3rd Circuit Court

532 ABA Journal 3rd Circuit Court articles.

Mace General Counsel Gets 6 Months Home Confinement Over Illegal Workers

The general counsel of Mace Security International Inc. was sentenced yesterday by a federal judge to six months of home confinement and a year of probation for his role in hiring undocumented Mexican immigrants to work at company car washes in the Philadelphia area. Robert Kramer pleaded guilty in June…

Sep 16, 2009 11:34 PM CDT

Pfizer GC Loses Compliance Chief Role Under $2.3B Drug Marketing Settlement

The general counsel of Pfizer Inc. will no longer oversee the drug manufacter’s compliance program under the terms of a record-breaking $2.3 billion criminal and civil settlement by the company with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that it illegally marketed several drugs. Instead, a corporate integrity agreement (PDF)…

Sep 11, 2009 6:58 PM CDT

Hard-Fought N.J. Governor Race Puts Ex-US Attorney’s Driving Record at Issue

A hard-fought campaign for the office of New Jersey governor has put the driving records of two major party candidates under a spotlight. And, since one of them is a former U.S. attorney for the state, questions have been raised about whether his role as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor…

Sep 4, 2009 9:26 PM CDT

Pfizer Whistle-Blower’s $51.5M Payday Could Spark More Qui Tam Suits

Five whistle-blowers will share $102 million as part of a record-breaking $2.3 billion settlement by Pfizer Inc. of a federal criminal probe and civil qui tam litigation over the company’s drug-marketing practices. Among those expecting a hefty payday under the False Claims Act is a former Texas sales representative for…

Sep 3, 2009 12:09 AM CDT

Sued By Both Parties in N.J. Store Sale, Pa. Lawyer Wins Both Cases

A Pennsylvania solo who was sued by both parties over the papers she drew up for the $1.9 million sale of a New Jersey liquor store has won dismissals of both malpractice cases. But despite the rare double play executed by her defense lawyer, Michael Malin, the disgruntled liquor store…

Sep 2, 2009 7:22 PM CDT

Pfizer to Pay Record $2.3B, Subsidiary to Plead to Felony in Drug Marketing Case

A $2.3 billion global settlement by Pfizer Inc. detailed by federal authorities today reportedly includes a number of record payments to resolve both a federal criminal probe and a pharmaceutical whistle-blower case. The case concerns the company’s alleged illegal off-label marketing of multiple drugs and related claimed Medicare/Medicaid fraud, according…

Sep 2, 2009 5:41 PM CDT

3rd Circuit Allows Suit by Gay Man Claiming Bias Due to Mannerisms

A federal appeals court has ruled that a gay man who claims his effeminate mannerisms led to workplace discrimination may sue under Title VII. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Brian Prowel may pursue a Title VII claim alleging discrimination stemming from failure to conform to gender…

Aug 31, 2009 12:57 PM CDT

Accused Record ID Theft Mastermind to Plead Guilty in 2 Earlier Cases, Feds Say

A 28-year-old Florida resident accused of masterminding what authorities say is the largest-ever computer hacking and identity theft case is expected to plead guilty in two earlier cyberfraud conspiracy cases, prosecutors say. Paperwork filed in federal court in Boston today states that Albert Gonzalez will plead guilty by Sept. 11…

Aug 28, 2009 8:15 PM CDT

Federal Judge Again Rejects Guilty Pleas of 2 Former Pa. Judges

After a federal judge in Scranton refused to reconsider his earlier decision to reject their guilty pleas, two former Luzerne County, Pa., judges withdrew them today. Mark Ciavarella Jr., who served as the county’s president judge, and former senior judge Michael Conahan are now headed toward trial on honest services…

Aug 24, 2009 11:24 PM CDT

2 Disgraced Pa. Jurists Ask Fed’l Judge to Reconsider Nixed Plea

Two former Pennsylvania jurists whose conditional guilty pleas to corruption charges and agreed 87-month prison term were nixed by a federal judge late last month are now asking him to reinstate their pleas. In a joint filing yesterday, former Luzerne County president judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. and senior judge Michael…

Aug 21, 2009 6:51 PM CDT

Settlement Requires Judge to Pull Rulings from Westlaw, Lexis

A federal judge in Philadelphia has agreed to direct Westlaw and Lexis to pull eight of his published rulings in an attractive nuisance case to honor the terms of a confidential settlement. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Stengel vacated his opinions and directed their removal from the legal publishers’ databases after…

Aug 19, 2009 11:39 AM CDT

Alleged Mastermind in Biggest-Ever ID-Theft Prosecution Faces 2 Other Cases

The claimed 28-year-old mastermind indicted this week in a hack attack on retailers described as the biggest identity theft case ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice has allegedly been busy, very busy. In addition to his alleged involvement in the 130 million or so consumer data thefts from…

Aug 18, 2009 8:10 PM CDT

3 Indicted in Biggest Hacking and ID Theft Case Ever Brought by DOJ

Three individuals are charged in a federal indictment handed down in New Jersey today in what the U.S. attorney’s office in Newark describes in a press release as apparently the largest computer hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice. At least 130 million credit and…

Aug 17, 2009 8:00 PM CDT

Obama Nominates ERISA Expert, Federal Judge for 6th and 3rd Circuits

Corrected: President Obama has nominated a lawyer known for her ERISA expertise and a federal judge from Pennsylvania for spots on two federal appeals courts. Jane Stranch, a labor and ERISA expert at the Nashville law firm Branstetter, Stranch and Jennings, was nominated for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of…

Aug 7, 2009 4:09 PM CDT

Hand Over Client Info, 9th Circuit Tells Ex-Hagens Berman Counsel

Upholding a preliminary injunction issued by a federal court in western Washington state, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has told two onetime counsel for Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro to hand over information about prospective clients they lined up for their now-former law firm. Eran Rubinstein and…

Aug 5, 2009 8:45 PM CDT

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