United States Fourth Circuit - May 2013 Opinion Summaries

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health Law
Petition for review of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order finding that the petitioner violated the FTC Act, by excluding non-dentist teeth...

Marine Repair Services, Incorporated v. Fifer

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Decision and Order of the Benefits Review Board awarding permanent partial disability benefits to petitioner's former employee, under the Longshore...

Crockett v. Mission Hospital, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment to defendant-employer, on plaintiff's hostile work environment claim is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff failed to establish that she...

US v. Jones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's multiple convictions for his participation in a scheme to arrange fraudulent marriages between Navy sailors and foreign nationals is...

US v. Castellanos

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The district court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress the cocaine, which had been found in the gas tank of a Ford Explorer as the vehicle...

Libertarian Party of Virginia v. Judd

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a 1983 action in which plaintiffs challenge a Virginia law that requires signatures on nominating petitions be witnessed either by the candidate...

White v. White

Family Law, International Law
In father's action for wrongful removal under the Hague Convention, seeking the return of his son to Switzerland, the district court's judgment that...

Johnson v. American United Life Insurance

Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law
In an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act brought by plaintiff-widow to recover accidental death and dismemberment benefits for...

Painter's Mill Grille, LLC v. Brown

Civil Rights, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly dismissed plaintiffs' complaint alleging that defendant-landlord and its agents, motivated by racial animus, interfered...

Grayson Consulting, Inc. v. Wachovia Securities, LLC

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law
District court judgment affirming the bankruptcy court's decision to grant summary judgment for defendants in adversary proceeding in which plaintiff...