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Pennsylvania - February, 2019

188 articles

• Pa. Medical Board's Discipline Against Doc Nixed By Court
• Steelworker Pension Wants Renco To Pay $89M Penalty
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Astor Weiss Malpractice Suit
• Amtrak Says It, Not SEPTA, Controls Access To Stations
• 3rd Circ. Limits Scope Of FTC Judicial Enforcement Authority
• Stryker Beats Ex-Sales Rep's Age Bias Suit Over Firing
• Pa. County Orders US Steel To Cut Emissions After Fire
• A Potentially Perilous Response To #MeToo
• Kraft Heinz Hid SEC Probe In $16B Stock-Drop, Investor Says
• Cigna Hammers Anthem Decisions In $54B Merger Bust Trial
• Teva Must Pay $500K In Legal Bills Over Ex-Exec's Firing
• Comcast Wins Bid To Arbitrate Xfinity Customer's Privacy Suit
• Home Care Aide Can't Get Workers' Comp, Pa. Court Says
• Atty Blasts NFL Concussion Admin, Alleging Excessive Audits
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Case Over Allegedly Needless Stent
• One Less Jet For Bankrupt OneJet As Airplane Sale Approved
• $50M Wendy's Data Breach Deal Gets Judge's Initial OK
• 3rd Circ. Kills Lotion TM Case Against Cetaphil Maker
• Pa. Justices Deny Conflict In Loosening Med Mal Venue Rules
• Anthem Antitrust Atty 'Stunned' At Cigna Balk On $54B Deal
• Pa. Developers Say Artist's Fame Can't Carry Mural Suit
• GWB Lane Scandal Figure Sheds 6 Months From Prison Term
• NCAA, Pa. College Face Football Brain Injury Class Action
• Facebook Snooping Not Enough To Bury Injunction: 3rd Circ.
• Chancery Trial Shows Deep Rifts In $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal
• Erie Denied Coverage For Hacked Bible App, Says Pa. Co.
• Justices Won't Revisit Foreign IP Suit Venue In HTC Case
• Wabtec Tells Pa. Judge No-Poach Suit Is Too Broad
• DOJ To Snuff Out FCA Suit Targeting UnitedHealth Unit
• Duquesne Law School Lands New Dean From Villanova
• FTC Can't Challenge Past Conduct In Court, 3rd Circ. Says
• Colony Capital Sells Industrial Portfolio To Nuveen For $136M
• Justices To Review Statute Of Limitations In FDCPA Cases
• Goodwin, Davis Polk Lead Roche's $4.8B Spark Buy
• Ex-Partner Stole Firm's Investigator, Trade Secrets, Says Suit
• Consultants Aim To Send GSK Probe Suit Back To State Court
• Generics Cos. Say No Grand Conspiracy In Price-Fixing MDL
• 3rd Circ. Says Debt Buyer Counts As Collector Under Fed. Law
• Airport Officer Says OneJet Suit Should Stay In Fed. Court
• Autograph Session Broke NFLer's Marketing Deal, Agent Says
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Vinson
• Drugmaker To Pay $4M To End Claims It Dodged FDA Fees
• Anthem-Cigna Trial To Weigh 'Best Efforts' On Failed Deal
• States Coalition Backs Challenge To 'Turnback' Asylum Policy
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Barring Punitives For Frivolous Suits
• How States Are Disputing Trump's Border Wall Emergency
• Pa. Justices To Decide If Nonprofits Can Get Restitution
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Triumph GC Returns To Ballard Spahr In Philadelphia
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Kraft Heinz Says It's Being Investigated By The SEC
• Pittsburgh Tavern Blames Closure On City, Sewer Contractors
• UPMC Hits Back At Pa. AG Over Extending Highmark Contract
• Ex-Penn State Prez Can't Appeal Conviction In Abuse Scandal
• 3 Firms Steer Qlik's $560M Deal For Data Co. Attunity
• Philly Sues BofA, Wells Fargo, Others Over Bond Rates
• Energy Cos. Say Bankruptcy Nixes Coal Ash Pollution Claims
• Comcast Must Face Xfinity Streaming TV Patent Fight
• PennDOT Erred On Eminent Domain Survey, Pa. Justices Say
• Navient Quick Win Bid Punted In CFPB Loan Servicing Suit
• Bankrupt Ex-Partner Can't Dodge Unpaid Rent, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ford, AT&T Not Liable In Sprawling Asbestos Death Suit
• Delivery Co. Preps High Court Audit Of Worker Category Case
• Atty Can't Upend Ex-Partner's Win In Flint Fees Arbitration
• No Age Bias In Virgin Islands Budget Act, 3rd. Circ. Says
• Pittsburgh Penguins Tap Duquesne Professor As Deputy GC
• Waiving TSA Immunity Could Start Snowball: 3rd Circ. Judge
• Aramark Managers Say Bosses Reneged On Annual Bonuses
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Pa. Judge Slams Ore. Judge While Tossing Youth Climate Suit
• Former U-Visa Holder's Son Too Old For Green Card: 3rd Circ.
