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Pennsylvania - September, 2015

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• 3rd Circ. Orders Resentencing In $136M Hwy Contract Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Allows Nightclub To Keep Lease At Revel
• Hagens Berman To Appeal Sanctions In Thalidomide Litigation
• Pa. High Court Wants Pollution Eyed In Harley Tax Fight
• Pope Francis And Pro Bono Publico
• Philly Collapse Contractor Valued Money Over Lives, Jury Told
• Pa. Racetrack Official Charged In Race-Rigging Scheme
• Leagues Urge 3rd Circ. Not To Rehear NJ Sports Betting Case
• Hyatt Accused Of Stiffing Servers On Tips, OT
• Pa. Gov. To Sign Bill Encouraging Mine Water Use For Fracking
• Pa. Justices Snub Post-Merger Asbestos Liability Cap Appeal
• OPINION: Paul Harvey, RIP
• 3rd Circ. Calls Pa. Clean Air Plan Troubled, Remands To EPA
• 3rd Circ. Puts Author's $250M 'Frozen' IP Suit To Sleep
• Bill Would Help Smaller Transit Agencies Buy New Buses
• 3rd Circ. Favors Goldman Sachs In Arbitration Challenge
• Insurers Get 3 Intellectual Ventures Patents Axed Under Alice
• Axis Bid To Escape $25M PNC Coverage Called Premature
• Pa. Jury Clears J&J Over Children's Motrin Claims
• Pa. Children's Motrin Case Heads To The Jury
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes Republican Stopgap Budget
• Oilfield Services Co. Accused Of Not Paying Overtime
• FreightCar's $31M Retiree Benefits Deal Gets Preliminary OK
• Pa. Rep's Son Argues 'Improper' Search In Feds' Fraud Case
• NJ Couple Asks High Court For Help In $400M Tax Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Back NJ Legal Publisher's Junk Fax Deal
• AAI Backs Mylan's Appeal Of Doryx Product-Hopping Suit
• AbbVie Calls Docs Sought In Pay-For-Delay Suit Privileged
• Pa. Court Denies Reconsideration Bid In EPA Septic-Tank Row
• Pa. Chief Justice Defends Move To Suspend AG Kane
• All Pa. Appellate Court Candidates Pledge No False Ads
• Law360 Names Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms Of 2015
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive NJ Hospital's Antitrust Suit
• Cardinal Health To Exit Antitrust Suit With $1.2M Deal
• Judge Right To Urge LabMD Data Suit Dismissal, Tiversa Says
• Pa. High Court Candidate Pushes For Sharper Business Focus
• State Farm Can't Nix Policy In Pa. For Underage Drinking
• Judge Axes Suit Against Groups Challenging Pa. Fracking Law
• Device Co. Fights BCBS Bid To Kill $67M Antitrust Suit
• Buckeye Can't Charge Market Rate In Pa., Shipper Tells FERC
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Pa. Family Court Atty Suspended For Tax Evasion
• Pa. Appeals Court Resurrects Flaming Lawn Mower Suit
• Gov't Defends Search Evidence In Trial Of Pa. Rep.'s Son
• Labor Ready Ignored, Then Fired, Harassed Women: EEOC
• EPA Cites Pesticide Maker For Marketing Violations
• EPA Settles Clean Air Suit Over Pa. Chemical Plant
• Pa. Justices To Mull Nursing Home Survival Claim Arbitration
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive Fee Fight In NY Giants Suit
• 250 Philly Risperdal Suits May Be Time-Barred, Judge Says
• Horizon Asks 3rd Circ. Not To Revive Data Breach Suit
• Pa. Rep. Unveils Plan For Sports Gambling Legalization Bill
• 3rd Circ. OKs $16M Fee In American Airlines Pilot Deal
