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Pennsylvania - March, 2017

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• New Trial Ordered Over Bad Evidence In Cabot Fracking Case
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Lien Blockage In NJ Bankruptcy Row
• Wendy's To Face Breach Claims After Magistrate's OK Upheld
• Nixed Juror Doesn't Warrant New Med Mal Trial: Pa. Court
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Indicted Philly DA Agrees To Law License Suspension
• Atty. Slams Discovery Bid In Testimony Defamation Dispute
• Penn State Must Pay Ex-Coach's $1.7M Contingency Fee
• Apple Store Racially Profiles, Says Ex-Worker In Bias Suit
• 'Take-Home Toxin' Case Against Ceramics Co. Moves Forward
• Pa. Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over Bail Procedures
• NLRB Official Orders Union Vote For Philly Airport Workers
• Health, Pharma Sectors Will Be FTC Focus, Ohlhausen Says
• Cybersecurity Steps Every Lawyer Should Consider
• Ex-Philly US Atty Predicts No Falloff In FCA Enforcement
• Westinghouse Gets Conditional OK To Tap $800M Ch. 11 Loan
• Expert Needed For Negligence Suit Against Pa. Care Center
• Witness's Medical Aid To Juror Spurs Pa. Risperdal Mistrial
• GSK Asks 3rd Circ. To Ignore Prior Ruling In Wellbutrin Case
• Auto Insurer Owes For Medicare Patient Injuries, Suit Says
• Man Convicted In $23M Fraud Scheme That Targeted Lawyers
• Volkswagen Strikes $157M Deal Over States' Emissions Claims
• Prison Phone Co. Can't Arbitrate Rate Row, 3rd Circ. Says
• Uber, Pa. Regulator Near Deal To End $11.4M Fine Appeal
• UPMC Doc Must Face New Trial Over Botched Hysterectomy
• 2nd Circ. Judge To Lead Supreme Court Unclaimed Funds Suit
• Foxwoods Developer Loses Appeal Over $50M Pa. Casino Fee
• Pa. DEP Sues Municipalities Over Frack Water Disposal Wells
• Pa. Appeals Court Limits Reach Of Gas Law's Well Fee
• Westinghouse Hits Ch. 11, Reassesses Nuclear Projects
• Patient Flow Still Matters In Hospital Tie-Ups, FTC Official Says
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Conviction Met High Court Bribery Test
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-FERC GC Cynthia Marlette
• Pa. Justices To Mull If Insurance Chief Bound By Dept. Report
• 'Frontier' Issues: Pay-For-Delay And Patent Holdup
• 3rd Circ. Won't Send Birth Control Mass Tort To State Court
• Pa. Justices Bar Suspended Attys From Unemployment Cases
• Universal Health Boosted Stock Via Mismanagement: Suit
• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push For Video Gambling Expansion
• Judge Chides Philly DA's Atty For Making Limited Appearance
• Ex-NFLers Oppose Fees From Concussion Settlement
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Citizens' Bid For Enviro Study
• Pfizer, Ex-Employee Reach Agreement In Trade Secrets Row
• Natural Gas Pipeline Inspectors Lose Cert. Bid In OT Fight
• Fosamax Ruling Aids Wellbutrin Case, 3rd Circ. Told
• Jam Recipe Yields 1st DTSA Verdict
• Potential Class Cert. Pitfalls Lurking In Local Rules
• Next Philly DA May Make White Collar Crime A Big Target
• Pa. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit Over Failed Med Mal Case
• Indicted Philly DA's Atty Wants Out Of Bribery Case
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• FTC Gets Ex-Patent Atty Testimony Blocked In Androgel Suit
• Justices Nix Arbitration Appeal In Nursing Home Death Suit
• CEO Gets 3 Years' Probation In Wastewater Sample Cover-Up
• Mid-Trial Ruling Axes Pa. Treasury Pay-To-Play Case
• Liability Of Premises Owners In The Age Of Social Media
• Nursing Home Co. Escapes Pa. Gov't Suit Over Patient Care
• Pa. School District Sues Turf Provider Over Defective Fibers
• Enviros Want DC Circ. To Stop Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
• Ex-PSU Prez Found Guilty Of Child Endangerment
