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Pennsylvania - April, 2020

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• NASA Supplier Covered By Trade Secret Rights, 3rd Circ. Says
• NY AG Slams Sacklers' Tepid Financial Info Disclosures
• Canadian Beauty Line Draws Suit Over 'Natural' Products
• Pa., NY Auto Dealers Join Surge Of COVID-19 Insurance Suits
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Mass. Adviser Defrauded Investors Out Of $10M, Feds Say
• Policy Provisions Bolster State Biz Interruption Laws
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Del. Justices Uphold Demand For AmerisourceBergen Docs
• 3rd Circ. Says Atty's Fraud Appeal Is 'Revisionist History'
• Energy Execs Say Law Firm Shouldn't Slip Investors' Suits
• Bid To Scrap 4K Pa. Voting Machines Slammed As 'Baseless'
• 3rd Circ. Won't Stop 'Real Housewives' Star's Deportation
• BNY Mellon May Have To Face Trust Fund Selection Suit
• Business Asks Pa. Justices To Weigh Virus Insurance Claims
• Comcast Fails To Keep Sports Network's Antitrust Suit On Ice
• Buchanan Ingersoll Furloughs Staff As Pandemic Continues
• States Likely To Ramp Up FCA Enforcement Amid COVID-19
• DOJ Wants 'Indefinite' Merger Pause, Sabre Tells 3rd Circ.
• Lax Regs, COVID-19 Impacts May Mean More Asbestos Suits
• Pittsburgh Pizzeria Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Denial
• State Laws Cannot Retroactively Rewrite Insurance Contracts
• Justices Appear To Signal Interest In Pa. Virus Closure Fight
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• 3rd Circ. Says Arbitrator Has Dibs On Coverall Wage Claims
• Pa. Power Plant Still In Hot Water Over Allegheny River Temps
• Coronavirus Q&A: Blank Rome Real Estate Leader
• Pa. Panel Orders New Trial Against Surgeon In Death Case
• Essential Worker Exceptions From State Stay-At-Home Orders
• Pot Trade Orgs Push To Be Included In Future COVID-19 Relief
• Pa. Justices OK Provisional Licensing After Bar Exam Delay
• Mellon Heiress's Estate Says PNC Botched $660M Trust Split
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Sports Network Pushes Discovery In Suit Against Comcast
• More Businesses Sue Insurers In Pa. Over COVID-19 Denials
• Merck Faces Trial Over Immigrant Doctor's Revoked Job
• Venezuela Cites Foreign Policy Concerns In $1.2B Award Fight
• Accountant Says Pot Co. Fired Her For Catching Tax Scheme
• Pa. Faces Suit Over Nursing Home's COVID-19 Drug Studies
• Pa. Justices Chart Course For Reopening County Courts
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• 3rd Circ. Revives Trade Group's Suit Over Mazda Program
• 11th Circ. Ruling Deepens 'Event Or Occurrence' Circuit Split
• Pa. Shooting Case Ruling May Widen Insurers' Defense Duty
• State Of Class Certification: Offense In Wage And Hour Cases
• Saul Ewing Hit With $50M Mushroom Growers Malpractice Suit
• Flores Ruling Extends To Adults In COVID-19 Detention Fight
• NJ Union Benefit Funds File ERISA Suit Against Pa. Telecom
• Judge Orders Freed ICE Detainees Back Into Pa. Prisons
• 3rd Circ. Revives NJ Judge's Bias Case Against Court Officials
• DC Circ. Judges Cast Doubt On FERC Pipeline Appeal Delays
• A Blueprint For Allocating Scarce Health Resources In Pa.
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• AT&T, Comcast Can't Force Calif. Arbitration, High Court Told
• Insurers Must Disclose Potential Exclusions, Pa. Panel Says
• FERC Energy Capacity Orders Invite Lawsuits, Uncertainty
• Justices Won't Weigh Legality Of UPMC Surgeons' Bonus Pay
• $38M Drywall MDL Settlement Goes To Co.'s New Owner
• Indivior Gets Amicus Cut From 3rd Circ. Suboxone Appeal
• Lab Operator Gets 15 Months For $3.4M Overbilling Scheme
• EPA Emissions Rule Draws Strong Objections From Amici
• Would Reinsurers Be Liable For Retroactive COVID-19 Coverage?
