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Decided: July 21, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment as to Officers Ojaniit and Esposito, and dismissed the appeal as to Officer Ledford.
The Appellant initiated a civil action against officers of …
Decided: July 14, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s, Incorporated (“CBF”), untimely motion to intervene as a defendant.
Plaintiff sued the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) seeking declaratory relief …
Decided: June 23, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s clarifying order, and determined that the district court properly construed Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (F.R.C.P.) 60(a) when it found that the late notice …
Decided: June 23, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss Mike Ahumada’s False Claims Act (FCA) claim on behalf of the United States against the defendants, National Industries for the Severely …
Decided: June 23, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to review a district court’s order that remanded a case to state court.
Gilbert Bynum, a Norfolk Southern Railway employee, was injured on …
Decided: June 6, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider Appellees’ and Appellant’s interlocutory appeals and, thus, dismissed the appeals.
Appellees previously worked as security investigators in Appellant GEICO’s Claims Department, …
Decided: April 29, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the warranty companies could not proceed in federal court because the claims required the joinder of necessary and indispensable parties under the Federal Rules of Civil …
Decided: April 16, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the district court order that sealed litigation records violated the public’s right to access under the First Amendment, and that the district court abused its discretion …
Decided: May 15, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s civil commitment of the defendant to the custody of the United States Attorney General when the district court found that he was a sexually …
Decided: May 5, 2014
In this appeal, the Court held that the district court properly granted summary judgment for the plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and gross negligence claims because the plaintiff did not meet …
Decided: April 30, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the district court correctly denied Colgate Palmolive Company’s (Colgate) motion for vacatur seeking to strike the order remanding the case to state court.
Two plaintiffs filed …
Decided: March 13, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that Dr. Jon H. Oberg (Dr. Oberg), a relator for the United States, sufficiently alleged that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is a person for …
Decided: March 7, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the District of Maryland properly dismissed the plaintiff shareholders’ claims against Municipal Mortgage & Equity (MuniMae) and certain directors and …
Decided: March 6, 2014
The Fourth Circuit, finding that the district court lacked the information necessary to dismiss Appellants’ claims, vacated the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee and remanded for …
Decided: February 25, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment enjoining the defendant from participating in deceptive Internet advertising practices and holding her jointly and severally liable for equitable monetary …