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Pennsylvania - November, 2016

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• Comcast Antitrust Fee Row Resolved By Susman, Heins Mills
• Pa. Court Urged To Ax $38M Award In Workplace Shooting
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Ax Kane Aide's Contempt Finding
• Ex-Penn State Coach Gets Another $5M In Whistleblower Row
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Geico Win In Medical Coverage Class Action
• Philly City Atty Linked To Anti-Trump Graffiti
• Pa. Justices Snub Discovery Appeal In Judge's Libel Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Mylan's Doryx Product-Hopping Loss
• Dancers Win Class Cert. In Penthouse Club Philly Wage Suit
• Cohen Seglias Escapes DQ In Pa. Contractor RICO Suit
• Spector Gadon Malpractice Win Upheld By Pa. Appeals Court
• Eagles Lineman Says Suspension Violates Federal Labor Law
• Owner's Agent In Philly Collapse Admits To Lying In Emails
• Judge Scolds LabMD, Tiversa Attys For 'Invective' In Briefs
• J&J Unlikely To Cut Risperdal Deals As Appeals Play Out
• Penthouse Club Philly Says Dancer Wage Suit Is Redundant
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Doctor Defends Sanofi TCPA Suit From Claims It's Untimely
• Ex-NFLers Say CTE Diagnosis Mischaracterized To High Court
• Insurer Can't Escape Construction Explosion Coverage Fight
• Pa. Court Revives Malpractice Claim Against Lundy Beldecos
• UPS Driver Wrongly Fired For Union Stance, NLRB Judge Says
• Pa. Judge Questions Sunoco's Utility Status In Pipeline Suit
• Ex-Agent in Pa. AG's Office Settles Retaliation Suit
• Philly Limo Drivers Defend OT Allegations Against Uber
• Justices Won't Hear Aviation Act Preemption Appeal
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• The Missing American Jury
• Schlumberger Unit Failed To Pay OT, Suit Alleges
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Atty Sanctions In Fish Oil Suit
• Tiversa Mostly Beats LabMD's Data Theft Suit
• Pa. High Court OKs Nonprofit's Spending On Union Election
• Sheller PC Wants 3rd. Circ. To Rehear Risperdal Row
• FERC Sticks By $683M Gas Pipeline Extension
• No 3rd Circ. Rehearing In Zimmer Hip Replacement Case
• Pa. High Court Dumps Appeals Over $4.8M Asbestos Awards
• 'Stairway' Atty Gets 3-Month Suspension From Pa. Bar
• Ex-Pa. AG Launches Perjury Appeal With New Counsel
• Bank of America Beats Reinsurance Kickback RICO Suit
• Pa. High Court Upholds $1M Ford Asbestos Verdict
• Pa. Email Scandal Prompts Renewed Calls For Anti-Bias Rule
• Boeing Acted As Federal Agent In Asbestos Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. High Court Scraps Ex-Dem Leader's Corruption Sentence
• Pa. Group Drops Suit Against FAA Over Additional NJ Flights
• Christie Says Health Reforms Saved Income Tax Deal With Pa.
• Pa. Court Backs Denial Of Luzerne County Wind Farm Permit
• J&J Wants Philly Invokana Cases In NJ Federal Court
• No Quick Appeal Warranted In Egg Price-Fix MDL, Buyers Say
• 3 More Pa. Judges Implicated In Lewd Emails Report
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• 2 Decisions Strengthen FTC's Hand In Hospital Merger Cases
• What History Tells Us About Obama's Antiquities Act Legacy
• Is Momentive Losing Momentum?
