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Pennsylvania - May, 2017

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• Del. Borrows 4 Pa. Judges To Boost Bench Post-TC Heartland
• Sunoco Pipeline Foes Face Uncertain Fate Despite Early Win
• Owners, CFO Plead Guilty In DOD Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Ex-NBC Producer Sues For Gender, Disability Discrimination
• Merck Ducks Fraud Claims In Pa. Zostavax Suits
• Heir Says Conflict Should DQ Cozen In Construction Row
• Tax Atty Asks For Leniency For Role In $200M Fraud Scheme
• Employers Beware: What Not To Ask During A Job Interview
• Juries Must Know About Products' Standards Compliance
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Pa. Superior Court Backs Doctors' Win In Wrongful Death Row
• Weil, Wachtell Lipton Guide First Data-CardConnect Deal
• Chamber's Challenge To Philly Pay Inquiry Law Tossed
• Pa. DEP Says Hazardous Waste Facility Application Fell Short
• Insurer Wants Out Of $11M Juvenile Facility Negligence Verdict
• Elliott Loses Court Bid To Force Vote On AkzoNobel Chairman
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• Pa. Panel OKs Reduced $1.1M EQT Fracking Fine
• All Eyes On NFL After SG Weighs In On Sports Betting
• Pa. Pipeline Permitting Process Was Flawed, Enviros Say
• Exelon Threatens To Close Three Mile Island, Blaming Pa.
• The Law360 400
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Insurers Needn't Cover Spyware Suits, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Feds Scoff At Philly DA Bid To Toss Charges, Limit Testimony
• Time Is Right To Address FCA Pleadings Split, Co. Argues
• Pa. Woman Lands $95.6M After Building Collapse Arbitration
• Ice Miller Launches New Philly Office To Boost IP Practice
• Pa. Judge Tosses Nursing Home Death Suit Over Jurisdiction
• J&J Hit With $2.16M Verdict In 4th Philly Mesh Case
• Pa. Judge OKs Clean Air Council's Sunoco Pipeline Fight
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Uber Win In Taxi Cos.' Competition Suit
• Pa. Justices Uphold Restrictions On Ex-Gaming Board Attys
• Pa. Justices Affirm Turnpike Agency's Reimbursement Win
• 3rd Circ. Revives Effort To Halt Abortion Clinic Protest Ban
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: A Rare Presumption In 11th Circ.
• Pa. Jury Awards $2M In Botched Gallbladder Surgery Suit
• Allstate Wants Appeal Of Pa. Law's Application To Policies
• $18M Telecom Malpractice Case Time-Barred, Pa. Judge Told
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Pipeline Foes Crash FERC Nominees' Confirmation Hearing
• Investor Calls Fraud Suit Against Cozen, Blank Rome Timely
• Noncompete Agreements Under Siege At The State Level
• State AGs Set Data Security Bar With Record $18.5M Pact
• 3rd Circ. Ends Amarin Shareholder Row Over Heart Drug
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Ex-Broker's ADA, Title VII Suit
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Jury Readies To Mull 4th Philly Pelvic Mesh Case
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Payroll Card Class Action Challenge
• Sunoco's Use Of Eminent Domain For Pa. Pipeline OK'd Again
• Late Expert Report Sinks Pa. Suit Over Nursing Home Death
• Riddell Concussion Claims May Head For State Court Fight
• Solicitor Gen. Urges Justices To Reject NJ Sports Betting Case
• Saul Ewing In Merger Talks To Create 400-Attorney Firm
• State AGs Announce $33M Deal With J&J Over OTC Drugs
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: And Its Limits In The 5th Circ.
• Philly-Area Residents Defend Contamination Suit Against 3M
• High Court Asked To Review Car Shipping Price-Fix Dispute
• DC Circ. Affirms FERC's Certificate For $600M Gas Pipeline
• Generic Drug Price-Fixing MDL Fuels Worries For Defendants
• Acting Pa. DEP Boss Gets Senate OK For Permanent Post
• Latest J&J Pelvic Mesh Injury Case Kicks Off In Philly
• 40 States Defend Power To Bring Generic-Drug Price-Fix Suit
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Back In Vogue In The 9th Circ.
