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Pennsylvania - May, 2016

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• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• High Court's Trump Denial Puts Labor On Defensive In Ch. 11
• Pittsburgh Retail Center Scores $70M Loan From Nationwide
• Philly DA Spurns Sanctions Over Building Collapse Docs
• Ex-Budget Officer Says Pa. Univ. Wanted Her To Cook Books
• 3rd Circ. Says Standing Claim Wrongly Focused On Insurer
• Pa. Justices Told To Bar Suspended Attys From Benefit Cases
• Firms Dodge Pa. Malpractice Suit Over Axed RICO Claim
• US Says Public Doesn't Have Right To GWB Conspirator List
• High Court Won't Review Special Master Fees In FDCPA Suit
• Tyco Whistleblower Asks Justices To Hear Retaliation Case
• Drillers Say Antitrust Claims Put Royalty Suit In Fed. Court
• Key Steps In Forming Attendance, Time Off And Leave Policies
• Trump Workers Denied High Court Review Of Union Deal
• 5 Signs You'll Never Excel In BigLaw
• FERC Fines Pa. Trading Firm $42M For Market Manipulation
• Insurer Sues Atty In Pa. Court Over Unauthorized Settlement
• Seneca Says Fed. Law Preempts Pa. Town's Waste Well Rule
• Pa. DEP Boss's Exit Could Pave Way For Gas Rule Changes
• Uber Wants $11M Pa. Fine Chopped
• Obermayer Wants Ex-Associate's Bonus Bilking Suit Arbitrated
• Lipitor Retailers Push 3rd Circ. To Revive Pay-For-Delay Claims
• Comcast Accused Of Collusion By Pa. Cable Installers
• Behind The Curtain: Technical Advisers In Complex Cases
• Ropes & Gray Steers Adidas Apparel Co. Sale To PE Firm
• Tax Lien Sale Avoidance May Depend On The State You're In
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Insurer That Rejected Pollution Claims
• Pa. Justices Order Release Of Probe's Storm Repair Findings
• FWS Blasts ETP's Bird Conservation Plan For $4.2B Pipeline
• Fattah Pushed For Friend's Appointment, Sen. Tells Jury
• Pa. Woman Pleads To $54M Green Energy Ponzi Scheme
• AG Kane Refiles Vindictive Prosecution Motion
• Philly Atty Can't Blame Cos. For Mob Case Prosecution
• Pa. Towns Can Tax Freight Brokers, Others, Top Court Rules
• Philly Judge Cops To Lying To Feds In Case-Fixing Scheme
• PennEast Is Avoiding FERC Obligations, Enviros Say
• Pa. Justices Say Bankrupt Cos. Can Add Trustees To Suits
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Boeing, Airbus Tell 3rd Circ. Only FAA Can Regulate Planes
• Philly Mulls Sale Of $70M In Delinquent Biz Tax Accounts
• Pa. Township Supervisors Violated Sunshine Act, DA Says
• Claim Adjuster's Docs Not Privileged In Pa. Bus Crash Row
• 3rd Circ. Dumps FCC's TV Joint Sales Agreement Rule
• Fattah Knew Of Illegal Loan Repayment Scheme, Jury Hears
• Pa., DC Seek Fees For Roles In Staples Merger Case
• Turner Halts $5.3M FBI Contract Suit Amid Transfer Row
• Carlyle To Trim Stake In Axalta Through $702M Share Sale
• Horizon Weighs In For Paytime In 3rd Circ. Data Dispute
• Philly DLA Piper Office Head Dies At 51
• 3rd Circ. Puts Pa. Hospital Merger On Hold For FTC Appeal
• Merck Investors Fight For American Pipe Tolling At 3rd Circ.
• Wal-Mart Can't Topple NJ Worker's Win In Firing Row
• 3rd Circ. Axes Appeal In NJ County Atty Malpractice Complaint
• Farmers Adjusters Defend State Wage Claims
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A 21st Century MDL
• Littler Adds Employment Shareholders In NY, Philadelphia
• Pa. Man Cops To Swiping Nude Pics From Celebs' Emails
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Can't Argue Wrongful Termination Again
• Green Lights Ahead For Medical Pot Legal Work In Pa.
• Stock Tipper Blasts SEC's Newman Stance In 3rd Circ.
