In an article available here, Law360 reports today that there has been a precipitious drop in requests for oral argument in the Appellate Division. Citing statistics from the judiciary, the...

Shelton v. Restaurant.com, Inc., 214 N.J. 419 (2013). [Disclosure: I argued this case in the Supreme Court for the successful plaintiffs]. This consumer protection case has had a long odyssey. Originally filed...

By a 64-34 vote, the United States Senate today confirmed Magistrate Judge Shwartz to a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite her undoubted credentials, and as was...

On February 14, this blog reported on an article documenting a substantial decline in oral arguments in appeals before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The statistics reported in that article...

Howard Bashman, who writes the How Appealing blog, has written a very instructive article about how oral argument in the Third Circuit has become increasingly rare since the court year that ended...

Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Judge Shwartz for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The vote was 11-7, almost entirely on party...

In re Diet Drugs, 706 F.3d 217 (3d Cir. 2013). This is the latest of the many chapters in the Diet Drugs class action litigation, which was the subject of a global...

Yesterday, President Obama resubmitted the nomination of Judge Shwartz for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, one of 33 judicial renominations (and one of seven Circuit Court renominations)...

The Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari to review the decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Sutter v. Oxford Health Plans, 675 F.3d 215...

Ragguette v. Premier Wines & Spirits, 691 F.3d 315 (3d Cir. 2012). Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5) allows an extension of time to file a notice of appeal upon...