U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Recent News About U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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Appeal of Pa. judge’s ruling which OK’d counting undated mail-in ballots headed to Third Circuit
ERIE – After a federal judge recently decided that undated mail-in ballots must be accepted as valid votes by all county boards of election in Pennsylvania – a decision to have tremendous import in next year’s presidential election, which will once again likely see the Keystone State as a battleground – the Republican Party’s state and national wings have appealed that decision. -
Case of landlord's properties demolished by City of Philadelphia sees appeal to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge’s grant of summary judgment to a trio of officials from the City of Philadelphia, which ended a local man’s litigation which alleged his civil rights were violated when his properties were sold and demolished by the City, is being appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Lawsuit between Upper Darby School District and parents of special needs child is appealed to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – An ongoing dispute over the education of a special needs student in Upper Darby has been appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Third Circuit says class action lawyers asked for too much
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court panel has rejected a proposed attorney fee award of $3.2 million, as part of what was billed as a $12.2 million total settlement amount reached in a data breach class action lawsuit involving convenience store chain Wawa. -
After losing case in federal court, woman alleging GameStop invaded her privacy appeals to Third Circuit
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania woman who filed class action litigation against video game retailer GameStop – charging that it violated a state wiretap law and invaded its customers’ privacy when it allegedly intercepted and recorded the electronic communications of visitors to its website – has appealed the dismissal of her case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Third Circuit vacates dismissal of dispute over project labor agreements, remands to lower court
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has vacated the dismissal of litigation brought by builders and contractors, who alleged project labor agreements between Allegheny County Community and Plum Borough with the Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Council would have forced them to unionize, and remanded it to the lower federal court. -
Third Circuit cites no jurisdiction for insurer's appeal over asbestos litigation costs
PHILADELPHIA – Citing a lack of jurisdiction, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled against an insurance company’s appeal connected to the costs it incurred in asbestos litigation from one of its customers. -
Third Circuit denies sentencing appeal from Corsica official convicted of $345K wire fraud
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied an appeal from a secretary convicted of wire fraud one year ago, and who had been sentenced to nearly two years in prison and three subsequent years of supervised release. -
SCOTUS action versus Google serves to stay proceedings on TikTok wrongful death case
PHILADELPHIA – A pending case in the U.S. Supreme Court regarding terrorism and potential liability exemptions to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has stayed the briefing schedule for a Chester woman’s wrongful death lawsuit against social media app TikTok, filed after her 10-year-old daughter died in December due to attempting a “Blackout Challenge”. -
Third Circuit upholds decision precluding natural gas company's environmental board challenges
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a lower federal court decision which would prevent a natural gas company from receiving another bite at the apple in its battle against the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board, West Rockhill Township and a group of environmentally-conscious citizens. -
Third Circuit vows to dismiss fired LGBTQ teacher's suit against Philly schools, if document isn't provided
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has contacted counsel for a former teacher and member of the LGBTQ community who claimed she faced discrimination and retaliation by the School District of Philadelphia before being fired, mandating that the plaintiff provide required documentation within two weeks or risk dismissal of the case. -
Third Circuit agrees that a lack of 'imminent danger' dooms food workers' suit over COVID-19 conditions
PHILADELPHIA – In a matter of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has unanimously upheld a lower court dismissal of a lawsuit from workers at a meat processing plant against both the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration – litigation which alleged the agencies refused to enforce COVID-19 pandemic protocols in spite of receiving complaints about the workplace situation, due to OSHA finding no “imminent danger” present. -
Fired LGBTQ teacher appeals case against School District of Philadelphia to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A former teacher and member of the LGBTQ community, who claimed she faced discrimination and retaliation by the School District of Philadelphia before being fired and lost her case through summary judgment dismissal, has appealed that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Property owner's civil rights case against Philly officials is reinstated over alleged Fifth Amendment rights violation
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who alleged his civil rights were violated when his properties were respectively sold and demolished by the City of Philadelphia, will have another opportunity to plead his Fifth Amendment violation claims in a District Court after partially winning an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Dismissed class action suit over American Airlines employee profit-sharing sent to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit over a profit-sharing plan between employees and American Airlines Group is heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, after the plaintiffs’ case was dismissed by a federal judge last month. -
After losing case in federal court, street preacher known as 'Philly Jesus' appeals to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus”, who filed a wrongful prosecution case against the City of Philadelphia and local police officers after being arrested when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019, has appealed the suit’s recent dismissal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Religious order that sued over pipeline loses appeal to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Tuesday that a religious order who alleged its rights to practice its faith were being infringed through construction of a natural gas pipeline and lost in federal court for lack of jurisdiction, have lost their appeal and will not receive financial compensation. -
Third Circuit asked to hear appeal of man's malicious prosecution suit against Walmart
PITTSBURGH – Subsequent to dismissal by a federal judge, a Western Pennsylvania man has appealed his case against Walmart, alleging he was wrongfully charged with theft and malicious prosecution, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Dismissal of mother's wrongful death lawsuit against TikTok is appealed to Third Circuit bench
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester woman’s wrongful death lawsuit against social media app TikTok, filed after her 10-year-old daughter died in December due to attempting a “Blackout Challenge” and which recently had been dismissed by a federal judge, will now be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Meadville man hit by tractor-trailer and wife appeal rejection of new trial to Third Circuit
ERIE – A Meadville couple who sued an Ohio trucking firm and one of its drivers, after the defendants were found not negligent in an accident with the husband-plaintiff more than five years ago, and were denied a motion for a new trial, have appealed that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.