United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Kolbe v. Hogan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a constitutional action challenging the Maryland Firearm Safety Act's ban prohibiting law-abiding citizens from possessing the vast majority of...

It's My Party, Inc. v. Live Nation

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Entertainment Law
In an antitrust action between two competitors in the live music concert industry, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is...

Hayes v. Delbert Services Corp.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Debt Collection
In an arbitration action arising from a class action lawsuit over defendant's debt collection practices related to servicing payday loans, the...

Warfaa v. Ali

International Law
In an action brought under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) alleging that defendant, while a colonel in the...

Aikens v. Ingram

Civil Rights, Military Law, Judges & Judiciary
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a former reserve military officer alleging that other service members monitored his email messages in...

Central Radio Co. v. City of Norfolk

Constitutional Law, Commercial Law
In a constitutional action arising from defendant-city's sign ordinance brought by plaintiff radio manufacturing and repair business, the district...

Colon Health Centers v. Hazel

Health Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a constitutional action, the district court's judgment for defendant is affirmed where Virginia's certificate of public need program, required for...

US v. Moore

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions arising from a foiled murder-for-hire plot are affirmed where: 1) the district court's jury instructions did not constructively amend the...

McFarland v. Wells Fargo Bank

Property Law & Real Estate, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Contracts
In a contracts action contending that plaintiff's mortgage agreement is an unconscionable contract under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and...

Cisson v. C.R. Bard, Inc.

Remedies, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action involving injuries sustained after using defendant C.R. Bard's transvaginal mesh medical devices, the district court's...