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Pennsylvania - February, 2020

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• Spilman Atty's Book Lays Out Pittsburgh's Rich Legal Legacy
• Justices Partially Stay Generic Drug Price-Fixing Discovery
• Del. Judge Splits Insurance Priority In Refinery Ch. 11 Fight
• FERC Says Facts, Law On Its Side In $42M Manipulation Case
• 3rd Circ. Says Physical Harm Not Necessary For Asylum Claim
• EQT's $18M Suit Accuses Supplier Of Sending Faulty Valves
• Fenwick Guides Passage Bio In Upsized, $216M Debut
• FERC Price Order Leaves Renewable Developers Gobsmacked
• Pa. Panel Rules Value-Based-Tax Appeal Is Constitutional
• American Airlines Policy Hurts Reservists, Pilot Says
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Red Lobster Must Face ADA Accessibility Class Suit In Pa.
• 3rd Circ. Tells Hospital To Recognize Nurses' Accrued Leave
• Controversial Concussion Deal Redo Bid Teed Up For Ruling
• UPMC Says No To Identifying Tuberculosis-Infected Nurse
• Latham, Richards Layton Build $1.8B Merger For Gas Cos.
• FTC Moves To Block Merger Of 2 Top Philly Health Networks
• Tucker Arensberg Must Turn Over Texts, Bills In Deal Dispute
• Ex-White And Williams Atty Gets 5 Years In Claim Fraud Case
• BIA Misread Rule Before Flawed Removal Order: 3rd Circ.
• UPenn Workers Urge High Court To Skip ERISA Suit
• DOL's Joint Employer Rule Subverts Wage Law, State AGs Say
• UPenn Inks Deal With NCAA Over Ex-Coach's Esformes Bribes
• Pa. Panel Revives $3M Trust Suit Against Rhoads & Sinon
• EQT Seeks To Force FLSA Overtime Suit Into Arbitration
• 3rd Circ. Kicks Lead Paint Abatement Suit To Pa. Court
• More Legislatures Should Pass Broad Noncompete Bans
• Former Consol Exec Wants Gender Bias Settlement Enforced
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Pa. Bar Groups Decry Court Attacks After Trump Recusal Call
• DOJ Loses Challenge To Philly Supervised Drug Injection Site
• Broadcasters-Turned-Lawmakers Form Their Own Caucus
• Venezuela Takes 3rd Circ.'s Crystallex Decision To High Court
• FDA Ducks Md. Farm's Skim Milk Labeling Challenge In Pa.
• Co-Founder Of Mass. Pot Co. Says He Was Pushed Out
• Wabtec, Knorr Want OK On $49M Deals To End No-Poach Suit
• Phanatic Creators Slam Team's Mascot Redesign Amid IP Suit
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• PNY Urges Full 3rd Circ. To Rehear $2.2M IP Royalty Dispute
• Mallinckrodt Strikes $1.6B Deal To Exit Opioid Suits
• 37 AGs Assail Plaintiffs' Atty Fee Bid In Opioid MDL
• Insurer Can Ignore Outlier Dr. In Disability Row, 3rd Circ. Says
• Split 7th Circ. Resurrects $160M Antitrust Suit Against Comcast
• Ex-Youth Coach Hits Penguins With Sex Discrimination Suit
• Truck Leasing Co. Must Face Motorcyclist's Negligence Suit
• Williams Cos. Dumps Natural Gas Pipeline After Permit Fight
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• 3rd Circ. Philly Pay History Ruling May Set National Bar
• Justices To Mull LGBT Protections In Foster Placement Fight
• PennEast Urges High Court To Undo 3rd Circ. Pipeline Ruling
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owners Set To Pay $6M For Insurance
• PSU Ethics Case Brings Conduct Rules' Clarity Into Question
• Bankrupt Mall Settles Servpro Dispute Over Insurance Money
• Marriott Can't Duck Hotel Guests' Data Breach Claims
• 3rd Circ. Says J&J Must Face Walgreens, Kroger Antitrust Suit
• Teva Floated As Bellwether In Generic Drug Price-Fixing MDL
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Delaware Bench Balance Rule Is 'Offensive,' High Court Told
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Marketer In Wage Suit Counts As Employee
• Pa. Justices Could Shake Up Medical Peer Review Protections
• Pa. Justices Snub Contractor's Iran Sanctions Defamation Suit
• 3rd Circ. Blasted For Not Booting Judge From Ex-Clerk's Case
• Feds Fight Ponzi Schemer's Claims Of Ineffective Counsel
• Lender Says Insurer Should Cover $15M Fatal Fire Settlement
