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Pennsylvania - March, 2019

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• Legal Bruises Add Up For Trump's Health Policy Vision
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Nationwide's $21M Bad Faith Case
• SC Utility Customers Can't Sue Westinghouse Over Nuke Plant
• Texas Frac Sand Supplier Hit With $25M Suit By Pa. Partner
• 3rd Circ. OKs Partial Retrial For 'Kids For Cash' Judge
• Legal Services Exec To Cop To Massive Loan Fraud Scheme
• $448M Win In AbbVie Case Not Enough, FTC Tells 3rd Circ.
• 2 Firms Guide Canada Board's $750M Aqua America Deal
• Ex-Zinc Co. Execs Must Face Investor Suit, Del. Judge Says
• Pa. Officials Oppose UPMC 'Fishing Expedition' In AG Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Driller's Atty Malpractice Suit
• Firm's 20% Fee Bid Slashed In NFL Concussion Settlement
• J&J Can't Get Pa. Mesh Mistrial Over Expert's Heart Attack
• Judge Guts DOL's Association Health Plan Rule
• Coal Cos. Can Go After PennDOT Over Lost Mining Chance
• Ampco Steel Retirees Win Settlement Over Nixed Health Plan
• Horse Racing Co. Must Pay Up For Underpaying H-2B Workers
• Avoid Getting Crossed Up By Cross-Appeals
• Deleted Video Upends ShopRite Operator's Injury Trial Win
• Retracted Fed. Suit Doesn't Stop State Clock, Pa. Court Says
• NextEra Can't Undo $275M Fee Denial, Justices Told
• 3 Firms Steer Quantum Portfolio Co.'s $400M Gas Well Sale
• Lack Of Expert Doesn't Doom Talc Cancer Case, Judge Told
• Ex-Biofuel Exec Can't Bar His Statements In $50M Fraud Case
• Debt Collector Denies Bribing Court Clerks For Contract Work
• 3 Philly Hotels Accused Of Allowing Sex Trafficking
• Cigna, Chiropractors Could End Benefits Suit With $12M Deal
• Pa. Judge's Abusive Behavior Violated Ethics, Court Finds
• How The Supreme Court Revived Maritime Asbestos Cases
• Cephalon, Mylan, Ranbaxy Ink Combined $65.8M Provigil Deal
• FTC To Probe Broadband Providers' Privacy Practices
• NCAA, Others Tell 3rd Circ. Racetrack Not Owed $150M
• Sunoco, Pa. Residents Settle Suit Over Pipeline Work Damage
• Walgreens, Kroger Cut From J&J's Remicade Antitrust Fight
• Ex-Heinz CEO Can't Raise Bahamas Bankruptcy In US Case
• Ex-Judge Booted From Philly Council Ballot Over Conviction
• 3rd Circ. Says Speedway Must Face Sidewalk Injury Suit
• Mike And Ike Buyers Win Class Cert. In Slack-Fill Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Adds GNC, Burns White Attys In Pittsburgh
• 'Imperfect' Treatment Result Not J&J Mesh's Fault, Jury Told
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Steak 'N Shake Lands Partial Win In ADA Suit
• Faulty Mesh Worsened Woman's Incontinence, Pa. Jury Hears
• Pa. Rehab Operators Charged In Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Hospital Facing DOJ Kickbacks Suit Alleges Extortion By VP
• EQT Seeks $2.8M In Fees Over Drilling Co.'s Faulty Rig Row
• Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty Sues Over Disability Benefits Denial
• Boston Scientific OK To Fire Worker After DUI, 3rd Circ. Says
• Philly Judge Won't Boot Colleague From J&J Mesh Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Staffing Firm's Race Bias Win
• Philly Priest Abuse Suit Stays In NJ, Opening Door For Others
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Bayer, Janssen Pay $775M To End Xarelto Suits
• Facebook Hit With Chancery Suit For Revenues, Pay Records
• FERC Tells DC Circ. PennEast Pipeline Stands Up To Scrutiny
• Lamictal Antitrust Class Action Paused For Certification Fight
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Doesn't End Arconic Suit, Investors Say
• Pa. Justices Sign Off On Disbarring Former State AG Kane
• Philly Lawyer Says Client's Ex-Wife Harassed Her With Suit