• Trump's Skinny EPA Budget Could Have Far-Reaching Impacts
• Pa. Atty Accuses Rival Of Perjury In Frivolous Suit Trial
• Pa. Judge Tosses Actiq Off-Label Marketing Suit
• Pa. Landowners' Suit To Get Fracking Project OK'd Tossed
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• Feds Could Skirt McDonnell In Charges Against Philly DA
• Jurors Start Mulling Ex-PSU Boss's Child Endangerment Case
• Insurer Must Face Ex-Employee's Gender Stereotyping Suit
• 3rd Circ. Denies Sanctions to NJ Town Against Developer
• Feed Co. Must Face Ex-Workers' Same-Sex Harassment Suit
• Utz Vendor Gets 3 Years For $1.4M False Invoice Scheme
• Jury Hands Metal Recycler $16M Loss In Bankruptcy Dispute
• Investors Hit Meat Processing Co. Over Bribery Concealment
• SEC Nets Insider Trading Settlement Over Merck Deal
• Generics Face Antitrust Suit Over Antidepressant Prices
• Deals Rumor Mill: Credit Suisse, Pret A Manger, Shell
• Anapol Weiss Opposes Attys Bid For NFL Concussion Fees
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• Refiner Blasts Salvager's Bid To Bolt $200M Arbitral Row
• Pa. Court Again Says Tax Sale's 'Mineral' Rights Include Gas
• Ex-PSU Admins Regret Not Reporting Sandusky, Jury Hears
• Enviros Ask For Pa. Pipeline Project Stay During Appeal
• Smigel Anderson Must Face Property-Sale Suit, Court Says
• Ex-Allentown Official To Plead Guilty In Pay-To-Play Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Revives Fosamax Warning Class Against Merck
• Jury Convicts Drug Return Co., CEO In $116M Fraud Case
• Philly DA Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery, Fraud Charges
• Ex-VC Worker Gets Liquidated Damages After $1.2M Win
• Suit Accusing FERC Of Pro-Energy Industry Bias Thrown Out
• AkzoNobel Snubs PPG's Sweetened $24.5B Takeover Bid
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• Ex-PSU Boss's Reporting Failure Enabled Sandusky, Jury Told
• Food Co. Wants Triple Damages After Fake Jam Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Revives Port Worker's FMLA Retaliation Claim
• Pa. Fed. Jury Awards Woman $625K Over Needless Surgery
• NJ Sens. Express Enviro Concerns Over PennEast Pipeline
• Hospital Denies Wrongdoing Over Withheld Raises At DC Circ.
• Philly DA Hit With Federal Corruption Charges
• Pa. Woman Awarded $400K For Eyelid Surgery Complications
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• 3rd Circ. OKs Contempt Order Over Locked Hard Drives
• Pa. Jurors Ready To Mull $116M Drug Refund Fraud Case
• Pittsburgh Corning's Asbestos Trust Wants Ch. 11 Reopened
• Pa. Justices Urged To Revive Non-Atty's $1.5M Fee Claim
• Ex-NFL Stars Who Fought Concussion Deal Rejoin Class
• Omega Advisors Founder Can't Ditch Insider Trading Claims
• Urban Execs Sold Stock At Inflated Price, Investor Says
• New Owners Can Sue To Eject Drilling Co., Pa. Court Says
• Ballard Spahr Snags SEC Trial Counsel For White Collar Group
• High Court Won't Hear Menendez Corruption Charges Appeal
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• Stripped Trump Signs Weren't Up For Grabs, NJ Casino Says
• Class Member Appeals 'Token' $9.6M NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Deal
• Wrongful Death Suit Barred By Prior Settlement: Pa. Court
• Sheller Urges Justices To OK Standing In FDA Risperdal Row
• Pleas May Haunt Ex-PSU Prez At Child Endangerment Trial
• FTC Can't Dodge Ruling On Litigation Authority, Watson Says
• Senior Regional Trial Attorney Leaves SEC
• IMS Health Settles Antitrust Coverage Suit With Zurich
• Pa. Auditor Claims Cover-Up By Pregnancy Service Contractor
• 3rd Circ. Says Pol Not Liable For Property Sales To Friends
• Judge Shaves Attys' Fees In Rita's Ice TCPA Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Judge Halts Deportation Of Afghani Who Aided U.S.
