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Pennsylvania - April, 2018

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• Chamber Gets Halt On Bulk Of Philly's Salary Inquiry Law
• 3rd Circ. OKs Sentence For ICE Agent Who Sold Docs For Sex
• Pa. Gov. Pushes For Bipartisan Natural Gas Tax
• Weber Gallagher Adds 5 Wilson Elser Attys To Med Mal Group
• EPA Says Coal-Fired Plant In Pa. Has Sufficient Monitoring
• Pa. Court Axes Challenge To Sunoco's Eminent Domain Power
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Ex-Lundy Beldecos Client Gets 3rd Shot At Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Turnpike Agency Inks $2M Deal To End IT Contract Row
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling In Birth Control Mandate Battle
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Pa. Oil And Gas Rights Row
• Gov't Urges 18-Month Sentence For Atty In Pa. Graft Case
• Fight Over NFL's Fraud Claims In Concussion Case Heats Up
• Pa. Sports Bar Chain To Pay Workers $750K In OT Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Baker
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Enviro Co. Founder's Tax Fraud Sentence
• NY Leads Group Opposing EPA's Clean Power Plan Repeal
• Attys Fees Fight In $241M Walmart OT Suit Remanded Again
• Passenger Sues Southwest, CFM Over Fatal Engine Failure
• Pa. Court Flubbed 'Willfulness' In Tax Case, 3rd Circ. Told
• Fee Order Stayed Against Pa. Sen. In Gerrymandering Row
• 3rd Circ. Probes Cost Of Gridlock In GWB Scandal Appeals
• Cushman & Wakefield Must Face Suit Over Philly Project
• State AGs Must Fill The CFPB Void, But That's Not Enough
• Bayer, J&J Beat Claims In Latest Philly Xarelto Trial
• Cosby's Conviction And How #MeToo Is Affecting Legal Cases
• Merck Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Vaccine Bundle Discounts
• Ex-Allstate Workers Fight Bid To Nix Claims In ERISA Row
• Aetna Says Med Group Overbilled $50M For Newborn Care
• Medical Care Bid Won't Affect Superfund Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• EQT Midstream Boosts Biz With Asset Buy, $2.4B Merger
• Teva Settles Case Over Alleged Info Sharing With Rival CEO
• PSEG Unit Pays $40M To End Probe Of Power Market Bidding
• Cozen O'Connor Snags 14-Atty Drinker Biddle Litigation Team
• Pa. Appeals Court Says Conrail Off Hook For Asbestos Death
• McNees Wallace Hires Atty With Gambling Industry Expertise
• Philly Political Consultant Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
• Ex-Nelson Levine Attys Can't Dodge Firm Wrap-Up Dispute
• Senate Dems Grill Trump Nominee For 5th Circ. Seat
• Judges Face Tough Choices In Fighting Political Attacks
• Cities Lack Standing In DOD Gun Database Suit, Judge Says
• Inside The Fight To Buy Out UK's Sky
• Trump's Remarks Can Be Used In Philly's Sanctuary City Row
• Consent Confusion Sank Tribune Race Bias Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Consol Beats Bid To Halt Mine Expansion Under Pa. Park
• The Historic Legal Blunder That Enabled Our Gun Epidemic
• Sky Brushes Off Fox As $41B Comcast Offer Rolls In
• The Carbon Tax Could Come Soon To A State Near You
• Enviros Take FERC Pa. Pipeline Approval Fight To DC Circ.
• Attys Say Fraud Claims Just Cover For Delays In NFL Deal
• MarkWest Strikes Deal With EPA, Pa. Over Alleged Emissions
• UPenn Pensioners Fight Inclusion Of Outside Groups' Briefs
• 3rd Circ. Says Nuns Can Intervene In ACA Birth Control Row
• 3rd Circ. Affirms $5M Taxes, Property Sale For Pa. Family
• Eyedrops Ruling Invites 'Abusive' Suits, High Court Hears
• GWB Closures Weren't Criminal, 3rd Circ. Told
• LabMD Says Judge Biased, Must Recuse In Tiversa Suit
• Aspire Universal Unveils $300M Precision Medicine Fund
• Ballard Can't Arbitrate IP Malpractice Suit, Judge Told
• State Electric Generator Subsidies Challenge FERC Markets
• State Tax After TCJA: Investment In Depreciable Property
• Pa. Judge Gives OK To Tear Down 19th-Century Buildings
• Pa. Judge Scolds Gov't For Denying Benefits To Gay Widower
• Pa. ER Doc's Trial Win Affirmed In Patient Death Suit
• FirstEnergy Reaches Deal With Creditors In Ch. 11 Cases
• Philly Law Firm Pursues ID Of Negative Glassdoor Poster
• MLBers Say Al Jazeera Won't Hand Over Info In Libel Suit
• Hangley Aronchick Gets Nearly $1M In Pa. Gerrymander Fees
• Shell Unit Can't Duck Class Action Over Pa. Lease Bonuses
• How States, Federal Agencies Are Challenging Drug Prices
• Alleged Atty Conflict Not Enough To Doom Biofuel Indictment
• Big Changes Ahead For Renewable Fuel Standard
• Cephalon's $125M Antitrust Deal Is Valid, Atty Power Unknown
• GWB Scandal Figures Challenge Statute's Reach In 3rd Circ.
