United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Spaulding v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The district court properly dismissed plaintiffs' suit alleging defendants wrongfully denied their application for a mortgage modification under the...

US v. Medina-Campo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
The district court did not abuse its discretion in calculating defendant's 50 month sentence for illegal entry after deportation under the federal...

US v. Cone

Criminal Law & Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Defendants' various convictions arising out of a scheme to import and resell counterfeit pieces of computer networking equipment are: 1) vacated and...

Village of Bald Head Island v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Contracts, Environmental Law, Water Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint seeking to require defendant to honor commitments made to plaintiff and other North Carolina towns when developing...

Doe v. Virginia Department of State Police

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In challenge to Virginia statutes, which, together classify plaintiff as a sexually violent offender and prevent her from entering the grounds of a...

Mayo v. Board of Educ.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
Dismissal of class action brought by plaintiff-temporary employees alleging that they were entitled to the benefits of an arbitration award entered as...

Southern Walk at Broadlands v. Openband at Broadlands, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
District court's judgment in dispute in which plaintiff claimed that its contract for defendant to provide wire-based communication and video services...

Lansdowne on the Potomac v. Openband at Lansdowne, LLC

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for plaintiff homeowners association in suit alleging that its contract giving defendant the exclusive right to provide video services to the...

Ashley II of Charleston LLC v. PCS Nitrogen Incorporated

Contracts, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a cost recovery action against defendant under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), for cleanup of...

US v. Fisher

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A police officer's affirmative misrepresentation in his search warrant affidavit, which informed the defendant's decision to plead guilty and tinged...