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Pennsylvania - October, 2019

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• Starbucks Beats Woman's Suit Over Hot Tea Burn
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Atty's Bid For Concussion Deal Referral Fees
• Domestic Worker Bill Of Rights Advances In Philadelphia
• Drillers On Edge As Pa. Justices Mull Consumer Law's Scope
• Senate Dems Float Bill To Protect Public Safety Spectrum
• Pa. Panel Casts Doubt On Jurisdiction For Out-Of-State Cos.
• 3rd Circ. Told NASA Supplier Didn't Legally Own Trade Secrets
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• Pa. Justices To Say If Probationers Can Use Medical Marijuana
• Insurer Beats Fraud Claim In NJ Roofer's Injury Suit
• Biotherapeutics Co. Raises $75M In Series B Financing Round
• Pa. Justices To Weigh If Unfair-Trade Law Covers Gas Leases
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Mercedes Emissions Case Fully Mulled In NJ
• Industry Tells 3rd Circ. To Revisit 'Untenable' Pipeline Decision
• Judge Asks If ADP 'Wins And Gets Nothing' Over Noncompete
• AIG Unit 'Contorted' Policy Language, Parking Tech Co. Says
• Night Of The Living SEC Injunction
• Law360's IP Courthouse Of Horror Returns
• Judge Rips Risperdal Trial Team's 'Fabricated' Recusal Bid
• White Starbucks Worker Links Firing To Philadelphia Arrests
• How A Philly Solo Shielded A $24M Tanning Salon Fortune
• Pa. Superior Court Hopefuls Stress Commitment To Litigants
• ETC Chafes At EdgeMarc Committee's Ch. 7 Conversion Try
• With No Product ID, Ethicon Escapes Pelvic Mesh Suit
• Whistleblower Can't Share In $1.5M Restitution, 3rd Circ. Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• NY, NJ, Conn. Sue EPA Over Out-Of-State Ozone Pollution
• Pepper Hamilton Guides Medical Device Maker's $60M IPO
• Cozen Again Looks To Exit Real Estate Dispute With Deal
• Schools Can Run Criminal Checks On Roofers, Pa. Court Says
• Chancery Won't Open More Books To Facebook Investors
• Items Seized Before Ch. 13 Don't Violate Stay, 3rd Circ. Says
• Rettig Wants IRS Audits To 'Touch Every Neighborhood'
• Heinz To Drop Egg-Price Suit After Transfer Denied
• Pa. Panel Allows Dead Man's Deposition In Asbestos Case
• 3rd Circ. Revives Merck's Arbitration Bid In Vaccine Suit
• Ex-Wells Fargo Workers Didn't Poach Clients, Pa. Panel Says
• Philly Jury Hits Vein Filter Co. With $34M Defect Award
• Best Practices For US-Canada Virtual Mass Tort Teams
• 5 Firms Guide Fintech, Biotech IPOs Totaling $295.8M
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Thank A Female Veteran With Access To Legal Services
• Wachtell, Morgan Lewis Shape Prologis' $12.6B Liberty Buy
• Justice Kennedy Disputes 'Swing Vote' Tag In Philly Remarks
• Vein Filter Patient Could Die, Philly Jury Told At Trial's End
• Judge Will Rethink Recusal Over Ex-Clerk Working On Case
• Philly Hospital Operator Asks For More Time On Ch. 11 Plan
• Renco Appeals $79M Award To Pensions Over Steel Mill Sale
• CNX Should Have Filed Indemnity Suit In Ohio, Driller Says
• Counseling Cannabis Cos. Requires A Holistic Approach
• Comcast Asks Justices To Reconsider Race Bias In $20B Suit
• Amazon Liability Ruling Would Wreck E-Biz, 3rd Circ. Told
• Goodwin-Led Cabaletta Prices Below Range With $75M IPO
• Recent Antitrust Lessons For The Life Sciences Industry
• DC Circ. Tosses Challenges To EPA's GHG Emission Analysis
• EPA Compliance Delays On Landfill Emissions Irk Judge
• Developer Demands Lloyd's Pay $650K For Trashed Pa. Rehab
• Philly Credit Union Charges Double Fees, Class Suit Says
• Clinic Doc Not Liable For Fatal Prescription, 3rd Circ. Says
• Examine Diversity Jurisdiction By Drilling Into Citizenship
• Firm Nabs Fees Despite 'Limited Win' In Pittsburgh ADA Case
• Ex-Rite Aid Exec Gets 2 Years For Role In Kickback Scheme
• Picks For 9th, 2nd Circs. Advance With Bipartisan Panel Votes
• Heinz Can't Move Pa. Egg-Price Suit To Kraft Case In Ill.
