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Pennsylvania - April, 2016

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• Former Rendell Chief Of Staff To Plead To Wire Fraud
• GSK Seeks To Ax Heart Attack Suit In Diabetes Drug MDL
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Pa. Oil Co. Slapped With FLSA Class Action in OT Tussle
• Wells Fargo Blasts High Court Bid Over FDCPA Suit Fee Row
• Big Tobacco Urges Justices To Review $125M Award To Pa.
• Pa. Primary Vote Stirs Doubt About Judge Retirement Measure
• LabMD's Data Leak Fraud Claims Far Too Old, Tiversa Says
• FERC Manipulation Theory Is Baseless, Energy Trader Says
• Pa. To Drop Appeals In Penn State Sex Abuse Cover-Up Case
• Mylan, Ranbaxy Push 3rd Circ. To Nix Provigil Class
• Morgan Lewis Denied Dilworth Docs In Philly Newspaper Row
• State Control Of Hospital Merger Review May Be A Good Idea
• State Tax Fallout From Federal Related-Party Debt Plan
• NOVA Bank Leaders May Have Path To Nix TARP Fraud Verdict
• SemGroup Trustee Loses Appeal Bid To Claw Back $55M
• Avis Must Face Bias Claim In Rental Co.'s Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Oilfield Workers Hit Rush Wellsite With OT Class Action
• NFLers Say Former Firms Can't Claim Concussion Award Fees
• Disbarred 'Kids For Cash' Atty Ducks Sanctions Bid
• Pa. DOT Officials Facing Class Action Over Unpaid Wages
• Pa. Justices Won't Reconsider National Penn Overdraft Case
• Jury Strips Defect Claims Against Coty Over Exploding Wax
• Pa. AG Wants Charges Axed Based on Vindictive Prosecution
• Montgomery McCracken, Benefit Plans Reach $980K Deal
• KBR Can't Contest State Law Chosen For Soldier Death Suit
• Comcast To Grow Animation Biz With $3.8B DreamWorks Buy
• Ex-NFLers Ask 3rd Circ. To Rethink Concussion Deal Approval
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Juice-Barrel Maker Must Face Rival's IP Suit
• Philly Hospital Hit With $44M Verdict Over Brain Damage
• Philly Zoning Board Urged To OK 32-Story Mixed-Use Project
• Honeywell Can't Ditch Pa. Humidifier Defect Row
• Post & Schell Lands Ex-Reed Smith, PNC Litigator
• Philly Paxil Litigation Paused During Fight Over Initial Case
• Pa. Transit Authority Sued Over Applicant Background Checks
• Olympus Expands Global Team With GC, Compliance Officer
• Comcast Asks 3rd Circ. To OK Class For $15.5M Deal
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Firm's Frivolous Suit Claim
• Jury Finds NOVA Bank Leaders Guilty In TARP Fraud Case
• Stradley Ronon Atty Wins Democratic Nod In Pa. AG's Race
• Pa. Justices To Hear School District Tax Assessment Row
• South African Refiner Gets $200M Award Confirmed In Pa.
