4th Circuit Case Commentaries

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Individual Liability Through Undercapitalization and Dominant Control – DeWITT Truck Brokers, Inc. v. W. Ray Flemming Fruit Company

Date: May 14, 1976

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Individual Liability Through Undercapitalization and Dominant Control DeWITT Truck Brokers, Inc. v. W. Ray Flemming Fruit Company and W. Ray Flemming 1. Introduction In...

Limitations on Recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act: Analysis of Kielwien v. United States

Date: Apr 23, 1976

Limitations on Recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act: Analysis of Kielwien v. United States Introduction Case: LIZZIE ETHEL KIELWIEN, APPELLEE v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLANT. Court:...

Constitutional Mandates on Sentence Credit: Durkin v. Davis Analysis

Date: Mar 24, 1976

Constitutional Mandates on Sentence Credit: Durkin v. Davis Analysis Introduction Durkin v. Davis (538 F.2d 1037, 4th Cir. 1976) is a landmark case adjudicated by the United States Court of Appeals...

Substantial Evidence and Judicial Oversight in Disability Determinations: Tyler v. Weinberger

Date: Mar 6, 1976

Substantial Evidence and Judicial Oversight in Disability Determinations: Tyler v. Weinberger Introduction Philip E. Tyler v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary, HEW is a landmark case adjudicated by the...

Defining the Limits of Preferential Hiring and Bumping under Title VII: A Comprehensive Analysis of Patterson v. American Tobacco Company

Date: Feb 24, 1976

Defining the Limits of Preferential Hiring and Bumping under Title VII: A Comprehensive Analysis of Patterson v. American Tobacco Company Introduction Patterson et al. v. The American Tobacco Company...

Reaffirmation of Use-Restriction Immunity in Federal Prosecutions: Insights from United States v. Jones

Date: Feb 10, 1976

Reaffirmation of Use-Restriction Immunity in Federal Prosecutions: Insights from United States v. Jones Introduction The case of United States of America v. John Edward Jones and Robert Avon Jones,...

Impartiality in Adversarial Trials: Insights from United States v. Karnes

Date: Jan 31, 1976

Impartiality in Adversarial Trials: Insights from United States v. Karnes Introduction United States of America v. Robert Lee Karnes is a pivotal case adjudicated by the United States Court of...

Expanded Enforcive Authority of the EEOC: EEOC v. General Electric Company

Date: Jan 23, 1976

Expanded Enforcive Authority of the EEOC: EEOC v. General Electric Company United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Decided on January 22, 1976 Introduction The case of Equal Employment...

Morlang v. United States: Key Precedents on Jury Waiver, Witness Impeachment, and Jury Instructions

Date: Dec 31, 1975

Morlang v. United States: Key Precedents on Jury Waiver, Witness Impeachment, and Jury Instructions Introduction Morlang v. United States (531 F.2d 183) is a significant appellate decision from the...

Reasonable Inventory Searches of Impounded Vehicles Affirmed under the Fourth Amendment

Date: Dec 9, 1975

Reasonable Inventory Searches of Impounded Vehicles Affirmed under the Fourth Amendment Introduction In the landmark case of Herbert W. Cabbler v. Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, the...

Affirming the Constitutionality of Administrative Segregated Confinement: Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections

Date: Dec 2, 1975

Affirming the Constitutionality of Administrative Segregated Confinement: Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections Introduction JAMES E. SWEET, APPELLANT v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...

State Action and Reproductive Rights: Doe v. Charleston Area Medical Center

Date: Nov 7, 1975

State Action and Reproductive Rights: Doe v. Charleston Area Medical Center Introduction Doe v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., 529 F.2d 638 (4th Cir. 1975), is a landmark appellate case that...

Procedural Fairness in Social Security Disability Appeals: The Importance of Subpoenaing Adverse Witnesses

Date: Oct 29, 1975

Procedural Fairness in Social Security Disability Appeals: The Importance of Subpoenaing Adverse Witnesses Introduction The case of Woodrow B. Taylor v. Caspar Weinberger addresses critical issues...

Reversal of Statute of Limitations in Civil Rights Actions Based on Knowledge of Injury

Date: Oct 7, 1975

Reversal of Statute of Limitations in Civil Rights Actions Based on Knowledge of Injury Introduction In the case of Nial Ruth Cox v. A. M. Stanton, M.D., et al. (529 F.2d 47), the United States Court...

Standards for Approving Class Action Settlements Under Title VII: Insights from Flinn v. FMC Corp.

Date: Oct 7, 1975

Standards for Approving Class Action Settlements Under Title VII: Insights from Flinn v. FMC Corp. Introduction Mabel Flinn, et al., Appellants v. FMC Corporation and Local 9 Textile Workers Union of...

Fourth Circuit Upholds Convictions in United States v. Peterson: Establishing Authority in Consent Searches

Date: Aug 20, 1975

Fourth Circuit Upholds Convictions in United States v. Peterson: Establishing Authority in Consent Searches Introduction The case of United States of America v. Stanley Bernard Peterson and...

Distinct Sentencing in Bank Robbery and Kidnapping: Crawford v. United States

Date: Jul 16, 1975

Distinct Sentencing in Bank Robbery and Kidnapping: Crawford v. United States Introduction Crawford v. United States (519 F.2d 347) is a pivotal case adjudicated by the United States Court of Appeals...

Reaffirmation of the Feres Doctrine and Extension of Intra-Service Immunity in Hass v. United States

Date: Jul 2, 1975

Reaffirmation of the Feres Doctrine and Extension of Intra-Service Immunity in Hass v. United States Introduction In the landmark case of Jon Edward Hass v. United States of America et al. (518 F.2d...

Establishing Private Cause of Action under Section 17(a) of the Securities Act: Newman v. Ferrell Prior

Date: Jun 18, 1975

Establishing Private Cause of Action under Section 17(a) of the Securities Act: Newman v. Ferrell Prior Introduction The case of Dr. D. W. Newman et al. v. Ferrell Prior, decided on June 17, 1975, by...

Broadening Class Action Criteria in Title VII Discrimination Cases: Barnett v. W.T. Grant Co.

Date: Jun 13, 1975

Broadening Class Action Criteria in Title VII Discrimination Cases: Barnett v. W.T. Grant Co. Introduction In Hyland Lewis Barnett v. W.T. Grant Company et al., 518 F.2d 543 (4th Cir. 1975), the...

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