• Ex-Penn State President Denied Travel To Saudi Arabia
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• SEC Can't Get Ex-Analysts' Passwords In Insider Trading Suit
• 3rd Circ. Denies Objections To Horizon Reimbursement Deal
• GSK Gets Wellbutrin Pay-For-Delay Antitrust Suit Nixed
• Settling NFL Players Ask 3rd Circ. To OK Concussion Deal
• Pa. Congressman's Rebuke Of Corruption Probe Not Barred
• Popeyes Refused To Hire Older Applicants, EEOC Says
• Landowner Rapport Key To Pa. Pipelines, Task Force Told
• Comcast's $50M Settlement Approved In Philly Antitrust Suit
• American Airlines Lavatory Cleaning Poisons Water, Suit Says
• Hospitality Group Sues Over Pittsburgh Sick Leave Law
• Campus Apartments Drops $116M For 3 Housing Complexes
• Pa. Suit Accuses Uber Of Misclassifying Drivers
• 3rd Circ. Grants More Flexibility To Section 363 Buyers
• Objectors Misunderstand NFL Concussion Deal, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Grants En Banc Rehearing In Banana Workers' Suit
• Philly Firms In Papal Crosshairs Aim To Minimize Disruption
• Pa. Atty Suspended For 3 Years For Abusing Client Account
• FreightCar To Pay Retirees $30M To Settle Pension Row
• Ex-Pa. Justice Challenges Conviction In Federal Court
• Taiwanese Contract Case Yields Discovery Abuse Insights
• Chartis Wins Trial Over Pa. Mansion Fire Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Claims Against Personal Injury Firms
• Direct Buyers Win Partial Cert. In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Blogging Pa. Teacher Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Firing Case
• Kane's Suspension Casts Doubt On Her Future As Pa. AG
• Norfolk Southern Faces Diabetes Bias Class Action
• NLRB Rules Staffing Co. Illegally Rejected Union Applicants
• Pa. Court Affirms Honda's $55M Seat Belt Defect Verdict
• Judge Urged To Bar US Rep. From Ripping Corruption Probe
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Ends Retrial Bid In Gay Bias Suit
• Pa. AG's License Suspended Following Perjury Indictment
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Avandia Suit Against GSK
• Consumers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Online Gambling Still A Risky Bet For Casinos, Banks
• Nonlawyer Consultant's $1.5M Claim Barred, Pa. Court Told
• Pa. AG's Attys Demand Inquiry Into Media Leaks
• Pa. Mansion Seller's Suit Over $11M 'No Atty' Deal Survives
• Universal Health Pays $350M For Addiction Treatment Network
• Pa. Supreme Court Hopefuls Take On Campaign Cash
• Education Management Pays $2.5M To End Investor Suit
• Provigil Buyers Want $141M In Fees For Cephalon Deal
• Ex-Agent Wants Another Shot At Pa. AG Defamation Row
• Lundy Beldecos Named Wrong Party In Condo Case, Suit Says
• Pa. Judge Trims Claims In Ex-Teva Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Pa. Ruling Paves Way For Gas Facilities In Residential Areas
• NRDC Silenced In Nuke Plant Relicense, DC Circ. Told
• Pa. House Speaker Rips Gov. Wolf's Shale Tax Plan
• Wal-Mart Investor Asks Justices To Revive Gun Sale Proposal
• Schnader Harrison Litigation Atty Returns To Philly Office
• Energy Honchos Lament FERC Pipeline Approval Delays
• Leahy Renews Bid For Restrepo's 3rd Circ. Seat Approval
• 3rd Circ. Supports Specifying Deadlines In ERISA Rows
• Fruit Cos. Fight Banana Workers' Rehearing Bid In 3rd Circ.