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• Player's Estate Says NFL Settlement Not Backed By Science
• GM Ruling Helps Tronox Plaintiffs, 2nd Circ. Told
• Pa. Naval Base Spills Destroyed Land Value, Homeowners Say
• Radio Stations Sue Rights Agency Over Size Of Royalty Fees
• Sanctions For Pa. Atty Send Warning On Taboo Tactics
• Mylan, Par, Others Rigged Divalproex Sodium ER Prices: Suit
• Language Barrier Upends Pa. Car Crash Claims Release
• Tiversa Wants LabMD Sanctioned For 2nd Redo Bid
• Ex-Aramark Exec Says False Drinking Claim Spurred Firing
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Could Spur Meritless FCA Suits, Co. Says
• Sunoco Logistics, ETP Ready $20B MLP Consolidation
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Comcast Hit With Consumer Suit Over Billing Practices
• Justices Must Reverse Jevic's Claim-Skipping, Truckers Say
• 3rd Circ. Says FLSA 'Opt Ins' Lack Appellate Rights
• Feds Intervene In SEC's Ponzi Suit Against Ex-NFL Player
• Judge Urged To Ax Unequal Taxi, Ride Hailing Regs Suit
• Sandusky Judge Steps Aside, Slams Ex-Coach's Legal Team
• 6 More States Join Suboxone Product-Hopping Lawsuit
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Best Practices For Executing Pay Equity Audits
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear $62M Avaya Award Appeal
• Malpractice Suit Dismissal Upheld By Pa. Appeals Court
• GNC Affiliate Wants Award Against Ex-Franchisee OK'd
• FCC Says DirecTV Agent Not On Hook For Campus Retrans
• 3rd Circ. Revives Part Of NJ Police Union Retaliation Suit
• NLRB Upholds Union Election At Pa. Charter School
• Energy Future Loses 3rd Circ. Make-Whole Fight With Lenders
• 3rd Circ. Told To Nix Immunity For Anti-Competitive Deals
• Minority Owners Say PE Firm Wrote Docs In Buyout Fight
• Late Filing Dooms $9M Fall Award Challenge, Pa. Court Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Mark Morris
• Ex-Amerisource Employee Claims Its Lies Cost Him Jobs
• Lacrosse Helmet Maker Faces Pa. Suit Over Concussion
• Ex-Rite Aid VP, NJ Businessman Get Jail In $13M Fraud Plot
• Chemical Maker Loses Bid To Trim $1.7M Pa. Pollution Fine
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• $683M Pipeline KO'd With 'Rope-A-Dope' Move, 2nd Circ. Told
• Judge Orders Feds To Produce Occupy Philly Spy Records
• 3rd Circ. Could Clarify Preemption In Shipping Antitrust Suit
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Jurisdiction Over Tronox No-Suit Order
• Pa. Should Repay $2.4M Disaster Fund Windfall, Report Says
• Nationwide Escapes Pa. Builders' Faulty Workmanship Row
• Ex-Pa. DEP Head Raises Post-Election Climate Change Fears
• Work For GSK Got Pair Jailed In China, Suit Says
• Virgin Islands Govt. Salary Law Can't Stiff Unions: 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Judges Want Contested Retirement Amendment Left Alone
• Nursing Home Pay Gripe Must Be Arbitrated, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ex-L'Oreal Atty Needn't Prove Unlawful Acts, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ex-Pa. Judge Liable For Ethics Violations After Convictions
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Pa. Court OKs Sanction, DQ In Closely Watched Med Mal Suit
• Pa. High Court Reverses Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suits
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms Tossing Of Suit In Triathlon Death
• Conservative Groups Back Review Of NJ Sports Betting
• Shipbuilder Says Insurer Won't Cover $2.6M Sinkhole Claim
• LNG Ruling Dooms $683M Pipeline Challenge, FERC Says
• PennEast Pipeline Plan Still Falls Short, NJ Rate Agency Says
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Stay ACA Mandate Battle
• Obermayer Wants Tort Claims Out Of Associate's Bonus Suit
• Fallen Warriors In The Game Of Mobile Privacy
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• Product Contamination: Strong Underwriting Is Key
• PNC Can't Argue Loan Officers Were OT Exempt
• Consumers Want Zoloft Suits Out Of MDL And Back To Calif.
• Five States Push High Court To Take NJ Sports Betting Case
• Judge Says Pa. Town Can't Beat Mosque Zoning Suit
• Campaign Cash Warning To Pa. Judges May Boost Recusals
• Cephalon, Teva Slam Pa. Opioid Off-Label Marketing Suit
• NJ Lawmakers Oppose Hazardous Waste Facility In Pa.
• US Atty For Western Pennsylvania David Hickton To Retire
• What To Expect From The New Senate
• Ex-NOVA Bank Boss Gets 14 Months For TARP Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Zimmer Hip Replacement Case
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• The New State AG Landscape
• NFL Urges High Court Not To Throw Flag On Concussion Deal
• GSK Seeks Sanctions Against Payors Quitting Avandia MDL
• 3rd Circ. Clears Spector Gadon Of Malpractice
• Adobe, State AGs Settle Data Breach Claims In $1M Deal
• Next Pa. AG's Enviro Goals Depend On Good Ties With DEP
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• 3rd Circ. Grapples With Dose Evidence In Pa. Radiation Suits
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Creditors' Appeal In Hanjin Suit
• Trump's Impact On Independent Contractor Misclassification
• GSK Can't Duck Insurers' RICO Suit
• DNC Hit With Overtime Class Action By Pa. Campaign Workers
• Deal, Injunction Trigger End To Skeet Target Patent Suit
• FAA Defeats NJ Airport Row In 3rd Circ.
