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United States Fourth Circuit - June 2005 Opinion Summaries

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Brewer v. Nat'l Indem. Co.
United States Fourth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Insurance Law 
The district court erred in finding that plaintiff-administratrix lacked standing to pursue her claim against defendant for the negligent breach of... 		06/30/2005 03-1531
US v. T.M.
United States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Dismissal of defendant's juvenile proceeding, for lack of jurisdiction, is reversed where there is a substantial federal interest in his alleged... 		06/27/2005 04-4564
TNT Logistics v. NLRB
United States Fourth Circuit
Labor & Employment Law 
Plaintiff-employer did not commit an unfair labor practice when it fired one of its employees since, given the employee's record of carelessness, it... 		06/24/2005 04-1131, 04-1200
Invention Submission Corp. v. Dudas
United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Patent 
Plaintiff's action against the Patent and Trademark Office's advertising campaign to counter invention promotion scams is dismissed for lack of... 		06/24/2005 04-2295
Young v. Nickols
United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law 
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), does not bar plaintiff from invoking 42 U.S.C. section 1983 to assert a claim for damages against defendant-law... 		06/24/2005 04-6469
Willingham v. Crooke
United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law 
In a section 1983 action alleging improper arrest, judgment in favor of defendant-police officer is vacated where the district court erred in... 		06/23/2005 04-1548
US v. Rivera
United States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Defendants' convictions for conspiracy to commit premeditated murder are affirmed over their claims that the district court erred by 1) admitting... 		06/23/2005 04-4149, 04-4150
Hill v. PeopleSoft USA
United States Fourth Circuit
Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law 
In an employment discrimination claim, denial of plaintiff's motion to compel arbitration is vacated where the district court erred when it looked... 		06/22/2005 04-2187
Hall v. Chrysler Credit Corp.
United States Fourth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection 
A creditor is entitled to offset preference payments through the extension of new value to the debtor so long as the debtor does not make an otherwise... 		06/22/2005 04-2374, 04-2458
Am. Canoe Ass'n v. Murphy Farms
United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Environmental Law 
The district court correctly held that plaintiff-citizen groups satisfied the jurisdictional requirements for a citizen suit under section 505(a) of... 		06/21/2005 04-2052

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