• Target Pays $18.5M To Settle States' Probe Over 2013 Breach
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Damage Calculations Trimmed In Provigil Pay-For-Delay Row
• Pa. Township Sued For Denying Verizon Tower Zoning
• Pa. Doctors Want Kickbacks Suit Nixed After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Ryobi Settles Table Saw Injury Suit For $2M
• Wells Fargo Suit Heralds Philly's New Enforcement Focus
• Energy Co. Attys Fight DQ Bid For Repping Contractor
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Impact In The 7th Circ.
• Pa. Tells 3rd Circ. It Properly Permitted Pipeline Project
• Indicted Philly DA Invokes McDonnell In Dismissal Bid
• IRS Looks To Enforce Teva Summons In Charity Inquiry
• 3rd Circ. Won't Boot Judge Off Bankruptcy Misconduct Appeal
• SEC's Cooperman Deal Gives Defense Bar New Tool
• 3rd Circ. Questions Early End To Lipitor Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Pa. Jury Finds Clinic Not Liable In Appendicitis Death
• Cozen O'Connor Adds 7 More Buchanan Ingersoll Attys
• Transgender Ex-Cabela's Worker Can Press ADA Claims
• Hospital Illegally Ended Pay Hikes For Nurses, DC Circ. Says
• Split 3rd Circ. Won't Send Nurses' Wage Suit To Arbitration
• SBA, As Receiver, Not 'Gov't' In FCA Case, 3rd Circ. Says
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Vinson
• Riddell Helmet Concussion Claims Poised To Move Forward
• Discovery Dispute Pauses Atty Testimony Defamation Suit
• Ex-Pa. City Council President Seeks Sentence Reduction
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: 4 Lines Of Cases In 3rd Circ.
• Workplace Marijuana Accommodations: The Road Ahead
• Cooperman, Omega Pen $4.9M Insider Trading Deal With SEC
• 3rd Circ. Could Up Ante For Buyers In Pay-For-Delay Cases
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• MSA Wants $2M More In Fees In North River Asbestos Fight
• Drugmaker Says Middleman Overbilled It For Services
• Pa. Man Fights Honda's Bid To Rehear Appeal Of $55M Verdict
• Ex-Pa. Rep.'s Son Can Sue Govt. Over Investigation Leaks
• Pa. Appeals Court Says Municipality Can't Block EQT Well
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Will It Supersize Leidos?
• Noble Eyes Marcellus Exit With $765M Midstream JV Sale
• Judge Junks Suit Aimed At Ousting Indicted Philly DA
• Medical Expert Unneeded In Hospital Fall Suit, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Atty Slams Challenge To Abusive Sanctions Claim
• Pittsburgh Can't Impose Building Security Rules, Court Says
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: High Court Needs A Reboot
• Phony Estate Atty's Sentence Affirmed By Pa. Appeals Court
• Corp. Defense Firm Kaufman Dolowich Opens Philly Office
• Adelphia Founders Seek To Revive Deloitte & Touche Suit
• Conn. Sues EPA Over Alleged Pa. Coal Plant Pollution
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Revive Pittsburgh Paid Sick Time Law
• Krasner Snags Democratic Nod In Philly DA's Race
• NJ Rep. Urges Solicitor General To Back Sports Betting Bid
• Ex Le-Nature's CEO Can't Escape Plea Deal, 3rd Circ. Says
• VA, Doctors Did Right By Vet In Treating Cancer, Court Says
• Indicted Philly DA's Challenge To Removal Suit Slammed
• Unique Charging Process To Fuel Amtrak Engineer's Defense
• NLRB OKs Bargaining Session Cancellation Over Union Ploy
• Fashion Retailer Rue21 Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Cracker Barrel ADA Class Action Settlement Gets Judge's OK
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Nonsolicitation Agreements In The Social Media Age
• Philadelphia Sues Wells Fargo Over Discriminatory Lending
• EPA Pledges To Answer Sierra Club On Pa. Mercury Issue
• Pa. Panel Favors Sunoco On Pipeline Eminent Domain
• Geico Says Atty Trade Secret Claims Should Stay In Pa.
