United States Third Circuit - April 2015 Opinion Summaries

Bohus v. Restaurant.com, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In a putative class action alleging defendant's restaurant gift certificates violate the New Jersey Gift Certificate Statute, the New Jersey Consumer...

800 River Road Operating Co LL v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal of the NLRB's ruling that petitioner committed unfair labor practices, in violation of the NLRA, before and after a Union election, the...

Frank C. Pollara Group, LLC v. Ocean View Investment Holding, LLC.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case arising from a real estate investment and development scheme based in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, alleging misrepresentation by a...

Langboard v. US Dep't of Treasury

Asset Forfeiture
In an action under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (CAFRA) concerning ten coins that were minted in 1933, the district court's order...

Vargas v. City of Philadelphia

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging against a city and police officers alleging constitutional and state-law claims arising out of the asthma-related death of a minor,...

Byrd v. Aaron's Inc.

Class Actions, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a putative class action against stores that sell and lease office furniture and consumer electronics, alleging violations of the Electronic...

Doe v. Governor of the State of New Jersey

Constitutional Law
In a First Amendment challenge to the constitutionality of Assembly Bill A3371, a New Jersey statute banning the provision of sexual orientation...

Siluk v. Merwin

Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action to interpret certain provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) requiring federal prisons to withdraw certain amounts from...

Chavez-Alvarez v. Warden York County Prison

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas action, in which petitioner contends that the Government is violating his right to due process by detaining him, pursuant to 8 U.S.C....

In re: Blood Reagents Antitrust Litigation

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Evidence
In a class action alleging a conspiracy to fix traditional blood reagent prices, the district court's grant of class certification is vacated where...