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Pennsylvania - October, 2016

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• J. Crew Case Irrelevant To Horizon Breach Appeal: Customers
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Geico's Defeat Of NJ Auto Coverage Suit
• Endo Says FTC Needs Permission To Pull Pay-For-Delay Suit
• NFL Deal Excludes Too Much, Brain Injury Group Tell Justices
• Penthouse Club Philly Sued Again Over Dancers' Wages
• Dick's Says Chinese Insurer Is Liable For Burst Ball
• Payday Lender Can't Fight Privilege Ruling, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ Atty Urges 3rd Circ. To Rethink Frivolity Sanctions
• 3rd Circ. Pushed To Rehear Axing Of $62M Avaya Award
• Attys' Group Asks High Court To Hear Challenge To NJ Rules
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Provigil Antitrust Decision
• Rejected P3 Bids Not Subject To Pa. Open Records Law
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• Morgan Lewis Settles Philly Papers' Fee Bleeding Suit
• Foreclosure Law Firms Get A Break At The 9th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Weighs In On Product-Hopping
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• 3rd Circ. Again Jails Facebook Poster After High Court Toss
• Overlooked Pa. AG Race Puts Dem's Ambitions In Spotlight
• Philly Bar Pushes Adoption of Anti-Bias, Equal Pay Rules
• GSK Tells 3rd Circ. To End La. Case Over Settled Claims
• Exelon Unit Reaches $6.2M Deal Over Pa. Gas Explosion
• Ex-Philly Judge Earns Bench Ban Over Case-Fixing Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Remands Roma Asylum Case After Errors By BIA
• Ex-Pa. Justices Take Judge Retirement Case To Fed. Court
• Turning Tides For Employee Arbitration Agreements
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• Atlas Immune From Drilling Site Death Suit, Pa. Court Says
• Ex-PSU Coach Wins $7.3M Over Sandusky Report Response
• Philly Drops $2M Site Contamination Claim Against Waste Co.
• Endo Seeks Ruling On FTC Ability To Sue Over Past Conduct
• Michael Foods Wants Quick Appeal In Egg Price-Fix MDL
• 3rd Circ. Revives Another Asbestos Exposure Suit
• SEC Backs Ex-Atty's Bid To Revive Whistleblower Suit
• Horizon Says J. Crew Dismissal Helps Its Data Breach Case
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• Top Pa. AG Staffer To Return After Retaliation Settlement
• Amtrak Settles Philly Derailment Claims For $265M
• Pa. Hacker Who Leaked Nude Celeb Photos Gets 18 Months
• DOJ To Approve $1.8B Wabtec-Faiveley Deal With Divestitures
• Pa. FedEx Drivers Score Conditional Cert. In OT Row
• Lender's OK On Modification Backs Cert., Homeowner Says
• Pa. Politician Moves To Toss Vote-Buying Indictment
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Revive Claims Drilling Damaged Well
• Pa. Judge Guts Ex-Penn State Prez's Disparagement Suit
• Philly Urges Judge To Award $2M Over Site Contamination
• Incarcerated Ex-Sandusky Atty Gets More Jail For Tax Evasion
• Man Sentenced In Scheme To Send Lab Equipment To Syria
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• Pa. Court Split Keeps Judicial Retirement Proposal As Is
• 3rd Circ. Sends Sanitation Co.'s Insurance Row To Arbitration
• NJ Judge Sends Medical Device Co.'s Coverage Spat To Pa.
