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NOTE: Most opinions are marked "Precedential" or "Non-Precedential", either on the cover page, or somewhere on the first page of the opinion. Non-Precedential Opinions are only binding upon the parties involved, and should not be cited or relied upon for the legal principles stated within.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)
January
Independent Entr Inc v. Pittsburgh Water
Union Pacific RR v. Ametek Inc
Al Tech Spec Steel v. Algheny Intl Credit
Carnegie Mellon Univ v. Schwartz
February
Keller v. Orix Credit Alliance, Inc.
Keller v. Orix Credit Alliance, Inc.
Dresser Ind Inc v. Underwriters Lloyds
McCartney v. Integra Natl Bank N
E&R Erectors Inc v. Secretary of Labor
MA Sch of Law v. Amer Bar Assn
March
Caterpillar Inc v. Intl Union United
City of Erie v. Guaranty Natl Ins Co
Shareholders v. Sound Radio Inc
Kachmar v. SunGard Data Sys Inc
April
Wagner v. Pennwest Farm Credit
Barren Creek Coal Co v. Witmer
Atl Mutl Ins Co v. Commissioner IRS
Flight Sys Inc v. Elec Data Sys Corp
May
Schuylkill Energy v. PA Power & Light Co
Konstantopoulos v. Westvaco Corp