4th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The Fourth Circuit jurisdiction is one of the larger US Districts, in terms of the states which fall under its jurisdiction. The Federal Circuit Court for the District is the Lewis F. Powell Jr. Courthouse, which is located in Richmond, VA.

The districts and states which fall under the Fourth Circuit and appeals heard by the Federal Circuit Courthouse includes: District of Maryland, Eastern/Middle/Western Districts of North Carolina, District of South Carolina, Eastern/Western Districts of Virginia, and Northern/Southern Districts of West Virginia.

The district courts in each of the states/territories are the US District Court of Maryland in Baltimore, the Eastern District Court of N. Carolina in Raleigh, the Middle District in Greensboro, and the Western District of N. Carolina is in Charlotte. The District of S. Carolina is in Columbia. The Eastern District Court of Virginia is in Alexandria, and the Western District Court is in Roanoke, VA. In W. Virginia the Northern District Court is in Wheeling and Southern District in Charleston, WV.

There are currently 15 active judges and 3 senior judges who sit on the Fourth Circuit bench. Roger L. Gregory is currently the Chief Judge appointed to head the Federal Circuit Court for the Fourth District. As with the other Circuits, seats are filled and appointments made for new judges in the order which they were filled.

A famous case from the circuit is Zeran v. America Online (1997). In this case the court determined the immunity of ISPs for wrongs committed by their users under Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act. The court held the CDA provided “federal immunity to causes of action which would make service providers liable for information originating from third-party users.” The court found that allowing plaintiff’s claims would release a floodgate for freedom of speech litigation, with the new wave of online/internet activity by third-party users under ISP service agreements.

Cases and content covered by the National Law Review from the Fourth Circuit includes: writs of mandamus, certiorari, Habeas Corpus (including custody and release of prisoners), appeals from tax cases, En Banc Determinations, NLRB decision appeals, bankruptcy proceedings, motions for relief, judgment, or final orders, and reviews of enforcement or agency orders. Further, our website often covers news and updates about federal appointments, judges stepping down, agency announcements, and general news which comes out of the Fourth District Federal Court, and local state court systems.

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Mar 23 2019	When an FLSA Blended Rate Improperly Acts as a Regular Rate: A Case in Point	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 8 2019	North Carolina Court Awards $41 Thousand-Plus Penalty for Failure to Produce Documents Requested by Plan Participants	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 22 2021	Bonuses Prompted by Federal Tax Reform and Pay for Charitable Volunteer Time Were Properly Excluded From Employees’ Overtime Calculation, Fourth Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 20 2021	Aon Defeats ERISA Class Action at Trial	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 11 2014	Mine Operators, not Contractors, Have Injury Reporting Duty	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 17 2018	EEOC’s Notice Pleading Survives Motion to Dismiss in Failure to Accommodate and Wrongful Termination Suit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 25 2021	Fourth Circuit Clarifies Scope of Title VII Same-Sex Workplace Harassment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 3 2014	$237 Million Judgment Against Health Care System for Stark Law and False Claims Act Violations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 23 2014	NLRB Cannot Show Unlawful Discharges Where Decision-Maker Was Unaware Of Employees’ Pro-Union Activity	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 15 2015	Fourth Circuit Sets Employee-Friendly Standard for Title VII Retaliation Claims	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 17 2016	Fourth Circuit Upholds Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Retaliation Finding and Substantial Monetary Award	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 11 2017	Applicant Who Failed Pre-Employment Drug Test Could Not Show That Public Employer Violated Her Due Process Rights or Title VII	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 17 2019	Agents Beware: Representation Agreement May Not Be Enforceable If It Violates State Sports Agent Laws	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 12 2021	Court Rejects Challenge to West Virginia Private Employer’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policies	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 17 2014	Employer Used As Means to Commit Crime not a Victim under Restitution Act, Fourth Circuit Court Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 11 2017	Employee Cannot Maintain Collective Action for Employer’s Failure to Post FMLA Notice	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 25 2021	Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds HIPAA Does Not Create a Private Right of Action	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 10 2014	Criminal Charges Dropped against Mining Company, Foreman	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 31 2019	Fourth Circuit Reaffirms That Regular, Reliable Attendance Is Essential Function Of Most Jobs	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 27 2022	North Carolina federal court holds it lacks jurisdiction over claims of out-of-state opt-ins	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 29 2014	Social Media and Spoliation – Can A Client Delete Her Facebook Posts?	Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Jan 12 2016	Another Post-Tackett Ruling Denying Retiree Health Benefits	Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar 31 2016	Fourth Circuit Extends Section 43(a) Lanham Act Standing to Companies Not Selling Their Product or Using Their Mark in U.S.	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 10 2021	Some Interesting CDA Section 230 Developments: A Novel FCRA Victory, a Negligent Design Exception and a Startling New State Law	Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb 3 2015	4th Circuit: Four Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 21 2017	Fourth Circuit Tells District Court Not to Abstain in False Ad Holy War	Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov 10 2017	E.D. Virginia Allows FCA Whistleblower Retaliation Claim To Proceed	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan 28 2021	4th Circuit Holds Law Firm Partner Is Not an Employee Protected Under Title VII	Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb 3 2017	Fourth Circuit Concludes That State Law Claims For Life Insurance Benefits Are Preempted	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 11 2022	From Ireland to Iceland to Groban? Supreme Court Leaves in Place Circuit Split Regarding Approach for Assessing Substantial Similarity in Copyrighted Works	Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep 25 2014	Fourth Circuit Holds That Insurer Waived Right to Rescind Commercial Property Policy	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 3 2017	Claims Against Investment Adviser in ERISA Fee Litigation Case Dismissed	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 24 2014	Halbig and King and The Struggle of Two Federal Appeals Courts to Find Meaning in Words That May or May Not Be in the ACA: Of Mice and Elephants	Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb 23 2015	Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment against EEOC in Background Check Suit	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 14 2015	Appealing a Trademark Registration Refusal? Win or Lose, You May Have to Pay the USPTO’s Legal Fees	Proskauer Rose LLP

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