The Associated Press has reported that Judge Barry has decided to go on inactive status.  According to Chief Judge Smith, Judge Barry will be giving up her chambers and staff. Inactive judges do not hear appeals but can still serve ...

Bellevue Drug Co. v. Caremark SPCS, 700 F.3d 109 (3d Cir. 2012).  This was an antitrust class action.  Plaintiffs, who are retail pharmacy businesses, and defendant, who is a prescription benefits manager for drug benefit plans, entered into written agreements under which plaintiffs would provide prescription ...

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 ...

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.   Here, however, Judge Barry, writing for a unanimous Third Circuit ...

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.  The key issue was whether Mr. Kane’s estranged wife was ...