United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Iraq Middle Market Dev. v. Harmoosh

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement, International Law
In a case in which a creditor secured a judgment securing in Iraq for non-payment of a promissory note and sought to have a recognized in federal...

Nease v. Ford Motor Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against an auto manufacturer, alleging that plaintiff suffered serious injuries in an accident caused by a design defect...

Sijapati v. Boente

Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In a petition filed by a native and citizen of Nepal, seeking review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding him removable under...

US v. Dozier

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Career offender sentence for guilty plea to distribution of a quantity of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. section 841(a)(1), is affirmed...

US v. Moreno-Tapia

Immigration Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for conviction of illegal reentry by a removed alien, 8 U.S.C. section 1326(a) and (b)(2), as well as failure to register as a sex offender...

Huskey v. Ethicon, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action brought by a plaintiff who experienced complications from the implantation of a transvaginal mesh medical device, the...

Salinas v. Commercial Interiors, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Construction
In a suit against a now-defunct framing and drywall installation contractor alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C....

Sotnikau v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision affirming an IJ's decision finding petitioner subject to removal due to...

Gwozdz v. Healthport Technologies, LLC

Tax Law
In a suit challenging defendant's collection of $23 in sales tax on the sale of medical records, under the Tax Injunction Act (TIA), the district...

US v. Agyekum

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for conviction of structuring cash transactions to evade reporting requirements, 31 U.S.C. section 5324, and agreement to forfeit assets are...