• High Court Roundup: Cert. Denials; EFF To File Amicus Brief
• Generics Cos. To Face Most State Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• EQT Says Pa. Workers 'Raided' Files Just Before Being Fired
• Settlement Ends Kohl's Credit Card Fees Case Before Trial
• FTC Pens New Deal With Teva On Reverse-Payment Claims
• Squire Patton Adds 2 Ex-Congressmen To Lobbying Wing
• Court Wrongly Tossed Dead Man's Deposition, Pa. Panel Told
• More Ex-LeClairRyan IP Attys Defect To Pepper Hamilton
• High Court Passes On Catholic Group's Pipeline Challenge
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• States May Take The Lead On Regulating AI
• Atty, Blogger Fight Back In NFL Concussion Deal Spat
• Philly-Area Atty Arrested For 5th Time On Theft Charges
• Deals Rumor Mill: Radian, Thomas Cook, TSE
• Restitution In Kohl's Credit Card Fight Is Up To Jury
• SEC's Evidence In Brokerage Fraud Suit Lacking, Judge Says
• Identifying Jurors Who Are Susceptible To The Reptile Strategy
• Dad's Naturalization Doesn't Make Son A Citizen: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Philly's Win In Sanctuary City Dispute
• Sheppard Mullin Attys' Conduct Should Void IP, Pa. Co. Says
• Concussion Suit From Aaron Hernandez's Daughter Tossed
• Comcast Beats ADA Suit From Ex-Worker With Anxiety
• Walgreens, Kroger Slam J&J's Challenge To Antitrust Claims
• Feds Urge Justices Not To Review Juror Dismissal Question
• 3rd Circ. Says Pitt Prof's Salary Wasn't Protected Property
• Pittsburgh Firm Fights Claims Of Malpractice, Fake Reviews
• Pa. Justices Delay Possible Med Mal Venue Rule Change
• Pittsburgh Says Ad Co. Wrong To Change Sign Over City
• What To Watch As Pa. Justices Consider Facebook-Post Firing
• GWB Scandal Figure Brings Convictions To High Court
• Wendy's Inks $50M Deal To End Hacked Payment Data Claims
• Ditech Cleared To Tap $1.9B Ch. 11 DIP Package
• Pa. Justices To Mull UPMC's Role In Murder By Clinic Patient
• Rail Suppliers Tell Court To Ignore Feds In No-Poach Suit
• EQT Settles With W.Va. Gas Lease Holders For $53M
• Pa. Court Extends Long Arms Toward Out-Of-State Cos.
• Del. Revenue At Risk In High Court Unclaimed Property Suit
• US Steel May Face Suit Over Pa. Coke Works Emissions
• Natural Gas Holding Co.'s Ch. 11 Gets Speedy OK In Del.
