The Eastern District of Pennsylvania has promulgated a new policy regarding cameras and personal electronic devices for all of its courthouses. The new policy, which is embodied in a standing order that is available here, goes into effect on June 3, 2019. Because the Byrne Courthouse, where the Third Circuit sits, is covered by this standing order, the policy will affect counsel and parties with matters at the Third Circuit. The standing order provides that “[a]ll cameras and personal electronic devices shall be subject to inspection upon entry at all designated court security...

In re Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. 2019). This appeal had an unusual subject: whether certain documents that defendant GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) had designated as confidential in the District Court, pursuant to a protective order, but which were filed in connection with summary judgment proceedings, could go into the joint appellate appendix on plaintiffs’ appeal of that summary judgment ruling. GSK sought to keep the documents confidential on appeal. Plaintiffs disagreed, but the District Court largely sided with...

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