United States Third Circuit - January 2007 Opinion Summaries

Register v. PNC Fin. Servs. Group, Inc.

ERISA, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a complaint alleging that defendant's conversion of its pension plan from a traditional defined benefit plan to a cash balance plan...

Greenway Ctr., Inc. v. Essex Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action to determine an insurer's obligation to defend and indemnify plaintiff in a wrongful death action, a ruling against...

US v. Colon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for drug-related offenses, imposed following a remand pursuant to Blakely, is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred in...

Wilson v. MVM, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Rulings for defendants on claims brought by court security officers under the Rehabilitation Act (RA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and...

Miller v. Fortis Benefits Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a complaint to recover benefits under ERISA, on statute of limitations grounds, is affirmed where plaintiff's cause of action accrued in...

In re: Color Tile, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In case arising from the bankruptcy of Color Tile Inc. involving allegations of fraudulently transferred dividends, summary judgment for defendant on...

Chao v. Cmty. Trust Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Orders enforcing government agency's subpoena against a financial institution, denying a stay, and finding a financial institution in contempt are...

Warriner v. Stanton

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Summary judgment for defendant in a medical malpractice case is affirmed where the district court did not err in its application of New Jersey's...

US, ex rel., Atkinson v. Pa. Shipbuilding Co.

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Military Law
Dismissal of a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA) alleging that defendants-companies conspired to, and did, defraud the United States...

Washington v. Sobina

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A speedy trial issue is non-jurisdictional and is therefore waived by an unconditional guilty plea.