2019 Third Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 1253

Larry Smith v.
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 16-2414
Russell McNeill, III v.
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 16-2422
Gennaro Rauso v. Thomas Giambrone
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1777
USA v. Anthony Johnson, Jr.
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2616
Gennaro Rauso v. Thomas Giambrone
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2866
Mammana v. Federal Bureau of Prisons  
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2937

Justia Opinion Summary: Inmate Mammana felt ill after eating and visited the medical ward. A physician assistant checked Mammana’s blood sugar level, and told Mammana “to return the following day after eating.” For several days, Mammana…

Patrice Scott-Moncrieff v. Lost Trails LLC
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3003
Nancy West v. Northampton Clinic Co LLC
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3132
Golden v. New Jersey Institute of Technology  
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3150

Justia Opinion Summary: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Golden was researching Golden’s then-forthcoming book, Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America’s Universities. Golden requested documents from…

Gennaro Rauso v. Thomas Giambrone
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3245
Edward Kennedy v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3274
USA v. Cory Sheidy
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3361
USA v. Irvin Newswanger
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1682
Nicholas Bergamatto v. Board of Trustees of Nysa Ila
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2811
Dring v. Ariel Land Owners, Inc.
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2914
Roy L. Williams v.
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1251
Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission  
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1775

Justia Opinion Summary: The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission sets and collects Turnpike tolls. Act 44 (2007) authorized the Commission to increase tolls and required it to make annual payments for 50 years to the PennDOT Trust Fund. Act 89…

USA v. Balazs Tarnai
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1330
Bastardo-Vale v. Attorney General United States  
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2017

Justia Opinion Summary: Bastardo-Vale, a citizen of Venezuela, who entered the U.S. on a student visa, sought review of the Board of Immigration Appeals decision that his Delaware conviction for second-degree unlawful imprisonment constituted a…

Hillocks v. Attorney General United States  
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2384

Justia Opinion Summary: Hillocks, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago and a lawful U.S. permanent resident, was convicted of using a communication facility to facilitate a felony. The Board of Immigration Appeals applied the modified categorical…

Shifflett v. Korszniak  
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2676

Justia Opinion Summary: Pennsylvania inmate Shifflett was attacked by fellow inmates who broke his jaw. The surgery on his jaw went badly, causing him intense pain for most of a year. He alleges he was denied adequate pain medication and given…

Michael Telzer v. Borough of Englewood Cliffs
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1976
Charte v. American Tutor Inc  
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1979

Justia Opinion Summary: Charte, a district manager, became aware of American Tutor’s questionable billing and recruiting practices and expressed her concerns to the company's officers. Charte was terminated. Charte contacted the New Jersey…

Dinaples v. MRS BPO LLC  
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2972

Justia Opinion Summary: DiNaples fell behind on her Chase credit card payments. Chase assigned her account to MRS, a debt collection agency, which sent DiNaples a collection letter as a pressure sealed envelope that had a QR code printed on its…

Robert Harper v. County of Delaware
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3378
Rose Mary Knick v. Township of Scott
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 16-3587
USA v. John Doe
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 16-4055
Steven Romansky v. Superintendent Greene SCI
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1993
Joseph Lewis, Jr. v. University of Pennsylvania
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2706
USA v. Hakim Handy
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3394
Hai Chen v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3677
Francisco Herrera-Genao v.
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1429
USA v. David Thomas
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1348
Romansky v. Superintendent Greene SCI  
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1993

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1987, Romansky was convicted of car theft-related crimes. His case worked its way through the Pennsylvania courts and eventually generated a federal habeas corpus petition. The district court denied “Romansky’s…

Freedom From Religion Foundation v. County of Lehigh  
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3581

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1944, the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a county seal and agreed to purchase a flag depicting it. Commissioner Hertzog, who designed and voted for the seal, explained two years later: “in…

Furgess v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections  
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1758

Justia Opinion Summary: Furgess has myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease that inhibits his ability to see, walk, speak, and lift. He arrived at the Albion, Pennsylvania prison in 2014 and was provided with an accessible shower stall and a…

Sahar Jallad v. Felix Madera
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2038
Eric Von Schlichten v. Vincent Mooney
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2945
Gilbert Martinez v. Eagle Disposal
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3238
Gilbert Martinez v. Eagle Disposal
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3540
Catherine McMullen v. Arcadia University
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2125
Steven Kadonsky v. Abu Ahsan
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3288
Timothy Hatten v. Warden Bryan Bledsoe
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1378
Jaludi v. Citigroup  
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 16-3577

Justia Opinion Summary: Jaludi began working for Citigroup in 1985 and rose steadily through the ranks. Jaludi was laid off and terminated in 2013 after reporting certain improprieties in Citigroup’s internal complaint monitoring system.…

In Re: Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation  
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1480

Justia Opinion Summary: News broke in 2012 that Google’s Doubleclick.net cookies were bypassing Safari and Internet Explorer privacy settings and tracking internet-user information. Google settled FTC and state attorneys general lawsuits,…

