1997 Decisions
As a recognized backup archive for the United States Court for the Third Circuit, Villanova University School of Law maintains digital copies of all opinions filed by the Court since May of 1994. New opinions are added monthly.
NOTE: Most opinions are marked "Precedential" or "Non-Precedential", either on the cover page, or somewhere on the first page of the opinion. Non-Precedential Opinions are only binding upon the parties involved, and should not be cited or relied upon for the legal principles stated within.
Also, even precedential opinions may have been overruled since the time the case was published. The legal validity of any of these opinions should be checked with a citator (e.g. Lexis' Shepard's or Westlaw's KeyCite)
May
RNS Ser Inc v. Secretary Labor
June
RNS Ser Inc v. Secretary Labor
Penn Allegheny Coal v. Williams
Bromwell v. Michigan Mutual Ins
Balgowan v. State of NJ Dept of Transportation
Klinger v. State Farm Mutl Auto
Township of Center v. First Mercury
July
Beauty Time Inc v. VU Skin Sys Inc
Teamsters Local 312 v. Matlack Inc
Connell v. Trustees Ironworker
Robinson v. City of Pittsburgh
Barton & Pittinos v. SmithKline Beecham
John Wyeth & Bros v. Cigna Intl Corp
Township of Center v. First Mercury
Township of Center v. First Mercury
Fallon Elec Co Inc v. Cincinnati Ins Co
August
Teamsters Local 312 v. Matlack Inc
United States v. Smith, et al.