• Wawa To Pay $25M To Settle Employee Stock Suit
• Bayer, J&J Can't Nix Xarelto Case Midtrial, Patient Says
• Whistleblower Claim Window Would Quadruple In Pa. Bill
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Over $2.5M Bond Investment
• Pa. Court Won't Derail State's Medical Marijuana Program
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Philly's Satellite Dish Rules Are Too Broad, FCC Rules
• Trespass By Fracking: Pennsylvania Court Weighs In
• 'Inherent Risks' Caused Skier's Injury, Not Resort Negligence
• Pa. Judge Can't Appeal Jurisdiction In Defamation Suit
• State AGs Tell Congress Not To Exclude Attys From FDCPA
• Bayer, J&J Urge Judge To Ax Philly Xarelto Case Midtrial
• NextEra Fights To Keep $275M Termination Fee At 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Judge Defends Axing Privilege For Divorce Records
• Pa. Judge Can't Duck Conduct Charges For Alleged Bullying
• Hospital Says $47M Baby Injury Award 'Shocks Conscience'
• Locks Law Snubbed In NFL Settlement Gatekeeper Role Bid
• Pa. Court Urged To Ax Appeal Over 'Abusive' $1M Sanction
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Farrell & Reisinger Atty Takes High Post In Pittsburgh USAO
• Pa. Judge Insists U-Haul Mgr. Can Be Deposed Over Explosion
• The Latest Defeat Of Trump's 'Sanctuary' City Policies
• Broker Stole $5.7M From Pension Fund, Say Prosecutors, SEC
• Energy Co. Seeks Redo On Pa. Fracking Well Trespass Claims
• Pa. Senator Ordered To Pay Fees In Gerrymandering Fight
• Home Builder Must Pay Bible College $4M In Donation Row
• PetSmart Beats 3rd Circ. Appeal In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Ex-Judge Calls On Men To Help Close Litigation Gender Gap
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Ex-Ethics Judge Deserves Jail For $3M Fraud, 3rd Circ. Says
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Seeger Weiss Slams Locks Law Over NFL Concussion Deal
• Players' Concussion Opt-Out Claims Preempted, NFL Argues
• Employees Sue Knorr, Wabtec After DOJ No-Poach Settlement
• Morgan Lewis Denies Liability In $30M Malpractice Suit
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Cigna, American Specialty Hit With ERISA Collusion Suit
• Dilworth Paxson Can't Dodge Suit Over Frivolous RE Cases
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• The Law360 400
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• NFL Wants Probe Of 'Fraud' In Concussion Settlement
• Order To Create Taxi Fee System Can't Stand, Pa. Court Says
• NJ Atty Suspended Over Role In Living Trust Scheme
• Firm Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Stock Plan Transaction
• Geisinger Inks $6.5M Deal To End Pa. Infant Death Suit
• Family Seeks $3.1M Added To $47M Baby Head Injury Verdict
• Enviros Get Partial Quick Win In River Waste Suit
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Experts Bet On High Court's Blessing For Sports Wagering
• Federated Investors To Pay £246M For 60% Stake In Hermes
• Ed Groups Urge 3rd Circ. To Leave Penn ERISA Suit Dead
• Sanofi's FCA Suit Docs Not All Privileged, Ex-Worker Says
• Audi Can't Toss Last Claim In Fight Over $17M Dealer Sale
• Investors Say Pa. Vertical Farm Owner Bilked Them For $1M
• Preempting Preemption: Device Cases After Shuker — Part 2
• Workers Reach $10M Deal In ERISA Suit Over Pension Ripoff
• JG Wentworth Didn't Pay OT, Loan Operators Claim
• Pa. Ethics Board Slams Judge's Bid To Duck Conduct Charges
• Sprinkler Co. Slams Claims Over Deadly Nursing Home Fire
• Drugmakers Duped Medicaid Rebate Regulators, 3rd Circ. Told
• Preempting Preemption: Device Cases After Shuker — Part 1
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• Audi Looks To Avoid Trial In Suit Over Dealership Sale
• 3rd Circ. Grants Win To NJ Hospital In Nurse's Bias Suit
• UberBlack Drivers Aren't Uber Employees, Judge Rules
• Buchanan Atty Tapped For 3rd Circ. Boasts Deep Pa. Roots
• Gas Well Fee Exemption Ripe For Fraud, Pa. Justices Told
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs Product Liability Atty For Philly Office
• Discovery Ruling Could Impact Privilege, Pa. Justices Told
• Teva Investor Suit Over $40.5B Merger Sent To Conn.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Wade Into Prudential ERISA Class Action
