The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s determination that the Adam Walsh Act was not impermissibly applied retroactively to Matherly. However, the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary …
24TH SENATORIAL DIST. REPUBLICAN COMM. V. ALCORN, NO. 15-1478
Decided: April 19, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ and plaintiff-intervenor’s complaints, as the Committee lacked standing to bring the suit.
The Republican Party of Virginia (the “Party”) is governed …
GALLOWAY v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC., No. 15-1392
Decided: April 8, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order.
Jacqueline Galloway (“Galloway”) entered into a retail installment contract (“RISC”) in order to finance her purchase of a vehicle in March 2007. The …
HENSON v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC., No. 15-1187
Decided: March 23, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal.
Four Maryland consumers, Ricky Henson, Ian Glover, Karen Pacouloute, and Paulette House, each entered into a retail installment sales contract with CitiFinancial …
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision.
In December 2008, Rebecca Groves and Jonathan Hadden (the “employee-plaintiffs”) began working as retail sales consultants for AT&T in Anderson, South Carolina, …
CUMBERLAND CNTY. HOSP. SYS., INC. v. BURWELL, NO. 15-1393
Decided: March 7, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling.
Appellant Cumberland County Hospital Systems, Inc., (“the Hospital System”) commenced this action to obtain a writ of mandamus compelling the Secretary of the …
BELMORA LLC v. BAYER CONSUMER CARE AG, No. 15-1335
Decided: October 27, 2015
The Fourth Circuit concluded that the district court erred in reversing the U.S. Trademark and Appeal Board’s decision to cancel Belmora’s registration for the FLANAX mark based on deceptive use, …
The Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the judgment of the district court with instructions that the district court enter judgment in favor of the state.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling, which found that Maryland’s absentee voting program did not comport with ADA and Rehabilitation Act requirements, and further found that plaintiffs’ proposed remedy—the …