Allen v. LaSalle Bank, N.A., 629 F.3d 364 (3d Cir. 2011). Circuit Courts outside the Third Circuit have split on the question of whether a communication from a debt collector to a...
An "Attaboy" for Judge Simandle
Cooper University Hospital v. Sebelius, 396 Fed. Appx. 854 (3d Cir. Oct. 12, 2010). It is rare for a published Third Circuit decision simply to adopt an opinion of the district court....
Barefoot Architect, Inc. v. Bunge, 632 F.3d 822 (3d Cir. 2011). This was a group of appeals in a Virgin Islands case that involved, among other things, copyright, Lanham Act, and common...
In re Kane, 628 F.3d 631 (3d Cir. 2010). It is rare to see a Third Circuit opinion, especially a precedential decision, with two pro se parties. This was such a case....
In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation, 629 F.3d 333 (3d Cir. 2010). This lengthy opinion affirms the certification of a settlement class but reverses the approval of the settlement in one...
West Penn Allegheny Health System, Inc. v. UPMC, 627 F.3d 85 (3d Cir. 2010). The standards for a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under New Jersey's Rule 4:6-2(e) make...
When may one Appellate Division panel overturn a decision of another panel in a prior interlocutory appeal in the same case? That is the question in Lombardi v. Masso, in...