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Pennsylvania - July, 2017

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• Allentown Indictment A Warning To Attys Seeking Gov't Work
• Open Cases In Amtrak Philly Derailment MDL Resolved
• Judge Trims Counterclaims In Italian Soccer Club Row
• Proposed $200M Pa. Cash Grab Spurs Insurer Lawsuit Threat
• DirecTV Hit With FLSA Suit Alleging Unpaid Wages
• Ex-L'Oreal Atty Faces Tough Road In Wrongful Firing Case
• Pa. Justices Reject Appeal In Med Mal Concealment Fight
• Cybersecurity Risks In The Courtroom
• Justices Needn't Size Up PASPA In Sports Bet Row, Prof Says
• Ex-Pa. Rep.'s Son Loses Bid For $5M Press Leak Damages
• Verizon Settles With Strike Replacements To Exit OT Suit
• Paterno Ruling Highlights Broad Pa. Work Product Protections
• 3rd. Circ. Won't Revive H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firms
• Drexel Seeks Sanctions Against Magic Johnson Food Co.
• Judge Says Dick's Burst Ball Coverage Suit Belongs In China
• Skanska Says SugarHouse Owes $14M For Casino Expansion
• Gray Matters: Clients Are Not Really 'Emotional'
• Vendors Ink $9M Deal Over Gifts To Pa. Liquor Officials
• Allentown Mayor, Atty Plead Not Guilty To Pay-To-Play Scheme
• Pa. Senate Passes Bill To Tax Shale Gas, Online Vendors
• Kohl's Wants Out Of Credit Card Forgiveness Class Action
• CMS Extends Ban On New Ambulance Suppliers To Beat Fraud
• Pa. Court Clears UPMC In Failed Liver Transplant Suit
• Valley Forge V. Upper Merion Is A Solid Win For Taxpayers
• Having A Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients
• American Airlines Can't Escape Negligent Supervision Row
• Aetna Faces Investor Suit Over ACA Marketplace Withdrawal
• Pa. Mayors, Norris McLaughlin Atty Charged Over Pay-To-Play
• CEO Accuses Prosecutor Of Using Fraud To Get Guilty Plea
• Philly's Centre Square Office Complex Trades In $328M Deal
• Some Needed Certainty On Administrative Expense Status
• UPMC Loses Appeal Bid In $300M Overbilling Arbitration Row
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Atty's $45K Sanction
• Braverman Kaskey Sues Philly Tower Over Observation Deck
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Discussions Before Deliberations
• Pa. Panel Bars Freeh-Report Notes In Paterno Estate Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ex-L'Oréal Atty's Whistleblower Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Asked To Lift Cap On Risperdal Damages
• Plaintiffs' Atty Gives Duquesne Law $7.5M To Educate Judges
• Sunoco Ordered To Halt Mariner East Pipeline Construction
• Judge Reverses J&J's Win In Philly Pelvic Mesh Mass Tort
• 5 Questions Firms Should Ask When Evaluating Litigation AFA
• For Law Firm Offices, Business Savvy Is The New Cool
• 11 Teva Entities Can't Escape Pa. Generic Price-Fixing Suit
• Mesh Cases Against Boston Scientific Withdrawn From Philly
• Wells Fargo Wants Philly's Lending Bias Suit Axed
• EEOC, Pa. Atty Win Age Bias Suit Against State Agency
• Venezuelan Sentenced For $2.2M Tax Fraud With Hacked Info
• Maxim Dodges FLSA Suit Over Pay For Home Health Aides
• Pa. Coal Mining Bill Becomes Law Without Gov.'s Signature
• Planning A Legal Career With A Future Relocation In Mind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Could An NFL Diversity Rule Be A BigLaw Game-Changer?
