Burton v. Schamp
In these consolidated appeals from prisoners’ civil rights actions, a magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaints before the defendants consented to the magistrate’s jurisdiction. The Third Circuit vacated the dismissal
In these consolidated appeals from prisoners’ civil rights actions, a magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaints before the defendants consented to the magistrate’s jurisdiction. The Third Circuit vacated the dismissal
The New Jersey Appellate Division considered the reach and contours of the common law litigation privilege, which insulates a litigant from harmful or defamatory statements or communications made during judicial
The New Jersey Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment. Plaintiff sued Defendant-appellants alleging medical negligence and vicarious liability for the negligent acts of their agents or employees.
An insurance company sued several pharmacies and doctors that had financial interests in those pharmacies. The gist of the suit was that the doctors were prescribing a compound cream that
When the plaintiff visited her mentally ill son, a state psychiatrist and nurse left her alone. The staff was supposed to supervise all patient meetings. And the plaintiff’s son had
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court and ordered the dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint. A murderer’s mother, acting as the murderer’s power of attorney, alleged that several medical
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the order dismissing all claims and parties in this action in which Plaintiff sought damages related to Decedent’s alleged exposure to asbestos. Decedent worked for
The Third Circuit ruled that applying Pennsylvania usury laws to an out-of-state lender does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause. The plaintiff issues automobile loans with interest rates as high
The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a judge’s order, which denied the plaintiff’s application under the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) to compel the defendants to produce privileged documents and
The New Jersey Appellate Division was confronted with the issue of whether the general policies recognized by the Court Rules that support broad discovery between parties to the litigation necessarily
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