United States Fourth Circuit - January 2016 Opinion Summaries

Aikens v. Ingram

Civil Rights, Military Law, Judges & Judiciary
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a former reserve military officer alleging that other service members monitored his email messages in...

Central Radio Co. v. City of Norfolk

Constitutional Law, Commercial Law
In a constitutional action arising from defendant-city's sign ordinance brought by plaintiff radio manufacturing and repair business, the district...

Colon Health Centers v. Hazel

Health Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a constitutional action, the district court's judgment for defendant is affirmed where Virginia's certificate of public need program, required for...

US v. Moore

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions arising from a foiled murder-for-hire plot are affirmed where: 1) the district court's jury instructions did not constructively amend the...

McFarland v. Wells Fargo Bank

Property Law & Real Estate, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Contracts
In a contracts action contending that plaintiff's mortgage agreement is an unconscionable contract under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and...

Cisson v. C.R. Bard, Inc.

Remedies, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action involving injuries sustained after using defendant C.R. Bard's transvaginal mesh medical devices, the district court's...

Estate of Armstrong v. Village of Pinehurst

Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising from the death of Ronald H. Armstrong after being tased by police, the district court's grant of summary...

Bauer v. Lynch

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Government Law
In an employment discrimination case challenging the FBI's use of gender-normed physical fitness standards, the district court's grant of summary...

Askew v. HFRC, LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Contracts
In a debt collection action arising from a car loan, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is: 1) affirmed as to plaintiff's...

Route 231, LLC v. Commissioner

Tax Law
In a tax action, the Tax Court's determination that $3.816 million constituted gross income instead of a capital contribution is affirmed where: 1)...