| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
In re Energy Future Holdings Corp.United States Third Circuit
M&A, Bankruptcy Law
Held that a company that entered into an unconsummated merger agreement was not entitled to payment of a $275 million termination fee. The proposed...
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09/13/2018 | 18-1109 |
Rinaldi v. USUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Reinstated a federal prison inmate's lawsuit alleging that prison officials unconstitutionally retaliated against him by forcing him to cell with an...
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09/12/2018 | 16-1080 |
Clemens v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Co.United States Third Circuit
Attorney's Fees
Held that it was not an abuse of discretion to deny a fee petition in its entirety when the amount requested was outrageously excessive. The Third...
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09/12/2018 | 17-3150 |
Jutrowski v. Township of RiverdaleUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Held that a motorist who was kicked in the face during his arrest, breaking his eye socket, could pursue conspiracy claims against the four police...
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09/12/2018 | 17-2594 |
Trinity Industries Inc. v. Greenlease Holding Co.United States Third Circuit
Environmental Law
Vacated a ruling allocating the costs of cleaning up a contaminated manufacturing site. A successor company brought a contribution action against its...
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09/11/2018 | 16-1994 |
Workman v. Superintendent Albion SCIUnited States Third Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Remanded with instructions to grant a conditional writ of habeas corpus. The defendant, who was convicted of first-degree murder, contended that his...
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09/11/2018 | 16-1969 |
US v. RenteriaUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a conviction on drug-trafficking charges. Raising a venue challenge, the defendant argued that he could not reasonably have foreseen that...
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09/11/2018 | 17-2079 |
Long v. SEPTAUnited States Third Circuit
Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Banking Law
Held that job applicants had legal standing to pursue claims that a prospective employer violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to send...
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09/10/2018 | 17-1889 |
Lupu v. Loan City LLCUnited States Third Circuit
Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Held that a real estate title insurer had a duty to defend the insured party (here the successor to a lender) against certain claims of the...
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09/10/2018 | 17-1944 |
US v. GonzalezUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Cyberspace Law
Affirmed a brother's and sister's convictions and life sentences for conspiracy to commit interstate stalking and cyberstalking resulting in death....
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09/07/2018 | 16-1540 |