• A Limited Victory For Pension Reform
• Funder Stakes Claim On $10M Philly Workplace Shooting Deal
• What's Ahead For Autonomous Vehicle Test Driver Regs
• Chancery Threatens Charter's Contractor With Arrests
• DOI Gives Tribes, States $291M For Coal Mine Cleanup
• Rejected J&J Job Seeker Must Arbitrate Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• Falling Ads, New-HQ Debt Push Reading Eagle To Ch. 11 Sale
• Philly Union Boss Slams Feds For 'Criminalizing' Politics
• Firms Contest Class Counsel Bid In Trevena Investor Suit
• Kraft Execs Knew Stock Due For A Fall, ERISA Suit Claims
• 'New Consol' Disputes Role In 1st Female Leader's Pay, Firing
• Pittsburgh Loses Bid To Dodge FCA Housing Suit Again
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Ex-Partner Appeals To Pa. Panel For Carlson Lynch Database
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Health Co. Can't Slip Insurer's Suit Over Med Mal Settlement
• FERC's $35M Manipulation Case Was Timely, 4th Circ. Hears
• CMS Looks To End Pharma Co.'s Drug Classification Suit
• Insurance-Focused Blank Check Co. Scores $131M IPO
• Testosterone Supplement Damaged Pa. Man's Liver, Suit Says
• Family Sues Pa. Nursing Home Over Dementia Patient's Death
• Auto Financier, Consumers Seek Final OK On $4M TCPA Deal
• Sailors' Supreme Court Win Buoys Hopes For Tort Victims
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Dem State AGs Threaten Action Over CFPB Payday Rule Delay
• Attorneys Earn Judge's Ire, $4.3M Fees In Drywall MDL
• Pa. Treasurer Says Banks Fixed Freddie, Fannie Bond Prices
• Ex-Pa. Hospital CEO Faces $2M Severance Pay Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Halts Some PennEast Pipeline Work Pending Appeal
• Guaidó Re-Ups Bid To Enter $1.2B Crystallex Award Fight
• Fast-Food Chains Settle In DOJ, Wash. AG No-Poach Battle
• Pa. Nuke Bailout Bill Fuels Political Fight With Gas Sector
• Temp Co. Seeks To Toss Steelworkers' OT-For-Commute Suit
• Ex-Wawa Workers Urge Cert. In Suit Over Forced Stock Sale
• Contractor Seeking Payday For Flubbed Philly Job, Court Told
• Dollar General Slams Sanctions Over Class Action Interviews
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Asbestos Injuries Covered By Maritime Law, Justices Say
• $3M Jury Award To Fired Scientist Trimmed As 'Too Generous'
• Morgan Lewis Latest Firm To Join BigLaw's Wellness Push
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• Ex-Pisanchyn Lawyer's Wage Suit Settles After 2nd Mistrial
• Philly Atty Disbarred For Stealing Funds From Clients
• Mesh Victims Slam J&J's 'Judge-Shopping' In Pa. Recusal Bid
• 3rd Circ. To Hear Class Cert. Appeal In Lamictal Case
• Phillies Owner's Sis Says Schnader Malpractice Suit Is Timely
• BNY Mellon Seeks To Toss Pittsburgh Charity's Fee Dispute
• Ex-Gov. McDonnell Urges High Court To Take Bridgegate Case
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Pa. Rep.'s Corruption Appeal
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• Dismissal For Arbitration Doesn't Stop Clock, Pa. Panel Says
• Walmart Sued For Discriminating Against Female Employees
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Simpson, Vinson
• Philadelphia Asks 3rd Circ. To Reinstate Wage Inquiry Ban
• Print Union Seeks Arbitration To Counter Dissolution Threat
• Ex-Porter Wright Atty Launches Solo Immigration Firm
• Pa. AG Gets Green Light To Go After Drillers In Lease Fight
• Starbucks Ducks Punitive Damages For Flooded Atty Files
• Federal, State And Local Governments Vie For Control Of 5G
• 3rd Circ. FDCPA Opinion A Rude Awakening For Debt Buyers
• Concussion Deal's Claims Admin Slams Audit Criticism
• Wife Liable For Medicare Fraud At Husband's Co.: 3rd Circ.
