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Decided: March 18, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a qui tam action that the district court held was barred by the statute of limitations and the first-to-file bar under …
Decided: March 18, 2013
Woods was convicted of numerous charges arising from a tax fraud scheme. On appeal, he argued that his trial was prejudiced by three errors: (1) that the district court improperly restricted …
Decided: March 15, 2013
In this case, a daycare center located in the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, filed a lawsuit against the city after the city council had denied the center’s application to extend its …
Decided: March 15, 2013
Karen Balas appealed the district court’s denial of relief on her claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title …
Decided: March 14, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reverse the district court’s ruling that vacated a jury verdict in favor of Georgia-Pacific and awarded judgment to Von Drehle based on a preclusion defense. …
Decided: March 12, 2013
William Scott MacDonald challenged the district’s court denial of his writ of habeas corpus. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court’s judgment and remand for an award of …
Decided: March 8, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the district court in holding that appellants were not “customers” of Raymond James Financial Services (“RJFS”), and therefore the arbitration agreement …
Decided: March 7, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that convictions under Tennessee’s statutory rape statute, which sets the age of consent at eighteen, do not categorically qualify for the crime-of-violence sentencing enhancement established at U.S.S.G. …
Decided: March 7, 2013
The Francises appealed a decision by the district court finding that diversity jurisdiction existed and granting summary judgment to Allstate on its claim that the Francises’ insurance policy did not provide …
Decided: March 6, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment awarding Francine Helton retroactive pension plan payments for a time period where she was eligible for benefits, but was unaware …
Decided: March 5, 2013
Thirteen North Carolina residents brought suit after a statutory change imposing stricter eligibility requirements for in-home personal care services (“PCS”) eliminated their access to in-home PCS. The residents (“the PCS recipients”) …
Decided: March 4, 2013
The Government appealed the district court’s decision to reduce the Defendant’s sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), contending that the district court erred in its interpretation of its original sentencing ruling …
Decided: March 4, 2013
In this case, the Fourth Circuit held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) does not preempt the enforceability of a state law waiver that was entered into …
Decided: March 1, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated the defendant’s conviction of a carjacking and remanded the case for a new trial. The Fourth Circuit ruled that the district court …
Decided: March 1, 2013
The Municipal Association of South Carolina (the “MASC”) sought a declaration in district court that South Carolina municipalities are entitled to assess “municipal business taxes” against insurance companies. The taxes are …