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Pennsylvania - March, 2020

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• Teva Can't Nix ERISA Suit Over Excessive Fee Allegations
• Convicted Mortgage Broker Sues Ex-Atty For Sleeping At Trial
• K&L Gates Denies Claims Of Disability Discrimination
• Del. River Agency Tells FERC That Pipeline Needs Its Approval
• Pa. Judge Orders ICE Detainees Freed Over Virus Concerns
• Pa. Mall Rips Wells Fargo's 'Outrageous' COVID-19 Rent Grab
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Shelter-In-Place Orders Raise 5 Business Operations Issues
• Keeping Trucks Moving During The Coronavirus Outbreak
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Merck Can't Trim Dozens Of Suits From Zostavax MDL
• Dodaro Matta Booted From CBD Co. Fight At Exec's Request
• Health Hires: Arnold & Porter, Winston & Strawn, Ice Miller
• Selective Off The Hook For Unsolicited Fax Suit Coverage
• Pa. Asbestos Ruling Ignores Science And Hurts Defendants
• Driller Risks Persist As More Oil & Gas Wells Shut Down
• Atty Must Face Malpractice Claims Over Botched-Surgery Suit
• Anapol Weiss Seeks Much Of $3.8M Sorin MDL Common Fund
• Air Products Buys 5 Hydrogen Plants For $530M
• 4th Circ. Urged To Revisit FERC Timeliness On $35M Penalty
• ACLU Urges Pa. Justices To Free Prisoners During Outbreak
• Changes State Insurance Regulators Are Making For COVID-19
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Justices Urged To Protect Millions Of Calif. Arbitration Clauses
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• Justices Remand Charter Bias Suit, Citing Comcast Ruling
• High Court Won't Let UPenn Challenge ERISA Suit's Revival
• Justices Won't Let Citgo Off Hook For $133M Oil Spill
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Zoom Service Provider Gets FCC Fee Relief Amid Traffic Spike
• Pa. Doctor Gets Trial Win In Surgery Consent Suit Upheld
• Driller Wants Pa. Judge Dropped Over Gas Lease With Plaintiff
• Dem. PAC Expands Ads Despite Trump Threat To TV Stations
• Pa. Doc Must Face Retrial Over Elderly Woman's Death
• Harvest Health Pays $25M For Pa. Cannabis Cultivator
• Pitt Law Must Face Title IX Suit Over Sexual Assault Complaint
• Small Businesses Sue Pa. Over COVID-19 Closure Order
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Attys Call Quinn Emanuel's Sanctions Bid 'Waste Of Time'
• Atty Banned From NJ Courts For Not Paying Crash Settlement
• Calif. Rule 'Eviscerates' Arbitration Act, Banking Industry Says
• Pa. Justices Say Profs Can't Bargain Over Security Checks
• Egg Buyers Push 3rd Circ. On Strict Antitrust Standard
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Atty's Counsel Fee Battle With Pa.
• UPenn Says ERISA Circuit Conflict Warrants Justices' Review
• Landowners Say XTO Energy's 'Ruse' Cuts Their Royalties
• Power Plant Says Permit Didn't Spell Out River Temp Test Site
• Ex-PSU Prez Tells 3rd Circ. Judge Rightly Axed Guilty Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Merck Vaccine Suit Over Atty Conduct
• SEC Accuses Rite Aid Regional Vice Prez Of Insider Trading
• FTC Out Of Time On Chem Merger Loss
• CBD Co. Exec Says Law Firm Used Privileged Info To Oust Her
• Past Crises Model Virus Response For Mortgage Industry
• Coronavirus Creates A Strange New World For State AGs
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• What Online Jury Trials Could Look Like
• 15 AGs Call For Amazon To Improve Coronavirus Paid Leave
• Deloitte Must Face Adelphia Collapse Suit In Pennsylvania
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Trade Group's Stake In Mazda Program Fight
• Pa. Federal Court Closed After Attys Show Virus Symptoms
• 3rd Circ. Says Post-Gazette, Teamsters Had No Implied Deal
• Game Maker Says Eckert Seamans Can't Represent Rival
• Pa. Top Court Cancels April Arguments Amid Pandemic
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Pa. Atty In Client Theft Case Loses Law License
• Facebook Post Didn't Violate Patient's Privacy, Pa. Panel Says
• Stay Home Orders Unlikely To Trigger Civil Authority Coverage
• Pa. Panel Orders New Trial In Ameron Asbestos Suit
• Cloud Co. Fights To Sustain Chancery Claims Against Charter
• EQT Says Landowners Not Entitled To Additional Royalties
