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Pennsylvania - October, 2015

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• Shooter's Intent Matters In Work Safety Case, Justices Told
• Pa. Court Won't Rethink Upholding $4M Topamax Verdict
• Pa. Sen. Judiciary Boss Casts Doubt On Merit Selection
• Pa. Judge Says He's Preparing Complaint Against AG Kane
• Pa. Delays Horse Racing Shutdown As Negotiations Continue
• Burlington Gets Another Shot At Shedding Blame For Injury
• Women's Group Can't Intervene In Pittsburgh Sick Leave Fight
• OPINION: The Most Broken Part Of Our Immigration System
• Enviros, Citizens Clash With Industry Over PennEast Pipeline
• Pa. Justices End Union Leader's Privacy Appeal In Libel Suit
• Law Firm Shakes Patent Atty's Untimely 3rd Circ. ERISA Suit
• New Sex Abuse Complaint Against Sandusky Not Time-Barred
• Pa. AG Ordered To Detail Possible Sandusky Grand Jury Leaks
• Pa. Judge Wants Atty DQ Affirmed In Medical Malpractice Row
• Pa. DEP Erred In Pipeline Approval, Enviros Tell 3rd Circ.
• Rite Aid Picks New GC From Its Own Ranks
• Fla. Exec Cleared In $200M Corporate Tax Fraud Scheme
• Pa. High Court Says No To Arbitration In Nursing Home Row
• W.Va. Steptoe Lays Off 6 More Attys As Oil Woes Continue
• Zimmer Ruling Continues Pa. Justices' Pro-Plaintiff Trend
• Bodybuilding Group Says Ex-Official Stole Famed Trademark
• 5 Ways Your Ego Is Killing Your Career
• Reed Smith Atty Defends Her Work In $25M Malpractice Trial
• Pa. Atty Suspended After Guilty Plea In Child Porn Case
• Pa. Justices Allow Judges' Opinions As Evidence In Libel Row
• Pa. High Court Says Some Medicaid Rates Are Public Info
• Philadelphia Travel Company Agrees To Fine For Cuban Trips
• Estate Protests $2.4M Tax Bill Over Tory Burch Share Sale
• Should Estoppel By Deed Apply To Pa. Oil And Gas Leases?
• Burns White To Take On Pittsburgh's Dapper Baldasare
• Pa. Justices Say $20M Zimmer Verdict Was Wrongly Voided
• Pa. Justices Affirm Order Striking Worker's $2.4M Fall Award
• Hanover's 3rd Circ. Win Exposes Policyholders To Vague Suits
• 3rd Circ. Revives Enviro Challenge To $400M Pa. Project
• Dilworth Can't Ditch Frivolous-Suit Claims After Sanctions Bid
• Reed Smith Atty Failed Clients In Loan Deal, Expert Testifies
• Pa. Company To Pay $1.3M For Chemical Shipment Violations
• TE Connectivity Slams Insurer's Bid To Toss Legal Fee Row
• Ex-Patterson Belknap Atty Pushes For End To Surgical IP Suit
• Pa. Justices Say Gov. Can't Fire Open Records Chief
• 3rd Circ. Intentionally Expands TCPA For The Unintended
• TCPA Suits Get Another Boost As 3rd Circ. Defines Autodialer
• 3rd Circ. Allows RICO Class Suit Against GSK Over Avandia
• Stradley Ronon Urges Judge To Nix $200M Malpractice Suit
• McDonald's Workers Ask Pa. Justices To Review Payroll Rule
• SEC-3rd Circ. Split On Proxy Proposals Could Sow Confusion
• Cosby Accuser Says Ex-Pa. DA's Comments Defamed Her
• Supreme Court Urged To Take Up Ford Roof Defect Suit
• Risperdal Caused Autistic Boy's Breast Growth, Pa. Jury Told
• Justices Told 5th Amendment Shields Foreign Account
• Carefully Crafted Mortgages In Pa. Foreclosure Cases
• Jones Day Leads Bridgestone In $835M Pep Boys Buy
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• A Cautionary Tale For Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitioners
• When Is A Policy Renewal Actually A Renewal?
• Can Localities Use Ballot Power To Ban Oil And Gas Drilling?
