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United States Third Circuit - January 2005 Opinion Summaries

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PIPER v. PORTNOFF LAW ASSOC. LTD.
United States Third Circuit
Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection 
Delinquent water and sewer bills qualify as debt under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), and, consequently, defendant's attempts to... 		01/31/2005 03-4399
BRENTWOOD MED. ASSOC. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AM.
United States Third Circuit
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law 
An arbitration award in which an arbitrator cites language in his decision that cannot be found in the relevant collective bargaining agreement should... 		01/28/2005 04-1955
US v. SORGNARD
United States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law 
Dismissal of a qui tam action is affirmed where plaintiff is not a proper relator under the False Claims Act since his allegations were based on... 		01/28/2005 03-4163
WOLOSZYN v. LAWRENCE
United States Third Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law 
In a wrongful death suit involving the jailhouse suicide of a pre-trial detainee, summary judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed where there was... 		01/28/2005 03-2390
US v. COOPER
United States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
The DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. section 14135a, does not require a defendant convicted of possession of stolen bank funds... 		01/26/2005 04-1334
IN RE: RITE AID CORP
United States Third Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law 
In assessing the reasonableness of attorneys' fees in a section 10(b) securities class action, the district court abused its discretion when it... 		01/26/2005 03-2914
KORYTNYUK v. ASHCROFT
United States Third Circuit
Immigration Law 
Discretionary denials by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals of motions to remand, under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility... 		01/25/2005 03-1537
IN RE: UNITED HEALTHCARE SYS.
United States Third Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations, Workers' Compensation 
A non-profit organization's obligation to reimburse the New Jersey Department of Labor for unemployment compensation benefits paid to its former... 		01/24/2005 03-4768
ANDERSON v. AYLING
United States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Dismissal of plaintiffs' civil RICO complaint is affirmed due to the failure to establish a proximate causal relationship between the alleged... 		01/24/2005 04-1180
US v. LEUSCHEN
United States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
An extant prior conviction, even if flawed, may constitute the predicate conviction for a subsequent prosecution under 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1). 		01/21/2005 04-1142

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