• Texas Judge Told To Toss $2.1M Whistleblower Atty Fee Suit
• 'Shouting Louder' Doesn't Topple Pa. Steelworker's OT Suit
• Pa. Says New DOJ Wire Act Opinion Could Cost Lottery $1B
• Comcast Asks 7th Circ. To Revisit Antitrust Suit Over Ad Sales
• Emergency Environmental Exemptions During The Pandemic
• Pa. Atty Accused Of Running $2.7M Ponzi Scheme
• LabMD Loses Defamation Suit Against Pa. Cybersecurity Firm
• Ex-Pa. AG Says Legitimate Reasons Drove Porn Email Release
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Insurance Coverage Bid Over Damaged Yacht
• A Guide To Each State's CLE Changes Amid COVID-19
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Conservatorship Act Is Pa.'s Best Property Restoration Tool
• Pa.'s Biz Closure Fight Signals Gathering Storm Of Litigation
• American Airlines Says Court Can't Decide Union's Terms
• Pipeline Advocates Back PennEast In Supreme Court Appeal
• Ax-Throwing Co. Accused Of Illegally Chopping 10% Off Tips
• Lloyd's, CNX Settle Claims Over $40M Gas Well Eruption
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• 4 Cases Show Growing Reach Of Federal Fraud Statutes
• Pa. Relaxes Medical Pot Regs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
• Addressing COVID-19 Employee Rights Questions
• Employees Want Judge DQ'd From American Airlines Suit
• Justices Set Strict Test For Bias Suits In Comcast Ruling
• In Faultily Redacted Docs, Attys Say Exec Defrauded CBD Co.
• Pa. Shutdown Order Makes Exception For Some Atty Services
• Judge Tosses Most Of Banned Frat's Suit Against Penn State
• Energy Transfer Slams Contractor's 'Deceitful' Unpaid OT Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Deerfield, CGI, National Development
• Del. Ruling May Curb Cyan-Prompted Class Actions
• Investors Fight To Keep Pipeline Bribery Suit In Pa.
• Atty Pushes High Court To Review Tribal Lending Conviction
• UPMC Wants High Court To Weigh Legality Of Surgeons' Pay
• Pa. Coverage Row Turns On Whether Tarp Counts As Roof
• Whiteford Taylor Atty Joins Rothman Gordon In Pittsburgh
• Ex-CFPB Expert Didn't Switch Sides For Navient, Report Says
• 'Right-To-Work' Advocates Ask NLRB To Stop Pot Union Deals
• Grid Operator Provides Guidance On Energy Subsidies Order
• Pa. Panel Junks $2M Award In Bank Stock Buyback Dispute
• Pittsburgh, Philly Sick Pay Laws Face Test In Virus Outbreak
• Campbell Soup Unit Wants Distributors' Wage Class Suit Axed
• Pa. Lawmaker Wants Pipeline Halted Because Of COVID-19
• Wabtec, Knorr Get Initial Nod On $49M In No-Poach Deals
• Late Worker's Family In 'Dickensian' Fight To Revive Spill Suit
• Wabtec, Knorr Close To Court Nod On $49M No-Poach Deals
• US Attys Set Sights On COVID-19 Scammers
• Homeowners Seek Stay Of Foreclosure Fee Suit Due To Virus
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Ex-Judge In 'Kids For Cash' Scandal Seeks Reduced Sentence
• Uber Wants Full 3rd Circ. To Nix Philly Drivers' Wage Battle
• 6 Ways Cos. Can Mitigate Telework Risks During COVID-19
• 'Spotlight' Atty Garabedian Must Face Defamation Claim
• Chemical Firm Fishing For Extra Damages, NJ Justices Told
• Medical Pot Deemed 'Essential' Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns
• Waste Co. Hits Hauler With Demand For Docs In Patent Battle
• Del. Justices Say Partner Swap Kills Whistleblower Standing
• Indicted Union Boss Gets 2nd Shot At Staying Assault Suit
• Indivior Rips New Filings In 3rd Circ. Suboxone Antitrust Row
• COVID-19 Delays Troutman Sanders, Pepper Hamilton Merger
• Doc Who Pled Guilty To Pushing Pill 'Goodie Bags' To Pay $3M
• Major Cos. Urge Justices To Hear Generics Discovery Row
• Tough Mudder's Trustee Asks To Convert To Ch. 7 Liquidation
• Penn State Wants Ex-Football Player's Hazing Suit Tossed
• Commercial Recycling Co. Closes On $29M In Funding
• Risperdal Breast-Growth Trial Won't Go To Pa. Supreme Court
• Pa. Justices Nix Appeal Over $700K Eagles Game Fight Award
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• Pa. Hospital Must Face Fired X-Ray Tech's ADA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Prof's Bias Suit Over Staff Reduction
• Ill. Pension Fund Says Greenberg Can't Duck Bond Fraud Suit
• Restaurateur Can Pursue Defamation Suit Over Yelp Reviews
