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Pennsylvania - May, 2019

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• Heritage Pharma Admits Price Fixing, Aids DOJ Probe
• UPMC Wants To Bar Highmark From Hearing To Extend Deal
• Pa. Justices Close Book On Armstrong Workers' Illness Suits
• White & Williams Atty Hits Firm With Race, Gender Bias Suit
• Eye On ERISA: A Chat With Morgan Lewis' Practice Chairs
• Out-Of-Towners Can Testify In Gas Well Row, Pa. Justices Say
• Pa. Justices To Mull Class Suit Over Firm's Foreclosure Fees
• California's Amended, Ambiguous Data Privacy Law
• UPenn Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Workers' ERISA Win
• Pet Insurer Fetch Says Deal Reversal Would Be 'Catastrophic'
• Pa. Gaming Board OKs $1.3B Sands Casino Sale To Ala. Tribe
• Dilworth Paxson Adds Ex-Reed Smith IP Atty In NJ, Pa.
• UPMC Should Pay For Murder By Patient, Pa. Justices Told
• Hotelier Says Housekeepers' Class Lead Never Worked OT
• Online Funding App Has No Need For Pa. License, Court Says
• Pa. Justices Take Up Contractor Fee Coverage Disputes
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Pa. Panel Says Indiana Man's FELA Case Can Stay In Philly
• Transgender Women Challenge Pa. Name-Change Rules
• 2 Firms Named Lead Counsel In Trevena Stock-Drop Suit
• Driving While On Pot Is Deportable Offense, 3rd Circ. Says
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• NLRB Judge Clears 'Scabby' But Extermination Still Possible
• Law Profs Back Bid For High Court Input In ERISA Suit Venue
• Armstrong Teasdale Grabs Dilworth Paxson IP Atty In Philly
• Electric Co. Can't Sidestep Union Contract, 3rd Circ. Says
• Drugmaker Aqua Will Pay $3.5M To Settle Kickback Claims
• Navy Gives 17 Cos. A Shot At $249M Equipment Contracts
• Realty Group Says Pa. Capital's Waste Fees Are Rubbish
• Pa. Bank CEO Charged In Small Business Loan Kickback Ploy
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Pa. Justices Tell Court To Rethink AG's Highmark-UPMC Fight
• Pa. Judge Slams LabMD For Asking To Delay Defamation Case
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• Ex-Real Estate Co. Worker Sanctioned In Trade Secrets Suit
• Asbestos Job Abandoned At Ex-Westinghouse Site, Co. Says
• Marketer Cleared In $5.7M Rite Aid Kickback Case
• Faxed Info Request Wasn't Barred By TCPA, 3rd Circ. Says
• Justices Skip Students' Challenge To Trans Bathroom Rights
• Pa. County Hit With Up To $68M In Damages In Privacy Case
• High Court Passes On Pa. Pipeline Access Case
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• Seeger Stands Alone: 5 Firms Tossed From NFL Settlement
• Data Co. Worker Fired For Workload Complaint Gets Job Back
• 3rd. Circ. Title VII Ruling Kills Worker's Gay Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Axes Israeli Citizen's Arab Persecution Claim
• Pa. Direct Mail Co. Faces WARN Act Suit Over Sudden Firings
• 3rd Circ. Won't Resuscitate EMS Worker's FMLA Case
• Virus Sends Philly Attys Back To Pre-Digital Dark Ages
• Buck Rogers Publisher's Heirs Call IP Settlement A Fraud
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• ITC Will Again Probe Comcast Over TiVo DVR Patent Claims
• Pa. Panel Ducks Ruling On Taxing Homes Based On Sale Price
• AGs Want More Firepower Against Internet Platforms
• Ex-NFL Player Wants Cash Advance Contract Tossed
• Pa. Atty Gets Nearly 4 Years For Defrauding Elderly Client
• Chemical Co. Misled Investors Before IPO, Investor Suit Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Carpenter's Asbestos Suit
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• Endo Investors Seek Class Cert. In Opioid Stock-Drop Suit
• Amazon Slams Atty's Bid To Keep Audio Out Of Meek Mill Film
• Pa. Residents Displaced By CSX Derailment Seek Class Cert.
