Although the home purchasers alleged they were steered to a particular title company because of undisclosed kickbacks paid by that company to the realtor, they failed to allege they were charged more by the title company and thus lacked standing ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Consumer Protection Judge Robert B. King

Although the plaintiff alleged the Army’s decision to suspend him pending review of his security clearance was in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA and the Whistleblower ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge Robert B. King

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, erred when it required a permanent custody order before it would allow an immigrant to qualify for special juvenile status because that requirement is not found in the statute. Background In late 2013, at ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Immigration Judge Robert B. King

Where the Berkeley County School District and parties it has sued disagree about the existence and enforceability of arbitration agreements, there are disputes of material fact that must be resolved at trial. Background The appellants sought arbitration of federal and ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge Robert B. King

Although the district court erred in instructing the jury about the legal principles it was required to apply to determine the methamphetamine quantity attributable to the defendant, any error was harmless because it did not seriously affect the fairness, integrity ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Judge Robert B. King

Although the defendant argued that a de novo standard of review should be applied to the district court’s intrinsic evidence ruling, the appellate court applied an abuse of discretion standard as required by its precedent. Background Defendant Donald Bush appeals ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Judge Robert B. King

Where a district court allowed a government “filter team” to review privileged attorney-client documents unrelated to the investigation of lawyer A and client A, it was in error because it assigned judicial functions to the filter team and failed to ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Attorneys Judge Robert B. King

Where a North Carolina statute authorized warrantless searches of post-release supervisees by a probation officer, the search of defendant’s apartment was not unlawful, even though his own supervision agreement only authorized warrantless searches of his residence by his assigned probation officer, ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Judge Robert B. King

Where the evidence showed one official within the prison’s health department was aware of the plaintiff’s Hepatitis C status, lack of treatment and resulting risk of harm, and another official postponed treatment for inmates with Hepatitis C knowing it would ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge Robert B. King

Where the defendants repeatedly challenged whether venue for their trial involving distribution of synthetic drugs was appropriate in the Western District of Virginia, and the evidence supporting venue was not “substantial and uncontroverted” as the drug operation extended from China ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Judge Robert B. King