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Pennsylvania - July, 2016

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• Utz Vendor Pleads Guilty In $1.4M False Invoice Scheme
• Hershey Trust Reform Deal Reached With Pa. AG
• Feds Expand Anti-Fraud Bans On Ambulances, Home Health
• Feds Slam Ex-Pa. School CEO's Strike Bid In Fraud Case
• Enviros Urge FERC To Reconsider $683M Pipeline's Extension
• FERC Gives Final Enviro OK To ETP $4.2B Pipeline Project
• PE Firm Starwood Pays $760M For 2 Power Generation Assets
• 3rd Circ. Right On Gas Lease Class Arbitration, Justices Hear
• Pittsburgh Glass Worker Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Bias Class
• Menendez Must Face Corruption Charges, 3rd Circ. Finds
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• Pa. AG Can't Use Porn Defense In Perjury Trial, Judge Says
• BofA Class Objects To 'Professional Objectors' In $27M Deal
• More Expert Testimony Allowed In 1st Tylenol Bellwether
• Cosby Drops Suit Saying Accuser Breached Confidentiality
• Pa. Appeals Court Shields Agent In Loan Disclosure Row
• Contractor On $42M Pa. Bridge Project Faces Fraud Charges
• Pa. Atty Suspended 6 Months After Ditching Bankruptcy Cases
• DOJ Watchdog Warns 'Sanctuary Cities' Risk Fed. Funding
• Starr Gave Up Right To Void Heinz Policy, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Judge Won't Move Building Collapse Case Out Of Philly
• Carlyle To Exit Axalta In Potential $1B Stake Sale
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sun Capital's Exit From WARN Act Suit
• Corporations In The Crosshairs Of Product Liability Claims
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Pa. Justices To Mull Judicial Retirement Ballot Wording
• Watson Pushes To Sever Lidoderm, Opana Pay-For-Delay Suits
• 3rd Circ. Won't Touch Avandia MDL Fee Ruling
• Mylan Must Divest Two Generics To Buy Meda, FTC Says
• Pa. Panel Says Tax Agency Wrongly Sold Properties
• Obermayer Can't Arbitrate Ex-Associate's Bonus-Bilking Suit
• Conrail Seeks To Uphold Wins In Paulsboro Derailment Case
• UPMC Inks $2.5M Deal To Settle Neurosurgery FCA Claims
• FERC Asks Court To OK Pa. Trader's $42M Manipulation Fine
• FERC Gives Enviro OK To $455M Pa.-NY Pipeline Project
• Cost Of Wasted Eye Drops Counts As Harm, 3rd Circ. Told
• Sotheby's Scores Win In Fake Willie Mays Jersey Suit
• Ex-Utz Exec Pleads Guilty To $1.4M Fake Invoice Scheme
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• Firm Says Old Work For Fox Rothschild Foe Not DQ-Worthy
• 3rd Circ. Grills FTC Over Yardstick For Pa. Hospital Merger
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Suspension Of 'Stairway' Atty
• J&J Can't Nix Causation Experts In 1st Tylenol Bellwether
• H-2B Workers, Landscaping Co. Settle Wage Suit For $700K
• Pa. Judge Won't Ax $70M Risperdal Breast-Growth Verdict
• Pa. Court Tosses Effort To Compel Greenhouse Gas Study
• Insurer Asks Pa. Judge To Nix Building Collapse Coverage
• Allstate Sued Over Car Crash Victims' Unpaid Medical Bills
• FERC Grants 2-Year Extension For $683M Pa.-NY Pipeline
• Pa. Oil Co., Workers Ask For Pause To Mediate OT Row
• Birth Control Mandate Limited To Religious Groups, HHS Says
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 4 All-Star MDLs
• Philly Judge Committed Case-Fixing Violations, Panel Says
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• Penn State Slams Ex-Leader's Disparagement Suit At Hearing
• SEPTA Applicants Fight To Keep Alive Background Check Suit
• Philly Cab Cos. Say Appeal Planned For Uber Case
