United States Third Circuit - February 2009 Opinion Summaries
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Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government LawIn 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 |
Ndayshimiye v. Atty. Gen. of the United StatesUnited States Third Circuit
Immigration LawPetition 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 |
Homa v. Amer. Express Co.United States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Class ActionsIn 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 |
Saudi Amer. Bank v. Shaw Group, Inc.United States Third Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, ContractsIn 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 |
US v. BlackmonUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureSentence 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 |
Pub. Citizen Health v. OSHAUnited States Third Circuit
Administrative LawIn 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 |
Ponta-Garcia v. Att'y Gen. of the USUnited States Third Circuit
Constitutional Law, Immigration LawPetition 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 USUnited States Third Circuit
Health Law, Immigration LawUpon 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 |
Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Kansas City S. Ry. Co.United States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, TransportationIn 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 |
Burkey v. MarberryUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, SentencingDismissal of a habeas petition is affirmed where petitioner's release from Bureau of Prisons (BOP) custody caused the pending petition, which... |
02/18/2009 | 07-4782 |
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