Rotkiske v. Klemm, 890 F.3d 422 (3d Cir. 2018). The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692 et seq. ("FDCPA"), states that an action to enforce liability thereunder may...
This past Monday, I argued two appeals in the Supreme Court of New Jersey. They were the Accutane matters discussed and . In the period leading up to those arguments,...
Spade v. Select Comfort Corp., 232 N.J. 504 (2018). [Disclosure: My partner Susana Cruz Hodge and I submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of the plaintiffs in this case,...
The White House announced two nominees to fill seats on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. They are Paul Matey of New Jersey and David Porter of Pennsylvania. Matey is...
Gonzalez v. Owens Corning, 885 F.3d 186 (3d Cir. 2018). This putative class action case, brought by consumers in four states, asserted that "Oakridge" roof shingles sold by defendants ("Owens...
City Select Auto Sales, Inc. v. David Randall Associates, Inc., 885 F.3d 154 (3d Cir. 2018). This Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") case, involving unwanted faxes, was tried to a...
The Supreme Court announced four more cases that will come before it. The subject matters, and the paths that the cases took to reach the Court, are quite varied. Sun...
MacDonald v. Cashcall, Inc., 883 F.3d 220 (3d Cir. 2018). There have been some outlandish circumstances in decisions involving arbitration, especially in the class action context. But today's case, a...
The Supreme Court announced that it will take up two more matters. One is a certified question from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a consumer protection context, specifically,...
Joyce v. Maersk Line Ltd., 876 F.3d 502 (3d Cir. 2017). Today's decision by Judge Jordan for a unanimous en banc court began with a pun and continued as follows:...