• Pa. AG Defends Witholding Emails In Row With Newspaper
• Ex. Pfizer Co. Beats Much Of Defective Poultry Vaccine Suit
• Post & Schell Snags Principal For New Tax Controversy Group
• Giuliani Blames PR For Fracking Opposition, Blasts Cuomo
• Ex-Pa. Liquor Board Director Admits To Kickback Scheme
• Energy Services Co. Slapped With OT Class Action
• Pa. Public Utility Commish Joins Call For More Pipelines
• Provigil Buyers Again Say Class Cert. Order Needs Tweaking
• Pa. Suit Over Faulty Ameriprise Financial Planning Revived
• 3rd Circ. Signals Revival Of NJ Sports Betting Case
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Chocolate Giants' Win In Price-Fixing Row
• Urban Outfitters Can't Flip Coverage Loss In ZIP Code Spat
• Williams-Sonoma Hit With Suit Over 'Fiesta' Trademark
• Judge Axes Babcock & Wilcox, ARCO Nuclear Pollution Claims
• Fox Rothschild Says Atty Can't Share Fees From $2M Verdict
• Pa. Judge Extends Opt-Out Deadline In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Florida's Take On Telling Clients To Scrub Social Media Pages
• Pa. Gov. Sued Over State Budget Stalemate
• Former H-1B Worker Fights To Save Suit Against Firms
• Corruption Charges Against Harrisburg's Ex-Mayor Allowed
• Real Estate Rumors: Compass, Gaedeke, lebua
• How Pa.'s Power Of Attorney Law Impacts Commercial Leases
• 3 Recent Insurance Cases That Defend The Duty To Defend
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Review Malpractice Suit Fair Notice Ruling
• Murray Forks Over $2.5M To End Row Over Consol Fish Kill
• IRS Loses Appeal Over $24M LifeCare Sale Tax Bill
• Pa. Energy Attys Face Work Slump As Prices Drop
• FERC Study Clears Columbia Pipeline's $138M Pa. Project
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Gas Well In Residential Neighborhood
• GSK False Ad Suit Over Teva's Generic Wellbutrin Frozen
• Blank Rome Snags Consumer Finance Atty From Reed Smith
• Olympus Hit With 3rd Pa. Suit Claiming Device Spread Cancer
• Ex-Hospital Worker Says Wrongful-Billing Report Led To Firing
• Taiwanese Co. Wins Bid To Enforce $6.5M Contract Award
• Enviros' Challenge To Anadarko Fracking OK'd By Pa. Board
• HIKO Slams Unprecendented $1.8M Penalty Over Price Spikes
• New York Giants Fight Fees In Fake Memorabilia Suit
• Mondelez Wins Bid To End To Picketing At Closed Philly Plant
• LabMD Tells Court Not To Toss Claims Against Tiversa
• Pa. Judge Won't Revive Thorp Reed Frivolous Suit Claims
• Allentown Mayor Implicated In Pa. Man's Bribery Plea
• Doctors Assigned Payment Rights Can Sue Insurers: 3rd Circ.
• Apt. Building Owners Can't Sue Over School District Tax
• Mylan, Ranbaxy Slam Bid To Change Provigil Class Cert.
• Amazon Says It Can't Be Liable For Pa. Student's Suicide
• Pa. Congressman Slams Bid To Bar Corruption Probe Criticism
• College Athletics Puts Title IX In The Spotlight
• GCs Name States With The Worst Legal Climates
• AbbVie, Besins Told To Give Judge Disputed Docs In FTC Fight
• Pa. Justices To Mull Beneficiary's Legal Malpractice Standing
• Pa. Atty Gets 2 Years In $2.3M Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Disciplining Pa. AG Before Trial Could Set Bad Precedent
• NJ Man Had Fake Immigration Practice For Years, Feds Say
• Reckitt Launches Counterclaims In Mucinex Antitrust Suit
• Pa. Justices Urged To Reinstate Hurt PPL Worker's $2.4M Win
• Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Drops Federal Gay Bias Suit
• Debt Collectors, Mind Your Mail In The 3rd Circ.