• Chancery Redirects PPL Spinoff Fight From Montana
• O'Melveny Launches State Regulatory Defense Group
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Bid To Halt Abortion Protest Buffer Law
• EPA Must Act On Oil & Gas Ozone Emissions, Groups Say
• Trump Touts Exit From Paris Accord At Pa. Shale Conference
• UPS Fails To Total Drivers' Unpaid Overtime Suit
• 3rd Circ. Questions Court's Role In Drafting SEPTA Ad Policy
• PennEast Says 3rd Circ. Ruling Will Disrupt Gas Industry
• USW Backs Industry Push For Tariffs On Imported Fittings
• 4 Recreational Marijuana Tax Revenue Takeaways For States
• Pa. Justices To Mull Wrongful Death Damages 'Requirement'
• Gov't Wants Philly Hospital Program's Ch. 11 Sale Reversed
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Shale Conference 'Game Show' Highlights Vital Oil, Gas Cases
• 3rd Circ. OKs Consol Fine For Not Using Miner Injury Hotline
• Ex-Super Bowl Winner Drops NFL Concussion Claims
• Schramm Ch. 7 Conversion Deferred For Sale Appeal Process
• Ex-NFL Player's Accounts Frozen In Concussion Deal Fight
• Law Firm Locked Pa. Woman Into Prolonged Case, Suit Says
• Chicago Insurance Exec Sentenced To 4 Years For $13M Fraud
• Ex-Bookkeeper Gets 8½ Years For $1.6M Theft Via PayPal
• ADP Wins Bids To Enforce Noncompetes After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Clinical Trials And Specific Jurisdiction After Bristol-Myers
• Facebook Antitrust Probe Gains Support From Dozens Of AGs
• 3rd Circ. Declines To Reconsider J&J Remicade Antitrust Case
• NJ High Court To Tackle City's Policy Deductible Query
• Pharma Co. Blames BakerHostetler For Investor Row
• NFL Deal Objectors Aren't Wedding Crashers, 3rd Circ. Told
• National Freight Rips Class Cert. Bid In Employee Status Row
• High Court FDCPA Case Faced Uphill Battle From The Start
• State AGs Reach $48B Proposed Deal To End Opioid Cases
• 'Public Charge' Rule On Hold, But Employers Should Prepare
• Pa. Subcontractor Says It's Owed $1.3M For Bridge Work
• 'Natural' Line Of Care Products Uses Synthetics, Court Told
• NY-Led Group Says Proposed Rule Doesn't Kill Methane Case
• Opioid Trial Halted By Drug Cos.' 11th Hour $260M Deal
• Humana Slaps Generic-Drug Makers With New Price-Fix Suit
• Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Payday Lending Conviction
• Quiet Abortion 'Counseling' OK In Buffer Zone, 3rd Circ. Says
• Philly Workers Not Exempt From OT Under FLSA, Judge Says
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Dick's Can't Dodge Suit Over Defective Athletic Cup
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Skadden, Kirkland
• In Most Court Battles, States Win And Trump Loses
• J&J Pans Judge's 'Partisan Glee' After $8B Risperdal Verdict
• National Union Sues AFL Over Unpaid Workers' Comp
• Legal Funder Again Asks 3rd Circ. To Rein In NFL Deal Judge
• Vein Filter Co. Boss Dinged For Talking To Plaintiff From Stand
• Ex-NFL Player Held In Contempt Over $475K Loan
• Education Dept. Urged Not To Renew $200M Navient Contract
• Lloyd's Gas Well Insurance Row Returned To Pa. State Court
• Plan Manager Must Pay $6.4M To Steel Co. Pensions
• EPA Denies NY's Request To Control Ozone From Other States
• Cuomo Says Legislators Must Take Action On Vaping Bans
• The Circuit Split On ERISA's Actual Knowledge Standard
• AmerisourceBergen Brass Sued In Del. Over Drug Scheme
• J&J To Pay States $117M To Quell Pelvic Mesh Suits
• Welded Construction's Ch. 11 Pipeline Suit Stays In Delaware
• Pa. Justices Ask If Judge Delved Too Deep Into Science
• Crystallex Says 3rd Circ. Shares Seizure Ruling Should Stand
• FTC Judge Finds 2 Dental Suppliers Violated Antitrust Law
• Justices Question If FDCPA Fraud Claim Based On Mistake
• Could UPMC Have Warned Of Violent Patient, Pa. Justices Ask
• 2 Ex-Greenberg Traurig Attys On Track For 11th Circ. Seats
• Pa. Gov. Slams Trump's Proposed Refugee Cap Reduction
• Ailing Ex-NFL Player Fights Contempt Bid Over $475K Loan
• Perdue, Other Chicken Cos. Hit With Wage-Fixing Suit
• Wyndham Offers Cash Or Points To Settle Resort Fees Suit
• Judge Rejects Recusal Bid Over Ex-Clerk Working On Case
• Suzanne Somers Says QVC Sabotaged Her Supplement Biz
• Rising Star: Cozen O'Connor's James Kwartnik
• Goodwin-Led Cabaletta Bio Launches $87M IPO
• Alexion Set To Buy Clinical-Stage Pharma Biz In $930M Deal
• Ex-Cop Not Covered For High-Speed Chase Death, Court Says
• Pa. Jury Awards $4.7M In Spine Infection Misdiagnosis Trial
• Pa. Justices Ask If Judge Missed Chance To Weigh Juror Bias
• States Say Bar On Asylum Rule Must Stay To Avoid Trauma
• Ex-Pa. Pol Loses Bid To Ax Corruption Conviction At 3rd Circ.