• RAIT Funding 'Surprised' By Creditor's $29M Ch. 11 Claim
• Morgan Lewis Employee In Philadelphia Contracts COVID-19
• Pa. Court Affirms $2.5M Award In Tractor Injury Trial
• Pa. Claim Limits Ruling Will Clarify Consumer Protections
• Philly Courts To Suspend Most Operations Due To COVID-19
• AT&T Unit Seeks Court Order Greenlighting Pa. Cell Tower
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Local Gov'ts Have An Important Role In Fighting Coronavirus
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Departure From First-To-File Rule In IP Suit
• Sports Leagues Take NJ Racetrack Bond Dispute To SCOTUS
• Quinn Emanuel Wants Sanctions For 'Caustic' Fraud Claim
• Inovio Investors Sue After COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Busted
• Atty Reinstated After 5-Year Suspension For Bribing Judge
• Wis. AG Says Drugmaker Can't 'Compartmentalize' Cert. Fight
• AGs Ask FTC To Crack Down On Workplace Noncompetes
• Pa. Firms Face $47M Malpractice Suit For Their 'Abject Defeat'
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• States' Case No Bellwether In Price-Fixing MDL, Teva Says
• Cloud With Me Investors Seek Class Cert. In ICO Fraud Suit
• Money Not Enough To Cement Deal With Ex-Prez, Consol Says
• Efficiencies Defense Newly Viable After T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• NFL Retiree Dodges Contempt Order In Suit Funder Loan Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: BlackRock, 13th Floor Homes, UCLA
• CBD Co. Head Wants Conflicted Attys DQ'd In Stock Suit
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Phony Border Wall Payments
• Wells Fargo Wants 3rd Circ.'s Take On Autodialer Definition
• Bradley Arant Atty Advances, Dems Decry Federal Claims Pick
• Philly Health Networks Can't Keep Deal Value Under Wraps
• FCA Ruling Eases Clinical Judgment Standard For Gov't
• Reform Home Rule To Protect Cities From State Interference
• Pa. Panel Junks Pittsburgh's Housing Discrimination Law
• Sports Groups Ask Justices To Reverse Betting Bond Suit Win
• 'Public Charge' Policy 'Reckless' During COVID-19, States Say
• Justices Urged To Hear 'Tremendously Important' ERISA Case
• Remaining States Settle T-Mobile/Sprint Challenge
• Philly Hospital Owner Gets More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Personal Insurance Sale Fees Meet Skeptical Pa. Justices
• First National Says S&T Poached Workers And Their Secrets
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Telecom Noncompete's Viability
• NFL, NFLPA Ask 2nd Circ. Not To Revive Drug Ban Suit
• States May Vigilantly Police Price Gouging During COVID-19
• How Companies Can Conspire To Save The Planet
• Pa. Justices To Mull Mechanics' Lien Challenge Procedures
• Ex-Newark Official Loses Appeal Over Atty's Shifting Claims
• Convicted Pa. Judge Was Like A 'Gangster,' Ethics Court Told
• With Pierce Chief On Leave, New Suit Claims Funding Antics
• Jury Should Hear Snow Tubing Injury Case, Pa. Justices Hint
• Farmers' Policy Hoodwinked Homeowners, Pa. Justices Told
• Pa. Asbestos Ruling Helps Extend Claims To Bankrupt Entities
• New York Life Loans $50M For Pa. Apartment Complex
• NCAA Wants Out Of Ex-Villanova Player's Minimum Wage Suit
• BASF, Dow Can't Escape Polyurethane Price-Fixing MDL
• Schnader Rejects Blame For Client's 'Bad Business Decisions'
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Pa. Had No Role In Out-Of-State Mesh Case, Justices Told
• 3 Hiring Hurdles Posed By Philly Salary History Ban
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• 3rd Circ. Signals Disapproval Of Lamictal Antitrust Class Cert.
• TransUnion Must Face FCRA Suit Alleging Faulty Reporting
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Attys Launch Commercial Litigation Firm
• PPG Can't Dodge Trial In Ex-Manager's Gender Bias Suit
• Philly Bar Likens ICE Courthouse Arrests To 'Police State'
• Dilworth Paxson Bond Scam Suit Belongs In Ill., Fund Says
• NFL Retiree Says Suit Funder Can Recoup $800K Loan Itself
• NY Should Reject Bill That Would Permanently Ban Fracking
• Keep Your Client Out Of The Courtroom During Voir Dire
• Pittsburgh Mall's Ch. 11 Confirmation Delayed For Dealmaking
• Pa. Justices Urged To Side With Workers In Amazon OT Case
• Can The Courts Break Transgender Felons Out Of ID Prison?