• Pa. DEP Official Defends Fracking Rules From Injunction Bid
• 3M Among Cos. Sued Over Water Contamination
• Pa. Gov. To Sign Bill Legalizing Uber, Lyft Statewide
• Antitrust Authorities Step Up Merger Enforcement
• TD Bank Escapes Toss-Of-Credit-Report Class Action
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• ECA Loses Bid To Nix $1.1M Landowner Royalties Verdict
• Volvo Looks To Hold On To Damages Expert In Sunroof Suit
• Philly Building Owner Stays Cool In 3rd Day On Stand
• Tiversa, LabMD Spar Over Defamation Claims
• Pa. AG Candidates Vow To Clean Up Scandal-Plagued Office
• Ex-Pa. AG Gets 10 To 23 Months Following Perjury Conviction
• Power Co. Owner Pleads Guilty To $5.7M Stimulus Fraud
• CWA Beats Verizon Suit Over Arbitration Award, For Now
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Philly Atty's Food Poisoning Suit To Advance To Trial
• Church-Linked Hospitals Urge Justices To Hear ERISA Cases
• Del. Trust Urges Justices To Join Appeal In EFH Case To Jevic
• Ruling Against Offshore Partnerships Final, 3rd Circ. Says
• Brand Battles: Arsenal FC, Chicago Cubs, Microsoft
• Coal Lease Includes Methane Rights, Pa. Court Rules
• Pa. Wage Law Bars Payroll Debit Cards, Appeals Court Says
• Pa. Judge Found Guilty On Ethics Charges In Case-Fixing Row
• Ex-CBS Anchor Settles Hacking Case In Days Before Trial
• MMA Promoters Settle Philly Venue Antitrust Row
• Enviros Challenge Pa. County Air Pollution Permitting
• NY Daily News Must Face Libel Suit At 3rd Circ.
• Ex-Navy Contractor Gets 21 Months In $1.2M Fraud Scheme
• Don't Forget To Consider State Privacy Laws In M&A
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• Definition Of 'Disposal' Limits CERCLA's Applicability
• Title Insurance Co. Seeks Sanctions In Coverage Row
• Judge Splits FTC's Endo Case, Scoffs At Transfer Threat
• Philly Building Owner Reprises Outburst In Collapse Trial
• FCRA Class Actions Against RealPage Move Forward
• FTC, Antitrust Org Ask 3rd Circ. To Rethink Doryx Decision
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• Pa. Court Preserves Privacy Protection For Public Workers
• FERC OKs Riverstone's $5.2B Buy Of Talen Energy
• NLRB Agrees It Has Jurisdiction Over Pa. Charter School
• Ex-Pa. Rep. Fattah's Corruption Conviction Trimmed
• Volvo Drivers Say 3rd Circ. Ruling Doesn't Affect Sunroof Suit
• Pa. House OKs Bill To Legalize Uber, Lyft Statewide
• Pa. Senate Approves Exhaustive Environmental Rule Review
• Immigration Board Read Torture Rule Too Narrowly: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Frivolous Suit Awards Send Warning On Atty Motives
• Building Owner Erupts Amid Philly Collapse Testimony
• Legal, Biz Groups Back Pfizer In 3rd Circ. Birth Defect Row
• Fox Rothschild Adds Litigation Partner From Nixon Peabody
• Philly Hotel Worker Seeks To Avoid Prison For UPenn Fraud
• EPA Can't Give Philly Area A Break On Ozone Limits, Del. Says
• 5 Employer Lessons From NLRB's Chipotle Decision
• 3rd Circ. Says Ex-EDMC Workers Can Bring Bias Suits In Court
• PennEast Decries NJ Agency's Critique Of Pipeline Plan
• 3M Hit With New Pa. Navy Base Contamination Suit
• Ex-Pa. AG Pushes For Probation After Perjury Conviction
• Ex-Medical Lab CEO Can't Escape Aetna Kickback Suit
• Sanofi Seeks Early Win, Defeat Of Class Cert. In TCPA Suit
• Ex-Pa. AG Immune From Former Agent's Defamation Claim
• Metal Co. Says Docs Irrelevant In $200M Arbitration Fight
• Judge Grants Ex-Pa. AG's Bid For House Arrest Assessment
• Architect Blames Contractor In Philly Building Collapse
• Ex-Linebacker Sues NFL, Former Team Over Achilles Injury
• Penn St. Took Revenge Against Sandusky Witness, Jury Told
• Atty's Lies About Bar Merit Criminal Probe, Justice Says
• Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit Belongs In Pa., Teva Says
• Pa. Court Jurisdiction Affirmed In Solar Payment Case
• Will Your State Be Ready When FirstNet's Plan Arrives?
