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Pennsylvania - December, 2015

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• What Will Keep Firm Leaders Up At Night In 2016
• Pennsylvania Cases To Watch In 2016
• Pennsylvania Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2016
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• No Easy Win For Taiwan Co. Seeking $7M In Pa. Award Row
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over $37M Med. IT Co. Stock Buy
• Pa. Ethics Committee Clarifies Recusal And DQ Rules
• Brandywine Sells Landmark Ex-Philly Post Office For $354M
• Amazon Urges Pa. Judge To Rethink Student Suicide Row
• Pa. Hospital Reaches $3.1M Deal Tied To Overpayments
• Trade Groups Back Warner Chilcott In 3rd Circ. Doryx Row
• Kane Says More Judges Likely To Be Implicated In Email Flap
• Philly Hotel Worker Gets 5 Years For $3M UPenn Fraud
• 6 Victims Launch Latest Amtrak Philly Derailment Suits
• USI Says Ex-Account Manager Breached Nonsolicitation Deal
• FERC Ignored Effect Of $112M Dominion Pipeline, Enviros Say
• Pa. High Court Says 'Overweening' Town Can Tax Landlords
• Ford Says Too Many Differences Stall Engine-Defect Class
• Drug Cos. Ask 3rd Circ. To Halt Trial For Class Cert. Fight
• 3rd Circ. Backs Pa. Hospital In Nurse's Age Bias Dispute
• $14.3M Medicare Scheme Isn't Time-Barred, US Says
• Judge Adams Of 3rd Circ., Schnader Harrison Dies At 94
• Pepper Hamilton Moves To Toss Atty's ADA Suit
• Justice Eakin Suspended Over Offensive Emails
• Pa. Judge Axes Pittsburgh's Mandatory Sick Leave Law
• Pa. Justices Say Court, Not Jury, Must Interpret Farm Law
• Pa. Supreme Court OKs $6.5M Blue Cross Tax Credits
• Pa. Investigators Sue AG Kane Over Alleged Retaliation
• DirecTV, Techs In Fervor To End FLSA Case
• Fosamax Users Rip Merck's Fracture Warnings In 3rd Circ.
• J&J Tagged With $7M Punitives In Pa. Pelvic Mesh Case
• Reed Smith Can't Arbitrate Insurance Malpractice Suit
• Thompson Coburn Blasts Tech Firm's Negligence Claims
• Tearful Eakin Pushes To Keep Job Despite Offensive Emails
• Pa. Judges Face Probe Over Ex-Parte Letter In Eakin Case
• HSBC Settles Kickbacks Suit Over Force-Placed Insurance
• Walgreens Pushes Lipitor Pay-For-Delay Row At 3rd Circ.
• J&J Found Liable In 1st Philly Pelvic Mesh Case
• Ex-Allentown Finance Director Charged In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• 10 Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions Of 2015
• Philly Could Step Up Enforcement Under New City Solicitor
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Pa. Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over Favors In Son's Case
• Risperdal Victim Asks Pa. Judge For New Damages Trial
• Pfizer Should Face Lipitor Row In Calif., 3rd Circ. Hears
• Medicare Contractor Faces Suit Over Chemo Test Coverage
• Pa. Bill Would Nix High Court's Role In Judicial Discipline
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Settlement-Based Malpractice Suit
• Chemical Maker Fights Pa.'s $1.7M Pollution Fine
• Philly Atty On Hook For $18M In ERISA Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ex-Philly Sheriff Charged In Fraud Scheme
• Warner Chilcott Defends Dismissal Of Doryx Case In 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Congressman Denied Grand Jury Docs In Corruption Probe
• Mylan, Ranbaxy Can't Halt Pay-For-Delay Suits Pending Appeal
• Pa. AG Denies Her Sister's Emails Were Offensive
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judge Can't Blame Atty For Jail, Feds Say
• GLPI Squashes Beef Over Pa. Casino With New $440M Deal
• Jurors Prepare To Mull First Philly Pelvic Mesh Case
• Penn State Hershey, PinnacleHealth To Fight FTC Merger Suit
• Offensive Private Emails Don't Bear On Public Role, Eakin Says
• Pa. Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Ax $19M ERISA Judgment
• Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal On Judicial Nominees
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Bimbo Driver's Suit Greenlighted Despite Class Deal
• Travelers Unit Accuses R&Q Of 'Blatant Forum Shopping'
• 3rd Circ. Revives Deceptive-Contract Class Action
• Philly Prosecutor Says Kane Received Inappropriate Emails
• Pa. Rep. To Resign As Part Of Sting Plea
• Pa. Woman's Estate Gets New Trial In Cancer Insurance Row
• Enviromental Services Co. Faces Charges For CWA Violations
• Starr Waived Right To Rescind Heinz Insurance Policy: Jury
• Pa. Jury Awards $32M Against Masonry Co. In Car Crash Row
• Philly Building Collapse Owner Sued By Neighbor
• Comcast Subscribers Take $15.5M Settlement Row To 3rd Circ.