• Women See Another Year Of Slow Gains At Law Firms
• BigLaw Bias Suits New Wild Card In Fight For Gender Equity
• 4 Female Perspectives On BigLaw Leadership
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• How 4 Firms Are Moving The Needle On Gender Diversity
• 20 Democratic AGs Ask Trump To Defend DACA Program
• Ex-Philly, Baltimore Mayors Join Dentons' Public Policy Team
• Hersha Snags Philly Westin For $135M
• The Elephant In The Room: Advancing Women To Partnership
• How Midsize Law Firms Can Minimize Cybersecurity Threats
• Pa. Justices Urged To Hear Appeal Over Bum Super Bowl Tix
• DC Circ. OKs FCC Denial Of Pa. Nonprofit's FM Application
• Pharma Co. Fails In DQ Bid Against Ex-CEO's Counsel
• Enviro Groups Renew Bid To Pause Sunoco Pipeline Drilling
• Freeh Says Ex-PSU President's Conviction Dooms Libel Suit
• Pa. Judge Clears Claims In $140M Rail Depot Fraud Row
• Pa. Court Says State Can't Dismiss Vaping Tax Lawsuit
• Elliott Greenleaf Atty Elected As Interim Philly DA
• Pa. Atty Pushes For Discovery In Defamation Row With Rival
• Pa. Man Admits To Stealing $40M In Bitcoin
• Pa. Panel Returns Med Mal Suit To Philadelphia
• Pa. AG Taps Ex-Reed Smith Atty For Consumer Finance Unit
• Pa. Man Cops To Lying Over Faulty Tests For Cancer Patients
• Heller Sequels And 2nd Amendment, Still Undecided: Part 1
• White Collar Pros Named To New Pa. Grand Jury Task Force
• NFLers Possibly Misled By Claim Assistance Offers: Judge
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Oil Producer Claims To Sold Oil
• Netflix Copied Author's Work For 'Burning Sands,' Suit Says
• Atty Gets Prison For Obstructing NJ Time-Share Co. Probe
• Workplace Slur Harassment Ruling A Warning To Employers
• Pa. Court Orders New Damages Trial In Lost Fingers Suit
• No Privilege For Emails To Consultants, Pa. Court Repeats
• 3rd Circ. Revives Aetna's False Billing Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Ex-Reed Smith RE Partner In Pittsburgh
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Matching Experts
• NJ Atty With Pa. Practice Gets 3 Years For Aiding Drug Ring
• Pa. Panel Axes $38M Punitive Award In Work Shooting Suit
• Jehovah's Witnesses Can't Revive Suit Against Pa. Hospital
• Ex-Pa. Attorney Gets 2 Years For Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Consultant Gets 5 Years In $3.5M Foreign Bribery Scheme
• Pa. Fracking Suit Sees New Round Of Dueling Sanction Bids
• Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Faces Religious Challenge In Pa.
• Samsung Wants Overheating Galaxy Phone Suit Tossed
• The Rise Of Midsize Firms
• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Submitting Litigation AFA
• Drug Return Fraudster Fights Forfeiture Bid
• Philly Soda Tax Opponents Appeal To Pa. High Court
• Groups Can't Defend Ban On Frack Waste Wells: 3rd Circ.
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Partner Heads To Generic Drug Co. As GC
• LabMD Denied Quick Appeal In Tiversa Data Theft Suit
• How Mobile Apps Can Benefit Your Practice
• Pa. Justices Told Workers' Comp. Atty Fees Can't Be Returned
• McQueary's $5M Whistleblower Award Attacked As Duplicative
• Daubert And Product Liability: Mid-2017 Update — Part 1
• The Future Of Litigation Finance Is Analytics
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Pa. Court Says Expert Properly Nixed In Miscarriage Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ex-Chesapeake Workers' Discrimination Suit
• Strike One Called In Rose's Suit Against Ex-Akin Gump Atty
• 14 Attys, Judges Vie To Become Interim Philly DA
• Health Hires: Cozen O'Connor, King & Spalding, West Health
• PTAB Nixes Patent Claims UPenn Said Erbitux Infringed
• 3rd Circ. OKs FCC Cap On Small Biz Telecom Bidding Credits
• Ex-Penn State Prez Dodges Prison During Conviction Appeal
• Atty Gets 5-Year Retroactive Suspension For Bribing Judge
• Baker Hostetler Atty Bled Philly Firm For Fees, Suit Says
• Ex-Philly DA Abraham Wants To Return For Interim Role
• Deceased NFLer's Family Wants Concussion Suit In Pa. Court
• Pa. Judge OKs Allstate Appeal In Medical Exam Suit
• Pa. Judge's Staffer Sues For Gender Pay Discrimination
• Agencies Missed Substitute To Pa. Pipeline, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Where AI Meets Cybersecurity And The Legal Profession
• Insurer Ordered To Defend Firefighter Hearing Loss Suits
• Pa. Court Tosses Suit Claiming Bad Medical Treatment
• Justice Breyer On Changing His Mind And Sparring With Scalia
• 3rd Circ. Told Malpractice Claim Belonged In Bankruptcy Court
• Split NLRB Says Pa. Lacrosse Referees Are Employees
• 3rd Circ. TCPA Ruling Saps Spokeo Defenses In Class Actions
• CORRECTED: Pa. Judge Clears Path For Sunoco Eminent Domain Appeal
• DOT Moves On $153B Northeast Corridor Overhaul Plans
• Expert Opinion Backs Super Bowl Tix Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Insights From Recent Rise In Nuisance And Trespass Cases
• No 'Real Intention To Prosecute' Means Fraudulent Joinder
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Interim Arguments
• Unstructured Data Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
• Justice Breyer On The Limits Of Presidential Power
• TCPA Case Over Gym's Sales Calls Revived By 3rd Circ.