• SEPTA Must Follow Philly Anti-Bias Law, Pa. Justices Told
• Range Resources Dodges $9M Fracking Leak Fine — For Now
• Turner Accused Of Rushing Filing To Duck $5.3M Contract Suit
• Not So Fast, Ohio: FERC Weighs In On Wholesale Energy
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• Wrong Law Applied To GWB Conspirator List, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Ruling In NJ Turnpike Atty's Harassment Suit
• 3 Vital P3s In Pa.'s Push For Private-Sector Alliances
• Kinder Morgan Scraps $5B Pipeline FERC Approval Bid
• 3rd Circ. Says Frack Industry Truckers Not OT Exempt
• Philly DA Dinged For Ignoring Building Collapse Record Order
• Reger Rizzo Partner Accused Of Helping Steal From Client
• Ex-Dartmouth Prof. Loses Bid To Sanction LabMD In Leak Row
• PNC Settles Philly Asset Manager Poaching Row With TD Bank
• High Court Won't Hear Supermarket Antitrust Appeal
• Insurers Shouldn't Overreach In Gov't Investigations
• Viacom Says Spokeo Blocks Revival Of Child-Tracking Suit
• Delay Deportation Suit Till Ruling On Exec. Order, Justices Told
• Pa.'s Environmental Chief Quits Amid Email Flap
• Etre Pulls $33M IPO, Blames Adverse Market Conditions
• Union Backers' Threats Tainted ManorCare Vote, DC Circ. Says
• BofA Wants End To RICO Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Generic-Drug Price-Fixing Suits Belong In Pa., JPML Told
• Pa. Gaming Board Wants To Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• FTC, Pa. Push 3rd Circ. To Keep Hospital Merger On Hold
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Developer Lacks NEPA Standing
• Philly Mayor Looks To Expand Wage Hike For Airport Workers
• Eisai Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Lovenox Antitrust Suit
• Stevens & Lee Insurer Says Bad-Faith Claims Belied By Facts
• Star Witness Challenged On Fattah's Link To Loan Scheme
• Gaming REIT, Building Supplier Price $478M In Offerings
• Pa. Commission Nixes PUC's Proposed Solar Generation Cap
• Enviro Defends Del. River Comm.'s Right To Bar Gas Drilling
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• Recent State And Local Tax Developments In Pennsylvania
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Residents' Anadarko Pollution Suit
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Let Pa. Hospital Merger Go Forward
• Fattah Pushed Phony Contract To Pay $1M Loan, Pa. Jury Told
• Pa. House Panel Votes Down Asbestos Double-Dipping Bill
• Pittsburgh Glass Works Can't Get Age Bias Verdict Kicked
• 3rd Circ. Went Rogue On Aviation Act, Engine Maker Says
• Papers Want Sandusky Claim Info Unsealed In Insurance Row
• Trump Releases List Of 11 Potential Supreme Court Nominees
• Transgender Bathroom Debate: What's The Deference?
• Could Community Microgrids Be More Than Just A Fad?
• New Whistleblower Protections Could Endanger Trade Secrets
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: Considerations For A Framework
• Pa. DEP Chief Defends Gas Regs, Clean Power Plan Steps
• Paytime Urges 3rd Circ. To Reject Workers' Stolen-Data Claims
• $7B Nortel Allocation Appeal Sent To 3rd Circ.
• Amtrak Philly Crash Probe May Yield Slow Safety Fixes
• Refiner Says Assets Are Being Dissipated In $200M Award Row
• Pa. Judge Suspended Over Charges Of Stealing $115K
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Labor Pro For Pa. Office
• PennDOT Officials Say They're Immune From Wage Suit
• Ex-Sallie Mae CEO Denies Talking To Fattah About $1M Loan
• Ex-Harrisburg Mayor Dodges Over 300 Charges With Time Bar
• Judge Won't Kick Kane Charges Over Vindictive Prosecution
• Disbarred Atty Jailed For Failing to Pay Up In ERISA Order
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• 3rd Circ. Halts Release Of Bridgegate Co-Conspirator Names
• The Search For 'Unreasonably Small Capital'
• Manning Will Have Limited Practical Impact
• NTSB Faults Distracted Engineer In Fatal Philly Amtrak Crash
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS To Go Head-To-Head With DOJ?
