Fourth Circuit Surveys

Week of July 20, 2020 through July 26, 2020

Fauconier v. Clarke (Niemeyer 7/20/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that a plaintiff can move forward with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims for damages against the …

Week of July 13, 2020 through July 17, 2020

United States v. Webb (Harris 7/13/2020): After a jury convicted the defendant of multiple criminal offenses related to drug trafficking and money laundering, the district court …

Week of July 6, 2020 through July 10, 2020

Buscemi v. Bell (Keenan 7/6/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that two candidates unaffiliated with a political party and one voter seeking to cast votes for write-in …

Week of June 22, 2020 through June 26, 2020

UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Kurbanov (Gregory 6/26/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that the defendant-appellee, Tofig Kurbanov, was subject to personal jurisdiction in federal court and remanded …

Week of June 15, 2020 through June, 19, 2020

United States v. Smith (Wilkinson 6/16/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that even though the district court erred in allowing the government to waive its initial closing argument–while …

Week of June 8, 2020 through June, 12, 2020

Billups v. City of Charleston (King 6/11/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that Charleston’s Tour Guide Licensing Ordinance, with its mandatory licensing scheme for conducting guided tours, …

Week of June 1, 2020 through June 5, 2020

United States v. Rogers (Harris 6/2/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that discretionary conditions to a defendant’s supervised release must be stated orally during the defendant’s sentencing …

Week of May 25, 2020 through May 29, 2020

Highlight Case

Affinity Living Grp., LLC v. StarStone Specialty Ins. Co., No. 18-2376

The Fourth …

Week of May 18 through May 21, 2020

Bing v. Brivo Sys., LLC (Traxler 5/19/2020; Quattlebaum 5/19/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that the factual allegations in Robel Bing’s (plaintiff-appellant) complaint failed to state a plausible …

Week of May 11 through May 15, 2020

Fessler v. IBM Corp. (Gregory 5/14/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that the facts alleged in an employee’s complaint, asserting fraudulent misrepresentation, constructive fraud, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, …

Week of May 8 through May 10, 2020

United States v. Doctor, 958 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2020) (Gregory 5/4/2020): The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s revocation of defendant’s supervised release and resulting sentence. The …

Week of April 6, 2020 through April 10, 2020

United States v. Keene (Keenan 4/9/2020): The  Fourth Circuit held that Congress intended for individuals to be convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1959, which imposes criminal penalties for committing violent …

Week of March 30 through April 3, 2020

Ashford v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Quattlebaum 4/3/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that arbitration will be required to settle Title VII claims arising from an employment agreement when there is …

Week of March 23, 2020, through March 27, 2020

United States v. Johnson (Kennan 3/25/20): The Fourth Circuit held a district court’s failure to conduct an evidentiary hearing when the jurors report personal safety concerns …

Week of March 9, 2020, through March 13, 2020

Williams v. Dimensions Health Corp. (Quattlebaum 3/13/2020): The Fourth Circuit held that a hospital admits a patient with good faith, and therefore meets the EMTALA’s “stabilization” …