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Pennsylvania - January, 2016

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• Sen. Judiciary Committee Advances 2 Pa. Nominees
• Pepper Hamilton Shakes Majority Of Ex-Atty's ADA Suit
• Penn State Ruling Questions Ethics Of Dual Representation
• Indivior Fights For Sales Docs In Product-Hopping Case
• Pa. Fracker Can't Keep Pollution Tests From Residents
• FERC Withholds Full Go-Ahead Of $683M Gas Pipeline
• Tiversa Says LabMD Can't Revive Data Leak Claims
• Alice Doesn't Nix IP Suit Against Insurers, Fed. Circ. Told
• PSU Can Scan Requested Sandusky Docs For Privileged Info
• Pa. Atty Convicted In Title Insurance Fraud Scheme
• PennDOT Can Seize Philly Properties For Highway Project
• NFL Fan Wants 3rd Circ. To Rehear Super Bowl Tix Suit
• US Steel Flouting Emissions Rules At Coke Plant, Enviros Say
• Chinese Bauxite Exporters Duck Antitrust Suit
• Philly Judge Denies Fixing Cases For Crooked Colleague
• 3rd Circ.'s Trump Ruling A Blow To Labor In Ch. 11
• Uber Drivers See Slim Chance Of Consolidating Wage Battle
• Pa. Court Urged To Extend Time Bar For Risperdal Suits
• Aetna Can Run Surgery Center Kickback Claims By 3rd Circ.
• Fattah's Attys Bound By Ethical Duty Despite Unpaid Bills
• Roots' Ex-Bassist Says Band Cut Him Out After He Got Cancer
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Burns White Adds 4 From Grogran Graffam To Liability Unit
• Lockheed, Other Cos. Facing Navy Vet Widow's Asbestos Suit
• Broker Can't Revive Claims Against Insurer In Sandy Row
• Pa. Hospital Urges DC Circ. To Overturn NLRB Raise Ruling
• Pa. Waste Co. Pays $683K To Resolve Enviro Violation Claims
• Pa. Insurance Agency Wrong Place For Exchange's Fee Row
• Fattah's Unpaid Counsel Can't Withdraw From Corruption Case
• Fixing US Infrastructure: New Model P3 Law A Good Start
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Toss $3M Topamax Verdict
• Pa. Senate Committee Punts On AG Kane's Removal
• Politically Connected Philly Woman Charged In Fraud Scheme
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• Price Optimization: 2015 In Review And A Look Ahead
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 2015 JPML Practice Trends
• Ex-Capital One Analyst Slams SEC Insider Trading Damages
• Kane Impeachment Inquiry Measure Clears Pa. House Panel
• Ex-Chiefs Players Renew Remand Bid In Concussion MDL
• 3rd Circ. Stays Provigil Pay-For-Delay Trial During Cert. Appeal
• Philly Property Owner Sued Over Lululemon Store Collapse
• Pa. Judge Urges Indicted Lawmaker To Consider Paying Attys
• Trump Ruling Strengthens Employers' Hand In Bankruptcy
• FedEx Can't Escape EEOC's Bias Suit Over Deaf Workers
• Urban Outfitters Can't Keep IP Suit Paused, Insurer Says
• H-1B Worker Takes Suit Against CGA Law To High Court
• Babst Calland Opens In DC With Pair Of Pipeline Specialists
• Friedman Schuman Wants $2.1M Legal Malpractice Row Axed
• Ex-Pa. AG Tapped To Run Allegheny County Courts
• Gov't Awards $2B In Emergency-Sealift Contracts
• Penn State Cover-Up Ruling And The Right To Counsel
• Select Medical Drops $400M On Pa. Rehab Provider
• 2nd J&J Pelvic Mesh Trial Kicks Off In Philly
• Soul Duo's Estates Can Void Sale Of Songs, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Drug Buyers Must Play Nice At Trial, Provigil Judge Says
• Yahoo Says Text Service Never Had Automated Dialer Capacity
• Pa. Jury Favors Pittsburgh Glass Worker In Age Bias Dispute
• Cargo Shipper FMS Sues Rival For Poaching Manager
• GSK Asks 3rd Circ. For Atty Fees For Late Thalidomide Suit
• Pa. Justices To Rehear More Than 25 Cases From 2015
• Bodybuilding League Feud Flares Back To Life In Pa.