• TCPA Case Put On Hold While High Court Mulls Robocall Ban
• FedEx Drivers Push Back Against Bid To DQ Their Attys
• No Formal Fee-Sharing Deal Means No $1.3M Payout For Atty
• UPMC Must Share Some Tuberculosis Info, Pa. Judge Says
• Suboxone Buyers Fight 3rd Circ. Appeal Of Class Cert.
• DA Fights To Keep Pittsburgh Webcam Network Under Wraps
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Justices Reverse Alito's Partial Stay Of Generics Discovery
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• Rutter's Convenience Stores Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• Penn Prof Added To Special Masters In NFL Head Injury Deal
• Nightfall No Reason To Grant Immunity To Pa., Appeal Says
• Ariz. Trial Court Pick Fails To Get Full GOP Support
• PPG Investor Claims Execs Are Liable For $25M Payout
• Fed. Prohibition Trumps State Med. Marijuana Law, Utility Says
• 4th Circ. Ruling Gives FERC More Time For Penalties
• Convicted Payday Lending 'Godfather' Appeals To High Court
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• 3rd. Circ. Doubts Lawsuit Press Release Defamed Pharma Co.
• 'Thief' Atty Gets 5 Years For $3.4M Client Diversion Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Nixes 'Objective Falsehood' Test For FCA Claims
• Navient Says Ex-CFPB Official Wasn't Privy To Case Convos
• Reddit, Giphy Deny Liability For Spreading TV Anchor's Photo
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Deleted Video In Fall Case
• Insurer Can't Fight Coverage In $3M Fraud Row, Pa. Panel Told
• 3rd Circ. Upholds TCPA Ruling Against Loan Co.
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Teva Wants 'Scattershot' 401(k) Fee Suit Scrapped
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Ex-Heinz CEO's Nurse Seeks Fees Over Bankruptcy Reversal
• Trump, Nuns Ask High Court To Allow Birth Control Exemption
• Cotton Group Supima Sues Insurer For $3M In Legal Costs
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owner's $6M Insurance Buy Gets OK
• Feds Claim Pharmacists Ran Protein Shake Kickback Scheme
• Cannabis IP Expert Joins Panitch Schwarze
• GAO Rules Co. Didn't Show $8.3M Army Bid Was Unrealistic
• Tracing The Fate Of The Decade's Biggest Patent Verdicts
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Biggest Patent Verdicts Fall To Fed. Circ.'s Ever-Moving Target
• NJ-NY Port Agency Can't Block State's Exit, 3rd Circ. Told
• CBD Firm Head Says Co. Must Cover Her Stock Suit Defense
• Gov't Wants 4-Plus Years For Pa. Atty In Client Diversion Case
• Ford Gets Consolidated Opt-Out Suits Split Up In Takata MDL
• 3rd Circ. Revives UberBlack Drivers' Bid For Employee Status
• Reporter Says CBS Retaliated After Red Bull Stunt Went Awry
• 3rd Circ. Ends NSA Spying Suit Citing 'Dubious' Evidence
• Seeger Weiss Defends Latest Concussion Deal Fee Request
• Philly Paralegal's Sex Harassment Claims Cleared For Trial
• Comcast Tells Justices Calif. Rule Interferes With Arbitration
• 3 Fast-Food Chains Agree To Take 'No-Poach' Pacts Off Menu
• Debt From New Location Drives Jewish Museum To Ch. 11
• Comcast Rips Denver Sports Network's Antitrust Claims
• Pa. Justices To Mull If Juries Set Time Bar For Church Abuse
• Morgan Lewis Adds Former US Attorney, PwC Tax Lawyer
• US Chamber Urges Justices To Hear Generics Discovery Issue
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Pa. Panel Won't Junk Challenge To Fracking Waste Site
• Pa. Panel Affirms Injunction Against School District's Tax Hike
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Sandoz To Pay $195M For Generic-Drug Antitrust Violations
• Shook Hardy Brings On 4 Goodell DeVries Attys In Philly
• UPDATED: Highmark Resolves Dispute Over AI Program
• AGs Claim Ample Evidence In Generic Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• Slaughter And May Steers Life Science Co.'s $130M Financing
• Medical Device Maker Wants Asset Case Tossed From Philly