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Fabrication claims revived in wrongful conviction lawsuit
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived fabrication-of-evidence claims brought by two men whose murder conspiracy convictions were vacated more than 20 years after they were sentenced […]
DTSA claim shouldn’t have been dismissed, 4th Circuit rules
A corporation plausibly alleged that its proprietary software was covered by the confidentiality provision of an employment agreement to sufficiently plead a Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) claim against […]
Court upholds asbestos trust funding and good faith in reorganization plan
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the approval of a Chapter 11 reorganization plan for two debtor companies, finding no reversible error in the U.S. District Court for […]
Fraud scheme targeting immigrants leads to $811 million judgment
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a massive judgment exceeding $811 million and a permanent injunction against several corporate and individual defendants accused of orchestrating a nationwide fraud […]
Death of victim ends crime of interstate domestic violence, 4th Circuit holds
The crime of interstate domestic violence ends when a victim dies, so conduct undertaken to conceal a victim’s death after the fact lies beyond the reach of the statute, the […]
Felon’s as-applied challenge to firearm statute rejected
The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated a trial court order dismissing a felon-in-possession charge and held that the lower court erred in finding the state’s firearm statute unconstitutional as […]
Evidence of Nazi symbols properly considered in federal hate-crimes conviction
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a hate-crimes conviction, finding no error in the trial court’s exclusion of mental-health evidence and its admission of evidence that the defendant […]
Death of victim ends crime of interstate domestic violence, 4th Circuit holds
The crime of interstate domestic violence ends when a victim dies, so conduct undertaken to conceal a victim’s death after the fact lies beyond the reach of the statute, the […]
4th Circuit reverses injunction on city’s noise ordinance
In a challenge to a municipal ordinance that prohibits the use of amplified sound within 150 feet of a medical clinic during its operating hours, a district court prematurely granted […]
4th Circuit revives SSA disability bias suit
4th Circuit says jury must decide if SSA employee’s reassignment without supervisory duties was retaliatory or discriminatory.
4th Circuit vacates federal ruling, orders state court remand in protest arrest case
4th Circuit vacates federal summary judgment, rules plaintiff lacked standing for declaratory judgment on 2020 protest arrest, and remands case to state court.
4th Circuit rules post-mortem fire not part of interstate domestic violence
4th Circuit rules post-mortem burning of wife’s body not part of interstate domestic violence, remanding for amended judgment but keeping original 360-month sentence.
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