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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Oct
25
2022
Another Heavy Metals Consumer Class Action Lawsuit Dismissed Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
25
2022
Fourth Circuit Rules That Gender Dysphoria Is a Disability Under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
25
2022
Fourth Circuit Extends Territorial Reach of Wire Fraud Statute Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
19
2022
MDL For PFAS AFFF Sees Long-Awaited Government Contractor Ruling CMBG3 Law
Sep
14
2022
Fourth Circuit Holds That Gender Dysphoria is Protected Under the ADA Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
2
2022
Fourth Circuit Changes Rule on Finality of Court Ordered Dismissal of Claims without Prejudice K&L Gates
Sep
1
2022
AFFF PFAS MDL Supplemental Briefing Filed With Court CMBG3 Law
Aug
31
2022
Fourth Circuit Holds Gender Dysphoria is a Protected Disability Under the ADA Mintz
Aug
29
2022
Fourth Circuit Holds the Americans with Disabilities Act Covers Gender Dysphoria Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
26
2022
Fourth Circuit Holds ADA Protections Cover Gender Dysphoria Vedder Price
Aug
23
2022
PFAS AFFF MDL: Government Contractor Defense Updates CMBG3 Law
Aug
19
2022
Gender Dysphoria is Not Excluded from Coverage under ADA, Fourth Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
11
2022
AI Can’t Hold Patents Because They Require an “Inventor” to Be a “Natural Person” Robinson & Cole LLP
Aug
10
2022
Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Summer 2022 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
5
2022
4th Circuit: Borrower Must Return Loan Proceeds After Rescission Despite Lender’s Failure to Meet TILA Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
4
2022
BLOOD IN THE WATER: DirecTV, LLC Faces Another $100,000,000 TCPA Exposure Days After Settling TCPA Suit for $17,000,000–And its Only Going to Get Worse Troutman Amin, LLP
Jul
28
2022
Fourth Circuit Holds Regulatory Notice of Violation Insufficient to Bar Private Party Clean Water Act Citizen Enforcement ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
27
2022
Fourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
20
2022
Can Actions Be Inadvertent and Intentional Simultaneously? For Automatic Stay Violations, the Answer Is "Yes." Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jul
18
2022
Federal Court Suggests Title IX Applies to Private Schools Receiving PPP Loans Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
1
2022
Corporate Bad Behavior Is Not Dischargeable Under Subchapter V Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jun
28
2022
U.S. Supreme Court To Determine Authority, Review Standard For Government Dismissals Of False Claims Act Qui Tam Actions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
27
2022
Subchapter V—Fourth Circuit Rules Not a Panacea for the Dishonest Debtor Nelson Mullins
Jun
23
2022
Fourth Circuit Rules That Corporate Small Business Debtors Under Subchapter V May Not Be Able to Discharge All Debts ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
23
2022
Lost and “Found”: Fourth Circuit Interpretation of Discovery in Support of Foreign Litigation Opens Circuit Split McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
16
2022
Fourth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment to Defendant in Driver Privacy Litigation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
15
2022
Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Over 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Bracewell LLP
Jun
15
2022
Siegel v. Fitzgerald – How to Remedy the Impacts of an Unconstitutional Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
13
2022
Fourth Circuit Decision Clarifies Application of Exceptions to Discharge in a Subchapter V Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jun
10
2022
The Corpus Linguistics Bug: New Cases in the Sixth, Fourth Circuits Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
31
2022
"My Lawyer Made Me Do It" is Not an Absolute Defense to Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Ward and Smith, P.A.
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
May
6
2022
Court of Appeals Rules That Oil and Gas Company Has Ongoing Obligation to Restore Property Despite General Release of Damages in Surface Use Agreement Roetzel & Andress LPA
Apr
29
2022
Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Spring 2022 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
28
2022
Another Data Breach Lawsuit for Lakeview Loan Servicing Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
27
2022
North Carolina federal court holds it lacks jurisdiction over claims of out-of-state opt-ins Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
26
2022
Fourth Circuit Rules on Data Privacy and Trade Secret Claims Brought in Context of Former Employee/Employer Dispute Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
25
2022
Federal Court: Employee’s Self-Serving Testimony and Discovery Responses Did Not Satisfy Burden of Proof on Summary Judgment Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
21
2022
Fourth Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Does Not Require Absent Class Members’ Consent Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
16
2022
HSRA Filings in Genesis Shed Light on Definition of "Patient" for 340B Covered Entities McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
14
2022
When a Law is Ambiguous and a Defendant's Interpretation Makes Sense: Fourth Circuit Rejects FCA "Liability Through Ambush" McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
14
2022
Trademark Disputes Continue to Brew Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
12
2022
Fourth Circuit Explains How Burdens Should be Allocated for Objections to Class Settlement Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
31
2022
A Growing Circuit Split: Does the IRS Have Sovereign Immunity from Fraudulent Transfer Claims under 11 U.S.C. § 544(b)(1)? Nelson Mullins
Mar
28
2022
Employers Be WARNed: Remote Employees Receive Class Certification in Suit for Wrongful Termination Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
25
2022
4th Circuit Holds Tax Penalty Obligations Are Not Voidable Fraudulent Transfers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
24
2022
Hefty Civil Penalties: Another Reason Patent Owners Should Consider Patent Litigation at the ITC Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
22
2022
TCPA Litigation Update — No Deference to the FCC’s 2006 Fax Order Mintz
Mar
21
2022
Remote Employees Can Bring Class Action Under The WARN Act Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
15
2022
Fourth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Insurance Claim for Pandemic Related Business Losses Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
 

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