• Minor v. McDonough

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Dodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:22-cv-0304

    Defendant moved for summary judgment in plaintiff's title VII action asserting discrimination and retaliation in his not being promoted and court found defendant presented a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason and plaintiff produced no evidence of pretext. Motion granted.

  • Wilson v. United States

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Chagares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-1940

    District court erred in granting summary judgment to government based on the lack of an expert report in appellant prisoner's pro se medical negligence action because the Federal Tort Claims Act did not incorporate Pa.R.Civ.P. 1042.3 and appellant did not otherwise have an adequate opportunity to seek an expert or conduct discovery due to his unique position as a pro se inmate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reversed.

  • Finizie v. McDonough

    Publication Date: 2023-09-04
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Kearney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-294

    Age/gender discrimination and retaliation complaints were dismissed where employee could not prove that employer's non-discriminatory selection of candidates with more recent experience was pretext for discrimination/retaliation. Defendant's motion for summary judgment granted.

  • Davis v. Wigen

    Publication Date: 2023-08-28
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-3162

    Prison inmate and fiance sufficiently pled Religious Freedom Restoration Act claim based on prison's alleged practice of denying inmate marriage requests by asserting they viewed marriage as having religious significance and an expression of their faith. Order of the district court affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part.

  • Stinson v. Triple Canopy, Inc

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Rufe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-4557

    Defendant moved for summary judgment in plaintiff's religious discrimination and retaliation action over accommodation for his beard and court found plaintiff was granted an accommodation and failed to show a prima facie case of religious discrimination. Motion granted.

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  • Port Hamilton Refining & Transp., LLLP v. U.S. Envt'l Prot. Agency

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Energy | Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew C. Simpson, Andrew C. Simpson Law Offices, Christiansted, VI for petitioner.
    for defendant: Todd S. Kim, Heather E. Gange, United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC for respondent.

    Case Number: 23-1094

    EPA's "reactivation" policy deeming a shut-down facility as "new" upon resumption of operations improperly extended scope of Prevention of Significant Deterioration program under the Clean Air Act, which expressly applied only to new and modified facilities.

  • Mylan Inc. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Federal Government | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Jordan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clint Carpenter, Arthur T. Catterall, United States Department of Justice Tax Division, Washington, DC; Emily J. Giometti, Cincinnati, OH; Lisa M. Rodriguez, Office of District Council, Internal Revenue Service, Newark, NJ; Mary H. Weber, Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel, Cincinnati, OH for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory G. Garre, Eric Konopka, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC; Bryan M. Killian, William F. Nelson, James G. Steele, III, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Washington, DC for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-1193

    Legal expenses incurred by generic drug manufacturers to defend against patent infringement lawsuits were tax-deductible where they were ordinary and necessary business expenses as patent litigation was separate from the FDA approval process for ANDAs.

  • United States v. Vepuri

    Publication Date: 2023-08-07
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Federal Government | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Chagares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-1562

    District court properly dismissed the portion of the indictment asserting defendants conspired to violate 21 U.S.C. §§331(d) and 355(a) in action over sourcing of an active ingredient for a drug from a facility not included in the Abbreviated New Drug Applications approvals and court found the drug at issue had the same composition and labeling as the drug for which an ANDA approval was effective and government could not rely on the premise that the two drugs were different and noted government's other argument had been rejected in We

  • United States v. United States Sugar Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-07
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Federal Government | Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan S. Kanter, Doha Mekki, Maggie Goodlander, David B. Lawrence, Daniel E. Haar, Nikolai G. Levin, Peter M. Bozzo, Brian Hanna, Jonathan Y. Mincer, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Washington, DC for plaintiff-appellant.
    for defendant: Melissa Arbus Sherry, Amanda P. Reeves, Lindsey S. Champlin, David L. Johnson, Charles S. Dameron, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC; Lawrence E. Buterman, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Christopher S. Yates, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy G. Cameron, Peter T. Barbur, David R. Marriott, Daniel K. Zach, Michael K. Zaken, Lindsey J. Timlin, Hannah L. Dwyer, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Amanda L. Wait, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Washington, DC; Kelly E. Farnan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter J. Schwingler, Stinson LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Daniel K. Hogan, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE for defendant-appellees.

    Case Number: 22-2806

    Rather than employ the hypothetical monopolist test analysis for determining product market under Section 7 of the Clayton Act, the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's analysis using the actual market for refined sugar as the product market definition.

  • Suleiman v. Cardona

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education | Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Colville
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:22-cv-736

    Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's motion for declaratory relief and a court order declaring her correct birth date on her U.S. passport so she could comply with regulations pertaining to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and court dismissed her complaint without prejudice because court did not have subject matter jurisdiction. Motion granted.