• Wendy's Sued Over Data Breach Aftermath For Banks
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't OK Medicaid Data Breach Class
• Allergan, Others Hit With Generic Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• DC Circ. Kills Enviros' Exelon Nuke Plant Relicense Suit
• Senate GOP Keeps Stonewalling On Federal Bench Nominees
• Disbarred Atty Faces Sanctions On 'Kids For Cash' Settlement
• Cabot Rips Lawyer In Bid To Toss $4.2M Fracking Verdict
• L'Oreal Urges 3rd Circ. To Ax Ex-IP Atty's Appeal Over Firing
• Drywall Maker Moves To Escape Price-Fixing MDL
• Pa. Transit Authority Ducks Worker's Retaliation Suit
• SEC Hands Industry Bar To Pa. Ponzi Schemer
• Pa. High Court Says New Firm Not Bound By Nonpartner's Exit
• Constitution Says NYDEC 'Playing Politics' With Pipeline Denial
• Pittsburgh Utility Cited For Water Treatment Change
• CPA Mutual Sues Over $2.4M Ponzi Verdict Coverage Bid
• Western Pa. Pipeline Builders Challenge DEP Permit Order
• Quo Vadis FTC?: The Meaning Of FTC Case Against Endo
• Class Cert. Unclear With Circuit Split On Ascertainability
• Pa. Justices Urged To Affirm $4.8M Asbestos Verdicts
• Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Break Off Merger Talks
• Landowners Slam Chesapeake's Bid To Pause Royalty Suit
• Pa. High Court Could Have Final Say On Oil, Gas Well Regs
• Pa. Nixes Last Appeal Over PUC's Authority To Regulate Uber
• 3rd Circ. Told Asbestos Exclusion Applies In $36M Fight
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Ax Kane's Defamation Immunity
• 2 New Immigration Judges Sworn In, EOIR Says
• Pa. Utility Agency Moves To Give Gas Customers More Info
• Challenges To State E-Waste Laws Face Tough Battle
• When A Contract 'Runs With The Land' — A Look At The Laws
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• Stock Tipper Can't Ax SEC Deal After Newman, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Says Canning Decision Didn't Invalidate Union Vote
• Investor Can't Prove Market Makers' Option Plan Was Illegal
• Pa. Oil, Gas Well Rules OK'd By Regulatory Review Board
• A Review Of Gov't Cases Against Execs In Q1
• Ford Didn't Infringe Fuel Injection Tech, Judge Says
• Pa. Water Agency Wants Gas Royalty Suit Back In State Court
• Verizon's $64M Settlement Doesn't Add Up, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Pa. Political Consultant Pleads Guilty In Corruption Probe
• Illinois Breach Decisions Show It's Not Just About Standing
• Uber Hit With $11.4M Fine By Pa. Regulator
• When Must A Successor Employer Bargain With Unions?
• Church-Affiliated Orgs May Have To Comply With ERISA
• Reckitt Ducks Drug Supply Order In Mucinex Antitrust Case
• Drug Labels Must Reflect Risk Sooner, Tylenol Court Told
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Mack Trucks Worker's Gender Bias Suit
• Pa. Judge OKs Delaying Judicial Retirement Vote
• 3rd Circ. OKs $1.4M Shipping Lien In Bankruptcy Row
• Pa. Consultant Pleads Guilty In $3.5M Foreign Bribery Plot
• Feds, DEP Accuse Pa. Coal Cos. Of Excess Discharges
• Pa. AG Drops Bid To Probe FederaI Wiretap Leaks
• Ex-Cardinals Want Their Case Out Of NFL Concussion MDL
• Judge To Review Dilworth Docs In Philly Newspaper Row
• DOJ Takes On Tribal Lending: Inside The Indictments
• Privacy Group Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Paytime Data Suit
• Aviation Act Doesn't Preempt State Liability Law: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Board Tells Court Not To Block Review Of Drilling Rules
• Enviro Groups Say FERC's Pa. Pipeline Review Came Up Short
• NOVA Bank TARP Fraud Case Heading To Jurors
• L'Oreal Can't Duck Ex-Patent Atty's Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Judge Questions Bid To Delay Judicial Retirement Vote
• J&J Loses Bids To Limit Testimony In Tylenol Bellwether
• Gas Cos. Seek Exit From LNG Royalty Payment Suit In Pa.
• Apotex Says Mylan, Ranbaxy Rewrite Law In Provigil Appeal
• Novartis Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Dismissal Of Zometa Suit
• 3rd Circ. Puts An End To Objections In NFL Concussion Deal
• The 7 Uber Cases To Watch
• Pa. Justices Asked To Block Drilling Site Rules Ahead Of Vote
• Pepper Hamilton Announces New Tech Practice
• Pa. Ruling Puts Frivolous Lawsuit Claims In Jeopardy
• Justices Won't Hear Polish Man's Challenge To Re-Entry Bar
• Pipeline Inspectors Bring OT Class Action Over Pa. Project
• Range Resources Avoids Drilling Near The Rich, Enviros Say
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• Medical Marijuana Becomes Legalized in Pennsylvania
• Workplace Free Speech: When Politics And Religion Collide
• NFL Concussion Deal Affirmed By 3rd Circ.
