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Pennsylvania - February, 2017

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• Pa., DC Can't Get Fees In Staples-Office Depot Merger Case
• Philly Hospital Can't Overturn $10.1M Med Mal Verdict
• Pfizer Sues Ex-Marketing Director Over Trade Secret Theft
• Fee Law Sunset May Trigger Budget Chaos, Pa. Justices Warn
• Pittsburgh Paper Can't Shield Financial Records In Trust Row
• Wendy's Slams Magistrate's OK Of Data Breach Suit
• Obermayer Gets Claims Trimmed From Associate's Bonus Suit
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• Pa. Trans Students Win Pause Of 'Assigned' Bathroom Rule
• Pa. Entrepreneur Sues Investment Adviser For $10M
• Feds Blast Drug Return Co.'s 'Puffery' Defense In $116M Fraud
• Gas Producer WPX Fined $1.2M For Pa. Spill
• Philly Biz Sues Over Ownership Of Trump Casino Sign
• Ex-Kane Aide's Contempt Conviction Affirmed On Appeal
• Pa. DEP Chief Defends Agency's Permitting Of Gas Projects
• Ex-Pa. Treasurer Can't Ditch $500K False Statement Charges
• ERISA Applies To Religious Hospitals, Workers Tell Justices
• Pa. PE Firm's Pretrial Deal With Co. Minority Owners Fails
• Philly Residents Win Partial Cert. In Forfeiture Program Row
• Disgraced Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty, Rendell Aide Disbarred
• Pa. Court Says Immunity Can't End Abusive Litigation Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reverse Ruling Over Pa. Mansion Fire
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• How States Might Challenge The OCC's Fintech Charter
• LabMD Says Ex-Tiversa CEO's Stay Bid Merely A Diversion
• Fracking Quakes Could Shake Regulatory Ground In Pa.
• 'Puffery' Isn't Fraud, Says Drug Return Co. In $116M Case
• Pa. Justices To Revisit Meyer Darrah Fee Claim Against Rival
• Pa. Enviros Denied In 2nd Attempt To Pause Sunoco Pipeline
• 3rd Circ. Won't Retread Car Shipping Antitrust Suit
• Philly Sugary Drinks Tax Brings In $5.7M In First Month
• Merck Sued In Philly Over Shingles Vaccine Injuries
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Invokana Patients Lose Bid To Remand Kidney-Damage Suit
• Geico Says Plaintiffs' Attys Used Its Secrets Against USAA
• NLRB Asks 5th Circ. To OK Chipotle Break Petition Ruling
• Jury Awards $2.8M In Forest Service Airplane Crash Suit
• New Pa. AG Pegs Kane Scandal Costs At $3.6M
• NFL Class Says Ex-Player Is Spreading Deal Misinformation
• Verizon Wants Ex-Employee's Bias Suit Tossed
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Pa. DEP Urges State Justices To Deny Drilling Rule Challenge
• Pa. Justices Toss Atty's Termination Fee Appeal
• States' Suboxone Product-Hop Claims Fail, Indivior Says
• Pa. Judge Again Trims Essure Injury Claims Against Bayer
• Uber Urges 3rd Circ. Not To Revive Unfair Competition Claim
• Philly Controller Escapes 'Slush Fund' Slander Suit
• Frivolous Suit Claim Against Ex-Billing Co. Partner Revived
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Law Firm's Avandia Fund Dispute
• Harrison Street Pays $17M For 2 Philly Medical Buildings
• Impax Says FTC Should Pay For Withdrawn Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Comcast Sheds Disparate Impact Claim In Race Bias Row
• Legal Pot Industry Bugged By Lack Of Pesticide Guidance
• Pa. Court Vacates Ruling On Tax Exemption For Trust
• 'Phantom' Drone Maker Sued Over Faulty App Software Update
• Prosecutors Slam Appeal Bids By Ex-Penn State Officials
