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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Jun
16
2017
Trademark Confusion Defused: How to Qualify Your Expert and Prove Reliable Trademark Confusion IMS Legal Strategies
Jun
12
2017
Coming Home? Federal Circuit Asked to Immediately Weigh in on Proper Venue Post-TC Heartland K&L Gates
Jun
12
2017
Fourth Circuit Strikes a Blow to FCRA Plaintiffs Polsinelli PC
Jun
8
2017
California State Controller Defeats Judgment Creditor’s Claim To Escheated Funds Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
6
2017
New Title VII Promotion Discrimination Decision Explores Pretext Analysis Zuckerman Law
Jun
1
2017
Fourth Circuit Decision in Triple Canopy Sets up Another Implied Certification Circuit Split McDermott Will & Emery
May
31
2017
Summertime Blues for the President’s Travel Ban Executive Order? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
30
2017
Breaking News: Fourth Circuit Court Issues Ruling Against Executive Order Regarding Travel Suspension Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
26
2017
4th Circuit Ruling Continues Star-Crossed Fate of Trump Administration Travel Ban Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
26
2017
Dish Network to Pay $61.5 Million in Damages After TCPA Trial K&L Gates
May
18
2017
Fourth Circuit Court Finds “Plausible” DOJ’s Assertion That Anti-Steering Provisions Violate Section 1 of Sherman Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
17
2017
Straight Shooter: Fourth Circuit Stands By Its Earlier Decision In Case About Iraqi Security Guards Whose Inability To Shoot Straight Gave Rise to FCA Liability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
3
2017
Claims Against Investment Adviser in ERISA Fee Litigation Case Dismissed Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
24
2017
Can DOJ Impose False Claims Act on States? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
21
2017
Fourth Circuit Tells District Court Not to Abstain in False Ad Holy War Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
20
2017
A Perilous “Advice of Counsel” Defense Results in Disclosure, Not Only of Attorney/Client Communications, but of Attorney Work Product Material as Well Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
18
2017
Fourth Circuit Court Finds FIFRA Precludes Copyright Protection for the Required Elements of Pesticide Labels Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
17
2017
The Fourth Circuit’s New Test for Joint Employment Under the FLSA and Why You Should Care Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
17
2017
Fourth and Ninth Circuit Courts to Review Latest Executive Order Regarding Travel Suspension Hunton Andrews Kurth
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.
Apr
5
2017
DOJ Anti-Steering Suit Against Carolinas Healthcare Survives Preliminary Motion Mintz
Apr
4
2017
Fourth Circuit: Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act Requires Employer to Consider Jobs Other than Employee’s Current Job When Assessing Possibility of Reasonable Accommodation Mintz
Mar
31
2017
No False Advertising Where There Is No Injury or Statements Are Opinions McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
30
2017
Virginia Ash Pond Seeps Violate CWA, But Do Not Warrant Civil Penalty ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
29
2017
Fourth Circuit Rejects Retirees’ Claim for Vested Health Benefits Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
24
2017
Federal Government Not Successful in Moving to Dismiss First Amendment Challenge to TCPA K&L Gates
Mar
21
2017
Two Federal Courts Block President Trump’s Latest 90-Day Travel Suspension; Administration’s Appeal to the Fourth Circuit Forthcoming Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
20
2017
Travel Ban Executive Order Update: Constitutional Tug-of-War Continues Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
16
2017
Antitrust Not Always Available in Competitor Disputes in the Healthcare Sector Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
15
2017
How Does Supreme Court’s Remand of Transgender Discrimination Case Impact Wage-and-Hour Class Actions? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
10
2017
Failure to Accommodate Religious Belief Claim to Move Forward Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
10
2017
Fourth Circuit Clarifies the Role of the Collection Due Process Hearing McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
9
2017
Privilege Waived as to Unprotected Information on File Share Site K&L Gates
Mar
9
2017
Parallel Universe: Navigating Discovery in Concurrent Civil and Criminal Proceedings Ward and Smith, P.A.
Mar
9
2017
Fourth Circuit Hands Victory to Lenders in Chapter 13 Mortgage Case Ward and Smith, P.A.
Feb
28
2017
Veteran Class-Action Suits Following Data Breaches Dismissed for Lack of Standing McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
24
2017
Fourth Circuit Leaves Undisturbed a District Court Decision Against the Use of Statistical Sampling, and Holds that the United States Has the Unfettered Power to Veto FCA Settlements Faegre Drinker
Feb
23
2017
Proof by Proxy in FCA Suits? District Court Says It Depends Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
22
2017
Fourth Circuit Permits DOJ to Reject FCA Settlement, But Punts Decision on Statistical Sampling Mintz
Feb
21
2017
Fourth Circuit Declines to Address FCA Sampling Dispute as “Issue of Fact” While Affirming United States Has “Unreviewable Veto Power” to Deny Settlements McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
21
2017
Fourth Circuit Offers New Test for Joint Employment Under FLSA Mintz
Feb
16
2017
Fourth Circuit Punts at Rare Opportunity to Rule on Statistical Sampling Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
16
2017
Prince v. Sears: Reminder About Benefits of Complete Preemption Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
6
2017
Another Joint Employer Test Makes Its Debut Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
3
2017
WV Fed. Court Requires Proof of Safer, Alternative Design for Strict Liability Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
3
2017
Fourth Circuit Concludes That State Law Claims For Life Insurance Benefits Are Preempted Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
1
2017
Fourth Circuit Court Rejects Criminal Defendant’s Attempt to Dismiss Indictment Based on Favorable Defense Verdict in Non-Intervened FCA Case McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
17
2017
Insurers Prevail on Partial Motion to Dismiss in Cost of Insurance Class Action Faegre Drinker
Jan
16
2017
Western Virginia Federal Court Rejects TCPA Claims Based on Theory of Third-Party Liability K&L Gates
Jan
12
2017
The Fourth Circuit’s Decision in OVEC v. Fola Coal Company Set to Impact this Region’s Regulated Community Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
 

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