• Supreme Court Shields Shareholder Access To State Court
• 3rd Circ. Gives 2nd Chance To Railroad Asbestos Claims
• Ex-Sunoco Litigation Counsel Rejoins Blank Rome In Philly
• Feds Outline Corruption Schemes As Fattah Trial Opens
• Attorneys React To High Court's Merrill Lynch Ruling
• NBA's 76ers Become 1st Big 4 Team With Jersey Sponsorship
• Keep Alleged Bridgegate Conspirator Unnamed, 3rd Circ. Told
• Nurse Convicted In $14M Medicare Fraud Loses Acquittal Bid
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Military Tax-Shield Decision
• Pa. Hospital Hit With $5M Verdict Over Feeding Tube Death
• Justices Seek DOJ Input On Pa. Loan Agency's Immunity Claim
• Pa. GOP Leaders Defend Delay To Judicial Retirement Vote
• Freeh Report Asserts 'Facts,' Ex-Penn State President Says
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS Is Like Rocky — On The Ropes
• Aviation Liability Standards Of Care After Sikkelee
• Justices Say Federal Securities Laws Don't Limit State Suits
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• PennDOT Manager Intimidated Potential Wage Class: Workers
• Feds Face Hard Sell As Complex Fattah Corruption Trial Opens
• NLRB Official Shuts Down Pa. Univeristy Faculty's Union Bid
• Pa. Woman Settles Phony Immigration Practice Claims
• Nuke Site Neighbors Can't Bring Cancer Suits, 3rd Circ. Told
• CBS Can't Strike Expert From Anchor's $15M Hacking Suit
• Ex-Nelson Mullins Partner Gets Probation For Flight Fiasco
• Proskauer Fires Back At Steelworkers' 'Sideshow' DQ Motion
• Deal Over Pa. Landfill Odors Finalized As NJ Challenge Fails
• Proskauer DQ Sought In Steelworkers' $86M Pension Row
• Comcast Stance On Cable Box Class Is Illogical, 3rd Circ. Told
• Days May Be Numbered For Lengthy Pa. High Court Vacancy
• Convicted Ex-NOVA Bank CEO Demands Fraud Acquittal
• Ex-Sandusky Atty Pleads Guilty To Stealing Client Funds
• Pa. Judge Charged For Stealing Court, Fire Funds
• Pa. Hospital Merger OK Halted For 2-Week 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Fattah Witness' Mental Health Off Limits, Judge Rules
• Friendly's Franchisees Can't Escape Wage Suit, For Now
• Protecting Medical Marijuana Users From DUI Prosecution
• Turner Wants FBI Building Subcontractor's $5.3M Suit Axed
• Army Vet Urges 3rd Circ. To Reverse Tax-Shield Decision
• Pa. DEP Opposes Cap On Customer Solar Generation
• Ex-Philly Tourism Bureau CFO Cops To Embezzlement
• Judge Eviscerates Pa. DA's Suit Alleging Smear Campaign
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $3M Verdict In J&J Topamax Case
• Old Dominion Denied Quick Win In Gas Plant Discharge Row
• FERC Stands Firm On PJM Power Plan For Crises
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• CORRECTED: Insurers Can't Kick Urban Outfitters Trademark Coverage Suit
• FTC, Pa. Request Stay To Take Hospital Merger To 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Judge Rules 5 Drug Trial Patents Invalid Under Alice
• Pa. State Sen. Asserts Innocence In Vote-Buying Indictment
• Wash. Court Decision Puts Recovery Of PURPA Costs At Risk
• Tyson, Hillshire Beat Hot Dog IP Suit But Lose Sanctions Bid
• FTC's Pa. Merger Loss Puts Obamacare Defense On The Table
• Ameriprise Urges Pa. Justices To Reverse Fiduciary Duty Suit
• Pa. AG Says Lack Of Like Cases Proves Vindictive Prosecution
• McConnell Blocks Dem Bid To Confirm 11 Judicial Nominees
• $2.5M Philly Risperdal Verdict Against J&J Will Stay Put
• Chesapeake Continues Bid To Pause Gas Royalty Suits
• Colo. High Court Ban On Fracking Bans Could Set Precedent
• Pa. Engineering Firm Prez Pleads Guilty In Pay-For-Play Probe
• Ex-Capital One Analyst's Insider Trading Retrial Bid Denied
• Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty, Rendell Aide Cops To Wire Fraud
• New Pa. Medical Marijuana Law: What Employers Should Know
• Paid Sick Leave Compliance: Untangling The Complicated Web
• Union Boss Urges Pa. Justices To Limit Use Of Depos
• RV Camps Group Sued For Taking Payments Post-Cancellation
• Gov't Seeks 5 Years Probation For Atty After Flight Incident
• Philly Taxi Co. Renews Claims That Uber Is Illegal In City
• Google Tells 3rd Circ. To Ignore New 1st Circ. Privacy Ruling
• FTC, Pa. Can't Block Hospital Merger
• Cardinals Fight Bid To Sever Suit From Concussion MDL
• Navigating Choice Of Law Provisions For Offshore Contracts
• Obermayer Bilked Associates Out Of Bonuses, Suit Claims
• Charging Museum Guest's Care Aide Violates ADA, Judge Says
• How Will Obama's Workplace Legacy Hold Up Post-Election?
