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Pennsylvania - June, 2016

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• Pa. House Rejects Bill For Development Of State Park Land
• Pa. Atty Suspended 5 Years For Abusing Judicial System
• Planned Parenthood To Target Remaining Abortion Laws
• Power Supplier To Pay $6.75M In Pa. Price Spike Settlement
• Catholic Nonprofit To Pay $650K Settlement In HIPAA Breach
• Ex-Penn State Coaches Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Firing Suit
• 3rd. Circ. Affirms Brother's Win In Printer Cartridge Suit
• Keystone Property Nabs $114M Philly Tower
• Whistleblowing Ex-Mylan VP Settles Wrongful Firing Suit
• Hershey Spurns $23B Mondelez Buyout Offer
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• MarkWest Shorted Co. $26M For Pa. Gas Plant Work, Suit Says
• FTC Urges Pa. Judge Not To Extend Deadline For Abbvie Docs
• Ex-Comcast Exec Hired By Sprint Can't Duck Noncompete Suit
• Pa. House Passes Daily Fantasy Sports Bill
• Ex-Pa. County Commisioner Loses Bid To Revive Libel Suit
• Ballard Slaps Symphony Health With Antitrust Fee Suit
• Clean Energy Incentive Program Creates More CPP Confusion
• Arbitrators Overstepped In Biotech IP Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Wants Arguments Limited To Market In Doryx Row
• Price Check: Uncertain Outcomes In Advertised Price Cases
• Pa. Judge Urged To Bar Sandusky Victim Info From NCAA Row
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Sanofi Junk Fax Class Asks For Cert In TCPA Row
• Making Rule 68 Offers Of Judgment In Employment Cases
• Forming Drug Test Policies Through A Haze Of Marijuana Laws
• Pa. Atty Defends Filing 'Fanciful, Farfetched' FCRA Suits
• Pa. House Panel Authorizes Subpoenas In Kane Investigation
• Ex-Duquesne Law Professor's Retaliation Suit Stays Afloat
• Google's 3rd Circ. Win Keeps Door Ajar For Video Privacy Suits
• Drexel University Beats FMLA Suit From Ex-Staffer
• High Court's Structured Dismissal Review May Alter Ch. 11
• Trump Blames US Manufacturing Woes On NAFTA, China
• 15 Immigration Judges Brought On To Serve Across US
• Pa. Turnpike Agency Must Face Ex-Worker's Free Speech Suit
• Arlington Wins $1.4M In Fees In Patent Row With Bridgeport
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Indivior Scores Docs In Suboxone Product-Hopping MDL
• Ex-Zimmer Sales Rep Says Whistleblowing Got Him Canned
• Pa. Senate Confirms Gov's Pick For High Court Vacancy
• Justices To Look At Scope Of Structured Dismissals In Ch. 11
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• 3rd Circ. Mostly Frees Google, Viacom From Child Privacy Row
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• 3rd Circ. Revives Retailer's Claims Over Swatch Perks
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Pa. House Panel Approves Natural Gas Royalty Payment Bill
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Disturb 'Killer Nurse' Row Ruling
• 'Dance Moms' Star Pleads Guilty In Bankruptcy Fraud Case
• Volvo Headed Back To Trial In Suit Over Child's Death
• FTC Says Ill. Merger Case Shouldn't Sway 3rd Circ. Appeal
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• Class Attys Seek $1M Share Of $3M Rita's Ice Settlement
• Ex-Stockbroker Gets Decade In Prison For Fake CD Scheme
• LaMi Products Agrees To Settle FLSA Suit For $1.5M
• Comcast Says Exec Who Left For Sprint Broke Noncompete
• MERS, Banks Seek To Toss Pa. Mortgage-Recording Action
• Actavis Opposes Further Doc Production In Suboxone MDL
• Pa. Bill Would Set Districts For State Judge Elections
• Roots' Ex-Bassist Didn't Take Too Long To Sue, Judge Rules
• Watson Wants Lidoderm, Opana Pay-For-Delay Suits Split
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• Sunoco Can't Appeal Order OK'ing Eminent Domain Challenge
• Advocates Seek To Address Spokeo In 3rd Circ. Data Row
• Pa. Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Fracking Rules To Move Ahead
• Fox Rothschild Attys Accused Of Meritless Litigation