• A Pa. Court's Take On Rule 37(e) And Nonelectronic Info
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• FBI Building Subcontractor Says Turner Cost It $5.3M
• Pa. Judge Urged To Revive Paxil Case After Midtrial Ax
• Buyers Urge 3rd Circ. To Reopen Effexor Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Pepper Hamilton Drops Last Association With Louis Freeh
• NYC Taxi King Accused Of Pilfering Philly Cab Co.'s Coffers
• OSHA's Continued Stand Against Employer Retaliation
• Pa. Dems Sue To Keep Judicial Retirement Age On Ballot
• Pa. Gov. Signs Bill Requiring Fiscal Review Of Labor Deals
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Reverse Ruling In Merck Fraud Row
• 3rd Circ. Shuns Marine Radio Providers' Collusion Suit
• MidTrial, NOVA Bank Leaders Want Out Of TARP Fraud Suit
• Pa. Atty Says Only Disciplinary Board Can Sanction Lawyers
• Vote On Pa. Judge Retire Age Stays Put As Court Fight Looms
• Pittsburgh Asks Appeals Court To Revive Paid Sick Leave Law
• Philly Cancer Center Says Licensee Broke Agreement
• Pa. Justices To Mull Suspended Attys' Role In Benefits Row
• Walgreens Urges 3rd Circ. To Keep Provigil Class Certified
• Philly DA Must Produce Evidence In Building Collapse Row
• Pa. AG Candidates Spar Over Office's Enforcement Role
• Investment Adviser Gets 8 Years In Prison For $2M Fraud
• Pa. Court Says Judicial Agencies Have Power Over Cell Data
• Blackstone Secures $335M Loan For Club Quarters Deal
• Foxwoods Developer Loses Bid To Recoup $50M Casino Fee
• Ex-DOJ Atty Urges Coordination In Defending Global Mergers
• Computer Co. Wins Extra $738K, But Can't Pursue IT Owners
• Rice Energy Puts Up $200M For Alpha Gas Properties
• Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Tie-Up May Bring Layoffs
• 3rd Circ. Rebuffs Adelson Bid To Nix WSJ Libel Suit Subpoena
• 'Bad Girl' Collaborator Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Usher Row
• Gas Cos. Accused of Breaching LNG Royalty Agreements
• Pa. Justices Snub $5M Building Defect Verdict Share Appeal
• Pittsburgh Orgs Want 2nd Crack At Fair Housing FCA Suit
• Pa. Gas Co. Faces Enforcement Over Leak Responses
• Pa. Legislative Committees Want Oil And Gas Well Rules Killed
• Pa. Gov. Will Delay Vote To Raise Judges' Retirement Age
• Beyond The Bathroom: NC Law Flushes Employee Protections
• Drafting Separation Agreements For Employers: A Quick Guide
• Reed Smith And Pepper Hamilton Discussing A Merger
• The DOJ's New Front Against Elder Fraud In Health Care
• Why Food Companies May See More Slack-Fill Class Actions
• Justices Asked To Review Class Arbitrability In Gas Lease Row
• Hogan Lovells Adds Corporate Trio From Pepper Hamilton
• FTC's Hospital Merger Challenge Kicks Off In Pa. Court
• Pa. Jury Begins Mulling $6.6M Computer Contract Dispute
• LabMD Says Scores Of Attys Couldn't Spot Tiversa's Fraud
• Intellectual Ventures Patents Rightly Nixed, Fed. Circ. Told
• Pittsburgh, Enviros Settle Challenge To $400M Development
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Uphold $64M Deal In Verizon Billing Suit
• Environmental Lab Challenges Pa. Accreditation Suspension
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Suspended After Securities Conviction
• PNC Wants Ex-Workers' Contract Challenge Axed
• Morgan Lewis Wants Dilworth Docs In Philly Newspaper Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Sides With Consol In Gas Royalty Suit
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Cabot Wants $4.2M Pa. Fracking Verdict Overturned
• FTC Wins Order Barring Japan Drug Co. From Generics Deals
