United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Diamond v. Colonial Life

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute alleging race discrimination and retaliation, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff...

Columbia Cas. Co. v. Westfield Ins. Co.

Insurance Law

US v. Evans

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over his claim that the sentence is unconstitutional based on US v....

New Wellington Fin. v. Flagship Resort

Civil Procedure
The district court is entitled to exercise its discretion to decline to hear a declaratory judgment action in light of a parallel state-court case.

Carolina Power and Light Co. v. Dynegy

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
A claim for legal costs based on a contractual provision, that is not limited to expenses incurred during the underlying litigation, is an element of...

Taylor v. Progress Energy, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
Without prior court approval, 29 C.F.R. section 825.220(d) bars the prospective and retrospective waiver or release of the Family and Medical Leave...

US v. Cheek

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The enhancement of a criminal defendant's sentence on the basis of three previous convictions does not violate his Sixth Amendment rights when the...

Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-Secretary of Labor's action against various defendants for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act is reversed where the...

In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena

Civil Procedure, Evidence
Denial of plaintiff-employee's motions to quash a grand jury subpoena for documents related to an internal investion by AOL Time Warner is affirmed...

Fonner v. Fairfax County

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
The district court did not err in granting summary judgment for the defendants on plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Americans with Disabilities...