United States Fourth Circuit - July 2016 Opinion Summaries

N.C. State Conference v. McCrory

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In consolidated cases which challenge provisions of a recently enacted North Carolina election law, the District Court's rejection of contentions...

Sea 'B' Mining Co. v. Addison

Government Benefits, Health Law, Administrative Law
In a petition for review, in an underlying case in which claimant applied for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. sections 901-944,...

Clark v. Cartledge

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
A document filed by a pro se litigant as an extension of time to request a certificate of appealability qualifies as the notice of appeal required by...

Brickey v. Hall

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for retaliatory discharge in violation of the First Amendment, brought by a plaintiff who was fired for...

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. US Army Corps of Engineers

Water Law, Environmental Law
In an action challenging the adequacy of the environmental review conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers before it issued a permit pursuant to...

Williams v. Lendmark Financial Services

Consumer Protection Law, Banking Law
In action challenging, under Maryland's Credit Grantor Closed End Credit Provisions (CLEC), Md. Code Ann., Com. Law section 12-1001 et seq., the...

Lawson v. Union County Clerk of Court

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a former court clerk's challenge to her termination on First Amendment grounds, the District Court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff,...

Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Hunter Labs. v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
In a settled qui tam action against multiple medical laboratory businesses, alleging that the medical laboratories had submitted false claims to the...

Alvarez v. Lynch

Immigration Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision finding him ineligible for cancellation of removal, the petition is denied...

Guessous v. Fairview Property Investments

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging 42 U.S.C. section 1981 claims for race discrimination hostile work environment and retaliation and Title VII of the Civil Rights...