USA v. Permaeshwar Singh
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3416
Guariglia v. United Food & Commerical
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2224
NLRB v. 800 River Road Operating Co LL
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2336
United States v. Damon  
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2444

Justia Opinion Summary: Damon pleaded guilty to knowingly and intentionally distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. 2. The written plea agreement…

Bergamatto v. Board of Trustees of NYSA-ILA Pension Fund  
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2811

Justia Opinion Summary: Bergamatto began working as a longshoreman in 2000 and stopped working in 2010. In 2013, he applied for retirement benefits under his pension plan, which is covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA),…

Donald Easterling v. City of Newark
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1529
Audrey Gorgonzola v. Director United States Office
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3309
Byron Jones v. Sposato
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3335
Cordaro v. United States  
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1022

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2003, Cordaro and his co-defendant were elected as two of three Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania county commissioners. About 30 percent of Ackers’ business was municipal engineering, mostly for Lackawanna County.…

USA v. David Cruz
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1393
Kouame Tanoh v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3242
Erika Eberhardinger v. City of York
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3310
In Re: Gordon Forster Lawson v.
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1372
Stechert v. Travelers Home and Marine Ins
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2305
Patricia Smalls v. Riviera Towers Corp
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2615
Richard Bartlinski v. Township of Brick
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1274
Ralph Reed v.
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1615
Chris Jaye v. Oak Knoll Village Condominium
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2187
Silvertop Associates Inc. v. Kangaroo Manufacturing Inc.  
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2266

Justia Opinion Summary: The parties dispute the validity of a copyright in a full-body banana costume. The Third Circuit applied the Supreme Court's decision in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017), and held…

Caesars Entertainment Corp. v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68 Pension Fund  
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2465

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal involved one type of partial withdraw under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (MPPAA): "bargaining out," which occurs when an employer permanently ceases to have an obligation to contribute under…

United States v. Porter  
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3268

Justia Opinion Summary: The law is well established that a defendant cannot relitigate the denial of a motion to suppress evidence after he enters a valid, unconditional guilty plea. The Third Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and…

In re: Frederick Banks v.
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3317
Gwendolyn Wilson v. Hillsborough Township Construc
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3697
Matthew Jones v. Delaware State Police Headquar
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1431
Matthew Jones v. A. Ahmed
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1434
Daniel Gatson v. FBI
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3122
Yoc-Us v. Attorney General United States  
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1520

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners, undocumented aliens from Guatemala, have lived and worked in New York since 2008. They were traveling in a van with eight other men when Pennsylvania State Trooper Macke stopped the van for speeding.…

Ubaidullah Radiowala v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3480
Richard Curran v.
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 19-2091
Hess v. Commissioner of Social Security  
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2226

Justia Opinion Summary: The ALJ who ruled on Hess’s application for social security disability benefits concluded that Hess had “moderate difficulties” in “concentration, persistence or pace,” but offered a detailed explanation for why she…

Penn National Insurance v. North River Insurance
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2687
USA v. Ruben Cotto, Jr.
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2844
Modupe Williams v. Pennridge School District
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3794
Joseph Scott v. John Manenti
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3816
Dolores Wright v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1400
Helicopter Helmet LLC v. Gentex Corp
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2208
Crystallex International Corp v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2797

Justia Opinion Summary: Crystallex, a Canadian gold mining company, invested hundreds of millions of dollars to develop gold deposits in Venezuela, which then expropriated those deposits and transferred them to its state-owned oil company,…

Hans Ehnert v. Washington Penn Plastic Co In
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3364
Galo Coba v. Ford Motor Co
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2933
Galo Coba v. Ford Motor Co
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2933
Transportation Insurance Co v. Heathland Hospitality
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3683
Samantha Cruz Martinez v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2262
Montville Township Board of Ed v. Zurich American Insurance Co
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3073
631 North Broad Street LP v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins Co
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3094
USA v. Nicholas Mason
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3264
Secretary United States Depart v. Altor Inc
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 13-2621
Mejia-Castanon v. Attorney General United States  
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2901

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Guatemala, entered the U.S. without permission in 2002. He was charged as removable in 2013 and sought cancellation of removal. Petitioner admitted to paying $8,000 to an individual to help his…

George Willekes v. Serengeti Trading Company
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3531
George Willekes v. Serengeti Trading Company
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3633
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co v. Permanent Easement for 7.053 A
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3700
Daniel Barker v. Wilmer Hostetter
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3760
Timothy King v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2571
Oluwatomiwa Adejimi v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2664
Jamila Russell v. Christopher Richardson
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3004
Melissa Chinery v. American Airlines
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3118
LeJeune G. v. Khepera Charter School
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3157
Walter Harris v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1177
Walter Harris v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 50-1177
Jose Nunez v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1858
KeyBank NA v. Fleetway Leasing Co
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2822
Norman Hansen v. International Union of Painter
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2921
Frederick of the Family Gonora v. Office of Child Support Servic
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1804
Patrick Doheny, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2168
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co v. Permanent Easement for 7.053 Acres  
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3700