• Viacom Cites Gannett Revival In 3rd Circ. Video Privacy Row
• GNC Says Pa. Investor Suit Fatally Relies On Ore. AG Action
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Giant Eagle In IRS Fuel Perks Tax Row
• The 5 Uber-Taxicab Turf Wars To Watch
• DOJ Contractor To Pay $2.1M To Resolve FCA Allegations
• GSK Rips New Trial Bid From Alleged Paxil Birth Defect Victim
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Label Suit Against Novartis
• Philly Councilman Wants To Halt 32-Story Mixed-Use Project
• Pa. Enviros Sue DEP Over Permit For Williams Pipeline
• Comcast Hit With Race Bias Suit By Call Center Workers
• 3rd Circ. Asked For Redo In $1.45M Shipping Lien Suit
• Penn State Denied Coverage For Sandusky Sex Abuse Claims
• Sandusky Wins Hearing To Prove Missteps In Sex Abuse Case
• FAA Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold Dismissal Of NJ Airport Suit
• Pa. Justice Recusals Renew Questions Over Judicial Elections
• 3rd Circ. Clears Philly Casino In Suit By Muslim Ex-Server
• 3rd Circ. Upholds EFH's $4B Ch. 11 Deal With Noteholders
• Firms Stand To Gain From Spread Of Uniform Bar Exam
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• HSH Nordbank Settles Developers' $200M Loan Suit Midtrial
• Gig Economy: Settlements Leave Labor Issues Unsettled
• Vanguard Dodges Gambling Co. Investments Suit In 3rd Circ.
• Justices Needn't Eye Reinstated Deportation Order, US Says
• HSH Nordbank Misled Developers On $200M Loan, Jury Told
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Le-Nature's Exec's Appeal Of 15-Year Sentence
• Consultant Wants New Pa. Rule On Fee-Sharing With Firms
• 3rd. Circ Says Military Tax Shield Doesn't Cover Businesses
• Pa. Gov. Nominates Ex-Buchanan, Pepper Atty To PUC
• US Steel's Bond Offering Swells To $980M
• Over A Dozen Firms Guided Largest Q1 Real Estate Deals
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Lovenox Antitrust Suit Against Sanofi
• Pa. House Committee OKs Bill Legalizing Uber, Lyft
• What Is Your Squirm Factor?
• FERC Says Suit Challenging Pipeline Powers Has No Legs
• Employee Safety: When A 'Reasonable Response' Isn't Enough
• Gig Economy: Are Your Workers Employees? The 6-Part Test
• NCAA Called Back Into Death Liability Suit In Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Blocks Pa. Bankruptcy Related To Failed Fla. Case
• Citizens Bank Loan Officers Win Collective Action Cert.
• Rep. Fattah Co-Defendant Loses Bid To Suppress Evidence
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Suit Assailing NJ AG Use Of Insurer Probes
• Schneider Electric To Pay $6.9M To Settle Superfund Claims
• Woman Sues Pa. DA After Firing Over Parody Web Comments
• Philly Firm Sues Insurer Over Ex-Atty's Criminal Defense
• Pa. AG Kane Wasn't Singled Out For Prosecution, DA Says
• Wolf, Pittsburgh-Area Officials Want $11M Uber Fine Trimmed
• Allergan, Others Hit With Another Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• Gig Economy: The Case For Local Regulation Of Ride Apps
• Pa. House Committee Moves To Nix Oil And Gas Well Rules
• Amneal Fights To Maintain Claims In Suboxone MDL
• Lamictal Buyers Ask High Court Not To Take Antitrust Case
• Nixed Penn State Appeals Stoke Criticism Of Kane's AG Role
• 3rd Circ. Backs NJ Doctor's Kickbacks Conviction
• PNC's $102M Overdraft Fee Deals Not Covered, 3rd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Partially Revives Cigna ERISA Benefits Class Suit
• Gig Economy: Changes We Need And Changes We Don't Need
• Pa. Judge Urged To Ax Contractor Fee Denial Class Action
• Roquette Asks 3rd Circ. To Undo IP Rights Arbitration Award
• FERC OKs Pipeline To New Pa. Gas-Fired Power Plant
• Laying The Groundwork For Automotive E-Titles