Pennsylvania Archive » December, 2016

Pennsylvania - December, 2016

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• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 2016 Environmental Case Law Highlights: Part 1
• 2016 Kept Employers On Their Toes, Expect The Same In 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• 2016 Highlights From Indirect Purchaser Class Actions
• Mushroom Buyers Button Up Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Tax Court Sides With Landowners On Charitable Contribution
• AT&T Can't Scrap Age Discrimination Verdict, Judge Says
• Appeals Court Won't Revive Meyer Wagner Malpractice Suit
• Pa. High Court To Review Conviction Of Cobalt Driver
• Alta Resources Makes 2 Marcellus Shale Plays Worth $1.44B
• Pa. Justices Snub Developer's $15M Arbitration Award Appeal
• Pa. Justices To Mull Sheriff Immunity In Gun Permit Row
• Herr's Hits Back Hard On Atty DQ Motion In Labeling Suit
• Judge Won't Nix Retaliation Claims Against Ex-Pa. AG
• 'Stairway' Atty Says 'Kangaroo Court' Conspired Against Him
• Ex-Philly Prosecutor Suspended From Bar For Revenge Plot
• Ikea Pays $50M To End Child Death Suits Linked To Dressers
• Pa. Contractor Loses Partial Relief On $2M Tax Bill
• Gas Exploration Co. Has Gas Rights Via Tax Sale: Pa. Court
• Philly Schools Denied $2.3M Contract Discrimination Retrial
• Citing High Court, Judge Allows Bail For Fattah Cohort
• Consol Can't Toss Pa. Mine Citations, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Insurer Can Ax Health Plan Without Suit, Says Pa. Judge
• Ex-Penn State Prez Faces Counterclaims In Termination Row
• State AGs May Turn Up Enforcement Under Trump
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• 2 Philly Judges Removed For Case-Fixing Scheme
• Contractor Accused In FCA Suit Of Acting As Pass-Through
• Juror Dismissal Opens Appeal Path In Fattah Corruption Case
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Starch Co.'s Challenge To IP Rights Award
• 3rd Circ. Gives Deported Dominican Another Chance
• Ex-Rep. Fattah Can't Dodge Prison During Corruption Appeal
• Ex-Verizon Employee Claims She Was Fired Over Her Accent
• Doctors Lose Bid For Heart Stent Investigation Info On Appeal
• No Punitive Damages On Trebled Award, Pa. Court Says
• EPA Says It Has Authority To Grant Ozone Rules Extension
• Pa. Sewage Discharge Deal With Enviros Gets Court OK
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Stradley Ronon Adds Prominent Philly White Collar Defender
• Philly Judge Junks City Soda Tax Challenge
• Insurers Can't Trim Gardner Denver's Coverage Suit
• Pa. Judge Suspended After Money Laundering Indictment
• Philly Sets Stage For More Local Workplace Legislation
• Energy Future Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Make-Whole Fight
• Booted Fattah Juror Refused To Deliberate, Judge Reveals
• Philly Bar Association Questions Sessions AG Nomination
• County, Rail Group Allowed To Weigh In On Pa. Well Denial
• Ex-Fattah Staffer Gets 3 Years' Probation In Corruption Case
• The Biggest Sports Cases Of 2016
• Media Groups Want FCC Rules Challenge Moved To 3rd Circ.
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 5
• High Court Ruling In Jevic Likely To Be Narrow
• Pa. District Judge, Atty Accused Of Money Laundering
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• Discovery Needed In Uber 'On Call' OT Fight, Judge Says
• UPenn Athletes To Challenge 7th Circ. Employee Ruling
• Herr's Atty Targeted For DQ Over Prosecution Threats
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes New Trial In Surgery Row
• Incoming Pa. AG Taps Bucks County ADA As 1st Deputy
• Ex-Penn State Coach Wants $1.6M In Litigation Costs
• 20 States Sue Generic-Drug Companies Over Collusion
• Bill Cosby Wins 3rd Circ. Dismissal of Pa. Defamation Suit
• Leagues Say No Call To Review NJ Sports Betting Rejection
• Prudential Beneficiaries Stymied Again In Class Cert. Bid
• Suburban Philly Councilman Arrested In Kickback Scheme
• Fired Baylor Athletics Employee Sues Pepper Hamilton
• Lacrosse Helmet Seller Says Goalie Not Entitled To Punitives
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2016: Part 1
• Menendez Urges High Court To Review Corruption Charges
• Samsung Leaky Washing Machine Suit Moves Forward In Pa.
• DOJ Charges 2 Execs In Generic Drug Price-Fixing Plot
• Audi Seeks To Stop Pa. Dealer's $17M Asset Sale
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 2
• La. Tells 3rd Circ. It's Not Part Of GSK Antitrust Settlement
• Pa. Justices To Mull PennDOT's Guardrail Liability
• Philly Judge Junks J&J Risperdal Case Midtrial
• The Path To The California Bench
• Indivior Wants States' Suboxone Product-Hop Claims Nixed
• Dow Takes Polymer IP Fight With Turkish Co. To Pa.
