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United States Third Circuit - February 2009 Opinion Summaries

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Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law 
In a suit challenging a short-lived Pennsylvania statute, Act 44, that increased salaries for state legislators, executive officials and state judges,... 		02/26/2009 06-3391
Homa v. Amer. Express Co.
United States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Class Actions 
In a class action, district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint with prejudice in favor of individual arbitration is reversed where: 1) the... 		02/24/2009 07-2921
Ndayshimiye v. Atty. Gen. of the United States
United States Third Circuit
Immigration Law 
Petition for review of rejection of Rwandan citizens' asylum application is denied where plaintiff's failed to show their past persecution was... 		02/24/2009 07-3201
Saudi Amer. Bank v. Shaw Group, Inc.
United States Third Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Contracts 
In a bankruptcy action, district court's grant of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded where: 1)... 		02/24/2009 05-2717
Pub. Citizen Health v. OSHA
United States Third Circuit
Administrative Law 
In a challenge to a standard promulgated by OSHA to regulate the occupational exposure of workers to the toxic substance hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)),... 		02/23/2009 06-1818
US v. Blackmon
United States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and money laundering is affirmed where: 1) there was no clear error in the district court's application... 		02/23/2009 07-4237
Ponta-Garcia v. Att'y Gen. of the US
United States Third Circuit
Constitutional Law, Immigration Law 
Petition for review of reinstatement of removal order is granted and the reinstatement determination is vacated and remanded where plaintiff contested... 		02/20/2009 07-2551
Lin-Zheng v. Attorney Gen. of the US
United States Third Circuit
Health Law, Immigration Law 
Upon en banc review, the circuit court finds that section 601(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) clearly... 		02/19/2009 07-2135
US v. Green
United States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing 
Conviction and sentence for distribution of cocaine base are vacated and remanded for a new trial where: 1) the district court erred in admitting the... 		02/18/2009 06-2468
Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Kansas City S. Ry. Co.
United States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation 
In an action under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) against defendants-railroads to recover damages to plaintiff's boiler,... 		02/18/2009 08-1080

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