Robinson v. First State Community Action Agency, 920 F.3d 182 (3d Cir. 2019). This opinion by Judge Fuentes today affirms a plaintiff’s verdict in a jury trial under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Plaintiff and defendant, who is plaintiff’s ...
Yesterday, the Senate voted 54-43 to confirm Paul Matey to a seat on the Third Circuit. The vote largely followed party lines, with Senator Joe Manchin (D- WV) the only Democrat to vote in favor of the nomination. The Senate ...
Komis v. Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, 918 F.3d 289 (3d Cir. 2019). This opinion by Judge Scirica today affirmed the result of a jury trial in this Title VII retaliation and retaliatory hostile work environment case. ...
Madar v. Unites States Citizenship and Immigration Services, 918 F.3d 120 (3d Cir. 2019). Having been confirmed by the Senate as the newest member of the Third Circuit in October 2018, Judge Porter today issued his first precedential opinion. In ...
United States v. Reese, 917 F.3d 177 (3d Cir. 2019). The Third Circuit issued this opinion today. As Judge Ambro’s opinion for the unanimous panel stated at the very beginning, “This is one of the rare cases in which the ...
Federal Trade Commission v. Shire Viropharma, Inc., 917 F.3d 147 (3d Cir. 2019). A former President of the United States famously uttered the statement that, in interpreting his testimony under oath, “it depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.” ...
In both the Appellate Division and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, most opinions issued are not precedential. Sometimes, however, parties wish to have a not precedential opinion changed to a precedential one so that it can be cited by ...
Reinig v. RBS Citizens, N.A., 912 F.3d 115 (3d Cir. 2018). This was the final published opinion of 2018 for the Third Circuit. Authored by Judge Vanaskie, the opinion reverses an order that granted class certification under Federal Rule of ...
As stated in a notice on the Third Circuit’s website, that court “is open during the Government Shutdown. Oral arguments will be heard as scheduled. All filing deadlines must be met. CM/ECF will remain operational.” The notice goes on to ...
A major Appellate Division argument, appellate briefing, and other work has interfered with keeping up with the courts during December. So it’s time for one of this blog’s periodic “catch-up” posts. Here, in summary, is some of what the Supreme ...