Civil Litigation
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment on Time Barred Claims with Insufficient Facts
By Malorie Letcavage On July 7, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the civil case Poindexter v.… Read More
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No Double Recovery: Fourth Circuit Rejects Employee’s Claim for Additional Compensation
By Malorie Letcavage On June 1, 2015, the Fourth Circuit released its published opinion in the civil case Huntington Ingalls… Read More
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Claim Alleging Unconstitutional Redistricting for Wake County School Board Elections was Improperly Dismissed
By Elizabeth DeFrance On May 27, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Wright v.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Holds that Reference to the NAACP as the “National Association for the Abortion of Colored People” Does Not Infringe Upon or Dilute Trademarks Held by the NAACP
By George Kennedy On May 19, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Radiance… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Narrowly Construes FRSA’s Election of Remedies Provision
By Elissa Hachmeister Today, in a published opinion in the civil case of Lee v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on the Basis of Qualified Immunity
By Malorie Letcavage Overview In a published opinion of a civil case issued on April 28, 2015, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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What Is the Appropriate Procedure for Seeking Judicial Review of an Arbitration Award Entered Under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act?
By George Kennedy On April 21, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Freight… Read More
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No Qualified Immunity for Officers in Their Use of Excessive Force
By Joshua P. Bussen On March 18, 2015, in a published opinion of the civil case Smith v. Ray, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Prospective Request for Attorneys’ Fees Did Not Violate Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
By Rolf Garcia-Gallont In an opinion published today, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision in the civil case… Read More
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How Many Experts to Prove Causation? Five Fail in Medical Device Products Liability Case
By Elissa Hachmeister Today, March 2, 2015, in the civil case Lewis v. Johnson & Johnson, the Fourth Circuit affirmed… Read More
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Tort Claim Against Spam E-Mail Senders Barred By Consent Doctrine
By Patrick Southern Today, in Beyond Systems, Inc. v. Kraft Foods, Inc., the Fourth Circuit held in a published decision that the… Read More
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Are Even Torturers Immune from Suit? How Attorney General Opinions Shield Government Employees from Civil Litigation and Criminal Prosecution
By: Daniel L. Pines This article is only available in PDF format. Click here for the full PDF version of… Read More