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Decided April 1, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s holding that it could not compel arbitration based on the unconscionability of three provisions in the parties’ franchise agreement. The Fourth …
Decided: February 25, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated the district court’s denial of a motion to suppress a firearm obtained during an improper Terry stop. The Fourth Circuit ruled that …
Decided: February 25, 2013
Larry Junior Copeland pleaded guilty to distributing five or more grams of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C.§ 841(a)(1). Copeland waived his right to appeal in his plea agreement. However, …
Decided on: February 21, 2013
The Fourth Circuit addressed whether a “biological opinion” (“BiOp”) issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (“the Service”) to the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is arbitrary and capricious under the …
Decided: February 21, 2013
The issue in the case was whether a municipal ordinance, which prohibits individuals form soliciting immediate donations near two streets that run through the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia, unconstitutionally restrict …
Decided: February 15, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to exclude evidence that was obtained during a warrantless search. The government argued that the exigent circumstances exception applied to …
Decided: February 11, 2013
After a jury trial, Holness was convicted of interstate domestic violence and attempted witness intimidation. On appeal, Holness alleged that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain …
Decided: February 8, 2013
This case involved a sea vessel chartering company’s attempt to reach the assets of two shipping companies—entities claimed to be controlled by the corporate owner of a certain vessel that had …
Decided: February 8, 2013
Petitioner Bruce C. Bereano appealed the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of coram nobis in which Bereano sought coram nobis relief to vacate his seven mail fraud …
Decided: January 18, 2013
Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) and West Virginians for Life (WVFL), both organizations that engage in election-related speech, and a West Virginian resident, Zane Lawhorn, who wants to receive WVFL’s communications, …
Decided: January 16, 2013
Defendant Irvin Bumpers appealed the district court’s denial of his pre-trial motion to suppress the firearm that served as the basis of his conviction of being a felon in possession of …
Decided: January 16, 2013
In this case, the parents of an eighth grade student suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”) brought suit against the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioner (“BCBSC”) in federal district …
Decided: January 14, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of all claims against Bank of America brought by representatives of a putative class of plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were participants …
Decided: January 14, 2013
The bankruptcy trustee (the “Trustee’) for debtor Total Realty Management Company (“TRM”) appealed the district court’s dismissal of his adversary action against R.A. North Development, Inc. and R.A. North Development I, …
Decided: January 11, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the district court to dismiss relator’s action under the False Claims Act. The court of appeals found that the district court …