• Pa. Polymer Co. Says Accounting Firm Never Filed Its Taxes
• NLRB Nixes Hospital's Bid To Halt Union Vote During Outbreak
• Penn State Wants TM Suit Over Sports Beer Brand Co. In Pa.
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Philly Refinery's Ch. 11 Deal Trims Railroad Claims By $291M
• State And Local Tax Considerations In Light Of COVID-19
• PNC Breaking Virus Relief Package Rules For Profit, Suit Says
• CVS Units Get Whistleblower's Rx FCA Suit Trimmed, For Now
• Ex-Lobbyist In Fattah Case Fights Fraud Verdict In 3rd Circ.
• Drugmaker Drops Antitrust Suit Against 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Geico Can't Reverse $900K Coverage Ruling, 3rd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Questions Tax Exemption In NJ Biz Grant Dispute
• Pa. Medical Center Sues Travelers Over COVID-19 Coverage
• Del. Riverkeeper Says Corps' LNG Plant Approval Was Flawed
• How Marketplace Facilitator Taxation Is Evolving
• Pa. Ruling Doesn't Support COVID-19 Biz Interruption Claims
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Pa. Attorney Pleads Guilty To Snaring Clients In Ponzi Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sales Rep's Sentence In Medicare Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Won't Cut Jail Time Of Ex-Atty Claiming Bad Counsel
• COVID-19 Spurs 3 More Firms To Amend Summer Programs
• COVID-19, Eminent Domain And Determining Compensation
• Allegedly Anti-Semitic Teacher Can't Get Bias Suit Revived
• Pa. Justices Ax Appeal Over Judge's Role In Juror Bias Fight
• Firm's Insurer Says Letter Threatening Suit Wasn't 'Claim'
• Client Affair Plus Financial Chicanery Get Pa. Atty Disbarred
• ICE Can Take Objection To Detainees' Release To 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Justices Say Erie Must Cover Killer's 'Accidental' Shooting
• Contracts Clause Unlikely To Impede Biz Interruption Laws
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Axis Owes Northrop Defense Of ERISA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Scraps Lamictal Wholesalers' Antitrust Class Cert.
• Pa. Justices Expand Employer Liability For Unemployment Tax
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• Voice Transcription, Analysis Co. Bought In $59M Deal
• Metal Fabricator Says Insurer Must Cover COVID-19 Damages
• Pa. Pipeline Inspection Co. Hit With Overtime Suit
• Apple, AT&T Hit With Suit Over Exploding iPhone Injury
• Trumps' Latest 'Stall Tactic' Should Be Rejected, Investors Say
• Fighting State Virus-Related Insurance Coverage Mandates
• Tax Agencies Should Show Mercy To Fix State Budgets
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Feds Slam Suit Over 'Dangerously Slow' Prison Virus Steps
• Inovio Execs Hit With Suit On Heels Of COVID-19 Class Action
• Anapol Weiss Gets Largest Share Of $3.8M Fee In Sorin MDL
• DuPont Reaches FLSA Settlement With Workers For $5M
• Canadians' Gas Tank Patent Row Belongs In Va., Judge Rules
• Businesses Urge New MDL Over Virus Interruption Coverage
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• 3rd Circ. Is Raising Standards For Sealing Confidential Docs
• Pub Says Erie Owes Pa. Restaurants COVID-19 Coverage
• DOJ Won't Challenge Medicine Distributor During Crisis
• Ex-Gov't Informant Loses High Court Bid To End SEC Suit
• Justices Won't Mull Atty's Tribal Lending Scheme Conviction
• Pa. COVID Insurance Bill Differs From Other States' Proposals
• 6 States With COVID-19 Medical Immunity, And 2 Without
• FCC Wants High Court's Help In Relaxing Ownership Rules
• 3rd Circ. Revives Salvadoran Man's Asylum Fight
• Pa. Judge Rips Aventis' Last-Minute Subpoenas In FCA Fight
• AmerisouceBergen Wants Shared Docs Blocked In Del. Appeal
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Pa. Justices Decline Immigrant Families' COVID-19 Release
• Oil And Gas Shut-Ins Risk Royalty Litigation
• Insurer: Claims Don't Stick In Faulty Frying Pan Class Suit
• Pa. Court OKs Nursing Home Arbitration Pact In Injury Case
• High Court Delays Arguments In Birth Control, PBM Cases
• Eastern Airlines Accused Of Firing Exec Over COVID-19 Leave
• Inmates Seeking COVID-19 Release Face Uneven Legal Terrain
• Reed Smith, Dentons Among The Latest To Slash Atty Pay
• Legal Asst. Says Pa. Firm Fired Her For Reporting Disabilities
• 2 McClatchy Creditors Offer $263M Credit Bid For Co.