Justia Opinion Summary: Under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717, Tennessee Gas holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, authorizing it to construct natural gas…

USA v. Mehdi Nikparvar-Fard
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1720
Obasi Investment Ltd v. Tibet Pharmaceuticals Inc  
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1849

Justia Opinion Summary: Tibet, a holding company, “effectively control[led]” Yunnan, a manufacturer. Tibet attempted to raise capital for Yunnan's operations through an initial public offering (IPO). Zou was an investor in Tibet and the sole…

Herold St. Pierre v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3280
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3569
USA v. George Elie, Jr.
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3759
Tammy Yori v. Ruiz
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1090
Shamsidin Ali v. Governor of Delaware
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1169
Matthew Jones v. Joseph Biden
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1432
Matthew Jones v. Thomas Carper
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1435
Richard Kaul v.
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1977
Chidi Ezeobi v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2103
USA v. Jesse Holovacko
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3395
Jacob Anderson v. Abington Heights School Dist
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1054
Nautilus Insurance Co v. Motel Management Services Inc
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2290
Covenant Partners LP v.
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3163
Juan Argueta Dominguez v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3293
Radiowala v. Attorney General United States  
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3480

Justia Opinion Summary: Radiowala entered the United States on a visitor’s visa in 1998, with his wife and two children, fleeing a noted Indian gangster. Following a 2017 vehicle stop, he was charged as removable because he was present in the…

USA v. Timothy Anderson
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1121
Kareem Armstrong v. Diraimo
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1245
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. President United States
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3752
Mumia Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2296
USA v. David Ramsey
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2932
Luis Castillo-Mejia v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3019
John Saranchuk v. Dan Lello
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3115
USA v. Bernardo Carrasco-Deleon
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3324
John Reardon v. Noel Hillman
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1334
Lorenzo Rufino-Silva v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1559
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. President United States
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3752
Richard Annunziata v.
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2791
USA v. Chad Stoner
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3036
Raheem Louis v. David Ebbert
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1327
Shariful Mintu v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2960
USA v. Xiao Zhao
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3467
USA v. Terry Mead
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3548
Amro Elansari v. University of Pennsylvania
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 19-2043
Mohamed Sheikh Ibrahim v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3219
Cipla Ltd v. Amgen Inc
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 19-2017
Adams Outdoor Advertising Ltd v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation  
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2409

Justia Opinion Summary: Adams Outdoor Advertising sought a permit to install a billboard near an interchange on U.S. Route 22 in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation denied the permit because…

USA v. Abdulrasheed Yusuf
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2487
Kim Carruth v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3496
James Riffin v. Conrail
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1414
Jean Coulter v.
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Number: 19-2396
Cabeza v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 15-3158
Hugh Wade v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1202
Tilija v. Attorney General United States  
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2765

Justia Opinion Summary: Tilija was active in the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the political rival of the Maoists. While campaigning for the NCP, Maoists attacked him, throwing stones at his face, resulting in stitches. Maoists told Tilija’s…

Pennsylvania v. President of the United States  
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3752

Justia Opinion Summary: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that women’s health insurance cover preventive health care. Health Resources and Services Administration guidelines indicate that preventative health care includes contraceptive…

United States v. Blunt  
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1195

Justia Opinion Summary: Married criminal defendants, Hall and Blunt, were convicted of engaging in a scheme to collect unemployment compensation benefits from federal and state agencies by using the identities of military service people. They…

Nyoka O. Reed v. VI Water and Power Authority
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1982
Edwin Peraza v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2214
Patra v. Pennsylvania State System
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2236
Park v. Ahn
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2611
Gordon v. Canada
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2630
USA v. Michael Koch
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2801
Kesnel Fort v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2995
Mariusz Jarzyna v. Home Properties, L.P.
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3012
Nkomo v. Attorney General United States  
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3109

Justia Opinion Summary: A lawful permanent resident of the U.S. and a citizen of Zimbabwe, Nkomo was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1342; 1349, an “aggravated felony,” which made Nkomo removable and ineligible for most…

Jahmai James v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3354
John Douglas Parker v.
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3403
Lan Trinh v. Philadelphia Office of Records
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3473
Adedamola Ganiu v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3483
Peter Fenton, III v. Port Authority of New York
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3679
William Claus, IV v. George Trammell, III
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3800
Diane Orn v. Alltran Financial LP
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3802
Jason Collura v.
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1839
Henry Pratt v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1573
Mardel Zuniga v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2350
USA v. Samuel Freeman
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3643
Forrest v. Parry  
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 16-4351

Justia Opinion Summary: Police officers kicked down doors of a Camden, New Jersey residence. Hours earlier, Forrest had finished work for a contractor across the street. He went to the residence to speak with acquaintances and was inside,…

USA v. Brandon McKelvey
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3784
United States v. Payano  
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1153

Justia Opinion Summary: Payano, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, came to the U.S. legally at age 12. In 1998, at age 18, he pleaded guilty to first-degree possession of a controlled substance. In 2001, after completing his sentence, he was…