• NJ's Long-Shot Rehearing Bid May Pay Off In Betting Case
• Kane Atty Says Suspension Leaks Designed To Taint Her Case
• Travelers Must Pay $15M Interest For Denied Asbestos Claims
• Pa. Court Axes Deal To Pay Private Solar Power Generators
• Pa. Justices OK Expedited UPMC, Highmark Medicare Appeal
• State Farm's Device Payments Violate Pa. Law, Justices Hear
• Pa. Gov. Tells Justices He Can Fire Open Records Chief
• Children's Motrin Didn't Cause Skin Condition, Pa. Jury Hears
• NJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Sports Betting Decision
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Teva Counsel As White Collar Partner
• NJ Pols Say 3rd Circ. Contradicted Itself On Sports Betting
• Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge Accused Of Tax Evasion
• J&J Blasted Over Children's Motrin Warning At Trial Kickoff
• Indicted Pa. AG Kane Fights Disbarment Effort
• Pa. Atty. Disbarred For Abusive Litigation After Fraud Claim
• FTC Says AbbVie Can't Shield Docs In Pay-For-Delay Fight
• Cozen O'Connor Lands Ex-K&L Gates Energy Partner In Pa.
• Philadelphia DA Won't Fire Prosecutors Tied To Porn Emails
• Why Empty Offices Are Better Than Virtual Ones
• Pa. Prosecutor's Office Tells 3rd Circ. Age Suit Insufficient
• 3rd Circ. Says Blogging Teacher Can't Sue Over Firing
• Insurer Says TE Connectivity Policy Restricted Legal Fees
• Cabot Fights Claims That Pa. Gas Well Contaminated Water
• Past Defeats Bode Ill For J&J In Pa. Children's Motrin Trial
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Health Care Shareholder In Philly
• Whistleblower Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Tyco SOX Suit
• Ex-Highmark CEO's $32M Suit Says Affair Spurred Firing
• Jury Must Decide $370M Philly Hotel Spat, Ex-Investor Says
• Virgin Islands Agrees To Delay Fox Rothschild Tax Collection
• GSK Tells 3rd Circ. To Uphold Dismissal Of Avandia Suit
• Pa. AG Wants Bid For Hearing To Clear Agent's Name Moved
• Motrin Plaintiffs Say Bartlett Doesn't Block All Defect Claims
• Pa. AG Wants Power Co. Sanctioned For Incomplete Discovery
• Pepper Hamilton Says Paternos Don't Need Docs In NCAA Row
• Stock & Leader Atty Named Pa. DEP Chief Counsel
• 3 Charged With Fraud In $54M 'Green Energy' Ponzi Scheme
• EV Energy Pays $259M For Oil, Gas Properties From EnerVest
• Judge Chides Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty In Gay Bias Retrial Bid
• OIG Is Focusing On Physicians
• Life Insurer's $13M Fraud Suit Revived By 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Backs Fair Notice To Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Cert. Denial In Telemarketer Fraud Suit
• 3rd Circ. Gives Informant Another Chance To Nix Sentence
• Debevoise, Fox Rothschild Rep Lannett In $1.2B Drug Co. Buy
• Pa. Investment Firm Pays SEC $21M Over Fee Fraud
• Pa. Board Rejects Ex-Owner's Bid To Contract With Casino
• Ex-Pa. Sen. Says Personal Animus Fueled Corruption Case
• Stradley Ronon Lands IP Partner From Dilworth Paxson
• 3rd Circ. Won't Block Search Warrant On Fattah Emails
• Cohen Seglias Sues Stern & Eisenberg Over Failed Ch. 7 Bid
• UPMC-Highmark Price Conspiracy Claims Get Go-Ahead
• Pa. Judge Rules PPG Liable For Waste Discharge Into River
• Suit Alleges Antitrust Conspiracy Among Philly Boxing Venues
• Adelson Asks 3rd Circ. To Kill Subpoena In WSJ Libel Row
• Gas Rights Heirs' Suit Over Tax Sale Too Late, Pa. Court Says
• 3rd Circ. To Rehear Challenge To Porn Actors Info Rule
• Judge Urged To Ax 'Tortured' Zoloft Birth Defect Testimony
• Commonwealth Court Judge Joins Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
• Pa. Justices Revive Whistleblower's Turnpike Commission Suit
• Seneca Pa. Gas Lease Survives Landowner Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Follows Suit On Paid Suspensions Under Title VII