• Pa. Ruling Strengthens Arguments For COVID Loss Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Penn State Worker's Email Privacy Suit
• Pa. Judge Blocks Pipeline Bribery Suit's Move To Texas
• Pa. Gov. Will Veto Bill Ending Virus Business Closure Order
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rehear 'Objective Falsehood' Test Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Premier Equities, KLS, First Republic
• 3rd Circ. Reboots Cable Installer's Disability Bias Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Employers Should Be Wary Of DOL's Eased Tip Rule
• 4th Circ. Won't Reconsider FERC Timeliness On $35M Penalty
• FERC Won't Budge On State Clean Energy Subsidy Order
• Pa. Law Firm's Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Securities Suits
• Jay-Z, Meek Mill Say Documentary Didn't Defame Philly Cop
• Trucking Co. Pushes To Revive Unemployment Tax Row
• Inmates Say Philly Prison 'Dangerously Slow' In Virus Prep
• J&J Must Face Retrial In Pa. Pelvic Mesh Injury Case
• Allegheny County Wants Cases Stayed To Focus On COVID-19
• Fla. Pain Clinic, Lab To Pay $41M To Settle FCA Claims
• 3rd Circ. Says Cabela's Can't Enforce Proprietary Info Deals
• COVID Telehealth Considerations For Providers In Pa. And NJ
• Range Resources Agrees To Penalties For Fracking Violations
• FERC Says State Clean Energy Order Fight Is Premature
• COVID-19 Securities Class Actions May Hinge On Disclosures
• Trump Likely Doesn't Have Power To Reopen Businesses
• Cos. Should Not Illegally Profit From Our Pandemic Pain
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Pa. Justices To Mull Driller's Inactivity In Gas Lease Fight
• Gross McGinley Accused Of Malpractice Over Botched Trial
• Paul Manafort Seeks Prison Release Over COVID-19 Fears
• ACLU Fights ICE Bid To Keep Vulnerable Immigrants Detained
• Split Pa. Appeals Court Revives Ex-NFL Player's Med Mal Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Calif., 5 Other States Join Antitrust Suit Against Shkreli
• Ballard Spahr Cuts Pay Amid COVID-19 Economic Woes
• Philly Atty Says He's Been Falsely Accused Of Racism
• 3rd Circ. Agrees Newsweek Didn't Defame Trump Supporter
• Duane Morris Hires SEC Alum From Faegre Drinker
• The New Gov't Policies Easing Deployment Of Health Workers
• Crystallex Tells Justices Venezuela Is Stalling On $1.4B Award
• Pa. Judge Sides With Insurers In Partial Garage Collapse Suit
• Pa. Justices Won't Scrap Emergency Business Closure Order
• 5th Circ. Attys Should Be Ready To File For Removal In A Snap
• Age Bias Ruling May Usher Stronger Civil Rights Protections
• Public Meeting Requirements In The Age Of COVID-19
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Comcast Taps Ex-21st Century Fox Atty As Compliance Chief
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Southwest Sued Over Coronavirus Flight Cancellations
• Security, Privacy Crucial To Working From Home, Pa. Bar Says
• Judge Cites Progress On Protecting Migrants From Virus
• Philly Bar Pushes Provisional Atty Licensing During Pandemic
• Faux Border Wall Payments Are On Insurer's Tab, Court Told
• Investment Bank Beats Suit Over Work For Platinum Reinsurer
• States Tell Treasury To Keep Creditors Off COVID-19 Checks
• Pa. Restaurant Says Insurer Must Cover COVID-19 Closure
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Supreme Court To Hold Arguments By Teleconference
• Tips For Prisoner Release Requests During Pandemic
