United States First Circuit - January 2009 Opinion Summaries
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Lichoulas v. City of LowellUnited States First Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real EstateIn a case for just compensation brought by trustee of five parcels of land which were taken by eminent domain by defendant-city and which included a... |
01/30/2009 | 081485, 082023 |
Nazario v. RodriguezUnited States First Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort LawIn a case brought against police officers for violation of decedent's constitutional right to be free from excessive force after defendants'... |
01/30/2009 | 072265 |
Muskat v. USUnited States First Circuit
Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax LawIn a case involving the appropriate tax treatment of a contractual payment initially reported as ordinary income but later recharacterized as a... |
01/29/2009 | 08-1513 |
Bunch v. W.R. Grace & Co.United States First Circuit
Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities LawIn consolidated suits filed by participants in defendant-employer's Retirement and Savings Plan alleging a breach of the fiduciary duty owed... |
01/29/2009 | 08-1406 |
US v. KingUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, SentencingA conviction and sentence on federal charges directed to defendant's involvement in the robbery of a credit union is affirmed with one exception for... |
01/29/2009 | 07-2084 |
Brown v. Crown Equip. Corp.United States First Circuit
Injury & Tort Law, Product LiabilityIn a law suit brought by the wife of an individual who was killed operating a forklift manufactured by defendant, claiming it had negligently failed... |
01/28/2009 | 06-2705, 06-2706 |
US v MarceauUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingA statutory maximum sentence for stealing guns from a Maine firearms dealer is affirmed over claims that: 1) the sentence was unreasonable, especially... |
01/26/2009 | 08-1011 |
Monteagudo v. Asociacion de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto RicoUnited States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, RemediesIn a suit alleging sexual harassment claims under federal and Puerto Rico law against plaintiff's former employer, a judgment in favor of plaintiff... |
01/26/2009 | 07-2341 |
Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc.United States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment LawIn a dispute over whether a dispute over the validity of an arbitration agreement should be decided by a court or by an arbitrator, a district court... |
01/23/2009 | 08-1920 |
US v. SilvaUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, SentencingA conviction and sentence for conspiracy to obtain and obtaining controlled substances by fraud, health care fraud, identity theft, and aggravated... |
01/23/2009 | 07-2320 |
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