• AmerisourceBergen Fights To Shield Opioid Docs At Chancery
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Cert. Can Fly In American Airlines OT Suit
• Tenet Says Philly Hospital Owner Needs To Pay Up In Ch. 11
• Direct Taxes: Pa. Corporate Nexus Test Is Deeply Flawed
• Recreational Marijuana Bill Floated By 2 Pa. Senators
• Pa. Justices Ask Why Wireless Antennae Aren't Utilities
• Cushman Wants Insurer Held To $15M Policy In Philly RE Suit
• UPL Must Pay $31M To AgroFresh In Fruit Freshness IP Row
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• Purdue Opioid Suits Get One-Month Pause, For Now
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Nike, Port Authority Wins In Title VII Rulings
• Sorin Settlement Offers Heart Patients Free Monitoring
• After Mississippi Exit, AGs' T-Mobile Suit May Dwindle
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• Pa. Court Flags $700K Judgment Over Eagles Game Fight
• Feds Fight To Keep Judge Whose Ex-Clerk Works On Case
• Job Wrongly Rescinded Over Medical Marijuana, Pa. Man Says
• CNX Will Restore About 140 Abandoned Wells In Pa.
• Pa. Can Trim Workers' Comp. By Degree Of Injury, Panel Says
• Philly Refinery Puts Restructuring, Sale Options In Ch. 11 Plan
• 'Repugnant' Public Charge Rule Blocked By 3 Judges
• States May Slow Spread Of Vehicle Subscription Services
• Parents Blast Man's Bid To Slip Penn State Hazing Death Suit
• Investors' Securities Fraud Class Claims Fall Short In Pa.
• 3rd Circ. Revives Wrongful Firing Case Over Wiretap Claim
• Tiversa Can't Keep Up With LabMD Defamation Doc Demands
• Purdue Docs Show DOJ Deal Is Key To Ch. 11 Settlement
• Payments Processor USA Technologies Nabs $50M In Funding
• Convicted Ex-Philly Judge Can't Get Pension, Court Rules
• EdgeMarc Energy Has No Path Forward With Ch. 11
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• Pa. Ruling Leaves Room For Oil And Gas Reg Challenges
• Comcast Reaches Deal To Renew Vermont Cable License
• Conn. Fits Teva Stock-Drop Suit Better Than Pa., Judge Says
• Bad Juror Claim Can't Undo Pa. Doc's Med Mal Trial Win
• Comcast Can't Pause Xfinity Infringement Suit Yet, Judge Says
• Coal Plant Sued Over Dumping Hot Water Into Allegheny River
• Lamenting 'Inequitable' Result, 3rd Circ. Allows Deportation
• $8B Philly Risperdal Verdict Ripe For Reduction, Experts Say
• Judge Consolidates Wage-Fixing Suits Against Chicken Cos.
• Pa. Zoo Must Face Nuisance Claim Over 'Aesthetic Injury'
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Judge Makes Way For J. Crew Receipt Challenge At 3rd Circ.