• UPMC Asks Ala. Court To Let Other 'Blues' Replace Highmark
• Hershey GC Sees Climate Change As Compliance Challenge
• Residents' Stink Over Landfill Odor Waved Away By Judge
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• 3 Firms Assist On $1.03B Deal For US Pipeline Assets
• Exec Who Aided Boss' Infidelity Can't Claim Sex Bias
• Retrial Jury Hears J&J Mesh Not To Blame For Woman's Pain
• ADP Noncompete Decision Will Wait For 3rd Circ. Guidance
• Kohl's Customers Seek OK On $1.8M Credit Monitoring Deal
• States Face Many Hurdles On The Way To Legal Sports Betting
• Aetna Alleges Co. Faked Customer Calls To Inflate Payments
• PennEast Urges 3rd Circ. Not To Pause Pipeline Land Grab
• Investor Fights Calgon Carbon's Bid To Pause Doc Handover
• Trust Wants Beneficiaries To Stop Trashing 'Buck Rogers'
• 3rd Circ. Says Fed Workers Can File Title VII Retaliation Suits
• Landowners Ask High Court To Review Pipeline Access Ruling
• A Warning On No-Hire And Nonsolicitation Clauses In Pa.
• Esformes' Attys Take On Ex-Penn Coach Over Bribery Claims
• 4 More Fast-Food Chains Vow To End No-Poach Agreements
• Apparel Co.'s Time Clock Broke Privacy Law, Ill. Workers Say
• With GOP Holding The Line, Senate Confirms 3rd Circ. Pick
• Pa. Justices Won't Boot Philly Judge From Mesh Trial
• Pittsburgh Can't Force Landlords To Take Section 8 Tenants
• Ex-Pipeline Worker Blindsided By OT Ruling, 3rd Circ. Told
• Reed Smith Fights Bear Stearns' $500M Malpractice Claims
• Pisanchyn Firm, Ex-Lawyer Trade Ethics Accusations At Trial
• NJ Dems Reach Deal On Pot Bill; Vote May Come In Weeks
• Pa. AG To Probe Troubled Sunoco Natural Gas Pipelines
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Shopper Accuses Aaron's Of 'Systemic Disregard' For ADA
• TJ Maxx Not Responsible For Shopper's Slip-And-Fall Injury
• Pa. Lawmaker Offers $500M Plan For Nuclear Power Credits
• Pa., Diversified Reach $7M Deal To Plug, Maintain 1,400 Wells
• Security Co. Wants Honeywell Sanctioned Over Deleted Emails
• Ex-Pisanchyn Lawyer's Pay, Defamation Case Returns To Trial
• 3rd Circ. Says J. Crew Receipt Row Doesn't Meet Spokeo Bar
• Comcast Installers' Antitrust Claims Plausible, 3rd Circ. Told
• Spark's $4.8B Sale To Roche Is 'Unfair,' Investor Claims
• Klehr Harrison, Messa Must Face $1M Sanction Abuse Suit
• FERC Greenlights $142M NY-Pa. Pipeline Expansion Project
• J&J Wants Philly Judge Booted From Further Mesh Trials
• Health Hires: Quarles & Brady, Reed Smith, Post & Schell
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Lieber Hammer Malpractice Case
• Pa. Injection Well Zoning Fight Can Proceed Without Permits
• Shareholder Seeks To Close Family's Historic Pittsburgh Bar
• States Grapple With Complexities Of Health Reform
• ABC's 'Hidden Philadelphia' Clips Don't Infringe TMs: Judge
• Ex-Penn Coach Says Esformes Paid To Get Son On Team
• House Dems Flag Issues With FCC's Digital Record-Keeping
• What To Expect From Increased FTC-State AG Collaboration
• Blue Cross Pondered $10B Fee On Anthem-Cigna Merger