• EEOC Policy Change Clashes With Challenges To Arbitration
• Seeger Weiss Bashed For 'Excessive' Fee In Concussion Deal
• Barrack, Bernstein Will Lead Energy Transfer Stock-Drop Suit
• Pa. Justices Rule Out Immunity For Clinic In Rehab Death
• 3rd Circ. Calls Amazon '8,000-lb. Gorilla' In Seller Liability Row
• Uber Asks 3rd Circ. To Drive Out Wheelchair Users' ADA Suit
• Pa. Justices OK Evenly Splitting Strict Liability Verdicts
• States Sue Again To Force EPA's Hand On Ozone Pollution
• Judges Delay Call On Trump Meddling In Roger Stone Case
• Nursing Home Chain Settles Forced Rehab FCA Suit For $15M
• Eckert Seamans Accused Of Dropping Client Like 'Hot Potato'
• Prosecutor, PSU Atty To Be Disciplined Over Sandusky Probe
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Asbestos Claims In EFH Ch. 11 Dispute
• NFL Battles Controversial Redo Request In Concussion Deal
• BakerHostetler Adds Former DOJ Antitrust Official
• Judges Call Emergency Meeting After Stone Sentencing Swap
• Former Teva Exec Calls AGs' Price-Fixing Claims 'Threadbare'
• Pirates' Net Installers Dropped Ball On Warning, Hurt Fan Says
• Judge Pushes Back McClatchy Pension Mediation By A Week
• Pa. Judge Won't Sit Out UPMC Class Action Due To Unpaid Bill
• Pa. Shakes $1.2M Suit Over Grant Money For Fueling Stations
• What Health Care FCA Trends Tell Us About The Year Ahead
• Consumer Finance Poised For Greater Scrutiny From States
• Philly Judge Cops To Ethics Charges On Day Before Trial
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Fenwick-Led Passage Bio Launches $126M IPO
• Pa. Judge Slams Auto Lender's 'De Minimis' $4M TCPA Deal
• DeLorean Estate Fights Fee Bid In 'Back To The Future' Suit
• Fox Rothschild Looks To Sink Bulk Of Graphic Sex Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Antrim Generic-Drug Supply Suit
• Trump Admin. Says Illegal Structure Shouldn't Doom CFPB
• Guatemalans Seeking Asylum Avoid Deportation At 3rd Circ.
• What Attys Should Know As Juul Battles Blaze Of Litigation
• Endo Shareholders' Price-Fixing Claims Can't Sway Judge
• E-Biz Players Pinning Hopes On 3rd Circ. Amazon Ruling
• Rental Websites Didn't Inspect Cabin, Poisoned Guests Say
• PBGC Says McClatchy Ch. 11 Moving Too Fast
• More Post-Gazette Unions Claim They Had 'Implied' Contracts
• Ex-Scranton Mayor Slams 30-Year Corruption Sentence Push
• Fortis Loses 2nd Bid For $425M Post-Merger Drug Payout
• Universities Shouldn't Roll Dice On Sports Betting Compliance
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Pa. Court Weighs Law's Intent In Trans Name-Change Suit
• Hershey Wraps Suit Over Avid Twizzler Eater's Heart Condition
• Philly Refinery Sues Insurers Over $1.25B Payout For Ch. 11
• 3rd Circ. Denies Class Arbitration In Statoil Royalty Feud
• Medical Pot Shouldn't Squelch Pa. Housing Aid, Court Told
• Uber's Arbitration Bid Will Get Another Look In Injury Suit
• McClatchy Files Ch. 11, Cites 'Grim Reality' Of News Industry
• Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK After $25M Creditor Deal
• Air Charter Co. Execs Can't Slip Fraud Convictions At 3rd Circ.
• PNC Abetted $75M 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme, Investment Cos. Say
• 21 AGs Oppose DHS Rule Barring Asylum Seekers At Border
• Pa. Lumber Co. Hit With $500M Clean Water Violation Suit
• T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling Elevates Tech Market Merger Analysis
• FTC Pulls Chem Merger Challenge As It Mulls Court Loss
• Dechert Demands Tax Break Double Dip For Moving Offices
• Pa. Justices Won't Review $3.5M Missed Heart Disease Award
• Pa. Hospital Loses Records Fight In Botched Surgeries Suit
• Comcast Tower Builder Seeks $103M For Cost Overruns
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Pipeline Payments To Pa. Landowners
• Ruling On FERC's Tolling Orders Could Slow Pipelines
• T-Mobile/Sprint Case Shows Problem With Dueling Economics
• 5 Men Accused Of Plotting To Sell Iranian Oil To Chinese Co.