• 3rd Circ. Got Doryx Product-Hopping Suit Wrong, Mylan Says
• High Court Won't Review $1.45M Maritime Lien Appeal
• Aaron's Spying Software Proposed Class Renews Cert. Bid
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• 3rd Circ. Pipes Decision May Change FCA Litigation
• OPINION: Employee Political Coercion Protections Are Weak
• Pa. Gov. Must Hand Over US Senate Candidate's Emails
• Fan Says Colts' App Listened In On Private Conversations
• High Court Told Undoing Jevic Deal Would Harm Creditors
• Pa. Hospital Systems End Merger Plan After 3rd Circ. Defeat
• BakerHostetler Adds Tax Partner From Pepper Hamilton
• Prosecutors Want Ex-Pa. AG Jailed For Perjury Convictions
• Evidence Doesn't Back $70M Pa. Risperdal Award, J&J Says
• Law Firm Seeks To Avoid Indemnifying For GSK Settlement
• Marcellus Shale Coalition Challenges Pa. Fracking Rules
• What Will Become Of Jersey City's Tax Abatement Law?
• Philly Airport Ad Ban Dispute Won't Be Reheard By 3rd Circ.
• Vizio Slapped With Class Action Over Energy-Efficient TVs
• Friendly's Agrees To Pay $4.6M In Servers Wage Dispute
• Veolia Accused Of Mismanaging Pittsburgh Water Utility
• Sale Of Stanley Cup Champs Pittsburgh Penguins Put On Ice
• Credit Union's Arbitration Clause 'Questionable,' Judge Says
• OPINION: Pro Bono This Political Season
• Pa. Justices Urged To Mull Judicial Retirement Wording Again
• Pa. Fed. Judge Troubled By Jilin Rule In Immigration Suit
• Pa. Judge Urged To Dump Atty's $2.3M Frivolous Suit Verdict
• Class Cert. Denied In Pair Of Mortgage Adjustment Suits
• LabMD Says Tiversa Must Face Ga. Leak Suit After Pa. Ruling
• Vanguard Urges 3rd Circ. To Toss Ex-Atty's Whistleblower Suit
• Remodeling Co. To Pay $5.2M To End Telemarketing Suit
• Pfizer Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Its Win In Birth Defect MDL
• Ex-Cozen Atty Gets 32 Months For Aiding Concert Fraud
• Duane Morris Adds Ex-Sidley Partner, Ex-Brandywine GC
• Baseball Team Wants Fees For Enforcing League's Bylaws
• Pa. Law Firm's Ex-Employee Must Detail Discrimination Claims
• Campus TV Provider Owes Retransmission Fees, FCC Told
• Pa. GOP Senators Ask To Join Del. River Fracking Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Zimmer Win In Replacement Hip Suit
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• Valuation Co. Sues Rival, Ex-Workers For Trade Secret Theft
• Pa. Taxi, Ride-Sharing Suits Won't End Without Equal Rules
• Sorin Can't Dodge Contaminated Hospital Equipment Suit
• Cohen Seglias, Stern & Eisenberg End Malpractice Suit
• Justices Won't Review Tobacco Cos.' $125M Payment To Pa.
• High Court Won't Hear Skadden, Ex-CEO's Fee Fight
• Philly Defends Soda Tax Against Beverage Groups' Challenge
• 10 Things To Look For This Supreme Court Term
• NJ Asks Supreme Court To Review Sports Betting Case
• LabMD's Claims Against Tiversa Mostly Fail, Judge Says
• Uber Can't Escape Philadelphia Limo Driver FLSA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Finds Paid Meal Breaks Can't Offset Unpaid OT
• Uber Gets OK To Run In Philly In Reversal Of Day-Old Order
• Sheller Spat Over FDA Risperdal Petition Denial Axed
• Ex-Pa. Turnpike Worker Wins $3.2M In Whistleblower Suit
• PennDOT Officials Not Covered By Immunity, Judge Says
• Sandusky-Citing Penn State Worker's Retaliation Suit Axed
• Intent To Harm Creditors Needed In Bankruptcy Sentence
• Pa. Cases Could Pave Clearer Path For Local Fracking Laws
• New Pa. Fracking Regs To Finally Take Effect
• Realty Cos. Ordered To Pay Taxes On Penn. Purchases
• Uber, Lyft Ordered To Stop Service By Philly Judge
• NY Giants Defeat Memorabilia Dealer's Bid For Attys' Fees
• Pa. Energy Co. Employee Hit With Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges
• Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Case Not Best High Court Lure
• Jani-King Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Franchisees Class Cert.
