17 Cited authorities

  1. Frederico v. Home Depot

    507 F.3d 188 (3d Cir. 2007)   Cited 2,218 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding a dismissal order "without prejudice" was a final order because the plaintiff elected to stand on her original complaint rather than amend or refile it
  2. Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc.

    357 F.3d 392 (3d Cir. 2004)   Cited 933 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that 28 U.S.C. § 1441 is to be strictly construed against removal
  3. Packard v. Provident Nat. Bank

    994 F.2d 1039 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 721 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that punitive damages cannot be recovered against trustee under Pennsylvania law
  4. Laborers' Int'l Union v. Foster Wheeler Energy

    26 F.3d 375 (3d Cir. 1994)   Cited 513 times
    Holding issues not raised in opening brief on appeal are waived
  5. Farina v. Nokia Inc.

    625 F.3d 97 (3d Cir. 2010)   Cited 235 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding that, even though plaintiff "attempts to characterize his claims as consumer claims based only on false and misleading statements, ... he necessarily must establish that cell phones abiding by the FCC's SAR guidelines are unsafe to operate ... and "[w]hether or not [he] intends to expressly challenge the FCC standards at trial, the inescapable effect of his complaint is to do so"
  6. Mints v. Educational Testing Service

    99 F.3d 1253 (3d Cir. 1996)   Cited 236 times
    Holding that plaintiff did not raise a federal question when he pled that he lost rights protected by ERISA because "he merely set forth the loss of his ERISA protected rights as a consequence of ETS's actions which allegedly violated [the NJLAD]."
  7. U.S. v. Bertoli

    854 F. Supp. 975 (D.N.J. 1994)   Cited 39 times
    Finding a defendant's family ties "dubious, as evidenced by his willingness to involve family members in his stock manipulation scheme"
  8. Bajrami v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

    334 F. Supp. 3d 659 (E.D. Pa. 2018)   Cited 5 times   1 Legal Analyses

    CIVIL ACTION No. 18-cv-162 09-27-2018 Salih BAJRAMI, Plaintiff, v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendants. Alan H. Casper, Philadelphia, PA, Patrick A. Malone, Patrick Malone & Associates, Scott J. Bloch, Law Offices of Scott Bloch, PA, Washington, DC for Plaintiff. Heather J. Austin, Joshua Bachrach, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants. Rufe, District Judge Alan H. Casper, Philadelphia, PA, Patrick A. Malone, Patrick Malone & Associates, Scott

  9. Schwartz v. Comcast Corp.

    Civil Action No. 05-2340 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 28, 2006)   Cited 4 times   2 Legal Analyses

    Civil Action No. 05-2340. February 28, 2006 MEMORANDUM THOMAS O'NEILL JR., Judge Plaintiff, Adam Schwartz, filed a class action complaint on April 18, 2005 in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County alleging that defendant, Comcast Corporation, breached its contract with plaintiff, was unjustly enriched, and violated Pennsylvania's Consumer Protection Law by failing to provide high speed internet service to various businesses and residents in Pennsylvania in violation of its express and

  10. Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1332   Cited 111,339 times   572 Legal Analyses
    Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
  11. Section 1447 - Procedure after removal generally

    28 U.S.C. § 1447   Cited 33,103 times   110 Legal Analyses
    Holding that with exceptions not relevant here, "[a]n order remanding a case to the State court from which it was removed is not reviewable on appeal or otherwise"
  12. Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1927   Cited 8,831 times   81 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct
  13. Rule 902 - Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating

    Fed. R. Evid. 902   Cited 2,114 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Setting the certification process for domestic records of regularly conducted business activity
  14. Rule 1006 - Summaries to Prove Content

    Fed. R. Evid. 1006   Cited 1,739 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Allowing a "summary, chart, or calculation to prove the content of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs that cannot be conveniently examined in court."
  15. Section 15301 - Transferred

    42 U.S.C. § 15301   Cited 119 times

    42 U.S.C. § 15301 EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATIONSection 15301 was editorially reclassified as section 20901 of Title 52, Voting and Elections.

  16. Section 20901 - Payments to States for activities to improve administration of elections

    52 U.S.C. § 20901   Cited 40 times
    Providing for payment to states if "the chief executive officer of the State, or designee, in consultation and coordination with the chief State election official, notifies the Administrator not later than 6 months after October 29, 2002, that the State intends to use the payment in accordance with this section"
  17. Section 21083 - Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements and requirements for voters who register by mail

    52 U.S.C. § 21083   Cited 39 times
    Allowing first time voters to vote by mail if they submit identification with their mail ballot, exempting voters who registered by mail but submitted a copy of their registration with that identification