• PennDOT Contractor Cops To Charge In Corruption Scandal
• Pa. Man Gets Year For Role In $1.2M Embezzlement Scheme
• Impax Case Dies With Endo Pay-For-Delay Suit, FTC Says
• States Ask Justices To Nix Test For Taxing Remote Sales
• Trade-Fatigued Rust Belt Fueled Trump's Stunning Win
• Pa. Court Says Speculation Doomed Suit Over Staples Chair
• FERC $42M Manipulation Case Is Baseless, Trading Firm Says
• Dinsmore Adds 4 Partners In Ohio, Pa., W.Va. Offices
• Employment Law Possibilities Under President Trump
• Lab's Billing Claim Stiffed Marketers, Pa. Class Suit Says
• A Look At Atty Fee Awards In Post-Kirtsaeng Copyright Cases
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Pa. Voters OK Raising Judicial Retirement Age To 75
• Dem. Shapiro Takes Pa. Attorney General Seat
• Federal 'Crime Of Violence' Standard Vague, 3rd Circ. Says
• Sports Betting Ban Goes Too Far, High Court Brief Says
• Pa. Prof Fired For Grades, Not Gender, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. Judge Blocks New Fracking Rules Amid Legal Fight
• FTC Wins Dismissal Of Opana, Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• Audio Co. Seeks Exit From Colts Fan's App Privacy Row
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Amazon Urges Pa. Judge To Toss Student Suicide Claims
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Ex-NFL Player Fights Bid To Put $8M SEC Suit On Hold
• 'Tips' Earned Dancers More Than Min. Wage, Pa. Club Says
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• Penn State Looks To Void $7.3M Sandusky Witness Verdict
• Atty Beats DQ Bid In Case Involving Brother At Fox Rothschild
• Solicitor General To Argue In High Court Review Of Jevic
• Justices' Guidance Still Needed On Pay-For-Delay Accords
• Aaron's Says Class Cert. Impossible In Spying Software Suit
• Judge Nixes Privilege Objection In Allstate ERISA Row
• Pa. Judge Rejects Dems' Vote Suppression Concerns
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• Feds Want Less Than 10 Years' Prison For Ex-Nova Bank CEO
• Minn. Right For Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit, United Says
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $4B EFH Debt Deal Dispute
• Pa. High Court Case May Expand Insurers' Bad Faith Exposure
• Justices Won't Review NJ Superfund Contractor's Conviction
• J&J Can't Boot Invokana Injury Case From Pa. Court
• Why Even Insured Businesses Should Beware TCPA Violations
• Philly Transit Labor Agreement Averts Injunction Fight
• High Court Won't Review Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Row
• Title VII Includes Sexual Orientation Bias, Pa. Judge Says
• Ex-Players Urge Justices To Not Review NFL Concussion Deal
• Philly Transit Authority Wants Injunction To Halt Strike
• Ethics Bd. Urges Pa. Judges To Scrutinize Campaign Donors
• Ex-Firm Leader Settles With MetLife Over Disability Benefits
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Revive Atty's Nazi Book Defamation Suit
• Reps In Pa. Press EPA For Fracking Wastewater Rule Clarity
• Pa. AG Says Nursing Home Chain Fell Short Of Promises
• Pa. Gov. Signs Bill To Expand Unemployment Insurance
• Pa. Church Slams Handling Of $1.8M Water Damage Claim
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Chamber Of Commerce Backs GSK In 3rd Circ. Drug Appeal
• Pa. Becomes Latest State To Pause Ties With Wells Fargo
• Tax Pros Warn Global Tax Reports May Not Be Confidential
• Fla. Judge Lets Suit Over Failed Law Firm Merger Advance
• Uber Not Anti-Competitive In Philadelphia, Court Finds
• Pa. Wants $1.2M In Attys' Fees In Hospital Merger Row
• PSU Facing $2.4M Fine For Mishandling Sandusky Complaints
• Pa. GOP Denied In Bid To Let Poll Watchers Roam Entire State
• Pa. Justices Refuse To Revive Action Over Gas Lease Royalty
• OPINION: 3rd Circ. Should Rehear Product-Hopping Case
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Tax Pros Expect More Resources Used For New Global Rules
• Vanguard Hit With Class Action Over Incorrect Commissions
• IRS Yet To Define Biz Assets For Tax-Free Distributions
• Judge's Windfall Warranted Bench Recusal, Pa. Justices Told
• Pa. High Court Won't Take Over Philly Soda Tax Fight
• J&J Settlement Ends Latest Pa. Risperdal Case Before Trial
• Pittsburgh Contractor Faces $3M Penalty Over Bridge Fire
• Sexting Scandal Leads To Ethics Charges Against Pa. Judge
• Credit Card Servicer Hit By Class Suit For Sales Practice
• Pa. Judge Retirement Referendum Muddled By Wording Row
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• LabMD Says Tiversa's Fraud Saves Data-Theft Claims
• FTC's Pursuit Of Hospital Mergers Gets Key Validation
• Lawmakers Seek EPA Info On $14.7B VW Emissions Deal
• Pfizer Wants 15 Non-Calif. Plaintiffs Out Of Zoloft MDL
• Contractors Told To Arbitrate $8M Suit Over Gitmo Project
• Natural Gas Cos. Hit With Royalty Payment Class Action In Pa.
• Atty Not At Fault, Ritz Hotel Assault Suit Not Revived
• Clinic Head Wants Recordings Out Of Medicaid Fraud Trial
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8