| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Huber v. TaylorUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice
In a case involving class action plaintiffs' attorneys who were being sued for breach of fiduciary duty and related counts by a putative class that...
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10/31/2006 | 05-1757 |
Pierce v. BlaineUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
An appeal by the Commonwealth from a commitment order in a death penalty case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where an order committing a state...
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10/24/2006 | 04-9000 |
US v. HugginsUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for drug-related offenses is vacated where the district court improperly enhanced defendant's sentence under 21 U.S.C. section 841(b)(1)(B)...
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10/20/2006 | 05-4054 |
Hooven v. Exxon Mobil Corp.United States Third Circuit
Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A, Oil and Gas Law
In a case arising out of a dispute over whether employees divested in connection with a merger between Mobil Corporation and Exxon Corporation are...
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10/20/2006 | 04-3773, 05-1610 |
Morgan v. GayUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, False Advertising
A provision of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), 28 U.S.C. section 1453(c)(1), which states that a federal appellate court -may accept an appeal-...
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10/16/2006 | 06-8045 |
Hoxha v. LeviUnited States Third Circuit
Habeas Corpus, International Law
Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus following an application for the petitioner's extradition by the government of Albania is affirmed over...
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10/03/2006 | 05-3149 |
Delta Funding Corp. v. HarrisUnited States Third Circuit
Banking Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
Grant of motion to compel arbitration in a suit alleging violation of the Truth in Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Acts is affirmed...
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10/03/2006 | 04-1951 |
Yarris v. County of DelawareUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Denial in part of motion to dismiss a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case against a county, its prosecutors and police officers alleging obscured, destroyed...
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10/02/2006 | 05-1319 |
In Re: Grand JuryUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Criminal contempt conviction for failure to comply with a grand jury subpoena and denial of motion to quash search warrant for blood and saliva...
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10/02/2006 | 06-2819 |
Joseph v. Att'y Gen. of the U.S.United States Third Circuit
Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of withholding of removal is granted and the matter remanded to the BIA where defendant's 18 U.S.C. section 922(a)(3)...
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10/02/2006 | 05-1047 |