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Pennsylvania - February, 2016

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• Menendez Atty Says Exec. Branch Meetings Were Protected
• Justices Nix Wild West Theme Park Cowboy Shooting Case
• Urban Outfitters Shareholders Win Class Cert.
• Contractor Sues Whistleblower, Atty Over Failed FCA Row
• Justices Won't Hear Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge
• CORRECTED: Cohen Seglias Can't Seek Fees In Malpractice Suit
• Pa. House Speaker Pushes Bill To Appoint Appellate Judges
• Stevens & Lee Atty To Head Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
• Pa. DEP Chief Asserts Mandate To Protect Chesapeake Bay
• General Dynamics, Ellwood Land $682M Bomb Sale To Turkey
• High Court Won't Take On Workplace Docs Seizure Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Girardi's $10M Avandia Fee Fight
• High Court Wants DOJ View On Truckers' Bankruptcy Claims
• LKQ Inks $635M Buy Of PE-Backed Automotive Glass Maker
• High Court Won't Hear EPA Chesapeake Pollution Plan Appeal
• Reviving Time-Barred Financial Litigation In State Courts
• High Noon In America: Executive Orders After Justice Scalia
• Pa. Cheese Co. Exec Cops To Selling Adulterated Parmesan
• Pa. Judge Nominees Shut Out Of Senate Hearing
• Pa. Loan Agency Tells High Court It's 'Inherently Sovereign'
• FTC Backs Off Some Doc Demands In Androgel Fight
• Philly Court Urged To Consolidate Testosterone Cases
• Penn State Ducks Suit Over Firings During Sandusky Scandal
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Casino DUI Liability Case
• Former Pa. Govs Push For End To Appellate Court Elections
• Pa. Appeals Court Rejects Coverage Bid In Trade Secrets Row
• Pa. Jury Finds US Steel Liable For Benzene Exposure
• Maine Gov. Urges FERC To OK Kinder Morgan's $5B Pipeline
• Ex-Capital One Analyst Must Pay $13M In Insider Trading Suit
• Insurer Fights Urban Outfitters Coverage Bid In Copyright Row
• Ex-Agent In Pa. AG's Office Says Termination Was Retaliatory
• Allstate Says Urine Testing Scheme Conned It Out Of $1.3M
• Eakin Ethics Trial Will Help Clear Cloud From Pa. Judiciary
• Pa. GOP Sen. Wants District Court Nominees Confirmed
• Casino Co. Accused Of Clandestine Credit Screening
• J&J Unit Argues Time Bar On Risperdal Claims Should Stand
• Eakin Can't End Email Ethics Case With Settlement
• Pa. Gaming Agency To Explore Fantasy Sports Under New Law
• Philly Atty On Hook For $18M Slams Added Costs At 3rd Circ.
• Pa. DEP Chief Defends Work On Stayed Clean Power Plan
• High Court's Montgomery Ruling Fuels Demand For Pro Bono
• 2nd Circ. Won't Block Pa. Tree Felling For $683M Pipeline
• Contractors Settle Overrun Dispute On $21M USAF Project
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• Takeaways From NCAA Employment Victory
• Fracking Judge Sees 'No Basis' To Allow Banned Evidence
• Pharma Groups, Economists Knock Effexor Antitrust Appeal
• Range, EQT Among Drillers Cited For Not Restoring Pa. Wells
• Pa. Court Official Charged In Embezzlement Scheme
• GSK, Teva Ask Justices To Take Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Case
• Unions To Scale Back Philly Pickets After Honeywell Sues
• Dying NFL QB's Children Join Concussion MDL
• Pa. Suit Aims To Ax Public Pay For City School Union Boss
• Ex-Penn State VP Says Malpractice Suit Against GC Still On
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit Tyco Whistleblower Suit
• J&J Unit Looks To Dodge $13.5M Pelvic Mesh Verdict
• Court Set To Hear Potential Settlement In Eakin Ethics Row
• 2 Former Egg Producers Duck Some Price-Fixing MDL Claims
• Pa. Justices Pledge To Step Up Judges' Ethics Training
• Alleged Rapist Atty From Kerns Pearlstine Disbarred
• Pa. AG's Waning Term Complicates Impeachment, Panel Told
• US Steel Hit With DOL Suit Over Employee Injury Policy
• Pa. Graphite Co. Pays $3M Over Imports, Pleads To Smuggling
• 3rd Circ. Orders BIA To Consider Ebola In Asylum Bid
• Rangers Ace Pitches Suit Over Missed Victoria's Secret Show
• LabMD Loses Bid To Revive Data Leak Claims Against Tiversa
• Ex-Fineburg McCarthy Atty Sues Over Wrongful Criminal Case
• Atty Slapped With $116K Sanction For 'Make-Believe' Suit
