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Judge rules Independence Beer Garden does not get insurance coverage for COVID-19 losses
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that due to not being able to show physical damage or loss of property during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independence Beer Garden in Philadelphia is not entitled to coverage under its policy with the Lloyd’s of London insurance company. -
Third Circuit: Pottstown School District granted proper dismissal from case brought by mother of disabled student
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled that the Pottstown School District and various school district officials were properly dismissed from an action brought by a parent who claimed her disabled child was denied a proper education. -
Third Circuit: Arbitration should govern legal malpractice action over stolen $12.5M
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled that arbitration should govern a dispute resolution between a pair of plaintiffs and their former law firm, which they say committed legal malpractice when it failed to locate a man who had stolen more than $12 million. -
Man alleging civil rights violations from Philadelphia Parking Authority loses appeal at Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has thrown out the appeal of a constitutional rights violation case brought against the Philadelphia Parking Authority by a man whose car was booted for supposedly unpaid parking tickets. -
Mask mandate update: After being denied federal injunction request, plaintiffs appealing to Third Circuit
HARRISBURG – After a federal judge’s recent rejection of their bid to prevent enforcement of Gov. Tom Wolf’s face mask mandate statewide and the state’s contact tracking system for COVID-19, two Pennsylvania couples have appealed the denial to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Third Circuit upholds federal court dismissal of man's spinal surgery case over jurisdictional reasons
PHILADELPHIA – A panel trio of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a federal court’s denial of a motion to reconsider a personal injury complaint, brought by a man who claimed injury from a cervical medical device used on him during spinal surgery. -
Third Circuit rules against white man who hung up monkey at work on MLK Day
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the ruling of a Pennsylvania federal court which dismissed the case of a white man who says he was fired from his bank job two years ago for, he says, inappropriately displaying a monkey in the workplace on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. -
Third Circuit reinstates some claims for Philly police detective claiming retaliation by DA's Office
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court’s panel has reinstated some claims to and remanded the case of a Philadelphia police detective who alleged misconduct on the part of a City assistant district attorney, and believes he was then unlawfully retaliated against by that same attorney. -
Trump campaign loses appeal of Pa. election results case in Third Circuit, eyes SCOTUS involvement
PHILADELPHIA – Following a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously dismissed the efforts of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania. -
After weekend loss in federal court, Trump campaign appeals election results case to Third Circuit
WILLIAMSPORT – After a federal judge dismissed the attempt of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to prevent the certification of results signifying President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania with prejudice this past weekend, the Trump campaign has appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Pa. courts reject Trump campaign's efforts on voter signatures, poll watching
HARRISBURG – A pair of state appeals courts in Pennsylvania have denied the bids of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to reject ballots for perceived differences with voters’ signatures and to dispatch poll watchers to monitor early voting sites prior to Election Day. -
Son of prison warden loses discrimination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A federal court in Pittsburgh has dismissed the constitutional lawsuit brought by a Fayette County Prison officer, who claimed he was targeted for a sexual harassment investigation and terminated because his father is the prison’s warden. -
Third Circuit agrees with lower and bankruptcy courts that property's auction was not absolute
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a York County property’s sale transaction was in fact an auction with reserve, rather than an absolute auction. -
Pa. Supreme Court taking up issue of mail-in voter signature comparison prior to Election Day
HARRISBURG – In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided to consider if county election officials are permitted to discard mail-in ballots purely predicated on comparing the signatures of voters on ballot envelopes and registration forms, prior to Election Day in less than three weeks. -
Third Circuit throws out order that forced pharma companies to pay $448M over alleged scheme
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reversed a judicial order that forced two pharmaceutical companies to pay $448 million in penalties, for attempting to keep generic-brand versions of their testosterone replacement therapy drug AndroGel off the market, and for creating a monopoly. -
Third Circuit affirms cutting of punitive damages for arrested woman whose car was repo'ed from $500K to $30K
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court has upheld the reduction of a $500,000 punitive damages award to $30,000, in the case of a woman who suffered damage to her repossessed vehicle and alleged wrongful arrest by the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Third Circuit orders stay of ruling declaring Pa.'s COVID-19 orders unconstitutional
HARRISBURG – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has stayed a lower court’s ruling declaring Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus emergency measures unconstitutional while the appeal process continues, thereby keeping restrictions on crowd sizes relating to the pandemic in place. -
Judge rules Pennsylvania's COVID-19 prevention strategies are unconstitutional; Gov. Wolf vows to appeal
HARRISBURG – In a first-ever repudiation of policies taken by top state officials to protect the public during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge has declared parts of Gov. Tom Wolf’s virus prevention strategies to be unconstitutional. -
Jenkintown mayor's race case update: Retaliation claims being appealed
PHILADELPHIA – A former Jenkintown mayoral candidate and her spouse who lost their retaliation case against a number of borough officials are appealing their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
'Pillaging' professional plaintiff update: Company's RICO case against him fails
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court in Philadelphia has dismissed RICO claims against a Pennsylvania man who filed dozens of telephone consumer protection lawsuits, saying the specific standard for proving such serious claims was not met.