26 Cited authorities

  1. Kach v. Hose ex rel. St. Moritz Security Services, Inc.

    589 F.3d 626 (3d Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,630 times
    Holding that because the record "leaves no room for doubt that [defendant] was bent on a singularly personal frolic," his conduct was "not cognizable as state action for § 1983 purposes"
  2. Klehr v. A. O. Smith Corp.

    521 U.S. 179 (1997)   Cited 540 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "reasonable diligence" was required to invoke the doctrine of fraudulent concealment in the context of civil RICO by analogy to antitrust cases
  3. Benak ex Rel. Alliance v. Alliance Capital

    435 F.3d 396 (3d Cir. 2006)   Cited 323 times
    Holding dismissal is appropriate where "it appears to a certainty that no relief could be granted under any set of facts which could be proved."
  4. Crouse v. Cyclops Industries

    560 Pa. 394 (Pa. 2000)   Cited 359 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the commencement of the limitations period may be determined as a matter of law "where the facts are so clear that reasonable minds cannot differ."
  5. Cetel v. Kirwan Financial Group, Inc.

    460 F.3d 494 (3d Cir. 2006)   Cited 271 times
    Holding plaintiffs gained "actual knowledge" when they learned they faced financial penalties in "direct contradiction" to what they had been told by fiduciary
  6. Hamil v. Bashline

    481 Pa. 256 (Pa. 1978)   Cited 464 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Establishing that the plaintiff bears the burden of proof
  7. Cochran v. GAF Corp.

    542 Pa. 210 (Pa. 1995)   Cited 148 times
    Holding that plaintiff did not exercise reasonable diligence as a matter of law because he did not seek medical help to ascertain the cause of his illness until four years after discovering the illness
  8. Knopick v. Connelly

    639 F.3d 600 (3d Cir. 2011)   Cited 94 times
    Finding that "[f]raudulent concealment would also toll the start of the statute of limitations on [a plaintiff's] malpractice claim until he reasonably should have been aware of his injury and its cause"
  9. William A. Graham Co. v. Haughey

    568 F.3d 425 (3d Cir. 2009)   Cited 99 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding "possession of a copy of a work alone does not constitute copyright infringement"
  10. Pension Trust Fund for Operating Eng'rs v. Mortg. Asset Securitization Transactions, Inc.

    730 F.3d 263 (3d Cir. 2013)   Cited 80 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding Merck applies to both the Exchange Act and Securities Act
  11. Section 636 - Jurisdiction, powers, and temporary assignment

    28 U.S.C. § 636   Cited 498,240 times   39 Legal Analyses
    Holding that when a party fails to object to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, our review of the district court's resulting decision is for plain error so long as the party "has been served with notice that [this consequence] will result from a failure to object"
  12. Rule 72 - Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 72   Cited 165,636 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Granting a party fourteen days to object to a Magistrate Judge's non-dispositive order
  13. Section 2255 - Civil remedy for personal injuries

    18 U.S.C. § 2255   Cited 1,651 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Defining "minor" as "any person under the age of 18 years"