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Pennsylvania - March, 2021

243 articles

• Insurer Beats 4 Philly Cos.' Virus Coverage Class Suits
• Pa. Atty Off Hook For Extended Interest On Malpractice Award
• Grocers Want 3rd Circ. To Rehear Egg Antitrust Case
• Judge Calls It A Night For Philly Bars' Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Pa. Court Told To Treat Virus Closure Like Smoking Ban
• Pa. Landfill Suit Thrown Out Due To Misattributed Stink
• US Steel Railroad Unit Can't Escape Age Bias Suit
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• Fisher Phillips Adds Employment Veteran To Philly Office
• Pa. Atty Charged For Fraud In Client Theft Case
• OSHA Escapes Pa. Meatpackers' COVID-19 Protocols Suit
• Pa. Protesters Charged With Gluing Judges' Office Doors Shut
• Canadian Co. Still On Hook In Pa. Medical Pot Biz Blowup
• Gas Driller Must Dismiss Chesapeake Suit Due To Ch. 11 Plan
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Axed $40M Spinal Injury Award
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Investment Firm Says Ex-Trump Appointee, Atty Stole $10M
• Pa. Anti-Mask Restaurant Can't Reopen During Appeal
• Enviro Groups Settle Clean Water Suit Against PPG Inc.
• Crypto Co-Founder Can't Toss $10M ICO Default Judgment
• Post & Schell Calls Crash Victim's Suit An Arbitration End Run
• Generics Cos. Argue For Heritage Bellwether In Antitrust MDL
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• Amazon Wants Ex-Worker's Privacy Claim Axed From Pot Suit
• Southwest Must Face COVID-19 Refund Class Action
• Split 3rd Circ. Tosses US Steel Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Philly Health Facility Project Lands $220M Construction Loan
• Deal Eyed In Fight Over Virtual Pittsburgh Court Access
• Pa. Panel Won't Reinstate $2.9M Award Over Teen's Death
• Wells Fargo Says Arb. Pacts Bar Cert. For Some In Wage Suit
• Power Plant Contractor Can't Escape Pa. Fatal Gas Leak Suit
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Rejecting Ch. 11 Setoff May Provide Alternative
• Faruqi & Faruqi To Lead Teva Securities Suit Over Kickbacks
• Rite Aid Balks At Opioid MDL Judge's 'Tons Of Money' Remark
• Pa. Broker Gets 17.5 Years For Alternative Investments Fraud
• Cemetery Co. Investor Seeks Records To Probe 'Wrongdoing'
• Construction Cos. Can't Stop NJ Wage Actions At 3rd Circ.
• When Federal Courts Remand Eviction Actions Back To States
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• Pa. Debt Collector Hit With Class Claims Over Writing Rule
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Hapoalim, BJ's, Philippe Harari
• McGuireWoods Settles Ex-Paralegal's Retaliation Case
• Pa. Dental Practice Wins Bid For Virus Coverage
• Marriott Operator Sues Insurers Over $125M Virus Loss
• Mall Owner CBL Says It Has Ch. 11 Deal With Bank Lenders
• FedEx Urges Toss Of Lead Plaintiff From 'Colossal' OT Suit
• Bain-Backed Cleaning Products Co. Misses Bar In $692M IPO
• Phillies Owner's Sister Gets Claims Tossed In Malpractice Suit
• Coherent Ditches Lumentum For Sweetened $7B Deal
• What CFPB Policy Shift Means For Scrutiny Of Abusive Acts
• Pa. Justices Scrap AG's Royalty Case Against Anadarko
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• Facebook, Others Urge 6th Circ. To Narrow Robocall Liability
• Chesapeake Unit Reaches $1.9M Deal On Wetlands Pollution
• 3rd Circ. Won't Touch Clinic's Win In Worker's ADA Suit
• Last-Minute Trump Admin. Medicaid Letter Muddles Waivers
• Purdue, Sackler Opioid Suits Paused For Another Month
• HHS Nominee Clears Senate In Transgender Milestone
• 3rd Circ. Says Arbitration Pact Voids Suit Against Debt Firm
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit Challenge To WaMu Ch. 11 Deal
• FisherBroyles Adds Another Faegre Drinker Partner