• Plaintiffs Drive Website Accessibility As DOJ Delays Rule
• Provigil Buyers' Per Se Theory Nixed In Pay-For-Delay Row
• Insurer Seeks To Toss Heinz Defense In $25M Rescission Trial
• Sandusky To Keep Pension After Pa. Agency Doesn't Appeal
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Widened Labor Protest Injunction
• FTC To Get Its Mitts On AbbVie Docs In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Philly Mayor Signs Expansion Of 'Ban The Box' Ordinance
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Stradley Ronon Dodges Liability In $200M Malpractice Suit
• Hispanic Caucus Slams Delay In Latino Judge Confirmations
• Ex-Pa. Judge Gets Probation For Using Chambers To Run Biz
• Fox Rothschild Expands In Midwest With Oppenheimer Merger
• Janssen Sued Over Diabetes Drug's Blood Disorder Risk
• Former Aide Sues Pa. AG Kane For Wrongful Termination
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Friedman Schuman Clerk's Bias Suit
• Ex-Hangley Aronchick Partner Named Philly City Solicitor
• 3rd Circ. Denies Rehearing Bid In Google Tracking Suit
• The Biggest Pa. Court Decisions Of 2015: Year-End Report
• J&J Hit With Class Suit Alleging FCRA Violations
• EQT Challenges Pa. DEP On Pipeline Cleaning Procedures
• Enviros Want PPG's 3rd-Party Claims Out Of River Waste Suit
• Enviro Group Asks FERC To Block Unauthorized Pipeline Work
• Rising Philly Judge Censured For Mishandling Client's Appeal
• Penn State Says Sandusky Claims Coverage Not Excluded
• BuckleySandler Attys To Bill Up To $880 In Pa. Porn Probe
• J&J Found Liable In 3rd Risperdal Breast-Growth Case
• Pa. Atty Disbarred For Forging Prosecutor's Name Reinstated
• The Impact Of DOL's State Retirement Initiatives
• Secular Anti-Abortion Org Can't Avoid Birth Control Mandate
• Pa. Justice Faces Potential Suspension After Ethics Charges
• Latest Pa. Horse Racing Overhaul Gets Senate OK
• Philly Jury Urged To Find Against J&J In Breast-Growth Case
• Philly Council OKs Zoning Bills For 2nd City Casino
• Pa. Enviros Warn Fiscal Code Bill Threatens Fracking Regs
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Skadden's $4M Fee In Radnor Ch. 11
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Rest Stop's Right To Toss Strip Club Ads
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, William Macklowe, MakeOffices
• Held-Up 3rd Circ. Nominee Slated For Senate Vote
• Philly Deputy Mayor Heads To Obermayer Rebmann
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill To Hold Hearing On AG's Ouster
• Pa. AG Joins FTC Bid To Block Penn State Hershey Merger
• The Art Of The Mock
• Fed. Bench Nominee Grilled Over Remark About Judiciary
• Pa. Landowner Can't Revive Claim That Fracking Spoiled Well
• CORRECTED: EisnerAmper Malpractice Suit In Wrong Court, Firm Says
• Surgery Co. Blasts Aetna's Sanctions Plea In Kickback Suit
• 3rd Circ. Plans Sweeping Hearing In NJ Sports Betting Case
• When Land Use And Antitrust Collide
• LabMD Loses Sanctions Bid Against Tiversa Over Info Leak
• Chesapeake Accused Of Fracking Royalties 'Bait-And-Switch'
• Prison Guard Says 3rd Circ. Meal Pay Ruling Broke Precedent
• Sidley, V&E Guide $250M Deal For New Oil Co.'s PE Backing
• Pa. Justices To Mull Misconduct Test In Unemployment Rows
• Uber Tells Pa. Utility Commission $50M Fine Is Excessive
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Md. Power Plant Subsidy Doesn't Usurp FERC, High Court Told
• Pa. Justice Faces Ethics Charges Over Offensive Emails
• Pa. Judge Sends Mitsubishi Rail Car Venture Fight To NY
• Pa. AG Deputy Convicted Of Accessing Grand Jury Info
