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Decided: May 30, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in its grant of summary judgment to Stephanie Crockett’s (“Crockett”) former employer …
Decided: May 29, 2013
Affirming the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit held that the district court properly admitted certain hearsay statements made by the defendant’s cousin and …
Decided: May 24, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the Eastern district of Virginia.
In May 2009, Malcom White (“Mr. White”) and Soudabeh White (“Ms. White”) were married in Switzerland. …
Decided: May 24, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia properly stayed the appellants’ action in light of a parallel state lawsuit filed earlier by …
Decided: May 24, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the Distrct of Maryland’s decision to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 12(b)(6) by Painter’s Mill Grille, …
Decided: May 24, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants following the bankruptcy and collapse of an alleged Ponzi scheme. The court held that the …
Decided May 24, 2013
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s denial of accidental death and dismemberment (“AD & D”) benefits to the insured’s widow through group policies issued by American United Life Insurance Company …
Decided May 17, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of plaintiffs’ requested disability accommodation to their homeowners’ association policy (the HOA). The court also affirmed the district court’s denial of defendant’s request …
Decided: May 29, 2013
Affirming the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit held that petitioners had standing to challenge the constitutionality of a residency requirement for petitions and also held …
Decided: May 16, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia concerning an insured party’s ability to stack Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (“UM/UIM”) coverage. The district …
Decided: May 10, 2013
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal of a preliminary injunction granted by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against the Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare (“PBH”) and …
Decided: May 19, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that prison inmate Jerome Williams had no clearly established constitutional right to visitation, therefore granting Warden Willie Eagleton qualified immunity from monetary damages for suspending Williams’s visitation …
Decided: May 15, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Four Environmental groups (collectively, the “Environmentalists”) commenced this action, against the U.S. Army Corps of …
Date Decided: May 13, 2013
The Fourth Circuit vacated the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) final order of removal of Ali Sina Karimi with instructions to reinstate Karimi’s asylee status.
Karimi is a citizen of …
Decided: May 10, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court’s confirmation orders stripping off junior liens against debtors’ residences. The Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee (the “Trustee”) challenged the confirmation orders. However, …