• Reading Eagle Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Sale To MediaNews Group
• GSK, Teva Urge 3rd Circ. To Nix Lamictal Class Cert.
• Debtor Denied Fair Shot To Keep Suit Alive, 3rd Circ. Says
• Online Reviews Not Linked To Botched Pa. Case, Firm Says
• Ex-Client Can't Revive Claims Attys Bungled Gov't Probe
• Mayer Brown Steers Anchor Health's $25M Cancer Center Buy
• New Atty Can't Backpedal On TM Deal, Pa. Food Co. Says
• 6 Firms Seek Lead In Housekeeper Accounting Fraud Suit
• Trustee Not Liable For $168M RMBS Loss, 3rd Circ. Says
• Pa. County's Inmate Database Violated Privacy, Jury Told
• Ex-VA Nurse Fired For Sleeping Loses Disability Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Will Hear FCC Broadcast Dereg Dispute In June
• HHS Sued Over Rule Shielding Anti-Abortion Health Workers
• Pa. Justices Won't Weigh Fracking Wastewater's Toxicity
• 4th Man Charged In NFL Player's Insider Trading Case
• Public Knew About Trump's Birth Control Rules, 3rd Circ. Told
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• Mortgage Co. Pushed Shoddy Contractors For Loan, Suit Says
• Tastykake's Policies Eat Into Distributors' Profits, Suit Says
• Worker's $285,000 ADA Verdict Is Vacated In Pa.
• Pa. Firm Sued For Waiting Too Long In Road Rage Case
• Pa. Court Says Dockworker Death Suit Belongs Elsewhere
• Baker Botts Leads NRG's $300M Deal With Stream Energy
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Stiffing At-Home Workers On OT
• Cashless Retail Brings Benefits, Drawbacks And Backlash
• Justices Say Judges, Not Juries, Must Decipher FDA Rules
• Janus Stops Pa. Union Fee Challenge In Its Tracks
• GNC Says Unauthorized Amazon Reseller Tarnishes Its Name
• Inventor Accuses Competitor Of Stealing Turf-Removal Device
• Pa. Lawyer Says Ex-Partner Stiffed Him On $1.3M In Fees
• IRS Should Use Tax Law To Combat The Opioid Epidemic
• J&J Hit With $80M Verdict In Philly Mesh Case
• Why States And Cities Are Concerned About Census Accuracy
• The Evolution Of Software As A Service Taxes Post-Wayfair
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• PE-Backed Avantor Nets $2.9B After Cutting IPO Price Range
• United, Humana Say Classes Can't Carve Up Generic Awards
• Insurer Must Face Suit Over Tree Crush Death, 3rd Circ. Says
• Enviros Push Pa. To Create Limit For PFAS In Drinking Water
• Jiffy Lube Worker Wants No-Poach Case Kept In Pa.