• Trump Gets One Claim Trimmed In ACA 'Sabotage' Suit
• Pa. Developer Demands Refund On Riverfront Project
• Doctor Wants Her Medicare Ban Lifted During Pandemic
• Jailed Pharma Exec Claiming COVID-19 Risk Denied Release
• A New, Confusing Patchwork Of Statutes Of Limitations
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• HIPAA Does Not Override Public Access To COVID-19 Data
• Blank Rome, Andrus Wagstaff Clash Over Pelvic Mesh Fees
• Pa. Gov. Looks To Free Prisoners Over COVID-19 Outbreak
• 3 Hurdles To Redeveloping Golf Courses After The Pandemic
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• New Moms Claim UPMC Gave Private Info To Social Services
• Kraft Heinz ERISA Stock Price Suit Kicked To Illinois
• Panel Axes $10M Award In Surgery Patient's Drug Death Suit
• EPA Rolls Back Air Standards For Coal Waste Power Plants
• 'Travel Apartment' Co. Can't Oust Pa. Tenants Over Outbreak
• Students Say U Of Miami, Drexel Should Refund Tuition Fees
• Early Securities Class Actions Highlight COVID Litigation Risk
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY High Court To Clarify Bias Coverage Rules
• Electric Utilities May Need Policy Help For COVID-19 Losses
• Coronavirus Stimulus Fraud May Be A Target For State AGs
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Inmates Say Pittsburgh Jail Not Following COVID-19 Guidance
• 'Apprentice' Outtakes Relevant In Fraud Suit Against Trump
• In #MeToo Era, Victims Must Have Choice Over NDAs
• How Sellers Can Avoid Price-Gouging For 'Essential' Cannabis
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Potential Federal Vs. State Conflicts Due To COVID-19
• UK, DOJ Pursue Bids To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger
• Scores Fight White House In Birth Control Case At High Court
• Trump, Kids Can't Send Class's Fraud Claims To Arbitration
• Ex-Cosby DA Joins Saltz Mongeluzzi's New Sex Crimes Unit
• Pa. Accused Of Failing To Protect Detained Migrant Kids
• Pa. Justices To Mull Utility Upgrade Tax Credit Calculations
• Allstate Sues QVC Over House Fire Caused By Insect Trap
• Pa. Officials Tell Airbnb, Expedia To Enforce Virus Rental Ban
• NY AG Seeks Additional Sackler Family Financial Info
• Comcast Can't Get Full 7th Circ. To Tank Antitrust Suit
• Duolingo Taps Ex-Yahoo, VMware Atty As 1st General Counsel
• Workers Claim GE Owed Unused Vacation Pay In Wabtec Sale
• US Not Responsible For Pa. Newborn's Hospital Death
• AmeriHealth Workers' $4.3M FLSA Overtime Deal Gets OK'd
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• NCAA Athletes Seek Cert In Latest Minimum Wage Suit
• Dems Float COVID 'Heroes Fund' Offering $25K Hazard Raises
• Pierce Firm Says No Do-Over For Atty In 'Gears Of War' Case
• Coronavirus Regulations: Week In Review State By State
• Pa. Justices Won't Order Mass Juvenile Detainee Release
• Consol Can't Rescind Gender Bias Deal After Notifying Court
• Client's New Firm Not Liable For Old Atty's Share Of Fees
• Pa. Court Axes 'Attys' Eyes Only' Status In Privilege Fights
• How State Price-Gouging Laws Apply To Wholesalers
• Energy Transfer, Investors Want Pipeline Bribery Suits Joined
• Chancery Bars Port Owner From Blocking Gas Tank Access
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Feds In Pa. Break Up Fake Sale Of COVID-19 Masks To Kaiser
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• 3rd. Circ. Says Press Release Didn't Defame Pharma Co.