• Pa. Claims Medical Pot Growing Techniques Are Trade Secrets
• Sierra Club Says Pa. Power Plant's Changes Entitle It To Fees
• Tibet Pharma Observers Not Liable In IPO Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• Wyndham Wins Bid To Shield Mistakenly Disclosed Docs
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Another Ballard Spahr Employment Pro
• How Trump's Birth Control Rules Run Afoul Of The APA
• PE-Backed Lab Supplier, Med Device Co. File IPOs
• Pa. AG Sues Verizon Over Unmet Promises Of Amazon Perks
• Contractor Wants $7M For Delays On Downtown Philly Project
• Morgan Lewis Expands In Middle East With Abu Dhabi Office
• Cozen Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Collapsed Stock Sale
• Ditech Re-Enters Chapter 11 With Prepacked Restructuring
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Atty Fights Firm's Bid To Exit 'Gears Of War' Client Settlement
• Alleged Roger Stone Ties Inflame NFL Concussion Atty Spat
• Aramark Promotes Atty To Lead Legal Team As GC Exits
• BNY Mellon Moves Charity's Fee Dispute To Pa. Federal Court
• More States Propose Paid Family Leave Policies
• Ex-Pa. DA Suspended For 1 Year Over Phony Facebook Page
• Pa. DEP Halts Sunoco Pipeline Permits As Problems Persist
• Colgate Dodges Philly Talc Suit Just Before Trial Kickoff
• Driverless Car Bill Stalls In Congress, So States Gear Up
• Pittsburgh Water Auth. Wins Rate Hikes, $50M For Lead Fixes
• NY Says Seneca Highway Suit Blocked By Earlier Claims
• Pa. Justice Faces Scrutiny Over Brother's Embezzlement Case
• 3rd Circ. Won't Flip Aetna Loss In Disability Benefits Row
• State Dept. Can't Stay Suit Over Online 3D-Printed Gun Plans
• Pa. AG Says UPMC's Refusal Of Rival Insurer Violates Law
• DLA Piper, BakerHostetler Settle Philly Excessive Fee Suit
• Crystallex Can't Target Oil Co.'s Shares, 3rd Circ. Hears
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Black Licorice Twizzlers Destroyed My Life, NY Man Claims
• Senate Judiciary Advances Barr, Circuit Court Nominees
• Sanitation Issues Spur FDA To Stop Drugmaking At Pharmacy
• Delaware Has Ways Around 3rd Circ. Bench Balance Ruling
• Pa. Chain Frowns On NY Bakery Using Smiley Cookie TM
• Natural Gas Holding Co. OK'd For Quick Ch. 11 Consideration
• Clinic Buffer Zone Hurts Abortion Foes' Speech, 3rd Circ. Told
• DOJ Seeks To Stop Philadelphia Supervised Injection Site
• Firms Urge Pa. Judge To Pause Aetna Privacy Violation Suit
• Temp Steelworkers Seek OT For Time Crossing Picket Lines
• Full 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear NJ 'Bridgegate' Appeal
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• Seeger Weiss Defends Additional NFL Concussion Deal Fees
• It's Déjà Vu As Witness Aids Juror, Prompts Risperdal Mistrial
• Tough Sell On Cancer Link Awaits At 1st Philly Talc Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: VW, Tyson Foods, FirstGroup
• House Dems Slam FCC Chief For Ignoring Their Questions
• NJ, Pa. Attorneys General Blast DOJ's Reversal Of Wire Act
• Pa. Senate Wants Time To Study Looser Med Mal Venue Rules
• 2nd Circ. Vacates NY's Permit Denial For $455M Pipeline
• Ex-Teva Exec's $5M In Punitive Damages Is Chopped By Cap
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Farm Bill Gives Cannabis Companies Room To Grow
• 3rd Circuit Sinks Delaware's Party Balance On Bench Rule
• Holding Co. For Pa. Marcellus Shale Gas Co. Files For Ch. 11
• Drug Co. Reaches $17M Deal In False Claims Act Suit
• Delaware AG Can Pursue Fraud Claims Against Opioid Makers
• Pa. Justices To Mull Privilege For Atty Bills In Estate Dispute
• GSK Wants Chinese Consultants' Probe Claims Arbitrated
• Pa. Catholic Teacher Says 'Morality Clause' Firing Was Wrong
• Travelers Tricked Customers On Rot Coverage, Couple Says
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• 28 Former Penn State Frat Members Sued Over Hazing Death
• Pa. Gov. Renews Plan For Natural Gas Tax, Draws Criticism
• PECO Cleared For Firing Worker Over Pot Self-Prescription
• InventHelp Fraud Class Action Has Legs, Court Told
• AGs Want To Unlock Redacted Generic Price-Fixing Complaint
• Ex-Heartland Worker Can't Keep Poaching, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. AG Files Criminal Case Against Pittsburgh Water Agency
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1