Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The Third Circuit held that the plaintiff lacked Article III standing because her alleged conduct did not result in a sufficiently concrete injury-in-fact. The court vacated the District Court's grant of summary judgment and remanded the case with instructions to return it to state court.
The Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling that LLC members lacked the specific standing required to appeal a bankruptcy court's approval of a settlement. The court held that while the members had Article III standing, their financial interest in the outcome was too contingent to satisfy the prudential 'bankruptcy appellate standing' standard.
The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Phyllis Alston's federal civil rights claims against healthcare providers, ruling that her allegations of racial discrimination were conclusory and unsupported by specific facts. The court further held that Alston's challenge to the denial of a continuance to file certificates of merit was moot because she had already refiled her state medical negligence claims in state court.
The Third Circuit affirmed the denial of a § 2255 motion challenging an asylee's convictions for perjury and immigration fraud based on false oral statements. The court held that while the immigration fraud statute does not apply to oral statements, the appellant failed to preserve this specific challenge for direct appeal, and thus no plain error existed to warrant relief.
The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a negligent entrustment claim against Avis, ruling that the plaintiff failed to plausibly allege the rental company knew the driver posed an unreasonable risk. The court also held that the plaintiff forfeited any arguments based on a specific Pennsylvania statute by failing to raise them in the lower court.
The Third Circuit summarily affirmed the dismissal of Shena Hickman's civil rights complaint against Facebook/Meta, ruling that the doctrine of claim preclusion barred her suit. The court held that Hickman's allegations were identical to claims previously dismissed with prejudice in two other federal actions.
The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims against Dr. Mogerman but vacated summary judgment on remaining medical negligence claims. The court held that Pennsylvania's certificate of merit rule does not apply to Federal Tort Claims Act actions in federal court.
The Third Circuit affirmed Carlton Rembert's conviction for defrauding incapacitated persons, rejecting his challenges to venue, evidence suppression, and the sufficiency of the evidence. The court held that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Rembert's pretrial motions and that the jury's guilty verdict was supported by sufficient evidence despite the defendant's legal blindness.
The Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights case brought by a Philadelphia activist against police officers and the city. The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate personal involvement by the defendants in his arrest or any violation of his First Amendment rights.
The Third Circuit affirmed Charlene Marshall's conviction for conspiring to commit wire and mail fraud and laundering monetary instruments. The court found the evidence sufficient to prove she structured cash deposits from an advance-fee lottery scam and rejected her challenges to the admission of tax return evidence.