• Ballard Spahr Offering $10K Reward For Tip On Atty's Shooter
• 3rd Circ. Says Live Nation Arbitration Scrap Must Go To Trial
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Dilworth Paxson Adds Former Pa. Bank Regulator
• OneJet Suit In State Court Won't Hurt Bankruptcy: Investors
• A New 3rd Circ. Damages Formula For Entireties Fraud Cases
• Kratom Death Should Spur Gov't Into Action, Pa. Family Says
• 3rd Circ. Illuminates 'Unclean Hands' Doctrine For Employers
• Cigna Rejects Anthem Secret Plot Claim In $54B Merger Trial
• Philly Asks To Ax $118M Commercial Property Value Challenge
• $500K Injury Award Affirmed Over Fight At Pa. Turf Club
• GSK's Avandia Marketing Was Racketeering, 3rd Circ. Told
• Venue Ruling Invites Forum Shopping, Pa. Appeals Court Told
• Winn-Dixie Asks Court Not To Kill Mushroom Price-Fix Suit
• Penn State, Sandusky Victim Drop Claims Over Settlement
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Pa. Justices Warn Of Junk Science In Asbestos Damage Splits
• NJ Wants PennEast Land Grab Paused Pending Appeal
• Pa. Justices Will Hear Suit Alleging Cancer-Pesticide Link
• Sentencing Data Raise Major Questions About Guidelines
• Navient Gets Appeal Cert. For Student Loan Suit Nix Bid
• Pa. Justices Lift Appellate Bar On Citing Unpublished Rulings
• BB&T To Repay Investors $5M Over Inflated Commissions
• Anthem Says Cigna Used Stealth PR In $54B Merger Fight
• 3rd Circ. Skeptical Of Condo Pool's Gender Segregation Rule
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Fraud Conviction Under Speedy Trial Act
• Mortgage Co. Accused Of Charging For Unneeded Inspections
• State AGs Applaud Bill To Combat Illegal Robocalls
• Dollar General Sanctioned For Interviewing Class Members
• Turnpike Land Buy Included Mineral Rights, Pa. Court Says
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Beware Worker Harassment Claims For Nonemployee Conduct
• Anthem Alleges Secret Wachtell Role In Failed Cigna Merger
• Comcast Contractor Inks $7.5M Deal In Technician Wage Row
• Microsoft Can't Tap Out Of 'Gears Of War' Row: Ex-Wrestler
• Calif., Ore. Lead Push To Overturn Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• Guaidó Wants In On 3rd Circ. $1.2B Crystallex Award Row
• Akin Gump Initiative Will Watch For Retail Trends, Risks
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• 3rd Circ. Revives Asylum Claims For Ecuadorian Taxi Driver
• Trump Taps Obama Nominee, 2 More For Bench In Pa., Texas
• Philly Or Not, Victims Face Long Odds In Pa. Med Mal Cases
• Avco Seeks Justices' Take On Preemption In Plane Crash Row
• Anthem Rips Cigna CEO In Chancery Over $54B Merger Bust
• Ex-Doctor Can't Undo 25-Year Prison Sentence At 3rd Circ.
• Hotel's Class Cert. 'Premature' In Highmark Antitrust Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Slams Pa. Malpractice Suit Over Stock Sale
• Carlson Lynch ADA Database Not A Trade Secret, Judge Says
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief
• Comcast Hires Davis Polk Managing Partner As Next GC