United States Third Circuit - June 2018 Opinion Summaries

Bill Dominguez v. Yahoo Inc.

Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
Affirming summary judgment for defendant Yahoo where plaintiff sued alleging that Yahoo violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by...

Carroll v. E One Inc

Product Liability, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Affirmed. Firefighters-plaintiffs allege hearing loss from manufacturer-defendant’s fire sirens. District court dismissed the case with prejudice and...

USA v. Welshans

Sentencing, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Plaintiff appealed his child pornography conviction on the grounds the prosecution unduly prejudiced the jury with description of his child...

Osorio-Martinez v. Attorney General US

Immigration Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law
In this immigration action, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Immigration and Nationality Act acts as an unconstitutional suspension of...

USA v. Juan Ramos

Government Law, Sentencing, Constitutional Law
In this appeal for a determination of criminal sentencing, the 3rd Circuit US Court of Appeals held that defendant was a career offender under 4B1.1...

Joel Doe v. Boyertown Area School District

Civil Rights, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
High School students brought suit against defendant School District seeking an injunction to prevent the School District from allowing transgender...

Gillispie v. Regionalcare Hospital Partners

Health Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Affirming the district court grant of summary judgment to a hospital in a case where a former employee failed to establish a prima facie case for...

Spireas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Tax Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming the Tax Court's agreement with the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service holding that patent royalties were ordinary income, rather...