• Pa. Judge OKs Assets Plan In $34M ERISA Suit Against Atty
• Pipeline Co. Can't Sue NY Over Permit Delay, Judge Says
• Pa. Jury Urged To Reject $116M Drug Refund Fraud Charges
• Pennsylvania DEP Chief Blasts Proposed EPA Cuts
• NLRB Judge Sides With Workers In FirstEnergy Dispute
• Cephalon Settles FCA Suit Over Provigil Marketing
• Pittsburgh Woman Cops To Embezzling $13M From Own Co.
• Female Lawyers Are Still Struggling To Land Lead MDL Roles
• Ex. Pa. Rep Suspended From Bar Over Bilking Client Funds
• Where To Sue For Data Misappropriation
• 3rd Circ. Orders Redo Of CPA's Tax Fraud Prison Sentence
• Pa. E-Cig Taxation Getting Out Of Hand, Vape Dealer Says
• Union Hits Mylan With 2 Generic Drug Price-Fixing Suits
• Amtrak Ducks Suit For $1.6M Derailment Victim's Hospital Bill
• Groups Push For Permanent Delaware Watershed Frack Ban
• J&J Wants Pa. Mesh Cases Paused For Jurisdiction Appeal
• DHS Tells High Court To Uphold 3rd Circ.'s Asylum Denial
• FCC's Pai Promises To Speed Up Innovation On Midwest Tour
• Whistleblower Gets Partial Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
• Gas Co. Wants Enviros Kept Out Of Pa. Fracking Waste Case
• PinnacleHealth, UPMC Announce Potential Affiliation
• Cohen & Grigsby Nabs K&L Gates Privacy, Insurance Pro
• Nonprofit Rips IRS' Teva Summons In Donation-Benefit Probe
• CPSC To Probe Fatal Hoverboard Fire
• Pa. Court Denies Enviros' Bid To Halt Sunoco Pipeline Work
• Vendors Can Intervene To Shield IP In Pa. Shell Permit Row
• FTC Fights Impax Bid For Fees In Pay-For-Delay Case
• Kohl's, Service Provider Settle In Customer Class Action
• Rare Appellate Ruling On Indirect Purchaser Class Action
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• Internet Giants Back Google's Overseas-Data Warrant Fight
• Insurer Needn't Cover Bridge Engineer's Fees, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Sens. To Keep Cooperating On Federal Bench Nominees
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Bid For Lighter Corruption Sentence
• No Privilege For Emails To PR Consultants, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Justices Urged To Preserve Fracking Rule Injunction
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Gas Storage Eminent Domain Row
• Fox Rothschild Dodges Pa. Frivolous Bankruptcy Claim
• Two Ex-PSU Admins Plead Guilty In Sandusky Cover-Up
• Retired NFL Players Push Back On $112.5M Attys' Fee Request
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• What ACA Repeal Means For The Future Of Medicaid
• Ex-NFLer, Concussion Deal Counsel Continue To Spar
• Food Tray Co. Tells 3rd Circ. $3M Award Should Stay Nixed
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Aetna Win On Benefits Reimbursement
• 3rd Circ. Says State Univs. Subject To Some Antitrust Scrutiny
• Health Hires: Polsinelli, Pepper Hamilton, Mintz Levin
• Pa. Atty Suspended After Conviction For Aiding Drug Ring
• Philly Urges Appeals Court To Affirm Soda Tax's Legality
• Vape Dealers Say Pa. E-Cig Tax Overbroad, Discriminatory
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Says Dodd-Frank Ruling Backs Revival Bid
• $30M Suit Threat Spurs Claim Against Italian Football Club
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• 3rd Circ. Reverses BIA In Sodomy Case Deportation Ruling
• Anapol Weiss Reneged On NFL Concussion Fees, Atty Says
• FCC Gets Local Pushback On 5G Infrastructure Preemption
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• 3rd Circ. Pushed To Revive $176M DuPont Price-Fixing Suit
• Ex-PSU Coach Slams Judicial Bias Claim In Abuse Report Row
• Law Prof's Testimony Tossed In $116M Drug Return Co. Suit
• IBM Botched $110M IT Upgrade Contract, Pa. Gov. Says
• Contractor's Damage Not Covered, Insurer Tells 3rd Circ.