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• UHS Execs Over-Admitted Patients For Profit, Investor Says
• Justices Reject Sheller Appeal Over Risperdal FDA Petition
• Amtrak Engineer Charged By Penn AG Over Fatal 2015 Crash
• Usher Song Copyright Row Appealed To High Court
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Judge Agrees To Delay Bribery Trial For Philly DA
• Intrinsic Value Asks AkzoNobel For More Analysis Of PPG Bid
• DuPont Urges High Court To Resolve Circuit Split In OT Appeal
• Pa. State Contractor Faces OT Suit From Home Care Workers
• Freeh Highlights Spanier Conviction In Response To Libel Suit
• Engineer May Face Charges Over Fatal Philly Amtrak Crash
• Businessman Cops To Bribing Embattled Philly DA
• Allstate Can't Duck Crash Victims' Medical Exam Suit
• Fines Can Cover Ongoing Pollution, Enviros Tell Pa. Justices
• Ex-Sandusky Atty Wins Resentencing On Client Theft Charges
• Enviros Launch New Opposition To Sunoco Pa. Gas Pipeline
• Pa. Denied $1.2M In Atty Fees In FTC Hospital Merger Case
• Cybersecurity Is The Next Frontier Of State Regulation
• IRS Drops $56M Pa. Suit In Venue Dispute
• Actress Loses Defamation Suit Over Norman Mailer Biography
• Watson Seeks Quick Win In Suit Over FTC Litigation Powers
• More Judicial Nominees In Pipeline To Fill Historic Gaps
• Speedway Can't Boot Class Claims Over ADA Compliance
• The Defend Trade Secrets Act — A Year In Review
• Tech, Meds Buoy Pittsburgh Legal Profile As Gas Boom Fades
• Pa. House Committee Advances Judicial Merit Selection Bill
• Mylan's 3rd Circ. Doryx Loss A Hurdle To Product-Hop Suits
• Judge Won't Sanction Coke, Counsel In Data Breach Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Penn State Coaches' Firing Suit
• Pa. Judge Backs $625K Jury Award In Needless Surgery Case
• Dance Mom Star Gets Year In Prison For Defrauding Creditors
• NY Man Slams Comcast For Withdrawals In Billing Suit
• Pa. Justices Urged To Rethink Removal Of Case-Fixing Judges
• Feds Ramp Up Corruption Charges Against Philly DA
• Temple Univ. Says Gov't Owes $718K More In Med Mal Deal
• Elliott Blasts AkzoNobel's Rejection Of PPG's $29.3B Bid
• Acting Pa. DEP Chief Sees Nomination Advance
• No Criminal Charges In 2015 Fatal Philly Amtrak Derailment
• Hospital Best Practices After 3rd Circ. Title IX Decision
• Why US Law Firms Need Anti-Money Laundering Policies
• Trump Picks Pa. Regulator, McConnell Aide For FERC Slots
• Pa. Court Revives Med Mal Suit Despite Defective Service
• Car-Repair Shops Lose Insurer RICO Action
• Appeals Court Scraps Ex-Pa. Lawmaker's Restitution Sentence
• Pa. Court Upholds Pfizer Win In Zoloft Birth Defect Suit
• Auto Loan Financier Hit With Robocall Class Action
• Honda Urges Pa. Court To Rehear $55M Seat Belt Defect Case
• Pa. Judge Axes Challenge To $2.3M Frivolous Suit Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink Travelers' Asbestos Coverage Win
• Immigrant Deaths Due To Poor Care In Detention: Report
• J&J Opens 4th Pelvic Mesh Trial In Philadelphia
• AkzoNobel Snubs Latest $29.5B PPG Takeover Offer
• Late Tax Forms Can't Free Tax Debts In Bankruptcy: 3rd Circ.