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Macy's Must Face Injury Suit Over Shoe Rack Slip-And-Fall
• Ex-Christie Atty Called Back To 3rd Circ. Roots
• Pa. Justices Suggest UPMC Could Face Data Breach Liability
• Gas Co., Pa. Township Settle Fracking Waste Ban Dispute
• Pa. Justices Question If Jury's Note Warranted $2M Verdict Ax
• Aircraft Parts Co. Gets Win In Trademark Suit
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Federal Vs. State: The Fight To Regulate Student Loans
• Trump Nominates Judges For 3rd, 11th Circuits
• Punitive Damages Bid OK'd In Patient Bedsore Death Suit
• Fees In NFL Concussion Settlement Add To Payout Concerns
• Waste Co.'s Enviro Incident Not Material In FCA Trash Case
• Pa. Appeals Court Junks $21M Insurance Bad Faith Award
• Possession Of Child Porn Deportable Offense, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ballard Spahr Wants IP Rental Malpractice Claims Arbitrated
• Court Ruling May Change Pa.'s Enviro Enforcement Approach
• PJM Presses FERC To Tackle State Clean Energy Subsidies
• Babcock & Wilcox Retirees' Health Benefits Deal OK'd
• Pa. Justices Won't Rethink Scope Of Gas Lease Fund Use
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Amgen's Patent Not Used In Neulasta Biosimilar, Mylan Says
• DLA Piper, BakerHostetler Dodge Fraud Claims In Billing Row
• Pa. Anti-Bias Agency Didn't Hire Official Over Race, Jury Says
• Bayer, J&J Botched Xarelto Bleeding Warning, Pa. Jury Told
• Health Hires: Dentons, Greenberg Traurig, Morgan Lewis
• Albertsons Pulls IPO Filing In Favor Of Rite Aid Merger
• Pa. Judge, Atty Granted Delay In Money Laundering Trial
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Cozen Must Face Suit Over Ex-Partner's Philly Project Role
• Post & Schell Grows Construction Group With Latest Pa. Hire
• New Trial OK'd In SEPTA Train Worker's Electrocution Suit
• Dairy Co. Sues FDA Over 'Imitation' Skim Milk Labeling Rule
• NFL Concussion Class Attys Get $107M Fees Amid Scrutiny
• PennEast Needs NJ Land For $1B Pipeline, Judge Told
• Ex-Pa. DA's Suit Against Cosby Accuser, Lawyers Tossed
• Ex-Pa. Judge Reprimanded For Retaliation Over Ethics Probe
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Merck Win In Shingles Vaccine Case
• States Sue EPA For Stalling On Methane Regulations
• Why High Court Ruling Matters For Compact Clause Entities
• Pa. Atty Suspended After Copping To Tax Charge
• Pa. Court Revives Compliance Inquiry In Gun Privacy Suit
• Pa. DA Charged With Sex-For-Leniency Scheme
• PES Refinery Cleared For Ch. 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement
• Bankrupt Payday Lender Can't Move Pa. AG's Suit To Texas
• Pa. Ruling Equips Med Mal Patients With New Discovery Tool
• NFL Players' Firms Back Concussion Suit Settlement Counsel
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Energy Co.'s Worker Retaliation Win
• Prescribing Doc's Testimony Key In 2nd Philly Xarelto Trial
• Pa. Court Revives $8M Blue Cross Negligent Supervision Suit
• Penn National's $7.5M Bid Lands 2nd New Pa. Casino License
• Vorys Sater Absorbs Pittsburgh IP Boutique, Adds 10 Attys
• Insurer Ducks Coverage In Boy Scout Campground Injury Row
• NJ Sen. Asks FERC To Put PennEast Land Grabs On Hold
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Arnold & Porter, Jones Day, Crowell
• SEPTA Fatal Bus Crash Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Defunct Philly Firm Can't Dodge Malpractice Counterclaims
• States, Cities Sue Feds Over Census Citizenship Question
• Contractor Can't Get New Fraud Trial After $3.65M Verdict
• Pa. Bill Would Return Asbestos Claims To Workers' Comp
• Pa. Court Affirms Customer's Injury Award Against Limo Co.
• Pa. Panel Revives Trespass Claims Over Fracking Well
• Truckers Want Pa. Turnpike's Toll Spending Paused
• Is Excessive Fee Litigation Headed For Its Dudenhoeffer?
• Suspended NJ Atty's Suit Properly Tossed, 3rd Circ. Says
• GWB Scandal Figure Misreads High Court Ruling, Feds Say
• Pa. Atty Can't Get 2nd Bite At Defamation Suit Against Firm
• Pa. Atty Wants 2nd Shot At Duane Morris Malpractice Appeal
• Rum, Cannabis And The 4th Amendment: A History Lesson
• 4 ERISA Cases That Could Be Game-Changers
• White Mountains Values NSM Insurance At $388M In Takeover