• 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    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 LLP. Wilmington, Delaware; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 22-1729

    Wrongfully retained mineral royalties were not part of a debtor's estate where applicable state law granted lessors a property interest proceeds, meaning debtor had no equitable interest in the funds.

  • Sousa v. Amazon.com, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: E-Commerce | Retail
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-3043

    Discrimination and hostile work environment claims failed where plaintiff failed to plead sufficient facts supporting an inference that purportedly adverse employment actions were had a discriminatory or retaliatory motivation or that offensive behavior from a supervisor was severe or pervasive.

  • Ingram v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-23
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cary L. Flitter, Andrew M. Milz, Jody T. López-Jacobs, Flitter Milz, Narberth, PA; Brent F. Vullings, Vullings Law Group, LLC, Collegeville, PA for appellants.
    for defendant: David P. Helwig, Marks O’Neill O’Brien Doherty & Kelly, Pittsburgh, PA; Cecil J. Jones, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: 21-2430

    District court erred in ruling that furnisher of consumer credit information was exempt from obligation to investigate indirect dispute referred by a consumer reporting agency upon deeming the dispute frivolous, where the Fair Credit Reporting Act expressly granted that exception solely to consumer reporting agencies for indirect disputes.

  • Yankees Ent. & Sports Network, LLC v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-09
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Freeman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-3121

    District Court properly dismissed insurance coverage dispute for lack of personal jurisdiction where neither party was headquartered in Delaware and the underlying policy did not cover any property or loss in Delaware.