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Federal Courts Court Agrees With Ball Park in Hot Dog Fight

Court Agrees With Ball Park in Hot Dog Fight

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Just a few days after the most popular hot dog eating holiday in the country, the legal fight between two titans of the hot dog industry came one step closer...

Federal Courts Third Circuit: First Amendment Protects Right to Record Police in Public

Third Circuit: First Amendment Protects Right to Record Police in Public

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a pair of cases out of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, a three judge panel reversed a seemingly rogue lower federal district court ruling that refused...

Federal Courts Court Affirms Kidnapping Convictions of Rabbis Who Did It for Religious Purposes

Court Affirms Kidnapping Convictions of Rabbis Who Did It for Religious Purposes

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Divorce is painful enough, but beating a man to sign divorce papers? Oy vey! Yet that's what three Jewish rabbis were doing. They kidnapped husbands, then beat...

Federal Courts Top 5 Cases From the Third Circuit May 2017

Top 5 Cases From the Third Circuit May 2017

By Peter Clarke, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In May, the Third Circuit ruled on a False Claims Act suit against Genentech. Other major decisions involved asbestos litigation, a petition for IRS relief,...

Federal Courts FCA Suit Against Genentech Dismissed

FCA Suit Against Genentech Dismissed

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A federal appeals court turned back a lawsuit that said Genentech concealed health risks about Avastin in seeking government approval for the cancer drug. The...

Federal Courts Third Circuit Clarifies Law on Prison Suicides

Third Circuit Clarifies Law on Prison Suicides

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Aaron Hernandez died in prison on Wednesday, having taken his own life. The former New England Patriots tight end's suicide came as he was serving a life...

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