Fourth Circuit Affirms $61 Million TCPA Judgment
6/18/19
By: Matt Foree The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a judgment based on a jury verdict of over $61 million for illegal telemarketing calls made under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). As a matter of background, plaintiff Thomas Krakauer brought the TCPA lawsuit against Dish Network, L.L.C. (“Dish”)…
The Supreme Court Sets Groundwater Pollution in its Sights
2/20/19
By: Ze’eva Kushner Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court decided to hear an appeal from the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Hawai’i Wildlife Fund et al. v. County of Maui, 886 F.3d 737 (9th Cir. 2018). The Supreme Court will be hearing this case in the Fall to resolve a circuit split regarding whether discharging pollution…
Who is Protected by Privilege?
12/27/18
By: Matthew Jones In the recent case of Day v. Johns Hopkins Health Sys. Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit answered this question in the context of expert witnesses facing RICO violations. In the Day case, an expert witness testified that the evidence he reviewed regarding the coal miners’ claim for…
Fourth Circuit Voids NLRB Posting Rule
6/18/13
By: Anthony Del Rio Last week the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) 2011 poster rule. The rule required employers to post information regarding employees’ rights to organize under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The Fourth Circuit is the second appeals court to strike down the…