GN Netcom Inc. v. Plantronics Inc.  
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1287

Justia Opinion Summary: GN and Plantronics manufacture telephone headsets, selling the headsets to customers through distributors. Under the voluntary Plantronics-Only Distributor (POD) program, distributors receive incentives such as favorable…

Albion Engineering Co v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1756
A. H. v. Colonial School District
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2698
David Holt, II v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3630
USA v. Charles Lawson
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3703
Jimmy Davis v. U.S. Postmaster General
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3769
Timothy Turner v. Scott
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1030
Glenn Gross v. Lyons Doughty & Veldhuis
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1031
Daniel Wert v. Warden Allenwood USP
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1350
Gregory Brown v. Ellen Mace-Liebson
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2205
Simon v. Government of the Virgin Islands  
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2755

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1993, three men broke into the Connor home. Connor and Ezekiel returned during the break-in; Ezekiel was shot and killed. The intruders fled. Roach was arrested and charged with first-degree murder under Virgin…

Reginaldo Colino v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1446
Coba v. Ford Motor Co.  
Date: July 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2933

Justia Opinion Summary: Beginning in 2001, Ford received complaints from F-Series vehicle purchasers, relating to the fuel tanks. The problems were clustered in certain regions. Ford suspected that unique qualities in regional fuel supplies,…

Crystal Biton v. United Airlines
Date: July 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3168
United States v. Santarelli  
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 16-4114

Justia Opinion Summary: Santarelli was convicted of multiple crimes, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, and was sentenced to 70 months of imprisonment. The Third Circuit affirmed. Santarelli’s…

Francis J. Palo Inc v. Secretary United States Depart
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3748
Teresa Hipple v. SCIX LLC
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1934
Spartan Concrete Products LLC v. Argos USVI Corp.  
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1942

Justia Opinion Summary: Spartan, which operated on St. Croix, sought to displace Heavy Materials as the sole provider of ready-mix concrete on St. Thomas. Upon entering the St. Thomas market, Spartan started a price war that caused financial…

Oberdorf v. Amazon.com Inc  
Date: July 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1041

Justia Opinion Summary: Oberdorf walked her dog with a retractable leash. Unexpectedly, the dog lunged. The D-ring on the collar broke and the leash recoiled and hit Oberdorf’s face and eyeglasses, leaving Oberdorf permanently blind in her left…

Sabre Glbl Inc v. Melody Shan
Date: July 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2079
Octavio Perez v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1277
USA v. Alejandro Meza-Magallon
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1635
Jennie Nicassio v. Viacom International Inc
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2085
United States v. Nunez  
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2341

Justia Opinion Summary: Nunez was indicted for passport fraud, making a false representation of U.S. citizenship, using a false social security number, and producing a state driver’s license not issued for her use. Nunez was detained under the…

Alireza Bakhtiari v. Hause
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3495
Gordon Washington v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1185
TD Bank NA v. Hill  
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 16-2897

Justia Opinion Summary: Hill built Commerce Bank from a single commercial bank location in 1973 by emphasizing customer loyalty through initiatives such as extended hours, quick account openings, and free perks. His success brought personal…

Onkar Mahal v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1500
USA v. Tyson Baker
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1663
United States v. Baker  
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1663

Justia Opinion Summary: The FBI recruited Fairview Township Police Officer Baker’s fellow officer, Bennage, to assist in an investigation into allegations that Baker was involved in stealing drug proceeds. Baker learned that Bennage had found…

E. D. v. Sharkey  
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1688

Justia Opinion Summary: E.D., a female immigration detainee at the Berks County Residential Center Immigration Family Center (BCRC), brought a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action against employee Sharkey, alleging that he violated her Fourteenth Amendment…

Jean Coulter v. Gerri Paulisick
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1300
United States v. James  
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2569

Justia Opinion Summary: James arranged to sell cocaine to a DEA confidential informant, took a bag containing 12 kilograms of cocaine to a hotel room where the informant was staying, and negotiated a price of $13,500. DEA agents immediately…

Roger Vactor v. Michael Overmyer
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1936
40 Lakeview Drive, LLC v.
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2010
Marcia Copeland v. Township of Bellmawr
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2867
40 Lakeview Drive, LLC v.
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3181
Robert Dixon v.
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1292
USA v. Christopher DeGrange
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1315
Christopher Fedder v.
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1918
USA v. Joel Scott
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1157
Baloga v. Pittston Area School District  
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1344

Justia Opinion Summary: Baloga, a school district custodian since 1999 and vice president of the custodial union since 2010, claimed that the Pittston District and its maintenance director, Serino, violated his First Amendment rights by…

SS Body Armor I, Inc. v. Carter Ledyard & Milburn, LLP  
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2558

Justia Opinion Summary: Brooks, Debtor's CEO, was charged with financial crimes. In class action and derivative lawsuits, Debtor proposed a global settlement that indemnified Brooks for liability under the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), 15 U.S.C.…

United States v. Greene  
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2923

