United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Reynolds v. Am. Red Cross Nat'l

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In plaintiff's suit for disability discrimination against his former employer, local chapter of the Red Cross, judgment of the district court is: 1)...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's conviction and sentence for a child pornography offense are affirmed where: 1) defendant's Fourth Amendment violation claim is without...

US v. Caporale

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's order directing that defendant be freed from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and placed on supervised release is affirmed, where...

US v. Gonzalez-Flores

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction and sentence for drug posession, for being an illegal alien, and knowingly and intentionally possessing a firearm that had been...

Blitz v. Napolitano

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In plaintiffs' suit for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging the use of advanced imaging technology scanners and invasive pat-downs at...

US Foodservice, Inc. v. Truck Drivers & Helpers Local Union No. 355

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an employer's suit against a union seeking recovery of allegedly mistaken contributions under both ERISA section 403 and the federal common law of...

US v. Vaughan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a conviction of a defendant for drug possession and conspiracy related offenses, district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence...

US v. Day

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence, Military Law
Defendant's conviction and sentence for various offenses stemming from his role as the mastermind of a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud the...

Rota-McLarty v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
In plaintiff's putative class action, alleging violations of various state consumer protection laws for undisclosed finance charges and other unfair...

Martin v. Lloyd

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit to enjoin enforcement of two South Carolina statutes prohibiting certain "devices pertaining to games of chance," district court's...