• Pa. Panel Says Ballard Spahr Can Arbitrate Malpractice Case
• VW Dealership Must Face Improper Credit Check Suit In Pa.
• Hyland Levin White Collar Pro Joins Armstrong Teasdale
• American Airlines Fights Judge DQ Bid In Employee Bias Suit
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• Pa. Panel Won't Put Insurer On Hook In $3M Hotel Fraud Fight
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• D&O Insurance Tips For Coronavirus-Related Claims
• States Must Toll Court Deadlines To Ensure Access To Justice
• Wonder Bread Co. To Pay $13.3M To End Driver Wage Action
• 3rd Circ. Revives Immigration Review For Gay Salvadoran
• States' Suit Touted For Bellwether In Generics Price-Fix Case
• PennEnergy Says Judge Has No Conflict In Gas Lease Suits
• Pa. Jails Should Follow CDC COVID-19 Guidance, Justices Say
• SEC Blasts Ex-Informant's 'Absurd' Bid To Ax Stock Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Gemini Rosemont, Apex, AvalonBay
• Will COVID-19 Transform The Cannabis Industry?
• FTC Should Leave Regulation Of Noncompetes To States
• Benefits Of Pandemic-Prompted Court Extensions Are Limited
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• InventHelp Judge Won't Consolidate 'Copycat' Fraud Suit Yet
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• 'Prompt Pay' For Construction May Still Apply Amid COVID-19
• Eckert Seamans Furloughs Staff Over COVID-19 Outbreak
• 3rd Circ. Says COVID-19 Fear Can't Free Ex-Candidate
• Comcast Illegally Accessed Credit Reports, Suit Says
• CEO Must Testify In Chancery On Firm's 'Reprehensible' Acts
• Calif. Judge Opens Up Discovery In 'Public Charge' Challenge
• Ex-Partner Says Billet & Associates Kept His $30K Investment
• Pa., NJ Blast Trump's New Birth Control Coverage Exemptions
• Pa. Attorney Wins Meat Grinder Injury Malpractice Suit
• Calif. Regulator Seeks Student Loan Servicer's Records
• Are Pandemic Sellers Actually Violating Price-Gouging Laws?
• Dems Press FCC Head To Debunk Trump's Broadcast Threats
• Justices' Citgo Ruling Offers Shippers Contractual Clarity
• It Is Time To Make Virtual Trials A Reality
• Emergency Laws Protect Cos. Enlisted In COVID-19 Fight
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Aims Another Blow At Kidney Drug Suit
• Families Say Faulty Helicopter Part Led To Marines' Deaths
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• State Telemedicine Rules Remain Murky Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• Firms Say Berger Montague 'Piggybacked' On InventHelp Suit
• Clark Hill Adds Construction Atty From Offit Kurman In Philly
• Pa. To Keep Courts Closed Through April As Pandemic Swells
• DC, Pa. Won't Count Teleworkers For Nexus Amid Outbreak
• Pa. Worker's 'Cutting-Edge' Sex Bias Suit Moves Ahead
• Entercom Urges Court To Toss Exec's Sex Misconduct Suit
• 3rd Circ. Gives Gay Ghanaian Man New Shot At Asylum Bid
• Loan Servicer Delays Seizing Rent From Pittsburgh Mall
• Congress Must Bolster Bias Remedies After Comcast Ruling
• Pa. Justices To Consider Complaint Service Requirements
• 'Fortnite' Maker Can't Fully Escape Sax Player's Dance Suit
• Pa. Audit Backs Hospitals' RICO Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Cannabis Exclusion From COVID-19 Relief Must Be Remedied
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Retailers' Attys Snag $4M Fees In Propane Antitrust Dispute