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Federal Courts Student Wins Preliminary Injunction Appeal Over Party Invites

Student Wins Preliminary Injunction Appeal Over Party Invites

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction this week against a Pennsylvania school district that said bah-humbug to a fifth-grader who...

Federal Courts Collection Letters with Multiple Meanings Violate the FDCPA

Collection Letters with Multiple Meanings Violate the FDCPA

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Ray Caprio filed a complaint against Healthcare Revenue Recovery Group, LLC (HRRG) alleging two claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)....

Federal Courts Judge Anthony Scirica Takes Senior Status, Joins Penn Law Faculty

Judge Anthony Scirica Takes Senior Status, Joins Penn Law Faculty

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Judge Anthony J. Scirica is trading his gavel for a gradebook after 25 years on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The former chief judge -- who reigned over...

Federal Courts Can the New Jersey Supreme Court Take a Joke?

Can the New Jersey Supreme Court Take a Joke?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

We're often told that life is all about choices. Should I stay or should I go? Leave the gun, take the cannoli. Red pill, blue pill. But pop culture also...

Federal Courts No Need to Apply Poulis Factors to Post-Trial Rulings

No Need to Apply Poulis Factors to Post-Trial Rulings

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Poulis v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Federal Courts Third Circuit Vacates Antitrust Cy Pres Award

Third Circuit Vacates Antitrust Cy Pres Award

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Let's say you have a class action lawsuit. You reach a settlement. But then, you realize that a substantial chunk of the settlement funds will go unclaimed....

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