United States Third Circuit - October 2015 Opinion Summaries

In re Avandia Marketing

Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, White Collar Crime
In a class action against GlaxoSmithKline (GSD), brought by health and welfare funds alleging federal RICO claims related to the fraudulent marketing...

Hanover Insurance Co. v. Urban Outfitters, Inc.

Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an insurance action arising out of plaintiff Hanover Insurance's alleged duty to defend or indemnify Urban Outfitters in a trademark infringement...

In re Forever Green Athletic Fields, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law
In an involuntary bankruptcy action brought by a creditor seeking to recover a court judgment against debtor, the bankruptcy court's dismissal of the...

Indian Harbor Ins. Co. v. F&M Equipment Ltd.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a contract action arising from plaintiff's offer to renew defendant's insurance contact on substantially different terms and raising the question...

Leyse v. Bank of Am. Nat'l Ass'n

Banking Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a consumer protection action brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. section 227, the district court's dismissal of...

Hasan v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case contending that the New York Police Department has secretly conducted a surveillance program monitoring Muslims since...

Witasick v. Minn. Mut. Life Ins.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action against defendant insurance companies arising out of their cooperation with the federal government's prosecution of plaintiff, a policy...

Maher Terminals v. Port Auth. of N.Y. and N.J.

Admiralty, Constitutional Law
In an admiralty action contending that the terms of plaintiff's lease with defendant violated the U.S. Constitution's Tonnage Clause, art. I, section...