• 3rd Circ. Breathes New Life Into Yahoo TCPA Suit
• Reed Smith Atty Botched Key Release In Loan Deal, Jury Told
• Pa. Judge Defends Barring Punitives At Risperdal Trials
• Pa. Immigrant Family Detention Center Faces Loss Of License
• Hanover Needn't Cover Urban Outfitters IP Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. Gov. Threatens Halt To Horse Racing Industry
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, Shorenstein, Unicorp
• Pa. Senate To Consider Removing AG Kathleen Kane
• Where We Stand On Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements
• EisnerAmper Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Expert Testimony
• Union Railroad Co. Hit With Suit Over Breakaway Barges
• J&J Claims Prejudice Marred 1st Philly Risperdal Case
• Pa. Atty Disbarred For Working Under Ex-Partner's Name
• Philly Atty Disbarred For Sexually Preying On Clients
• Fired Teva Atty Asks Court To Resuscitate Defamation Claim
• Dinsmore Opens Philly Office With 6 New Finance Attys
• Pa. Sen. Looks To Force Vote On Minimum Wage Increase
• Pa. Judge Covey Can't Claim Defamation, Attack Group Says
• Comcast Faces Appeal Of $50M Philly Antitrust Settlement
• Moxie Sees Resistance To Emissions Plan For $800M Pa. Plant
• Pa. AG Releases New Emails In Feud Over Eakin Probe
• Why More Businesses Are Considering The B Corp. Model
• Reed Smith Stymied Car Dealer's Fraud Case, Pa. Jury Hears
• Pa. Judge Covey Calls Hostile Campaign TV Ad Defamation
• Pa. House OKs Bill Upping Oversight On Regulatory Watchdog
• Pa. Bar Reciprocity Challenged At Supreme Court
• Jailed Contractor Says He's Served His Time For $136M Scam
• EPA Inks $3.5M Settlement Over Pa. Superfund Site
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Reconsider Pa. Town's Flood Row Escape
• FTC Urges Caution For Pa. Lawmakers On Cemetery Regs
• Pa. House To Take Up Bill To Adopt Merit Selection Of Judges
• Philly Building Collapse Testimony Spells Trouble For Owner
• Ex-Philly Judge Disbarred For Ethics Lapses
• FERC Must Vet $5B Kinder Morgan Pipeline, Mass. AG Says
• Pa. Bill Would Limit Prevailing Wage Rule For Some Roadwork
• Pa. Women Gets 2.5 Years For Selling Banned Diet Drugs
• Purchasers Win Cert. Again In Blood Test Antitrust MDL
• Breaking Down Reed Smith's $25M Legal Malpractice Trial
• High Court Seeks To End Power System Turf Wars
• Judge Says $370M Philly Hotel Partnership Suit Filed Too Late
• British Co. Pleads Guilty To Selling Banned Chinese Steel
• Investment Adviser Charged With Bilking Clients Out Of $2M
• Pa. Activist Files To Force Gov., Senate To Remove AG Kane
• Jury Finds Philly Collapse Contractor Guilty Of Manslaughter
• 3rd Circ. Tells Courts How To Balance Clashing Stay Factors
• High Court Will Decide State Power Plant Subsidies Row
• Ascertainability Relaxed: The New Wave Of Rulings
• Joint Employers Who Don't Ink CBAs Off Hook For Benefits
• Ulterior Motives Can Derail Forced Bankruptcies: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Atty Suspended For Hiding Discipline In Bar Application
• Pa. Conduct Board Rebuffs Kane's Racist Email Claims
• Email Scandal Shows Diversity Sorely Lacking In Pa. Courts
• Pa. Court Vacates $1M Sales Tax Against Internet Provider
• Philly Contractor Says Key Witness To Blame For Collapse
• Pa. Lawmaker's Son Refused Slew Of Motions At Trial Opener
• ArcelorMittal Can't Nix Noxious Odors Row Over Pa. Plant
• The Embedded Financial Planning Risk — Fiduciary Liability
• Pa. Justices Deny Appeal In Cigna Excess Insurer Fight
• TCPA Suits Bolstered By 3rd Circ. 'Called Party' Ruling
• FTC Resolves Antitrust Row Over Pa. Orthopedist Merger
• Contract Renewal Can't Dramatically Alter Terms: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Town Ordinance Banning Fracking Waste Ruled Invalid
