United States Fourth Circuit - July 2018 Opinion Summaries
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| Description | Date | Docket # |
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Griffin v. Hartford Life and Accident Ins. Co.United States Fourth Circuit
ERISA, Insurance Law
Affirmed that an insurance company did not improperly terminate an individual's long-term disability benefits. A former medical transcriptionist who...
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07/31/2018 | 17-1251 |
US v. SteeleUnited States Fourth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Vacated a restitution order imposed against a postal employee who had pleaded guilty to mail theft. The postal employee, who had stolen video games...
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07/27/2018 | 17-4580 |
Sierra Club, Inc. v. U.S. Forest ServiceUnited States Fourth Circuit
Oil and Gas Law, Government Law, Environmental Law
Vacated federal agency decisions approving construction of a natural gas pipeline through a national forest. Several environmental groups challenged...
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07/27/2018 | 17-2399 |
T.B., Jr. v. Prince George's County Board of EducationUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Rights, Education Law
Affirmed that a school district did not deprive a former student of his rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The student...
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07/26/2018 | 17-1877 |
Hunter v. Town of Mocksville, NCUnited States Fourth Circuit
Labor & Employment Law, Civil Rights, Insurance Law
Affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment that three police officers were terminated because they blew the whistle on what they viewed as...
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07/26/2018 | 17-1374 |
US v. ChittendenUnited States Fourth Circuit
Property Law & Real Estate, Asset Forfeiture
Vacated forfeiture orders in a case involving a fraudulent mortgage scheme. The defendant argued that she should not have been ordered to forfeit over...
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07/25/2018 | 15-4659 |
Berkley v. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLCUnited States Fourth Circuit
Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Affirmed that the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over a constitutional challenge to the Natural Gas Act. Landowners along the path...
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07/25/2018 | 18-1042 |
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Inc. v. AzarUnited States Fourth Circuit
Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Affirmed an order enjoining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from enforcing a Medicaid reimbursement policy that was set forth in a...
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07/23/2018 | 17-2237 |
Ergon-West Virginia, Inc. v. EPAUnited States Fourth Circuit
Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Vacated the denial of an exemption from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel standard program. A small refinery sought an...
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07/20/2018 | 17-1839 |
US v. DhiraneUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Sentencing
Affirmed the convictions and sentences for providing support to a foreign terrorist organization following a bench trial where the district court...
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07/16/2018 | 17-4205 |