• NY's Block Of $683M Pipeline Means 2-Year Delay, FERC Told
• Hamilton Lane Closes Largest Fund-Of-Funds In Firm History
• Computer Co.'s Owner On Hook For $781K, But Not $7M Award
• Liberty Property Trust Nabs $969M In Sale Of 108 Properties
• EPA Wants More Control Over State-Issued Discharge Permits
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• Feeding The Future World: The Israel Outlook
• Church-Linked Hospital Takes ERISA Rules To High Court
• Regional Del. River Agency Wants Fracking Ban Suit Tossed
• Prosecutor Wants Porn Argument Barred From Pa. AG's Trial
• Delhaize, Ahold Win FTC OK Of $29B Grocer Merger
• Pa. Court Partially Revives $2.6M Real Estate Loan Dispute
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Hep C Lawsuits Against UPMC
• Uber Won't Get Arbitration For Philly Limo Driver Wage Suit
• Budget Customers Denied Cert. In Damage Insurance Row
• FERC Gives Enviro OK To $1.6B PennEast Pipeline Project
• NJ Man Gets 30 Mos. In $1M Corporate Embezzlement Scheme
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Gets 6 Months For Insider Trading
• Workplace Video Monitoring: What Employers Need To Know
• Ex-Tiversa CEO Requests Suit Stay After FBI Raid On His HQ
• Pitt Project Architect's Insurance Notice Deficient, Judge Says
• Ex-Pa. Justices Sue Over Retirement Age Ballot Wording
• Philly Firms Ready To Soak Up DNC Spotlight
• FedEx, Drivers Battle Over Attys' Fees After $240M Settlement
• Philly Parking Authority Looks To Dump Suit Over Uber Deal
• MarkWest Says $26M Gas Plant Fight Should Be In State Court
• Cabot Says It Was Dinged $4M For Pre-Existing Pollution
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover $17M Hydrofracturing Claims
• OPINION: It's Time To Radically Rethink Immigration Reform
• Ex-Cardinals Can't Fly From NFL Concussion MDL Yet
• Ex-Pa. State Treasurer Charged For Hiding Consulting Fees
• DOJ Challenges Health Insurance Megamergers
• Nationstar Can't Duck Mortgage Insurance Class Claims
• Chamberlain Adds Ex-Schnader Partner To Grow Philly Office
• Penn State Insurer Says School Can't Do 180 On Evidence
• States Emboldened In Suboxone Antitrust Row After Namenda
• Objector In BofA Class Action Seeks To Derail $27.5M Deal
• Bad Faith Can't Force Fees In Contract Rows, Pa. Justices Say
• A State-By-State Guide To Driverless Car Regulations
• Pa. Justices Deny Appeal Over Trial Court's Gas Rights Probe
• Sanctions Denied In Philadelphia Market Manipulation Case
• Philly Fireman's Libel Suit Against NY Daily News Revived
• Pa. School Ex-CEO Wants Claims Stricken From Fraud Case
• Army Corps Accused Of $13M In Construction Flubs
• Pa. AG Kane Ducks Ex-Staffers' Retaliation Claims
• Newmark Unit Settles $1.6M Philly Bible Group Lease Dispute
• Pa. AG's Office, Twin Sister Settle Wage Discrimination Row
• Tax Sale Extinguished Gas Rights Claim, Pa. Justices Rule
• Food Co. Utz To Acquire Rival Golden Enterprises For $135M
• NYCHA Can't Revive Asbestos Removal Bid, 3rd Circ. Says
• How States Are Reacting To EPA's CAA Mandate
• Tucker Arensberg Launches Pa. Medical Marijuana Group
• Pa. Justices Drop Appeal Over Gas Station Beer Sales
• Employer Cites Md. Case In Bid To Toss Prevailing-Wage Suit
• Cosby Suit Saying Accuser Breached Confidentiality Survives
• Ex-Sidley Austin Atty Loses Bid To Block DNC Superdelegates
• Pipeline Co. Inks $1.5M Deal Over Pa. Sediment Discharge
• No Federal Dispute In Gas Driller Royalty Row, Pa. Says
• Pa. Judge Won't Nix Tylenol Causation Study From MDL
• Power Cos. Slam Cancer Expert For Pa. Nuke Suit At 3rd Circ.