• Attorneys Seek $15M From Wendy's Data Breach Settlement
• Purdue Agrees To Put Off Consideration Of Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Dick's Says Exec Must Give Back $750K After Jumping Ship
• Sports Orgs. Want 3rd Circ. To Rehear Sports Betting Bond
• States Want To Back EPA Oversight Of Power Plant Emissions
• Vein Filter Co. Ignored Potential Defects, Philly Jury Told
• J&J Slammed With $8B Verdict In Philly Risperdal Case
• Attys Denied Fee Set-Aside In Generics Antitrust Case
• Phanatic Creators Blast Phillies' Copyright Suit
• Third Insurer Pulled Into Pa. Grocer's Opioid Defense Suit
• Merck Fires Back At Pfizer's Bid To Nix Trade Secret Suit
• Justices Pass On NJ Trucking Independent Contractor Battle
• A Developing Split Over Online Marketplace Product Liability
• Philadelphia Is Emerging As A Leader On Workplace Regs
• Dentons To Combine With 2 US Firms In 13th Tie-Up This Year
• Retrial Granted In Med Mal Suit Against Pa. Hospital
• NY Investment Manager Admits To $115.5M Ponzi Scheme
• Trump Admin. Asks High Court To End ACA Birth Control Saga
• Philly Trial May Signal Future Vein Filter Claim Success
• Charter Contractor Faces Bevy Of $10K Fines Over Pop-Ups
• Drexel Univ. To Pay Gov't $189K Over Prof's Strip Club Visits
• Pa. Atty Fights Landowners' DQ Bid In Gas Royalties Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Pharma Case Over FCA's Public Info Bar
• Westinghouse Wants $1.3M Refund For Faulty Backup Servers
• Merrill Lynch Bank Escapes Pa. Pension Theft Suit, For Now
• High Court Won't Review Hospital's Win In Whistleblower Suit
• 15 Minutes With FMC's General Counsel
• UPMC Says 60K Employees Lack Standing In Data Breach Suit
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Jennifer Hermansky
• Ruling Endangers Philly Hospital Program's Ch. 11 Sale
• Philly Legal Aid Group Must Face EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Pa. College Must Face Revived Slip-And-Fall Suit
• 4 High Court Cases Enviro Attys Should Watch This Term
• 3rd. Circ. Won't Revive WR Grace, Hospital Asbestos Fight
• 25 AGs Say Purdue, Sackler Suits Should Proceed In Ch. 11
• Pa. High Court Urged To Snub Church's Sex Abuse Appeal
• Top Pa. Public Defender Paid Staffers To Campaign, AG Says
• Feds, States Won't Join Allergan Glaucoma Drug FCA Suit
• Pa. Judge Reprimanded For Bullying Opponent's Supporters
• Direct Taxes: The Next Shoe To Drop After Wayfair?
• Battles Still Rage Over Calif. Data, Worker Classification Laws
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Fried Frank, Milbank
• NY, Calif., 24 Other States Fight Purdue's $38M Bonus Plan
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Reprimanded For Groping Women At Retreat
• Student Loan Servicer Mismanaged Debt Relief Plan, NY Says
• Pa. Township Erred With Gas Drilling 'Overlay,' Panel Told
• Risperdal Marketing Blocks Weren't For Kids, Pa. Jury Told
• Insurer Wins Coverage Case Over Parking Lot Shooting
• Record Asbestos Fine Was Wrongly Tossed, Pa. County Says
• Don't Let Heinz, Kraft Combine Egg-Price Suits, Judge Told
• Clark Hill Says It Can't Be Sued Over Client's Settlement
• Mohegan Sun Casino Fined By Pa. For Low Security
• Philly Court Clerk Who Stole Public Funds Can't Get Pension
• Pa. To Join Cap-And-Trade Program To Curb Emissions
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Trevena Says Investors' Key Doc Contradicts Fraud Claims
• Bankrupt Philly Hospitals Seek Service Cutoff Halt For Appeal
• Pa. Hospital, Doc Escape Infant Death Suit
• Nuns Urge Supreme Court Action On ACA Birth Control Rule
• Pa. Sen. Says Inquirer Pushed Source To File Assault Report
• White And Williams Can't Duck Black Atty's Race Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Merck's Arbitration Bid In Vaccine Suit
• NFL Players Aren't 'Seasonal' Employees, Pa. Court Told
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• The Latest Carbon Market Developments: Part 2
• Pa. Judges Ask If Schools' Contractor Checks Go Too Far
• DC Circ. Delays $1B Pipeline Fight After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• NAACP Prez Blasts Comcast's Stance In High Court Bias Fight
• RAIT Calls Investors' Objections To Ch. 11 Plan Unfounded
• Pa. Pharmacy Still Can't Shed Horizon's $10M Fraud Suit
• Uber Can't Force Nonriders To Arbitrate, Wheelchair Users Say
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• The Latest Carbon Market Developments: Part 1
• Defendants' Chances On Daubert May Vary By Circuit
• ADP, Ex-Workers Spar Over Noncompete After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Philly, Baltimore Fight To Keep Big Banks In Rate-Rigging Suit
• Fla., Pa. Are The Latest States Mulling College Athlete Pay
• 4 Firms Steer US Steel, Big River Deal Valuing Biz At $2.3B
• Louisiana Steel Producer Hits Ch. 11 After Loan Default