In April 1865, as Ulysses S. Grant and the Union army made their way into the Confederate capital of Richmond, fleeing rebel soldiers set fire to bridges and warehouses. That fire quickly spread out of control and torched huge swaths ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Securities; misrepresentations or omissions: Where shareholders suing a biopharmaceutical company for alleged misstatements failed to sufficiently allege any actionable misrepresentations or omissions that would give rise to a duty to disclose, and ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; Article III standing: Because a “tester” did not need to show an intention or need to actually book rooms at hotels in order to establish informational injury-based Article III standing ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Insurance; hot-air balloon accident: Where two persons suffered “gruesome injuries” in a hot-air balloon accident, the district court did not err in holding that the policy’s coverage limit of $100,000 per balloon ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit  Tort; defamation: Where a congressional advisor alleged that he was defamed by an article about efforts to dig up dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden, his suit was dismissed. Most of the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; dismissal without leave to amend: Where a district court dismisses a complaint or all claims without providing leave to amend, the order dismissing the complaint is final and appealable, and ...

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Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell will not be able to avoid serving time in prison while he appeals his money laundering conviction, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. In a brief order, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Constitutional; privileges and immunities clause: Where a Prince George’s county statute barred nonresidents who are not employed by the county from purchasing tax-delinquent properties at the county’s limited auction, and the restriction ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Employment Discrimination; summary judgment: Where an employee “routinely” received above-average performance reviews, and received the highest rating possible in her last two reviews prior to her termination, there was a disputed issue ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit  Contract; damages: Where a tenant argued the landlord received an improper windfall because it was awarded both late fees and interest for a breach, that argument was rejected. The parties’ lease allowed ...

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