LIN v. HOLDER, NO. 13-1016
Decided: November 14, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) did not abuse its discretion when it refused to reopen the petitioner’s second motion to reopen his asylum claim because …
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Decided: November 14, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) did not abuse its discretion when it refused to reopen the petitioner’s second motion to reopen his asylum claim because …
Decided: November 14, 2014
The Fourth Circuit denied Petitioner’s claim for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) decision.
Petitioner (“Mulyani”) grew up as a Christian in Indonesia, which is a primarily Muslim country. …
Decided: October 8, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the “recess session” appointment of a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) member was valid under the U.S. Constitution. The Court also held that the General Counsel …
Decided: July 22, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court, and held that the applicable Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) statutory language is ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations; applying deference to the IRS’s …
Decided: July 18, 2014
In Cordova v. Holder, the Fourth Circuit granted Cordova’s petition for review, and remanded the case to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) for further proceedings after concluding that the BIA …
Decided: July 11, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court, and held that the “permit shield” defense for discharges of selenium was unavailable to a corporation that failed to disclose the presence of the …
Decided: June 10, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a social security claimant’s motion for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“the Act”).
Social Security claimant, Meyer, appealed …
Decided: May 1, 2014
The Fourth Circuit determined that physicians’ opinions provided sufficient evidence that a coal miner’s lung disease hastened his death. Accordingly, the Court reversed and remanded the administrative board’s decision.
Johnnie Collins …
Decided: March 27, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the Dickenson-Russell Coal Company (Dickenson Coal) had an unconditional duty—under Part 50 regulations to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 C.F.R. § …
Decided: March 25, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision ordering the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to pay attorneys’ fees to Propak Logistics, Inc. (“Propak”) because the EEOC acted unreasonably in filing …
Decided: March 6, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s award of summary judgment to defendant Verizon Maryland, LLC (“Verizon”) on claims pursued by plaintiff Core Communications, Inc. (“Core”) for concealment …
Decided: February 25, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment enjoining the defendant from participating in deceptive Internet advertising practices and holding her jointly and severally liable for equitable monetary …
Decided: February 21, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of relator’s False Claims Act (“FCA”) claim, which alleged that the defendants presented false claims to the government for reimbursement …
Decided: February 21, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia properly dismissed Clear Sky Car Wash LLC’s (Clear Sky) complaint against the City of Chesapeake …
Decided: January 27, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that it was without jurisdiction to consider a coal operator’s petition for review following the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission’s (the “Commission”) decision to temporarily …