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Gym's Injury Waiver
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• Pa. Appeals Court Slashes Penn State Cover-Up Charges
• Suit Over Westinghouse Licensee Retirement Deal Tossed
• B&N Can't Close Book On Nook E-Reader Suit, Class Says
• Kane Can't Hire BuckleySandler For Email Probe, Deputy Says
• Other Pa. Justices Could Testify In Eakin Email Ethics Case
• Refinery's Pipe-Burst Coverage Suit Tossed After Arbitration
• Honeywell Accused Of Stiffing FBI Building Subcontractor
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• Hagens Berman Asks 3rd Circ. To Allow Thalidomide Suit
• Pa. To Protect Chesapeake Regardless Of High Court Appeal
• Unpaid Pa. Rep's Attys Ask To Withdraw From Corruption Case
• Judge Won't Rethink OKing Suicide Claims Against Amazon
• GSK Scientists Charged With Plot To Sell Secrets In China
• Pepper Hamilton Says Ex-Atty Didn't Use ADA Adjustments
• Reinsurer Fights To Keep $8M Asbestos Coverage Row In Ill.
• Ex-Mohegan Sun Workers Charged In Casino Fraud Scheme
• Pa. CVS Stores Pay $450K To Settle Expired Product Claims
• Pa. Methane Plan Holds Potential To Check Gas Development
• Pa. AG's License Renewal Bid Slammed As Too Late
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Benefit Plans Score Cert. In Montgomery McCracken Fee Row
• Feds Urge High Court To Keep Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limit
• Rice Energy Unit Fights Pa. Gas Well Landslide Fine
• Report Links 2 More Pa. Justices To Offensive Emails
• Sovran Readies Share Sale For $398M Self Storage Buy
• Cozen's Employment Co-Chairman Joins Drinker Biddle
• Whistleblower Can't Pursue Case Without Counsel, Feds Say
• Red Robin Accused of Torpedoing Pa. Franchises
• Buchanan Adds Father-Son Team From Pepper Hamilton
• Pa. Justices Urged To Reaffirm Quorum Requirement
• Pa. Gov. Targets Gas Wells In New Methane Rules
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Claims Axed During Avaya Trial
• Ex-Pa. Justice Says Her Criminal Charge Is Unconstitutional
• Wolf's 1st Year Proves Worrisome For Pa. Energy Attys
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• Teva, Ex-Atty Settle Wrongful Firing Suit Prior To Trial
• What To Know About NY's New Pregnancy Law
• Labor Department OKs $15K Settlement In H-1B Wage Dispute
• LabMD Urges Review Of Data Security Suit Dismissals
• Hedge Fund Urges Justices To Let It Fight $7B Tribune Plan
• Girardi Keese Urges Justices To Hear $10M Avandia Fee Fight
• Ranbaxy Can't Split Antitrust Claims From Provigil Trial
• Sanctions Sought Against Pa. Town, Atty In Fracking Row
• DuPont Beats Bid To Revive Suit Over $1B Monsanto IP Verdict
• Accused Fattah Conspirator Pushes For Separate Trial
• Lundy Beldecos Dodges Pa. Malpractice Claim
• 3rd Circ. Says NFL Fans Lack Standing In Super Bowl Tix Suit
• Kane Wants Porn Email Retaliation Suit Nixed
• 3rd Circ. Lets Trump Taj Mahal Nullify Labor Pact
• Penalty Increases And A Stronger, Tougher OSHA In 2016
• XTO Sues DOJ, Seeks Docs In Pa. Fracking Wastewater Row
• Gardner Denver Says Insurers Must Cover $29M Settlement
• Ex-Capital One Worker May Still Beat Insider Trading Verdict
• Pa. Court Says Spouse's Testimony Protected In Civil Suits
• Penguins Owners Dispute Report That Sale Stopped Amid Spat
• Reed Smith Serves Up Layoffs As It Looks To Stay Lean
• Ex-Traffic Judge Violated Ethics Rules, Pa. Court Finds
• No Need To Split Provigil Claims Before Trial, Cephalon Says
• Lessons In Enforcing Paid Sick Leave Protections
• Pa. Rep Urges Impeachment Proceedings For AG Kane
• Pa. Court Suspends Judge Accused Of Intervening For Son
• Travelers Unit Wants $8M Asbestos Reinsurance Fight In Pa.