• NH Gov. Raises Doubts Over $5B Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• New Philly Bar Chief Slams Legal Services Tax, Nominee Delay
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google, Viacom Privacy Claims
• Reid Accuses Republicans Of Blocking Latino Judicial Noms
• Morris Wilson Gets Frivolous Forgery Suit Claims Tossed
• Examining The Merits Of Texas' Syrian Refugee Injunction
• Logistics Co. Can't Trim $3.7M Suit Over Cost Estimates
• Thompson Coburn Must Face Negligence Suit, Tech Firm Says
• FTC Moves To Block Penn State Hershey, PinnacleHealth Deal
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• Pa. Resolution Schedules Hearing For AG's Possible Removal
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Amazon, UPenn Can't Dodge Suit Over Student's Suicide
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Ethicon Official In Pa. Mesh Trial Defends Product's Safety
• Pa. Landowner Loses Oil, Gas Rights For Lack Of Notice
• Pa. Gov. Calls For Justice Eakin's Resignation
• PNC Says 3rd Circ. Ignored Class Cert. Requirements
• DirecTV Owes Back Pay After Misclassifying Techs, Court Told
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• What Courts And Experts Are Saying About Vapor Intrusion
• Girardi Keese Asks Justices To Nix $10M Avandia Fee Sharing
• 3rd Circ. Sends Nursing Home Labor Row Back To NLRB
• Ethicon Safety Commitment Questioned In Pa. Mesh Trial
• AbbVie, Endo Deceived Men About Testosterone Gel, Suit Says
• Vorys Adds Ex-Burleson Managing Partner, Energy Pro
• J&J Says Mother's Testimony Not Worth $2.5M Risperdal Award
• Liberty REIT Pockets $245M For Pa. Office Portfolio
• Pfizer Seeks To Toss Zoloft Birth Defects MDL
• Aggregate Effect Can Prove Constructive Eviction In Pa.
• Heinz V. Starr Raises Nuanced Policy Rescission Questions
• Ex-Dartmouth Prof. Wants LabMD Sanctioned In Leak Row
• NLRB Urges 3rd Circ. To Remand Labor Row After Canning
• Ex-Capital One Analyst To Pay $4.6M Over Insider Trading
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• GE Can't Force Service Techs To Arbitrate OT Row
• Pa. Watchdog Seals HIKO's $1.8M Rate Spike Fine
• Architect Can't Stay Arbitration In Pa. Tax Credit Row
• Pfizer Wins Exclusion Of Zoloft Birth Defect Testimony
• Ex-Philly Judge Pleads Guilty On Tax Evasion Charge
• Security Cos. Win Extra Fees Atop $6.6M Post-Octane Haul
• MMA Promoter Must Hand Docs To Casinos In Conspiracy Row
• Pa. Judicial Noms Move Forward After Toomey Lifts Hold
• 2 Philly Insurance Firms To Join Forces
• No Consent Means No Coverage, TE Connectivity Insurer Says
• Tiversa Slams LabMD Bid For Sanctions Over Info Leak
• Mass Tort Status Sought For Cipro, Avelox, Levaquin Cases
• GNC Facing Another Class Action Over 'Spiked' Supplements
• Pelvic Mesh Caused Irreversible Conditions, Pa. Jury Hears
• Amtrak Liability Cap Would Rise To $295M Under Highway Bill
• Cases Google Cited In VPPA Appeal Don't Apply, Court Told
• 10 Attys From Closing Burleson Firm Land At Frost Brown
• Riddell Severed From NFL Claims In Concussion MDL
• David Axelrod, Penguin Dodge PR Rep's Trademark Claims
• Red Robin Franchisee Puts Up $1.3M To End Tip Pool Suit
• $1M Bribery Scheme Gets Ex-Iraq War Contractor 1 Year
• 'Predictable Scheduling' — The Next Big Legislative Trend?
• Contractors Will Stay Behind Bars For $136M Scheme
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Armchair Quarterback MDL?
• 3rd Circ. TCPA Decisions Are Not Setbacks For Defendants
• BuckleySandler Tapped By Pa. AG To Probe Porn Emails