United States Third Circuit - May 2010 Opinion Summaries

Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Allegheny Health, Educ. & Research Found. v. Price WaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a now bankrupt nonprofit company's committee's action against a financial auditing company for breach of contract, professional negligence, and...

Greene v. Palakovich

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief for his convictions for second degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy, is affirmed...

Sheinberg v. Sorensen

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' action against companies affiliated with their now bankrupt, former employer, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and...

C.H. v. Cape Henlopen Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
District court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a school district and denial of plaintiff-parents' claim for reimbursement of private school...

Mayer v. Belichick

Sports Law
In a suit brought by a New York Jets season ticket-holder against the New England Patriots, its head coach Bill Belichick, and the NFL, claiming...

State of New Jersey v. Fuld

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In New Jersey's Department of Treasury Division of Investment's suit against officers and directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., arising from...

Elassaad v. Independence Air, Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's lawsuit against an airline company for injuries he sustained when he fell while disembarking from an airplane, district court's grant...

Pulep v. Chase Bank U.S.A., NA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiffs' suit challenging retroactive interest-rate increased on the account balances of their Chase Bank credit cards, judgment of the district...

Dique v. New Jersey State Police

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment claim for selective-enforcement, arising from his 1990 traffic stop that led to his conviction for drug related...

Estate of Oliva v. Dep't of Law & Pub. Safety

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the estate of a now deceased state trooper who committed suicide, claiming harassment by numerous individuals connected with the State...