2020 / 4th Circuit Case Summaries
by S.C. Law Review · Published June 29, 2020 · Last modified July 1, 2020
In UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Kurbanov, the Fourth Circuit held that the defendant-appellee, Tofig Kurbanov, was subject to personal jurisdiction in federal court and remanded the case to the district court for the required reasonability analysis.
2020 / 4th Circuit Case Summaries
by S.C. Law Review · Published June 29, 2020 · Last modified July 1, 2020
In United States v. Smith, the Fourth Circuit held that even though the district court erred in allowing the government to waive its initial closing argument, the error did not prejudice the defendant and, therefore, his sentence still stands.
2020 / 4th Circuit Case Summaries
by S.C. Law Review · Published June 15, 2020 · Last modified July 1, 2020
In Estate of Jones v. City of Martinsburg, the Fourth Circuit held that the City of Martinsburg could not be held liable for a single incident of excessive force, by its police officers, that led to a man’s death.