• Pa. Justices Suggest Juries Should Decide Risperdal Time Bar
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Highmark-UPMC Deal Extension
• Disbarred Atty Can't Beat Prison Term Over 'Confused' Judge
• Diet Food Maker Beats Thyroid Suit After Experts Were DQ'd
• Pipeline Explosion Sparks EdgeMarc Ch. 11 Dispute
• Ex-NFLers Lose Bid To Overturn Tighter Concussion Rules
• $100M Eastern European Cyber Ring Dismantled, Feds Say
• Sportsbooks Face Black-Market Competition, NJ Attys Told
• SEI Investments Strikes Tentative Deal To End ERISA Suit
• AGs Jeer Proposed Changes To Consumer Contract Guide
• Interest Groups Slam Pa. Ruling Over Cancer-Pesticide Link
• Pa. Energy Co. EdgeMarc Files Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell
• Pa. Justice Slams Philly For Ignoring Land In Squatter Fight
• Armstrong Teasdale Nabs Dilworth's Patent Chair In Philly
• Pa. AG Faces Trimmed Claims In Age Discrimination Suit
• CNX Demands Lloyd's Pay For $40M Ohio Gas Well Eruption
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Pa. Justice Presses Insurers To Defend Forced Medical Exams
• ADP Aims To Enforce Noncompetes For Ex-Sales Workers
• Allstate Ducks Crash Treatment Suit Over Unclear Complaint
• Bill Looks To Sidestep Pa. Justices With Med Mal Venue Law
• Nationwide Claims No Duty to Defend Pa. Whistleblower
• Heed Consumer Complaints, Regulators Tell Compliance Pros
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Fracking Ordinance Challenge
• Pa. AG Says Purdue Buried Doctors In False Painkiller Claims
• Pa. Justices Favor Benefits For Injuries In Worker Parking Lot
• Ex-Hertz Execs Get Advance Legal Fees In Clawback Suit
• Disney Takes Control Of Hulu In Complex Deal With Comcast
• Ex-Consol Prez Denied Wage Claims But Pursues Retaliation
• Judge Won't Recuse Over Settlement Talks In Mushroom Suit
• Don't Let License Rules Snuff Out Your Fire Expert
• Roche Again Delays $4.3B Spark Buy Amid Regulatory Review
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• US Steel Again Fined Over Emissions At Pa. Plant
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• Pa. Treasurer Says PPL Won't Release Unclaimed Stock Info
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Pa. Justices Urged To Ax Frivolous Suit Punitives On Attys
• Northwestern Says Workers Misread UPenn ERISA Decision
• 'Blameless Ignorance' Applies To FDCPA Suits, Justices Hear
• Lannett Hit With Del. Suit Over Generic-Drug Price-Fixing
• Teva A 'Consistent Participant' In Drug Price-Fixing, AGs Say
• Justices Won't Rule On $23M Morgan Lewis Sanction Denial
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Allegiant Sues Ex-COO Over Potential Stock Buyback
• Justices Won't Rescue NJ Town From Cop's Job Denial Suit
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Man Beats Murder Charge, And Odds, By Helming Own Case
• W.Va. Hospital Wants DOJ Kickbacks Suit Sent Home
• FCC Security Council Already Planning Look At 5G, Reps. Told
• Miami Atty Faces Disbarment For Aiding In QVC Theft
• Rice Energy Says Ex-Worker Killed Own Whistleblower Claims
• Indiana Becomes 10th State To Tax, Regulate Sports Betting
• Brand Battles: Yuengling, Anchor Steam, 'MonsterVerse'
• Doc's Retaliation Claims Nixed After Arbitration, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ditech Wins Approval For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• State Lawmakers Stepping Up Fight Against Insurance Fraud
• Maritime Opinion Offers Hope For 'Bare Metal' Defense
• 9 Firms To Steer 6 IPOs Raising $4.7B Led By Avantor
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• Judge Wants More Info On Auto Financier's $4M TCPA Deal
• $7M Suit Over Philly Building Project Moves Forward
• UPenn Hospital Beats Ex-Worker's Race, Disability Bias Suit
• Attys Want Judge Recused Over Private Settlement Talks
