chain Sues Pa. Over Medicaid Funds
• Politics Makes For Sticky Defense In Pa. AG's Indictment
• Arch Coal To Pay $2M For Appalachian Water Pollution
• Precision Medicine Raises More Questions Than Answers
• Genie Unit To Pay Pa. Consumers $2.4M Over Rate Spikes
• 3rd Circ. Told Don't Take 2nd Look At Porn Actors Info Rule
• Pa. Judge Booted From Bench Over Ethics Lapses
• Pa. AG Charged Over Grand Jury Leaks
• Game Maker Beats Contract Suit Over Lost Midwest Profits
• New Claims Against Oil Co.'s CEO Already Settled: 3rd Circ.
• Partner Departures Continue At K&L Gates In Pittsburgh
• Google Argues Uber Investment Doesn't Make It RICO-Liable
• Pa. City Council President Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribe
• Chartis Owes $29M More To Restore Pa. Mansion, Judge Told
• Decertification Appealed In Wellbutrin Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Restaurant Blasts Claims In Temple Law Food Poisoning Row
• WPX Energy Challenges Pa. DEP's Well Remediation Order
• Beverage Maker Sues Rival Over Barrel Bottle Trademark
• Pa. Justices Told To Release Utility Findings On Storm Repairs
• Pa. Judge Won't Rethink Denial Of Provigil Buyers' Class Cert.
• Pa. Justices Need To Refocus On The Law, Candidate Says
• Kirkland, Mylan Lay Down Arms In Teva Representation Fight
• Pa. Judge Rips Nationwide's Appeal Of $18M Bad Faith Award
• Philly Court Proves Its Mettle Crafting Nationwide Yaz Deal
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Part Of Fee Denial In Rutgers FCA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Lets Brain Group Oppose NFL Concussion Deal
• 3rd Circ. Partially Backs NJ Forced Medication Policy
• Enviros Challenge Shell's $2B Ethane Gas Project In Pa.
• Apple Security Check Wage Suit Fires Up In Philly
• Pfizer, Zoetis Must Face Poultry Vaccine Suit In Pa.
• Pa. Enviros To Sue ArcelorMittal For EPA Violations
• House Ethics Panel To Probe Pa. Rep. Following Indictment
• Bayer Agrees To $57M Deal To End Yaz Blood Clot Suits
• 3rd Circ. Expands Exception To Shareholder Proposal Rule
• 3rd Circ. Axes Class Action Over MERS Deed Recording
• Pa. Governor Backs Obama's Clean Power Plan
• Reservist Slams BNY Mellon's Bid To Nix Foreclosure Suit
• Wyndham Says FTC Wrong About 7th Circ. Neiman Decision
• Pittsburgh Council OKs Mandatory Sick Leave Measure
• Pa. DEP Fines Waste Management Over Landfill Violations
• Philly Landowner Says Oral Agreement Can't Delay $18M Sale
• AbbVie Slams FTC's Bid To Review Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• Second Firm Rips Accusations Of Frivolous Pa. Hospital Suit
• Will 3rd Circ. Be Next To Ban 'Equitable Mootness'?
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Sprint, T-Mobile Win In NJ Zoning Row