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New Instructions Discourage Jurors' Social Media Use
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
If you have an iPhone or an interest in intellectual property law, you may have been following the Apple/Samsung trial over the last few weeks. Yesterday, the...
I Heart Boobies: Does the Third Circuit?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
"We're not here to demonize 'boobies.'" Well, that's a relief. In April, Easton Area School District Attorney John Freund told the Third Circuit Court of...
Third Circuit Reconsiders Hazleton Immigration Law
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals once again considered the Hazleton immigration law this week. Chief Judge Theodore A. McKee, Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie and...
Walmart Wins Against Illegal Immigrant Worker Lawsuit
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Walmart stores have been in the news numerous times for alleged crooked practices. In a recent Third Circuit Court of Appeals case, the court rejected...
Class Certification Reversed in BMW Run-While-Flat Tire Lawsuit
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated a district court's class certification in a lawsuit against auto-maker BMW. The lawsuit was brought by...
Prosecutors File Response in Kids-for-Cash Case
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Federal prosecutors have responded to the judicial bias arguments in the case of Mark Ciavarella. Ciavarella is calling for a new trial and alleging judicial...