U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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Federal judge denies certification of class action lawsuit against truck manufacturers
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge in Philadelphia struck down an effort to certify a pair of anti-trust class action lawsuits filed against several large truck manufacturers back in 2010, suits which encompassed claims totaling in excess of $1 billion. -
Appeals court affirms dismissal of nuclear plant guard after declared not fit for job
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a Pennsylvania power plant was justified in terminating an armed security guard with alcohol and mental health issues. -
Suprerior Court quashes wife’s appeal for defendant name change in wrongful death action
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania on Oct. 31 rejected an appeal by a woman to overturn a 2016 court judgment that denied changing a defendant's name in a wrongful death claim after her husband died in a detoxification center. -
Fired student loses $1M verdict after Bloomsburg University's appeal to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – Geisinger Medical Center, Bloomsburg University and two employees are not liable for previously awarded damages related to the firing of a nurse anesthesiology student after she refused to submit to a drug test, according to a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit opinion. -
Plaintiff's complaint over supposed inadequate union representation remanded to Philly municipal court
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man’s lawsuit surrounding an internal dispute with his employment union has been ordered to return to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. -
Appellate court dismisses case of man suing local post office for late mail
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit says a man who alleged his local post office violated his property and due process rights had filed a case which failed to state a claim. -
Third Circuit: Former tenant didn't state proper constitutional rights violation claim
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled to dismiss the case of a former housing tenant who claimed a housing manager forcibly evicted her and that former neighbors harassed her. -
Third Circuit: Lawsuit blaming Disney World for copperhead bite shouldn't be heard in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – For jurisdictional reasons, a federal appeals court recently denied the appeal of a Holland Township couple who filed a negligence lawsuit against Walt Disney, for one of the plaintiffs being bitten and injured by a snake during a visit to the Walt Disney World resort in Florida. -
Third Circuit: N.J. man doesn't have standing to challenge Trump's presidential eligibility
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man’s bid to invalidate the election results of U.S. President Donald Trump's victory has been turned away in now two federal courts. -
Third Circuit protects in-house attorneys who feel retaliated against
PHILADELPHIA – A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is raising some eyebrows, a labor and employment law attorney says. -
Third Circuit: Hospital not liable for fire after discharging alleged arsonist
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court says the doctrine of res judicata bars a civil complaint against a hospital because of its discharging of the plaintiff’s brother, an individual who allegedly then set fire to the plaintiff’s house. -
Third Circuit agrees teacher's wrongful termination lawsuit has no jurisdiction over Maryland defendants
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a lower court’s view that lack of personal jurisdiction as it pertained to Maryland-based defendants was grounds for dismissal in an educator’s wrongful termination lawsuit. -
Firm wants Carlson's millions from recent settlement; He hasn't worked there in 13 years, calls lawsuit 'absurd'
PITTSBURGH – The way his former firm sees it, prominent Western Pennsylvania plaintiffs attorney R. Bruce Carlson has essentially been working for it for the past 13 years as he litigated a long-running class action – even though he resigned in 2004. -
Western Pennsylvania federal court correctly dismissed wrongful termination lawsuit, says Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a plaintiff suing Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania for wrongful termination based on alleged age, gender and racial discrimination rightfully had her case dismissed in a Western Pennsylvania federal court. -
Third Circuit rules woman's medical civil rights, injury claims barred by statute of limitations
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a Scranton woman’s civil rights and personal injury claims were barred by their respective statutes of limitation. -
Judge rejects motion for summary judgment from Swarthmore College in wrongful termination case
PHILADELPHIA – A wrongful termination case from a former public safety officer at Swarthmore College, predicated on an alleged incident of racial discrimination, has survived a motion for summary judgment from the college in federal court. -
Payroll dispute case and related arbitration issue remanded to District Court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court has determined that a lower court erroneously threw out a motion to dismiss before properly resolving a separate motion to compel arbitration in a payroll dispute litigation. -
Lawsuit against Malvern attorney is frivolous, courts rule
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court said a woman who filed a lawsuit against a Malvern attorney and his law firm did not have the legal standing to bring her complaint, in effect agreeing with a lower court’s view of the matter as “legally frivolous.” -
Plaintiff loses motion to reconsider wrongful termination case against Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
PHILADELPHIA – A former employee of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital who claimed he was wrongfully terminated for taking time off through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has lost his appeal against the institution. -
Superior Court affirms dismissal of discrimination case against Drexel University
HARRISBURG – A former Drexel University medical student lost the latest round of a legal battle in which he claimed that several medical school officials breached the student handbook when they allegedly dismissed him from the university because of his race.