United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Eric Davis

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution in which the defendant pled guilty to possession of ammunition by a felon, the sentence is vacated and the case remanded, where: 1)...

Belk, Inc. v. Meyer Corp., U.S.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Remedies, Sanctions
In litigation over competing lines of high-end cookware in which the appellees claimed trade dress infringement and unfair and deceptive trade...

Everett v. Pitt County Board of Education

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a suit to enjoin a county board of education's student assignment plan for the school year 2011-2012, the district court's denial of relief is...

Gilbert v. Residential Funding LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit alleging that the defendants violated various consumer protection laws in connection with a residential mortgage, the district court's grant...

North Carolina Wildlife Federation v. North Carolina Dep't of Transportation

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
In a suit by conservation groups against state and federal transportation agencies, arguing that the process by which the agencies approved a toll...

US v. Laudermilt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, the district court's grant of a motion to suppress the firearm is reversed,...

Nahigian v. Juno-Loudoun, LLC

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSFDA) that included a claim for rescission of a contract for the purchase of land...

Gregg v. Ham

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a homeowner's suit against a bail bondsman and others alleging civil rights violations under 42 USC section 1983 and various state law tort claims,...

US v. Palacios

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, murder in aid of...

Almy v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a case contesting determinations of the Medicare Appeals Council (MAC) refusing to provide coverage for a device to treat osteoarthritis of the...