United States Third Circuit - January 2016 Opinion Summaries

In re Arunachalam

Intellectual Property, Patent, Judges & Judiciary
In a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to disqualify a district judge from presiding over a patent infringement action, on the basis of owning...

Whitehead v. Pullman Group LLC

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Contracts
In an arbitration action arising out of a contract to purchase the song catalogue of songwriters John Whitehead and Gene McFadden, the district...

In re Trump Entertainment Resorts

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a bankruptcy action, the Bankruptcy Court's grant of debtor's motion to reject its collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with UNITE HERE Local 54...

Finkelman v. NFL

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Sports Law, Consumer Protection Law, Constitutional Law
In an class action challenging the NFL's ticketing practices during Super Bowl XLVIII (2014) under a provision of New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act,...

Connelly v. Lane Construction Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging gender-based employment discrimination and sexual harassment by a female truck driver, in violation of Title VII of the Civil...

US v. Moreno

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud is affirmed but the sentence is vacated and remanded where the district court: 1) did...

Chesapeake Appalachia v. Scout Petroleum

Property Law & Real Estate, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Oil and Gas Law
In an arbitration action arising from disputes over oil and gas leases, the district court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff and order vacating...