Einhorn v. M.L. Ruberton Const. Co., 632 F.3d 89 (3d Cir. 2011). When two firms merge, the successor firm may be liable for delinquent ERISA fund contributions of the predecessor. But where one entity...
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...
