U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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Harassment at Longhorn update: Steakhouse says servers' case doesn't belong in court
SCRANTON – Longhorn Steakhouse argues two former servers at its Wilkes-Barre restaurant location have failed to convince that their dispute shouldn’t be governed by the company’s internal dispute resolution process and further, by the Federal Arbitration Act. -
FOX news anchor brings lawsuit over improper use of her image to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
PHILADELPHIA – A local television news anchor who lost her lawsuit for an alleged improper use of her image on commercial websites across the Internet is appealing her case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Longhorn Steakhouse says Federal Arbitration Act precludes harassment dispute and suit from ex-servers
SCRANTON – In opposing the sexual harassment complaint of two former servers at its Wilkes-Barre restaurant location, Longhorn Steakhouse says the lawsuit is governed and precluded by the Federal Arbitration Act. -
No luck for Libertarians' challenge to Pa. signature-gathering law; COVID complicated efforts, they said
PHILADELPHIA – Libertarians haven’t found a sympathetic ear at the Third Circuit, which has ruled against them in their challenge to Pennsylvania’s signature-gathering rules. -
Pro TCPA plaintiff wins motions for contempt and sanctions against finance firm in Pa. federal court
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a Pennsylvania man who has filed dozens of telephone consumer protection lawsuits is holding a finance firm and its principals accountable for not abiding by post-judgment orders to compel discovery, and has won motions for both civil contempt and sanctions against them. -
Marriott wants to transfer N.J. man's slip-and-fall lawsuit against it to Oregon federal court
PHILADELPHIA – Marriott is seeking to the transfer litigation filed by a New Jersey man concerning injuries he claims to have suffered as a result of falling in a guest room bathtub in one of its hotels in Oregon, to a federal court in the latter state. -
Serial TCPA plaintiff now seeking sanctions for defendants disregarding post-judgment discovery motions
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a Pennsylvania man who has filed dozens of telephone consumer protection lawsuits is seeking to hold a finance firm and its principals in contempt for not abiding by post-judgment orders to compel discovery, and for those individuals to be subject to sanctions by the Court. -
Third Circuit: Inmate convicted in Iowa will not have 15-year firearms possession sentence reduced
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court of appeals has thrown out a petition from an plaintiff seeking to challenge the lengthening of his sentence in an Iowa court for unlawful possession of a firearm under the Armed Career Criminal Act. -
LEWIS BRISBOIS: Lewis Brisbois Expands Pittsburgh Labor & Employment Practice With New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Sunshine R. Fellows to its Pittsburgh office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. -
Third Circuit: Excessive force lawsuit of Pittsburgh man arrested in 2012 ruled as time-barred
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a trial court ruling which designated as time-barred injury claims made by a Pittsburgh man against the police officers responsible for his 2012 arrest. -
Serial lawsuit-filer who bragged on tape finds more success
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania man who has filed dozens of telephone consumer protection lawsuits can now count another victory over a corporate defendant he has sparred with in court. -
Professional TCPA lawsuit-filer moves for dismissal of case against him
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a Pennsylvania man who has filed dozens of telephone consumer protection lawsuits is engaged in a supposed scheme to extort settlements from corporate defendants, says one of the companies he has targeted. -
Woman who fell off balcony at York College party fails to convince judge to reconsider lawsuit
HARRISBURG – A federal judge recently rejected a motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a woman who was severely injured at an on-campus social event, after a night of underage drinking and illicit drug use at the York College of Pennsylvania. -
Third Circuit to decide whether private lawyers can chase California-style jackpot in the name of government
PHILADELPHIA – Oral arguments in the extended standoff between the Sherwin-Williams Company and a Pennsylvania county hoping to use private lawyers to sue it over lead paint will take place today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Controversial discrimination case against Starbucks to now be overseen by Philadelphia federal judge
PHILADELPHIA – After an order issued from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a controversial discrimination case filed against Starbucks by a former regional director will now be overseen by a Philadelphia judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. -
Third Circuit dismisses former Shamokin mayoral candidate's case alleging wide-ranging conspiracy
PHILADELPHIA – Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit have upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from a former mayoral candidate who claimed he was the target of a wide-ranging and retaliatory conspiracy meant to undermine his candidacy. -
Tenant's battle against landlord, Delaware County judges rejected by Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a trial court did not commit an error when it dismissed a tenant’s lawsuit against his landlord and other authorities for alleged constitutional rights violations. -
'Battle for the soul': SCOTUS hears nuns' case against Pennsylvania over Obama's contraception mandate
WASHINGTON – A battle between religious objectors and the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey over mandates to provide contraception-inclusive health care coverage has once again reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where oral arguments took place for more than 90 minutes by telephone on Wednesday. -
Blind man loses lawsuit over snack food website, continuing struggle for plaintiffs in Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A visually impaired man who sued Herr Foods for allegedly not making its website accessible for himself and other blind individuals has lost his case on the grounds that the website is not “a place of public accommodation.” -
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Third Circuit rules for Newsweek in defamation lawsuit from 'Trump Mini-Me'
PHILADELPHIA – Citing First Amendment grounds, a federal appellate court has ruled that Newsweek did not defame a then-12 year-old supporter of President Donald Trump featured in one of its magazine articles in 2018 and that the previous dismissal of such counts against the publication was correct.