• Eli Lilly Shakes Female Sales Reps' Bias Row At 3rd Circ.
• Sandusky-Founded Youth Charity Looks To Dissolve
• BofA Agrees To $27.5M Deal To End Overdraft Fee Suit
• Passenger Suit Cites Pilot Error In US Airways Pa. Crash
• Fired CEO Appeals Verdict In Spector Gadon Malpractice Row
• Convicted Philly Judge Barred From Future Judicial Office
• Pa. Dems Attack Environmental Provisions In Fiscal Code
• Cosby Rips New DA For Breaking 2005 Deal Not To Prosecute
• Ex-Capital One Analyst Found Liable For Insider Trading
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Ex-AT&T Exec Wins Jury Verdict In Pa. Age Bias Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs 14 Mannion Gray Injury Suit Pros
• Philly Soccer Coach's Firing, Arbitration Ruling Upheld
• LabMD's Data Security Suit Too Late, Ex-Dartmouth Prof. Says
• Philadelphia Inquirer's Owner Donates Paper To Nonprofit
• Capital One Data Use Isn't Insider Trading, Pa. Jury Told
• Ex-Pa. Gov. Fights Senate's Efforts To Remove AG Kane
• FERC Seeks $38M In Pa. Energy Trader Manipulation Fines
• Why Regulatory Agencies Have Less Leverage In Pa.
• Pa. Reps. Urge State To Prepare For Legalized Sports Betting
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2016
• 2nd Amendment Still Undecided, Hiding In Plain View
• Ex-Law Firm Clerk Again Urges High Court To Hear Bias Case
• Pa. AG Urges State's High Court To Restore Her Law License
• Nursing Home Slams NLRB's Quick Rulings In Labor Row
• Senate Confirms Judge Restrepo To 3rd Circ.
• Ex-PSU Prez's Libel Suit Over Sandusky Scandal Unpaused
• FDA Forbade Fosamax Warnings, Merck Tells 3rd Circ.
• Nursing Facilities Can't Fight Pa. AG's Cohen Milstein Hiring
• Capital One Insider Trading Trial Kicks Off In Pa.
• Pa. Criminal Cases To Go On Amid Kane's License Suspension
• Uber Running Taxi 'Black Market' In Philly, $1.5M Suit Says
• Judge Rips Plaintiffs' Attorney On Essure Pleadings
• Man Tells High Court Deportation Order Wrongly Retroactive
• Patent Venue Wars: Episode 2 — 3rd And 4th Circs.
