New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers, Inc. v. Mazda Motors of America, 957 F.3d 390 (3d Cir. 2020). In Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Comm’n, 432 U.S. 333 (1977), the Supreme Court of the United States held that an ...

Mauthe, M.D., P.C. v. Optum Inc., 925 F.3d 129 (3d Cir. 2019). Plaintiff, a medical practice, received an unsolicited fax from defendants. Defendants maintain a database of healthcare providers, a database that they sell to various entities. To keep the ...

Walsh v. Defenders, Inc., 894 F.3d 583 (3d Cir. 2018).  The “local controversy” exception to federal jurisdiction over putative class actions under the so-called Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. §1332(d) (“CAFA”), requires certain uniquely local cases that were ...

Hanover 3201 Realty, LLC v. Village Supermarkets, Inc., 806 F.3d 162 (3d Cir. 2015).  The number of different issues that judicial opinions present never ceases to amaze.  This appeal, which involved questions of antitrust standing and Noerr-Pennington immunity, presented what ...

Elliott v. Archdiocese of New York, 682 F.3d 213 (3d Cir. 2012).  Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) states that a district court may direct entry of a final judgment as to fewer than all claims or parties, which would allow an ...