• Pa. Lawmaker Lobs Bill To Allow Sports Betting
• Court Nixes Construction Worker's Restaurant Injury Benefits
• Sprint Owes Comcast $1.5M Over SMS Patent, Jury Finds
• Pa. DEP Links Fracking To Earthquakes Near Hilcorp Well
• Pa. Judicial Employees Can't Invoke Whistleblower Law
• Pa. Appeals Court Will Revisit Case Over Gas Rights
• Enviros Denied Halt To Newly Approved Sunoco Pa. Pipepline
• Trump's Enviro Law Impact May Not Be What Many Anticipate
• Alternative Asset Manager Hamilton Lane Primes $190M IPO
• Jury To Mull If Sprint Infringed Comcast Patent In $153M Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Bars Claims On Properties Not In Dispute
• Ex-Fire Marshal's Contract Suit Against Pa. Township Revived
• Google Warrant Case Vs. Microsoft Warrant Case
• Watson Wants Lidoderm Suit Stayed For Ruling On FTC Power
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Philly Government, Corporate Pro
• Judge Pares Wyndham Customers' Suit Over Resort Fees
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Texans Say Ex-NFLer's Turf Injury Suit First Of Its Kind
• Insurer Fights To Avoid Coverage In UPenn Hotel Case
• Ex-PSU Admins Seek Appeal Before Child Endangerment Trial
• MSA Awarded $47M Over Insurer's Bad Faith
• Philly Controller Wants End To 'Slush Fund' Defamation Suit
• Enviros Threaten EPA Suit Over DC, Philly Ozone Inaction
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• 3rd Circ. Denies Mandamus Bid In Tax Appeal
• Judge Urged To Keep Boston Scientific Mesh Cases Moving
• Ex-Blank Rome Attorney Stuck With $400K Fight Against Firm
• Fraudster In $200M Bank Loan Scheme Gets 3 Years In Prison
• NFL Concussion Attys Seek $112.5M In Fees, Costs
• Pa. DEP Advances Sunoco, PennEast Natural Gas Pipelines
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Feds Urge High Court To Reject Menendez's Petition
• Wendy's Should Face Data Breach Suit, Magistrate Says
• Philly Taxi Cos. Can Seek Review Of Uber Rates, Court Says
• Pa. High Court To Hold Off On Philly Soda Tax Appeal
• Pa. Panel Axes Employer's Slice Of Coverall Defect Deal
• Egalet Hit With 2nd Investor Suit Over Abuse-Deterrent Label
• Wellbutrin Buyers Tell 3rd Circ. Actos Ruling Bolsters Case
• Pa. Rep. Questions Legality Of Methane Plan Rollout
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• RatnerPrestia, German IP Firm Settle Over Soured Merger
• Philly Collapse Victims Jumped Hurdle Of State Liability Law
• Insurer Can Sue For Injured Worker, Pa. Panel Says
• 3rd Circ. Backs Infosys In Rival's Noncompete Row
• New Crime-Of-Violence Deportation Case Hits Supreme Court
• Philly DA In Undisclosed Gift Scandal Won't Seek Reelection
• Penn State Says Bias Caused $7.3M Sandusky Witness Verdict
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Ex-Rep.'s $1M Restitution Order
• Pa. Justices Urged To Nix Fracking Rule Injunction
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• Post-Spokeo, Not All Statutory Violations Are Created Equal
• Pa. Appeals Court Axes Home-Care Worker Info Release Order
• Trump Barry's Hiatus Shields 3rd Circ. From Family Spotlight
• NFL Fan Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• Computer Scammer Admits Ripping Off Pa. Oil Co.
• 3rd Circ. Revives Claims In Truck Transmission Antitrust Row
• New Data Breach Rulings — 4th Circ. Vs. 3rd Circ.
• Mountjoy Wants Others To Join Tech Co.'s Negligence Suit
• Judge Won't Reconsider Denial Of Homeowners' Class Cert.
