PUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-2021

LARRY G. PHILPOT,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW,

Defendant – Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, Senior District Judge. (1:20-cv-00590-AJT-TCB)

Argued: October 24, 2023 Decided: February 6, 2024

Before KING, WYNN, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Rushing joined.

ARGUED: Stacy Ann Cole, KEATING, MEUTHING & KLEKAMP, PLL, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Manuel Antonio Cordovez, CREATIVITY IP PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kristine M. Maher, BRICKER GRAYDON LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. USCA4 Appeal: 21-2021 Doc: 74 F