BY CORREY E. STEPHENSON BridgeTower Media Newswires Overruling 22 years of precedent, the en banc 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Chapter 13 debtors may divide some undersecured home mortgage loans into secured and unsecured claims and ...

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Allowing a young visitor to Colonial Williamsburg to eat his homemade meal with classmates in a historic tavern might be a necessary accommodation to his special dietary needs, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last ...

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A film festival’s use of a stylized photo of a Washington D.C. neighborhood known for its vibrant nightlife was not a fair use protecting it from a copyright infringement lawsuit, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The ...

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Previously opened and delivered emails are considered to be in “electronic storage” and can, therefore, be the basis for a federal Stored Communications Act claim, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a matter of first impression. ...

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A federal appeals court heard arguments Jan. 30 on the constitutionality of nondisclosure agreements in Baltimore Police Department settlements, which advocates claim unduly restrict speech and limit public access to information about police brutality. Attorneys for the city told the ...

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A claim to collect on a state court judgment is not precluded by the doctrine of res judicata in cases where the claim could not have been brought at the time of prior litigation, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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The 180-day waiting period for federal employees to file a discrimination lawsuit begins upon filing an initial complaint; not after each subsequent amendment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. In a matter of first impression, the court ...

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A plaintiff with disabilities cannot sue a credit union of which he is not member for failing to make its website accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The court affirmed ...

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A lawyer charged with helping his wife plunder money from the campaign chest of a Virginia state senator and two other organizations cannot shield his two homes from possible forfeiture, a federal appeals court ruled last month. The 4th U.S. ...

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Direct evidence of government payment and receipt of fraudulent services must be alleged at the pleading stage for a qui tam action to survive a motion to dismiss, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Despite this, a ...

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