• Facebook Wants Out Of Philadelphia TV Anchor's Photo Suit
• Bankrupt Oil Services Co. Can't Shake $1M Debt At 3rd Circ.
• Settlement Over Highmark Small-Group Plans Gets First OK
• FedEx Says Drivers' Firm Has Conflict In Wage Suit
• Rare Writ No Help In Activist's 3rd Circ. Deportation Appeal
• Pa. Justices' Ruling May Rein In Grand Jury Report Releases
• Accountants Say First National Bank Suit Misses Mark
• Philly Builder Slams Spector Gadon Chair's Defamation Suit
• FERC Issues For Natural Gas Cos. To Watch In 2020
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• 4th Circ. Says FERC $35M Enforcement Case Was Timely
• T-Mobile, Sprint Beat State-Led Merger Challenge
• Developer's Family Tells Panel Charity Cut Them Out
• 3rd Circ. Won't Nix $2.2M Netac Award In PNY Memory IP Suit
• Philly Refinery Owner Fires Back At Ch. 11 Plan Objections
• Pa. Is Latest State To Claim Juul Marketed E-Cigs To Teens
• Pay Inquiry Bans Passed 1st Major Legal Test At 3rd Circuit
• 11th Circ. Tosses Suit Over Collection Of Phantom Debt
• Atty Ducks Sanctions After Speaking Publicly On Fraud Row
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• 7 Legal And Business Considerations For Influencer Marketing
• Federal-State Employment Law Divide Reveals Systemic Flaw
• Pa. Fracking Decision Leaves Trespass Question Open
• DOI Slates $171M For States, Tribes To Repurpose Mines
• Attys Score $667K For $2M Progressive Discount Settlement
• Choice Hotels Off Hook For Housekeeper's OT Suit
• Union Says Court Correctly Forced Paper To Rehire Workers
• Philly Refinery Creditors Call For Ch. 11 Plan Rejection
• EdgeMarc Sale, Settlement Pave Way For Ch. 11 Plan
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Ropes, Wilson, Sullivan
• 3 Firms Steer Harsco's $462.5M Environmental Biz Acquisition
• JLL Arranges Financing Totaling $142.6M For Philly High-Rise
• CSX Train Derailment Case Won't Get Back On Track
• Consol Says Inconsistent Witness Warrants Bias Trial Restart
• PharMerica Can't Ditch FCA Suit Over Altered Prescriptions
• Pa. Nursing Home Co. Can't Arbitrate Patient Death Suit
• Pa. Judge Benched After Claim He Called Juror 'Aunt Jemima'
• Pa. Fracker Not Stuck With Penalties On Disputed Well Fees
• 3rd. Circ. Doubts $17M Bridge Contract Fight Is Moot
• Getting State Approvals For Energy Storage Siting
• 3rd Circ. Backs Philly Ban On Asking For Salary History
• SAIC Inks $1.2B Deal For Unisys' US Federal Biz
• Objections To Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Pile Up As Hearing Nears
• 3rd Circ. Says Evangelical Christian Not Eligible For Asylum
• The Dollars And Sense Of Antitrust Class Certification: Part 1
• Legal Services Exec In $40M Pa. Fraud Case Disbarred
• Axis Says It Owes Northrop Grumman Nothing For ERISA Suit
• Range Resources Says Drilling Didn't Contaminate Pa. Water
• Trump Taps BigLaw Alums With Latest Judicial Nominations
• Both Sides Claim Win After Inconclusive Med Mal Venue Study
• 3rd Generic Drug Executive Indicted For Price-Fixing
• Atty Slams 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid Over TV Interview
• Legislation Pushes EPA And Cos. To Reckon With PFAS
• Watchdog To Probe Use Of 'Forever Chemicals' At DOD Sites
• Pa. Gov. Pitches 40% Corp. Tax Cut, Closing Del. Loophole
• Pa. Mortgage Biz Says Exec Helped Rival Poach Fla. Staff
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• LabCorp Unit Collective Action Needs More Info, Judge Says
• Pa. Court Can't Ban Medical Pot For Probationers, ACLU Says
• DOJ Questions Democrats' ACA Appeal Rights At High Court
• Ex-Hershey Exec Denies 'Vindictive' Trade Secret Theft Claims
• States Urge Barring Economists' Input On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
• Steelworkers Say They're In The Dark On Philly Refinery Sale
• Kraft Heinz Settles Frozen 'Poppers' TM Suit
• Pa. Med Mal Venue Limit's Impact On Health Care Unclear
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Product Liability Defense In The Last Decade — And The Next
• Rue21 Controller Says Women Were Denied Promotions