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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Feb
25
2015
Choose Your Expert Wisely: Fourth Circuit Rejects EEOC's Choice on Background Checks Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
25
2015
The Court’s Decision in the FLANAX US Trademark Dispute Gives Bayer a Headache Mintz
Feb
25
2015
The Fourth Circuit Strengthens the FCA’s Implied Certification Theory in Triple Canopy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
23
2015
Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment against EEOC in Background Check Suit Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
19
2015
Skinner v. Armet Armored Vehicles, Inc.: One District Court’s Attempt to Apply Triple Canopy McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
13
2015
Court Holds MSHA Has Jurisdiction over Coal Blending Operation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
3
2015
4th Circuit: Four Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
30
2015
Fourth Circuit Applies Four Year Statute of Limitations, Approves Award of Emotional Distress Damages in SOX Claim in Federal Court Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
30
2015
Practicing in the Western District of Virginia CLE Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
28
2015
Recent U.S. Cases Highlight Liability Risks to Executives in Mining, Heavy Industrial Transactions McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
26
2015
Fourth Circuit Potentially Expands Scope of False Claims Act Liability Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
23
2015
Man Claiming Hand Scanning Time Clock Causes “Mark of the Beast” Wins Religious Discrimination Suit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
20
2015
U.S Court of Appeals False Claims Act Decision: United States ex rel. Badr v. Triple Canopy Inc. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
15
2015
False Claims Act Supreme Court Case to Watch For in 2015 Mintz
Jan
11
2015
Carolina Metal Finishing Will Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
5
2015
Robinson v. JoeyBra LLC - Design Patent Case Digest Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Dec
18
2014
Supreme Court Clarifies the Standard Governing Removal of Class Action Cases to Federal Court Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
17
2014
Senate Approves Judicial Nomination of Elizabeth Dillon Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
15
2014
Staffing Companies Hit with Class Action Alleging Violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act Mintz
Dec
8
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Pregnancy Discrimination Act at Oral Argument Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
2
2014
Supreme Court to Consider Accommodations of Pregnant Workers Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Nov
25
2014
Is The Duty To Defend Broader Than The Duty To Indemnify? Your Insurer Doesn't Think So, And Surprisingly, Some Courts Agree. Gilbert LLP
Nov
22
2014
Utah District Court Strikes Down Regulation of Species Under the Endangered Species Act Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
8
2014
Virginia District Court Declines To Dissolve Prayer Injunction After Supreme Court's Town of Greece Decision Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
7
2014
Fraud Claim Against Lender Dismissed Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
4
2014
Courts Cite Garlock Decision in Determining Evidentiary Use of Asbestos-Related Bankruptcy Trust Claims Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
28
2014
Recent Developments in Cases Dealing with the False Claims Act’s First-to-File and Public Disclosure Bars Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
23
2014
NLRB Cannot Show Unlawful Discharges Where Decision-Maker Was Unaware Of Employees’ Pro-Union Activity Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
15
2014
Supreme Court Justices Express Concern about Antitrust Immunity for State Licensure Boards ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
14
2014
Employers Can Learn Lessons from Success as Much as They Can from Failure Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
10
2014
Cybersecurity Litigation Monthly Newsletter - October 2014 Faegre Drinker
Oct
8
2014
A Court’s Review of a Disability Benefit Claim May Hinge on the Meaning “Satisfactory to Us” Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
7
2014
Supreme Court Lets Gay Marriage Stand In Five States Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
7
2014
The Supreme Court Continues to Punt on False Claims Cases Mintz
Sep
29
2014
Social Media and Spoliation – Can A Client Delete Her Facebook Posts? Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Sep
25
2014
The Affordable Care Act — How Did Two Courts Make Opposite Decisions on Tax Subsidies Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
25
2014
Fourth Circuit Holds That Insurer Waived Right to Rescind Commercial Property Policy Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
24
2014
North Carolina Judge Upholds Employer Classification of Employee as Exempt Computer Professional Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
8
2014
USPTO Fires Back at Synopsys in IPR Lawsuit Armstrong Teasdale
Sep
5
2014
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Agrees to Hear Halbig ACA Case Before Full Court Mintz
Sep
5
2014
North Carolina Dental Board Urges Reversal of FTC’s “Radical” Stance on State Action Immunity McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
4
2014
Is there a Serious Threat to a Secured Creditor's Right to Credit Bid at Bankruptcy Sales, or Is the Impact of Recent Cases Narrower? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
27
2014
Another Court Weighs in on Rule 9(b)’s Requirements Under the False Claims Act Mintz
Aug
19
2014
Divided Fourth Circuit Panel Rules On Burden of Proving Loss Causation in ERISA Fiduciary Breach Case Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
4
2014
SD3 v. Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc. – Virginia District Judge Axes Complaint Alleging Table Saw Safety Standards Conspiracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
4
2014
Pattern of Functional Dots in Absorbent Pad Functional? It’s a Fact Issue: McAirlaids, Inc. v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
31
2014
Eastern District of Virginia Dismisses "Standards Conspiracy" Antitrust Suit Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
28
2014
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 22: Charting the Future of the Premium Subsidies (and Employer Penalties): Halbig v. Burwell and King v. Burwell Mintz
Jul
25
2014
Conflicting Rulings on Health Insurance Subsidies Raise Concerns Among Insurers and Providers Armstrong Teasdale
Jul
24
2014
U.S. Appeals Courts Issue Conflicting Decisions on Whether ACA Permits Tax Subsidies of Health Care Coverage Purchased Through Federal Exchanges McDermott Will & Emery
 

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