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Pa. DAs Say AG's $26B Opioid Deal Steps On Their Suits

A proposed $26 billion settlement struck between state attorneys general and a group of opioid drug distributors could hurt the Philadelphia and Allegheny district attorneys' cases against those same companies, regardless of whether their jurisdictions have signed on to the settlement, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court heard Monday. ....

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Judge Overrides Pa. Bar On Transgender Felon Name Change

A Philadelphia state court judge has overridden Pennsylvania's bar on allowing people with felony convictions to change their names, granting a name-change petition for a transgender woman who had previously pled guilty to burglary and conspiracy. ....

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3rd Circ. Backs Ex-Philly Solicitor's Whistleblower Suit Win

Philadelphia's former city solicitor can duck a pair of ex-employees' claims that he deprived them of free-speech rights and whistleblower awards by declining to pursue their allegations of corruption, a Third Circuit panel said Thursday. ....

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Pa. Tells State Justices School Mask Order Was 'Quarantine'

Pennsylvania's school mask mandate was authorized under a section of state law that allows the health secretary to enact a "modified quarantine" of people potentially exposed to COVID-19, a deputy attorney general told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. ....

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Pa. Justices Question If State Mandated 'Smart' Power Meters

The justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania questioned Tuesday whether the state legislature had clearly mandated the deployment of "smart" electric meters 13 years ago and whether some consumers' alleged sensitivities to radio frequency emissions should allow them to opt out. ....

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