Mealey's (May 9, 2019, 8:15 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A district court abused its discretion in dismissing a former detective’s age bias claim when it erred in concluding that the detective was responsible for a delay in litigation without evidence, failed to fully consider alternative sanctions and failed to consider whether the detective’s claim was meritorious, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 24, vacating the order of dismissal and remanding for further proceedings (Anthony Hildebrand v. Allegheny County, et al., No. 18-1760, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12123)....