United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Dulaney v. Packaging Corporation of America

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A grant of summary judgment to an employer on Title VII sexual harassment claims is vacated and the case remanded, where: 1) there were genuine issues...

Holbrook v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) alleging that the plaintiff suffered financial harm as a result of the...

Shirvinski v. Coast Guard

Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a suit stemming from the termination of a private at-will consulting agreement with a subcontractor on a Coast Guard project, the district court's...

US v. King

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The sentence imposed after conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is affirmed, where: 1) the district court did not err...

US v. Henry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution for offenses related to spouses' conduct of growing marijuana at their home in a rural area of West Virginia, the convictions and...

Ray Communications, Inc. v. Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Media Law
In a trademark infringement action against a radio broadcasting company, the district court's grant of the defendant's motion for summary judgment as...

US v. Hudson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
An enhanced sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed, where: 1) the defendant had three previous felony convictions, two of...

In re Quigley

Bankruptcy Law
In chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings in which the proposed plan deducted the amount of payments on two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) as expenses, when...

Lefemine v. Wideman

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a case under 42 USC section 1983 in which it was accepted for purposes of appeal that the actions of government officials were an impermissible...

Ocean Pines Ass'n, Inc. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
On petition for a redetermination of federal income tax deficiencies brought by a 501(c)(4) nonprofit homeowners association, the Tax Court's ruling...