• Pa. Federal Judge Launches Review Over Offensive Emails
• Lululemon Sues Philly Property Owner Over Collapse
• Pipeline Inspection Co. To Pay $9.2M To Settle FLSA Suit
• Ex-Pa. Rep. To Appeal Axing Of Alleged Union Scam Claim
• Pa. Sen. Proposes 2 New Methods For Removing Civil Servants
• 3rd Circ. Told NLRB Lacks Quorum In Nursing Home Case
• Ethics Charges Against Ex-Philly Traffic Judge Affirmed
• 5 Ways Social Media Can Land Employers In Court
• College Athlete Employee Claims A Dead End Post-Penn Suit
• NJ Town Urges 3rd Circ. To Open Developer Up To Sanctions
• UPMC Says Insurer Must Cover $12.5M Antitrust Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Homeowner Suit Against M&T Bank
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• DraftKings, FanDuel Slammed Over Legal Strategy
• Pa. Turf Co. Can't Get Attorney Notes Without Review
• AbbVie, Besins Look To Block Doc Requests In AndroGel Suit
• FERC Gives Enviro OK To $4.2B ETP Pipeline Project
• Schnader Harrison Attys Take Over Fattah's Corruption Case
• Pa. Insurance Dept. Won $185M In Restitution In 2015
• Phillies Stadium Contractor Sues Partner Over $4M Payment
• End Of Direct Public Financing For Stadiums Is Drawing Near
• Plea Deal Was Misrepresented, Immigrant Tells High Court
• Shadow Of Kane Ethics Fight Hangs Over Subpoena Row
• UPMC Can't Dodge Workers' Comp Market Antitrust Claims
• Slow Road Ahead For Changes To Pa. Pipeline Development
• CertainTeed Escapes Drywall Price-Fixing MDL
• Pa. Racetrack Official Gets 4 Months In Race-Rigging Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• 3rd Circ. Agrees Doc's Words Doom Suit Over GSK's Avandia
• FERC Staff Rips Trial Bid In Pa. Trader Manipulation Case
• 3rd Circ. Says Debtors Could Have Understood Subpoena
• Pa. State Senator Joins Philly's Sacks Weston
• Pa. Court Rules Homeowners Can't Block Wal-Mart Project
• Landfill Operator Settles Neighbors' Suit Over Stench
• Enviros Urge 2nd Circ. To Block Work On $683M Gas Pipeline
• Aggregation Spells Trouble For Pa. Oil And Gas Cos.
• Determining The Scope Of FCA's Public Disclosure Bar
• 3rd Circ. Puts Gambling Ban Constitutionality Back On Table
• PNC Accuses TD Bank Of Poaching Asset Managers, Clients
• Samsung Escapes Suit Over Laptop Battery Fire
• UPMC Accuses Highmark Of Trying To Stall $12.5M Settlement
• NJ Tells 3rd Circ. Gov't Can't Force Anti-Sports Betting Law
• McCuneWright Nabs 2 Chimicles & Tikellis Class Action Pros
• Pa. Judge Shoots Down Challenges To Asylum Process
• Pa. Man Gets 1 Year Time-Served For Vandalizing Gas Wells
• Pa. Porn Saga Fallout Unlikely To End With New AG
• Insurer Must Defend Garage Co. In Injury Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. High Court OKs State Farm's Med Payment Formula
• Banana Workers Ask Full 3rd Circ. To Save Pesticide Suit
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive Allergan Product-Hopping Suit
• Pennsylvania's New Net Metering Cap May Be Vulnerable
• Prior NJ Sports Betting Opinions Might Signal Judges' Moves
• Wyeth, Teva Say Effexor Pay-For-Delay Suit Fell Short
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• Pa. GOP Lawmakers Sue Gov. To Stop Pension Board Closure
• 3rd Circ. OKs Legal Publisher's Junk-Fax Class Action Deal
• Ugg Boot Maker's Websites Inaccessible To Blind, Suit Says
• Ex-Hladik Onorato Atty Suspended After Child Porn Charges
• Pa. High Court To Decide If Gas Stations Can Sell Beer
• Ex-Athletes' FLSA Suit Against NCAA, UPenn Tossed
• US Steel Must Pay $5.55M In Disability Suit, Jury Finds
• Suspended Philly Judge To Face Federal Charges
• Reed Smith Wants End To Pa. Mansion Fire Malpractice Suit
• Embattled Pa. AG Kane Won't Seek Re-Election
• Reed Smith Layoffs Signal BigLaw's New Profit Play
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Sports World Watches To See If NJ's Betting Wager Pays Off
• Allstate Workers Ask Judge To Rethink His Release Ruling
• Dickstein Deal May Leave Ex-Partners With Lighter Wallets
• Tyco Whistleblower Says 3rd Circ. Overlooked Evidence
• Fracking Judge Explodes At 'Sad, Shocking' Evidence Dump
• Energy Co. Tells 3rd Circ. Activists Can't Join Fracking Fight
• GSK Shakes Diabetes Drug Row At 3rd Circ.
