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Ballard Spahr LLP: Concepcion Mandates Individual Arbitration Even When Statutory Rights Cannot Be Vindicated, 3rd Circuit Holds
Posted on 19 Sep 2012 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By the Consumer Financial Services Group The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], obligates courts to compel individual arbitration... Read More

Tags: Hough v. Regions Financial Corp. , AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , Third Circuit , American Express , New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act , Second Circuit , 3rd Circuit , Arbitration , Buffington v. SunTrust Banks , Inc. v. Brewer , Concepcion , class action , Litigation , Ballard Spahr , Inc. , Missouri Title Loans , class action waiver , U.S. Supreme Court , American Express Merchant's Litigation , Homa v. American Express Co.

3rd Circuit Reverses Denial Of Summary Judgment On Medical Monitoring Claim
Posted on 25 Aug 2010 by Dylan McGuire

PHILADELPHIA - (Mealey's) A panel of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 24 reversed a district court's finding in favor of medical monitoring for a minor plaintiff who allegedly was injured by an experimental heart stent, holding... Read More

Tags: A.I. duPont Hospital for Children , 3rd Circuit , Molly Guinan , Cheatham Platinum stent , M.G. v. A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children , Food and Drug Administration , In re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation , tort , personal injury , FDA , stent , heart drugs , Litigation , lawsuit , CP stent , medical monitoring , cardiac defect

Family Appeals Delaware School Board Prayer Ruling
Posted on 1 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WILMINGTON Del. - (AP) A Jewish family is taking their lawsuit over starting Indian River district school board meetings with Christian prayer to the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys for the unnamed family hope the federal appellate court... Read More

Tags: prayer in school , 3rd Circuit , prayer , Judge Joseph Farnan Jr. , Indian River district school board , Delaware , Litigation , lawsuit , Anti-Defamation League