United States Fourth Circuit - October 2007 Opinion Summaries

Time Warner Entm't v. Carteret-Craven Elec. Membership Corp.

Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Public Utilities
In a dispute regarding fees defendant proposed charging plaintiff cable service provider to attach its cable to defendant's utility poles, granting of...

MacKenzie Med. Supply, Inc. v. Leavitt

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Determination by defendant that it overpaid plaintiff Medicare reimbursement payments for power wheelchairs that plaintiff provided to Medicare...

Long v. Dunlop Sports Group Ams., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In WARN Act case where golf ball manufacturer ceased all production without prior notice, but did give notice at the time of shutdown, summary...

Incumaa v. Ozmint

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In prisoner's civil rights action alleging a First Amendment violation from prison's policy barring inmates from receiving publications via mail,...

Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Bakkebo

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In civil case alleging fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud against a bank, $161 million judgment against defendant is affirmed over claims that the...

The Last Best Beef LLC v. Dudas

Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a case involving the relationship between the Lanham Act and section 206 of the subsequently enacted Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related...

Colgan Air, Inc. v. Raytheon Aircraft Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claims of negligence, strict liability, and breach of express and implied warranties arising out of the...

Bouchat v. K-Mart Corp.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Sports Law
In copyright infringement cases arising out of the design and use of the logo for the Baltimore Ravens football team, summary judgment for plaintiff...

Novell, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law
On cross appeals from interlocutory orders in an antitrust action, denial of Microsoft's motion to dismiss claims alleging injury to competition in...

In re: Cotton Yarn Antitrust Litig.

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action brought by purchasers of cotton and poly-cotton yarn against various North Carolina manufacturers of the yarns, alleging that the...