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Pa. Court OKs Trial Win For Doc, Hospital In Patient Death Suit
• Generics MDL Special Master Says Calif. AG Merits Sanctions
• FedEx Worker Says Taking Time Off For Anxiety Got Him Fired
• Sacklers Say No Ch. 11 Deal Without Injunction Extension
• Federal Gov't Can Learn From State Drug Pricing Efforts
• InventHelp Wants To Ax Disclosure Claim In Pa. Fraud Suit
• Boston Scientific To Pay $188M Over Mesh False Ad Claims
• Federalist Publisher Slams NLRB Order To Delete Tweet
• Food, Booze Delivery Co. GoPuff Lands $9B Valuation
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Seeger Weiss Slams Ex-Steelers' 'Race-Norming' Concerns
• Pa. Commits To Power Half Of State Gov't Via Solar
• States Say Time Has Come To Let Sackler Suits Proceed
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Upholding Private Divestiture Order
• Disgraced Pa. Atty Gets Up To 23 Years In Client Theft Case
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• AT&T Can't Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Age Bias Claims
• Former US Attorney Joins Jones Day In Pittsburgh
• Ex-Philly Cop Drops Libel Case Against Jay-Z And Meek Mill
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Bad Faith Bankruptcy Battle
• Supreme Court Won't Hear NJ Workers' Wage Arbitration Case
• 3rd Circ. Won't Cut McKesson's Debt To Obesity Drug Co.
• Kidney Patient Gets New Trial That May Add To $4.2M Verdict
• PDVSA Joins Brawl Over OI European's $500M Award
• Pa. Prosecutor Demoted Over 'Stupid' DoorDash Side Hustle
• DOJ Says Atty Wall Can't Fix Morgan Lewis, Glenmark Conflict
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Taxation With Representation: Goodmans, Herbert, Skadden
• Virus Forces Bankruptcy Courts To Closely Examine Leases
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms Nonprofit Biz Tax Exemption
• Harford Moves To Check Out From Hotels' Virus Coverage Suit
• AbbVie Asks High Court To Review Sham Litigation Exception
• ACLU Tells 6th Circ. Robocall Ban Was Unenforceable
• 'Fair Shake' Law Firm Accuses Tech Co. Of Stealing Its Name
• Pa. Bar Leaders Aren't Giving Up On Drafting Anti-Bias Rule
• Travelers Beats Pa. Hospital's Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• Paul Weiss, Davis Polk Rep Insurtech's Planned $490M IPO
• 4 Firms Advise On Pair Of $14.7B Energy Biz Deals
• Philly Suburb Residents Seek Cert. In Waste Incinerator Suit
• HSBC Says It's Ready To Arrange $6M Coal Security Release
• Cognizant Can't Get 3rd Circ. Take On Bribery Suit Ruling
• Sen. Brown Says Public Banking Plan Can 'Rebuild Trust'
• Pa. Justices Suspend 'Really Busy' Atty For Ignoring Clients
• Pa. Disciplinary Board Drops Appeal Of Anti-Bias Rule Block
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Fax For Free Medical Webinar Flouts TCPA
• WR Grace Insurers Ask 3rd Circ. For Asbestos Claim Shield
• Pa. GOP High Court Hopefuls Press Conservative Bona Fides
• A State Win In Bank Loan Suit Would Hurt Access To Credit
• Inspector Not To Blame For $15M Pa. Pipeline Project Delays
• States Push New Bellwether Generic Drug Price-Fixing Case
• Pa. County Official Vetoes Sick Leave Over Challenge Fears
• Pa. Court Questions Its Role In Ordering Brownfield Cleanup
• Ex-Drinker Biddle Atty's Pa. License Revived After 2-Year Ban
• 3rd Circ. Says Uber Must Face Suit From Wheelchair Users
• Lumentum Lobs $6.9B Coherent Offer Amid Bidding War
• Philly Eagles Take Insurer To Court Over COVID-19 Coverage
• Unhappy AGs Have Options In Latest Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
• States Take Lead On Worker Protections For Legal Pot Users
• Drug Return Co., Execs Want 3rd Circ. To Undo $94M Verdict
• Purdue's Ch. 11 Plan Hangs On Sackler Liability Question
• 3rd Circ. Sends NextEra's $60M Claim Request Back To Del.
