United States Third Circuit - August 2003 Opinion Summaries

NAT'L R.R. PASSENGER CORP. v. PENNSYLVANIA PUB. UTIL. COMM'N

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Public Utilities, Transportation
In an action arising out of defendant's assignment of costs and responsibilities for maintaining rail-highway crossings, the district court did not...

ROBERTS v. FLEET BANK (R.I.)

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
In action alleging violations of the Truth in Lending Act, a bank's solicitation materials could cause a reasonable consumer to be confused about the...

BOROUGH OF COLUMBIA v. SURFACE TRANSP. BD.

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
The Surface Transportation Board did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in its decision to allow purchase of a dormant railroad line for use in...

VIDEO PIPELINE, INC. v. BUENA VISTA HOME ENTM'T, INC.

Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
A preliminary injunction is affirmed against online display of "clip reviews," an approximately two-minute segment of a movie, copied without...

US v. IRIZARRY

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions for drug offense and RICO violations under 18 U.S.C. sections 1962(c) and (d), are affirmed over challenges to the joinder of offenses,...

OGBUDIMKPA v. ASHCROFT

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Because Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act's jurisdictional provisions do not specifically foreclose habeas corpus jurisdiction under 28...

SIMON v. US

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Questions are certified to the Indiana Supreme Court: 1) whether a true conflict exists between Indiana's and D.C.'s choice-of-law rules; and 2) if...

BOWERS v. NAT'L COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASS'N

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sports Law
In a complex action involving twelve universities that ceased recruiting plaintiff when they were informed that he did not meet NCAA requirements,...

AHMED v. ASHCROFT

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the BIA's denial of applications for asylum and withholding of deportation is affirmed, where the record does not support...

ALEXANDER v. ANTHONY INT'L, L.P.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement contained in an hourly employment contract was unenforceable due to procedural and substantive unconscionability under Virgin...