Justia Opinion Summary: Greene and his girlfriend, Manley, traveling in a van without its lights on, were stopped by Hanover Township Officer Stefanowicz. Manley was driving, but was unable to produce a driver’s license, vehicle registration,…

In Re: Diet Drugs v.
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2978
Abduvakhob Alimbaev v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3159
Jason Kokinda v. Pennsylvania Department of Cor
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3165
Jason Kokinda v. Pennsylvania Department of Cor
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3166
Fabian Morrison v. Karen E. Rochlin
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3354
Stanley Caterbone v.
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1527
William Reed, Jr. v. Karen Scheffler
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2168
USA v. Schaffer
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2298
Everett Thomas v. City of Philadelphia
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1742
Gabriel Cassell v. County of Montgomery
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2528
Mark Frazier v. City of Philadelphia
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1156
Heraeus Medical GMBH v. Esschem Inc  
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1368

Justia Opinion Summary: Heraeus, a German company, develops and produces bone cement, using copolymers. Biomet also sells bone cement and uses the same copolymers, which it buys from Esschem, a Pennsylvania company. Heraeus holds trade secrets…

Beers v. Attorney General United States  
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3010

Justia Opinion Summary: Beers was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric inpatient hospital in, 2005, after he told his mother that he was suicidal and put a gun in his mouth. Beers has had no further mental health issues. Beers challenged…

Jamil Gandy v. Sasha Reeder
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3175
USA v. Christopher Heath
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3402
Fan v. Stonemor Partners LP  
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3843

Justia Opinion Summary: StoneMor sells funeral products and services and is required by state law to hold in trust a percentage of proceeds from “pre-need sales.” Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), preneed sales held in…

United States v. Meireles-Candel  
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1120

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014, A.M. defrauded two banks and their customers, using skimming devices and PIN-pad overlays on ATMs. He was charged with 19 counts of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, 18 U.S.C. 1028A and 1344. He pleaded…

Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2420
M.G. v. North Hunterdon Voorhees Regio
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3440
Nichola Argentina v. Barbara Gillette
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1348
Houser v. Folino  
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 16-2242

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2010, Pennsylvania inmate Houser sued prison officials (42 U.S.C.1983), claiming deliberate indifference to his medical needs. Houser unsuccessfully requested appointed counsel. Discovery proceeded. The defendants…

USA v. Mark White
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3479
In re: Energy Future Holdings v.
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1957
Blake v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2368

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2005-2006, Blake and Orkis took out mortgages from JP Morgan to buy homes. In 2013, they filed a class action against JP Morgan under the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act, alleging a scheme to refer…

USA v. Jonathan Brownlee
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2734
USA v. Kenneth Hampton
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3561
United States of America v. Medco Health Solutions Inc
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3562
Deutsche Bank National Trust C v. Bendex Properties LLC
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1911
USA v. Terrell Hampton
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2248
A. P. v. Medina
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2872
Mian Shahid v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3020
Manuel Hernandez v. Corrections Emergency Response
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3391
Omar Folk v. Prime Care Medical
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3602
USA v. Ruben Mitchell
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1168
Angela Ruggiero v. Yamaha Motor Corp
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1206
USA v. Azad Khan
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1856
USA v. Jerome Walker
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3119
Brian Kaszuba v. Borough of Dickson City
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3203
USA v. Jorraine Anderson
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3336
Patti Kopko v. Lehigh Valley Health Network I
Date: June 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1127
USA v. John Hammond
Date: June 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2643
Alan Garrett v. USA
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1083
In re: Frederick Banks v.
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1922
Peter DiPietro v.
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 19-2001
Hector Huertas v.
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 19-2029
Wm. Plouffe, Jr. v. F. Cevallos
Date: June 12, 2019
Docket Number: 16-3187
Roger Vanderklok v. USA
Date: June 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2151
USA v. Musa Turay
Date: June 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2391
Kim Chandler v. L'Oreal USA Inc
Date: June 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3277
Snjezana Bagic v. University of Pittsburgh
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2951
USA v. Bernard Parker
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3442
Pamela Goode v. City of Philadelphia
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1552
Suzan McGary v. Williamsport Regional Medical
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2212
USA v. Marcus Walker
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 15-4062
Wanda Arana v. Temple University Health Syste
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2124
Jaroslawicz v. M&T Bank Corp
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3695
Duhring Resource Co v. USA
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1289
Mark-Alonzo Williams v. John Wetzel
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1515
Lakhwinder Singh v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1842
Corporate Synergies Group, LLC v. Gregory Andrews
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3246
David Ward v.
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1693
USA v. Nathaniel Thomas
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3024
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3065
Harold Daggett v. Waterfront Commission of New Y
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3099
M. J. G. v. Philadelphia School District
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3560
Craig Elias v. Superintendent Fayette SCI
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3648
Gregory Vizirgianakis v. Aeterna Zentaris Inc
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2474
Izzadeen Jainul Abdeen v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2527
Frank Andrew v. Todd Buskirk
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3011
USA v. William Cook, Sr.
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3564
Sergei Kovalev v. City of Philadelphia
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1237
USA v. Stephan Corrick
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1694
USA v. Barry Powell
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2063
USA v. Jamar McMillan
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3165
Linda Landan v. WalMart Real Estate Business
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 16-3915
NLRB v. Midland Electrical Contractin
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2497
Sambare v. Attorney General United States  
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1337