• NLRB Clears Pa. Casino Customer Service Reps For Election
• Pa. Gaming Board Axes Lawrence County Racino Plan
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Business Associates Beware: More HHS Enforcement Ahead
• Ex-Pa. Gov. Corbett Can't Dodge 'Computergate' Suit
• Pa. Mortgage Co. Owner Charged With $13M Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Township Atty Cops To Theft Of Energy Project Funds
• GlaxoSmithKline Denied Bid To Unpause Philly Paxil Litigation
• Symphony Slams Ballard's $20M Fee Bid In Antitrust Row
• Spector Gadon Asks 3rd Circ. To Bury Malpractice Row
• Penn State Says Charity Liable for Sandusky Settlements
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Challenge To NJ Bar Rules
• Fox Rothschild Adds 2 White Collar Pros From Blank Rome
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Kirkland, Simpson
• AbbVie Urges Judge To Nix FTC's Bid For 'Irrelevant' Info
• Insurer Muddying Building-Delay Fight, Pitt Says
• Court Properly Voided Heinz's $25M Policy, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Venable Faces DQ, Sanctions In Software Copyright Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Ax Sunoco Pipeline Condemnation
• 3rd Circ. Free To Nix SEC Deal Post-Newman, Ex-Exec Says
• Ex-Sidley Austin Atty Moves To Block Dem Superdelegates
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $1.3M Trade Secret Award
• Ex-NOVA Bankers Ask Judge To Nix Fraud Conviction
• Duquesne President Must Face Ex-Professor's Bias Claim
• Chiefs Players Must Wait On Bid To Exit NFL Concussion MDL
• Suspended Led Zeppelin Case Atty Wants 3rd Circ. Rehearing
• Spokeo Supports Revival Of Paytime Data Suit, Advocates Say
• PJM Protocols: Ignoring Reliability And Cost Benefits?
• Pa. Cancer Center's Licensing Breach Claims Trimmed
• NY Can't Veto FERC's $683M Pipeline OK, 2nd Circ. Told
• Fox Rothschild Objects To Claims In Frivolous-Petition Suit
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Upend $64M Verizon Deal Over Fee Dispute
• Pa. Judge Must Protect Tax Docs In Atty Row, Panel Rules
• Pa. Justices To Mull Proof Required In Bus Injury Case
• J&J Urges Pa. Judge To Nix $70M Risperdal Verdict
• Real Estate Rumors: Google-LinkedIn, Trade Desk, Bohlin
• Drug Cos. Say Lidoderm, Opana Pay-For-Delay Suit Improper
• NHTSA Autonomous Vehicle Rules Take An Unexpected Turn
• Pa. Requiring Pittsburgh Utility To Address Lead In Water
• GNC Says Investors Can't Back Up Illegal Drug Suit
• Insurer Says Broker Stole Trade Secrets, Poached Clients
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Trimming New Fracking Regulations
• CORRECTED: Judge Refuses To Bless Deal Allowing Uber Service In Philly
• Pa. Agency Says Laptop With Taxpayers' Info Was Stolen
• Size Matters In Approving Pay-For-Delay Class, 3rd Circ. Told
• Paterno Knew Of Sandusky Abuse In '76, Court Docs Show
• Stakes Are High In Supreme Court Review Of Jevic
• OPINION: Stop Pharma Hopping Mischief
• School District Targeting Apts. For Taxes, Pa. Justices Told
• Pa. Attys Escape $1.3M Insurance Conspiracy Claim
• 3rd Circ. Says Time Limit Can't Save Citizenship Bid
• Calling All Breweries: Is Your Wastewater In Order?