• Judge OKs Medical Advisers For NFL Concussion Settlement
• Reality Star Says Creditors Unharmed By Bankruptcy Scheme
• Pa. Court To Revisit Denying Privilege For Consultant Emails
• Ex-Investment Adviser Cops To Duping Clients Out of $1M
• Pa. Transit Agency's Ex-Drug Convict Hiring Ban Challenged
• Simpson, Kirkland Steer $6.4B Laboratory Products Merger
• U.S. Steel Faces Shareholders' Suit Over Large Stock Drop
• Pop Warner Hits Sponsor With Contract Breach Suit
• Ex-Worker Wants Coke, Counsel Sanctioned In Breach Suit
• In Tronox, 2nd Circ. Sends Clear Message About Injunctions
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Retrial Appeal In Volvo Car Seat Death
• Summer Camp Gets Claims Trimmed In Sepsis Diagnosis Suit
• Cypress Proxy Disclosure Suit Expedited In Chancery Court
• Court OKs Death Benefits To Kimberly Clark Worker Widow
• AEP Unit Can't Escape Pa. Tax On Electricity Sales
• Trump Golf Club, Ex-Employee Settle Age Bias Suit
• Philly Judge Recuses Herself From Removal Bid Against DA
• NBA Says 17 Teams To Get In On 2K Esports League
• FBI To Quiz Holland & Knight Duo In Energy Tax Credit Case
• Klehr Harrison Slams Allegedly Malicious Atty Sanction Bid
• Pa. AG Names Ex-Legislator As Top Environmental Prosecutor
• Former Biofuel Co. Execs Indicted In Alleged $10M EPA Fraud
• LabMD Presses 2 Cases Against Tiversa In 11th Circ.
• Site List Revealed For Jailed Immigrant Removal Program
• Pa. Commonwealth Court Hopefuls Face Off In Philly
• Mylan Won't Appeal 3rd Circ. Loss On Doryx Generic
• Generic-Drug Makers Want 40-State Price-Fix Suit Dropped
• Wheelabrator Launches Pa. Suit To Skirt Asbestos Liability
• Justices Urged To Deny DuPont 3rd Circ. OT Offsetting Appeal
• Insurer Must Pay Tax Debt Before Policyholder: 3rd Circ.
• Restaurateur Cops To Harboring Unauthorized Immigrants
• Pa. Judge Urged To Rethink Midtrial Toss Of Risperdal Suit
• Sodexo FCRA Suit Belongs In State Court, Plaintiff Says
• No Asylum For Woman With Reinstated Deportation: 3rd Circ.
• Cozen O'Connor Launches In Pittsburgh With 3-Lawyer Team
• Ex-NFLer's Turf Injury Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Judge Won't Take 2nd Look At Duane Morris Malpractice Claim
• Ex-Philly Mayor Street Reinstated To Pa. Bar
• Fox Rothschild Expands Into Seattle With Riddell Williams
• CFTC Claims Pa. Man Lied About Futures Trading Program
• Atty's Bid To Brief $1.75M Damage Challenge Is Slammed
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Fracking Case Appeal
• Pa. High Court To Mull Triathlon's Liability For 2010 Death
• Gas Cos. Want Arbitration For Pa. Shale Royalty Suits
• CPSC Warns Against LayZ Hoverboards After Deadly Pa. Fire
• Citgo $48M Oil Spill Penalty Too Low, US Tells 3rd Circ.
• Philly Blasts Biz Group's Standing In Wage Law Challenge
• Solving The Uninsured Driver Conundrum With Technology
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Escobar Ruling Helps Genentech Beat Avastin FCA Suit
• Herding Cats: Making The Most Out Of A Joint Defense Group
• Revival Sought For Fox Rothschild Frivolous Petition Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Convention Against Torture Relief Claim
• Enviros Say There Is Alternative To Pa. Pipeline Project
• Post & Schell Adds 3 Attys In Product, Professional Liability
• Pa. Appeals Court Deadlocks On $21M Bad Faith Award
• 3rd Circ. Backs Fraud Conviction, Sentence For NJ Contractor
• No Class Arbitration For Chesapeake's Leases, Judge Says
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms