United States Fourth Circuit - June 2010 Opinion Summaries

Suisa v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Israeli couple's petition for review of a decision by the BIA pretermitting consideration of their applications for adjustment of immigration status...

Williams v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's ERISA suit against MetLife for terminating her long-term disability benefits, judgment of the district court in favor of the plaintiff...

Robb Evans & Assoc., LLC. v. Holibaugh

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Evidence
In a court appointed receiver's suit against defendant seeking to recover receivership property, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor...

US v. Young

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for drug related offenses and sentence to 136 months' imprisonment is affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded where: 1)...

US v. Jackson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law
District court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss his indictment for making false statements on "a matter within the jurisdiction of the...

Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. US Airways Group

Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an airline pilots union's suit to establish and arbitrate before a multi-employer, multi-union board of adjustment, district court's dismissal of...

Ramirez v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
Mexican citizens' petition for review of a decision dismissing their appeal of an IJ's denial of the husband's application for adjustment of status is...

Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Fairbrook Med. Clinic, P.A.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) suit on behalf of plaintiff-doctor against her former employer for creating a hostile work...

US v. Rendon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Military Law
In a prosecution of defendant for child pornography, a denial of a motion to suppress evidence as the fruits of an unconstitutional search of...

US v. Peterson

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements set forth in 31 U.S.C. section 5313(a), district court's...