• Pa. AG Kane Gets 2 Weeks To Answer Eakin Email Subpoena
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive $80M Fragrance Secrets Row
• Post & Schell Advises MRP In $110M Philly RE Grab
• Pa. Meat Packer Settles Unpaid Overtime Class Action
• Pa. Judge Won't Ax Challenge To Sunoco Pipeline
• NLRB Slams Allegheny Technologies Over Continuing Lockout
• The Potentially Sweeping Effects Of EPA's Chesapeake Plan
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Allstate Beats Horse Trainer's Coverage Suit At Trial
• NJ Wants To Limit US Arguments In Sports Betting Rehearing
• MoneyGram To Pay $13M To Settle Nationwide Fraud Claims
• Philly Pelvic Mesh Verdicts Spell Trouble For J&J
• QVC Website Crash Suit Against Resultly Gets Trimmed
• Revamp Of Pa. Horse Racing Oversight Heads To Governor
• Dickstein Shapiro Deal Sends 100 Attys To Blank Rome
• Metals Co. Claims Damage From Norfolk Southern Derailment
• KBR Seeks More 3rd Circ. Review In Wrongful Death Suit
• Ex-PSU Prez Slams Freeh, University Over Sandusky Probe
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Backs RICO Claims Against Glaxo, Court Told
• IP Settlements Didn't Result From Malpractice, Pa. Atty Says
• 3rd Circ. Again Revives Arbitration Row In Debt Fraud Suit
• Mylan Pushes 3rd Circ. To Revive Doryx Product-Hopping Suit
• Pennsylvania DA Says Phone Records Wrongly Released
• Embattled AG Kane Survives Ouster Vote In Pa. Senate
• Employer Tips For Handling Office Romances
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• J&J Hit With $13.5M Verdict In 2nd Philly Pelvic Mesh Trial
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Benefits Award In Black Lung Row
• Hagens Berman Loses Sanctions Appeal In Thalidomide Row
• Bid For Info On Suboxone Resales Is Premature, Judge Says
• Kane Hasn't Produced Docs In Eakin Ethics Case
• SunTrust Beats Ex-MLB Player's Appeal Over Bad Investments
• Jury Ready To Decide 2nd Philly Pelvic Mesh Case
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Felled By Firm Policy Violations
• Pa. Gov.'s Budget Plan Would Revive Shale-Gas Severance Tax
• Philly Hospice Nurse Convicted In $14M Medicare Fraud
• Pa. Lawmakers Urge Congress To Drop Sports Betting Ban
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• AT&T Says Manager Behind Worker's Firing Lacked Age Info
• Spector Gadon Escapes Overbilling Suit, Wins Payout
• Eaton, Volvo Tell 3rd Circ. Antitrust Suit Correctly Tossed
• Pa. Construction Co. Execs Must Pay $1.3M For Highway Scam
• 2nd Circ. Stays Order Blocking Pa. Tronox Pollution Suit
• UPMC To Pay $12.5M To Settle Price Conspiracy Suit
• Dechert Nabs Antitrust Litigator From Buchanan Ingersoll
• Pa. Reps. Push Gas Drilling Tax In Advance Of Wolf's Budget
• Justices Told Seizure Of Workplace Docs Can Be Challenged
• Truckers Tell High Court Bankruptcy Case Has High Stakes
• Letters Cast Doubt On Mediation In Eakin Email Ethics Case
• Philly Cipro, Avelox, Levaquin Cases Won't Be Consolidated
• Late NFL Player's Son Rips Goodell's Injury Comments
• Pa. AG's Office Seeks Rehearing In Sandusky Cover-Up Case
• Pa. Trader Seeks Court Fight Over FERC Manipulation Charge
• Enviros Urge 2nd Circ. To Nix FERC's $683M Pipeline Approval
• Demand For NFL Tix Throws Wrench Into Pricing Challenges
• Pa. Decision Highlights 'True Lender' Risks
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• FTC Wants Patent Prosecution Docs In Androgel Fight