• Shareholders Challenge $207M C-III, Resource America Tie-Up
• Pa. Gov. Says No Broad Tax Increases For 2016-17 Budget
• Yuengling Brewery To Pay $10M To Settle Pa. CWA Violations
• Pa. Justices Say Dilworth Can't Dodge Frivolous Suit Claim
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• Fattah Abruptly Resigns From Congress Following Conviction
• 5 Steps For Creating An LGBT-Supportive Workplace
• Pa. Senate Panel Approves Bill Expanding LGBT Protections
• Fattah Case Stirs Political Criminalization Fears
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Reviving Railroad Asbestos Case
• Auto Salvager Facing $200M Award Placed Into Receivership
• Space Launch Equipment Co. Seeks Quick Trade Secrets Win
• Sandusky Seeks Grand Jury Judge's Testimony In Relief Bid
• Redefining The Focus Of Federal And State Equal Pay Laws
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• 'Dance Moms' Star To Plead Guilty In Bankruptcy Fraud Case
• Pa. Enviro Dept Hits UPMC With Waste Dumping Fines
• Reed Smith Grabs Ex-Morgan Lewis Pair In Philly
• NY Wholesaler Hits Allergan, Others With Antitrust Suit
• Kane Loses Vindictive Prosecution Bid To Ax Criminal Charges
• DirecTV, Pa. Technicians' FLSA Fight Headed To Trial
• Your 401(k) Plan: A Ticking Time Bomb Of Liability?
• GNC Investors Double Down In Illegal Supplements Suit
• Jury Finds Fattah Guilty In Pa. Corruption Case
• Buyers Tell 3rd Circ. Car Shipping Antitrust Ruling Misfired
• Ex-Anchor Launches Bias Suit Amid Facebook Comment Row
• Pa. Justices Revive Foreclosure Fee Suits Against Law Firms
• Convicted Superfund Project Manager Loses 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• Pa. Nuke Site Cancer Suits Should Be Revived, 3rd Circ. Told
• FDA OKs First Human Trials For Zika Vaccine
• J&J Faces Breast-Growth Claims In 5th Philly Risperdal Trial
• Philly Sugar Tax's Bitter Foes Face Long-Shot Legal Battle
• Impasse May Have Prompted Fattah Juror Dismissal
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Rule 56 In Plane Crash Suit
• Suboxone Buyers Slam Comparison To Sanofi's Antitrust Win
• Hospital Merger Ruling Missed The Boat, FTC Tells 3rd Circ.
• An Important Tip For Academic, Nonprofit Hospital Mergers
• Judge Can Toss Case Over Absent Trial Record, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. Prosecutors Want Driller Royalty Row Back In State Court
• Pa. Judge Faces Disciplinary Charges Over Sexual Misconduct
• Accused Medical Alert TM Infringer Not Covered, Jury Finds
• CBS Affiliate Settles Libel Suit Over 'Dead Animals' Report
• Fattah Corruption Deliberations Reset After Juror Dismissal
• Ex-Pa. County DA Joins Obermayer As Litigation Partner
• 8 Key Components Of An Effective BYOD Policy
• Pa. Justices To Mull Legality Of Frivolous Lawsuit Claims
• Pa. Legislators Set New Rules For Fracking
• Nixed $1M Sanction Sends Pa. Judges Due Process Warning
• Wendy's Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Philly City Council OKs Sugary Drinks Tax
• $4B Maritime Trade Plan Aims To Boost Great Lakes Region
• Autism Care Coverage Row To Be Aired Before Pa. Justices
• Pa. Reporters Must Hand Over Notes To Judge In Libel Case
• The Texas Citizens Participation Act — 5 Years Later
• FTC's Hospital Merger Enforcement Hangs In The Balance
• FedEx To Pay $240M To End Driver Wage Claims In 20 States
• Pa. AG's Bid To Nix Criminal Charges Tossed As Premature
• J&J Unit Seeks To Boot Invokana Case From Pa. Courts
• Solazyme Urges 3rd Circ. To Back IP Rights Arbitration Award
• U. Of Pittsburgh Says Delayed Campus Project Is Covered
• Pa. House Committee OKs Daily Fantasy Sports Bill
• Airbnb To Begin Paying Pa. Hotel Tax
• $29.9M Partnership Interest Sale Taxable, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. High Court Rejects Union Boss's Video Depo Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Says Court-Martial Conviction Counts In Deportation
• Atty's 'Unprecedented' $1M Sanction Scrapped By Pa. Court
• Ex-Sandusky Atty Cops To Tax Evasion Charges In Pa.