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2006, Sambare, a citizen of Burkina Faso, was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident. Sambare was subsequently convicted of credit card theft and forgery. In 2013, when Sambare returned from visiting his…

Robert W. Mauthe, M.D. P.C. v. Optum, Inc.  
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2894

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants maintain a database of healthcare providers, containing contact information, demographics, specialties, education, and related data. Defendants sell and license the database typically to healthcare, insurance,…

Tracy Reagan v. Centre Lifelink Emergency Medi
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3056
Dominion Development Group LLC v. Cindy Beyerlein
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3391
USA v. Tyson Baker
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1663
Amir Vana v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2090
USA v. Addis Aka
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2228
Oscar Baptiste v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3618
Frederick Banks v.
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1014
Nestor Saroza v. Lyons Doughty & Veldhuis
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1131
USA v. Alshaqah Powell
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2715
USA v. Tomas Castillo
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3579
Odalis Sandoval Alonzo v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3527
National Elevator Industry Hea v. Bernard McLaughlin
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1083
Jermaine Kerr v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1783
USA v. Anthony Spruill
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1833
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1963
IKB International SA v. Wilmington Trust Company
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2312
Sharif Jones v. Shawn Treece
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3233
Andrew Fields v. USA
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3583
Shan Chilcott v. Erie County Prison
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3699
Matthew Jones v. Kent County Superior Court
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3768
Michael Berk v.
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1262
USA v. Pasquale Stiso
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3775
University Spine Center v. Aetna, Inc.
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2842
Orlando Acosta v. Democratic City Committee
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3018
S. Christel Liptok v. Bank of America
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 16-4341
USA v. Anthony Pryor
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3288
April Hankins v. Philadelphia Contributionship
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1315
Sara Edmondson v. Lilliston Ford Inc
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2203
In re: Avandia Marketing Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation  
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2259

Justia Opinion Summary: GSK's drug Avandia is indicated to treat Type II diabetes. Health insurance plans contend that GSK concealed evidence of Avandia’s cardiovascular risk, promoted Avandia as providing cardiovascular benefits, and reaped…

Akaninyene Akan v. Adam Summers
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2788
United States v. Trant  
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3199

Justia Opinion Summary: Trant and Ashby had a heated encounter at a gas station in Bovoni, St. Thomas, that ended with each displaying his pistol. After law enforcement officers looked into these events, Trant was convicted as a convicted…

USA v. Tywan Napper
Date: May 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3379
Humphrey Uddoh v. Selective Insurance Co of Amer
Date: May 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2274
Ziba Monfared v. St. Luke's Univ Health Network
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2850
Robert Russell v. Warden Allenwood USP
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3639
USA v. Rajab Gomez
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1394
Linda Smith v. University of Scranton
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2655
Clive Baron v. Abbott Laboratories
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2933
USA v. Tomas Castillo
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3579
USA v. Vincent Livingston
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2454
USA v. Kenneth Alleyne
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2602
USA v. Andrew Persaud
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3821
USA v. Hector Cisneros-Ibarra
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2087
Michael Stosic v.
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3255
SIH Partners LLLP v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: May 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1862

Justia Opinion Summary: A Controlled Foreign Corporation’s income is not taxable to its domestic shareholders unless the income is distributed to them. CFC shareholders began taking loans either from the CFC or from third-party financial…

Edwin Patillo v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3779
C. Tate George v.
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1712
Jane Doe v. Heart Solution PC
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2019
Jane Doe v. Heart Solution PC
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2019
United States v. Bailey-Snyder  
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1601

Justia Opinion Summary: Inmate Bailey-Snyder was moved to administrative segregation after federal corrections officers found a homemade shank on his person. He remained in the Special Handling Unit (SHU) pending investigation. Ten months…

Regina Guyton v. PECO
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2996
Sweda v. University of Pennsylvania  
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3244

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs sought to represent a proposed class of 20,000 current and former Penn employees who participated in Penn's Retirement Plan since August 2010. The Plan is a defined contribution plan under 29 U.S.C. 1002(34),…

Carlos Salguero v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1316
Tundo v. County of Passaic  
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1460

Justia Opinion Summary: The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office hired Tundo and Gilgorri as corrections officers on a trial basis. They were often absent and were frequently reprimanded for insubordination and incompetence. They were fired as part…

Farmland Mutual Insurance Co v. Debra Sechrist
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3066
Frederick Banks v.
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3295
Ifeanyichukwu Abakporo v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3516
In Re: Nina Shahin v.
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1682
USA v. Bernard Greenspan
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2458
USA v. Bernard Greenspan
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2458
USA v. Raul Rodriguez
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1606
USA v. Raul Rodriguez
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1664
Melahat Kartal v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2158
Stanley Postell v. Taliba Bradley
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2521
USA v. Richard Wolfe
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1897
Corey Morris v. Administrator NJ State Prison
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2702
In Re: National Football League Players Concussion Injury Litigation.  
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1040