• 3rd Circ. Says No Rehearing Or Fees In Thalidomide Suit
• Obermayer Snags Ex-CGA Law Firm Employment Atty
• Pa. Atty Asks Judge to Stop BB&T From Collecting $1M Loan
• Pa. Court Won't Revive Bochetto & Lentz Referral Fee Suit
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Convicted Of Insider Trading
• Ex-Pepper Hamilton Atty Agrees To End ADA Suit
• Pa. AG Kane Loses Bid To Lift Suspension
• Ex-Blank Rome IP Atty Says He Was Axed Over LGBT Support
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Knew Of Pre-Merger Trading, Jury Told
• Exxon Unit Moves Suit For DOJ Fracking Spill Docs
• JPML Won't Consolidate 17 Uber Driver Wage Suits
• Revamped Pa. High Court Looks To Make Mark On Tort Law
• Riddell Claims Added Back To NFL Concussion MDL
• Pa. Judge Cuts Class Claims In BofA Foreclosure Fee Suit
• Bayer Making Progress Settling $175M R&D Tax Row With IRS
• Restrictive Covenants: The Law In Flux
• Bard Mesh Patients Cite Slow MDL Pace In Bid To Move Suits
• Exxon Unit Wants DOJ Pollution Discovery Suit Transferred
• Pa. Fracking Foe Must Comply With Some Cabot Doc Requests
• Racetrack Owner Wants New Look At Fracking Effects
• Pa. Activist Wants Kane's Campaign Spending Investigated
• Execs Get Probation, Pay $1M For Highway Contract Scam
• Shell Egg Purchasers Granted Cert. In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Union Boss Gets Pepper Hamilton Malpractice Suit Revived
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Overheard Merger Chat, Jury Hears
• US Urges 3rd Circ. To Preserve Menendez Corruption Charges
• Pa. Surface Rules For Oil And Gas Wells Clear Enviro Board
• 3rd Circ. Says Law Firm 'Original Source' Of Info In FCA Suit
• Farm Group Tells High Court EPA Chesapeake Plan Is Unfair
• Pa. Judges In Case-Fixing Scandal Suspended Without Pay
• CardioNet Wins $1M In Fees After MedTel Found In Contempt
• Residents Ask 3rd Circ. To Save NJ Airport Suit Against FAA
• Judge Axes $3M Verdict, Orders New Trial In Food Tray Fight
• Pepper Hamilton, PSU Say Sandusky Probe Docs Privileged
• NTSB's Probe Of Amtrak Engineer Ups Rail Safety Tech Push
• Tyco Whistleblower Didn't Show Retaliation, 3rd Circ. Says
• Cephalon Trims 1 Year Of Provigil Claims In FCA Suit
• Nationwide Says Judge Had 'Tantrum' In $21M Bad Faith Row
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty's Insider Trading Trial Kicks Off
• Pa. Congressman's Son Gets 5 Years For Bank Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Senate Resolution Urges EPA Clean Power Plan Delay
• Honeywell Seeks Arbitration For FBI Building Subcontractor
• Hagens Berman Tells 3rd Circ. Facts Are Disputed In GSK Suit
• Heinz Ruling Boosts Insurers That Skip The 'Scavenger Hunt'
• CMS Extends Bans On Home Health, Ambulance Cos.
• Pa. Justices To Mull Jury's Role In Weighing Product Danger
• Ex-City Council President In Pa. Gets 2 Years For Bribe
• K&L Gates Snags High-Stakes Litigator From Latham
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty's Trading Trial Hangs On Deal Reports
• 3rd Circ. Frees Margolis Edelstein From Insurers' $2M Suit
• Amtrak Document Release Puts Focus On Engineer
• Indicted Pa. Representative Revives DOJ Misconduct Claims
• Starr Can Void $25M Heinz Policy As Judge Nixes Jury Verdict
• Pa. Methane Rules May Be Tougher Than Federal Standards
• Pa. Embraces Alternative Automobile Insurance Coverage