United States Fourth Circuit - December 2002 Opinion Summaries
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NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMSUnited States Fourth Circuit
Admiralty, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' CompensationAn employee was entitled to continued disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, because suitable alternative... |
12/27/2002 | 01-2401 |
THE SCOTTS CO. v. UNITED INDUS. CORP.United States Fourth Circuit
Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, RemediesA preliminary injunction in a Lanham Act false advertising was not warranted where plaintiff's focus group and survey evidence was not sufficiently... |
12/23/2002 | 02-1738/9, 02-1775 |
CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. v. HELDUnited States Fourth Circuit
Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health LawIn a coal miner and smoker's claim for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, in finding the existence of pneumoconiosis the administrative law... |
12/20/2002 | 99-2507 |
US v. WORRELLUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, EvidenceThe district court did not erroneously exclude expert testimony on an unmedicated medical condition, in convicting defendant for mailing threatening... |
12/17/2002 | 01-4857 |
US v. SHAWUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingThe district court did not commit plain error requiring correction under U.S.S.G. section 5G1.1, by using a sentencing range of 360 months to life... |
12/16/2002 | 00-4649 |
FREILICH v. UPPER CHESAPEAKE HEALTH, INC.United States Fourth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment LawAfter termination of medical staff privileges, a physician's action alleging 1) the unconstitutionality of federal statutes granting immunity to peer... |
12/13/2002 | 01-1890 |
YOUNG v. NEW HAVEN ADVOCATEUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media LawPersonal jurisdiction over a Connecticut newspaper and certain staff members was not constitutionally proper in Virginia, based on the posting of... |
12/13/2002 | 01-2340 |
US v. MONDRAGONUnited States Fourth Circuit
Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real EstateIn a civil forfeiture case against property allegedly connected to drug trafficking, the government's complaint met the particularity in pleading... |
12/13/2002 | 01-2434 |
THOMPSON v. POTOMAC ELEC. POWER CO.United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment LawA Title VII employment discrimination claim, alleging unlawful denial of training opportunities, and retaliation for complaints, was not actionable... |
12/12/2002 | 01-2097 |
CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORP. v. AULAKHUnited States Fourth Circuit
Banking Law, ContractsThe issuance of surety bonds does not constitute a credit transaction as defined under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and its Virginia counterpart. |
12/12/2002 | 02-1160 |
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