Justia Opinion Summary: Multidistrict litigation was formed to handle claims filed by former professional football players against the NFL based on concussion-related injuries. The district court (Judge Brody) approved a settlement agreement,…

In Re: NFL Players'' Concussion v.
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1482
In Re: NFL Players'' Concussion v.
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1639
ADP LLC v. Rafferty  
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1796

Justia Opinion Summary: ADP sells technology products and services and imposes restrictive covenants on its sales employees. At hiring, all employees sign a Sales Representative Agreement (SRA) and a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that prohibit…

In Re: NFL Players'' Concussion v.
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2184
In Re: NFL Players'' Concussion v.
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2582
Thrivest Specialty Funding LLC v. William White
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3005
Kenneth Baker v. Sun Life and Health Insurance
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2048
Hildebrand v. Allegheny  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1760

Justia Opinion Summary: Hildebrand was hired by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office in 2005, after 15 years as an undercover Pittsburgh detective. He performed satisfactorily and without incident for four years. In 2009, he was…

League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1838

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, the League of Women Voters and Pennsylvania Democratic voters filed a state court lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s 2011 congressional districting map. They alleged that Republican lawmakers drew the map to…

R. D. v. Shohola Inc
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1968
Tyrone White v. Nadege Barbe
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3301
C.A.H. v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2804
Mary LaRochelle v. Wilmac Corp
Date: April 22, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3349
Curto v. Country Place Condominium Association, Inc.  
Date: April 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1212

Justia Opinion Summary: Curto wanted to swim with her family after work. Lusardi wanted to swim with his wife, who had disabilities after a series of strokes and needed pool therapy to recover. They lived at A Country Place; its Condominium…

Fulton v. Philadelphia  
Date: April 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2574

Justia Opinion Summary: A reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer informed Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services in March 2018 that two of its agencies would not work with same-sex couples as foster parents. Human Services considered such…

Bonnie Cruickshank-Wallace v. CNA Financial Corp
Date: April 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3635
Tryg Insurance v. CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3768
USA v. Rafi Smith
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1633
Shawn Moore v. Brian Luffey
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1716
Liem v. Attorney General United States  
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1955

Justia Opinion Summary: Liem, a citizen of Indonesia, is ethnically Chinese and a Seventh Day Adventist Christian. In Indonesia, Liem witnessed and experienced persecution based on belonging to these groups. In 1999, he obtained a six-month…

Cabrera v. Attorney General United States  
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2192

Justia Opinion Summary: Cabrera, born in the Dominican Republic in 1979, was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident in 1988. Two years later, he was adopted by a natural born U.S. citizen, Attenborough. Had he been Attenborough’s…

Cable Line Inc v. Comcast Cable Communications o
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2316
Ernest Keys v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3647
Gwendolyn Wilson v.
Date: April 19, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1522
USA v. Miguel Jiminez
Date: April 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1296
Richard Collins v. City of Philadelphia
Date: April 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2162
Satheeskannan Senthinathan v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2980
USA v. James Culmer
Date: April 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3452
United States v. Greenspan  
Date: April 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2458

Justia Opinion Summary: Over seven years, Dr. Greenspan referred more than 100,000 blood tests to Biodiagnostic Laboratory, which made more than $3 million off these tests. In exchange, the Lab gave Greenspan and his associates more than…

USA v. Shevaun Browne
Date: April 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2757
James Sodano v. USA
Date: April 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3467
Robert W Mauthe MD PC v. National Imaging Associates
Date: April 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2119
Vikas Patel v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2455
Donna Layden v. Target Corp
Date: April 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2614
KEB Hana Bank USA v. Red Mansion LLC
Date: April 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3195
John Doe v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2988
Santos Andujar v. GNC Corp
Date: April 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1715
Wanda Frazier v. Morristown Memorial Hospital
Date: April 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3260
Jose Reinoso-Selda v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1977
Ecurie Reve Avec Moi Inc Dream v. New Jersey Racing Commission
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2994
Ecurie Reve Avec Moi Inc Dream v. New Jersey Racing Commission
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2995
Anthony Falco v. Dawn Zimmer
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3396
Marvin Hernandez-Silvas v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1786
Rene Mendoza Reyez v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1828
Kelly Barrero v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2252
Francisco Barillas v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2301
Maryann Cottrell v. Nicholson Properties LLC
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3088
Raheem Louis v.
Date: April 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3667
James Adams v. Governor of Delaware
Date: April 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1045
James Adams v. Governor of Delaware
Date: April 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1045
Lidia Sacaixot-Sacor v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1115
Raphael Mendez v. Stacey Plaskett
Date: April 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3309
Michael Reynolds v.
Date: April 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1239
Michael Reynolds v.
Date: April 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1240
Michael Reynolds v.
Date: April 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1241
Tyrone Green v. Raymond Burkhart
Date: April 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2632
In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI)  
Date: April 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3471

