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United States First Circuit - April 2005 Opinion Summaries

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Guzman-Ruiz v. Hernandez-Colon
United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Elections, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law 
In a wrongful termination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where the record lacks any evidence of political animus... 		04/27/2005 04-1628
US v. Lawlor
United States First Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
A protective sweep may be conducted following an arrest that takes place just outside of a home if sufficient facts exist that would warrant a... 		04/27/2005 04-2044
Burke v. Town of Walpole
United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law 
Summary judgment against plaintiff's section 1983 claim, alleging a Fourth Amendment violation, is vacated where the record contains evidence that... 		04/26/2005 04-1226
US v. Brennick
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing 
Defendant's conviction for robbery is affirmed over his claims that 1)the indictment should have been dismissed for prosecutorial misconduct,... 		04/26/2005 04-1419
Umpierre v. Caribe
United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
In a suit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is vacated where the district court... 		04/26/2005 04-2086
Jorge v. Rumsfeld
United States First Circuit
Labor & Employment Law  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
In an employment discrimination dispute, dismissal of plaintiff's cause of action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is affirmed where the... 		04/22/2005 04-1772
US v. Caro-Muniz
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
Defendant's conviction for bribery is affirmed; however, his sentence is vacated where the district court erred in calculating defendant's Adjusted... 		04/22/2005 03-1790
Walgreen Co. v. Rullan
United States First Circuit
Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico statute, which requires all pharmacies seeking to open or relocate within the Commonwealth to obtain a "certificate of... 		04/22/2005 03-2542
Prado-Alvarez v. R.J. Reynolds
United States First Circuit
Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability  (Industry: Consumer Products)
In a wrongful death suit alleging that smoking was the cause of death, the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims, against a cigarette... 		04/22/2005 04-1695
Lopez-Gonzalez v. Mun. of Comerio
United States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions  (Industry: Consumer Products)
The district court properly dismissed, as time-barred, plaintiff's section 1983 action on the ground that Puerto Rico's restart tolling principle is... 		04/22/2005 04-1633

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