• United States v. Pritchett

    Publication Date: 2024-05-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Roth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin L. Wallace, Jesse S. Wenger, Office of United States Attorney, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: David Pugh, Mary K. Healy, Office of Federal Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: 23-2005

    District court correctly suppressed evidence where defendant's actions were not sufficiently furtive or suspicious to justify a Terry stop.

  • In re: Zohar III Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Chagares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-2549

    Settlement agreement arising from bankruptcy mediation did not evidence the parties' intent to waive confidentiality protections under local bankruptcy rules.

  • Coco v. Dear

    Publication Date: 2024-04-22
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-1787

    Plaintiff raised genuine issues of material fact as to whether officers had probable cause to arrest where there was conflicting evidence regarding whether plaintiff had offensively struck one officer's police horse.

  • In re: SC SJ Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-04-08
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-1731

    Bankruptcy court correctly rejected debtors' motion to modify their reorganization plan to obtain relief from a release of legal malpractice claims against their bankruptcy counsel where the motion was filed after debtors had substantially consummated the plan.

  • In re: RGN-Group Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bash, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Austin, TX; Daniel C. Posner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Eric W. Pinker, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP, Dallas, TX; Ricardo Palacio, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Nicole A. Saharsky, Minh Nguyen-Dang, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC; Michael P. Lennon, Charles S. Kelley, Jr., Susan L. Alkadri, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX; Bryan J. Hall, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey M. Scott, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-3019

    Original tenant could not be held liable under assigned lease which was amended by the landlord and assignee without the original tenant's knowledge or consent.

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  • White Winston Select Asset Funds, LLC v. Good Times Rest., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-18
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-1297

    Seller did not breach implied covenant of good faith in negotiations simply by increasing its asking price, as non-binding letter of intent allowed parties to terminate negotiations except to breach exclusivity provision.

  • United States v. Long

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Hardiman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Troy Rivetti, Donovan J. Cocas, Laura S. Irwin, Matthew S. McHale, Office of United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelvin L. Morris, Law Office of Kelvin L. Morris, Pittsburgh, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-3033

    District court procedurally erred in excluding evidence in child pornography prosecution by not viewing proffered materials before concluding that the risk of unfair prejudice outweighed the materials' probative value.

  • In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows, LLC, Mission, KS for appellants.
    for defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 22-1729

    Lower courts erroneously dismissed adversary complaint of property owners to recover improperly withheld oil and gas royalties where property owners, not extractor, had an equitable interest in the funds, and thus a constructive trust was an appropriate mechanism for relief.

  • In re: Veale

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge McKee
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-3212

    Court affirmed dismissal of adversary complaint by creditor where there was no evidence supporting a claim of non-dischargeability of a personal guarantee of a business loan.

  • PJM Power Providers Group v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry: Energy | Federal Government | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Roth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elbert Lin, Charles D. Wallace, III, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Richmond, VA; John L. Shepherd, Jr., Hunton Andrews Kurth, Washington, DC; Paul W. Hughes, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC; Kriss E. Brown, Christian A. McDewell, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Harrisburg, PA; Thomas G. Lindgren, Werner L. Margard, III, Office of Attorney General of Ohio, Columbus, OH; Jeffrey W. Mayes, Monitoring Analytics, Eagleville, PA; Denise C. Goulet, McCarter & English, Washington, DC for petitioners.
    for defendant: Jared B. Fish, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC; Danielle C. Fidler, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Washington, DC; Peter Hopkins, Amber L. Martin Stone, Jeffrey A. Schwartz, Scott H. Strauss, Cynthia Bogorad, Lauren L. Springett, Spiegel & McDiarmid, Washington, DC; Matthew Price, Jenner & Block, Washington, DC; Miles H. Mitchell, Maryland Public Service Commission, Baltimore, MD; David C. Apy, Office of Attorney General of New Jersey Division of Law, Trenton, NJ; Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., McNees Wallace & Nurick, Washington, DC; Ryan J. Collins, Paul M. Flynn, Wright & Talisman, Washington, DC; Caroline Reiser, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC; Casey Roberts, Sierra Club, Denver, CO; Megan C. Wachspress, Sierra Club Environmental Law Program, Oakland, CA; Sarah A. Hunger, Office of Attorney General of Illinois, Chicago, IL Cynthia Bogorad, Lauren L. Springett, Spiegel & McDiarmid, Washington, DC; Adrienne E. Clair, Thompson Coburn, Washington, DC; Daniel E. Frank, Allison Speaker, Eversheds Sutherland, Washington, DC; Andrew D. Cordo, Shannon E. German, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Wilmington, DE; Gerit Hull, American Municipal Power, Columbus, OH; John E. McCaffrey, III, American Public Power Association, Arlington, VA; Anthony J. Corino, PSEG Corporation, Newark, NJ for respondents.

    Case Number: 21-3068

    FERC commissioners' statements following deadlock over proposed tariff were sufficient to demonstrate that the agency's "action through inaction" found the tariff just and reasonable.