United States Third Circuit - May 2007 Opinion Summaries

Peloro v. US

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Securities Law
In actions brought seeking to recover certain securities in accounts that had been maintained by a registered securities brokerage firm that was the...

Kanter v. Barella

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law
In a shareholders' derivative action for breach of fiduciary duty arising from a company's allegedly improper billing practices, Rule 12(b)(6)...

Pennsylvania Family Inst., Inc. v. Black

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a case involving the free speech rights of candidates for state judicial office, various provisions of Pennsylvania's Code of Judicial Conduct and...

A.W. v. Jersey City Pub. Sch.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law
In a suit brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 by a dyslexic former student raising Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and...

Davis Int'l, LLC v. New Start Group Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Remedies
In an federal RICO action brought by shareholders of a Russian company alleging a conspiracy perpetrated by members of an international organized...

Matreale v. State of New Jersey Dep't of Military & Veterans Affairs

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
The Feres doctrine of intra-military immunity bars a suit raising state law claims for damages for injuries arising from, or in the course of activity...

US v. Wood

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A conviction for conspiracy to interfere, and interference with, interstate commerce by robbery, and a firearm offense is affirmed over a claim that...

Jakimas v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Drugs & Biotech, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
When an employee is terminated in violation of section 510 of ERISA, the claim accrues for statute of limitations purposes when the decision to...

Kollman v. Hewitt Assocs., LLC

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of ERISA section 104(b)(4), which requires that plan administrators furnish certain documents to participants upon request, the circuit...

Ballentine v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, International Law
In a U.S. Virgin Island citizen's action challenging his inability to vote in U.S. presidential elections or be represented in Congress, and the...