• Fattah Co-Defendants Get 2 Years In Corruption Case
• Act 13 And Pennsylvania Fracking: The Drama Continues
• 3rd Circ. Hands HHS Win In Pa. Nursing Home Payment Fight
• Bulgarian Faces Indictment In Pa. Over Malware Attacks
• Pa. Restaurant Owner Charged With Harboring Immigrants
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Justices' Punt On Head Injuries Buoys NFL Claims Approach
• Judge Sinks Pa. Judicial Retirement Referendum Challenge
• Hospital Corporate Veil Not Pierced In Alleged Malpractice
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 1
• Philly Atty Linked To Anti-Trump Graffiti Won't Face Charges
• Military Bias Suits Don't Turn On Fitness, Says 3rd Circ.
• Honeywell In Talks To Settle Humidifier Defect Class Actions
• Ex-Pa. Rep. Fattah Gets 10 Years In Corruption Case
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Over NFL Head Injury Settlement
• Hagens Berman Says Special Master Inquiry Risks Privilege
• Doc Request Goes Too Far In $200M Arbitral Row, Court Told
• Inmate's Medical Care Not Deliberately Bad, 3rd Circ. Says
• Fattah Staffers Say Docs Reveal Overzealous Prosecution
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Axis Gets Win In University Construction Coverage Suit
• CLE Requirements Imposed On Judges By Pa. High Court
• Deceased Philly Firefighter's Estate Sues Over Faulty Gear
• Docs Not At Fault For Delayed Diagnosis, 3rd Circ. Says
• Causation At Center Of Pennsylvania Asbestos Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Nixing Of Law Firm's Risperdal Suit
• Michael Foods Settles Egg Price-Fix MDL For $75M
• Rice Energy Hit With $3.5M In Fines Over Pa. Violations
• Law Firm Ditches Rutgers Students' Malpractice Appeal
• Pa. Judge Faces Ethics Charges For Harassing Clerks
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Usher 'Bad Girl' Copyright Row
• Hemispherex Investors Put Anti-Fatigue Drug Suit To Rest
• Tax On Modem Service Sale To AOL Nixed By Full Pa. Court
• Shippers Slam Feds' Brief In 3rd Circ. Antitrust Row
• Herr's Says Consumer In Snack Label Suit Should Eat Words
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Revive $370M Philly Hotel Spat
• Applicant Already Settled Background Check Suit: Rite Aid
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• 3rd Circ. Wants Whistleblowers' FCA Sharing Deal Unsealed
• Ch.11 Structured Dismissals Come Under Fire At High Court
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Insurer's Claim In Fire Class Action
• DuPont Loses 3rd Circ. Bid To Pause Remand Of OT Case
• Incoming Philadelphia Bar Chancellor Pushes Pro Bono
• Pa. DEP To Challenge Fracking Rules Halt At State's Top Court
• Swartz Campbell Says Chartwell Unfairly Tried To Take It Over
• Feds Want Ex-Pa. Rep. To Spend 2 Decades In Prison
• Curtiss-Wright Inks $233M Deal To Purchase Tech Co.
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• The Biggest Pa. Policy Developments Of 2016
• Gas Co. Reliance Says Most Of Royalty Suit Must Be Tossed
• Pa. Justices Question Nix Of Atty Termination Fee Deals
• NJ Derailment Plaintiffs Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Claims
• Abusive Suit Claims Constitutional, Pa. Justices Told
• Pa. Drilling Fee Audit Reveals Fund Misuse, Poor Oversight
• Heinz Pushes 3rd Circ. To Revive $25M Insurance Claim
• Judicial Treatment Of Interrelated Acts: Part 2
• Real Estate Rumors: KFH Capital, Crossix, Wells Fargo
• Using Payroll Cards To Pay Employees' Wages
• Pa. Appeals Court Ends Suit Over Portugal Plane Crash
• 7th Circ. Won't Declare UPenn Athletes As Employees
• Philly Cab Cos. Ask 3rd Circ. To Revive Uber Battle
• Pa. High Court Tosses Bid To Revive Atty's $1M Sanction
• NJ Man's IRS Levy Challenge Was Too Late, 3rd Circ. Says
• Rural Pa. Wireless Developer Dials Up Ch. 11 In Delaware
• Judge Won't Redo Retaliation Suit Against Ex-Pa. AG Kane
• A Primer On Heinz's 3rd Circ. Policy Rescission Fight
• Payor Swings Back At GSK Sanctions Bid In Avandia MDL
• Aaron's Spying Software Case Ripe For Cert., Consumers Say
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Tossing Of ALJ's Discrimination Suit
• UPMC Must Litigate Highmark Overbilling Suit, Pa. Court Says
• Justices Will Hear Religious Hospitals' ERISA Appeal
• Investors Accuse Pa. Cemetery Co. Of Ponzi Scheme
• Simpson Thacher Leads Teleflex $1B Vascular Solutions Deal
• Pa. Atty Wants Reargument On $45K Sanction Appeal
• J&J Faces Risperdal Claims For 6th Time In Philadelphia
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• Landlords Get Class Cert. In Philly Gas Liens Suit
• Pa. Bar Must Rehire Worker It Accused Of Racism
• 3rd Circ. Backs Sentences In $136M Transpo Contract Fraud
• Pa.'s Role In Merger Suit Doesn't Warrant Fees, Hospital Says
• H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firms Tossed
• Feds Bum-Rush Int'l Cybercrime Syndicate
• Pa. Grid Rate Changes Are Unreasonable, FERC Told
• South Jersey Dodged Pa. Income Tax Bullet, Leaders Say
• Shipping Act Allows State Antitrust Claims, Fed. Agency Says
• Pa. House Panel Urges Whistleblower Protections In AG Office