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Top 3 Third Circuit Criminal Decisions: 2012 Edition
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is often quiet, but it occasionally reveals unexpected truths. We’re hopeful that one of those truths in 2013 will be that...
Third Circuit Adopts Broad Take on FCRA Safe Harbor
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations can add up. A person who willfully fails to comply with FCRA requirements could be on the hook for actual and...
Third Circuit Spreads Holiday Cheer and Filing Extensions
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The holidays are upon us, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is doling out presents. And by presents, we mean filing extensions. It doesn't matter if...
Can You Make Your Case in 8.5 Hours?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Trying breach of fiduciary duty claims against 16 individual defendants sounds like a lengthy process, but a federal judge in Pennsylvania thinks that it can...
Obamacare Contraception Mandate Update: Cert Petitions Filed
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Last week the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review the Third Circuit's decision in Conestoga...
N.J. Supreme Court Orders 'Joking Judge' to Get Off the Stage
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
Vince Sicari, coined the "joking judge" in New Jersey, couldn't win over a tough crowd -- the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Sicari, a part-time municipal judge,...