The saga of Carl Lewis’ attempt to run for the State Senate has taken a new turn. Yesterday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision of the district court and held, by a 2-1 vote, that Lewis could ...
Symczyk v. Genesis Healthcare Corp., 656 F.3d 189 (3d Cir. 2011). In Weiss v. Regal Collections, 385 F.3d 337 (3d Cir. 2004), the Third Circuit held that a defendant in a class action could not moot the case by making an offer of judgment that ...
Litman v. Cellco Partnership, 655 F.3d 225 (3d Cir. 2011). In AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court of the United States rejected a California rule that often invalidated class action waivers in ...
In re Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litig., 655 F.3d 158 (3d Cir. 2011). Under Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949), certain rulings that are not final may be appealed immediately nonetheless. This is the “collateral order doctrine.” There are ...
Doe v. Megless, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. 2011). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 10(a) requires that the title of a complaint “name all the parties.” Despite that, in exceptional circumstances, courts have allowed plaintiffs to file complaints using “John Doe” or ...
Rules 2:12A-1 et seq. provide a procedure under which the Third Circuit Court of Appeals can certify a question of law to the Supreme Court of New Jersey “if the answer may be determinative of an issue in litigation pending ...
Though Independence Day is not the anniversary of the United States Constitution, it is still a good day to look back on the origin and history of the federal appellate courts. Article III of the Constitution, the Judicial Article, says ...
State of New Jersey v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 640 F.3d 545 (3d Cir. 2011). Does a forum selection clause providing that “exclusive jurisdiction … shall lie in the appropriate courts of the State [of] New Jersey” include the United States ...
Huertas v. Galaxy Asset Management, 2011 WL 1361568 (3d Cir. April 11, 2011). It may seem strange that someone can lawfully try to collect a debt even after the statute of limitations has expired, when the debt is no longer lawfully enforceable. To ...
In re Caterbone, 640 F.3d 108 (3d Cir. 2011). Stanley Caterbone filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. The Trustee successfully moved to have the petition dismissed on various grounds. The dismissal was entered on October 3, 2006 and the dismissal order was ...