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Decided: January 28, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the District of Maryland did not abuse its discretion by denying Shirley Gross’s (Gross) request to amend her complaint, and …
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 …
Decided: January 7, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held (1) that the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia properly denied Roger and Judy Hoschar’s (collectively, the appellants) motion to remand, as …
Decided: December 19, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia erred by aggregating the unnamed members of a proposed but uncertified class of defendant …
Decided: December 12, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court’s dismissal of Plaintiffs’ action under the False Claims Act (the “FCA”) against Purdue Pharma L.P. and Purdue Pharma, Inc. (together “Purdue”). …
Decided: November 15, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that “for purposes of the nominal party exception to the rule of unanimity governing removal,” contractor G.R. Hammonds, Inc. (Hammonds) was a nominal party in a contribution …
Decided: November 5, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Project Management Company’s (PMC) case against DynCorp International …
Decided: October 21, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that, because prisoner James G. Blakely (Blakely) previously brought more than three federal lawsuits that were expressly dismissed at summary judgment as frivolous, malicious, or for failure …
Decided: October 30, 2013
The Fourth Circuit dismissed a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction finding that, absent a federal tariff, federal courts have no subject matter jurisdiction over a motor carrier’s breach of …
Decided: September 18, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s order granting summary judgment against six plaintiffs in their action against the Sheriff of the City of Hampton, …
Decided: August 7, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court order abstaining from exercising jurisdiction under the Colorado River doctrine in a case brought against Defendants.
In June 2004, Maryland residents …
Decided: July 22, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to consider a petition brought by a detained ship and its owner for release because the United States Coast …
Decided: July 12, 2013
Finding that the district court did not err in finding Mohammad Saaili Shibin (“Shibin”) guilty of all 15 charges relating to his involvement in the piracy and ransom of two ships …
Decided: July 12, 2013
The Fourth Circuit dismissed the appeal of Pfizer Inc., Roerig, and Greenstone, LLC (“Appellants”), finding that the court lacked jurisdiction to review the district court’s decision to remand the case to …
Decided: July 3, 2013
A majority of the Fourth Circuit, sitting en banc, vacated the judgment of the district court, which granted summary judgment to Plaintiffs Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc., St. Bridgid’s …