• Supreme Court Asked To Review NJ Sports Betting Decision
• Pa. AG Sues Homebuilder Over Shoddy Construction
• State Farm Policy Doesn't Cover Faulty Workmanship: Judge
• Tressler Opens Pittsburgh Office, Adds Newark Partner
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Pa. Atty Faces Charges Over Illegal Gambling Ring
• Pa. Justices To Mull DA's Status Under Open Records Law
• Pa. Justices Reject Appeal Over Notice In Gas Lease Clash
• Unclaimed Property Rules At Stake In High Court Fight
• Cert. Granted In JPMorgan, BNY Mellon Hospital Bond Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Challenge To NSA Email Surveillance
• 3rd Circ. Revives Reverse False Claims Case Over Pipes
• New Pa. Justices Go Green In 2nd Rollback Of Drilling Laws
• Novartis Pays $35M To End Elidel Off-Label Marketing Suit
• Pa. Atty Facing Damages After $2.3M Frivolous Suit Verdict
• Negligence Suit Over Tech Sold To China Will Stay In Pa.
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Revive Novartis Labeling Suit
• Pa., NY Want Volkswagen Diesel Suits Back In State Court
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Benecard Data Breach Suit
• Pa. House Panel Urged To End Philly's Wage Tax Dominance
• Woman With Philly Political Ties Slams Multiple Fraud Counts
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• The Latest Developments In Paid Sick Leave Compliance
• No Matter The Claims, NCAA Athletes As Employees A Stretch
• Pa. Judge Largely OKs Ballard's $20M Antitrust Fee Claim
• PPG Snags Naming Rights For Pittsburgh Penguins Arena
• Kraft Appeals Dismissal In Egg Price-Fix MDL To 3rd Circ.
• Allergan Loses Bid For 3rd Circ. Rehearing Of Eye Drop Suit
• 3rd Circ. Wants Maritime Agency's Take In Car Shipping MDL
• Post & Schell Nabs Ex-McCarter & English Managing Partner
• Pa. Nursing Home Chain Inks $2M Deal Over Violations
• A New Theory Of Personal Jurisdiction In Product Liability
• 3rd Circ. Confirms Free Assignability Of Antitrust Claims
• Rainmaker Q&A: Archer & Greiner's Phil Cha
• Dominion Wins Double Damages In Alstom Patent Trial
• GE-Owned Homer City In Default Forbearance, Seeking Buyer
• Defamed Pa. Atty. Wins $1.5M Award Over 'Secret Fee' Stories
• Supreme Court Won't Look At Google Tracking Appeal
• Campus TV Provider Denies It Owes Retransmission Fees
• IRS Won't Apply 3rd Circ. Rewards Plan Ruling To Others
• 3rd Circ. Denies Rehearing Of Claims-Aggregation Ruling
• Drug Cos. Deride FTC's Lidoderm, Opana Antitrust Suit
• Bancorp Faces Fraud Suit Over 'Forged' Philly Condo Deed
• Pa. Middle District Gets New US Atty
• Smith Replaces McKee As 3rd Circ. Chief Judge
• High Court Won't Hear Class Arbitrability In Gas Lease Row
• High Court Won't Hear Tyco Whistleblower Retaliation Case
• Amusement Park Injuries: Can State Gov'ts Be Held Liable?
• An Employer's Guide To Surviving A Heated Election Season