Justia Opinion Summary: In the mid-1980s, merchant mariners filed thousands of lawsuits in the Northern District of Ohio against shipowners, asserting that the mariners had been injured due to exposure to asbestos onboard ships. The District…

Junior Augustus v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3529
Edison Torres-Jurado v. Administrator of Bergen County
Date: April 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2116
McDeavitt v. McCarthy
Date: April 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2310
USA v. Kenneth Michael
Date: April 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3154
Jamar Travillion v. John E. Wetzel
Date: April 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3248
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v. Imperium IP Holdings Ltd
Date: April 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3445
USA v. Miller
Date: April 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2255
USA v. Ibrahim McCants
Date: April 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3103
USA v. Ibrahim McCants
Date: April 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3103
USA v. James Lamont Johnson
Date: April 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1447
Ace Pallet Corporation v. Consolidated Rail Corporation
Date: April 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2746
Nicholas Purpura v. JP Morgan Chase
Date: April 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2918
Frederick Banks v.
Date: April 5, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1263
USA v. Nicholas Rivera
Date: April 4, 2019
Docket Number: 15-3689
USA v. Ricardo Donate-Cardona
Date: April 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1178
T Noye v. Johnson & Johnson Services Inc
Date: April 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2197
Adams v. Glass
Date: April 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2756
Gregory Roberts v. Inservco Insurance Services
Date: April 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3202
Jelani Solomon v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: April 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3500
Jose Vargas-Argeta v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1866
John Komosa, Jr. v. United States Postal Service
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-2640
USA v. Jeshua Paonessa-Velez
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1502
USA v. Anthony Gaines
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1545
USA v. Christopher Kalisz
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1832
PAR Pharmaceutical Inc v. QUVA Pharma Inc
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2177
USA v. Tyrone Jacobs
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2800
Tony Mutschler v. Brenda Tritt
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3086
Joseph Scott v.
Date: April 3, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1127
United States v. Rowe  
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1192

Justia Opinion Summary: Pierce was arrested after about 10 grams of marijuana and 40 grams of heroin were discovered in the rental car he was driving. Pierce offered to cooperate and subsequently made controlled transactions under surveillance.…

USA v. Michael King
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1513
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2108
Donald Parkell v. Tina Linsey
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2897
Gennaro Rauso v. Warden Schuylkill FCI
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2981
Joshua Bowens v. Matthews
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3032
Arvind Gupta v. Wipro Ltd
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3033
Cynthia Yoder v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3095
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Artis Carroll, Jr.
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3368
USA v. Richard Potts
Date: April 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3470
Robinson v. First State Community Action Agency  
Date: April 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3141

Justia Opinion Summary: Robinson was told by her manager that “you either don’t know what you’re doing, or you have a disability, or [you’re] dyslexic.” Taking those words seriously, Robinson was tested for dyslexia. She submitted an evaluation…

Jane Jones v. Pi Kappa Alpha Intl Fraternity
Date: April 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3272
In Re: SRC Liquidation LLC v.
Date: April 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3614
Daniel Heffley v. Cathleen Bubash
Date: April 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1398
Alexander Guzman v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3220
Jason Brown v. Progressive Specialty Ins Co.
Date: March 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1005
USA v. Mark Ciavarella, Jr.
Date: March 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1498
Jackie Stefanowicz v. Suntrust Mortgage Inc
Date: March 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1680
Lenny Cain v. BOP
Date: March 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1848
Devon Young v. City of Chester
Date: March 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1945
Marc Stephens v.
Date: March 29, 2019
Docket Number: 19-1447
Jamie Elliott v. Grace
Date: March 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3177
Jency Lopez-Cruz v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1614
County Concrete Corp v. NLRB
Date: March 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2013
Gilbert Martinez v. Madelyn Fudeman
Date: March 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3337
Sergio De Leon v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1697
William O'Brien, III v. United States Federal Governme
Date: March 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3139
Dwayne Walters v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1752
Daniel Berger v. Hahnemann University Hospital
Date: March 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3727
Randall Spade v. USA
Date: March 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2478
John Berkery, Sr. v. Melvin Gudknecht
Date: March 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2700
Michelle Rascoe v. Neil Cody
Date: March 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2703
Christopher Harris v. Lesko
Date: March 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3102
Larry Brown v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: March 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-3300
Mecca & Sons Trucking Corp v. White Arrow LLC
Date: March 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3121
USA v. Matthew Handy
Date: March 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3842
Rod Slappy-Sutton v. Speedway LLC
Date: March 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2548
Raysa Alcantara v. Aerotek Inc
Date: March 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2576
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 22, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3824
USA v. Tyrenzo Morton
Date: March 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1487
Luis Cuellar Manzano v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-1939
USA v. Kevante Washington
Date: March 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2530
USA v. Alexandro Gerandino-Aracena
Date: March 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-1142
Marina Lopez-Bonilla v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3406
Marina Lopez-Bonilla v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-3406
Daniel Kushner v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: March 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2461
Jacqueline Pfendler v. PNC Bank NA
Date: March 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-2501

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