• Truck Stop Asks 3rd Circ. To End $9M Drug Theft Dispute
• Pa. Pipeline Project Can't Be Halted, FERC Told
• Contractor Can't Claim Philly Employee Status To Dodge Suit
• AkzoNobel Snubs $22B PPG Takeover Bid, Plans Split
• Feds Charge Ukrainian With Exporting Military Gear From NY
• Medical Residents Can Sue Under Title IX, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Drug Cos., Eye Drop Users Spar Over 7th Circ. Toss
• Judge's Stake In Case Warranted Recusal, Pa. Justices Told
• Gym Chain's 'Robocalls' Violated The TCPA, 3rd Circ. Told
• FTC Looks To Bar Ex-Patent Atty's Testimony In Androgel Suit
• Honeywell Denied Sanctions, Rebuked For Spying On Rival
• Enviros Fight Army Corps OK Of Pa. Pipeline At 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Slams Judges, Revives Inmate's Med Mal Suit Again
• Pa. Justices Urged To Bar Gas Well In Residential Zone
• 4th Circ. Uranium Mining Ruling Narrows Federal Preemption
• Airport Worker's Break Can't Bar Benefits Over Leg Injury
• Shining A Light On GOP Plan For Health Care Reform
• Montgomery McCracken Nabs Ex-Buchanan Ingersoll Litigator
• Feds, Drug Return Co. Spar Over Law Professor's Testimony
• Pa. Auditor Says Marijuana Can Help Close Budget Shortfall
• Ex-Congressman's Son Says Leaks Tanked His Defense Fund
• Survival Claims Came Too Late, Pa. Justices Hear
• Appeal Of Birth Defect Liability Cap Too Early, 3rd Circ. Says
• Judge Keeps Most Claims In $42M Pipeline Damages Suit
• Pa. Gas Zoning Row May Spur New Permit Review Standards
• GM Sues Asbestos Trusts In Del., Pa., NY For Worker Payout
• 3rd Circ. Firm On Robert Half Workers' Class Arbitration
• Network Co. Hid Financial Health Before Buyout, Jury Hears
• Kinder Morgan Unit Wants Enviros Out Of Pipeline Review
• Pharmacy Targets Heritage, Mylan, Others Over Drug Prices
• Pa. Sen. Floats 'Right To Try' Legislation
• Consumer Financial Services Cos., Prepare For New Dynamic
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• Shipping Act's Antitrust Preemption Is Powerful
• Refiner Keeps Most Claims In $200M Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• Pa. Court Says Expert Med Mal Testimony Rightly Excluded
• Samsung Can't Arbitrate Smartwatch Battery Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Judge Hands Win To J&J In Latest Philly Risperdal Case
• 5 Charged In DOD Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Pa. PE Firm Inks Pretrial Deal With Co.'s Minority Owners
• GSK Won't Produce Docs In Merck Antitrust Suit, Buyers Say
• Barring Porn Evidence Didn't Hurt Pa. AG's Defense: Judge
• Menendez Urges High Court To Resolve Circuit Split
• Pa. AG Wants More Resources For Tobacco Litigation
• Former Le-Nature's Exec Can't Reduce 20-Year Sentence
• Authentication Of Social Media Evidence: 2 Cases To Know
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• Pa. Court OKs Penn Treaty Insurance Liquidation
• Pa. Judge Gets 90-Day Suspension For Harassing Clerks
• Challenge To FTC Authority Belongs In Calif., Agency Says
• Urban Outfitters Settles TM Coverage Suit With Insurers
• Hospital's Placing On Verdict Slip Can't Revive Med Mal Case
• Pa. Atty Accuses Rival Of Retaliating Over Expert Testimony
• NFL Concussion Objectors Want Piece Of $112.5M Atty Fees
• Tier REIT Sheds Last Philly Property In $95M Deal
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• Pfizer Wins TRO In Info Theft Suit Against Ex-Marketing Head
• 20 More States Join Generic Drug-Pricing Antitrust Action
• NJ Disbars Atty Over Conviction In $24M Tax Evasion Scheme
• Experts Raise Concerns About Sunoco Pipeline Impact
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Attys' Fees Claim Above Damage Cap
• Calif. County Can't Take Avandia Ad Claims To State Court
• Alternative Asset Manager Hamilton Lane Prices $190M IPO
• Citgo Wants 3rd Circ. To Dump $100M Oil Spill Judgment
• Philly Firm Denied Sanctions, New Shot At Ad Monopoly Suit
• Amtrak Contractor To Pay $1.5M To Resolve FCA Allegations
• No Appeal For Ex-PSU Trio In Sandusky Endangerment Row