• Cozen O'Connor Guides $98M Philly-Area Office Building Buy
• Skadden's $4M Fee In Radnor Ch. 11 Preserved Again
• Joy Mining Settles EEOC Suit Over Applicant Medical Testing
• Jiffy Lube Employees Stiffed On Wages, Suit Says
• Ex-Nelson Mullins Atty Charged In 2015 Airplane Incident
• J&J Urges Appeals Court To Uphold Philly Risperdal Win
• Ford Can't Shake $6M Verdict From Pa. Crash
• 3rd Circ. To Mull Tolling Standard In Merck Investor Row
• Philly Building Collapse Contractor Gets 15 to 30 Years
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• Real Estate Rumors: Citigroup, Twitter, Shorenstein
• State Courts May Become Sole No-Injury Class Action Forum
• Pa. Atty Seeks Spot On Steering Committee In VW MDL
• FERC Warned Of Kinder Morgan's $5B Northeast Pipeline
• Pa. Court Axes Organic Farm's Gas Compressor Challenge
• Philly Rides Hot Residential Real Estate Market Into 2016
• Philly Uber Drivers Claim Wage Violations, Illegal Competition
• Lessons For 2016 From Pa. High Court Insurance Decisions
• Freeh Quits Pepper Hamilton To Rejoin Freeh Sporkin
• 3rd Circ. Told Hangley Represented Nonexistent Co.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Pfizer Workers' Benefits Spat
• Apotex Loses Bid To Block Cephalon Experts In Provigil Trial
• Iranian Co. Gets Fine Reduced In Lathe Export Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive CAA Suit Against DTE Coke Plant
• Pa. Court Axes Water Authority's Gas Well Challenge
• Pa. DEP Unveils Final Rules For Gas Well Operations
• Atty Can't Impose Fees On Client Who Left, Pa. Court Says
• New Guidance On ACA 1332 Waivers Unlikely To Deter States
• DirectTV Says Strike Attempt Is 'Vindictive' In FLSA Case
• Network Co. Looks To Avoid Sanctions In PE Buyout Fight
• Injunction Stays Put In Meyer-Chatfield Client Poaching Row
• Nurse Opposes Feds' Defense Limit Try In $14M Fraud Case
• Philadelphia Luxury Lofts Score $88M Loan
• Kinder Morgan Fined For Philly Environmental Violations
• 3rd Circ. Says Courts Must Decide On Class In Royalty Fight
• Philly Risperdal Plaintiff Can't Get New Damages Trial
• Philly's 'Ban The Box' Amendment Includes Notable Changes
• Pa. Publishing Co.'s Break Policy Violated FLSA, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Dragging Heels On Trump Casino Decision: Atty
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Last Hagens Berman Thalidomide Suit
• Gov't Seeks $1M Fine, Probation In Steel Execs' Plea Deal
• NJ, Equality Group Say Gay Conversion Ban Is Constitutional
• Justices Asked To Compel Arbitration In Nursing Home Row
• Pa. Court Axes Law Barring Convicts From Nursing Home Jobs
• Pa. Commonwealth Court Elects New President Judge
• Zoloft MDL Judge Keeps Focus On Pfizer's Bid To Toss Claims
• Siren Co. Faces Hearing Loss Claims From NYC Firefighters
• NCAA Wants Paterno Estate's Docs On Freeh Report Review
• Wal-Mart Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Worker's Win In Firing Row
• $10M Avandia Fee Fight Correctly Resolved, Justices Told
• Pa. Court Won't Block UGI Pipeline's Access To Private Land
• Post & Schell Snags UGI Energy Pro For Harrisburg Office
• Provigil Antitrust Trial Should Be Postponed, Drug Cos. Say
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Cybercrime Prosecutor For Privacy Group
• Seneca, NFG Lose Pa. Single-Source Emissions Fight
• DOL Urges Justices To Skip Wild West Shooting Row
• Lockheed Dodges Vague FCA Overbilling Suit
• Kleinbard Snags Conrad O'Brien Pa. Government Aces
• Profs Weigh In On 3rd Circ. Lipitor Pay-For-Delay Row
• Pa. Justices Reject Appeal Over $125M Tobacco Settlement
• Pa. Gas Group's Permit Program Challenge Gets Green Light
• EisnerAmper Malpractice Suit Moving From Pa. to NY
• 5 Of The Top Drug And Device Developments In 2015
• States Urge High Court To Back Truckers' Bankruptcy Claim
• Pa. Justices Take Up Duke Energy $35M Reassessment Row
• EQT Can Challenge Fracking Fine In Court, Pa. Justices Rule
• 3rd Circ. Ruling May Significantly Expand Antitrust Standing
• What To Expect From State Attorneys General This Year