United States First Circuit - December 2003 Opinion Summaries
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HILLSTROM v. BEST W. TLC HOTELUnited States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment LawIn order to establish a willful violation and thereby increase the limitations period of the Family and Medical Leave Act, a plaintiff must show that... |
12/31/2003 | 03-1972 |
WOOD v. HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEP'TUnited States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & ProcedureAn overly narrow definition of "strip search" contained in the jury instructions improperly limited jury deliberations on the nature of two searches... |
12/31/2003 | 03-1564 |
KOZIKOWSKI v. TOLL BROS., INC.United States First Circuit
Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real EstatePlaintiffs unsuccessfully appeal the grant of summary judgment to defendant. Their breach of warranty claims were time-barred, and their deceit claims... |
12/31/2003 | 03-1460 |
LEE-CRESPO v. SCHERING-PLOUGH DEL CARIBE INC.United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment LawPlaintiff unsuccessfully appeals the grant of summary judgment to her employer on her Title VII and Puerto Rico law claims. Though her supervisor's... |
12/31/2003 | 03-1033 |
CORREIA v. FITZGERALDUnited States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort LawTake-nothing verdict for defendants was not tainted by jury prejudice favoring firefighter-defendant as a result of the publicity and sentiments... |
12/31/2003 | 02-1417 |
NIEVES-MARQUEZ v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICOUnited States First Circuit
Education LawDefendants waived any Eleventh Amendment immunity, at least as to Rehabilitation Act section 504 claims, by accepting federal educational funding for... |
12/24/2003 | 02-2721 |
US v. MELENDEZ-SANTANAUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingSupervised release conditions regarding drug treatment were impermissibly delegated to a probation officer by the sentencing court. Delegation to a... |
12/24/2003 | 01-2386, 01-2397 |
COLON v. R.K. GRACE & CO.United States First Circuit
Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & ArbitrationDefendant unsuccessfully appeals district court's refusal to recognize any of three arbitration provisions it allegedly entered into with the... |
12/22/2003 | 03-1206 |
US v. MALDONADO-MONTALVOUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingIn sentencing two dairy farmers convicted of delivering adulterated milk into interstate commerce, the district court erred by granting downward... |
12/22/2003 | 02-1986, 02-2002 |
US v. VENTURA-CRUELUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingDistrict court erred by unfairly admitting into evidence the defendant's letter of confession, written pursuant to his plea agreement. Defendant's... |
12/22/2003 | 02-1538 |
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