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Ex-Liebowitz Copyright Client Says It Was Not 'Complicit'
• Protecting Trade Secrets In The Remote Workplace
• Wells Fargo Mortgage Sellers Get Cert. In Unpaid Wages Suit
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Pa. Hospital Escapes Suit Over Post-Surgery Infection
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive FDCPA Suit Over Law Firm's Letter
• EPA Imposes Power Plant Emissions Limits In 12 States
• Purdue Files Ch. 11 Plan That Draws Criticism From State AGs
• Ex-Steelers Want Voices Heard On 'Race-Norming' Issue
• Glenmark Rips DOJ's 'Misplaced' Morgan Lewis Conflict Claim
• Williams Unit Can't Double Dip On Costs, Contractor Says
• 3rd Circ. Won't Unscramble Egg Producer Antitrust Win
• Sunoco Slams Pa. DEP's Bid To Aggregate Plant Emissions
• Ex-Philly Judge Can Proceed With Defamation Case
• Hiring Struggles Didn't Excuse Outsourcing, NLRB Atty Says
• Insurer Again Tries To Nix Hotel Owner's $20M Burst Pipe Suit
• AMC, ViacomCBS Unit Sued Over Visually Impaired Access
• Retailers Look To Duck Mask Sales Tax Suit In Pennsylvania
• 11 Litchfield Cavo Litigation Attys Jump To Post & Schell
• Guard Union Says Security Co. Refused To Reinstate Worker
• Amazon Hit With ADA Suit After Medical Pot Patient's Firing
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• 2 Firms Picked To Lead Pa. Hospitals Antitrust Litigation
• Arnold & Porter Accused Of Conflicts In Mallinckrodt Ch. 11
• Debt Collector Could Face $21M Tab In Data Breach Deal
• Poultry Giants Can't Dodge Workers' Wage-Fixing Suit
• Construction Co. Can't Sink Laid-Off Exec's Sex Bias Suit
• NY Sports Club Says Ch. 11 Injunction Voids NY AG Deal
• Greens Say Pa. GOP Sens.' Fracking Ban Suit Now Moot
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Dermatology Biz Says UK Lab Breached $1M Licensing Deal
• Facebook Says FTC, States' Suits Don't Show Consumer Harm
• Covington, Squire Patton Boggs Direct 2 Banks' $976M Merger
• TTAB Says 'Penn State' Refers To University, Not Pa.
• Pa. Deputy Coroners Want OT Suit Resumed At 3rd Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Sunbeam, Bank Leumi, Hotel Properties
• Coherent Reverses Stance, Agrees To $6.6B Lumentum Deal
• 5 Pennsylvania Cases That Shaped A Year Of COVID
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• CarbonLite Gets OK For $35M Ch. 11 Financing Draw
• SEC Settles With Investment Manager In NFL Fraud Suit
• CBD Co. Zynerba, Investors Aim To Settle Drug Trial Claims
• Investors' $50M Fraud Claim Revived In Pa. Pipeline Feud
• Consumer's Suit Against Comcast Over Robocalls Ended
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• New Bill Would Take Marijuana Questions Off Citizenship App
• Feds Tell Justices NJ Can't Block Land Take For Pipeline
• 3rd Circ. Skeptical Of Fired AT&T Worker's Age Bias Claim
• Philly DA Adds Habeas Corpus Attorney To Federal Team
• Renovate America Gets OK For $43M Asset Sale
• Ferring Urges Sanctions For Jones Day Over 'Forced' IP Trial
• ICE Tells Court It's Winding Down Long-Term Family Detention
• Suit Over 'Race-Norming' In NFL Concussion Deal Gets Nixed
• Fed. Immunity Objection Denied In Nursing Home Virus Row
• Top Plastics Recycler Heads Into Ch. 11 In Del.
