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Federal Courts Combination of Medical Expert and Lay Testimony Okay for FMLA

Combination of Medical Expert and Lay Testimony Okay for FMLA

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Schaar v. Lehigh Valley Health Servs., Inc., No. 09-1635, the Third Circuit addressed a question of first impression of whether a combination of expert and...

Federal Courts Ruling on Motion to Reopen Asylum Application

Ruling on Motion to Reopen Asylum Application

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Sadhvani v. Holder, No. 08-1684, the court faced a challenge, by a native and citizen of Togo, to the BIA's denial of his motion to reopen his...

Federal Courts Suppression of Evidence in Federal Narcotics and Weapons Case Reversed

Suppression of Evidence in Federal Narcotics and Weapons Case Reversed

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In US v. Stearn, No. 08-3230, the court faced a challenge to the district court's order granting in part motions to suppress evidence following a grand jury's...

Federal Courts Ruling in Putative Class Action Against E-File Companies

Ruling in Putative Class Action Against E-File Companies

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Byers v. Intuit, Inc., No. 09-1997, the Third Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' suit against Free File Alliance...

Federal Courts Constitutional Claim of a Variance Rejected in Habeas Appeal

Constitutional Claim of a Variance Rejected in Habeas Appeal

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Real v. Shannon, No. 07-4532, the Third Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's denial of defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. ...

Federal Courts US v. Green, 08-2330

US v. Green, 08-2330

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

US v. Green, 08-2330, concerned a defendant's challenge to a conviction for attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine,...

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