United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. HOPKINS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Because the Supreme Court's recent stop and frisk decision in Florida v. J.L., 529 US 266 (2000) did not "newly recognize" any right, but merely...

JKC HOLDING CO. LLC v. WASHINGTON SPORTS VENTURES, INC.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Opinions and predictions of what a party hopes or anticipates will happen are not statements of material fact, and where the other party continues...

US v. BELLAMY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Even if the presentence report refers to the wrong sentencing guideline, the district court can still apply the correct sentencing guideline without...

WASHINGTON-DULLES TRANSP. LTD. v. METRO. WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTH.

Civil Procedure, Transportation
49 USC 49104(c) vests district courts with jurisdiction not only over the adoption of competitive bid procedures that satisfy the mandate of the...

MOSEMAN v. VAN LEER

Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Plaintiffs could not justifiably rely upon defendant's allegedly misstated representations used to pledge their corporate securities when they...

EDELL & ASSOCS., P.C. v. LAW OFFICES OF PETER G. ANGELOS

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Where one law firm assists another law firm in contingency fee litigation on the express condition of sharing in the contingency fee award, silence...

GRIGGS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A state court's holding that a governor's statement to the press was not a law for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause is not a decision that was...

ROSMER v. PFIZER INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
28 USC 1367 authorizes federal courts to exercise supplemental jurisdiction in a diversity class action when one named plaintiff has a claim above the...

PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS v. DOUGHNEY

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
To use a mark "in connection with" goods or services, defendant need not have actually sold or advertised goods or services on a web site, but need...

VELASQUEZ-GABRIEL v. CROCETTI

Immigration Law
8 USC 1231(a)(5) does not have a retroactive effect where the petitioner did not make an application to adjust his resident status before the new law...