• Former Pa. Justice's Appeal Should Be Rejected, Judge Says
• Co-Conspirators Sentenced In $200M Tax Fraud Scheme
• NJ Builder In OSHA Crosshairs Again For Flouting Safety
• Fox Rothschild, Virgin Islands Settle Tax Collection Row
• Ex-Philly Bar Leader, White and Williams Atty Dead At 87
• Pa. Gov. Inks Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Orders
• FRA Orders Safety Review After Fatal Pa. Amtrak Crash
• DA Slams Kane's Bid To Raise Selective Prosecution Claim
• Longtime Leader Of Pa. Court Reform Group Steps Down
• Businessman, Atty Charged In $688M Payday Loan Scheme
• Class Action Fallout From Pa. Wal-Mart Ruling May Be Limited
• Sanofi Can't Escape Junk Fax Suit After Campbell-Ewald
• Pa. Justices Reject Appeal Over Electricity Termination Fees
• Amtrak Passengers Lose Early Cert. Bid In Derailment Suit
• Pa. House OKs Moving Judge Retire Measure To Nov. Ballot
• NLRB Member 'Tainted' Nursing Home Case, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Judge Delays Pa. Rep.'s Corruption Trial For Email Review
• Philly-Based Kehoe Law Adds Securities Class Action Pro
• Ex-Philly Judge Gets 10 Months In Tax Evasion Scheme
• A Post-Vaalco Look At State Director Removal Statutes
• Succession Planning: A Key Strategy For Law Firm Longevity
• DHS Seeks Dismissal In 3rd Circ. Row With Immigrant Moms
• Pa. OAG Special Agent Hits Kane With Whistleblower Suit
• Pfizer Prevails In Zoloft Birth Defect MDL
• Excluded Evidence Could Revive Pa. Paxil Case On Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Affirms $18M Ruling Against Atty In ERISA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Denied Coverage Suit Over IP Battle
• Fattah Loses Bid To Toss Conspiracy Scheme Charges
• Egg Buyers Don't Prove Liability In Antitrust Suit, Judge Told
• Sunoco Lands Another Eminent Domain Win For Pa. Pipeline
• Litigation Boutique Weisbrod Matteis Opens Philly Office
• Pa. High Court's Oil And Gas Lease Ruling: An Industry Win
• Temple Law Food Poisoning Row Won't Be A Class Action
• GSK, Teva Pick Up Steam In Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Cert Bid
• Pa. Salvage Co. Says New Suit In Loan Dispute Is Repetitive
• 10 Tech Trends Automakers And Insurers Need To Watch
• TSCA Amendments Are Coming: 5 Ways To Prepare Now
• FTC Amicus Brief Highlights Post-Actavis Challenges
• Philly DA Ordered To Hand Over Building Collapse Evidence
• Investor Reluctant To Assist Bank's Gov't Fraud, Witness Says
• Philly Paper Wants Email Defamation Claims In AG Suit Axed
• Blank Rome Can Send Ex-IP Atty's Suit To Arbitration
• Job Candidate Evaluation Patent Axed As Invalid Under Alice
• FERC Cops Stand By Energy Trader Manipulation Charges
• GSK Scores Midtrial Dismissal Of Paxil Birth Defect Suit
• Shop-Vac, Lowe's End False Ad MDL With Warranty Extension
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• Background Check Challenges For Home Health Care Agencies
• High Court Won't Review Wal-Mart's $188M Break Suit Loss
• Buyer Tells 3rd Circ. Insurer Owes In Pa. Mansion Fire Suit
• NAM Urges Justices To Take Up Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Case
• Daily Fantasy Sports Future In Hands Of States, Experts Say
• High Swartz Grows In Pa. After Merging With 9-Atty Firm
• Developer Launches $27M Suit Over Prudential Loan Changes
• Pittsburgh Beats FCA Suit Over Use Of Fair Housing Funds
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Pa. Court Won't Rethink Axing Sandusky Cover-Up Charges
• Penn State Urges Judge To Ax Ex-President's Defamation Suit