• Fox Rothschild Extinguishes Fees Row Over $2M Verdict
• J&J's Marketing Of Risperdal For Children Slammed In Trial
• Pa. Rep. Introduces Bill To Legalize Sports Betting
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• Teva's $512M Provigil Deal Looks Good To Judge
• CFPB's New Approach To Redlining Analysis Is Put Into Action
• Buchanan Ingersoll Atty Rips 'Flimsy' Bid For ITC Probe
• 3rd Circ. To Take Another Shot At Sports Betting Guidance
• Philly Union Boss's Appeal Flops In Inquirer Libel Suit
• 3rd Circ. To Hear Appeal Of Cert. In Provigil Antitrust Row
• NFL Players Rip Late Objections To Attys In Head Injury Deal
• Pa. High Court Hopefuls Rip Court's Self-Policing
• MMA Promoters Call Truce In Philly Venue Antitrust Row
• Pa. Senate OKs Limits On Public Worker Union Dues
• 'Dance Moms' Star Charged With Hiding Income During Ch. 11
• Tyco To Appeal $127M Judgment In Shareholder Suit
• TCPA Covers Roommate In BofA Robocall Feud, 3rd Circ. Says
• Recent Reflections Of Heightened Class Ascertainability
• Pa. Justice Apologizes For Racist, Misogynistic Emails
• Employer Takeaways From SEC V. Huang
• Mitsubishi's Ex-JV Partner Rips 'Disingenuous' Arbitration Bid
• 3rd Circ. Wraps Up Chocolate Price-Fixing Case: 5 Lessons
• NJ Sports Betting Case Will Be Reheard En Banc By 3rd Circ.
• EQT Challenges Pa. Fracking Water Contamination Findings
• Volkswagen Scandal Is Perfect For A Damages Class Action
• Platinum Can't Duck Fraud Claims Over $88M Stake Sale
• Pa. Justices 'Disturbed' By Offensive Emails Tied To Eakin
• Market Map: 4 Trends In Philadelphia Real Estate Deals
• Amtrak Derailment Suits Centralized In Philadelphia
• Pepper Hamilton Denied Blanket Privilege Label On PSU Docs
• Pa., Philly Bar Committees Push Ethics Rule For Medical Pot
• NJ Muslims' NYPD Spying Suit Can Proceed, 3rd Circ. Says
• Lessons From Hawaii's Trailblazing ACA 1332 Waiver Proposal
• Dow Chemical Sues Ex-Employee For Stealing Trade Secrets
• Energy Title Attorneys Face Pink Slips As Work Dries Up
• Pa. Justice's Uncovered Emails Weren't In Original Porn Probe
• BakerHostetler Says Pa. Law Firm Owes It Fees In Ad Row
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Gas Right Reservation Didn't End With Lease, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Judge Decries Gov't Overreach In Supreme Court Bid
• Pittsburgh Glass Wants Age Bias Claims Separated
• 3 Execs Plead Guilty In $19M Highway Contract Scheme
• Pa. Hospital Urges Class Cert. In Med Supply Antitrust Row
• Pfizer Beats Zoloft Birth Defect Suit In Philadelphia
• Pa. Gas Tax Specter Still Looms Despite House Vote
• ArcelorMittal Hit With Suit Over Stinky Soot In Pa.
• Pa. House Passes Bill To Create State Business Court
• Sheller To Appeal Suit Over FDA Inaction On Risperdal Docs
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Let Arbitrator Decide On Gas Lease Class
• Burleson Cuts Managing Partner, 5 Attys In Pittsburgh
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Super Bowl Ticket Fraud Suit
• Travelers Unit Sues Reinsurer For $8M In Asbestos Coverage
• Pa. City Owes $1.4M In Fees For Immigration Statutes Case
• NFL Concussion Deal Isn't 'Too Big To Fail,' 3rd Circ. Told
• Rice Energy, Gulfport Energy Plan $640M Utica Shale Gas JV
• Full 3rd Circ. Won't Hear H-1B Worker's Law Firm Fraud Suit
• Talen Energy Reaps $1.5B From Pa. Power Plant Sales
• Horizon Policyholders Seek Revival Of Data Breach Suit
• State Farm Defeats Pa. Doctor's Defamation Claims
• Payroll Co. Kept From Amending W-2s For Health Aides Class
• Novartis Ducks Zometa Failure-To-Warn Suit
• LabMD Urges Sanctions For Tiversa Over Defamation Suit