• 4 Practice Areas Where Philly Firms Are Hiring
• 3rd Circ.'s Nuanced Approach To 'Equal Treatment' In EFH
• Ex-Utz Worker, Vendor Charged In $1.4M Fake Invoice Scheme
• Amerisource FCA Suit Ends Without Explanation
• Pro-Plaintiff Rulings Mark Judge's Path To Pa. High Court
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Jones Day Finance Pro In Pittsburgh, NY
• Blame Flies As Fattah Associates Make Last Pitch To Jury
• Pa. High Court To Rule On Terminated Atty Contingency Fees
• Cabot Oil Can't Nix $4M Pollution Verdict, Pa. Families Say
• Pa. Hospitals Urge 3rd Circ. Not To Freeze Their Merger
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Nix $10.3M Fee Award Under Octane
• Firm Tells 3rd Circ. It Doesn't Owe Avandia MDL Fee
• Class Arbitration Allowed In Robert Half OT Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• Fattah Built Racketeering Scheme 'Crime By Crime,' Jury Told
• 3rd Circ. Questions Allergan Antitrust Dismissal
• Susman, Heins Mills Clash Over Comcast Antitrust Fees
• Pa. Gov. Taps Appellate Judge For State's High Court
• Wegmans Foils Pa. Land Assessment On Appeal
• Pa. AG Kane Fights Special Agent's Retaliation Claims
• News Outlets Win Access To Records In Sandusky Dispute
• Klehr Harrison Says Vendor Blocking Access To Client Files
• Pa. Landscaper Hit With H-2B Wage Class Action
• Zimmer Win May Force Harder Look At Runaway Verdicts
• Pa. AG Won't Appeal Time-Barred Charges Against Mayor
• Pa. State Sen. Pleads Not Guilty To Buying Votes
• DOT Gives 6 Airlines Cuba-US Flight Approval
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Restore FCA Claims Against CHS Units
• Pa. Judge Shaves PPG's 3rd-Party Claims In River Waste Suit
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• Lender Make-Whole Bid Risks 'Disaster,' EFH Tells 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Suit Over Cigna Benefit Calculations
• Blank Rome's Pittsburgh Corp. Team Snags Reed Smith Atty
• Urban Resists Adding Retailers To Trademark Coverage Suit
• Pa. Judge Urged To Unseal Sandusky Coverage Records
• More Obstacles To Judicial Retirement Vote, Pa. Court Warns
• Judge Missed Pa. Hospital Merger Downsides, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Justice Wrongly Sat On Death Row Case, High Court Says
• Porn Industry Gets Narrow 3rd Circ. Win In Actor-Records Row
• Urban Outfitters Reaches $8.5M Class Deal With Investors
• Former Ethics Judge Cops To $3M Fraud
• Trial Judges Can't Impose Monetary Sanctions, Pa. Court Told
• Thompson Coburn Can't Duck Tech Firm's Negligence Claims
• Enviros Denied Quick Win In Fight Over Consol Coal Permit
• Friendship Motivated Gifts To Fattah, Ex-Pa. Gov. Says
• Pa. Atty's Suit Against Bank Should Be Axed, Judge Says
• Exelon Will Seek License To Run Pa. Nuclear Plant Until 2050s
• 3rd Circ. Won't Take Second Look At Lovenox Antitrust Suit
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• FERC Pipeline Powers Cause Actionable Harm, Enviros Say
• Pa. House Committee OKs Bill Killing Conventional Well Regs
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Scott Nader
• DTSA Versus UTSA: A Comparison Of Major Provisions
• Pa. AG Retaliation Suit Stayed Pending Criminal Case
• Heinz Tells 3rd Circ. Judge Wrongfully Voided $25M Policy
• Firm Leaves NFL Players' Suit Over Concussion Award Fees
• Wyndham Customers Sue Over 'Arbitrary' Resort Fees
• Pa. AG Faces Wage Discrimination Claim From Twin Sister
• Shell Gas Cracker Could Fuel Work For Western Pa. Attys
• Pa. Prosecutor Ensnared In Porn Email Scandal Resigns
• Pa. Assembly Candidate Sold Counferfeit DVDs
• More Obstacles Ahead For Pa. Net Metering Restrictions
• 3rd Circ. Gets Clashing Claims On Spokeo In Firm's Appeal
• The Myth That Mesivtah Changed Pa. Tax Exemption Law
• Shell To Bring Ethane Cracker Plant To Western Pa.
