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Federal Courts Clerk's Order of Costs For Defendant In Medical Malpractice Suit Upheld

Clerk's Order of Costs For Defendant In Medical Malpractice Suit Upheld

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Reger v. Nemours Found. Inc., No. 08-2875, the Third Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's approval of Clerk's award of defendant's costs...

Federal Courts Decisions in a Civil Rights Case and a Newspaper Corporation's Chapter 11 Proceeding

Decisions in a Civil Rights Case and a Newspaper Corporation's Chapter 11 Proceeding

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Revell v. Erickson, No. 09-2029, the Third Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against...

Federal Courts Decisions in Criminal Matters Including Proper Calculation of "Benefit Received"

Decisions in Criminal Matters Including Proper Calculation of "Benefit Received"

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In US v. Howard, No. 08-4748, the Third Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's sentence of a defendant as a career offender under U.S.S.G. section...

Federal Courts Preliminary Injunction Against DA's "Sexting" Ultimatum Upheld

Preliminary Injunction Against DA's "Sexting" Ultimatum Upheld

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Miller v. Mitchell, No. 09-2144, the Third Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's grant of plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction in...

Federal Courts Decision re Retailer's Common Law Duty in Multi-Tenant Parking Lot Injury

Decision re Retailer's Common Law Duty in Multi-Tenant Parking Lot Injury

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Holmes v. Kimco Realty Corp., No. 08-4834, the court dealt with the issue of a tenant's common law duty to maintain a multi-tenant parking lot, in a...

Federal Courts Combination of Medical Expert and Lay Testimony Okay for FMLA

Combination of Medical Expert and Lay Testimony Okay for FMLA

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Schaar v. Lehigh Valley Health Servs., Inc., No. 09-1635, the Third Circuit addressed a question of first impression of whether a combination of expert and...

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