• Lexington Argues U. Pitt Not Covered In Construction Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Nixing Of Father-Son Lease, JV Agreement
• HFF Closes On $98.25M Solana Senior Housing Sale
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Nix Taxes For Tribal Gambling Facility
• Borrowers Say BofA Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Timely
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• PE Firms Pay $3.55B For Thomson Reuters' IP, Science Unit
• Philly Atty Must Arbitrate With Ex-Partners, Court Says
• Tobacco Cos. Bolster Bid For Justices' Take On $125M Award
• Barrack Rodos Win In $1.5M Nonlawyer Fee Row Affirmed
• Pa. Mall Developer Loses Bid To Fight $16.5M Loan Default
• Whistleblower Wants Quick Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
• Fraudulent Filing Dooms Citizenship Bid, 3rd Circ. Rules
• The Impact Of TSCA Reform Is Approaching Fast
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Injunction On Fracking Protester
• Pa. AG Inks Deal With Law Firm Over Debt Collection Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Orrick
• Social Media Privacy Issues In Workplace Investigations
• Atty Fees In Amerisource Shareholder Deal To Be Reworked
• Pa. Enviro Board Axes Challenge To Drilling Under Refinery
• Jury Awards $486K To Dominion Inc. For Infringed Patent
• Proskauer Beats DQ Bid In Steelworkers' $86M Pension Row
• Uber Reaches Temporary Deal Allowing Its Drivers In Philly
• Pa. Hazing Wrongful Death Suit Leads To Insurance Impasse
• NHTSA Probes 2nd Possible Self-Driving Tesla Crash
• Pa. Court Affirms $15.7M Award In Developers' Dispute
• Judge Says He Can't Testify In Sandusky's Bid For New Trial
• The Rise Of The Professional TCPA Plaintiff
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• Pa. Justices Rebuff Appeal Over Gold's Gym Injury Waiver
• Engineering Co. Slams Space Launch Gear Trade Secrets Suit
• DOL Agenda Targets Compensation For Portable Device Work
• Egg Buyers Get $3M For Expenses In Antitrust Suit
• Pete Rose Sues Ex-Akin Gump Atty Over Rape Allegations
• Disbarred DC Atty Cops To Role In $2M Concert Fraud Scheme
• Drywall Makers Fight Bid For New Price-Fixing MDL Plaintiffs
• Pa. Judge Urged To DQ Bochetto & Lentz In Frivolous Suit Row
• NJ High Court Extends Toxic Tort Liability Beyond Spouses
• Kirkland & Ellis Guides Ventas In $1.5B Real Estate Deal
• Court Tosses Challenge To Pa. Judicial Retirement Vote Delay
• Big Data: Courts Put Regulators In The Driver's Seat
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• Parking-Spot Finder IP Invalid Under Alice, Judge Says
• Top Pa. AG Deputy Named State Inspector General
• Chesapeake, Anadarko Staked Out Marcellus, RICO Suit Says
• Zions Shells Out $37M To End Pa. Telemarketer Fraud Suit
• Missing Transcripts Grounds To Ax Verdict Appeal: Pa. Court
• FTC Says AbbVie Must Produce Board Docs In AndroGel Fight
• Enviro Group Seeks To Intervene In Del. River Fracking Suit
• 2nd Philly Cheesesteak Fest Comes Wit' Noncompete Row
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• Wal-Mart Supervisors Ask For Cert. In Pa. Wage Action
• Fee Bid Too High In Oil Co. Benefits Row, Judge Says
• Penn State Denied Quick Appeal In Sandusky Coverage Row
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice's Sister Loses Federal Appeal
• Susman, Heins Mills Extend Row Over Comcast Antitrust Fees
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Suspension Of Led Zeppelin Case Atty
• J&J Unit Slammed With $70M Verdict In Philly Risperdal Trial
• Political Speech Vs. Title VII – Which Trumps Which?
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes