United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Moore v. Williamsburg Regional Hosp.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action by a physician against a hospital, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed, where: 1) the Health Care Quality...

Carden v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Workers' Compensation
In an action for ERISA disability benefits, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where Defendant was entitled under its benefits plan to offset...

Slavchev v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a breach of contract action involving disability, summary judgment for Defendant is vacated with instructions to dismiss for lack of subject matter...

Martin v. Harris

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In an admiralty action based on a slip and fall accident, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed in part, where there was sufficient evidence that...

Narine v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In an appeal from the BIA's denial of Petitioner's motion for reconsideration, the BIA's order is reversed, where Petitioner did not knowingly and...

Willenbring v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Military Law
The dismissal of Petitioner's habeas petition with respect to the judgment of a military court is affirmed, where Petitioner: 1) did not completely...

PCS Phosphate Co. v. Norfolk Southern Corp.

Contracts, Transportation
In a breach of contract action concerning responsibility for relocation of a railroad line serving Plaintiff's mine, judgment for Plaintiff is...

US v. Uribe-Rios

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Defendant's conviction for entering the U.S. after being deported for an aggravated felony is affirmed, where the statute of limitations for the...

Dotson v. Pfizer, Inc.

Family Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for wrongful termination for use of Plaintiff's FMLA rights, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed in part, where Plaintiff did not need to...

McHan v. Comm'r. of Int'l. Rev.

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In an appeal from a Tax Court deficiency judgment, judgment for the IRS is affirmed, where prior criminal proceedings against Plaintiff did not have a...