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Third Circuit Sends Back Sprint Class Action Settlement
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
The entire class needs to be properly protected for valid class certification. For starters, class representatives need to have the interests of the whole...
SCOTUS Rejects FCC Appeal in Janet Jackson Wardobe Malfunction
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
If you watched the 2004 Super Bowl, then you know where the word "wardrobe malfunction" came from. Friday, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal involving that...
Supreme Court to Hear Comcast Antitrust Case
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court had a busy Monday. Yesterday, in addition to issuing several important opinions (check out our Supreme Court Blog for updates on that), the...
Judge Martini Tossed from Another Case for Judicial Bias
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Wait... the Paul Bergrin trial wasn't the only trial that Judge William J. Martini was removed from last week? Judge Martini was having a really bad Friday...
Third Circuit Affirms Piekarsky, Donchak Hate Crime Convictions
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Friends in high places can help at the local level but don't try to play that card in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals when you've committed a federal hate...
Judge Removed in Paul Bergrin Trial, New Judge to be Assigned
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Is judicial bias an issue in the Third Circuit? According to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the reassignment of a case to a different judge is an...