• Addiction Doc Pleads Guilty In Pa. Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Greenlights $1.7M Valley Energy Pipeline Expansion
• Senate Panel Moves Kirkland Vet Toward Deputy AG Post
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Hausfeld's Brent Landau
• 4 Ways State AGs Are Targeting Energy Sector
• Wonder Bread Distributors Get Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Former Jiffy Lube Worker Says It Can't Slip No-Poach Suit
• CFPB's Proposed Collection Call Caps Draw Industry Heat
• NJ Nursing Assistants, Firm Win Deal In Lengthy OT Suit
• FBI Seizes 'Dark Web' Portal, Arrests Owners For Kickbacks
• FTC Wraps 1st Cases Spotlighting Right To Post Bad Reviews
• Student Athletes Denied Class Cert. In Title IX Action
• Cozen O'Connor Can't Dodge Claims It Botched Business Sale
• Pa. Woman's Sentence For Disrupting Sunoco Pipeline Upheld
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Tax Regs In $377M Foreign Income Suit
• UPMC Forgot Its 'Core Mission' In Highmark Row: Pa. AG
• Philly Sues Uber For Financial Records In Tax Audit Row
• EQT To Search Ex-Worker's Phone For Rice Communications
• Fraud May Merit New NFL Concussion Rules, Judge Says
• NJ Tells DC Circ. PennEast Pipeline Needs Closer Look
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Keep Increasing Pressure Against Noncompetes
• Super Bowl Counterfeit Ticket Ringmaster Gets 4 Years
• Drinker Biddle's Andrew Kassner Notches 2nd Chairman Term
• Judge Questions United's Bid For New Pay-For-Delay Experts
• EPA Ordered To Implement Landfill Emissions Rule
• Former Rice Exec Drops Suit Over EQT Board Takeover Plan
• Liberty Mutual Must Defend Pa. Creamery In IP Battle
• Bankrupt Welded Construction Seeks $71M For Pipeline Work
• Claims Agent Defends New Rules In NFL Concussion Deal
• Social Club Burned Broker In Snubbing $1.7M Sale, Suit Says
• Kang Haggerty Accused Of Botching Settlement
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• 3rd Circ. Makes Defending ERISA Cases Tougher For Schools
• Pa. Residents Say CSX Derailment Hurt More Than Physically
• FERC Approves $926M Pipeline Project Amid Climate Split
• New Leader Drops Pa. Print Union's Suit Against Parent Org
• Pierce Bainbridge Beats Atty's Suit Over 'Gears Of War' Client
• Ex-Pa. Rep.'s Aide Gets 18 Months In Campaign Finance Case
• Evicting Rent Control Bans: Some State Proposals To Watch
• Convicted Ex-Atty Can't Fight 'Deportable' Label
• NFL Concussion Deal Financing Decision Ends Battle, Not War
• Mortgage Borrowers Get Elevated Status In Ditech Ch. 11
• Recently Confirmed Judge Up For 3rd Circ. Promotion
• Dick's Ducks Damages For Ammo Maker's Axed Copter Deal
• Preparing For PFAS Scrutiny: Part 2
• Simpson Thacher-Led Lab Supplier Avantor Aims For $3B IPO
• States Say They Can Show Conspiracy In Generic Drug MDL
• Jiffy Lube Says No-Poach Suit Belongs In Texas
• Pa. Law Firm's Suit Over Looted 401(k) Moves Forward
• Ousted Temple Business School Dean Sues For $25M
• Uber Can't Use DOL Guidance, Philly Drivers Tell 3rd Circ.
• US Steel Faces New Legal Threat Over Pa. Coke Plant Fire
• Deadline Won't Stop Med Mal Suit Against Quest Diagnostics
• Senate OKs Judges For Fla., Puerto Rico, Pa.
• Preparing For PFAS Scrutiny: Part 1
• 3 Firms Appointed To Lead Philly-Baltimore Bond Rate Suit
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• 3rd Circ. Revives ERISA Class Action Against UPenn
• Senate OKs Ala., Texas Court Picks As Trump Nears 100 Mark
• Doctors Say Board Certification Re-Ups Break Antitrust Laws
• Pa. Township Avoids Blame For Cop's Fatal Drunken Driving
• Pa. Jury Convicts Former Biofuel Exec Over $50M Fraud
• FCC Warned Against Singling Out Accessibility Fees On Bills
• IKEA Says Age Bias Claims Too Vague To Go Ahead
• UPMC Tells Pa. Justices Highmark Deal Was Only Temporary
• Sandusky Saga Won't End With Voided Spanier Conviction
• Highmark 'Tiers' Forestall Needed Treatments, Providers Say