• Nursing Home Must Reinstate Workers Fired For Union Activity
• Different Widener Grads Suffered Same Fraud, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Grills Media Over GWB Conspirator Names
• 3rd Circ. Strikes Down 'Legal Dead End' Under K-4 Visa Rule
• Paralyzed Man Lands $27M In Rollover Settlement
• J&J Won't Have To Avoid New Ads Before Liver Damage Trial
• Top Hershey Trust Atty On Leave After Letter Slamming Board
• Zimmer Gets $20M Knee Injury Verdict Trashed In Pa.
• Justices Refuse GSK's Appeal In Avandia RICO Case
• BCC'ing Your Clients: Not Just A Bad Idea, But Unethical?
• Media Gets OK To Pursue Decades-Old Sandusky Allegations
• Platinum Equity Settles Suit Over $88M Deal Before Trial
• High Court Seeks US Views On Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Case
• Utility's Claims Trimmed In Liberty Mutual Contract Fight
• Health Hires: Ex-HHS Atty Joins Hogan Lovells
• Atlantic City's Showboat To Reopen As Hotel In Summer
• LabMD Says Ga. Ruling Supports Pa. Data Breach Suit
• Fattah Can't Dodge Corruption Charges As Gov't Case Rests
• Spokeo Backs Viacom Child-Tracking Claims, Court Told
• Pa. Asbestos Coverage Suit Axed In Favor Of Illinois Case
• Philly Lawyer Charged In Starbucks Coffee-Throwing Assault
• Ex-Head Of Pa. Hospice Cops To Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Investment Firm Riverstone Inks $5.2B Deal For Talen Energy
• When Banks Sue Merchants Over Data Breaches
• How Eisai V. Sanofi Will Affect Loyalty Discount Cases
• Philly Skewed Results Of Water Lead Testing, Resident Says
• End Isn't Nigh For FCC Rules On Local TV Station Deals
• Pa. Justices Snub Row Over User-Generated Solar Power
• LGBT Bias Inherently Gender-Based, EEOC Tells Court
• Pa. Atty Can't Escape Suit Over Bad Estate Advice To Widow
• Locals Are Losers In Pa. Town's Fracking Law, Enviros Says
• FAA's 'Circular' Logic Slammed In 3rd Circ. NJ Airport Row
• Convicted Ex-NOVA Bank Chairman Seeks New Trial
• News Groups Slam Feds Over GWB Conspirator List Access
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• FTC, Pa. Tell 3rd Circ. Burden Met To Block Hospital Merger
• Carriuolo V. GM And The Future Of The Overcharge Theory
• Pa. Sens Say Delay Of Judicial Retirement Vote Overstepped
• Amtrak Sued Over Fatal April Train Derailment In Pa.
• Spokeo Gives Workers Standing In Data Suit, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Pa. Justices Decline EQT Fight Over Ex-Workers' Side Deal
• CalPERS Backs Merck Investors In 3rd Circ. Tolling Fight
• Fattah Associate's Girlfriend Pressed Over Alleged Bribes
• NFL Concussion Settlement Rehearing Denied By 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Revives Challenge To Pittsburgh Abortion Buffers
• Budd Co., Resco Want 3rd Circ. Railroad Asbestos Rehearing
• Lawsuit Over Fracking Law Challenge Dismissed
• Penn State Wants Stay In McQueary Whistleblower Suit
• Pa. Readies 1st Interim Regulation For Medical Pot
• Defining Proportionality: Amended Rule 26's First 6 Months