United States Fourth Circuit - November 2008 Opinion Summaries

Zuh v. Mukasey

Immigration Law, International Law
Following decision finding petitioner-native of Cameroon eligible for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article 3 of the United...

US v. Goforth

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of motion to review a detention order pending sentencing for violations of the Controlled Substances Act is vacated and remanded where: 1)...

Worden v. SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a civil action by plaintiff-former employee against defendant-employer alleging that defendant violated two provisions of the Employee Polygraph...

Gagliano v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Remedies
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-insuree is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded where: 1) defendant-insurance company violated Employee...

Ziskie v. Mineta

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII claim alleging that defendant-employer created a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against plaintiff for asserting her...

US v. Jefferson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Evidence, Government Law, White Collar Crime
Indictment of defendant-state congressman for conspiracy and substantive offenses related to participation in multiple schemes is affirmed over claims...

US v. Hardy

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In defendant's sentence of fourteen months imprisonment for conspiracy to commit bank and Social Security fraud through the theft and passage of...

US v. N. Am. Bus Indus.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA) against defendant-former employer, grant of motion to dismiss and summary judgment in favor of...

Moseley v. Branker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a conviction and death sentence for capital murder, denial of petition for federal writ of habeas corpus relief is affirmed where: 1) the state...

Lightner v. City of Wilmington

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII employment matter, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where: 1) Title VII was enacted to prohibit...