Giles v. Campbell, 698 F.3d 153 (3d Cir. 2012). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25 addresses what happens when a party dies during the pendency of a case. Plaintiff, a...

ZF Meritor, LLC v. Eaton Corp., 696 F.3d 254 (3d Cir. 2012). This is a rare antitrust case that went to trial and resulted in a plaintiffs' verdict. The 2-1...

Nichole Medical Equipment & Supply, Inc. v. Tri-Centurion, Inc., 694 F.3d 340 (3d Cir. 2012). Some posts on this blog have much substantive content. This one does not. Though this...

HIP Heightened Independence and Progress, Inc. v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 693 F.3d 345 (3d Cir. 2012). Last year, the Third Circuit decided a case...

United States v. Stoerr, 695 F.3d 271 (3d Cir. 2012). Defendant was convicted of participating in bid-rigging and receiving kickbacks while employed at Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. ("Sevenson"). Sevenson, which...

Marcus v. BMW of North America, Inc., 687 F.3d 583 (3d Cir. 2012). "Run-flat" tires ("RFT's") are automobile tires that can, as their name implies, continue to run for 50...

Ragguette v. Premier Wines & Spirits, 691 F.3d 315 (3d Cir. 2012). Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5) allows an extension of time to file a notice of appeal upon...

Zavala v. Wal Mart Stores, Inc.., 691 F.3d 527 (3d Cir. 2012). This Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") decision, written by Judge Smith, rejects a collective action under the FLSA and...

In Shelton v. Restaurant.com, Inc., the Supreme Court of New Jersey took the relatively rare step of accepting questions certified to it by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. That...

In re Michael Calabrese, Jr., 689 F.3d 312 (3d Cir. 2012). Most issues of statutory interpretation can be resolved either by the plain language of the statute, by an analysis of...