United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Epps v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In a suit brought against an assignee bank pursuant to the Maryland Credit Grantor Closed End Credit Provisions (CLEC), the district court's judgment...

US v. Shrader

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In a prosecution on two counts of stalking through the use of a facility of interstate commerce and one count of being a felon in possession of a...

Maracich v. Spears

Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Class Actions, Commercial Law
In a suit by car buyers against lawyers who obtained the buyers' personal information from car delearships so that the lawyers could identify...

US ex rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a case in which the United States alleged that a hospital entered into compensation arrangements with certain physicians that violated the Stark...

Bracamontes v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In removal proceedings against a lawful permanent resident who had adjusted status after his last entry into the United States and then was convicted...

T-Mobile Northeast LLC v. The City Council of the City of Newport News

Administrative Law, Communications Law
In a suit by T-Mobile against a city and the city council over the denial of its application for a conditional use permit to construct a wireless...

Mayfield v. NASCAR, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a suit by a race-car driver and his race team against NASCAR and others for actions they took in response to the driver's positive drug test, the...

US v. Jefferson

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution of a former U.S. congressman for offenses arising from his involvement in multiple bribery and fraud schemes, all convictions but one...

US v. Oceanpro Industries, Ltd.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Sanctions
In a prosecution of a seafood wholesaler and two of its employees for purchasing untagged and oversized striped bass in violation of the Lacey Act,...

US v. Castillo-Pena

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a prosecution of a Nicaraguan national for falsely representing himself to be a US citizen during an ICE deportation investigation interview and...