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Timeshare Occupancy Tax In Virgin Islands
• Coherent Ditches Lumentum Deal, Sides With Rival $6.5B Bid
• DOJ Worried Over Morgan Lewis Generic Price-Fixing Conflict
• Wawa Workers Slam Customers' $12M Data Breach Settlement
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• IAM Beats Former Regional Official's Suit Over Ouster
• Circuit Split On Class Feasibility Offers Defense Opportunities
• Cybersecurity Atty Joins Cipriani & Werner's Philly Office
• Allied Universal Settles EEOC Suit Over Pregnant Guard's Firing
• Princeton Health Care Plan Wants Out Of ERISA Class Action
• Pa. Tax Talk: Who Can Get A Philadelphia Wage Tax Refund
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Atlantic City Pool Party Injury Suit Afloat
• Pa. Court Rules Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unfair
• $660M Mellon Estate Battle Must Await State Court Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Estate Cos., Innovo, Morgan Properties
• Co. Says 4th Circ. Shows Private Divestiture 'Problematic'
• Urban Outfitters Knowingly Sold 'Toxic' Journals, Suit Says
• After Deadline, Giuliani Wants Time To Answer Dominion Suit
• Judge Won't Freeze Pollock Cohen Funds In Ex-Atty's Pay Suit
• Pittsburgh Landlords Sue City Over Eviction Moratorium
• How They Won It: Freshfields Breaks FTC's Winning Streak
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• No Union Vote At Closing Facility, NLRB Official Says
• Alleged Charity Robocall Scammers Cut $110M FTC Deal
• Post & Schell Failed To Disclose Docs In Arbitration, Suit Says
• Pollock Cohen Says Ex-Atty Isn't Owed Bonus Pay After Firing
• 3rd Circ. Backs BNY Firing Worker For Violent Facebook Post
• 3rd Circ. Won't Vacate Woman's $1.2M Malpractice Settlement
• Antitrust Claims Against Under Armour Get Benched
• Philly Home Health Care Workers Get $2.1M After FLSA Probe
• Atty In GOP Election Suit Appeals Disciplinary Panel Referral
• Business Suits Over Virus Rules Likely To Fail, But Not Slow
• Pa. Hospitals Settle DOJ's Challenge Of $100M Deal
• Pa. City Must Postpone Meeting Amid Suit Over Virtual Access
• Investor Suit Blasts EQT Execs Over Rice Merger Claims
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Pandemic Force Majeure Interpretations May Be Shifting
• Questions Loom About DOJ Dismissal Power In FCA Suits
• Pa. Home Health Care Co. To Pay $1.6M After DOL OT Probe
• Philadelphia Sues State Over Law Preempting Plastic Bag Ban
• Republican AGs Likely To Challenge Biden On Multiple Fronts
• Amazon Says Acting GC Can't Prosecute Unfair Labor Charge
• Aetna Says Mednax Destroyed Evidence In $50M Billing Suit
• States, Greens Slam Stay Bid In Auto Emissions Challenge
• Union Says Philadelphia Firefighters' Test Too Subjective
• Teva, Mylan Back Plan For New Bellwether In Price-Fix MDL
• NJ County Asks 3rd Circ. To Ax Immigrant Info-Sharing Curbs
• 3 Degrees Of Legalization Show True Prevalence Of Cannabis
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• NY, Calif. Lead 16-State Push For Stronger Ozone Protections
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• Pittsburgh Judge Sued For Lack Of Virtual Court Access
• PQ Group Offloads Performance Chemicals For $1.1B
• Crystallex Pushes To Keep Citgo Sale Moving Ahead
• Energy Transfer Unit Strikes Deal To Open Pipeline After Blast
• Weil Must Turn Over Walgreens-Rite Aid Merger Documents
• Ex-Amazon Worker Says Medical Marijuana Use Got Him Fired
• Time Limit Debate On Navient Loan Claims Will Go To 3rd Circ.
• Asylum-Seeking Families Released From Pa. Detention Center
• FTC Abandons Challenge To $599M Philly Hospital Deal
• Top Pa. Justice Announces Succession Plan
• Ex-Chief Harrisburg Public Defender Has License Suspended
• Ex-Refinery Operator Blames Faulty Pipe For Philly Explosion