August 16, 2021
The Third Circuit revived a South Carolina couple's claim against Pep Boys over a manager who allegedly called them a racial slur and initially refused to fix their car's tire, finding that the couple didn't have to be denied service for the manager's hostile behavior to be a potential violation of the Civil Rights Act.
May 28, 2021
The Third Circuit's oral argument schedule for June will present novel issues in the areas of intellectual property and civil rights, as a television journalist fights websites accused of using her photo without permission and a Black couple spar with Pep Boys in their suit claiming they received racist treatment.