Legal Opinion
Avins v. Moll
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 6, 1984No. Civ. A. 79-0089, 79-2089 and 81-1248PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAHN, District Judge.
These actions, consolidated for trial purposes, are brought by Alfred Avins (“Av-ins”), the founder and former Dean of Delaware Law School of Widener University (“DLS”). 1 Avins seeks damages and equitable relief against various individual and corporate defendants, whom Avins claims wrongfully ousted him from his position as DLS Dean and faculty member.
These cases have a tortuous and protracted history. For nearly a decade, Av-ins has engaged in litigation against one or more of the defendants in the consolidated actions: Widener University (“Widener”), DLS,…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Eddy v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Shearin v. E.F. Hutton Group, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1994
- Smith v. School District of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
- Federico EREBIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHRYSLER PLASTIC PRODUCTS CORPORATION; Chester R. Ferguson, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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