• PSU Coaches Fired After Sandusky Scandal Sue For Back Pay
• Pa. House Defeats Gov.'s Natural Gas, Income Tax Proposals
• Mitsubishi Urges Arbitration In Fight Over Rail Car Venture
• A Legal Perspective On Homelessness For The Property Owner
• Barnes & Noble Sued Over Faulty Nook Chargers
• Pa. Courts Not Subject To Whistleblower Law, Panel Finds
• 3rd Circ. Bars Flood Inaction Claims Against Pa. Borough
• Cable Contractors Seek Recusal In Comcast Fraud Row
• Land Heirs Fight 'Title-Washing' At Pa. Supreme Court
• Old Deed Can't Alter Gas Lease, Anadarko Tells Pa. Justices
• MedTel24 In Contempt Of Heart Monitor Patent Order
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Cert. In PNC Lending Scheme Suit
• Philly Casino Plans Clear Hurdle Amid Race Bias Claims
• A&P Defends Proposed $40M Wakefern Sale
• Pa. Justices Told New Firm Not Bound By Non-Partner's Exit
• Pa. Court Urged To Revive Pepper Hamilton Malpractice Suit
• NJ Strip Club Argues Ad Removal Was A State Action
• UPMC Says It Can End Highmark Medicare Coverage
• Juice-Barrel Maker Says Rival's IP Suit Doesn't Hold Water
• J&J Win In Children's Motrin Suit Offers New Trial Tactic
• FAA Weighs In On Preemption In Product Liability Litigation
• Pa. AG's Staffer Says Grand Jury Testimony Prompted Firing
• Supreme Court Rejects Row Over Jim Thorpe's Remains
• Greyhound Escapes Ex-Driver's Bias Suit Over Dreadlocks
• Justices Won't Hear Union Boss' Sealed FBI Affidavit Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $2.7M Railway Seat Liability Row
• Dechert, Blank Rome, Pepper Hamilton Duck ADA Suit
• Pa. Waste Site Owner Challenges DEP Info Request
• 3rd Circ. Reins In Damages For Disadvantaged Business Fraud
• AbbVie Docs Not Privileged In Pay-For-Delay Suit, FTC Says
• Williams Unit Joins $400M Utica Shale Midstream JV
• WolfBlock Insurer Not Liable For Ex-Partner's Severance Pay
• Pa. Disciplinary Board Urged To Weigh Full Disbarment For AG
• Saul Ewing Adds Two New Employment Attys In Pittsburgh
• Reckitt Loses Reconsideration Bid In Mucinex Antitrust Row
• Morris Wilson Slams Frivolous Forgery Suit Claims
• Pfizer Gets Plaintiffs' Expert Blocked In Zoloft Trial
• Dilworth Paxson Adds Ex-Asst US Atty In Philly
• 2nd Pa. Justice Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Porn Email Link
• Pa. Justices Have Chance To Push Gas Law Into 21st Century
• Pa. DEP Wants Gas Group's Permit Program Challenge Axed
• Ex-Dartmouth Prof. Urges Toss Of LabMD's Tiversa Suit
• Rice Energy Unit Challenges Pa. DEP's Pipeline Fine
• Cushman & Wakefield Says Ex-Client Can't Nix Complaint
• State AGs Vocal In New Supreme Court Term
• Justices Take Death Row Appeal Over Judge's Recusal Choice
• Genesis Healthcare Complied With FCRA, Judge Rules
• Justices To Weigh If A Perceived Bias Counts As Free Speech
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Collector In Debt Letter Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Says Land-Side Cos. Can't Invoke Tonnage Clause
• Landowners Denied Challenge To Sunoco Pa. Pipeline
• Amtrak, Plaintiffs Counsel Agree Crash Cases Belong In Philly
• Urban Outfitters Looks To Force Insurers To Cover IP Suits
• Nursing Home Operators Blast Pa. AG's Hire Of Cohen Milstein
• FTC Pushes 3rd Circ. To Revive Doryx Product-Hopping Case
• Heinz Wins Access To Starr Policies In Baby Food Suit
• Pa. House Advances Bill To Create State Business Court
• Pa. Court Won't Revive $20M Suit Over Skin Drug Patents
• Jones Day Adds Ex-K&L Gates Partner To Pittsburgh Office
• Coca-Cola Gets Worker's Data Breach Suit Trimmed
• Net-Metering Subsidies: An Issue That Won't Go Away
• Pa. AG Slapped With Additional Perjury, Obstruction Charges
• Like Neiman Marcus, Wyndham Is Not All It's Cracked Up To Be