• Don't Overlook Pleading Challenges In State Pharma Suits
• Much More Than East Texas Is At Stake In TC Heartland
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Google's Setback Heats Up Overseas Warrant Debate
• Blank Rome Adds Benefits Team From Pepper Hamilton
• Ex-NFLers, Judge Push Independence In Concussion Claims
• Pa. School District Hid Lead, Copper Levels, Suit Claims
• Honeywell Seeks Sanctions In Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Philly Building Collapse Trial Ends In $227M Settlement
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Pa. Judge Explains Bench Toss Of Paxil Birth Defect Suit
• Pa. Doctor Can't Nix NY Med Mal Suit On Jurisdiction Claim
• Telemarketers Agree To Pay FTC, 2 AGs $27M For Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Computergate Staffer's Unlawful Seizure
• Damage From Bad Workmanship Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Cozen Launches Group To Help Institutions Tackle Misconduct
• Betting Co. Founder Says IRS Chose Wrong Place To Sue Him
• Pa. Legislators Urge Court To Undo Philly Soda Tax Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Upholds ADP Noncompete Policy, Citing Stock Award
• Pa. Gov. Seeks Cuts, Shale Tax To Combat Budget Deficit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ambit Energy Rate-Hike Ruling
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Litigating Abusiveness: A Quasi-Fiduciary Duty Emerges
• Ohio: A New Hot Spot For Pricing Litigation
• NJ Gov't Contractor To Pay $1.5M To Settle FCA Allegations
• Pa. Court Orders Home Tax Sale Reviewed Since Debt Paid
• Pa. DEP Unveils Draft Methane Regs Amid GOP Opposition
• 12 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Blank Rome Snags M&A, Securities Vet From Pepper Hamilton
• College Student Gets 3 Years' Probation For Darkode Hack
• Stemtech Pictures High Court Taking Up $1.6M Photo Case
• Pa. Judge Says Google Must Turn Over Foreign Server Data
• Mylan Inks $96.5M Pay-For-Delay Deal With Cephalon Buyers
• ACLU Demands CBP Data On Immigration Ban Enforcement
• GSK Says New Claim Has No Evidence In Avandia MDL
• FERC Greenlights Pipeline Projects As Bay Walks Out Door
• Impala Must Pay For More Docs, Despite Fraud Allegations
• Pa. Appeals Court Again Axes Kaplin Stewart Docs Order
• Jurors Hear Human Cost Of Tragic Philly Building Collapse
• Hagens Berman Objects To Report On Thalidomide Suits
• Philly Atty Convicted Of Aiding Baltimore Drug Ring
• LabMD Slams Bid To Extend Stay In Tiversa's Defamation Suit
• 3rd Circ. Judge, Trump's Sister, Stops Hearing Cases
• Buyers Seek New 3rd Circ. Look At Car Shipping Antitrust Suit
• Pa. Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Pipeline Redirection Bid
• Ballard Spahr Adds Securities Partner In Philadelphia
• Feds Fight Ex-Cozen Atty's Post-Prison Travel Request
• Pa. Justices To Mull Barrack Rodos' $1.5M Fee-Sharing Fight
• Avandia MDL Settlement Administrator Sues Atty For $2.5M
• Amazon Settles UPenn Student Suicide Claims
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• NFL Players Union Says Drug Suspension Row Has No Legs
• Ex-PSU Admins To Face Trial On Child Endangerment Charges
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Drug Refund Co. Slams $116M Theft Claims In Trial Opener
• Nursing Home Can't Send Med Mal Suit To Arbitration
• 3rd Circ. Revives False Ad Class Action Against Pa. Power Co.
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Sprint Owes $153M Over SMS Patent, Comcast Tells Jury
• Jury Finds Pa. State Sen. Not Guilty On Vote Buying Charges
• Stradley Ronon Lands Ex-Pepper Hamilton IP Attorney
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator