United States First Circuit - June 2006 Opinion Summaries

Iverson v. City of Boston

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Recent Supreme Court precedent in Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U.S. 275, 284-85 (2001), and Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509, 531-32 (2004) precludes the...

Obershaw v. Lanman

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of petition for habeas corpus is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the jury improperly instructed; 2) the police obtained...

Ramos-Pinero v. Commonweath of Puerto Rico

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of wrongful death claim against Puerto Rico and its Department of Transportation and Public Works is affirmed where the defendants did not...

Baella-Silva v. Hulsey

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies, Sanctions
Sanction order arising out of breach of the terms of a settlement agreement is affirmed where: 1) there was an arguable basis for concluding that...

Blanchard v. Cortes-Molina

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Default judgment and sale of defendant's boat in an admiralty case is affirmed where: 1) defendant's spouse was not an indispensable party; 2)...

Santos v. Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for plaintiff in a slip-and-fall action is affirmed where: 1) the district court's alteration of the order of proof did not unfairly burden...

U.S. v. Anderson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction for distribution of crack cocaine is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion regarding evidence and jury...

U.S. v. Anderson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for drug charges is affirmed where the district court did not err in applying of a guidelines enhancement for firearm possession, but...

EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc. v. Century Indem. Co.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law
Judgment as a matter of law for plaintiffs in a suit over excess liability coverage for plaintiff's potential liability for environmental...

Kiman v. New Hampshire Dep't of Corr.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act is reversed and remanded where the district court...