• Strike Busting Workers Seek Allegedly Unpaid Wages
• Morgan Lewis Tells Judge Privilege Breach Dooms Fraud Case
• 'Receipt' Means Goods In Hand In Bankruptcy, 3rd Circ. Says
• Hospital's Delayed Treatment Led To Brain Damage, Suit Says
• Consol To Split Coal and Gas Operations In Two
• Steel Mill Owner Can't Duck $4M Pennsylvania Tax Liability
• Pa. Town Says Sunoco Pipeline Breached Settlement Deal
• 5 Questions To Ask Firm Before Accepting A Litigation AFA
• Pa. Doctor Exits Patient Death Suit With $1M Deal
• Feds Deny Privilege Violations In Energy Tax Credit Row
• Morgan Lewis Lands Eckert Seamans Atty In Pittsburgh
• Municipal P3 Losers Can't Challenge Awards, Pa. Court Says
• Biz Groups Wade Into Suit Over Philly Pay Inquiry Law
• Merger Of CenturyLink, Level 3 Gets More State Nods
• Prosecutor Says Ex-Pa. AG Slandered Him
• Oil Field Workers Agree To $2.1M Deal In OT Suit
• Why You Should Argue Your Appeal
• 6 Ways Teaching A Law School Class Can Benefit Lawyers
• Congressional Forecast: July
• Consultant Guilty In $3.5M Bribery Plot Wants Lesser Sentence
• Biofuel Exec Decries Holland & Knight Duo's Role In His Case
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Gibson, Goodwin
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ferry Workers' Age Discrimination Claims
• Teva Targets Ex-Exec Who Dated, Gave Info To Apotex CEO
• Apotex, Ranbaxy End Pay-For-Delay Suit Over Narcolepsy Med
• National Food, Indirect Buyers Settle In Egg Price-Fix MDL
• Pa. Justices Snub Trucking Co. Arbitration Clause Appeal
• NFL Player's Suit Challenging Drug Suspension Sent To NY
• Dodd-Frank Claims Tossed In Suit Against Grant Thornton
• Pa. Drilling Fund Use Unconstitutional, Enviro Group Says
• $5.5M Google Privacy Deal Is Unfair, 11 AGs Tell 3rd Circ.
• Tyson Foods Knocks Hot Dog TM Suit Out Of The Park
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Punitives Bid In Prisoner Info Class Case
• Pa. Atty Accused Of Rerouting Ex-Partner's Emails
• Baker Botts, Davis Polk Steer $2.1B HSN Takeover By QVC
• RAIT Financial Continues Sell Down With $73M In Deals
• Pa. Justices Deny Appeal Over Solar Payment Jurisdiction
• Pa. Magistrate Judge Accused Of Watching Porn In Chambers
• Justice Stevens On Gorsuch And Sticking With The Cubs
• 30 State AGs Back FCC Proposal To Block Spoofed Calls
• Ex-PSU President Can't Dodge Child Endangerment Rap
• Penn State Aims To Recoup $1M From Ex-Football Coach
• Ex-Bai Brands Workers Say They Were Cheated On $1.7B Sale
• Defunct Pa. Law Firm Can't Be Sued In NJ, Panel Says
• Pa. Justices Bar Selective Tax Assessment Appeals
• The Potential Reach Of High Court's New Slant On Trademarks
• Expectations After Pa. High Court Workers' Comp Ruling
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Openings Before Voir Dire
• 5 Questions To Ask Client Before Proposing A Litigation AFA
• Justice Stevens On Playing Politics With The High Court
• Pa. Court Says Trial Evidence OK In Med Mal Defense Verdict
• Pa. Court Blocks Audit Of Abortion Alternatives Org's Grant
• Pa. Judge Urged To Move Mesh Cases After Justices' Rulings
• 3rd Circ. Says Passport Fraudster Can't Beat Resentencing
• Pa. Gov. Rejects Bill Prohibiting Plastic Bag Bans
• Auto Salvage Co. Owner Can't Trim Judgment In Award Row
• Feds Call Philly PE Firms A Ponzi Scheme, Bosses Indicted
• Pa. Justices Urged To Keep UPMC On Hook In Hepatitis Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms Sunoco Pipeline Land Grab
• Citgo Says It Shouldn't Bear Brunt Of Oil Spill Liability
• The Biggest Pa. High Court Rulings Of 2017: Midyear Report
• The Biggest Med Mal Decisions Of 2017: Midyear Report