United States Third Circuit - February 2015 Opinion Summaries

Carlyle Investment Management v. Monmouth Company SA

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Securities Law
In this securities litigation, order remanding the case to Delaware Chancery Court pursuant to a forum selection clause in a 2006 contract between one...

McBride v. International Longshoremen's Association

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
In this case, appellant Union challenges the district court's order denying its motion for relief from judgment under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...

Fantone v. Latini

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In this case, plaintiff-inmate alleges that by their wrongful actions, defendants unlawfully caused him to be confined in a prison Restrictive Housing...

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Allstate Insurance Company

Labor & Employment Law
In this case, defendant reorganized its business and terminated the at-will employment contracts of 6200 sales agents, offering them the opportunity...

Zirnsak v. Commissioner Social Security

Government Benefits
In this case, appellant was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which she sustained head and lung injuries and skeletal fractures. She now seeks...

Geneva College v. Secretary United States Department of Health and Human Services

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In these consolidated appeals, plaintiffs challenge the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that contraceptive coverage be provided to their plan...

Dennis v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In this case, petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed petitioner's conviction and sentence...

US v. Wright

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In this case, criminal proceedings were brought against defendant but he filed a motion to suppress the evidence gathered from his apartment by Drug...